That part isn't really true, pretty much all top clubs have signings similar to Antony. We tend to beat ourselves a bit too much and I think that it's likely because people are still convinced that the way we operated under SAF was normal. It wasn't.
Antony | Here we go! €100mill, contract until June 2027, option 'til 2028.
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That part isn't really true, pretty much all top clubs have signings similar to Antony. We tend to beat ourselves a bit too much and I think that it's likely because people are still convinced that the way we operated under SAF was normal. It wasn't.
Exactly we should try Bailey or Lindelof til Xmas in this position both have played their previously and give you additional height and physicality you lose with MartinezTo be honest nobody will be a good fit with right backs we have.
Man Utd wage expenses:
2021 - £322m
2020 - £284m
2019 - £332m
2018 - £296m
Total £1234m last 4 years
https://ir.manutd.com/~/media/Files/M/Manutd-IR/documents/2021-mu-plc-form-20-f.pdf (including last 5 years)
Liverpool wage expenses:
2021 - £314m
2020 - £325m
2019 - £309m
2018 - £263m
Total £1211m last 4 years
Source: financial statements of Liverpool in 2021 (including 2020 numbers) and 2019 (including 2018 numbers).
Man City wage expenses:
2021 - £354m
2020 - £351m
2019 - £315m
2018 - £259m
Total £1279m last 4 years
Source: financial statements of City in 2021 (including 2020 numbers) and 2019 (including 2018 numbers)
But sure, I'm the one in denial, because you've read otherwise somewhere on the interwebs.
Chelsea's numbers weren't readily available (as far as I could see) so I couldn't be bothered with them. Irrelevant club anyway.
We are getting Gakpo instead aren't we? 
I am an Ajax fan and see him week in week out but he's never worth 80M euros. He often overacts to heavy tackles and I can see him getting red cards in the PL
Gapko, whoever he is (alright he won player of something last season) seems less of a 'risk' and Ten Hag could do great things with him.
Learn the name first, show some respect. And Gakpo plays left or central not right.
Thank you for your service kind sir.
We should be turning our sight to Diaby at this point
Gakpo for me would be a much worse signing, even at the quoted prices. Gakpo only makes sense as a Rashford replacement if Rashford is leaving. I don't think he's a bigger talent than what Rashford has shown in the past, he's a bit clunky, he'd face similar struggles to Memphis as a wide player and his best hope would be to develop centrally which he hasn't played too frequently. Antony at least in terms of profile of player, is the exact player we need. Left footed, natural right winger, pace and trickery, and his level of talent points to possibly a Robben type player as his peak level IMO, if he hits. He plays really wide, has great technique and works hard, and is very agile. Gakpo doesn't have close to that level of potential, and is a left sided forward who basically got all of his goals through shots from range or a one on one with the goalkeeper coming in from the left after bad defending.
Guess this is off
good workWe'd be paying double what he's really worth if we pay 100m for him. Gakpo is realistically a 25m player and we'll end up paying 40m. But that's what happens when you are a big, rich club at the back end of a transfer window.
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All these accountants saying we’re paying too much….
Theres 2 weeks left of the window. We’re in a desperate situation. We’ve been woeful first two games. We don’t have a queue of clubs willing to sell top quality forwards when their season has already started. You can forget about getting value in the market.
We are going to have to buy from a club that doesn’t want to sell. You have to pay a premium. Saying “Nah, I’m ok thanks” isn’t really an option unless we want to have a shit show of a season. You obviously try not to get ripped off but right now we aren’t in a position of power.
Choosing not to sign anyone of quality is potentially leading the manager into having a poor pool of resources, more bad results and immense pressure for the manager to be sacked. Sacking the manager is going to cost more than the premium we are having to add on transfer fees.
Theres 2 weeks left of the window. We’re in a desperate situation. We’ve been woeful first two games. We don’t have a queue of clubs willing to sell top quality forwards when their season has already started. You can forget about getting value in the market.
We are going to have to buy from a club that doesn’t want to sell. You have to pay a premium. Saying “Nah, I’m ok thanks” isn’t really an option unless we want to have a shit show of a season. You obviously try not to get ripped off but right now we aren’t in a position of power.
Choosing not to sign anyone of quality is potentially leading the manager into having a poor pool of resources, more bad results and immense pressure for the manager to be sacked. Sacking the manager is going to cost more than the premium we are having to add on transfer fees.
Where they hell is this 100mil coming from?, I know our fees get inflated but why are united men carrying it too?
70mil pound, and 18mil or whatever the rate is on add ons, so if he hits them targets he been a success so who cares about the money.
So why is everyone crying?
If we didn't try to buy him, we be crying we not bought anyone and just pay the money. Absolutely vicious circle
If I remember correctly Ole tried (one or twice) Bailly and Lindelof on the right and they didn't look comfortable.
Bailly at RB in particular was a car crash of epic proportions
Which one? Antony?
Even Mane was on a 100k
We can replace Rashford with a mop
All the Scouse players are always on peanuts, yet they somehow end up with a similar wage bill to us.
You got absolutely ruined @SirReginald.
Similar signings to Antony, yes for sure but I don't think at these prices. I still think this price isn't out of the ordinary if you think about Martial or even Rashford what he could be at their same ages.
these quoted figures are insane
If we are doing this, I think it's because the Glazers are window dressing the squad for the sale of the club.
Absolute insanity, yes
We don't have a bottomless pit of money and we have a lot of holes in the squad, isn't it obvious that overpaying is a bad Idea?
Let's see ... Hazard, Coutinho, Messi, Kepa, Pepe, Griezmann? over the past 10ish years? Did I miss anyone?
I'd go so far as to say none of our expensive transfers have worked out so far: Pogba, Maguire, Sancho, Lukaku, Di Maria. Has to be significantly worse than average.
Antony is worth whatever the final price Man Utd is willing to pay in the end. Young attacking players are expensive. Pepe is available for a very good price if Man Utd is interested in his service btw.
We don't have a bottomless pit of money and we have a lot of holes in the squad, isn't it obvious that overpaying is a bad Idea?
Where have you been this window we can't buy anyone
We not the money men, so if they can afford this signing, what the bottomless pit got to do with it.
We moan when they don't spend, and moan when they do spend.
Near sure we are bringing in a right back too. Unless you seen the purse strings and know something we don't
Madrid don't seem to be very cash rich at the moment, but they might be the only other one.
City, Bayern, PSG and Arsenal have no need to spend that sort of money in a position where they all have excellent starters already.
Time to get this guy on board now.
Another 5-0 drubbing against Liverpool will focus the minds
What are you listing?
For fecksake not Gakpo, this would be so stupid
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