Antony | Here we go! €100mill, contract until June 2027, option 'til 2028.
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We are absolutely brimming with confidence aren't we?
Time to enter the bid preparation stage.
Time to enter the bid preparation stage.
As it stands, in the situation we're in there aren't really any alternative options. Regardless of there being no feasible options, it still doesn't make this a good value transfer. I'm not against this transfer but I'm not super excited by the player or the fee which I think is okay.
I don't think there's anything wrong with questioning or being dubious about a transfer either. For a while I feel like United fans have lapped up transfers without thinking about them more objectively and gone overboard with praise before they signed and their first decent appearance. It's swinging the other way now in being more negative but think it's largely because of our transfer record for some time now, which again I think is fair enough.
Transfers used to be really fun. Antony is exactly the type of player I grew up hoping we'd sign. The Internet has led so many people to think they are analysis experts, we're over thinking the shit out of everything and sucking the fun out.
Do I want to sign an exciting winger, who will most likely provide moments that gets everyone out of their seats and is of an age where they are likely to keep improving?
It's a simple yes. Not knowing how they will perform etc is a big part of the fun and mystery. None of this nonsense was around when we signed Veron and players him. We're getting to a point where almost no transfer is exciting because armchair experts analyse things to death.
I just want to look forward to the games on a weekend. Antony is an exciting signing. It's really as simple as that to me.
Do I want to sign an exciting winger, who will most likely provide moments that gets everyone out of their seats and is of an age where they are likely to keep improving?
It's a simple yes. Not knowing how they will perform etc is a big part of the fun and mystery. None of this nonsense was around when we signed Veron and players him. We're getting to a point where almost no transfer is exciting because armchair experts analyse things to death.
I just want to look forward to the games on a weekend. Antony is an exciting signing. It's really as simple as that to me.
With a different manager, Martinez, Antony, Gravenberch.
If past performance is an indicator of future success then United will win the treble this year.
When United lost SAF and Scholes and got Moyes we didn't go back and walk the league
I completely agree! He is an exciting player who loves to try things on the pitch. He reminds me of Nani – a player that I loved. Of course, some of what he tries will not come off, but I will also be excited by a player who dares to try.
On top of that flair, he is a player who works hard and will fit right into EtH's plans - and he knows exactly who is he is getting character-wise because he has worked with him before.
I don't care how much we pay for him – he brings something that we don't have but have been crying out for for a long time.
Crazy deal. I still reckon that players prices will plummet next year. Hope we've not only saved up for a rainy day, but are able to blow our load when there are discounts galore.
They'd be stupid to turn down that sort of money
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How many years does he have left on his contract?
They probably won’t do any deal with us until they agreed something for Ziyech.
They want a replacement secured first and also by officially agreeing a deal with us for big money they weaken their hand in negotiations with Chelsea or whoever else they are dealing with.
They want a replacement secured first and also by officially agreeing a deal with us for big money they weaken their hand in negotiations with Chelsea or whoever else they are dealing with.
What would people prefer -
1) Antony and no CM signing
Vs.
2) FDJ & Inferior attacker i.e. Depay?
I am asking in here rather than the FDJ thread to try and get a balanced view..
1) Antony and no CM signing
Vs.
2) FDJ & Inferior attacker i.e. Depay?
I am asking in here rather than the FDJ thread to try and get a balanced view..
Time to give up on Frenkie, come on.
Not actually sure what more the guy can do apart from cut his left foot off in protest
100% agree, but not sure spunking £90m on a winger from the Eredivisie is a wise move..
Definitely FDJ.
Not because I don’t rate Antony, but I just don’t think he could have made enough impact in his first year with us in PL. Remember even Sancho suffered badly in his first season with us. Plus we also have Garnacho waiting in the wings. He could be just as good.
I agree but I just think that we have wasted too much time on FDJ, it would have happened by now, if it was going to happen.
Think £90m on Antony is far too much.
Would like to have seen a GK brought in that commands his box better than De Gea, as priority. After that a ball carrying midfielder is more urgent need than another winger.
This is a great post.
Add to that - with the sales they have made - they can afford to sign 4-5 quality players from Germany, Austria, Holland or Belgium
So you would rather us sign neither because you think the price is too high?
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De Jong but that has all to do with high I rate De Jong and not a slight against Antony.
With that being said, I left the De Jong train weeks ago.
The transfer income being listed does not take into account operating cost of a football club, wage bill, expenditures related to transfers things like sell-on clauses, signing fees for replacements etc. Income does not equal profit.
Can def see Ajax dragging their heels on this one.
In a dysfunctional side. Antony will be coming into a side that's much better coached ideally.
Oh FDJ and Depay 1000000%
FDJ, Casemiro and Bruno would make us an absolute force.
Unfortunately Frenkie is probably not realistic at this point.
Deep down we all know Frenkie is worth 80m and Antony is not, at least not yet
FDJ thread is not the place for balance
It’s obvious our recruitment is in an absolutely shambolic state at the moment.
If we were a healthily run club we wouldn’t need to leave so much of the responsibility for our scouting and recruitment at the feet of the manager.
Paying €100m for Antony is clearly not ideal or particularly reasonable. But considering the predicament we find ourselves in and the incompetence that seems to seep throughout every level of our structure, I can find peace with the fact that we’re at least we’re getting a top tier prospect for a position we need. Someone who’s also well versed in the football we’re trying to progress toward.
It is clear that as a club we have to improve going forward, but for now I feel like this is the most I can expect from a clearly dysfunctional organisation.
If we were a healthily run club we wouldn’t need to leave so much of the responsibility for our scouting and recruitment at the feet of the manager.
Paying €100m for Antony is clearly not ideal or particularly reasonable. But considering the predicament we find ourselves in and the incompetence that seems to seep throughout every level of our structure, I can find peace with the fact that we’re at least we’re getting a top tier prospect for a position we need. Someone who’s also well versed in the football we’re trying to progress toward.
It is clear that as a club we have to improve going forward, but for now I feel like this is the most I can expect from a clearly dysfunctional organisation.
Its really not particularly in the instance of Antony, his complaining at the price moaning completely misses the nuance in this transfer that he could have been had for a "feck off price" of 80m euros 6 weeks ago which would have given him time to bed in and left 20 million over to put towards a RB/GK.
In other words its anger at the clubs lack of planning, preperation, and the now unfair pricetag being placed on his head. For 100m+ you expect a signing that revolutionalises the position in the team which you shouldn't expect him to do at his age in his first season in a new league, we know exactly how this scenario played out with Sancho.
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We are absolute donkeys. 80m quid for Anthony jeez
Yeah definitely pie in the sky
this tweet reminds me of Fabregas and Moyes. We'll definitely panic buy Depay
FDJ easily. That's been ETH's priority all summer. Otherwise, Antony would've been already.
Still more than happy if was only Antony. He wants to be here, which always a plus, & he's very much on the way up.
Yeah his desire to join is impressive, so frustrating Erik's not getting his number target though after pushing for 3 months
FDJ thread is not the place for balance
That is because it is full of idiots claiming he is not coming.
Just had the CL draw yet still speaking about United
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