No they wouldn't. They'd look at the player, consider his level and regard, and price him accordingly.
You’re right of course. If the agenda is set, why wait for the end of the window. We sign Sancho and we’re still poor!? Fair enough bud, you’ve made my point for me...nuff said!
If you read between the lines, he just did. By not stating it directly, fans think there is still a chance until the window shuts and then they can state they tried but Dortmund wouldn't sell shifting the blame. Problem is, we all know what's up.
Because rightly or wrongly, we feel that we can get the deal done, even if its late in the day.
The risk to us is irrelevant to Dortmund though. He's a gem there and for them and it's us intruding and enquiring.
Yes because its not just about signings. Unless you want to explain why Mata was given a new 2 year deal and hardly plays. Less said about Jones new deal Pereira etc etc the better. These things directly impact our ability to evolve the squad
I don’t agree. Dortmund is a high level, it’s not like he’s playing for a team that doesn’t get tested on the European stage or doesn’t have any expectation. If we were to play them tomorrow I doubt any of our fans would say it’s an easy game. He’s also a main stay in the England squad now and looks to be the starting right winger. That’s VERY different to over hyping an academy product like Angel Gomes, Ravel, Macheda etc. I agree with you that he’s not the finished article but to me that’s a positive because he’s already so bloody good!
Exactly this.
I think it's similar to this - i.e. we have the funds needed to pay the price, but we're trying our luck to push it down. If it doesn't work and Dortmund don't budge, we'll pay it but only after all other avenues have been exhausted. I have confidence that he'll come, but that it will be late in the day. For instance, it took 2 months to get the wages sorted on this deal and we've given ourselves a month to get the final fee sorted with Dortmund, and with those timescales in mind, I wouldn't be surprised if it took us that long to actually get the deal finally over the line.
Thing is though, and I’m not making excuses for the parasites, but Fergie didn’t need massive money to rebuild every year.
He's also stating the fecking obvious though isn't he. Covid-19 is having a massive impact but he also said we are more resilient so you can read it whichever way you want.
I totally agree. Is he worth the money? And who does he replace... Greenwood? Don't get me wrong, loads of potential, but £100m worth? Do we need him? I am asking the question. He would have to be part of a rotational policy for the front three. In his last two matches he showed little. Although a different prospect for a rampant Dortmund team. On balance, this is dead in the weater and I would try and get Dembele on loan from Barca. As we lost the chance to get Bale.
1092 would be the magic number, no?Nearly reached 1091 pages.
1091 is record equaling so it’s good too.
We're paying for the sins Woodward has made in the past. They're all on big contracts and barely 2 or 3, who is going to pay a transfer fee and their wages? We've overpaid on mediocrity and this is where we find outselves.
)I can’t explain it because I’m not part of the investment process or negotiations team. I wouldn’t have extended their deals myself but maybe there was a good reason we’re not aware of. Even if they misjudged it, so what. They made mistakes like every club, everyone!
