So the way they calculate “book value” as a cost against the club in accounting makes signing younger players even less expensive than the amortization alone would suggest. If he plays for United for 10 years, a fee of 70m will literally be a pittance.
Madrid spent £43m on a established CB from Porto. They were trying to sign Yoro as depth for CB for now and their offers for the player reflected that.
Good man! I had a search to see if you had a Yoro video not too long ago
Hojlund is getting the #9
And the “cost” for Yoro’s amortisation + wages is a bit less than Varane’s wages alone
Surely not, they've been advertising and selling the Hojlund 11 new home shirts for the past 2 weeks now.
Grealish was a release clause no?
What do you mean by this? C'mon, enlighten us with your wit.
They'd have been far better not doing. It's been a circus that has undermined them for years and he still fecked off in the end.
Maybe, but we all know the story. If he turns into a player that justifies a £70m fee for an 18 year old then Madrid will be sniffing around him every year.
Yes it was a release clause but you still have to decide if you want to pay it.
He's being a right Grumpy Gus.
Sorry guys, I'm out.
We just rounding £52m up to £70m now are we?
Obviously Madrid wanted him as the depth/development CB, it's part of why we lured him away. But to say they don't spend heavy on young CB's is just incorrect, and trying to say Militao doesn't count because he's "established" at Porto as a 21 year old is just disingenous. And Berrada under United is clearly going to operate differently than he did with City's unlimited checkbook, I don't think Yoro is evidence that he'll just overpay for everyone. Considering the going rate for top level CB prospects is essentially what we paid (50m ballpark), it's not like we just spanked the budget on a teenager.
You'd think that fans would want to keep their best players, not sell them off (especially considering they don't need the cash now post Onana sale)
