Yeah, it's bananas. I felt the same way when we spunked £30m on a teenage fullback. I still think that was excessive but am delighted to see how well Shaw is doing this season. Hopefully Martial isn't expected to make a more immediate impact. That would be be very unfair.
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Yeah, it's bananas. I felt the same way when we spunked £30m on a teenage fullback. I still think that was excessive but am delighted to see how well Shaw is doing this season. Hopefully Martial isn't expected to make a more immediate impact. That would be be very unfair.
22 at the moment Revan, you got a stiff neck mate?
So they rejected £36m only to accept £22m?
BBC is also reporting it as £36m.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34134178
Again for the hard of reading
http://www.thesportbible.com/articl...eds-to-go-along-way-to-cost-united-more-money
http://www.thesportbible.com/articl...eds-to-go-along-way-to-cost-united-more-money
it would indeed be unfair, but sadly if he doesnt we are desperately short on attacking options
Its 22 million up front and another 14 over 4 years. So as of right now its fecking 22 million.
Where did you get that number from, your pretty much the only one saying it's 22m, everywhere reputable source I read says 36m + addons.
Edit: alright just saw your post above.
So any transfer that's done is stages is worth only the first stage?
Spot on.
Why dont you look for yourself?
Well Van Gaal has come out already and said we need to be patient, so he's obviously realistic with his expectations. Hopefully the fans will be too.
In terms of attacking options we're obviously going with Rooney, Wilson, Fellaini and Martial as our main four strikers. So we do have options. Just not very proven ones.
He hasnt cost 80 million. You dont do yourself any good being a reactionary twitterqueen you know that? Chill the feck out lad.
Why can it not just be even further indication that he is perhaps a one-off special talent. After all, he has also become a full-international after just 8 full games too, and France are not struggling.
Were you judging him on youtube videos too?
Yes, if you buy a new laptop for 1200pounds but you make arrangements to pay 100pounds each month, it costs you only 100m. You'll probably go and say 'hey I bought an Alienware for 100 pounds. Bargain!'.
Get real Ramshock, no need to act stupid.
However you look at it, it is a transfer that will cost a minimum of 50m euros. Even if Martial never plays w=for us, we are obliged to pay those extra 20m euros to Monaco, and we have already payed 30m. So in current exchange rate that would be around 36m pounds, if the euro gets stronger, it will be slightly more.
The real question is how much the total transfer will cost, and it looks very likely that it will be around 70m euros (around 50m pounds), because it isn't that difficult to score 25 goals and make 25 appearances for France within 4 years.
It'll actually only cost us 7.5m euros because in the accounting system the transfer will be amortized.
Only SEVEN POINT FIVE MILLION EUROS, peeps.
That's 36 not 22.
City are paying the Otamendi money in two installments. That doesn't mean he cost 22.5.
Another way to look at it; reason enough to believe that United scouts are better equipped to make that judgement then posters off 't Caf.
Get real? He costs 22 Million pounds. In 4 years it will be 36 million pounds. But its not 4 years yet is it. So people are happy to quote 36 million or 56 million but no we cant quote the actual outlay so far.
If 'tallish black quick' forward amounts to a 'Danny Welbeck clone' then Welbeck is a Thierry Henry clone.
Its 22 right now. My whole point is people going mad over 56 million quid or 80 million euros. Its not the money its the whole narrative I have an issue with.
I don't think anyone is making the judgement on the caf as no one has seen him enough to make one, Rams.
The debate is not on the players quality, which I hope is stellar, but the cost we paid for a largely unproven player. I don't know how can anyone say that we weren't made to pay double or triple his value due to the last minute nature of the deal. We got desperate and Monaco took advantage of us. I think it is pretty simple.
No, he cost 50m euros. We payed 30m now, and we'll pay 20m in the next 4 years regardless of what happens.
By your logic, Madrid got Modric for free from Spurs cause they didn't gave any money up front. We got Rooney for 10m or so, cause the majority of payments was done later. City got Otamendi for 20m cause too.
I guess when you play FM, you pay players in installments for 48months and claim that you can get any player for free.
Hey look everyone I bought an iPhone 6+ for 50€ awesome deal.
I think this thread is an ideal example of all that is wrong with social media. Nowadays people just spout out endless loads of bullshit without actually having the slightest clue what they are on about.
That's a fecking stupid stat. So no great surprise you swallowed it hook, line and sinker. He could start a game, play 89 minutes and get subbed off and that wouldn't count as a "full game"
He's started 32 games in his senior club career so far. Which is a decent number for a 19 year old.
He played 5 Premier League games in 2009/10, the season he turned 19. The following season he scored 6 in 26 for Sunderland.
Martial has shown far more promise on the highest level at this stage than Welbeck then.
I bought a house worth one million dollars house yesterday. Paid 100 down and got the rest of amount on a 30 year mortgage.
I bought the house for $100,000. I am a genius!
I bought the house for $100,000. I am a genius!
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Just to put this into perspective: Cristiano Ronaldo had played 31 competitive games in total for Sporting before we made him the most expensive teenager in the world.
How is it possible to judge a transfer amount (the amount which is actually subject to a lot of speculation and most probably a lot of tabloid bullshit) without having properly watched the player in question? Real world is not like FM.
Where will he play? Will he displace Rooney or Mata/Herrera because there is no way LVG drops Memphis.
Didn't we sign Ronaldo for 12million? Brazilian Ronaldo and Cassano had both gone for more than that before 2003. Probably a few others that I can't remember as well.
Edit: Totally agree with the point you were making though. That article was complete nonsense.
This 22 million thing is really odd. If Madrid paid James' 70 million fee in two parts - 10 million upfront and 60 million one year later - he'd cost 10 million only?Either way, I hope the fee-talk ends at some point. We've actually signed a striker you know?
Again its not the money. Its the narrative being perpetuated and you lot arent exactly helping
Again, if you read. Im not talking about the money Im talking about how these giant figures are being used to batter United over the head with. Pay attention.
You don't think we were made to pay an excessive amount due to us going in the last minute to make a deal? If no, then we don't have a debate, mate. It's your view and I don't agree with it.
I have never played football manager in my life.
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Agree.
Let's talk about the player. He looks really exciting from the youtubes. Seems very skillful for a striker. He and Memphis should at the very least provide for plenty of entertainment. Seems a strong lad too. I saw the clip of his performance vs PSG. Tough game given his team was dominated but he handled himself well.
You're right. Still, it was huge money at that time for an 18-year-old.
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