Best of luck to him, top signing for Fener. I'm sure he'll tear that league apart.
Nani | Contract & Transfer talk
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That peno alone was worth the fee.
I wish him all the best, shame it didn't work out as good as it sometimes looked like it would, but still he will be missed. Great player
So have been Young's and Valencia's for the better part of the last three years yet they kept getting chance after chance.
Yeah Nani only ever played in 10 games with us not 100's.
Good luck to him. Was a good player in occasional red hot form. Too bad it didnt work out for him. He was/is a good talent.
On the back of last season's performances, Chelsea would've got at least £10-15 million for him.
We really are rubbish at selling players.
Why is everyone acting like they are a ton of clubs asking for him? His wages a a big stumbling block for any team who wants to sign him. He was great for Sporting but they can't keep him because he demands too much.
I agree the fee is low but we will dispense of a player that we do not want who on top of that takes a big wage that can be used for something else. We were just leaking money last season when we were paying him money last season and he wasn't even playing for us ..
Sad he's leaving. He joins Veron in the group of brilliant talents that for one reason or another we weren't able to properly use. I wish him all the best and I hope he goes to a team of his level after he does great for Fenerbahce.
And who's fault is that? Its bizarre to give him a big contract and then never use him. I know he had his injury, but he came back and was fit to play and wasnt given games. Why would you do that after you gave him a big contract? If we were going to sell him we should have done it after the world cup as I said at the time. But when we out of the blue gave him a new contract, everyone here was saying at least we'd get a good fee for him now - look how that turned out
You are right that we should factor his salary when looking at the low fee he is going for. United will save millions on a player who would probably just warm the bench most of the time. Shame really, he had so much potential.
On the other hand though lets be honest usually United are shit at selling players. 3.5 million is very low for a player who has won many trophies and is a regular international.
How on earth can Liverpool be getting 8 million for Borini for comparison. Is he that good?
And so marks the end of that glorious summer transfer window; Nani, Anderson, Hargreaves, Tevez. Wow. Don't think we've ever had a transfer window like that; really worked the muppet juices up.
The Valencia hatred while trying to big up Nani is a bit mind boggling, Tony apart from the leg break has always been one of the fittest guys in our squad while Nani was injured a lot in those 2-3 seasons . Also the reason every manager wants to play Toni is because he is one of the most disciplined players we have , in modern football at a big club there is less and less space for players who don't give a feck about the team and just limber around on their own.
A huge shame. He would still be our most creative player if Van Gaal gave him a chance. But dull tedious football it is.
Well, all of them did score in Moscow so that's something at least..
Who says Nani isn't a team player or doesn't give a feck about the team? That's just you making things up. They are both wingers supposed to help us create and score goals. Nani was far better at that Valencia ever was and yet got dropped after a couple of poor performances. While Valencia was allowed to stink up the place for about 2 seasons with some of the least inspiring wing play I've ever seen at United.
Well, all of them did score in Moscow so that's something at least..
Who says Nani isn't a team player or doesn't give a feck about the team? That's just you making things up. They are both wingers supposed to help us create and score goals. Nani was far better at that Valencia ever was and yet got dropped after a couple of poor performances. While Valencia was allowed to stink up the place for about 2 seasons with some of the least inspiring wing play I've ever seen at United.
You've just pulled that out of thin air.
Well then you need to watch those games again then , there is a reason every United manager has preferred picking Valencia over Nani for years now . Nani's stock was low going into last season but it was definitely higher than Ashley Young and then clearly Young worked his backside off while Nani couldn't really give a feck .
There was nothing disciplined about him this season. Constantly in a strange position for a right back
Well thank the Lord we have finally got Nani off the books, looked as if he had all the talent but just wanted to be too much like Ronaldo and ended up in his shaddow. Now to get rid of the rest of the deadwood!
Well he isn't a RB and lacks the understanding of how you are supposed to position yourself as a RB . In terms of pure skill Nani is definitely better but managers clearly prefer people who are solid rather than freestyle
Yeah because Nani was worse than the two people I mentioned in the quote! It is like some of you enjoyed watching Valencia going to the byline and trying to break the shin of the opposing FB or when Young would try and dribble but end up in a cul-de-sac and crossing aimlessly into the box. Yeah, it's not like we didn't see that happening over 100 games!
I think its more that Valencia always looks like he's trying hard. Even if he's turning back instead of taking people on, he's covering distance and breaking into a sweat using his athleticism and power. As Sir Alex said, everyone likes a trier.
Are you his therapist or his priest? Because no way would anyone think like that watching him play.
The only logical reason to sell Nani is if we're bringing someone else in with Depay. Young ended the season well, but not enough goals or assists - similar to Adnan. Valencia? Should be no where near the wing. We could try Wilson as a wide forward so we'll see what is done but Depay Rooney and Nani would have been quite a good forward line.
Lots of people include the years Nani was injured which is stupid. His numbers were better when he was fit. He was our best wide man.
Lots of people include the years Nani was injured which is stupid. His numbers were better when he was fit. He was our best wide man.
In the end it's just sad that for once we actually were spot on about signing this guy , he genuinely had the potential to be one of the best in the world and for whatever reason (his fault or ours) he never reached his full potential .
Things really started to turn in 12/13 when he was dropped after 1 bad game, then injuries, lack of any sort of form etc. He had a small run of games round about the CL game with Madrid where he looked really good, then pulled up with a hamstring problem not long afterwards. 13/14 was another write off for pretty much the whole squad. His injury problems continued and he yet again barely got a run of games whilst Valencia and Young were mainstays, and we struggled to create. Says it all that Januzaj was our best wide player that season. Shame things didn't work out for Nani in the end. Proper class between 2010-2012 and still has some quality left which he showed last season when he got a good run of games and was one of the best players in Portugal. Good luck to him.
Well I just know that the manager came in with the attitude that he wanted to see everyone and not decide anything based on previous seasons . He decided to keep Young ,Valencia at the club but ended up loaning Nani while we paid his wages so I don't really need to be a priest or anything.
I'm surprised Nani is leaving for Turkey. There mustn't have been many teams in for him or at least unwilling to pay his salary. Either way, I'm not sad to see him go, he had moments of excellent form (usually against Arsenal) but overall he was disappointing. Good luck to him!
He did the same with Hernandez. I suppose he also "didn't give a feck".
As they could cover wing back/full back and we were too top heavy. He tried playing Nani as a striker in pre season. Just because LVG approves of it, doesn't mean he's always right. Valencia has been average for over 3 years, Young has been average for 3 years bar some good games last season. These guys are lucky to still be at the club.
You can't really exclude the days when he was out injured though because you end up with the same cliche as with Rafael - brilliant when fit. Naturally Nani is not half much of a crock that Rafael is but still.
Good riddance to bad rubbish
Hernandez had been pushing for a move for a long time and he didn't want to be a sub . Anyways I am not sure where this is going ,you are free to believe that every manager at this club has had something against him and it's never been his fault.
There obviously wasn't much interest in him - I'm sure plenty of EL level clubs would have snapped him up but couldn't remotely afford his wages - so we weren't going to be in a great bargaining position. I would have expected slightly more than five million but not much more.
The big clubs in Turkey, namely Besiktas, Fenerbache and Galatasary can obviously pay big wages and can offer European football. The likes of Melo, Sneijder, Drogba, Bruno Alves and Quarsema have all went there in recent years, obviously because their wage demands far exceed what better fitting clubs where willing to pay. This is nothing new though as the likes of Ortega, Roberto Carlos and Alex (definitely should have played at a higher level) have also chosen a similar route in the past. Nani is no different.
Good luck to him.
The big clubs in Turkey, namely Besiktas, Fenerbache and Galatasary can obviously pay big wages and can offer European football. The likes of Melo, Sneijder, Drogba, Bruno Alves and Quarsema have all went there in recent years, obviously because their wage demands far exceed what better fitting clubs where willing to pay. This is nothing new though as the likes of Ortega, Roberto Carlos and Alex (definitely should have played at a higher level) have also chosen a similar route in the past. Nani is no different.
Good luck to him.
Wow. Was looking for the white text.
Yup, extremely harsh. Overrated by some on here but an excellent player on his day. He had a sublime 18 consistent months for us and was up there with the best in the league at one point. Could also be extremely frustrating, mind.
Good luck to the lad and thanks for the service.
So in hindsight would we class Nani as a good investment ?
Even though he is not the most popular player amongst fans I would say yes - first season he played a bit part but still helped us to the double. Then 2 years of genuinely world class wing play from the back end of 2009 - start of 2011/12 season.
But again with the talent he has you can't help feel he should have been able to give so much more - one of the most talented players I've seen play for us but probably just lacking the mentality to stay at the top
Even though he is not the most popular player amongst fans I would say yes - first season he played a bit part but still helped us to the double. Then 2 years of genuinely world class wing play from the back end of 2009 - start of 2011/12 season.
But again with the talent he has you can't help feel he should have been able to give so much more - one of the most talented players I've seen play for us but probably just lacking the mentality to stay at the top
Aye, if nothing else, at least the departure of Nani will (hopefully) signal the end of the Nani v Valencia v Young debates! I personally always rated Nani above them but due to various things (injuries, mentality not being strong enough etc.) he never really kicked on from that glorious 18 months.
Oh well, I'll wish the lad good luck. Just a bit of a shock reading shit like "good riddance to bad rubbish" etc.
Yeah ridiculous comments. We are running out of divisive players; Cleverley, Nani, Ando, Welbeck and Berbatov have been responsible for some of the most mind numbing threads on here with serious over and underrating. We badly need some divisive players and quick!
Managers may not rate him too highly or they think that they need someone with more discipline in that role. That does not mean that Nani was lazy or didn't give in his all. You made that up out of nothing. Last season Di Maria was benched in favor of Young so by your logic Di Maria does not work hard enough?!
There's always Evans, Fellaini, Young, Valencia and even our very own captain, Rooney!
Still plenty to go around.
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