Nicolas Otamendi | City Player
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I really don't think we should pay that release clause, I swear these clubs think ManUtd is the US Treasury. We ain't printing money over here
Who was Simon Stone quoting? Woodward?
I really don't think we should pay that release clause, I swear these clubs think ManUtd is the US Treasury. We ain't printing money over here
I think that clause is there because of Madrid, i actually dont blame the smaller Spanish and German clubs tbh.
I really don't think we should pay that release clause, I swear these clubs think ManUtd is the US Treasury. We ain't printing money over here
But, but we are
Did they get what they wanted in the end with those two?
I really don't think we should pay that release clause, I swear these clubs think ManUtd is the US Treasury. We ain't printing money over here
Tbf we did the same with Ronaldo. Tried to hold out for as much cash as possible.
Foreign journos have been a much better indicator than the UK press over the last year.
http://www.superdeporte.es/valencia/2015/05/26/vendo-otamendi-49-lim-echa/258781.html
Nothing really new but Valencia saying that if it's Manchester, they think we can afford to pay 50m in cash. This interview sounds more open to a deal.
Nothing really new but Valencia saying that if it's Manchester, they think we can afford to pay 50m in cash. This interview sounds more open to a deal.
Did we pay Herrera's cash in front or installments?
I really don't think we should pay that release clause, I swear these clubs think ManUtd is the US Treasury. We ain't printing money over here
We are...on our brand new Epson printers.
Seriously though whatever the price and if we are indeed interested I really hope this does not play out all summer. We need our transfers done asap - so we can have our players bedded in and ready for our CL playoff.
I think up front
Either Ogden is way off or Otamendi's agent and Valencia's President are making big statements based of transfer interest Ballague imagined
Nice one man.. As regards to transfers in; ideally i'd love us to get them all sorted asap; so we dont have all this deadline-day bollox yet again, but i dont really care how long it takes, to get us sorted over the summer - aslong as we get the the necessary defence & center-midfield top-class acquisitions in for us to compete for the title & every comp we'll be involved in. Gotta aim high.
I'm counting 5 players to be brought in for those positions (2 CB's, an RB & 2 CM's) & everything else is a bonus for me tbh. That's been our problem areas for way too long.
Of course i'd love more players in, i.e. 2 RB's instead of 1 & 2 Strikers also, but i just want us to be solid again & those 5 would certainly do that, if they're United standard players.
Yeah, it was upfront. If memory serves (i'm open to being corrected too) - Herrera had to buy himself out of the contract to get released, so United paid it on his behalf. Think that's how it worked/works?
Think of him as an item on eBay with a buy-now price (of 50m Euros). Are you going to make an offer and sit tight, whilst perusing the rest of the site, or will your clicking finger demand instant gratification?
I think if we offer the 50m he's ours. I don't see them forcing the use of the formal release clause process - too much (potential) hassle for both sides. However, if we do need to use a Liga release clause process this summer, at least we know how to do it, and we know that there has still been no tax office (or other legal challenge) to the Bayern/Martinez (no tax) method.
I think if we offer the 50m he's ours. I don't see them forcing the use of the formal release clause process - too much (potential) hassle for both sides. However, if we do need to use a Liga release clause process this summer, at least we know how to do it, and we know that there has still been no tax office (or other legal challenge) to the Bayern/Martinez (no tax) method.
At this end of the market you pay the buy it now price.
Otherwise you risk City or someone stumbling in from the pub, bidding you up, and putting the decimal point in the wrong place.
Otherwise you risk City or someone stumbling in from the pub, bidding you up, and putting the decimal point in the wrong place.
If LVG rates him that highly then just pay the damn money.... we should have learned our lesson after Hazard/Lucas etc.
Solid, top tier CB's are as hard to find as top strikers these days.
Having said that I feel the club will get business done early and decisively this summer.
I agree, and hope your right about the last bit.
I feel that I am right, woodie has had a few transfer seasons under his belt now and with LVG to assist him (and With MUFC Being back in the champs league) Enticing top draw players should not be that hard.
Plus clearly with woodie around we are prepared to splash the cash...I wonder who would his marquee signing be this year?
Interview with Guillem Balague on Otamendi:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-on-manchester-united-target-nicolas-otamendi
He sounds confident that United are getting him.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-on-manchester-united-target-nicolas-otamendi
He sounds confident that United are getting him.
Thank god, dont want to play with Dante next year.
He should be our number 1 target IMO
We'll get two centre backs
Doubtful.
Otamendi and Dante the cheap one.
Wouldn't make sense. Otamendi, Smalling, Jones, Rojo, evans, Dante, and then McNair and Blackett. We will most likely sell Jonny and probably loan one of the two young CB's, but it'd still leave us with 5 senior CBs and a youth CB.
Rojo will play LB sometimes, plus with our injury problems, 5 CBs is not a big deal.
I think Otamendi was LVG's second name on the list after Hummels.
We will only get two CBs if we sell Evans and Jones.
Jones has just one year on his contract? still no extension?
United wont sell Jones
I hope so.
I think Evans will be gone though.
I think he might have leaped over Hummels to grab first after this season.
I'd be surprised if we siGned 2 centre backs,Evans will go and Jones smalling rojo McNair will compete to partner who ever comes in. Also have Carrick and blind as emergency options. Have we any prospects in the youth setup to get a look next season ?
yeah, don't need 2 CBs. not when we need to improve so many other areas across the team.
I'm surprised there hasn't been more rumours of a swap deal with Rojo, who could step into Otamendi's LCB spot at Valencia, speaks Spanish and who will be 4th choice at CB and maybe 3rd at LB if we sign Otamendi and a CM (Blind getting less starts there, and he outplayed Rojo at LB).
Could cut the fee from 50 down to 30ish, and we could find a cheap new 4th CB for the next year or two or persist with Evans or McNair and hopefully one of Tuanzebe or Fosu-Mensah, who are both 17.5, could be our 4th CB by the start of the 2017 season, when they will be close to 20.
Could cut the fee from 50 down to 30ish, and we could find a cheap new 4th CB for the next year or two or persist with Evans or McNair and hopefully one of Tuanzebe or Fosu-Mensah, who are both 17.5, could be our 4th CB by the start of the 2017 season, when they will be close to 20.
More like he was first choice with Hummels as back up hence Hummels recent admission he will be staying at Dortmund after all
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