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Do you want Pogba for £100 million?

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In my head, I cannot see this happening, but I couldn't see Ibra coming either, due to the lack of CL football and the fact that he would likely still want to give himself a chance of achieving that before retiring.

Considering there only seems to be three options: United, Madrid or staying at Juventus, the odds at the bookies are really interesting. Best odds currently are 9/2 on him staying at Juventus and 7/4 for a move to Real Madrid. You could make a pretty healthy margin on backing both of those if you cannot see him joining United. Some people have to think there is a very serious chance in him joining United. That cannot just be bookies balancing their books surely.
 
Prices have changed, to whoever said that only Messi, Neymar, Suarez are worth 100 million, these players are actually worth at least double that in todays market. As a club you should get with the times to stay relevant, because chances are prices are going to be even higher next year and the one after that.

I remember when Brazilian Ronaldo went from PSV to Barcelona for 30 million. It seemed insane money at the time.
 
Baby Faced Assassin said:
Maybe so but it also feels a bit crazy to pay a club 100mil for a player they nicked off us for free, Fergie for one would never do that.
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We wouldn't be paying so much if he decided to give Pogba an extra £10,000 a week back then. Sure seems like worthwhile money now doesn't it :lol:
 
GJNJ said:
Do you see what i'm saying?
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I do. In the same post I said: It would take an incredible fall for Mahrez to reach such low standards, and an even bigger one for Payet/Kante to follow suit all in the same season

Borys said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but that would still leave us without box to box midfielder?
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You think our midfield is incomplete when we can choose a combination of Schneiderlin/Kante/Schweinstiger/Rooney/Carrick?

Quite sure we can have at least two options in a box to box role from there.
 
Bojan11 said:
You being deluded.

One of the reasons Simeone has stayed is because he was promised no key players would be sold. Griezmann signed a new contract and his release clause increased.
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No, you are 'being deluded'. Offer enough money and Atletico will sell.
 
unitedbhoy said:
Shameful amount of posts in this thread considering the lack of any decent source claiming a transfer is anywhere near likely.

This will end in tears.
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Got to agree with you

Only stories I've seen have been from the fail, star and some other toliet paper associated with these two
 
RedPnutz said:
That was the old regime. The management team has changed entirely. Remember Barca bought Fabregas back as well, though the fee was less.

So is the embarassment from buying player we let go or the fee? What fee would not make us a laughing stock?
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The fee. I think it is ridiculous to pay £100m for a box to box midfielder when we could get a world class attacking player for less. Just my opinion.
 
Someone said:
But that's not the money you spend on potential, hence why barcelona and real seem to be shying away from that deal.

For that kind of money we should be looking at tier 1 footballers, we're breaking a record here, that's the money you pay for suarez or bale, not for a potentially top midfielder like pogba. There won't be any resale value if he fails to reach his potential.
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Madrid and Barcelona are mostly shying away because they don't need him they want him on the other hand we need him. If we had Modric and Kroos we wouldn't be so desperate for him heck even one of those would be enough for us.
 
LonelyFire said:
Who's money is it? Given the amount of money those leeches have taken out of the club since 2005, i would much rather it was spent on the team regardless of price.
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Its Man Utd's money, and I care about spending wisely. Questioning a £100m bid on Paul Pogba is justified really.
 
GJNJ said:
So instead of buying Pogba you want to buy 2 players the don't want to move, from a club that don't want to sell, would probably cost £170m combined.....I think it would be easier and more efficient for us all to A Madrid instead.
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Pogba doesn't even want to come here, he wants to go to Barca. As I said earlier, I think Griezmann and Kante would cost about the same as Pogba, they certainly wouldn't cost £170m :lol:
 
ShakeUnBake said:
Prices have changed, to whoever said that only Messi, Neymar, Suarez are worth 100 million, these players are actually worth at least double that in todays market. As a club you should get with the times to stay relevant, because chances are prices are going to be even higher next year and the one after that.

I remember when Brazilian Ronaldo went from PSV to Barcelona for 30 million. It seemed insane money at the time.
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This. We didn't become the worlds best club by being stuck in the past. I am okay with any price for Pogba unless there was an alternative with comparable qualities available for lower fee.
And since we can only field 11 players at a time , Pogba > two or three worse midfielders.
 
Grib said:
Got to agree with you

Only stories I've seen have been from the fail, star and some other toliet paper associated with these two
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There's nothing reliable saying we're close to getting him, but there's plenty of reliable sources saying we're in for him. I think it's 50/50 at the moment whether he'll join. I can't see Madrid matching either the fee or wages we'd offer, but then the question is can Mino convince Pogba to join, when he likely wants to move to Spain. Saying that, even if we do sign him, I think he would stay for 3/4 years maximum before moving to Madrid (if he proves himself). So if this were to happen, we need to make sure he's under contract (offering him regular contracts with bonus incentives) otherwise we would't be able to get a decent fee when selling (of course I'm speculating way too much here).
 
Fortis Mente said:
Pogba doesn't even want to come here, he wants to go to Barca. As I said earlier, I think Griezmann and Kante would cost about the same as Pogba, they certainly wouldn't cost £170m :lol:
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And how do you know Kante and Greizman want to come here?
 
Batshuayi £33m, Mane £34m, Xhaka £34m, Mkhitaryan £30m~

None of these are what you would call superstar signings. The fees English clubs are going to pay with the new TV money this summer are going to be huge. Of course Pogba will cost a record fee.
 
VP89 said:
That's the sum that is being commonly thrown around.
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I've seen figures of £65m, £80m, 100m euros as well. £100m is obviously the higher figure and therefore people are running with that.

If your basing you not wanting Pogba because of £100m, you should wait to keep debating this issue until it's actually confirmed. If you don't like the player, that's a different conversation altogether.
 
Stringer said:
:lol: Wow. How can someone get so many things wrong in one post? Griezmann has just signed a new contract and will not be moving to us. Simple as that. Matuidi and Veratti are PSG players so again that's not happening. Which leaves us with Draxler and Matic who don't even play in the same position...

Also it's pretty clear that we are in for him as there's too many sources supporting that and not your usual trash like The Sun or The Daily Star. I do find it unlikely that we will get him though.
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Hey, so Matuidi is reportedly up for sale, he would be a fantastic alternative to Pogba and shouldnt be overlooked, his pass for Girouds goal last night was world class to say the least. Veratti is pie in the sky and would be the ideal choice if we cant get Pogba. The reason I mention Draxler is even though he is a purely attacking midfielder he would work well in the middle in an advanced role along side a holder and box to box. As for everyone slating Matic, hes had one bad season and one fantastic season and that first season he was a key player and a rather brilliant one at that for a title winning side. I wouldnt scoff at him so quickly.

As for the sources reporting, the only solid ones have said he would prefer Madrid, there are rumblings of meetings this week and I am sure we will hear more news but its all leading to a rather inevitable conclusion of Pogba joining Madrid.

Also I see people saying "Oh they will sell Kroos or Modric then and we will buy one of those." No chance. Madrid dont operate like other clubs they will happily stock pile players, currently they have James, Isco, Jese, Verane just chilling on the bench and they dont give a sod if they don't need them and I would imagine the players don't mind as long as they get to show their faces in some smaller games in the season, most (if being sold) are to raise funds. So I don't think its hard to imagine Pogba JOINING Modric and Kroos in midfield rather than replacing them.

Say what you want about Pogba but he has the size and athleticism to provide enough defensive cover in La Liga and they seem to rotate roles in the middle (Kroos, Modric) they could easily rotate another option in there, when I say rotate, I mean in-play as in, one will drop deep as the other breaks forwards, no reason as to why Pogba couldnt also be in the same line up in some games and they drop a play-maker in bigger games.
 
VP89 said:
Its Man Utd's money, and I care about spending wisely. Questioning a £100m bid on Paul Pogba is justified really.
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Do you not think Woodward and the Glazer's also care about spending it wisely? They have even more reason to care about the money than you do. If we do spend £100m on Pogba what does that tell you?
 
Stringer said:
:lol: Wow. How can someone get so many things wrong in one post? Griezmann has just signed a new contract and will not be moving to us. Simple as that. Matuidi and Veratti are PSG players so again that's not happening. Which leaves us with Draxler and Matic who don't even play in the same position...

Also it's pretty clear that we are in for him as there's too many sources supporting that and not your usual trash like The Sun or The Daily Star. I do find it unlikely that we will get him though.
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According to Lequipe, Matuidi wants to leave and PSG could be okay with it.
 
One thing ill comment on with the price, is that it really nags me when posters comment on somebody being "overpriced" "wont pay that" when its abundantly clear they are basing this off purely footballing ability. the same was done with Nay Sayers in the zlatan thread about his wages.

Lets clear up a very fundamental point here, football transfer values and wages are not a sole representation of pure on the pitch player production. It takes into account the total value of the player over the projected length of the contract for the organisation in all facets. Even though he's not one of the worlds elite yet, Pogba has the global profile for it, he's a superstar in commercial and marketing potential and that is a major asset for Manchester united as an organisation and that is factored into the pricetag.

Yes there is inflation due to the Manchester united name, and yes it's not representative of his football value, but the club wont lose money on it, and that's the key. The one thing you cant levy at the Glazers is that they understand money, they understand profit, the only way this move bombs is if he gets a career ending injury which is a risk for any transfer. lets not forget the fee isn't a lump sum. it would be structured heavily with addons to minimise risk, there's probably a 10m balon'dor clause etc

Is it overpriced for his production? yes, is it overpriced for his potential? arguable on both sides, Does it matter? not in the slightest.


Cheer up, he probably wont sign anyway :lol:.
 
red thru&thru said:
I've seen figures of £65m, £80m, 100m euros as well. £100m is obviously the higher figure and therefore people are running with that.

If your basing you not wanting Pogba because of £100m, you should wait to keep debating this issue until it's actually confirmed. If you don't like the player, that's a different conversation altogether.
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Whether it's £65m or £100m, that kind of money would be better spent on a world class attacking player like Griezmann, but that is just my opinion.
 
red thru&thru said:
I've seen figures of £65m, £80m, 100m euros as well. £100m is obviously the higher figure and therefore people are running with that.

If your basing you not wanting Pogba because of £100m, you should wait to keep debating this issue until it's actually confirmed. If you don't like the player, that's a different conversation altogether.
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I don't quite understand this. Maybe we should all stop debating full stop until an official bid is launched? Most the outlets are saying ~123m EUR (or £100m) rather than the latter numbers. I'm going by what most the reports are saying, because that's all we can really do at the moment.

AndyJ1985 said:
Do you not think Woodward and the Glazer's also care about spending it wisely? They have even more reason to care about the money than you do. If we do spend £100m on Pogba what does that tell you?
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They can spend £100m on Pogba and have signed a terrific midfielder. But I question whether Sir Alex would have done the same had he been our manager. An astute move in my opinion would be to purchase 3 very good proven talents and balance the squad. Woodward wants a brand signing, its rather obvious given his attempt to capture Neymar and Mueller, almost like he wants a statement signing to cement his position.

Obviously, such players fit into our team perfectly so there are no complaints for bringing them in, but the fee is questionable for Pogba. Respective to his position, he's not quite the player Mueller is and apparently commands the same fee.
 
Friend: "You've just signed Pogba, you must be absolutely ecstatic, what a player!"

You: "Yeah, fantastic... but he cost £20m more than I expected, I just can't believe it :( TRANSFER RUINED"

Get over it guys :lol:
 
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