He was so condescending towards united in that 5 live interview
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He was so condescending towards united in that 5 live interview
Man, Juventuz is such an angsty place. I mean, they do the same thing to midtable Calcio clubs like Sassuolo so why act like this when the tables are turned?
When Barca comes for Dybala in a few years
When Barca comes for Dybala in a few years
I've finally cast my vote on would I want him at £100m. If it get's Balague this salty I would pay £200m for him.
Its not even what he says that bothers me, its the snide way he says it.
If he can give us five decent years including 3 titles and a champions league I don't think we'll be complaining about the fee. Madrid can have him for £150 million +
A core of De Gea, Smalling, Shaw, Pogba, Mkhitaryan, Martial and Ibrahimovic could be something special.
Mr Cry Baby did make one interesting point... United have been desperate to spend 100m on someone to prove a point for a while now, finally settled on Pogba
Said we looked at Kane and others in the past, which fits with old rumours about a couple of players
Said we looked at Kane and others in the past, which fits with old rumours about a couple of players
The presenter wasn't even asking the Balague the question, he was asking a French journo about Pogba wanting a return and Balague jumps in mid question in a mocking tone chatting about Europa League and...oh come on.
Waddle actually said why doesn't he fight for Madrid if he wants the move? It doesn't make sense.
Balague then mutters about whats the odds of a move to Madrid when he's 27.
Imagine being outwitted by Chris Waddle?
With Mourinho as manager. It's exciting as hell.
Did he actually say Madrid have abadoned their pursuit of Pogba?
watch what i just posted.
He says it in the video above your post.
You don't think he's saying that because of the rumours... He's not some super connected journalist that ignores the press. He gets 99.99% of his information the same way we get it.
Watching Balague struggling to come to terms that Real Madrid will get outbid is so refreshing and pleasing.
Used that exact line about the auction
Im still far from conviced he has any access to Real beyond their website
Come on, Ed! Flex that money muscle 
Yep. Apparently Bale for 100m euros was ok but 120m is eye watering..
I think this is happening.
http://thefalse9.com/2016/07/pogba-informed-friends-teammates-decision-man-united-move-lequipe.html?
looks like he has decided to come to us......?
looks like he has decided to come to us......?
Can't deny that. Reports we offered 100m for Muller last season, probably offered the same for Ronaldo and Bale at some point. Woodward will be so happy.No one has ever outbid them like this before. It is a rather satisfying feeling.
'What? Crazy. We'd have to steal more money from Spanish banks to pay those wages. It's not like Bayol, Ronaldo et al. aren't on fecking huge wages anyway. Ayy carramba.'
Does he support Real or 'Barthelonaaaa'? Never been able to work out who he prefers.
feck off Ballbag you cnut. We knew he was coming here even before you said it.
Edgy AND cool, what a guy.
He has been training for this moment all his life:
Okay. First things first, Ballbag is a cnut.
I am taking my cock out. Juventus is about to take the deal. Its not done, but it is going to go down that way. It also sounds like Di Marzio is 100% right. Pogba has indeed made a deal in priciple.
I am taking my cock out. Juventus is about to take the deal. Its not done, but it is going to go down that way. It also sounds like Di Marzio is 100% right. Pogba has indeed made a deal in priciple.
All I know is he's a La Liga fan, He was extremely pleased when Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid.
He is actually an Espanyol fan for what it's worth
Thanks......ballbags is a bitter cnut though!
Awww yis, the hero is back, it's on.
He is a Liverpool fan, he used to say it all the time on Spanish football on Sky.
Thats why his tweets and quotes sound like something you would see on Rawk.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ens-millions-illegal-state-subsidies-brussels
You've Gotta love the EU.
Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and five other Spanish football clubs must repay tens of millions of euros in illegal state subsidies, after the EU executive found they had received unfair financial aid from their government.
Real Madrid, the world’s top-earning football club, will have to repay €18.4m (£15.4m), after the European commission judged that an overpriced land deal with local authorities in the Spanish capital was unfairly tilted in the club’s favour.
Separately, an investigation into five Dutch clubs, including PSV Eindhoven, was closed after the commission said no EU rules had been broken.
The European commission, which is the enforcer of EU law, said football was an economic activity and that it had a duty to ensure a level playing field between sports companies.
“Using taxpayers’ money to finance professional football clubs can create unfair competition,” the EU competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, said in a statement. “Professional football is a commercial activity with significant money involved and public money must comply with fair competition rules. The subsidies we investigated in these cases did not.”
The sums involved are small change for the Spanish clubs. Real Madrid and Barcelona earned a combined €1.14bn (£960m) in the 2014-15 season, topping Deloitte’s football money league.
Real Madrid’s bill is less than one-fifth of the €100m transfer fee it wasreported to have paid for Gareth Bale, who at Euro 2016 is part of the firstWelsh team to reach the semi-final of a major tournament. Real Madrid’s top goalscorer, Cristiano Ronaldo, who earns $50m in salary and bonuses a year from the club, according to Forbes, could easily pick up the tab.
Valencia, currently ranked mid-table in La Liga, will face the biggest bill: a €20.4m repayment to Spanish government coffers after it was found to have benefited from state loans on favourable terms. Hercules will repay €6.1m and Elche €3.7m for the same reason.
The three clubs had been in financial difficulties; they were awarded loans from the state-owned Valencia Institute of Finance, on favourable terms not available to other clubs. None of them had been obliged to take action to trim their costs, which the commission said had given them an unfair advantage over rivals.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Osasuna will also have to pay sums of up to €5m after they benefited from favourable tax treatment not available to other clubs. The precise sums have still to be worked out by Spanish authorities. Spain has since changed its tax law to phase out this loophole that was incompatible with EU rules.
Separately, the commission announced it was closing an investigation into five Dutch clubs. FC Den Bosch, MVV Maastricht, NEC Nijmegen and Willem II had received state aid from Dutch municipalities after running into financial trouble.
The Brussels investigation concluded that state aid was in line with EU rules, because the clubs had taken action to reorganise their businesses by cutting employees and reducing wages. Similarly a land deal between Dutch municipalities and PSV Eindhoven over the club’s Philips stadium and training ground was judged to be in line with EU rules because the terms would have been acceptable to an investor on the open market.
The decisions announced on Monday follow two and a half years of investigations, launched by the then competition commissioner – and Athletic Bilbao fan – Joaquín Almunia.
A commission spokesman said no other state aid investigations were ongoing. When the commission opened inquiries into Spain it had looked at football clubs in other member states. “At that time we didn’t find other state aid issues which we should be pursuing,” the spokesman said.
He added that competition investigations were conducted on a case-by-case basis. “In this [Spanish] case the facts led to the conclusion that contrary to the Dutch measures the Spanish measures were likely to distort competition.”
Real Madrid, the world’s top-earning football club, will have to repay €18.4m (£15.4m), after the European commission judged that an overpriced land deal with local authorities in the Spanish capital was unfairly tilted in the club’s favour.
Separately, an investigation into five Dutch clubs, including PSV Eindhoven, was closed after the commission said no EU rules had been broken.
The European commission, which is the enforcer of EU law, said football was an economic activity and that it had a duty to ensure a level playing field between sports companies.
“Using taxpayers’ money to finance professional football clubs can create unfair competition,” the EU competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, said in a statement. “Professional football is a commercial activity with significant money involved and public money must comply with fair competition rules. The subsidies we investigated in these cases did not.”
The sums involved are small change for the Spanish clubs. Real Madrid and Barcelona earned a combined €1.14bn (£960m) in the 2014-15 season, topping Deloitte’s football money league.
Real Madrid’s bill is less than one-fifth of the €100m transfer fee it wasreported to have paid for Gareth Bale, who at Euro 2016 is part of the firstWelsh team to reach the semi-final of a major tournament. Real Madrid’s top goalscorer, Cristiano Ronaldo, who earns $50m in salary and bonuses a year from the club, according to Forbes, could easily pick up the tab.
Valencia, currently ranked mid-table in La Liga, will face the biggest bill: a €20.4m repayment to Spanish government coffers after it was found to have benefited from state loans on favourable terms. Hercules will repay €6.1m and Elche €3.7m for the same reason.
The three clubs had been in financial difficulties; they were awarded loans from the state-owned Valencia Institute of Finance, on favourable terms not available to other clubs. None of them had been obliged to take action to trim their costs, which the commission said had given them an unfair advantage over rivals.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Osasuna will also have to pay sums of up to €5m after they benefited from favourable tax treatment not available to other clubs. The precise sums have still to be worked out by Spanish authorities. Spain has since changed its tax law to phase out this loophole that was incompatible with EU rules.
Separately, the commission announced it was closing an investigation into five Dutch clubs. FC Den Bosch, MVV Maastricht, NEC Nijmegen and Willem II had received state aid from Dutch municipalities after running into financial trouble.
The Brussels investigation concluded that state aid was in line with EU rules, because the clubs had taken action to reorganise their businesses by cutting employees and reducing wages. Similarly a land deal between Dutch municipalities and PSV Eindhoven over the club’s Philips stadium and training ground was judged to be in line with EU rules because the terms would have been acceptable to an investor on the open market.
The decisions announced on Monday follow two and a half years of investigations, launched by the then competition commissioner – and Athletic Bilbao fan – Joaquín Almunia.
A commission spokesman said no other state aid investigations were ongoing. When the commission opened inquiries into Spain it had looked at football clubs in other member states. “At that time we didn’t find other state aid issues which we should be pursuing,” the spokesman said.
He added that competition investigations were conducted on a case-by-case basis. “In this [Spanish] case the facts led to the conclusion that contrary to the Dutch measures the Spanish measures were likely to distort competition.”
You've Gotta love the EU.
They'll accept the reported €120m offer? Have we even officially made the offer yet?
The idea of Real Madrid calling someone else's transfer spending crazy is hilarious. I guess they're conceding top spot in the billy big bollocks competition.
The thing is, assuming Pogba keeps getting better while he is here, his price probably will be around the £150mil mark.
I will only accept this if he returns with Giggs's haircut.
Was Di Marzio this reliable in the past? Only notice his credibility increased since last summer as I am not a big muppet before