Paul Pogba | Undergoing Medical | Helping out the Laundry Ladies
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It's been reported by more people than Ballague, I just don't get why people dislike him, he isn't being anti Utd, just stating that Pogba prefers Madrid but they don't want to pay up.
Big deal.
I think pogba actually preferred Barcelona. There were reported meetings between representatives of Pogba and Barca (not completely sure but I think juve representatives too). But his price was not low enough for Barca to buy him. He was linked to Madrid too but Madrid immediately released a statement denying the links.
Makes you wonder how connected he really is with Jorge Mendes.
I agree. I like Woodward. Its interesting how he no longer appears in the contract signing videos and photographs.
Did you not listen to his interview with 5 Live?
I don't think it's so much what he says it's the smug way the cockroach weasel says it.
Your must have been living under a rock for the last 15 years
IIRC, it's based on the fact that Pogba said that Zidane was his idol and that Madrid was a great club. Journos are adding 2 and 2 together, they know nothing about Pogba's preferences. They did the same thing with Griezmann who said that Beckham was his idol, he became a United fan after that.
Leicester was an anomaly IMO. To challenge consistently for the league and Champions League, we need world class players in both positions; both CB and midfield are too crucial to make-do. Especially in a market where players like Sterling are going for £50 million and Stones is being quoted at a similar price, I believe it's nearly impossible to sign the quality we need for both positions with just £105 million.
At the same time, Umtiti and Douglas Costa went for 60m€. Sterling and Stones are outliers, they are not the norm.
Starting to get that horrible feeling that we're being used again. Our best hope is that Madrid don't find a buyer at £50+£60m+ for Morata, and rather than spend another year in Serie A Pogba might come back to us.
We should absolutely set a deadline though and if he's only using our money to force Madrid into making a move then we should move onto our other targets Matuidi, Drinkwater, Allen, Sissoko whoever they may be.
We should absolutely set a deadline though and if he's only using our money to force Madrid into making a move then we should move onto our other targets Matuidi, Drinkwater, Allen, Sissoko whoever they may be.
If he wanted to come, we'd have signed him by now.
I think Mourinho said the deadline was the start of the season in his press conference.
Pogba is on holiday right now anyway so doubt anything is going to happen til he's back
Ain't he on hos hols so it was unlikelyt that any deal would be done until he returned.
based on what? I thought Juve also have a say on if he leaves?
Why? Did Bale and Berbatov joined Madrid and United early?
I have this ominous feeling that Paul Pogba wanted to have a rest after the Euros and went on holiday
Preposterous.
nah mate, Bale didn't want to go to Madrid that's why it took an entire summer
... David De Gea never wanted to go to Madrid so much he plugged out the fax machine himself. everyone does transfers by may 31st and Manchester United does everything wrong
posters are really annoying sometimes
It's funny the number of people who seem to think the schedules of major transfers are ran based on their own short attention span
"Shit, some muppet on an Internet forum is bored this isn't done yet despite not having a clue whats actually going on, better give up and sign joe Allen instead"
"Shit, some muppet on an Internet forum is bored this isn't done yet despite not having a clue whats actually going on, better give up and sign joe Allen instead"
Sterling and Stones aren't outliers anymore, especially in this market where Watford are rejecting £30 mil for Deeney and average players are selling for a minimum of 15 million (see Townsend, Ibe). If anything, I'd say smart deals like Costa would be nigh impossible for Premier League clubs in particular due to their incredible wealth. Clubs will try to milk every last penny out of Prem clubs, even more so than usual for United.
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Not to go off topic, as I think Pogba is coming, but man... I love Berbatov. Dude oozed class.
They are definitely outliers, when you have 3 examples and I have dozens. You will also notice that you are talking about players that moved within the PL which isn't an obligation, with 105m you can sign two very good players in the current market. 50m transfers aren't the norm yet.
Firstly there arent the norms YET. But they soon will be and there is a good reason for it - the money involved in the TV revenue for the premier league clubs. We stand to make 140m pounds in just TV rights IF we make the top four. Let that just sink in - 140m. Thats why I keep arguing paying 100m for Pogba isnt a big deal anymore, especially if he helps us get back into the top four. We kill two birds with one stone - get TV revenue (140m) and keep our adidas deal (75m) as it is. If we sign Pogba then we make up all that money in less than a year or if we dont sign him, which is highly unlikely, then we stand to get back half of what we have spent over the las three years in ONE shot.
Fair enough, though in my opinion, while you're definitely right in saying that most of the ridiculously expensive transfers have involved PL clubs, I don't necessarily think that these ridiculous transfers are exclusive to just transfers within the Prem. For example: Mangala, Otamendi, Xhaka. They're just three names off the top of my head who's recently transferred to a PL team from a foreign league. None of them are world class, yet they all went for around the £30-35 mil mark I believe. The bigger you are, especially if you flaunt your money like we do, naturally the more you'll have to pay.
Saying all that, I still can't think of any top class midfielder who would significantly improve us at around the level Pogba potentially could, for around the £50 million mark. I also do think that we're heading slightly off-topic, so let's just agree to disagree?
Spoony is the president of Redcafe. he clicks his fingers and you disappear. comprende
Best and most ITK post in the thread so far. Although I feel you missed the important point that he will either sign for us or he won't.
That aside, keep up the good work.
Well cant see much happening today considering all Juves officials are wasting their time trying to negotiate with Napoli.
Cant expect anything anyway because he is still on holiday. So probably the end of this week or early next week is when it will truly kick off again.
OMG what now?
was it his last BS article in Marca or something else I have not bothered to read?
Stealing a living is not the word, the slimy rat
Are you being deliberately thick? I don't see anyone saying we should give up and focus all our attention on Joe Allen.
What I said was we need to set a deadline that suits us, let the player know he has til then to become the most expensive player in the history of football. If he wants to take his chances waiting for Madrid to put the finances in place then we should move down our shortlist. If player's like Joe Allen are on that list then so be it.
Did anyone read the AS article about Pogba? Apparently it says in there that Real have offered Morata, James and €20mill. If true, that'll be the route Juve take.
Its an article just like any other. There is no concrete evidence to it. No reliable journalist has mentioned it yet. Also cash + player deals are hard enough and are so rare and now we are talking about two players + cash? Calm down man, he will sign for us this summer.
So they bought Morata back to give him back to them again you guys will believe anything
You're barking up the wrong tree.
I don't believe these cash plus player offers can you imagine the weekly wage Juve would have to fork out for James alone.
Yeah plus I cant see James fitting in there. They dont play with a specialist number 10. They need a box to box to replace Pogba.
Haven't Morata and James got to agree the move also? Or do they have no say ? #timnicebutdim
same paper has ball bag saying that Madrid can't be bothered with him. they're all over the place . no one has a scooby doo about what's going on