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Do you want Pogba for £100 million?

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Pogue Mahone said:
A lot less silly than most of the speculation in here. Although I'm fairly sure someone earlier on said there was a way to hedge against currency fluctuations in big money deals like this. Some finance-y type of bloke. @Jippy, maybe?
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Interesting theory, but yep, am sure there'll be hedging in place and given the size of the some of the deals being talked about, sterling weakness doesn't seem to be putting off English clubs from spending big.
Another thing is the fact that United is basically a global company, so it has earnings in dollars, yen, you name it...whether these are all hedged, I don't know. I doubt it given the earnings streams are so diverse (eg Indonesian tyre partners).
 
Adam-Utd said:
Juve have now signed Pjaca, another midfielder. If anybody else needed any more convincing, here's another clue.
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And are in negotiations with Napoli about Higuain, and linked with Matic. I agree, all the evidence suggests a Spurs style spending spree in the run up to the sale of Bale.

If we sign Pogba, everyone will look back and say how obvious it was that this was always going to happen, that every shred of evidence and logic pointed to them spending Pogba money on a clutch of new players.
 
Cash chat is too boring. We've got loads of the bloody stuff.

Will Pogba strengthen us as a team? Hell yes. Would every other Premier League side want him? Hell yes.

Let's sign him before Man City or Chelsea decide they need him next summer.
 
Red Bug said:
Cash chat is too boring. We've got loads of the bloody stuff.

Will Pogba strengthen us as a team? Hell yes. Would every other Premier League side want him? Hell yes.

Let's sign him before Man City or Chelsea decide they need him next summer.
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Most common sense thing i've heard. Suprised really that Chelsea with Conte are not in for him now.
 
Werder Herzog said:
Most common sense thing i've heard. Suprised really that Chelsea with Conte are not in for him now.
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Is there another team in the world that could pay these kinds of figures for Pogba?

If this goes through I think we would have just simply blown everyone out of the water, if he was available for 50-60mil I think there will be 5/6 clubs in the race..
 
Infra-red said:
If you think Saul is a better player than Pogba then fair enough, we should be signing him instead.

If you think Pogba is in fact the superior player but you'd rather not sign him because doing so would involve the Glazers spending more money, then I don't know what you're talking about.

If you genuinely believe that the financial viability of Manchester United Football Club would be under threat should we decide to chuck £100m at Juve for Pogba, then you're completely detached from reality.
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I would rather want Saul than Pogba, and I don't think £100m is worth allocating all to Pogba. It may not shake us as much financially, but that doesn't mean we forego some form of rational spending relative to our wallet size.

PitchFork said:
This is sarcasm right? Anything else would be simply bigoted.
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Its bigoted to not want Pogba for 120m?
 
jungledrums said:
So it's confirmed that Raiola is in Manchester, is it?
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Don't derail this thread by asking about the transfer itself, we're only discussing if we should allow Woody to spend the money that the club has put aside for transfers on transfers or not because yknow, as fans, that's our job and concern.

Also, I've seen reports everywhere, but no photos and no "reliable" ones in my mind. He could be at the Trafford Centre.
 
Pogba is "familiar with and used to England" when he played mostly for the youth team (a vast difference) and played how many games with the senior squad?

Sure it's not totally foreign to him, but to say he's "used to" it especially at the level he'll be playing is a bit of a pointless exaggeration.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
A lot less silly than most of the speculation in here. Although I'm fairly sure someone earlier on said there was a way to hedge against currency fluctuations in big money deals like this. Some finance-y type of bloke. @Jippy, maybe?
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I'd imagine that a lot of capital is kept in US Dollars by Red Football LLC the overall parent company of United and they can shuffle numbers around with in house loans in scenarios like this to avoid using a weak sterling. Just a complete guess obviously.
 
Seveneric said:
Pogba is "familiar with and used to England" when he played mostly for the youth team (a vast difference) and played how many games with the senior squad?

Sure it's not totally foreign to him, but to say he's "used to" it especially at the level he'll be playing is a bit of a pointless exaggeration.
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Do you know where he lived during those 3 years?
 
AndyJ1985 said:
I can promise you they've analysed the financial risks involved in a £100m transfer in far greater detail than anyone on this forum.
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Well, I hope its true.

When Moyes was hired, I already knew it would be a disaster. Clearly MUFC did not do a proper analysis. From this point onwards, nothing would surprise me, regarding MUFC's decision making.
They also bought for a transfer record Di Maria and LVG did not seem to know where he wanted to play him.
 
Seveneric said:
Pogba is "familiar with and used to England" when he played mostly for the youth team (a vast difference) and played how many games with the senior squad?

Sure it's not totally foreign to him, but to say he's "used to" it especially at the level he'll be playing is a bit of a pointless exaggeration.
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He was living in Manchester for 3 years, played some cup matches and was in quite a few match day squads without getting on the pitch. Yes he is familiar with England.
 
sunama said:
Well, I hope its true.

When Moyes was hired, I already knew it would be a disaster. Clearly MUFC did not do a proper analysis. From this point onwards, nothing would surprise me, regarding MUFC's decision making.
They also bought for a transfer record Di Maria and LVG did not seem to know where he wanted to play him.
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The financial side of the club is the best in the world. I wouldn't worry.
 
Adam-Utd said:
He was living in Manchester for 3 years, played some cup matches and was in quite a few match day squads without getting on the pitch. Yes he is familiar with England.
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Yes he is familiar with it, but I wouldn't say he is used to it, as that would require playing a handful of matches at the EPL level, which he did not. Did he even play up to 15 matches combined in both cups and the league with the senior squad?
 
sunama said:
Well, I hope its true.

When Moyes was hired, I already knew it would be a disaster. Clearly MUFC did not do a proper analysis. From this point onwards, nothing would surprise me, regarding MUFC's decision making.
They also bought for a transfer record Di Maria and LVG did not seem to know where he wanted to play him.
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We wouldn't buy him if we don't need him. Mourinho knows exactly what players he want and how to use them. He had 6 months to prepare for the United job. So I really wouldn't worry about that.
 
sunama said:
Well, I hope its true.

When Moyes was hired, I already knew it would be a disaster. Clearly MUFC did not do a proper analysis. From this point onwards, nothing would surprise me, regarding MUFC's decision making.
They also bought for a transfer record Di Maria and LVG did not seem to know where he wanted to play him.
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LVG guided a very poor Netherlands squad to 3rd at the World cup which included a humiliation for Spain. He has also won many trophies with the clubs he managed before then and also won us the FA Cup. The decision making was understandable on this choice as it was for buying ADM. No one could foresee the formation and philosophy LVG would adapt with the United squad and the terrible decisions regarding players positions.

Moyes was a bad choice but the board listened to Fergie on that point and followed his choice for the job. Poor decision making by the board on this occasion, but understandable considering Fergie didn't get much wrong during his 26 years as manager and trusted his decision.
 
sunama said:
Well, I hope its true.

When Moyes was hired, I already knew it would be a disaster. Clearly MUFC did not do a proper analysis. From this point onwards, nothing would surprise me, regarding MUFC's decision making.
They also bought for a transfer record Di Maria and LVG did not seem to know where he wanted to play him.
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Hiring Moyes wasn't a financial decision. We're debating the financial sense of spending this big a wedge on Pogba. As a football decision, it may or may not be right but as a financial decision they wouldn't have committed this much to him without being aware of the risks and deeming them insufficient to stop them committing so much dough on him.

And remember part of the financial package of hiring Moyes involved putting in a clause that enabled us to sack him with a reduced pay off after just one season as he failed to finish top 4, rather than having to pay off the remaining 5 years of his contract.
 
Seveneric said:
Yes he is familiar with it, but I wouldn't say he is used to it, as that would require playing a handful of matches at the EPL level, which he did not. Did he even play up to 15 matches combined in both cups and the league with the senior squad?
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I suppose it depends on your definition of being used to it, but it's not going to be a new or strange experience for him. He knows the tempo and style of the league, that's better than most have already.
 
djdhrubs said:
And are in negotiations with Napoli about Higuain, and linked with Matic. I agree, all the evidence suggests a Spurs style spending spree in the run up to the sale of Bale.

If we sign Pogba, everyone will look back and say how obvious it was that this was always going to happen, that every shred of evidence and logic pointed to them spending Pogba money on a clutch of new players.
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It has been obvious for ages. If this saga was to do with City or Chelsea, people would be more relaxed and see how clear as day it is that the deal is happening. But because it involves us people are more quick to worry or question it, it was exactly the same with Mourinho.
 
We've got this far they can't be rejecting now. Surely we must have had a discussion with them about accepting the bid.
 
Di Marzio: Riaola to broker meeting between United and Juve


Paul Pogba and Manchester United, the courtship continues. And, indeed, it becomes more and more concrete. The English club, in fact, together with the agent of the French, Mino Raiola has requested a meeting with Juventus to present the first official offer to Juventus. The summit could be today with United will present a proposal of just over 100 million, about 103/104 (if it will be added to understand even a part linked to the bonus).
 


All in white. Clearly off to Madrid then! lol
 
swissgenius said:
It's still a matter of relations. We could also afford paying 300M £ for him, would you still like that? Or 500?

It's still not my money and Glazers still wouldn't be broke. Remember when we used to laugh at Chelsea and City for spending crazy money?

Whatever price we pay, it also sets another example for future fees.
I like Pogba and I would love to have him back, but laughing at people who think 125 is a risky price?
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The truth is no one was laughing at both Chelsea and City when they won their league titles, and no one is laughing at City now when they are in the CL and we are not. At the time when Ronaldo was bought for 80m everyone thought that was crazy, now it seems like he was taken at a bargain price. I understand your point of perception etc, but if we want to compete with the top teams we will need top talent that we just don't have, if it means spending big money we will just have to get our head around it. The constant discussion about the price is irrelevant, it's not like the club is asking "Hey everyone would you like us to pursue Pogba at this price, Retweet for YES, Fav for NO" If we want him that's the price, simple as that, if we don't buy him someone else DEFINITELY will in the next 12 months and he will be gone. If he is winning titles with United at the end of the year money will be the furthest thing from your mind I imagine.
 
the hea said:


Paul Pogba and Manchester United, the courtship continues. And, indeed, it becomes more and more concrete. The English club, in fact, together with the agent of the French, Mino Raiola has requested a meeting with Juventus to present the first official offer to Juventus. The summit could be today with United will present a proposal of just over 100 million, about 103/104 (if it will be added to understand even a part linked to the bonus).
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get in,

you go woody!
 
THE FIRE RISES!!!

Di Marzio...transfer god.....gives new life to the transfer muppets!! PRAISE BE!!!
 
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