And Zidane said those things publicly to put pressure on Pogba to hold out. Plausible.
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Zidane : "is there a chance? I don't know"
Doesn't sound very convincing to me. Doubt they are even negotiating, just saving face.
Doesn't sound very convincing to me. Doubt they are even negotiating, just saving face.
Why on earth would Adidas mock their own flagship team?
This place is beyond belief at times.
Zidane has two aims
a- to put pressure on Pogba to hold out
b- to inflate the price even further. We're the financial top dogs now. They want us to throw as much money on this deal as that will leave us little money on other deals
Zidane knows much better than any journo the situation because, surely, he talks with Pogba about what's happening and his plans. If Zidane thinks that Madrid stand a chance to get him, then it isn't a done deal between us and Juve by any means. And Zidane wouldn't show any interest if he thought that there were no chance or it was already too late to get involved.
Aye, both options make sense.
And Perez as the newspaper vendor?
Zidane probably won't even be Real manager in a season. I'm not bothered.
Very similar to my recent post, to wit:
"So, what's new? We've always known that Real Madrid would probably be Pogba's preferred destination but they haven't been able to match the fee / wages we are prepared to pay, unless they can sell players or raise finance. Of course, the glacial pace at which we conduct our transfer business gives them every chance of doing this. Need to tie things up ASAP."
This thread is crazy! Log on this morning. Another 20 pages of comments. No further forward! Lol
I have a different take on the Madrid thing.
I think if Madrid were genuinely in this, we would have signed Pogba by now. We'd have just outbid Madrid. What Pogba does or doesn't want isn't the issue. If we were offering more money than Madrid to juve, we'd get him.
Because Madrid aren't in this, we haven't got round to signing him yet because there's no massive time pressure on us to do so.
I think if Madrid were genuinely in this, we would have signed Pogba by now. We'd have just outbid Madrid. What Pogba does or doesn't want isn't the issue. If we were offering more money than Madrid to juve, we'd get him.
Because Madrid aren't in this, we haven't got round to signing him yet because there's no massive time pressure on us to do so.
I've said it once, and i'll say it again.
The day I see James Rodriguez off to another team, or Kroos in Turin for a Juve medical, THEN i'll worry about Madrid coming in to get pogba.
All these concerns about Zidane, when the closest Di Marzio has said to Madrid coming in was that they were sniffing around and watching how MUFC talks unfolded.
The day I see James Rodriguez off to another team, or Kroos in Turin for a Juve medical, THEN i'll worry about Madrid coming in to get pogba.
All these concerns about Zidane, when the closest Di Marzio has said to Madrid coming in was that they were sniffing around and watching how MUFC talks unfolded.
People stressing over some baldy's quotes 
Remember when people would lose their shit when PSG apparently wanted Mou as their manager. Too many weak bowel movements around here.
Remember when people would lose their shit when PSG apparently wanted Mou as their manager. Too many weak bowel movements around here.
Much to my surprise an anagram for "A budget option" is...................
POGBA TO UNITED!
POGBA TO UNITED!
Key words here, we don't know how this Manchester will be and if
I think you're going OTT here. I'd understand it if Pogba was our first attempt of signing player this summer.
I saw Andy Mittens live facebook stream.
Says theres still a difference in fees between United & Juve. Real Madrid want Pogba but will likely need to sell first to match United's offer. Thinks the saga will continue to drag on
Says theres still a difference in fees between United & Juve. Real Madrid want Pogba but will likely need to sell first to match United's offer. Thinks the saga will continue to drag on
Mitten knows feck all tbh.
Thankfully that cretin knows nothing. The trustworthy Italian journalists say the deal is close and that's all anyone should take notice of.
Just passing on what he said
Which is a bit silly really. It's clear to everyone that the only limit on our transfer budget is what we're prepared to spend, not what we have available to spend. Madrid are loaded with debt (partly due the "gotta catch 'em all" attitude they have to top players) and are at the point where they simply can't keep on compounding that debt.
If we don't end up signing him it won't be because he preferred to go elsewhere, it'll be because we simply weren't willing to pay the asking price.
I hate Madrid!! feck 'em
He looks like he hasn't seen this thread he is well behind on the latest reports
Don't think this will happen now tbh. It has dragged on for ages, if was to happen it would've happened the week after the Euros.
The preoccupation and downright obsession by some on here about Real Madrid is hilarious. Isn't this what we used to laugh at City for; being obsessed with us?
FFS Devilish don't think so much, use your logic and stay calm. You're a sensible guy, why in a sudden start to panic because of one single quote from ZZ. All these quotes is part of the drama with AS and Marca.
Relax and enjoy the ride! Pogba will be ours.
Zidane do likes him, and said so. Pogba's head will be over the galaxy !
I was not really confident before the deal and the first rumor, but I'm pretty sure now that we'll end up, as usual, without our target whether we splash the cash or not.
They're clearly buying time in order for Real to make an official bid.
I'm worried about our image and the bad effect it'll have on the club, the fans and especially the manager. It'll show that even with all the money in the world, we can't attract the top players anymore, and falling like City or Chelsea
Sad
I was not really confident before the deal and the first rumor, but I'm pretty sure now that we'll end up, as usual, without our target whether we splash the cash or not.
They're clearly buying time in order for Real to make an official bid.
I'm worried about our image and the bad effect it'll have on the club, the fans and especially the manager. It'll show that even with all the money in the world, we can't attract the top players anymore, and falling like City or Chelsea
Sad
It seems that any journalist who hints at the deal not being done yet is deemed to "know feck all". But when a roughly translated tweet from Mediaset or an Italian gossip tabloid says it's done, everyone goes all
Di Marzio is God until he starts talking about the deal getting difficult, then he's "a fraud"
Di Marzio is God until he starts talking about the deal getting difficult, then he's "a fraud"
Yeah negotiations for commodities around the €100m mark are usually wrapped up in a day or two.
Reliable sources are saying it's close and everyone throws their toys out of the pram, what did you guys want Zidane to say? "No we are not in for him". He was just saving face and leaving door open in case our move collapses, the mere mention of Madrid and everyone contracts ehsanulitis .
What possible relevance does a 3 second gif released by Adidas's marketing department have on a transfer between football clubs?
Seriously.
Huh? There's no obsession. Just understandable anxiety about their manager telling the media that they're interested in signing Pogba. How on earth is it "obsession" to discuss this in the Pogba thread?
Yet another groundbreaking article from Jamie Jackson He's even more clueless than Mitten and Delaney.
He's even more clueless than Mitten and Delaney.Plenty of deals have dragged on before and have gone through in the end. There's nothing yet to suggest this won't go through. Everything points to this deal being wrapped up soon. People need to calm the feck down and wait for some concrete information instead of living off every word of every newspaper/journalist.
I don't understand this mentality. Why on earth is it still being dragged through every media outlet if the deal isn't alive. Negotiations take time when you deal with greedy clubs, greedy agents and greedy players. It was never happening a week after the Euros.
Its not an overreaction. Not on my part anyway. I've said from the offset I find it unlikely we'd sign him.
So, I've no idea what Zidane has said, my post wasn't in relation to any quotes attributed to him. Interesting you know Madrid's financial information. Regardless, who's to say they won't sell to find it if that actually is the situation. I find it hard to believe we've agreed the fee when everything seems to suggest that talks are ongoing. Again interesting you know the inside of United deals too!
Mostly referring to the caf as a whole. I'm not Madrid's biggest fan by any means, but this notion of Real Madrid as this 'big bad team' will take any of our players and transfer targets at will is a bit silly.