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Do you want Pogba for £100 million?


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No, he said the deal is not done. There's a difference. He didn't say that a deal has not been agreed to. Last summer, was there a deal agreed between United and Madrid for DDG? Yes. Was that deal ever a done deal? No. If it was done, DDG would be a Madrid player, and Keylor Navas would be a United player. Done means signed, registered, etc. Especially when it's someone like an agent, lawyer, etc., where very exact wording is a hallmark of their business.

I know that, I just like messing with the fragile minds in here. Leave me that bit of fun, will ya? ;)
 
Sigh. No. Not at all.

That is not to say there aren't a few trolls on here who are trying to spring a reaction, you might aswell ignore their posts instead of feeding them.

But the largest part of negative tinted posts are just people with doubts, doubts if he is coming, doubts if he is worth his fee and people that are nervous or bored because it has been dragging on for a long time and everyday we get feed the same bullshit by journos that is done and dusted except that it it is not getting announced or reported by credible sources like the BBC. And that is not unjustified at all.
 
Bs.

Why would we leave it that late.
Nah it was evident he wouldnt play in the CS. He is slated to come back first week of August. There is no way you can be fit enough to play. The league is more important. I want him rested and ready to go at least for the second game at home.
 
It was always the case Pogba was staying on his vacation until 6th of August, even Carmine said so at the start of this speculation.
 
If it's been done (and we're past the 48 hours mark) wouldn't a journalist come out and say?
 
Are there any other players from the Euros who are still on their holidays?
There is a chance he will cut short his holiday, although I wouldnt want him to, if we make it official early next week. Serie A starts later than the premier league so he was slated to come back later.

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Oh Raiola said the deal isn't done?

Basically confirms it's done. It's Raiola after all. Guessing this gets announced Monday.

He's clearly building up the hype for when his client is to be announced. If he'd confirmed we are very close then less attention would be on the player and the announcement. It's all a big set of "mind games" from all parts to build the hype. I'm also pretty sure there's an agreement with Juve that United will be the ones to announce this, unlike with Dortmund and Mkhi.
 
Bs.

Why would we leave it that late.
Because he's supposed to be on vacation through next weekend. So Unless United are going to ask him to cut short his vacation ( and it's not a good way to re-start the relationship by saying, "We own you now, quit your fun and get back here to work"), then there's no rush.

It can be 100% agreed by all parties, all the paperwork looked over by all of the lawyers, and still wait a week. If United, Juve, Pogba, and Raiola, all know that it's a certainty, they aren't going to be in a rush just to appease the fans. Especially not when the 1000 page milestone of this thread is looming.
 
Just thinking back... Am I wrong in remembering Barca agreed a deal to buy Pogba last summer? I swear I remember hearing about that.
 
Why is his holiday so long anyway? Even if he wasn't joining us, don't you think he'd want to get back and get ready for the start of the Serie A?
 
Just thinking back... Am I wrong in remembering Barca agreed a deal to buy Pogba last summer? I swear I remember hearing about that.
I think the papers did say they might have an agreement to sign him for a big fee, not 100m though, but they didnt expect the Neymar contract negotiations as a cause of concern but with him demanding a big contract they cancelled negotiations with Juventus. They essentially chose Neymar over Pogba.
 
They start later than we do.

Ah, cheers. Thought they were usually around the same time. You'd still think he would want a game or 2 of pre-season in, so he's ready but I'm sure his club allowed his holiday to be so long.
 
Because he's supposed to be on vacation through next weekend. So Unless United are going to ask him to cut short his vacation ( and it's not a good way to re-start the relationship by saying, "We own you now, quit your fun and get back here to work"), then there's no rush.

It can be 100% agreed by all parties, all the paperwork looked over by all of the lawyers, and still wait a week. If United, Juve, Pogba, and Raiola, all know that it's a certainty, they aren't going to be in a rush just to appease the fans. Especially not when the 1000 page milestone of this thread is looming.

Surely he would want to hit the ground running, get back to training next week.
 
He's clearly building up the hype for when his client is to be announced. If he'd confirmed we are very close then less attention would be on the player and the announcement. It's all a big set of "mind games" from all parts to build the hype. I'm also pretty sure there's an agreement with Juve that United will be the ones to announce this, unlike with Dortmund and Mkhi.
Yup, the papers keep writing about him, the sports shows keep talking about him, the tweets keep tweeting about him. Every day this goes on, especially with any on again/off again news, is that much more media exposure for the Pogbrand and the United brand. If he wasn't on vacation, I think it would be different. But if he's vacationing until August 6/7, then there is no rush. I suspect that it's done, even if there are minor details, and all parties know that it's done, so they're milking it. Rather than have the "done deal" stories for a day or two, then a week of nothing before he's introduced, everyone wants the headlines to keep coming day after day.

At least that's how I see it, at least if this all does indeed keep dragging on.
 
Is pogba the only footballer in the world still in vacation? everyone seems to be back in training including those who played in the final.
 
Jesus what a slow night. Didn't this thread clear like 50 pages last night? About 3 pages tonight

Then again, it's just hit me that it's Friday night and I should be out socialising like everybody else
 
Is pogba the only footballer in the world still in vacation? everyone seems to be back in training including those who played in the final.
I guess the Serie A starts later than the Premier League so he gets a longer vacation.