If there is one guy we should stay away from in the world of football it's Mino Raiola he's the biggest scumbag in football and I would rather see us doing business with Blatter than him.
Pogba available for €100M to interested parties
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not really - imagine how much a muller, neymar or messi would cost... I imagine a lot more than £70m - even bale if real want to get rid would probably cost a lot more.
We paid £37.5m for veron back around 2001 and only 5 years before that the world record transfer was £15m (shearer to Newcastle)
£71m whilst a lot of money is about the same as what veratti's agent has been saying to the press as well
If you consider our turnover in 2000-2001 was £217m so veron cost just under 17.5% of our turnover - in comparable figures we turned over 518m last year and with cl revenues and the new tv deal will probably be around £600m this year - 17.5% of that would be £105m
I think somebody will pay circa £70m for pogba - dont think it will be us but mainly I cant see him wanting to come back to us
Are you guys taking the piss? One of the most overhyped and overpriced players in the world now. He's a great talent but he isnt world class or anywhere near it. Rather have us splashing 100 million for Veratti or something.
Muller, Neymar and Messi are forwards. I'm talking about central midfielders. Kaka, who was still a little bit like a second forward, is the closest we've got to this price range, and that was when he was one of the best players in the world.
Veron was a central midfielder and cost about £28 million, I recall. Pogba is a great player but he isn't a goalscorer or one of the best players in the world. Until that changes I think the quoted price is pie in the sky.
in a world where david luiz can fetch £50m Id say £70m seems quite reasonable for pogba
It is but every time this twat opens his gob, the hate is rapidly redirected.
I'd be inclined to agree, but there's something about that particular deal that doesn't quite seem right. Crazy fee.
He's not worth 50 never mind 100
possibly but kevin de bruyne being the 6th most expensive player of all time! and raheem stirling being the 9th
the new pl money is inflating the prices of good players to what you would expect exceptional players to cost - and Pogba is at least a good player if not (yet) an exceptional player.
He's starting to become extremely over rated.
£71m in this climate is nothing.
Didn't Mendes sell a lanky Argentine to an English club for a similar amount, recently?
Didn't Mendes sell a lanky Argentine to an English club for a similar amount, recently?
I think the issue with Pogba is his next move will not be his last. If we assume this to be the case, then his sell on fee becomes a factor. It's very possible that he fails at his next club which would mean a massive decrease in his fee. If he succeeds, I don't even think he would be sold for much of a profit. In addition, if he does succeed, you'd probably have a prime Pogba pulled out of your ranks after building a team around him. Not worth it to me.
I wouldn't want us to pay that much for him, if we were desperate for midfielders then I wouldn't mind so much but at the moment our midfield is ok.
Hasn't looked as good since Juventus lost it's midfield but just imagine he reached his full potential and ended up at City?
Wow!!!
Would like to see him back here. Don't care about the fee. We're perhaps not desperate for him right now, but this could be Carrick's last year, and Schweinsteiger - as good as he is - is past his peak. It's hard to predict how many years we will get out of Bastian. Pogba is miles better than Fellaini. Herrera is probably a more effective player right now, but I'd say Pogba has a far higher ceiling, and I'm certain Pogba will surpass him and be one of the best of his kind in the near future.
He won't want to come back though, and I don't think the club will try to bring him back. Buying back a player for an enormous fee when we got him for peanuts and let him leave for nothing carries an unthinkable amount of negative PR with it.
He won't want to come back though, and I don't think the club will try to bring him back. Buying back a player for an enormous fee when we got him for peanuts and let him leave for nothing carries an unthinkable amount of negative PR with it.
Bargain. 
I'm sure someone will pay it though.
I'm sure someone will pay it though.
Wenger would be so sad and jealous
If he's off to the highest bidder next season then that will more than likely be PSG or City. I can't see us, Chelsea, Real or Barca spending as much on him as those two will be willing to offer. He really isn't worth close to that money at the moment though anyway so they're welcome to him, just crazy.
He'll go to City as a long term replacement for Touré.
I love the Schmidfield+Herrera trio, so no thanks.
We don't need him... And he's very overrated. He's an excellent young player of course, but he's so far off the finished product and isn't worth anywhere close to that. We don't need anyone in midfield. What we need is quality wingers.
Yeah, seems like a perfect destination. From there Raiola will whore him out to Real Madrid in 3-4 years and then after 2-3 years he will be gone to PSG.
When i watch him play i don't see a 100m player at all, a good player but overrated as fcuk.
Will never reach this potential some seem to believe he has, will be a very good player, nothing more.
Wouldn't take him back - beyond the price, he strikes me as a bit overhyped and a player who will wind up a journeyman like Anelka. Wouldn't be surprised to one day look back at his career and seen him play for 6 or 7 clubs.
Then Qatar or some new eldorado.
Pretty sure he'll go to City because for all the money they spent, their centre midfield is still pretty ordinary compared to the biggest clubs.
Not if we have to deal with that steaming pile of glittering turd Mino Raiola. He'd probably get Pogba to start fishing for a move to Madrid after a couple of years.
Meh, he's not worth half of that, but I am sure somebody will pay it. It's not that much in this market, we ourselves are not angels either, only last summer we payed up to 80€M for Martial.
He is a good player with lots of potential, but I am always surprised to see people thinking he is one of the best players in the world, I don't think he's anywhere close. He's not even the best midfielder in his age group.
I wonder if he would have half of the hype he has now if Juventus would have signed him from Stoke and not from United.
He is a good player with lots of potential, but I am always surprised to see people thinking he is one of the best players in the world, I don't think he's anywhere close. He's not even the best midfielder in his age group.
I wonder if he would have half of the hype he has now if Juventus would have signed him from Stoke and not from United.
and where would he play in our team?. In place of bastian?. no thanks. That guy is a leader (something we sorely miss) and is a winner with brilliant experience, in place of Morgan?. No thanks seeing as morgan helping our defense out and breaking up play and being strong and disciplined is something we have missed since Keane. Or in place for Herrera?. No thanks as I much prefer the little Spaniard. Absolutely adores the club he is at, has a bromance with Mata, wears his heart on his sleeve and is someone who we can totally develop the midfield around for years to come without worry he will ditch us for a big spain move.
Pogba had his chance, blew it with poor attitude to SAF and chose to leave. Ship has sailed. I dont want him back.
Pogba had his chance, blew it with poor attitude to SAF and chose to leave. Ship has sailed. I dont want him back.
This makes is so much more painful that we let him go
To clear the way for 4 more years of Rooney in midfield.
I've said before that he is to many of our transfer muppets, the one that got away. For many United fans, the club just won't be complete until we buy him for €846 million.
Paying €100 million for Pogba wouldn't be a very sensible piece of business to be honest. If you watch him very closely, Pogba hasn't progressed all that much in the last 2 seasons compared to say, a Verratti who is the best midfielder in the age-group. Yes, Pogba's goal production has increased somewhat. But he's still that player who produces highlight reel moments, without consistently having meaningful impact on games. Not the most disciplined positionaly, not the most consistent passer, can be lackadaisical in terms of his defensive effort, and now that Duracell Bunny Vidal has departed from Turin, a lot of these concerns will be magnified. There was a period of time early on in his Juventus career where Pogba was undoubtedly quite underrated, but now it has reached a stage where he is making Ballon D'Or shortlists and getting all sorts of personal acclaim, when his play doesn't necessarily merit all of that.
For that amount of money, we could address 2 positions instead. Gundogan is IMO a better fit for our system, and as good of a midfielder as Pogba, if not better, and only 3 years older. Has more consistency to his game when fit, very shrewd passer, and is more aware of his defensive responsibilities. About to enter the last year of his contract, so you could probably grab him for €30 million, or thereabouts. Then there's the obvious target to augment our attack in Griezmann who has a buyout clause in the range of €75 million. Two world class players for the price of one Pogba - a midfielder in Gundogan who IMO is as good and a better fit for the team (without always receiving adequate acclaim apart from that one season where he was a top 3-5 midfielder in Europe); and a remedy to help with our attacking problems. Plus, you won't have to deal with that sleazebag Raiola, who doesn't get along with Van Gaal either.
For that amount of money, we could address 2 positions instead. Gundogan is IMO a better fit for our system, and as good of a midfielder as Pogba, if not better, and only 3 years older. Has more consistency to his game when fit, very shrewd passer, and is more aware of his defensive responsibilities. About to enter the last year of his contract, so you could probably grab him for €30 million, or thereabouts. Then there's the obvious target to augment our attack in Griezmann who has a buyout clause in the range of €75 million. Two world class players for the price of one Pogba - a midfielder in Gundogan who IMO is as good and a better fit for the team (without always receiving adequate acclaim apart from that one season where he was a top 3-5 midfielder in Europe); and a remedy to help with our attacking problems. Plus, you won't have to deal with that sleazebag Raiola, who doesn't get along with Van Gaal either.
He is playing a terrible season, a disaster.
Juve fans must be thrilled with these quotes
Raiola is such a scumbag
Raiola is such a scumbag
Not opposed to buying him but I think 50m is the maximum that should be paid for him. Having said that, there is more pressing need upfront and that 50m can go toward a Reus, Bale, Neymar, or Griezmann (one can hope).
There are good reasons not to sign Pogba, but he'd walk into our team:
Winger-Martial-Mata
----Pogba--Herrera-
-------Schneid------
with Schweinsteiger getting more than enough starts (considering his injury issues) covering all 3 of those midfielders.
Hell, Pogba as our 9 in a completely free role swanning around the pitch as he is wont to do would still be a massive improvement.
He would obviously walk into our team, but the cost/benefit leans towards not bothering to buy him since we could get 2 or 3 quality players for what we would pay for him.
Hopefully Barça will take the bait
You spend that money on goals, not midfielders.