Some papers quoting 62.5M 
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He is 100 times better than Saha, you just have to look at his technique and skill levels to see that. He can cross with either foot, weighs his passes superbly, is super quick and strong and can shield the ball better than most. His body position when receiving is excellent, he always looks to play forward, can receive with either foot equally comfortably and can beat a man with the ball at his feet. On a technical level he is miles ahead of Zaha and also in terms of vision he is as well.
I was about to have a rant until I noticed it was a typo
Ha!, yes i meant Zaha, I think my auto correct kicked in, cheersI was about to have a rant until I noticed it was a typo
Saha had it all but the injuries and possibly mindset blunted him. Miss seeing him when he was on song though.
I like what I have seen, so I think he'd be a very good addition. His burst of pace is absolutely brutal, and he's a good dribbler. Like you I'm not entirely sure he can be a top player. Possibly one level lower. So it does make sense but then again I personally think we need to overhaul the attack. If the club doesn't share that opinion, each signings take an even greater importance, and then I'm not convinced we should be signing players who wont be top top drawer. But if the club does share that opinion, and feels we need 3-4 attackers, then he's more than good enough to be one of them.
I certainly like the idea of signing him more than that Anderson chap redcafe seems to hate. At least with this guy, I know he can beat his many consistently.
Yeah,agreed. Mane over Anderson for me, even though I've seen next to nothing of Anderson but his highlight reel and price seem "average" with an exorbitant fee. Again though, I can't comment too much on Anderson.
I agree though, if we're going to get Mane PLUS another 1-2 top drawer players in the summer, I'd be all for signing him now. I just don't want us to put our hopes in him becoming that top draws player.
I think the price tag is discussed because no one wants the feeling of being ripped off, but you are right it doesn't matter.
City bought KDB and Sterling for exorbitant price tags but their attack looks great and who cares how much money they spend?
If Woodward spent as much as he liked to talk we'd be a much better position right now.
Zaha's problem was never his skills - it was the mentality. If you look at skills alone, Zaha could be a star
EXACTLY. In the end of the day you don’t hear fans saying: well, he isn’t that good, there are clubs who have better attackers than we do but Hey! We got him at a decent price!
On the second part though- don’t think money is the problem. Some players might not fancy joining us currently.
That includes his wages of £125k a week on a five year deal, fee would be closer to £30m, sorry if it's already been saidSome papers quoting 62.5M
The players who we are targeting will not join us at this time... Neymar, Muller, Bale are happy at their clubs are they are winning.
The players we can throw money at and get are Griezmann, Aubameyang etc who have release clauses we can easily match. Once we get them and start winning things again then we may have a chance at the Bales and Neymars of the world.
I think Woodward doesn't fully grasp the situation, and the more worrying thing is neither does our board.
Mane would be a good buy for us and £30m isn't really a terrible price. He's very good when he can be arsed, I was very impressed with him at the beginning of season and when he tore Chelsea apart. He'll inject pace and directness into the side which could be vital but I guess he will be asked to pass the ball to the nearest player anyway in which case it's pointless signing him.
Soton fans must be really pissed off by us and Liverpool, they are building new squads over and over again..
You know Mane won't stay long, he would be good addition for us and absolutely gettable
You know Mane won't stay long, he would be good addition for us and absolutely gettable
I think he might be a bit over rated on here, I wouldn't like to try and say that he will definitely improve us as many better players have tried with limited success but I don't think he's bad value at 30m either considering todays prices. He's worth the punt if we can get him this month for sure.
That includes his wages of £125k a week on a five year deal, fee would be closer to £30m, sorry if it's already been said
Bloody hell I would have striked too.
It is a little odd, and that's being polite, that it's being reported at £62 million.
Every major transfer is that if you include wages.
Every major transfer is that if you include wages.
They always do, they report it as a deal instead of a transfer fee, it's just clickbait when the actual fee is much lower.
Really? I've never come across that before. Inflated transfer fees maybe – like 40 mill for him say. But not including wages to make out the 'fee' is 62 mill! Plus the BBC then saying the same. A sign of the agenda the press have with Utd at the moment.
Serious question: Whats the difference between Sane, Mane and Anderson?
Mané is more of a hard-working winger, Anderson is flashier, Sané a mix of both? I really rate Sané.
Anderson can play a very good SS role but is also a very typical tricky wide player too, end product sometimes lacking and Mane can play the Mata RM/AM hybrid role very well and his defensive contribution is very, very good. Not certain on Sane's best position at the moment though as he's still very raw. Sane looks to me more like he'll develop as a wide playmaker really.
Absolutely not. Mane is a far more complete player. He can play anywhere across the front line and can use either foot. He is simply better in every way than Valencia ever was or could be.
Anderson can only dream of the reptoire and variety of tricks, skills and ball control of Nani. He seems to have his shot power though and can run harder.
Mane has far more to his game technically than Valencia, who is really quite limited. I'm not sure why these comparisons keep cropping up, they're very different players
sounds like we should sign Mane and not anderson then?
That includes his wages of £125k a week on a five year deal, fee would be closer to £30m, sorry if it's already been said
Oh...I didn't know that. Cheers.
This. If anything, Mane is closer to Nani than Valencia. Flair, can win a game with a bit of magic, but can also be very frustrating and inconsistent, at times.
Is @Stack actually Mane? He suddenly appears whenever somebody doubts Mane's credentials in order to remind us that he receives the ball well and is better than Valencia and Zaha ever could be.
Mane still has not come close to the type of form Valencia showed at his very best.
People on here have incredibly short memories. Valencia may have been limited in what he did or tried to do, but nobody could stop him. You knew what he was going to do but there was feck all you were going to do about it.
No one gave Ashley Cole more problems.
In contrast, now we all know what he's going to do and the opposition doesn't actually need to stop it.
I like him as a fullback though.
I will stay out of the thread just for you oh mighty one
He was talking prime Valencia. He's a shadow of that player now, though I'm sure he could do a job out wide still. He is good at right back too.
I haven't seen Anderson do one trick.
You forgot to mention that you receive the ball well and you're better than Valencia ever could be.
Nah, I'm just messing about!
How many tricks did Nani do? He used to stop dead with the ball then either try to accelerate past the defender or twist and turn to create an opening. I liked Nani, but I wouldn't say he used a lot of trickery in his all round play.
Anderson actually looks more successful than Nani in going past his man.
Type them both in YouTube and tell me Nani didn't do tricks. He bloody juggled with the ball in his first season. Nani used a lot of tricks and had very quick feet. Anderson is just a very fast player he drops the occasional nutmeg. I wouldn't call that tricks and i wouldn't call their playing still similar at all.
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