Wasnt it around £50-52m + adds ons, which were based on appearances and him winning trophies with us. He didnt do squat. So Im pretty sure we didnt pay Madrid any of the add on fees. We sold him for around £46-49m.
Oh no dont worry about it. People who dont want Pogba are okay with us spending £100m on Griezmann. They just dont want Pogba.
I can't remember the actual numbers but I do remember the break even stuff being on an accounting written down value basis.
Please wake up. Javier Martinez was 40 mil years ago and not the clear best of his crop. Renato Sanchez went for 40 mil + 40 mil in clause this summer. Hypothetically or not, Verrati is the cream of this generation in his position. He can't cost more than Renato Sanchez?
Likewise for Verratti. And that's if PSG actually entertain offers and not threaten to put in a retaliatory bid for the whole of Manchester instead.
There are some of these people around? Strange that some wouldn't want a class player in our squad.
Look at the Pogba thread. So many of them are against us signing him.
Problem is Kroos is unattainable. Kante however would be both a realistic and brilliant signing.
Hahaha, yeah, wasn't there that bit of news of the Sheikh threatening Barca with something along those lines a couple of years ago? I think if Barca continued pursuing Thiago Silva, they'd activate Messi's release clause?
I'm no sure if those comments ever proved to be true though. Was still funny though.Because we have other areas to fill and Pogba isn't going to make "that" difference. Kante, Kroos and Mahrez are possible for that money if Real took Pogba e.g.
Why is Rooney in that line up? Jose has already indicated that Wayne isn't a good enough CM and will be competing for the striker position?
Its the same thing. Rooney as a #10 with Pogba and Schneiderlin behind him.
It's widely reported it's 40 mil + another 40 mil add on. You said your valuation of Verrati would be 50-60 mil. Renato Sanchez only needs 24 matches each season for his current contract to make up 20 million of the addon fee (so 60 mil). If he can't make that much appearance, then he is either shit or injury prone = Bayern paid 40 mil for a flop! So you think Verrati is 20 million apart from an unproven player who pose huge risk?
Both the players you want wont cost less than £75m odd million while both being less marketable than Pogba.
If the fee is £100m I doubt they would resist.Obviously this discussion is pointless because Juve won't sell Pogba, even for £100m
Probably not even there considering that all three of Ramos, Pepe and Varane would be ahead of him and quite often there is only one space for a CB in the bench.
Smalling would be on the bench at both Madrid and Barcelona.
Pog is world class. Only Modric and probably Veratti are better than him, IMO.
Maybe not just yet, but I think Griezman could be had in a season or so for 60m-ish, providing he wants the move. Athletico are a selling club, It's just Simeone that changes things in that respect. Verratti on the other hand would command a lot more I reckon.
I think we can do with the sell with buy back clause, like Barcelona and Real Madrid use.
Disagree. Fellaini was always a very limited player, one I never rated. The Schneidlerlin example is more comparable but even then, Schneiderlin has clearly not played at his best here. Easy to say any decent player is the next 'insert name'. Also, Kante has just won the league.
He just renewed his contract and his release clause went up from 80m euros to 100m+ euros. So, if someone can sign him (a big if considering that he wants to stay there especially with Simeone continuing), it will be a similar amount of money we will have to pay for Pogba. But the discussion is academical considering that he's not going to leave this season, in any case.
