The science of transfers...well there isn't any but managers and clubs do have a MO. Real, Barca sit at the top table and rarely do the players who are considered 'the best in the world' dont end up wearing either shirt of those two teams (sometimes both).
Its rare to have the best Spanish player, playing outside of Spain. Interesting how we rarely have the best (or any) England players applying their trade elsewhere but thats another debate?
Bayern and us generally will always buy the best of each respective country's talent. We've had the last 2 or 3 record transfers for young talent, and we also paid quite large figures for Carrick at the time, and recently Smalling, Jones and even Zaha weren't bought cheap. We generally have first pick when English players come available as do BM with Germans.
Our history in signing 'so called' big players isn't great, which isn't down to the transfer fee or salary. Not sure its down to the 'London factor' either cause that would be making a massive assumption that all players want the bright lights of capital cities rather than the tranquility of something more rural. We also have expensive property, shops and even roads and airports up north too...(!)
It's amazing how City didn't do too bad in signing and keeping Ageuro, Kompany, Dzeko, Nasri, Toure.......?
I can only think we take a more organic approach to transfers, and prefer to grow our own 'superstars' rather than buy them in ready made. More chance of keeping them too.....
By the look of the last two signings, even under LVG, nothings changed.....which I feel is a good thing cause its the Utd way.....
Its rare to have the best Spanish player, playing outside of Spain. Interesting how we rarely have the best (or any) England players applying their trade elsewhere but thats another debate?
Bayern and us generally will always buy the best of each respective country's talent. We've had the last 2 or 3 record transfers for young talent, and we also paid quite large figures for Carrick at the time, and recently Smalling, Jones and even Zaha weren't bought cheap. We generally have first pick when English players come available as do BM with Germans.
Our history in signing 'so called' big players isn't great, which isn't down to the transfer fee or salary. Not sure its down to the 'London factor' either cause that would be making a massive assumption that all players want the bright lights of capital cities rather than the tranquility of something more rural. We also have expensive property, shops and even roads and airports up north too...(!)
It's amazing how City didn't do too bad in signing and keeping Ageuro, Kompany, Dzeko, Nasri, Toure.......?
I can only think we take a more organic approach to transfers, and prefer to grow our own 'superstars' rather than buy them in ready made. More chance of keeping them too.....
By the look of the last two signings, even under LVG, nothings changed.....which I feel is a good thing cause its the Utd way.....
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