Calm down man, it wasn't a personal attack.
First off, if United are willing to give him the same wages as Rooney there is something seriously wrong. He isn't Fabregas. 300 grand is a lot to give someone if you don't even know if they could play in the premiership or not. So I doubt that's ever going to happen. If it does I will seriously question Moyes and Woodwards ability to make sound transfer decisions. I would rather they paid 300,000 a year to entice a Yaya Toure, Swiensteiger (I think that's how you spell it) or someone that's a finished article. 300,000 a week is crazy money for a player like Kroos.
The point you made about the younger player is a good one, but.. Kroos is up for a contract renewal soon, and who knows what Bayern will offer him. As the old saying goes, if its not broke don't try to fix it. The contract Kroos is on is probably an old one. And Bayern saying "will try their best" means, if he demands the cash, we'll give him what's reasonable for a player of his stature. I'm sure Guardiola sees him as a natural successor for Bayern in midfield anyway.
And I never said Bayern and Pep are perfect.. just a lot more perfect than what United are offering.. at the minute. I think we will sign a midfielder, but an established one, like a Strootman. Not a youngster who has yet to really prove he is capable at the highest level.
Why are you telling me to calm down, where in my post do I seem angry or annoyed? This is a forum for debating, so if you need to tell someone to calm down because they questioned your post in a civilized manner, I feel you are in the wrong place.
Yes, £300,000 is a lot of money (nearly £50k more than reported figures for his wages so not quite sure why it's even being used but ok), so let's say we're offering him £240,000 like the reports say, because I haven't seen £300,000 p/w anywhere.It's pretty obvious that this guy is an exceptional talent; if he is close to his peak, then that's still amazing as he is a top, top CM at his age and would pretty much be one of the best in the CM instantly. That wage on a 5 year contract would take him up to 29 years old, which is a good amount of time for someone to be earning such a high wage. It's a lot more stable than offering a 21 year old £160,000 a week like Hazard, or £200,000 like Gotze. Neymar I believe is earning even more than these two, so that's pretty bad. As I've heard from the Rooney deal, his contract has been changed to a more commercially-orientated one, which means that United are in fact paying less in terms of weekly wages, but allowing for greater exposure to his commercial revenue: this could make for a good opportunity for Kroos too, so I would imagine we pay less than the reported £240,000, and considering he would be the first German player to play for United in, well, forever, so I could imagine him having a strong commercial base.
The contract deal has been dragging on since the summer. Remember how everyone got nervy when Rooney continued not to sign? If they had such a good offer for him, it would have been made by now, so disagreement must be continuing, and Kroos' mind must be in limbo, otherwise he would be signed long ago.
And for signing an "established" player like Strootman and not Kroos, you do realise Strootman is the same age as Kroos, been playing for Roma for less than one season and played for PSV before? Whereas Kroos has been part of the Bayern midfield for a solid 4 years now? I'm not quite sure you know what you're talking about now with that point made...
