Ah forgot about that unit.
nevermind, anderson was 19 when we bought him for that ridiculous wedge and I believe that was more than lukaku so anderson is the most expensive foreign teen in british history.
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Ah forgot about that unit.
nevermind, anderson was 19 when we bought him for that ridiculous wedge and I believe that was more than lukaku so anderson is the most expensive foreign teen in british history.
Foreign
And De Gea was about 20m pounds iirc
was not a teen when we signed him
Work has made me tired today, can't even read properlyI wish rooney had a foreign passport...perhaps he'd have more consistent technique.
OK first of all, the Euro may have 'strengthened' but it hasn't done so against the BRL; in 2005, it averaged at around 2.9. Nowadays it's 2.4 give or take. Second of all, have you been following the boom in Brazilian economy and its subsequent effects on their football league? They're holding onto their young stars a lot longer and attracting their older ones back from Europe a lot sooner (not to mention some foreign players as well) than they used to.
Check your facts, please.
I'm on the Caf we never check facts here hehe but I'm the first to admit I'm no currency expert and I'm aware of the booming Brazilian economy but £30/€38 million is a shit load of money for a still pretty unproven 19 year old and it would be the biggest sale in South American football history. They could bring in 2-3 decent players for that money and spend money on their stadium and in August it will be even harder to sell Lucas because then 30% of the transfer fee goes to him instead of the now 20%. The Sao Paolo president is playing a risky game, it's simply bad business to turn down that kinda money just because he hopes he can cram a few more million from United. Lucas value might increase after the Olympics but it might also go down and it's extremely unlikely they won't get any better offers than this.
Aye, and not for the better.
The fee is higher even taking inflation into account (Was Ronaldo an international when we bought him?) but the principal is the same.
@SkyGraemeBailey
Stay tuned...
Stay tuned...
Guessing time.
Skysources understand Man City are close to signing Van Persie.
Skysources understand Man City are close to signing Van Persie.
@HusseinMarhoon
São Paulo's Sporting Director Adalberto Baptista confirmed that the Paulista club have rejected a €38m from Manchester United for Lucas
São Paulo's Sporting Director Adalberto Baptista confirmed that the Paulista club have rejected a €38m from Manchester United for Lucas
Tweets like that always turns out to be a disappointment.
Cant see us going any higher than that.
I hope we don't go over that amount for him. He's a special talent but it's also a risk.
@Cynegeticus - São Paulo's board is divided about selling Lucas Moura, says 'Lance!'. Some people at the club think he should have been sold already. #MUFC
Don't think it's the end of this Lucas issue for us.
Don't think it's the end of this Lucas issue for us.
I really hope it is! 38m is way way too much to spend on him.
Who's "Lance!" ?
That American dopehead who won all those titles.
Who is Hussein Marhoon?
Brazilian newspaper.
Really is stupid paying that kind of money for a player we really dont need, say he signs on idiots would fail to see that signing a player like that is simply papering over the cracks, spend €38m on a quality CM like Martinez and the whole of Europe would be fearful of us again. It really is this football lark.
Don't need Martinez. Wait til they get a load of Tunnincliffe.
Martinez is not some piece of meat in a market. To buy him his club has to be convinced to sell and Martinez himself must be willing to sign. Not to mention, we have to be interested in signing him in the first place.
I'd be surprised if we went that high in the first place.
I remember listening to Tim Vickery discuss him when Chelsea were interested and he said he's basically another Walcott. That put me off him immediately
Martinez is not some piece of meat in a market. To buy him his club has to be convinced to sell and Martinez himself must be willing to sign. Not to mention, we have to be interested in signing him in the first place.
Yeah make me laugh that everyone presumes that transfer is easy like this. Spend this money on that player and that player is yours. Their are other factors in all this.
For intance say a brazilian club not snapping your hand off for 38 mil euros for a teenager.
Walcott would NOT have played fifteen times for Brazil at 19 (or once for that matter)
Martinez is not some piece of meat in a market. To buy him his club has to be convinced to sell and Martinez himself must be willing to sign. Not to mention, we have to be interested in signing him in the first place.
Your post count suggests you're still fairly new at this forum lark, may I suggest you take time to read people's posts before you comment in the future
So 'Stay tuned' meant actually nothing? Surprise.
DarrenArsenal1
Tello to join Athletico Madrid on a 3yr with usual FCB buy back.
Tello to join Athletico Madrid on a 3yr with usual FCB buy back.
akqayid@akqayid
Some ITK from states side RvP to Utd.
Some ITK from states side RvP to Utd.
Promising username.
I'm guessing this is what he was on about when he said 'Stay tuned...'
Graeme Bailey @SkyGraemeBailey
Sky Sports understands Arsenal are in receipt of a number of offers for captain Robin van Persie. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/7908857/Arsenal-receive-RVP-offers-
Graeme Bailey @SkyGraemeBailey
Sky Sports understands Arsenal are in receipt of a number of offers for captain Robin van Persie. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/7908857/Arsenal-receive-RVP-offers-
Are you sure that your anti virus is working?
Que?
Sky's sources!
:lol the username you quoted sounds more like a virus name
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