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Can i interest you in a Mangala & Delph combination?
could i interest you in a go **** yourself comboCan i interest you in a Mangala & Delph combination?
Looks like the Longstaff deal is dead. Newcastle suddenly turned round and asked for 50m. United rightly told them to **** off.
Or, more realistically, this gives us a proper full season to judge him and see how good he is. And I'm glad we told them to sod off. It is madness paying 50 Mn for a yet unproven midfielder who hasn't even had a quarter season at the top level. Especially when Partey is available at the same amount.What's annoying about this is that Newcastle never said this outright. Quite happy with 25m. Now suddenly asking for 50m. They'll get nothing now. And when they hopefully get relegated we can pick him up for less
Or, more realistically, this gives us a proper full season to judge him and see how good he is. And I'm glad we told them to sod off. It is madness paying 50 Mn for a yet unproven midfielder who hasn't even had a quarter season at the top level. Especially when Partey is available at the same amount.
True enough. I thought he was available, though? His father (or agent, can't recall who) seemed to be making noises about his RC and him wanting to move. Then again, didn't check the source then, so cannot be sure.Back in April he wasn't interested in leaving Atletico for anywhere, but that was before the big changes. So woukd be worth an enquiry. That's assuming United don't already know.
What's annoying about this is that Newcastle never said this outright. Quite happy with 25m. Now suddenly asking for 50m. They'll get nothing now. And when they hopefully get relegated we can pick him up for less
Hes off to Roma according to Di Marzio. And Newcastle was can do one at that price. Ed gets a lot of stick but see what he has to deal with just because we are Utd.Also, I might be missing some transfer bits, but what happened to Alderweireld? I assume his RC is still at 25 Mn, and that he still wants out? If so, we should be all over that. Cheap enough, and WC, albeit short term. But it still provides a massive improvement to our defense at a very cheap cost, while allowing us to focus on getting in those two CMs. Also, he is already used to a similar system of play in Poch's Tottenham. He will give us a really good two years, and is not costing the moon.
Or, more realistically, this gives us a proper full season to judge him and see how good he is. And I'm glad we told them to sod off. It is madness paying 50 Mn for a yet unproven midfielder who hasn't even had a quarter season at the top level. Especially when Partey is available at the same amount.
TBF, you well over inflated things with AWB. Even if Palace never got what they initially wanted.
No question the potential. I like the lad and his prospects for the future. And he's more advanced naturally than Longstaff. But you've madly set the massive price tags for yourselves with these English clubs right now with the purchase. At the end of the day. we're talking a lad who's still a LONG way shy of being a complete, top FB. Who has zero full International experience and a mere one full season's pro-football experience under his belt. Has he even played 50 full games yet?
Raw doesn't begin to cover him and he's now what, the 5th/6th most expensive defender of all time and top 5 in Utds biggest ever transfers. That sort of money, even in this current, over inflated, mad market is normal reserved for proven, experienced talent you can rely on from the off.
It's little wonder Leicester are looking at that and upping the Maguire price to absolutely absurd levels when you compare the twos careers to date. And now Newcastle, if that price tag is correct, are trying it on when they know how desperate Utd are in their current situation.
Pay it once and it has a knock-on effect.
I don't know. We overpaid for AwB, yes, but it was also due to the fact that Palace didn't want to sell, he is British (which somehow increases their value for transfers) and arguably the best RB defensively in the League last season. Wasn't like Dalot, as he wasn't in the same level. We didn't overpay by too much, but it was necessary to close the transfer. Whether it works out or not is a whole different question, but we have always taken these punts from way before, I'm not too worried about it.TBF, you well over inflated things with AWB. Even if Palace never got what they initially wanted.
No question the potential. I like the lad and his prospects for the future. And he's more advanced naturally than Longstaff. But you've madly set the massive price tags for yourselves with these English clubs right now with the purchase. At the end of the day. we're talking a lad who's still a LONG way shy of being a complete, top FB. Who has zero full International experience and a mere one full season's pro-football experience under his belt. Has he even played 50 full games yet?
Raw doesn't begin to cover him and he's now what, the 5th/6th most expensive defender of all time and top 5 in Utds biggest ever transfers. That sort of money, even in this current, over inflated, mad market is normal reserved for proven, experienced talent you can rely on from the off.
It's little wonder Leicester are looking at that and upping the Maguire price to absolutely absurd levels when you compare the twos careers to date. And now Newcastle, if that price tag is correct, are trying it on when they know how desperate Utd are in their current situation.
Pay it once and it has a knock-on effect.
McGuire’s not worth that at all.
But if you’re making someone as raw and experienced as AVB the 5/ 6th most expensive defender of all time, then naturally Leicester are going to look at that and bump the price to stupid levels to get fair comparison value.
Which is all sound. I’m not telling Utd how to do their business. A players value is only worth what someone is willing to pay and they think he’s worth that. But you can’t over pay for one, and then bemoan clubs upping prices/ adding English premium et al on the next.
£50/ 60 mill gets you what you’re prepared to pay mate. If you do your homework and business savilly, you can get experienced, quality players for less than that in this market. Along with real good potential for less. Don’t let fees like the Portuguese kid and the likes of Demble etc skew things. There’s a big misconception on where fees are and where people think they’ll continue heading. You read it all the time of this player rumoured at upwards of £100 million or more. And that only rising. When in reality there’s very few players around or clubs that will/ have paid anything like that.