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Do you want Pogba for £100 million?

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Of course we have a chance. We can afford the wages. Can afford the transfer fee. Can afford the agent fees. So to say we have a 0% chance, is laughable.

Will he come? That is a whole different conversation.
 
Adam-Utd said:
That excuse is so overused and generally not true. Let's be honest though With the investment to team and manager, if we don't get top 4 next year it would be an absolute catastrophe.

I am sure a player can miss 1 year of CL, it's not going to hurt them.
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I meant that he may want to win the Champions league with Juve as its a fairly important cup for players these days.
 
rotherham_red said:
This. I'm not his biggest fan and I think he's nowhere near as good as made out, he is undoubtedly box office... If we got him at the quoted astronomically absurd price+wages, he'd be prohibitively expensive... Even for Real and even for free in a post-Brexit world.

If he leaves after 4 years, the potential return on the investment in terms of trophies won and money made in marketing terms, it would have paid for itself. If, in the unlikely event he left after two years, he would cost an even bigger amount.

No matter which way you look at it, it's win-win.
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People always forget that this is the reason Real overtook us almost fifteen years ago, they paid fees the world thought were unthinkable for the likes of Zidane and Figo (to a lesser extent) and in no time players were queuing to join the Galactico project. We don't have to go full on muppet like Perez does but its known that this math works and we do have the platform to exploit his name to the fullest whilst having the financial muscle to take the blow if he were to flop.
 
VP89 said:
This is a blatant ploy to get a shiny new contract at Juve. Surprised people think this will happen. Glad we aren't so daft as to splash £100m on him.
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He's literally won every trophy he could possibly win there aside from the Champions League in the last 4 seasons. I'm sure he's dying to win his fifth straight scudetto.

You'd also give United better odds to win the Champions League in the next 4/5 seasons than Juve.
 
You buy value, you end up a value team (thanks SAF).

We should aim for the top, if city can sign KDB,Aguero etc etc etc then we, Manchester United, have to go for this kind of player.
 
Ramshock said:
Not when we are buying two of his biggest clients.
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Precisely my point. "I'll do everything to deliver you these two players but you have to let me run with the Pogba to United leaks so I can force Real's hand (or whatever he's trying to do)". Watch the move break down and be on again over the next few weeks as Raiola plots and re-plots.
 
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VP89 said:
This is a blatant ploy to get a shiny new contract at Juve. Surprised people think this will happen. Glad we aren't so daft as to splash £100m on him.
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This is one of those reverse psychology posts right?
 
Raiola already said the most import thing is the "project", I know people hate that word.
If Madrid don't pay up, I think he will come. I also don't think we will wait for him forever.
 
Maajid said:
Precisely my point. "I'll do everything to deliver you these two players but you have to let me run with the Pogba to United leaks so I can force Real's hand (or whatever he's trying to do." Watch the move break down and be on again over the next few weeks as Raiola plots and re-plots.
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I don't think the club would ever participate in a ploy to get a player a bigger contract. We are a serious club ffs.
If we are after Pogba, it's because we think we can buy him.
 
Pexbo said:
He's literally won every trophy he could possibly win there aside from the Champions League in the last 4 seasons. I'm sure he's dying to win his fifth straight scudetto.

You'd also give United better odds to win the Champions League in the next 4/5 seasons than Juve.
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I agree that Pogba signing a new contract with Juve is less likely than signing with United.

But there is a caveat here: if the new contract with Juve has an acceptable release clause that may be triggered next summer, then the new contract will just make sure that Pogba stays for another year on better wages. We cannot afford to give him such a contract. So, my prediction is that he would rather accept such a new contract with Juve than signing a 5 year contract with United without a reasonable release clause. For reasons spcecified above.
 
If the stories of Perez not being too keen on him are true, then I honestly think we'll sign him.
 
Adisa said:
I don't think the club would ever participate in a ploy to get a player a bigger contract. We are a serious club ffs.
If we are after Pogba, it's because we think we can buy him.
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This is not about being a big club or a small club; it's about 'give and take,' it's about everybody winning, it's about the signalling theory.
 
Adisa said:
I don't think the club would ever participate in a ploy to get a player a bigger contract. We are a serious club ffs.
If we are after Pogba, it's because we think we can buy him.
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I also don't think the agent would ask for our permission to say we are intrested to bump up the price he would just do it. It not like it inflicts on harm on United being associated with a world record bid. Only people it effects is us muppets daring to dream.
 
Maajid said:
Precisely my point. "I'll do everything to deliver you these two players but you have to let me run with the Pogba to United leaks so I can force Real's hand (or whatever he's trying to do)". Watch the move break down and be on again over the next few weeks as Raiola plots and re-plots.
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Raiola has some of Europe's most nomadic players in his stable if he has decided its time for Pogba to move he will move. This guy's MO is rooted in making sure that his biggest stars move around as much as possible to allow him to collect as much in agent fees as he, United makes the most sense for him now because in three years time he will be pushing for Pogba to move to Real.
 
royboy16 said:
I meant that he may want to win the Champions league with Juve as its a fairly important cup for players these days.
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Sure everybody wants too, but IMO we've got a better chance of winning it more recently than they do. Players now deem fame and money over a small chance of 1 extra trophy, and we can give him that miles over Juve.

Madrid are the only barrier, let's see how it plays out.
 
The fact that his first choice might be Real Madrid doesn't mean he's using us.
"I will wait till this club makes an offer. If they don't, I will move here."
How much of a bigger contract can Juve even afford to give him?
 
Pexbo said:
He's literally won every trophy he could possibly win there aside from the Champions League in the last 4 seasons. I'm sure he's dying to win his fifth straight scudetto.

You'd also give United better odds to win the Champions League in the next 4/5 seasons than Juve.
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Agreed. They continue to strengthen this summer too.

djdhrubs said:
This is one of those reverse psychology posts right?
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No. I genuinely wouldn't want him at such a stupid price, not that it matters because its blatant he'll sign a new deal with Juve.
 
itso 7 said:
Raiola has some of Europe's most nomadic players in his stable if he has decided its time for Pogba to move he will move. This guy's MO is rooted in making sure that his biggest stars move around as much as possible to allow him to collect as much in agent fees as he, United makes the most sense for him now because in three years time he will be pushing for Pogba to move to Real.
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That's a fanciful suggestion and it assumes that Pogba would want to come to United when he has the chance to move to Madrid. This is all fugazi.
 
Maajid said:
Precisely my point. "I'll do everything to deliver you these two players but you have to let me run with the Pogba to United leaks so I can force Real's hand (or whatever he's trying to do)". Watch the move break down and be on again over the next few weeks as Raiola plots and re-plots.
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This is spot on, IMO.
 
Maajid said:
That's a fanciful suggestion and it assumes that Pogba would want to come to United when he has the chance to move to Madrid. This is all fugazi.
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Real Madrid will come for him whether he is at United, Juventus or PSG because when they want someone nothing stops them. With Raoila in his ear and if Real drag their feet we will have a chance.
 
Why do people tend to believe that the wish of the agent weighs more or at least as much as the wish of the player? The agent serves the player, not vice versa. The players are not muppets in the hands of powerful agents, especially the star players.
 
We may or may not get a shot at getting him but I don't think it will drag on like saga's we've had in previous years. I think Mourinho is more hands on and aggressive than LVG and Moyes. I think we'll get an answer 1 way or another quicker.
 
itso 7 said:
Real Madrid will come for him whether he is at United, Juventus or PSG because when they want someone nothing stops them. With Raoila in his ear and if Real drag their feet we will have a chance.
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Exactly, we have been itching to sign a marquee player and break the transfer record for years now and if Real dont want to pay 100m for Pogba I get the sense we certainly will.

With Jose we stand the best chance of doing this since SAF retired.
 
The media chatter in Madrid right now is about Kante, not Pogba. Either Raiola and RM are going through an elaborate haggling through the media dance, or they really seem not that interested in Pogba. At least not at the price that Juventus wants. If Woodie meets Juventus' valuation, I think we have a massive shot at Pogba.
 
For those saying he really likes United, he actually said he likes Manchester. Guess where City play.
 
Please No Rooney. Only United player I would be interested in would be Martial, Rashford (which they won't sell) and maybe Darmain ( with hopes regains his serie a form)
 
zlatan_ish said:
Please No Rooney. Only United player I would be interested in would be Martial, Rashford (which they won't sell) and maybe Darmain ( with hopes regains his serie a form)
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Oh cmon zlatan_ish, just take rooney. You know you want him
 
Frank Grimes said:
I really don't see Pogba coming here. Would love Kante though.
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Judging by the reports we have more chance of signing Pogba then Kante. Only really that would maybe rival us for Pogba, but just about everyone wants Kante due to his small buyout clause, including Real.
 
zlatan_ish said:
Please No Rooney. Only United player I would be interested in would be Martial, Rashford (which they won't sell) and maybe Darmain ( with hopes regains his serie a form)
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I mean I like Darmian a lot but we could definitely work out a deal if those were the options :D
 
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