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I think he does have higher technical skills but let's see IF we get him and in the years to come.
I think I've yet to see any of our opposition posters saying that Pogba is a decent player. All we've seen is everyone saying how terrible of a buy it'll be, and they are more happy with their own transfer dealings.
Love it.
Love it.
I've never heard of an agent earning £20m from a transfer, in fact I don't think I've even heard of an agent earning half that from a transfer.
Shame you can't read the now deleted thread (over 3000 pages) on bluemoon regarding them signing Pogba. It was littered with em wanking themselves silly at the prospect.
In fact, I remember one poster saying....while United are chasing that crock Gundogan and a over the hill Schweinsteiger, we are after world class players like Pogba.
It's almost like Bluemoon don't see the difference between spending the revenue you've generated yourself as a club superpower, and spending a Middle Eastern royal families oil fortune.Jose Mourinho tight-lipped on Paul Pogba deal
"I don't confirm and I don't deny," Mourinho told reporters at a press conference this morning. "I cannot tell you.
"I don't think it is correct to speak about players of other clubs. My directors did a fantastic work to do 75% of the job I ask them to do. I gave them a few options. We have just 25% to do until 31 August.
"We are in great conditions to have a great market. We are calm. We have three faces to fill the profile. I am confident Mr Woodward will get the player we need to get a good balance."
http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/footbal...o-tight-lipped-on-paul-pogba-deal_277151.html
1. What does the part I highlighted mean!? That there are 2 other possibilities if the Pogba deal falls through.
2. He also talks about the deadline day of 31st August but clearly he won't wait that long for Pogba to make up his mind?
I've been so confident about this signing of late, but i'm just so wary of making myself as vulnerable to this only to be gutted like we have been with all the guys already mention (Vidal, Thiago etc) I would love it to be announced tomorrow, but something tells me if it is going to happen it would be next week sometime, but I don't care as long as its announced and we are not left hanging out to dry again!
"I don't confirm and I don't deny," Mourinho told reporters at a press conference this morning. "I cannot tell you.
"I don't think it is correct to speak about players of other clubs. My directors did a fantastic work to do 75% of the job I ask them to do. I gave them a few options. We have just 25% to do until 31 August.
"We are in great conditions to have a great market. We are calm. We have three faces to fill the profile. I am confident Mr Woodward will get the player we need to get a good balance."
http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/footbal...o-tight-lipped-on-paul-pogba-deal_277151.html
1. What does the part I highlighted mean!? That there are 2 other possibilities if the Pogba deal falls through.
2. He also talks about the deadline day of 31st August but clearly he won't wait that long for Pogba to make up his mind?
I've been so confident about this signing of late, but i'm just so wary of making myself as vulnerable to this only to be gutted like we have been with all the guys already mention (Vidal, Thiago etc) I would love it to be announced tomorrow, but something tells me if it is going to happen it would be next week sometime, but I don't care as long as its announced and we are not left hanging out to dry again!
Or his dad.
Means we've signed 3 players of the 4 we wanted. Not that complicated.
£100m on Kaka and 500k a week in wages in 2009.
It lacks class and shows the person to be a bit of a dimwit when they're unable/unwilling to give an impartial view. If City or Chelsea had signed Pogba I'd have been absolutely gutted. In fact I thought City (before Real's name cropped up) would be the ones to sign him and I was dreading this summer. And laughing about them spending £100m wouldn't have made me feel any better because it's completely irrelevant how much another team spends.
Man, what I would give to read that haha.
Guardian Journo Andy Hunter: Juve looking Sissoko after Pogba to MUFC is done. It just seems to be common knowledge now that the deal is almost done
Really hope Di Marzio can shed some more light on this today.
Even at this stage where the media are telling us it's down to the fine touches, I still wouldn't put money on it and it wouldn't suprise me if there was a late hitch in the deal
But if it's just Jose's quotes that are worrying you, I'm pretty sure he is just being coy and doesn't want to muddy any waters
Well you and me have different interpretations.
I think the percentage talk was the fact we've signed 3 of the 4. The faces is that we have 3 options that fit the criteria of the 4th signing.
He means we already have 3 of the players he wants in already, Pogba is the last major piece of the puzzle
No, it means that there are three players that we could sign for the 4th position. Pogba probably is one of them, the other two could as well be bullshit.
Basically what @Riz says. I understood it that way too.
3 faces to fill the midfielder we need. Pogba/Matuidi/Gomes.
Clearly Pogba is first choice, and we've made contact with the other 2 to see if they are interested.
Pogba is about 95% done anyway. Expect an announcement after the tour IMO.
Clearly Pogba is first choice, and we've made contact with the other 2 to see if they are interested.
Pogba is about 95% done anyway. Expect an announcement after the tour IMO.
No surprise to see @Polite Poster in here downplaying Pogba's incoming. Like a lot of blues he's been predicting Pogba to City for over a year now so face saving nonsense about fees is now the default fallback position for blues with their noses out of joint
From the closed Pogba thread:
"Pogba's move to Juventus was allegedly on the advice of Viera who of course played there. And as that didn't work out too badly for the lad he may well listen to his idol again about moving to City. Plus, of course he would get to play alongside another of the players he looks up to, a certain Yaya Toure.
Of course it may all be wishful thinking on my part but I think this lad will be playing in sky blue next season"
Etc etc.
Anyhoo....Pogba
From the closed Pogba thread:
"Pogba's move to Juventus was allegedly on the advice of Viera who of course played there. And as that didn't work out too badly for the lad he may well listen to his idol again about moving to City. Plus, of course he would get to play alongside another of the players he looks up to, a certain Yaya Toure.
Of course it may all be wishful thinking on my part but I think this lad will be playing in sky blue next season"
Etc etc.
Anyhoo....Pogba
£220,000 net I heard. Couldn't give a fudge, will make it all the harder for Madrid to poach him in the next 2-3 years. We hardly thought we'd pay a record fee for a player then save on his wages, he was ways going to be the record earner in the Prem.
I hope it's sooner than that.
He is a fine player and would improve any team. I'm disappointed he wont be coming to City but understand that we need to strengthen in several areas which probably makes such a financial commitment impossible (FFP)
The tour doesn't finish for ages, not a chance the announcement will be that long away. I know we like to drag things out, but that would be ridiculous.
Yeah, money in football has been fecked for ages. Not bothered, as you said, it's a serious sign of intent from the club. I'll be delighted if we can pull it off.
No surprise to see @Polite Poster in here downplaying Pogba's incoming. Like a lot of blues he's been predicting Pogba to City for over a year now so face saving nonsense about fees is now the default fallback position for blues with their noses out of joint
From the closed Pogba thread:
"Pogba's move to Juventus was allegedly on the advice of Viera who of course played there. And as that didn't work out too badly for the lad he may well listen to his idol again about moving to City. Plus, of course he would get to play alongside another of the players he looks up to, a certain Yaya Toure.
Of course it may all be wishful thinking on my part but I think this lad will be playing in sky blue next season"
Etc etc.
Anyhoo....Pogba
Clearly it was wishful thinking on my part but ho hum.
City clearly have other priorities and I trust Pep to prevail Pogba or no Pogba
He'll have given Ed several options (presumably ranked in order of preference). If the Pogba deal fell through for whatever reason he'd have to move onto the next, which would take some time. He mentions the deadline only to emphasise that there's still plenty of time to complete our transfer businesss.
Just noticed that the Caf vote for Pogba is also 75/25!
Guardian Journo Andy Hunter: Juve looking Sissoko after Pogba to MUFC is done. It just seems to be common knowledge now that the deal is almost done
Really hope Di Marzio can shed some more light on this today.
£35m for Sissoko. Thirty five million pound sterling for Moussa Sissoko.
I was thinking about if/when it gets announced. Surely they'd ant Mourinho next to him when he's holding the shirt etc?
They deleted it?
I've forgotten that still exists.
Many seem to think it doesn't but it clearly does.
Perhaps an "agreement has been made" statement, but Pogba is going to be on holiday for a few more weeks and Mourinho is away in China. All the proper promo stuff won't happen until we've returned.
Yep that's what I was thinking too.
That there are 3 players he can choose from for the 4th signing. But that must be mind games, but what does it do.
And yes clearly Pogba is first choice but essentially Jose saying that even if Pogba doesn't sign I will have a back up. The name of Matuidi being thrown around is fine back up, but don't want Gomes anywhere near us. Not sure who would be 3rd choice.
But I really hope we do get our main man. Its really a no-brainer even with those claiming the £100 pound being thrown around is insane, for me the only thing that defines how much a player is “worth” is the price a club is willing to pay for their services. Football transfers are a market where supply and demand really is king. There’s no metric. There’s no “Well, Cristiano Ronaldo cost £80 million in 2009, so adjust that for inflation and that’s how much the most destructive force in world football is worth.”
If a player is super-marketable, sadly, that is borne out in the financial investment it is worth making in them. Pogba comes with plenty of weight on that front. It is not so much that he will sell shirts (though he would), but that he can front marketing campaigns. He will become the face of United over the next few years of that I have no doubt, both relating to off and on the pitch matters.
The thought of teams battling it out to sign Moussa Sissoko for 35m is just hilarious
Yep. As soon as it came obvious they were out, and United were in for him they deleted it and started a new one.They deleted it?
I've been trying to remain calm about this transfer, keeping a cool head in this heatwave.
Jose fecking Mourinho
Bastian fecking Schweinsteiger
Zlatan fecking Ibrahimovic
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Paul fecking Pogba.
Jose fecking Mourinho
Bastian fecking Schweinsteiger
Zlatan fecking Ibrahimovic
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Paul fecking Pogba.
To put the numbers into perspective, £35m for Sissoko, £30m for Deeney and £25m for Wijnaldum. Pogba for £100m is an absolute bargain.