Paul Pogba | Undergoing Medical | Helping out the Laundry Ladies
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Whilst I don't want to get into a debate about who is or isn't 'world class' if we look purely at players who have actually moved this summer (i.e. there can be no debate about their availability or about their price):
Sane £37m
Gundogan £26m
Kante £36m
These three come in at a shade below £100m
Personally, I'd still rather have one Paul Pogba but just sayin'
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Only one player matters and that's Evra because he plays for the same team. And he is in holiday.
Payet isn't due back until Monday according to my West Ham mates.
Evra was given the same amount of time off as Pogba from Juve
meh this saga is boring now 
Of course it is done. Just a matter of time now till this is announced. There is no way Juve would have payed 75m for Higuain if this deal didn't go through. That's the most they have payed for a player in history.
That's where I differ from most in this thread.,we could have gone for and signed all three of those players by now. And they'd all be perfect for us. Instead we have wasted our time and probably our money too on Pogba. This displeases me.
Sané: very raw
Gundogan: will he ever get to his best form again?
Kanté: 1 very good season. Will be difficult to replicate.
Kanté I would have liked here, the others meh...
We should make him sign the damn contract before our community shield game. He might change his mind if he watches us playing like we did against everton.
And only Evra and Pogba play in Serie A. Which starts later than other leagues, right?
Having said that, nobody is forcing Pogba to stay on holiday with Evra. If he knows he is definitely playing for a PL team next season it is a little strange that he's not decided to get some training under his belt at the same time as players like Koscielny, Sagna and Lloris.
Did some actually claim he wanted City before usHe's read the papers that said he wanted Madrid first, Barca second, City third and then us because nobody else could pay the money
That's why football is so great - it's all about opinions and you are entitled to yours as much as me, or anyone else.
Getting those three, for example, would obviously enhance our squad greatly. I think we are in need of a superstar, a talisman, call it what you will, of Pogba proportions. I think we have been lacking this in recent years, in fact since Ronaldo left.
A pacy right winger with bags of potential, a dynamic attacking midfielder who we could nurture/rotate and lasts years player of the season in Kante. Great business by our rivals in my opinion.
Instead we've a 34 year old striker, a raw CB and a bit of a punt in Miki. And NO sign of Pogba, who I don't rate anyway.
It's only boring if you obsessively follow it.meh this saga is boring now
It will happen when it happens. In the meantime, let's look forward to the other new players we have signed.
I am really looking forward to this season. Saying that, I was really looking forward to last season as well
I get that logic too I really do. I just think the hype around Pogba is just.... hype.
I'd rather have him arrive properly rested and miss a few games than get here a few weeks back having barely had any break at all meaning he'll be playing almost two years without downtime.
Yep, the "Squawka" head Journalist Greg Stobart still says even now City was his first choice before us, but City wouldn't spend the money. Pretty hilarious.Did some actually claim he wanted City before us
All you have done there is name 3 players.
Everyone has their own yard stick, mine would be a player that would be in top 5 player in each position, top 10 for midfield as 2 positions although this again would vary on system type of football playered.
Pogba for me is what we need above short passing tempo dictating players who would be more suited to possession football.
The 34 year old striker who is still a top player, in a position we desperately needed, a raw CB who has looked extremely promising and Miki, who might have been the best player in Germany last year. Just rephrasing and it changes the whole picture.
We wouldn't get those three players at those prices though would we?
Take sane at £37 million, that is for city alone. If we were in a bidding war with city for the player, that could easily be a £50 million player. The same with Kante. It is not a zero sum game.
But I keep reading on here money is no object to United?
Well I don't see Pogba holding a Manchester United shirt do you???
How is Miki 'a bit of a punt' but Sane and Gundogan aren't? One is very patchy and is always angling to move on, the other one has a long-term injury. Both riskier than Miki.
Added bold above. Your squad would have looked much better with both of them. Both would get in your current first 11..
That is not the argument though is it? The argument seems to be that those three would be a better way to spend £100 million. Reality is you would not get the three for £100 million if we were bidding against city and chelsea for them.
If the argument now is we can just pay and get what we want, then why is the fee for pogba such an issue?
Are you the Redcafe's version of Johnnowhite?
Di Marzio didn't promise that though?
Miki's a punt but the two players he outperformed in the same league are "great business"?
Age wise Miki won't appreciate in value, punt is he'll hit the ground running and not be Kagawa #2. Sane is a punt on potential, Gudongan on fitness. Yes all of them are punts. I didn't say they weren't. I am just saying we could have taken other punts that are attractive ones.
Yes, I've dreamt it many times.
Don't waste your time, eventually he'll get arm ache from moving the goalposts so much and he won't be able to type any more.
He's not worth 100m
Whilst I don't care since its not my money people shouldn't kid themselves
Whilst I don't care since its not my money people shouldn't kid themselves
What if we got two of those players for the price we have to pay for Pogba?
Take your Man City chat to the relevant thread! I want Pogba news!
Has he landed yet?
Has he landed yet?
In fairness British press in general have been horrendous this summer. Absolute shit in fact. Although it looks like Duncan Castle is going to be the man for our information with Jose in charge.
I'll get ball ache from reading petty little posts like that first.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not a punt. Just because posters don't overly recognise the name or haven't seen many of his games doesn't deny the fact that he has proven his technical and goal scoring ability in a top European league and top European competitions.
How have we wasted money on Pogba? He's not even played a game yet.
He said the deal will be done with in 48 hours did he not?? And that imo is Paul Pogba at carrington and announced as a Manchester United player am I right?