His buyout is supposed to be £30m, a fee we've had no problem paying in the past.
Ah, I see. Yeah, in that case, £30m isn't a bad price for a player like him.
His buyout is supposed to be £30m, a fee we've had no problem paying in the past.
Thought Chelsea were in the mix too?United and City?
Thought Chelsea were in the mix too?![]()
I know, but then there's this quote from Hazard:
"To Manchester, as I have already said. The decision will be taken soon. I have made my choice 90 per cent. There are always small things that can change everything. You will soon know where my future lies," said Hazard, who is believed by some to favour a move to Old Trafford.
"City have won the title this year, and they have great players, a great coach and a nice project. At United, we all know Sir Alex Ferguson and all the talented players he has in his squad."
This was before Chelsea came in as well. He said he'd consider them if they bid.
I just don't get this media-whore. If he's already made his choice 90%, just fecking announce it already. Both clubs seem to have made their final offer to him, so what's he waiting for? If he's waiting for more clubs to come in, why not just wait until the last day of the window and announce his decision then. Such a prick.
I just don't get this media-whore. If he's already made his choice 90%, just fecking announce it already. Both clubs seem to have made their final offer to him, so what's he waiting for? If he's waiting for more clubs to come in, why not just wait until the last day of the window and announce his decision then. Such a prick.
Maybe he has been told by his chosen club to keep quiet until the proper unveil time?
fergie obviously wants KAGAWA, HAZARD AND (enter random player) standing next to him with shirts and scalfs before its announced.
A trio like this is much more likely.
I just don't get this media-whore. If he's already made his choice 90%, just fecking announce it already. Both clubs seem to have made their final offer to him, so what's he waiting for? If he's waiting for more clubs to come in, why not just wait until the last day of the window and announce his decision then. Such a prick.
A trio like this is much more likely.
He's not made his mind up though, has he? If he's 90% sure then he's still thinking about it and that's all he's really said, it's just being made to look like he's whoring the whole thing because of the media hounding him and twats on twatter flat out making shit up.
He could have just said he's not made his decision yet. Over the past few weeks, he's given all these little hints about where he's going to play and then keeps saying shit like I've made my mind up 90% but I don't know. From that Nike video, to his tweets about red or blue and him definitely playing in manchester. It's not the media and twats on twitter, he has put himself in this situation.
They couldn't be more dissimilar, as signings and players.
What's your point?
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They couldn't be more dissimilar, as signings and players.
What's your point?
Umm, my point was that in terms of profile, costs etc. it's much more likely that our new signings will be more similar to that trio on the picture as opposed to the likes of Kagawa and Hazard.
I may not have been entirely serious, either. It may not be as underwhelming as that summer was but after last year's relatively hefty spending I'd expect us to tone it down a bit...
If he signs, my pecking order for wingers would be as follows:
1. Nani
2. Hazard
3. Valencia
4. Young
Even if we do sign one or two big-name signings (and I wouldn't rate Kagawa as any more exciting/talented/expensive a player than Valencia was) I reckon it's highly likely we'll take another punt on an Obertan-type player. So chances are the profile of our signings will be much the same.
I wouldn't even be too surprised if Owen is replaced by a similarly experienced player on a free. The rationale for signing him was so as not to block the development of talented young strikers already at the club - a logic which is just as relevant today as it was then (now that Will Keane is progressing so well)
Even if we do sign one or two big-name signings (and I wouldn't rate Kagawa as any more exciting/talented/expensive a player than Valencia was)
Sky are gonna look like absolute twats when he joins City.
Sky are gonna look like absolute twats when he joins City.
I think people are over-hyping Kagawa way too much too, he's not a massive name signing by any stretch.
Hazard is big name signing but hardly like a David Silva or Sergio Aguero.
I'd stick Kagawa in the Valencia/Young bracket.
The Fourth official lot are still saying he is definitely off to city, they've seemed to usually be right with what I have seen too
The Fourth official lot are still saying he is definitely off to city, they've seemed to usually be right with what I have seen too
The same could have been said of Nasri. To be honest I don't really think Hazard will solve our problems but he seems a great player who will add a lot to our squad so I have no objections in signing him
Anything more on the skysports tv report?
Id classify Hazard as a big name signing purely due to the hype he is attracting.
Kagawa is also a pretty big name as he comes from 2 times in a row German champions, as an integral part of that team. With respect, Valencia and Young came from midtable premiership clubs.
If he signs, my pecking order for wingers would be as follows:
1. Nani
2. Hazard
3. Valencia
4. Young
I've been watching it on a stream for 20-25 mins. Nothing so far.
Ahead of Valencia? No way.
He's not even a winger anyway.
Kagawa is also a pretty big name as he comes from 2 times in a row German champions, as an integral part of that team. With respect, Valencia and Young came from midtable premiership clubs.