This might Sir Alex's cunning way of getting Nani's head back on track and sign a new contract.
Luis Nani | 2012/13 Performances
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If figures are to be believed he is on a surprisingly low salary. So one would assume he's after a substantial increase and the other side of the coin is, it'd be a fair comment to say we could do with a bit more consistency from him. Ideally, would love a more consistent Nani and give him what he wants.
Why would any United fan want one of our best players to leave? People are just trying to get their head around what could be happening.
hope so - he seems a very humble guy in the limited interviews I've seen of him
Without me reading through the last 10 or so pages, would you care to point out who wants him to leave.
Some are saying it will be a disgrace others are being a bit realistic about it and wondering why.
If it happens, it happens. But I would prefer a positive outcome for all.
Hes on 90k, wanted 120 that turned down. Now he wants 90 k plus 30 for each start he makes. Reasonable numbres imo
Thing is if we were going to sell him right now doesn't make sense. There's no replacement in for him, if that's what Hazard and Lucas were meant to be and it's unlikely we could find anyone in between now and Firday. Unlikely to get anyone of quality in jan due to them likely being cup tied. So we'd have to wait till next season. Dropping him from the team, if we are trying to sell him, again doesn't really put us in a strong bargaining position. Hope it's just b.s. really, the papers came out with rumours that we'd sell Rooney as well after he was on the bench but I doubt that's the case.
This is what has been reported, but how do we know he has not asked for stipulations like he must start every week, or that he wants a get out clause etc…
There are two sides to everything. And I must say the more realistic thing for me is that Nani is making the problems
Still think it was squad rotation?
Realistic without actually knowing the truth and based on assumption and speculation?
How can you make that judgement without knowing the potential reasons?
Being dropped for a game is also not the end of the world.
Also need to remember that he played a lot in the Euro's and could be a little fatigued.Not just physical but mental too.
And that's what his performance showed in last game imo.
these are the numbers I've read about too but as usual, pure guesswork.
Don't really see any problem here - he'll sign.
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Of course he will sign, there is no way United will let Nani leave. Players around the league get dropped all the time for many reasons.
anyway, on a side note...to my knowledge, I don't think any team has enquired about him have they???
anyway, on a side note...to my knowledge, I don't think any team has enquired about him have they???
I agree. Still think he was though.
United still only have 3 genuine wingers including Nani. Seems a bit light to go through a season with 2.
As for Everton being the last straw thats been going around 'not directed at you sultan', that's horseshit. First game of the fecking season and apparently that was it...
Players are entitled to have poor games.
It's not the Everton game or being omitted for Fulham game which brought about the speculation. It was our interest in signing Hazard and Moura.
Is the media creating the rumours here, or is it this forum? Rumours will inevitably surface each time a big player isn't played, but he has two years left on his contract, and United has gone into a new policiy where they don't negotiate a player's contract before it only has one year left - hopefully they have rebuked that now as it is complete and utter bullocks.
Nani had a poor match against Everton, but he looked sharp in pre-season and had a good Euros too. I wouldn't worry too much.
Nani had a poor match against Everton, but he looked sharp in pre-season and had a good Euros too. I wouldn't worry too much.
That is not true. This "new" policy supposedly started a few years ago and since then quite a few players have renewed contracts who have more than 1 year left.
In February The Sun said United were going to open contract talks this summer to boost Nani's wages to 130k. The player and the club have been in talks - it has been confirmed by Nani - but a few months later we're still seemingly nowhere near to something being agreed. There's not that long left till the close of the transfer window so this should be sorted one way or another in the next few days and while nothing has been agreed and the club aren't saying that he's not for sale, the rumours will just keep on growing like they have done.
That policy is for players over 30 I believe. Everyone else we dont like them getting within 2 years
Absolutely. Looks to me like Fergie is taking no prisoners this season.
I don't think he'll be sold, just a shot across his bows.
Yep. There was media bollocks a few years ago where they said that policy would be extended to all players and not just the over 30s but apart from a few examples over the last year or two it hasn't really been the case.
Doesn't he have a statue of himself at his home?
Pretty sure he said in a BBC interview that it wasn't true, he has a mannequin or something that he puts his medals on.
You can argue that reputation is in a way similar to experience.
Doesn't he have a statue of himself at his home?
No, and the poor lad looked genuinely upset when he was asked about that in an interview. Seems like a humble guy off the field.
I like that, wicked way to show to off your medals, much better than a boring trophy case.
The one problem with reading too much into this quote
Is that it is an incomplete quote, people are only looking at half the quote. I believe what he said was
Perhaps a much different statement. Of course the question I have is was he responding to a question from someone or did he just make the quote out of the blue? If he was asked a question, then what was the question, and then let's take the answer in that context.
Is that it is an incomplete quote, people are only looking at half the quote. I believe what he said was
Perhaps a much different statement. Of course the question I have is was he responding to a question from someone or did he just make the quote out of the blue? If he was asked a question, then what was the question, and then let's take the answer in that context.
Throws a different light on it, interesting how this was linked with Nani and Rooney so heavily, but noone thought to use the full quote. As you say it really depends on whether he was asked a question which prompted that response.
Selling makes absolutely no sense at all, in any way. The reasons that are being thrown about seem to be..
-Maybe he wants to leave?...Well a couple of months ago he was saying how happy he was here, how he wanted to sign a new contract, and stay at United for his career.
He's inconsistent? So are many of our players. Rooney's the most inconsistent player in the team, yet he's the golden boy who gets the £200K contract. Why would Fergie decide that Nani's inconsistency is enough to warrent selling him? Surely we'd have to sell Young, Hernandez, Welbeck, Rafael, Smalling, Jones et el too then? And hell, how would Anderson still be a Manchester United player?
He's not good enough? That doesn't even deserve an answer.
Selling him would be a massive step back, after all this Summers business, and a massive mistake from Fergie.
-Maybe he wants to leave?...Well a couple of months ago he was saying how happy he was here, how he wanted to sign a new contract, and stay at United for his career.
He's inconsistent? So are many of our players. Rooney's the most inconsistent player in the team, yet he's the golden boy who gets the £200K contract. Why would Fergie decide that Nani's inconsistency is enough to warrent selling him? Surely we'd have to sell Young, Hernandez, Welbeck, Rafael, Smalling, Jones et el too then? And hell, how would Anderson still be a Manchester United player?
He's not good enough?
That doesn't even deserve an answer.Selling him would be a massive step back, after all this Summers business, and a massive mistake from Fergie.
I still think its the usual contract signing bs.
He is very good.. He has said he wants to stay.. they'll negotiate for a bit and then agree.. till then, the papers have something to write about.
He is very good.. He has said he wants to stay.. they'll negotiate for a bit and then agree.. till then, the papers have something to write about.
I wouldn't sell Nani, that would be silly in my opinion, unless we had someone as good or better to replace him. If we had of signed Hazard, then fair enough. I didn't really understand the Lucas Moura bid, an unknown player as such when it comes to playing in a top league, when having proven PL wingers such as Nani at the club.
Nani's stats say he is consistent, but the stats can be misleading. Like Rooney, he seems to do his stuff in streaks. Rooney's stats make him look consistent as well, I don't personally think he is. When Nani/Rooney are playing poorly, they often look horrendous.
No way would I get rid of either of them. Nani is too good of a player to let go. He can be brilliant when in top form.
Nani's stats say he is consistent, but the stats can be misleading. Like Rooney, he seems to do his stuff in streaks. Rooney's stats make him look consistent as well, I don't personally think he is. When Nani/Rooney are playing poorly, they often look horrendous.
No way would I get rid of either of them. Nani is too good of a player to let go. He can be brilliant when in top form.
Hope we don't make the mistake of letting him go elsewhere. Would loved to have seen out there against Fulham - with the likes of Kagawa, Cleverely, Evra that day we'd have been some threat on both flanks.
I think he is going to really excel at the quick passing game that comes when we have the CM we did on Saturday. Hopefully Everton game is just put aside and he starts the next couple of games.
I think he is going to really excel at the quick passing game that comes when we have the CM we did on Saturday. Hopefully Everton game is just put aside and he starts the next couple of games.
Oh my god is this really happening? feck sake. Why can't we just have a summer of happiness in regards to the transfer window for once? Why do we always have to get rid of players we have gotten attached to emotionally. feck sake.
Those quotes are from weeks ago. He also said he's interested in Messi.
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