The market overvalues strikers and undervalues defensive midfielders it seems. Man U could justify spending 65m for Di Maria and a hefty loan for Falcao. They should have offered 65m for Vidal and offered 30-40m for Benatia. That would have made more sense.
I tell you, If ManU fail to get a top 4 spot this year, they are going to be in some sh*t I reckon. They may need to sell Mata at some point.
They earn around €170 per season from only Chevrolet and Adidas next year. Not to mention other sponsorship deal. So they're going to be fine doing this kind of transfer for at least the next 4 years even without achieving result.
They earn around €170 per season from only Chevrolet and Adidas next year. Not to mention other sponsorship deal. So they're going to be fine doing this kind of transfer for at least the next 4 years even without achieving result.
I get that. However, I can see Man City and Chelsea dominating for the next 3-5 years. It makes you realize what a legend Alex Ferguson was. Despite that income United do have very large debts. Just sayin.
Man City and PSG were nobody clubs not that long ago. Chelsea were not that big up until around 10 years ago. Things can change pretty quickly if you are not careful.
So what you are saying is that we failed because we didn't address issues, yet United's mercato was better because they spent €150m on famous players whilst not addressing issues.
lol sometimes I do enjoy the Italian shitty mercato's though. I mean you hear all of this 'falcao to United - 65m' and bunch of other mega deal going on and then you hear stuff like this: 'AC Milan have offered €4m + Christian Zaccardo for Jonathan Biabiany'
I didnt mention Blind, I dont think he'll make much of a difference, and yes they did spend a lot but Di Maria and Falcao are world class, the players we signed either aren't or just have the potential to become world class, but thats still a gamble.
Its deadline day so they still have time to sign more players, if they don't sign any CB's then i'll agree they're pretty stupid cos their defence is abysmal atm..but theres still time.