Depends. If you consider that Ronaldo is a 100m player, we'd have to concede that Ronaldo's impact is a lot bigger than Pogba's. But I'd never sell him for that kind of money right now, because we are not going to be able to rebuild fast enough and at some point we need to keep our stars.
I don't even doubt that rumour has something in it. You can't buy that kind of top shelf player, and United are one of 3-4 clubs who can afford that to offer that kind of money. Clearly Barcelona have no financial worries and know they can't replace him with someone as good. With a player like Neymar you make €50m from shirt sales, and he is worth even more on the pitch.
What United need to do is get in there for players when they are going for €80m-€90m, not after they've made their big move. They tried for Bale but lost, probably for lots of players. Manchester just doesn't have the draw of Madrid or Barcelona.
I don't even doubt that rumour has something in it. You can't buy that kind of top shelf player, and United are one of 3-4 clubs who can afford that to offer that kind of money. Clearly Barcelona have no financial worries and know they can't replace him with someone as good. With a player like Neymar you make €50m from shirt sales, and he is worth even more on the pitch.
What United need to do is get in there for players when they are going for €80m-€90m, not after they've made their big move. They tried for Bale but lost, probably for lots of players. Manchester just doesn't have the draw of Madrid or Barcelona.
He probably wouldn't, but United constantly have to be seen as at the top of the food chain by making these kind of approaches. Same reason they will throw €25m away on De Gea to not lose a key player to Real Madrid, they'd rather have goalkeeping problems all season.
Depends. If you consider that Ronaldo is a 100m player, we'd have to concede that Ronaldo's impact is a lot bigger than Pogba's. But I'd never sell him for that kind of money right now, because we are not going to be able to rebuild fast enough and at some point we need to keep our stars.
i think we need to be patien too. it's easy to forget that pogba is still only 22. and it's interesting to look at his evolution as a player
started as a deep lying playmaker/dm hybrid for juve and france
evovled into a b2b/cm in second season
pure b2b in his third
and i think he will continue to evolve. vidal had 3 monster seasons when he was 3 years older than pogba. and pogba has more natuarl talent than vidal. maye not the same warrior spirit but u cant doubt his will to succeed
What if Pogba made deal with Barca this summer to play poorly this year to lower his price tag for next summer and negate the possibility of a bidding war?
Really depends on the player. I know these attempts at sarcasm are hilarious and all but Pogba is a sought after player with a high transfer value, who we don't want to sell.
I know people absolutely obsess about transfer fee bottom lines to the point it blinds them, but our wage bill for the year is about three times what we have spent net on the mercato so far in transfer fees. Getting a token €5m for Llorente is far more important than any of that, it's important to save face more than anything else.
What if Pogba made deal with Barca this summer to play poorly this year to lower his price tag for next summer and negate the possibility of a bidding war?