Like i stated before, look at rooney's situation at MU when he almost left and they made him stay offering an improved contract.
For players like dybala and pogba contracts are usually renewed every year or every two years, offering them a raise. We could have easily kept pogba for another year without any risk, or we could have offered him a 10mil salary for him to extend the 3 years to 5. I dont think he would have refused if we held strong that he is not allowed to leave for at least another year.
Offering him 10mil wasnt too crazy either considering it would be for just 2 years when his value increases and we sell, having a WC player for those two years as well, also it wasnt a risk like amauri or iaquinta where a player on high wages would be a burden.
I did not follow the pogba transfer carefully, so i dont know why peeps are mad at him. For me i am pissed at the club, if u handing him Ale's no 10 then we should have extended his contract, its $#@! management by the club which makes me even more sure that man u's offer was too good for us to refuse, i wonder if money grabbing hoe is pogba or us or both.
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I was really tempted to say "we would have had a WC pogba for another two years instead of a inconsistent marchisio" but i have that affection for you