Manchester United set to make £65 million transfer

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Madrid will be all over him like Rolf Harris on a friend of the family.

This kid is now a world star, we don't sign players like that, nobody in England have ever signed big players like the Spanish or Italians do just forget about it.

Originally Posted by RedMenace

Lifestyle would be the main drawback I would say. Plus the big two in Spain will usually pay bigger wages for the real world stars. Physicality of the English league can put some off too.

Also worth noting that up to last year Madrid and Barca were earning around £70 million a year more in TV money, even with the massively improved Premier league deal they earn around £30million a year more, although there are talks to get them to share more equitably with the other clubs.

Originally Posted by dinger

This kid is now a world star, we don't sign players like that, nobody in England have ever signed big players like the Spanish or Italians do just forget about it.

True though. We had to get him before he left Porto, or before he got to
Porto.

Originally Posted by RedMenace

Lifestyle would be the main drawback I would say. Plus the big two in Spain will usually pay bigger wages for the real world stars. Physicality of the English league can put some off too.

Ronaldo is on 17m Euros a year, which is what Rodriguez will be after pretty soon. That's after tax.

As if United would ever compete with that.

Originally Posted by BarryX

Such a shame, really. At the end of the day we are right up there with Real and Barca in terms of global support (actually just googled it and it seems we actually have well over double the support of our nearest rivals, Barca, and are the world's most supported team: 659 million people worldwide are supposed to support us). Yet when it comes to signing the very best of the world's established top players we never seem to be able to get them. We should be looking to sign Messi, bring Ronaldo back or get in Rodriguez, yet we just know that they won't come.

Is money the major issue here, or is it lifestyle I wonder (do South Americans/continental players really want to live in the north west of England when they can enjoy their millions in the heat of Spain) ?

Manchester City are signing the likes of Aguero & Yaya Toure. Ibrahimovic plays for PSG. James Rodriguez currently plays for £#%&!ing Monaco; I think this shows you just how far top players put 'global support' in their list of things they give a £#%&! about.

The top players couldn't give a flying £#%&! how many shirts United flog in Malaysia or our wonderful new washing detergent sponsorship in China.

When it comes to securing the services of the absolute top pedigree players they want to know there's a £#%&!ing good chance of winning european cups and championships, of earning an absolute £#%&!ing mint and playing alongside players they see as equal or even better than themselves.

At the moment there's about 4-5 clubs who are far more attractive to a player like Rodriguez. We're still dusting ourselves down and picking ourselves up after a season that did a lot of damage to us. That's without taking into account the transfer fee which United would never pay in a million £#%&!ing years.

If more of the world's top players came from Ireland, Britain or the Scandinavian countries we might have a chance of signing them. Unfortunately they're all South American or from the Iberian Peninsula...or German...and they see the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona as the ultimate. The clubs where all the best players want to play.

That's just the way it is.

Originally Posted by Liu Jian

Ronaldo is on 17m Euros a year, which is what Rodriguez will be after pretty soon. That's after tax.

As if United would ever compete with that.

Pretty soon they're going to have to. Either we compete or our fickle fan base will disappear faster than you can lose a 100 million shirt sponsorship deal.

Originally Posted by celtbion

Utd should have more financial resources than Real in the FFP era.

Yes they should do. But Real Madrid spend whatever they like and are answerable to nobody. They get bailed out by their own government ffs.

United have horrendous debt and operate as a business first and foremost. Real Madrid have no time for such trivial %@#$&!s as balance sheets and net spends. They know they'll never go bust or be held accountable for anything they spend. They are untouchable.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Manchester City are signing the likes of Aguero & Yaya Toure. Ibrahimovic plays for PSG. James Rodriguez currently plays for £#%&!ing Monaco; I think this shows you just how far top players put 'global support' in their list of things they give a £#%&! about.



The top players couldn't give a flying £#%&! how many shirts United flog in Malaysia or our wonderful new washing detergent sponsorship in China.



When it comes to securing the services of the absolute top pedigree players they want to know there's a £#%&!ing good chance of winning european cups and championships, of earning an absolute £#%&!ing mint and playing alongside players they see as equal or even better than themselves.



At the moment there's about 4-5 clubs who are far more attractive to a player like Rodriguez. We're still dusting ourselves down and picking ourselves up after a season that did a lot of damage to us. That's without taking into account the transfer fee which United would never pay in a million £#%&!ing years.



If more of the world's top players came from Ireland, Britain or the Scandinavian countries we might have a chance of signing them. Unfortunately they're all South American or from the Iberian Peninsula...or German...and they see the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona as the ultimate. The clubs where all the best players want to play.



That's just the way it is.

Future stars from the Far East , USA Africa will probably go premier league first.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Manchester City are signing the likes of Aguero & Yaya Toure. Ibrahimovic plays for PSG. James Rodriguez currently plays for £#%&!ing Monaco; I think this shows you just how far top players put 'global support' in their list of things they give a £#%&! about.

The top players couldn't give a flying £#%&! how many shirts United flog in Malaysia or our wonderful new washing detergent sponsorship in China.

When it comes to securing the services of the absolute top pedigree players they want to know there's a £#%&!ing good chance of winning european cups and championships, of earning an absolute £#%&!ing mint and playing alongside players they see as equal or even better than themselves.

At the moment there's about 4-5 clubs who are far more attractive to a player like Rodriguez. We're still dusting ourselves down and picking ourselves up after a season that did a lot of damage to us. That's without taking into account the transfer fee which United would never pay in a million £#%&!ing years.

If more of the world's top players came from Ireland, Britain or the Scandinavian countries we might have a chance of signing them. Unfortunately they're all South American or from the Iberian Peninsula...or German...and they see the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona as the ultimate. The clubs where all the best players want to play.

That's just the way it is.

In terms of chances to win big trophies we are (once again) certainly an extremely attractive option: the world and his dog knows LVG is a top top manager and surely being part of a new era is an extremely attractive proposition. And in terms of sponsorship deals and potential earnings outside of a basic wage, I'd say playing for the world's most supported club will surely be worth millions to the player (and his agent). So it comes down to wages and lifestyle IMHO; Spain offers the closest thing to South America in Europe and if the pay packet offered is exactly the same, and chances for regular first team football are even (another factor), the lifestyle factor will surely sway almost any South American towards Barca or Madrid.

Originally Posted by DakotaFredsBigShoe

Future stars from the Far East , USA Africa will probably go premier league first.

You've set Sparky off now...

Originally Posted by DakotaFredsBigShoe

Future stars from the Far East , USA Africa will probably go premier league first.

Would be nice if United could actually produce a couple of world class English players of our own for the first time in 20 years, considering that's apparently what our ethos is

Hames

There's not a single player at United I wouldn't happily £#%&! off to bring this wonderful obscenity to OT tbh. Would love to see this sort of nonsense at United on the regular:

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Hames

There's not a single player at United I wouldn't happily £#%&! off to bring this wonderful obscenity to OT tbh. Would love to see this sort of nonsense at United on the regular:

Would buy Armero purely for the dancing synchronisation.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Would be nice if United could actually produce a couple of world class English players of our own for the first time in 20 years, considering that's apparently what our ethos is

Janners and Barca will be chasing Clevz when big Louis sorts him out


you in late or going out early?

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Hames

There's not a single player at United I wouldn't happily £#%&! off to bring this wonderful obscenity to OT tbh. Would love to see this sort of nonsense at United on the regular:

exactly,a complete superstar in the making...

but even if by some mega wet dream we actually signed him you can bet your life within 18 months 'the real madrid dream' would crop up

Originally Posted by barrington avenue

exactly,a complete superstar in the making...

but even if by some mega wet dream we actually signed him you can bet your life within 18 months 'the real madrid dream' would crop up

Two or three seasons tearing it up at United before moving for a world record fee? I'd take that tbh.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Would buy Armero purely for the dancing synchronisation.

he can certainly move. very fluid.

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Hames

There's not a single player at United I wouldn't happily £#%&! off to bring this wonderful obscenity to OT tbh. Would love to see this sort of nonsense at United on the regular:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZKSzwr82_g

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Two or three seasons tearing it up at United before moving for a world record fee? I'd take that tbh.

This.

And you never know, LvG might just have us dominating Europe properly by then

Make it so!!