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Originally Posted by Ether
You can say that about any player that the club sells and does well though. Who honestly thought he was going to score 25 goals anyway?
And who knows it would have turned out the same way? Maybe Villareal don't want him on loan. Maybe they do take him, but hardly play him. Maybe he struggles and ends up being worth even less when he comes back to us.
There was nothing wrong with the deal at the time imo.
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There was nothing wrong in losing £5m on a young goal scorer who had struggled here? If we wanted to sign him so desperately, as we did (intercepting him on route to 'Boro ffs) you'd of thought he might have been given a chance elsewhere before being sold for some magic beans.
Same with Rossi.
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Originally Posted by koppas
What are we? In the used car business? They weren't good enough and got sold. End of. They have prospered in a league where Savo Milosevic and Freddi Kanoute prospered ffs.
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Milosevic moved for €18m in his time in Spain & Kanoute was linked with all & sundry for nearer £15m in the last two years after getting close to the European Golden Boot.
The idea that getting shot of a player regardless of the fee, isn't the best shout. Why would you praise United for selling Rossi & Forlan for a combined £10m when they're now worth in the region of 4 times that amount ? All I'm saying is a bit of foresight from the management, coaches, board about players we had high hopes for might have yeilded better long term results for us to spend ourselves.
It's as if United are above criticism when we talk about transfers here.