How much would this guy be worth in today's market?

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

World record would be smashed, surely?

The standard of strikers at the moment.

Unbelievable player, saw him against United in a friendly in the 80s, we got murdered 3-2 I seem to remember, with only Paul McGrath in midfield looking anywhere near their class.

£32.75m

Originally Posted by koppas

£32.75m

I think you'd get your hand bitten off.

£42.5m + Tevez

How much would we have paid for Eric in todays market? I am plumping for £12m.

Straight swap for Alan Smith.

Originally Posted by Sloppy

Straight swap for Dong.

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With city it would be 120 million, and van basten would still turn them down.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Unbelievable player, saw him against United in a friendly in the 80s, we got murdered 3-2 I seem to remember, with only Paul McGrath in midfield looking anywhere near their class.

Didn't they batter us 5 nil in a friendly in the 80s? Before my time, but i'm sure i read that somewhere.

Nearly as much as this guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr1VWSntqRg

No matter how many times I watch it, I still don't know how he does it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfvf91EHToo

Originally Posted by koppas

£32.75m

a good midfielder from then would be worth a lot more than that now.

van basten, if he were around now, would be worth more than kaka and ronaldo combined. not just because of inflation, but because there are no good strikers around at the moment.

I bet jose wishes he had mark hughes and marco van basten to play against us.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Didn't they batter us 5 nil in a friendly in the 80s? Before my time, but i'm sure i read that somewhere.

Definitely remember it being 3-2. Sure McGrath scored too, barrelling through their entire defence.

mcgrath > baresi

Originally Posted by jem

mcgrath > baresi

He was still a great player with no knee cartilage at Villa.

The friendly was in 1988 and I could have sworn it was 4-2 to Meeeeelan.

i cant think of a more complete striker in history. puts hit foot through the ball better than anyone ive ever seen. incredible player and an absolute tragedy that his career was cut short

Originally Posted by Zorg

The friendly was in 1988 and I could have sworn it was 4-2 to Meeeeelan.

It might've been, from memory it could've been 15-2.

Originally Posted by Coracao

World record would be smashed, surely?

Its got to be somewhere between 60 and 80 million

Van Basten is my favourite non-United player of all time.

The absolute total footballer/forward.