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Manchester United get Pogba for record-breaking 120+ million
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onepiecefan
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He's gonna have to have some amazing matches to not be considered a flop, at least with goalscorers a couple of 25+ goal seasons/a 30 goal season won't be considered a bad signing.
SporeCrawler
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Reus is a steal for 17 Mio considering how good he was last season
We bought Reus back for 17m, which was a huge price to pay for us back then.
Nah. I initially thought that about Vidal and Coman, both proved me wrong.
lol
Should be a great signing for them though. Although I guess he'll have to be for a 100 million.
Rawr Its Ry
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What're the chances he comes to Madrid in the next 4ish years?
There's about 0% that he will flop in the EPL. He was made for that league.
Lashley
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I didn't about those two, but I do think Pogs will flop at Utd.
Yeah, that's why SAF got rid of him.
He's going to have to be bloody brilliant, carrying Utd on numerous occasions to live up to that fee, even in this silly, inflated market.
True but they just spent 75 million on one player.
Pogba needs to score a lot of goals for that fee.
the real winners here are Napoli
I would be massively shocked if he's not playing in La Liga by 2020.
KurtSloane
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Will be hugely expensive if it happened.
I doubt their fans will see it that way when they struggle to get a CL place.
KurtSloane
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No he doesn't, you guys are clueless.
Goals scored is the measure that justifies the signing of any player?
Complete nonsense.
The fee is no problem to United, only supporters of teams that can't operate at that level are the ones taking about it / making statements about what he needs to do to justify it.
Will be in for Griezmann next season, another big fee, small teams and managers will cry about it.
KurtSloane
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Ferguson didn't get rid of him because of his ability to play in the PL, why are you making up nonsense?
Shake Appeal
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I thought we could get them to pay Raiola's fees, too, so this is a little disappointing.
I think Pogba's fantastic, and will get better, and I wish we could have kept him. But you can't turn down nine figures of profit on a 23 year-old you paid nothing for.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
He wasn't "made for the premier league"
Utd have spent 500m in 5 seasons, failed twice to get CL, and their fans still assume every expensive player will do wonders for them
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
It'll be them or City imo
Rawr Its Ry
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Who can Napoli realistically try to buy to make up for Higuain?
Someone like a Lacazette?
Someone like a Lacazette?
I think you mean Napoli.
KZObsessed
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I'm actually excited about the season for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.
Pogba!!!!
Pogba!!!!
Nah, he won't. He didn't have a great euros but I've watched him a lot with Juventus the last few seasons and he can do everything. As a midfielder he really has it all. No one is worth that much money but if your paying it for anyone in this crazy football market it might as well be him.
KurtSloane
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So what? What's that got to do with how Pogba will perform in this league? Fergies quotes? He messed up letting Pogba go and made a series of excuses.
As for our spending, plenty of other clubs have spent similar amounts and have less to show.
United have plenty of money, spending it isn't a concern, only for those that can't.
Lashley
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Here's hoping.
I'm an Arsenal fan, but the leagues at it's best when all the teams are competitive, and Utd have been boring as fuck to watch for a while now
It does surprise me how many people are concerned for United financial stability.
HarryKS
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That 250 k euros per week.
Football doesn't work like American sports. It's standard.
Besides, there is a tendency to quote the full length of contracts when it comes to American league sports in general, such as 100 000 000 for a 12 year contract, which is not that exceptional when you think about it.
Well, son, the joke's on you then.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
KurtSloane
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As an Arsenal fan you ought to be more worried about your teams impotence in the transfer market, not how much one of the richest clubs in the world spend.
KurtSloane
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Always rival fans, pathetic really.
Cellbomber
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Different league from then. Quality and teams especially on the defensive side are borderline trash. The league was already on the decline when SAF left.
With that being said it's way too much to spend on one player. With Mourinho's typical lack of attack Pogba's sure going to get the blame when they are not scoring.
That's because we had Moyes and van Gaal in charge. Di Maria would have been fucking great at United under Mourinho, instead van Gaal shackled him.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Alright touchy.
Obviously Arsenal fans are sick of how bad we are in the transfer market, it's not like our fans are quiet now is it?
I'd love the club to throw 100m at players in the hope of winning the league, but it doesn't look like we'll do that
Yes, I know
Mourinho has a tendency to play boring football too though
KurtSloane
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Arsenal's "impotence" has proven more effective than Utd's "fling shit at the wall until something sticks" technique these past few years.
SporeCrawler
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I dont think Pogba will flop. ManU will flop . They just cant seem to get a level headed guy as a coach. Mourinho will turn out a huge mistake. Look at what he did with chelsea last season.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Yep, we're more consistent at gaining a champions league place
Pointless mentioning anything though, since we're apparently concerned with Utd's financial wellbeing
Audioboxer
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Yaaas I don't need to sign him in FM2017 now. He was easy enough to sign in 2016 though. Always got him for around 60-70m.
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