Except De Gea. And Pogba. But I suppose if the Pogba to United deal goes through, you're gonna say "Oh, they never really wanted them anyway".
I call rubbish on that.
Ronaldo's dream was to play for Madrid. He stayed an extra season with us, won the league and got us 80m. Lewandowski and Hummels let their contracts run out so they could join the rivals. That's right, RIVALS. Ronaldo didn't run out his contract and join Man City on a free.
Completely different scenarios. We sold Beckham for 23m. This was around a period where the likes of Zinedine Zidane was only going for 40m. How much do you honestly think Beckham was worth? No more than 25m at that time. We got his prime years.
De Gea would have been signed had it not been for an administration error. He wanted to leave and the deal was agreed.
They can't sign Pogba because of FF restrictions that require them to sell players first. Don't be surprised if they sell Morata and James, then snatch Pogba from out of nowhere. I did say "9/10", did I not?
My dad would knock your dad out.
So he says. He's not even from Spain. I take it with a pinch of salt. He stayed an extra season and only really showed up from February onwards when it came to the business end of The Champions League. From 42 goals one season to 26 the next. Quite a dip.
I would consider Real Madrid as big rivals. Manchester United are marketed as the world's biggest football club. They are a direct threat to that status. In reality, they are a much bigger club.
Lewandowski stayed on an extra season like your pal Ronaldo, but actually maintained his form. Hummel started playing for Bayern aged 6, to be fair. That is the most understandable out of the three situations. He will be 27/28 this season and wants to win The Champions League before retiring.
Zidane joined for roughly €75 million. Beckham was regard as a global superstar. Don't tell me he didn't go for cheap.