Paul Pogba | Undergoing Medical | Helping out the Laundry Ladies

Do you want Pogba for £100 million?


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Nogbadthebad

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How can madrid give up on something they were never in with a shout for?

I mean, no offers, no contact, we already know that from the Italian journalists. They fabricated a whole pretend attempt at signing him through tame media just to save face? I know we sometimes criticize the way our club is ran, but thank feck we don't have those tosspots in charge.
 
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How can madrid give up on something they were never in with a shout for?

I mean, no offers, no contact, we already know that from the Italian journalists. They fabricated a whole pretend attempt at signing him through tame media just to save face? I know we sometimes criticize the way our club is ran, but thank feck we don't have those tosspots in charge.
And I don't understand why this would save face? Being outspent by a club which ended fifth in its own league and has shown no sign of winning the CL anytime soon. Wouldn't it be better to say they weren't interested?
 

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What this saga could really use right now is 'Bayern agree £40m Pogba fee' news.
 

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And I don't understand why this would save face? Being outspent by a club which ended fifth in its own league and has shown no sign of winning the CL anytime soon. Wouldn't it be better to say they weren't interested?
No because Madrid are always involved in any high profile signings. At least they compete to sign them like Neymar and Villa even though they chose Barca. But this one would have definitely gone under their skin. Pogba is the next megastar of football and he definitely is the flavor of the month so to speak. Madrid always sign the flavor of the month. For the first time they got outbid financially.
 

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When they say shortly...we talking hours or days? Need this wrapped up soon. The monopolization of the transfer forum by Paul Pogba has been going on for too long.
 

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As Miami is around 7 hours behind us we may get news of the medical later this evening, that is if there is indeed a medical.
 

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Ridiculous amount really. How much would Roy Keane cost today?
Keane cost us 15% of our annual turnover in 1993, assuming a transfer fee of £100m (it might actually be less) Pogba would be costing 19.6% of our expected turnover this year.
 

Ole's_toe_poke

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Can't believe we are about to sign a box to box, powerful, creative, goal scoring midfielder.

Forgotten what those are like.

While I have some concerns regarding his fee and his discipline to play in a 2 man midfield, in a 3 man midfield in the premier league he'll be ideal.
 

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Anyone think we need more players after Pogba?
I just don't think rooney-schneiderlin-fellani-carrick in our line-up would make us serious contender for the title, especially considering how all the other teams strengthen their side with new players and new manager.

I think we need at least one more fresh young attacking midfielder with bag of potential, strong defender, and defensive midfielder.
 

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Can't believe we are about to sign a box to box, powerful, creative, goal scoring midfielder.

Forgotten what those are like.

While I have some concerns regarding his fee and his discipline to play in a 2 man midfield, in a 3 man midfield in the premier league he'll be ideal.
2010 called - there's no value in the market. The deal is off
 

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Anyone think we need more players after Pogba?
I just don't think rooney-schneiderlin-fellani-carrick in our line-up would make us serious contender for the title, especially considering how all the other teams strengthen their side with new players and new manager.

I think we need at least one more fresh young attacking midfielder with bag of potential, strong defender, and defensive midfielder.
Except none of them will ever play together this season? We added four strong signings. They aint going to squad players just the ones we signed the past three years. They are starters from day one. I think we are okay. I hope we give the likes of Tuanzebe and TFM as much playing time as possible when one of our defenders get injured.
 

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Has a transfer ever been this documented, by this many people, and not gone through?
 

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This whole medical thing stinks. Our club needs to stop being so cheap and just pay for Pogba's return ticket from US to Manchester. Embarrassing. Woody out.
I doubt it's a cost thing. Pogs is living it up in a Miami mansion, hanging with friends and celebs. He's not going to want to take 2 days, much of which would be on a plane (however luxurious) to do business that can be done in a week or two. We shouldn't think that we are paying him so much that he needs to leave his vacation, that would just start the relationship out on the wrong foot.

Having a random doctor in Miami do it, like AS had claimed was cancelled, makes no sense. But I don't see why we wouldn't send our own docs to Miami. There are several elite level sports training sites in Miami (four pro sports teams and one major conference college), which I'm sure we could use for the medical. Hell, the Glazers own the Buccaneers just a four drive (or 1.5 hours in that Lambo....and even less in a jet). They'll have elite level facilities, too. There are tons of ways to give him his medical without making him spend 12 or so hours round trip on a plane.
 

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Anyone think we need more players after Pogba?
I just don't think rooney-schneiderlin-fellani-carrick in our line-up would make us serious contender for the title, especially considering how all the other teams strengthen their side with new players and new manager.

I think we need at least one more fresh young attacking midfielder with bag of potential, strong defender, and defensive midfielder.
Yes, but there's a limit on how much we can spend so I think it'll take another season before Rooney, Carrick, and Schneiderlin are replaced.
 

AltiUn

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Can't believe we are about to sign a box to box, powerful, creative, goal scoring midfielder.

Forgotten what those are like.

While I have some concerns regarding his fee and his discipline to play in a 2 man midfield, in a 3 man midfield in the premier league he'll be ideal.
I think we'll eventually play a 4-3-3 when Mourinho learns how Pogba plays best and builds the team around him. In a 3 man midfield with Pogba and Ibrahimovic, Martial and Mkhitaryan ahead of him we'll be unstoppable.