[Redplane]

Seems to me all clubs need to come to some performance clauses automatically being a part of any players contract. The players hold the financial strings more so than the club with regards to out going transfer fees - clubs should have a way to hold players accountable without potentially incurring massive losses on a transfer. Especially for so called star players where I assume the performance clauses can only benefit the player and hurt the club and not the other way around. That's just wrong imo.
This would only work if every club does it. Gone are the days when a player was beholden to the club - it's time that clubs have a bit of that power restored to them.

 

[prateik]

Where can he go? No one has any money to sign him.

He will stay.

 

[fergiesarmy1]

Injured which is fair enough.

Your buying that?

 

[ValenciasDrilledCrosses]

No fecking way he's done his ankle, absolute bullshit. Was him playing against Watford and Newcastle just to convince us he wasn't forcing his way out?

 

[Cantona in disguise]

Where can he go? No one has any money to sign him.

He will stay.

Could be any sort of deal. If he is desperate to go (just a theory as nobody really knows) then why keep him? Get a payment plan and/or player(s) in exchange.

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

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I would love to see the actual video of Ole saying this. It's a very frustrating situation, I hope Solskjaer isn't being played here.

feck off!! Sick of this bollocks now, hope we sign a couple of midfielders this window and let him rot on the bench until the summer, might well genuinely be injured but I just get the feeling him and his agent are angling for a move and using shithouse tactics like these knowing full well he’s currently are best midfielder and we‘ll just pander to his needs.

 

[Classical Mechanic]

The comments from Raiola just smack of him trying to shift the blame for the transfer off Pogba and onto him. Hard not to be highly suspicious at this point.

 

[Irwin99]

I'd be interested in seeing the statistics regarding how many games he's missed against top 6 opponents since he joined.

I think he's only played 2 games against Liverpool in his time here. I'm sure of that. Incredible to think really.

 

[clarkydaz]

No worries, Jesse Lingards got this

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

I don't think there is any clubs wanting to buy him now for 100 million or more at the moment. Maybe this summer, but we are probably stuck with him even if he wants out. I can't see us accepting low bids for him right now.

 

[joker00]

Don't believe he's injured for one second.

I can assure you that he is injured and I'm sure that a trip to madrid will make that discomfort goes away, like .. instantly

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Sell him for £100-120m, buy Grealish for £50m, get Eriksen on a free in the summer & go all in for Ndidi. Perfect.

 

[el3mel]

I don't expect him to leave in Jan, however I pretty much expect him to spend the majority of the season having this mysterious injury and missing most of the games before finally getting sold in summer. As I said previously Herrera had the same mysterious injury last season. Seems that's how Ole deals with players on their way out of the club.

 

[Canagel]

Can't he be just injured?

No he can't have possibly had a reaction to long term injury like any normal player. He came back just to show potential suitors his fitness and then faked it again.

 

[Ban]

Didn't know a discomfort takes few weeks to heal.

 

[Terminator]

This is ridiculous.

 

[Irwin99]

It looks dodgier all the time. The guy is being payed by the club FFS!

 

[VP89]

The comments from Raiola just smack of him trying to shift the blame for the transfer off Pogba and onto him. Hard not to be highly suspicious at this point.

The agent is the players mouthpiece. If the reports of what Raiola said is true surely you'd expect some sort of rebuttle from a player who supposedly "loves the club"

 

[ravi2]

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I would love to see the actual video of Ole saying this. It's a very frustrating situation, I hope Solskjaer isn't being played here.

Ole is nice, but he isnt stupid.
Anyone with eyes can see Pogba wants out asap.

 

[izec]

No fecking way he's done his ankle, absolute bullshit. Was him playing against Watford and Newcastle just to convince us he wasn't forcing his way out?

It is his way of showing interested clubs that he isnt injured anymore and is ready to go and play from the start for whoever buys him. His in and out of the squad in that period before the transfer window only makes sense in that regard

 

[clarkydaz]

I don't expect him to leave in Jan, however I pretty much expect him to spend the majority of the season having this mysterious injury and missing most of the games before finally getting sold in summer. As I said previously Herrera had the same mysterious injury last season. Seems that's how Ole deals with players on their way out of the club.

if this was the case I would be delighted him doing it. don't see it though

 

[ravi2]

Injured which is fair enough. Those holding against him must hate Bailly and Dalot.

Anyway the concern should be with the club. Pogba and mcTominay out surely Jan business is a must.

If you believe he is injured then I have a bridge to sell you

 

[VP89]

The injury is so vague on top. No details. For months on end its "he's hurt his ankle". Hilarious if people are actually believing this. When he goes watch him be fit as a fiddle

 

[matherto]

He's easily taking the piss. You can't just plead ignorance to the obvious here. How many times do circumstantial excuses need to be made for him? Why is he so bullet proof to fans? Its so bizzare.

I’m #PogbaOut and sick of the circus around him, think we’ll be better off as a squad and a club without him but it is very, very easy to pick up niggles and struggle to get match fitness when you’ve been out for months. Ankles especially are usually just repeatedly fecked once you injure them and all we really know is his long term injury was in that area.

Doesn’t surprise me that it could be the case nor would him taking the piss being the case be surprising.

Just using logic rather than emotions to think about what’s going on in the face of all this ill will. It’s really a genuine possibility that he could have re-injured himself and an even bigger one that he just isn’t anywhere near the fitness required at the minute. Use your head and try and discount the idea if you’re so sure he’s taking the piss.

 

[George Beast]

Ole looking really weak here, Pathetic handling of the situation from him.

 

[fergiesarmy1]

If you believe he is injured then I have a bridge to sell you

 

[Reditus]

Sell him for £100-120m, buy Grealish for £50m, get Eriksen on a free in the summer & go all in for Ndidi. Perfect.

I doubt Utd would get that for Pogba, he has played so little this season I don’t see how we could justify getting anything like that kind of money. It could well be the case that his agent has played us and almost backed the club into a corner forcing to sell and for a cut price.

 

[ravi2]

Sell him for £100-120m, buy Grealish for £50m, get Eriksen on a free in the summer & go all in for Ndidi. Perfect.

Eriksen wants to play for United as much as Pogba does at this point.

 

[Chairman Steve]

Horseshit is he injured. He’s got that same mysterious injury Herrera conveniently got towards the end of last season. Some say it’s a neck injury from having your head turned in a certain way...

 

[Catt]

Don't see which club will pay what United want.

 

[fergiesarmy1]

Horseshit is he injured. He’s got that same mysterious injury Herrera conveniently got towards the end of last season. Some say it’s a neck injury from having your head turned in a certain way...

Brass neck?

 

[macheda14]

Ole looking really weak here, Pathetic handling of the situation from him.

What’s he supposed to do? Say he wants him out of the club and thereby ruining our negotiating position.

 

[fergiesarmy1]

Don't see which club will pay what United want.

Unless it’s already done and it’s just details and timing to sort

 

[Litch]

....player rushed back too soon after only 3 days training and aggravated his injury. What would he gain from not playing? Already been said he's not leaving so what would he gain from not playing?

 

[peridigm]

We should go hard for 1-2 CM's this January and forget about Pogba. If he comes fit again, make him prove his worth. Otherwise, sell him. Total waste of wages this season.

 

[Reditus]

Ole looking really weak here, Pathetic handling of the situation from him.

What would you have done differently?

 

[podurban2]

You must be so entitled to not go to work when you are paid as much as he is. Together with Raiola’s comments, there isn’t really anything to justify his actions..

 

[fergiesarmy1]

....player rushed back too soon after only 3 days training and aggravated his injury. What would he gain from not playing? Already been said he's not leaving so what would he gain from not playing?

You see his ratings above? Less he plays better he gets it seems.

 

[matherto]

Must be said, whatever the real story is, you’d think he’d have tried fecking about last year rather than the year which ends in a major tournament.

Unless he’s been assured by Deschamps that his place is secure no matter what he does.

 

[Catt]

Ole looking really weak here, Pathetic handling of the situation from him.

What would you want him to do?