It wouldn’t. This is a guy who left a trophy laden Man City because he wanted to play football.
Because the best players deserve to be in the best competitions regardless of age. What does he gain from the "United project." He can sit at Dortmund, they are far more established and have more exciting things going on.
What he gains is more fame, more exposure and consequently more money. And of course he is going to think he will take us to another level.
what about starring in the most popular football league in the world?(EPL)...vs Bundesliga
Really, and how do you work that out exactly?
Erling Haaland.
He was coming before Raiola got involved.
Do you not remember the end of last season when it was widely reported that Sancho would have joined us had we qualified for CL?
No. I remember every quote from Dortmund where they confirmed he wasn’t for sale and talks went no further. It was even in the documentary they produced.
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What does he gain? Triple salary. 10 million more Twitter followers. Fame. Endorsements. A return to his native country. Play with half of his England teammates and friends. Play for the biggest club in England and the most popular club in the world. A chance to take us back to the top. Stop selling MUFC short; it's very annoying.
Dortmund are a selling club. They buy young players, develop them, and move them on for a profit. That’s their model. He’s already gone through the first two stages, he’s already said he wants to leave. Haaland will do exactly the same in a couple years time. As hipster as Dortmund are, they aren’t a team you stay with, as evidenced by all the players that have left them in the last 5-7 years.
We can get relegate and still have the above factors to attract players.
The same reason any player leaves clubs like Dortmund for historically bigger clubs. He wants to return to the premier league. He wants a key role. He probably wants to be a star. United is the place to achieve that for him.
They've definitely got an exciting team. But they've had that before and consistently lost players which has been a roadblock to reaching great heights. So he may stay based on a promise that this won't happen again. Or the more likely scenario is that it's just the way Dortmund operate or have to operate at this stage of their growth cycle as a club, and he has play his part in that by improving, contributing and eventually leaving.
United will always have the lure. Even Liverpool have had lure and they haven't won the league for 30 years. So while it does dwindle, if the club maintains ambition, it takes a long time and lots of stupidity for it diminish enough for it not even be an attractive club for most players.
Its not about down play us or not, its simply about whether the club he join could guarantee him CL football, and chance of winning trophies in future.
Pogba and Ibrahimovic both signed for United without CL football. Hes 19. Yes hes one of the hottest prospects in the world, but we arent competing with real Madrid or Barca. He wants the prem, meaning we're competing with Liverpool/City (played for one already, the other he wouldnt start in), Chelsea (a threat, but also not in great shape, and they bought Pulisic and Ziyech within the last year and a bit), and nobody else. United isnt a "nothing" option. We're a huge lure for any young english player, regardless of CL football. Players like him will look at us and think he can be the difference maker.
It is definitely to drive up the price. Sancho has been acting poorly by what i understand all season after missing out on his move last summer and when big clubs come calling, Dortmund players leave.
Well I am not that optimistic, yes we have the the global appeal and followings thanks to Fergie era, which ends 6 years ago. We only have Ole now, and we don't have Klopp or Guardiola attraction, so I don't think its comparable. We have been poor for many seasons already, top players may no longer believe in our project. You can see top young talent players like De Ligt and Haaland rejecting us recently without bothering much, Sancho would be no different.The only way to regain faith is to at least guarantee them CL football, and hopefully in few more years we may challenge big trophies again. It surely is long term project.
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Long way to June. Just hope the cnut Rialo doesn't get involved in this either -- or we have to put a dead horse's head next to him in bed.
While I am not saying he would join us Haaland and Deligt rejecting us is not even remotely comparable to Sancho case. He is english,grew up in Manchester and very well know what we are about. The fact that Liverpool is back to pinnacle is actually an indication that , with right investment and coaching, no matter where you were 2 years back you can still be back .
Real is not going to pay 120m for Sancho. PSG has enough options and I doubt he would move to France.
Encouraging to hear but I guess there is a lot to still happen between now and the summer transfer window.
No club in England can ‘guarantee CL football’, not beyond the following season obviously, as they will know that by the time the previous one ends. If he wants to ‘guarantee’ he’ll play in the CL every season, he should join Juventus, PSG or Celtic.
During a Euro year? Doubt it.
