I thought we just got sick of Real Madrid being knobs over the price / keep raising it.
I think its some hesitation due to Goetze and Dembele who were the other really hyped young footballers from Dortmund who didn't or haven't lived up to the hype. Although, a lot of Dembele's issues come down to his inability to stay healthy. No idea where it all went wrong for Goetze (outside of it happening when he arrived at Bayern).
The actual lyrics from the muppet show theme tune is quite apt.
Option 3 is always the way with our transfers.
We will give him a massive pay-raise, we are the only ones in for him, he's friends with some of our young English core (mainly Rashford) and he's used to Manchester. Plus, seems no one else is in on him at the required fee or wages this summer.
Erm, the fact that he’s agreed terms with Utd already would suggest he wants to join us.
tbf it is the right time to negotiate a better price. Dortmund have to/want to sell him this transfer window as Sancho has only two years left on his contract and is not at all looking to renew it which means holding onto him till next summer will decrease the amount they'll get for him (just look at Sane). Additionally, this time we are the only club looking to get him and willing to get anywhere close to their asking price.
Sure we still have to negotiate and try to get a better deal, but if Dortmund insist on their asking price, we should still just pay up. Its still much better value than the 80m we've paid for Maguire last summer (don't get me wrong Maguire is still a decent defender)
Look at Dortmund players & our players now, if you are Sancho which players you would rather play with?
He wants to go back to the premier league and live in England (widely reported). He would want the lure of being the star #7 at United. Perfect spot open for him alongside others he already knows well, and players who would suit his style really well. Biggest and most historic club in England. Bonus of CL football now. Money. Fame. Widely reported that he's basically already agreed personal terms and wants the move, though not necessarily something he would push if the clubs can't agree a fee (have very little doubt that we will agree one though). We've been after him for years. An amazing player that timing situational works out for us as a run to get him with pretty much little to no competition (its stay at Dortmund or sign for United basically). He was at City's youth, there has been no indication that he wants to go back or that they want him back. Liverpool have their star front 3 and couldn't spend on Werner at half the price. Chelsea spending elsewhere. Others can't afford or are irrelevant. Think they've all felt for a while that United have pretty much had him in very advanced negotiations for a while. Its just a signing that makes sense for us and him, from all perspectives.
Nothing is guaranteed with Dortmund players,just look at Mhkitaryan and Kagawa.
They were decent but Sancho is on a different planet to those guys. Sancho is as guaranteed a prospect as Hazard was basically, if not more. He's just an amazing player already.
I don't think he is as talented as Hazard.Hazard dribbling levels is on a different planet.
Such a strange reasoning. I guess we shouldn’t buy players any more as nothing is guaranteed with any transfers
This. Liverpool won the league with wijnaldum providing zero assits. I am positive Pogba, Bruno and Sancho can provide enough assits for us to mount a challenge.
One of his best attributes is his passing and decision making, esp in final 3rd. He doesn't usually do tricks for the sake of it. It's all part of the flow of the game.
If we run out of budget and no Grealish, don't see why we cant play Greenwood/Martial/Rashford with Sancho in the Bruno role if he was injured or needed a rest?
Yes. It would be different but imo both Sancho and Greenwood can play there again differently.
The first two videos aren't great, it looks like he's trying too hard and not trusting himself enough. The third video seems to highlight his skills more, his technical ability and productivity in the final third.
Look up Hazard's dribbling statistics at the same age. You're comparing Hazard at age 22+ to Sancho's age 18-19 seasons.
Fergie broke numerous transfer records over the years when the right players came along. The important thing is that the majority of the time he was proven right and the players were worth it.
Look at the Bruno thread. This place was calling him a slightly better farmer playing against a league of farmers. They got hurt too many times before in the past, and have now resorted to calling players shit before they come to us just so that they can feel better. All players are shit and is going to be shit for us until they prove otherwise. That is how this place works.
Becoming an immediate world superstar by joining arguably the world's biggest football club at which he'll earn a ridiculously high salary are pretty good reasons for joining, I think, but that's just me.
Dortmund's strategy is to get these young players and give them game time. Once they develop and become stars, they are sold for massive amounts. Sancho is the perfect example of this right now.
