Yeah I got that tagline because I dared to doubt him. It is what it is, I don't careLiving up to your tagline . I'm in total agreement though.
A long term injury months prior the end of his contract would be disastrous for him and Mino will make sure to constantly remind him of that. So what will happen is that Pogba will take very good care of himself and not commit himself to anything that can injure him. Meanwhile Mino will create a proper circus around Pogba to make sure he'll attract as much clubs to him as possible. Our season's focus will shift from winning trophies to him. In the end we'll either end up giving in to his crazy salary demand or else let him go on a free. We'll probably become the only club to let a top homegrown WC player go on free not once but twice.This is very true.
If we are to mount a serious challenge for the title or legitimate progress in Europe it really does need the squad focused without distractions.
Don't get me wrong, what gets played out in the press isn't always the case of what goes on in the dressing room. Last year of his contract though and any genuine injury will be fresh meat to the journo's at every presser.
Part ways in an amicable way which I think Pogba will do. Get a decent fee for him and re-invest. No doubt he will shine like an utter diamond in that league.
Thats my issue with selling him, I dont trust United to have lined up anything.If Pogba goes we will have to replace him, and we will still need a DM. So we should be prepared for this and have somebody lined up now.
Never said we didn't need more players. Just suggesting ways to replace Pogba and De Beek.Rid 2 midfielders to get one in return. Sounds like an awful 'job done'.
Fair point, would be a problem if he's not willing to take a pay cutDe jong would break our wage structure. No way we're signing him.
I find him a very average player with a good long shot.Tielemans and that's it. Would be perfect for us.
Fair enough. Am a huge fan though. What other options do we have ? Saul would be good but quite average on ball, camavinga doesn't want to join us, Goretza is using us for a new contract.I find him a very average player with a good long shot.
McFred currently exist becauseIf Pogba goes we will have to replace him, and we will still need a DM. So we should be prepared for this and have somebody lined up now.
1. Get Varane
2. Sell Pogba, sell Lingard. Get your £65-70M. The club can also sell James if they want.
3. Sign Trippier for £15-18M
4. Now, that PSG has Pogba and Real don't want to spend, buy Camavinga for £25-30M
5. Buy another CDM/CM in the region of £30-40M (Bissouma, Neves, Saul etc). Ideally, of course it has to be ball-playing CDM who is also strong physically and can cover defence.
Is that too much to ask?
Phwoar. That's at least 5 transfer windows worth of work there, considering the pace which we move at.1. Get Varane
2. Sell Pogba, sell Lingard. Get your £65-70M. The club can also sell James if they want.
3. Sign Trippier for £15-18M
4. Now, that PSG has Pogba and Real don't want to spend, buy Camavinga for £25-30M
5. Buy another CDM/CM in the region of £30-40M (Bissouma, Neves, Saul etc). Ideally, of course it has to be ball-playing CDM who is also strong physically and can cover defence.
Is that too much to ask?
I think the majority of us are in the same boat. We accept Pogba will probably leave and it makes sense to get cash for him now. That obviously leaves a hole but signing a first class DM, removing the overloading with McFred and having the creative addition of Sancho could leave us in a reasonable position.Thats my issue with selling him, I dont trust United to have lined up anything.
Coming back here was always risky. He was never going to a legend here unless he produced Ballon D'Or quality consistently. Unfortunately, he just isn't that quality.Makes you wonder whether Pogba will have regrets at the end of his career. He will have his millions and all, but with that fat slob of an agent he'll never be a legend at any club. Just a good player that chased money.
Would you make that same argument for Kane (if he moves)? Or van persie? Or virtually any top player that moves clubs?Makes you wonder whether Pogba will have regrets at the end of his career. He will have his millions and all, but with that fat slob of an agent he'll never be a legend at any club. Just a good player that chased money.
People who have the psychological issue that he has employ a certain stratagem to avoid those thoughts.Makes you wonder whether Pogba will have regrets at the end of his career. He will have his millions and all, but with that fat slob of an agent he'll never be a legend at any club. Just a good player that chased money.
That's too many big days!1. Get Varane
2. Sell Pogba, sell Lingard. Get your £65-70M. The club can also sell James if they want.
3. Sign Trippier for £15-18M
4. Now, that PSG has Pogba and Real don't want to spend, buy Camavinga for £25-30M
5. Buy another CDM/CM in the region of £30-40M (Bissouma, Neves, Saul etc). Ideally, of course it has to be ball-playing CDM who is also strong physically and can cover defence.
Is that too much to ask?
Camavinga and Saul will cost us 40m-50m euros a pop.I think the most logical course of action would be to sell Pogba for 50M Pounds and sign Camavinga for 35M and Saul/Aouar for another 20M/25M Pounds. This way we strengthen all of our weak areas. We needed RW for years and found the best young talent available.
We needed a reliable CB with pedigree and class alongside Maguire and hopefully we sign Varane. The only missing jigsaw is our CM which is shambles as compared to other areas. Not only that we deploy two midfielders to perform the task of one, as neither Fred/MCtominay are solid alone defensively, none of them can control the midfield and it results in, us becoming a counter attacking side against anybody half decent and puts unnecessary pressure on our defense.
Aouar/Saul will help us with controlling aspect, whereas Camavinga will make us solid defensively. I think the following team is a title winning side:
DDG
AWB/Tripper Varane Maguire Shaw
Camavinga Saul
Sancho Bruno Rashford/Martial
Cavani
Not when he’s only got 1 year left on his contract. It’s a fair valuation and an offer I think the club should acceptPogba for €60m is a bargain for PSG. Milk them. €70m-€80m would be decent business for both parties.
We must also take in account the circus surrounding Pogba if we keep him. We'll have a player on huge salaries who'll refuse to get stuck in for fear of getting injured. Not to forget that we'll look like proper numpties having lost him twice for free.Not when he’s only got 1 year left on his contract. It’s a fair valuation and an offer I think the club should accept
Why do you think he's been unfairly treated?70m euros is good money.
I hope PSG formalise their interest. Would be good for us and a player I firmly believe has been unfairly treated. We need the money to reconstruct our midfield. PSG would be signing a hell of a player.
This!Look it's all very well selling him. I think it's the right decision. However, it's only the right decision if we replace him. Imagine we let him go and then rely on what we have. Bruno and who? Lingard, Mata, Donny feck me.
If Pogba goes we need 2 midfielders and the CDM is still a massive priority for this team.