I don't think that anyone thinks that. That ridiculous, unbeatable Barcelona team for example wouldn't have been a shadow of what it was without its academy players (Messi, Iniesta, Xavi) who cost less combined in transfer fees than a Mars bar.Well we have spent 90 mil on a player that hasn't lived up to the hype since he came in. The point is there is no signs of the club's progress just because the club bought a 100+ mil player
I can agree with that. But I hope that football introduces some kind of salary cap because it is getting ridicilous. Can we really say that Maguire is better than Bruce or that Grealish is on the same level as Gazza?I don't think that anyone thinks that. That ridiculous, unbeatable Barcelona team for example wouldn't have been a shadow of what it was without its academy players (Messi, Iniesta, Xavi) who cost less combined in transfer fees than a Mars bar.
But it's a simple inevitability that United will be forced to break the £100m mark in a transfer fee over the next few years with how the market is going. It's just going to happen unless they get ridiculously lucky with youth players coming through the academy and young players signing (Amad, Pellistri etc) turning into World Class players.
Not sure about that. When we were spending maximum £30m on the likes of Rio and Rooney, Madrid were already spending £50m on Zidane.You've been doing the equivalents of 100m transfers for 20 years.
Problem with a transfer fee cap would be that more and more players would run their contracts down. We're already seeing that happen more now because agents make more money from it.I can agree with that. But I hope that football introduces some kind of salary cap because it is getting ridicilous. Can we really say that Maguire is better than Bruce or that Grealish is on the same level as Gazza?
People have repeatedly said this since 1m for Trevor Francis.I can agree with that. But I hope that football introduces some kind of salary cap because it is getting ridicilous. Can we really say that Maguire is better than Bruce or that Grealish is on the same level as Gazza?
Forgot Sanchez?If you include wages then they have spent £100M+ on several players already: Rooney, Maguire, Rio, Pogba, etc.
I'm trying to erase his United tenure from my brain.Forgot Sanchez?