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More importantly.
Does he like Gran Torino?
Does he like Gran Torino?
Funny isn’t it. Tiresome but mildly entertaining.I find it amazing that people actually think that he was asked specifically about his contact at United and his reply was "I like Torino "
I won't. I get the impression that he wants to be the main man. He won't get that here, Madrid or PSG.If he ends up back at Juve I'll be very surprised.
I don't want to be seen as Pogba's defender here as I'm not, but who in the right mind would stay in a club that (hypothetically) blackmails you in this way? Considering that you've been doing everything that's written down as your contract responsibilities so far.I’d tell him that he won’t get a single minute of football for the rest of the season if he doesn’t sign the contract offered.
Give him 7 months of sitting in the stands.
Why do you get that impression? I get the exact opposite, he wants to be surrounded by class players and winning stuff. Nothing about him being the big man and main star.I won't. I get the impression that he wants to be the main man. He won't get that here, Madrid or PSG.
People aren't thinking about it from the position of a player or an employee. They think as fans or as clubs executives.I don't want to be seen as Pogba's defender here as I'm not, but who in the right mind would stay in a club that (hypothetically) blackmails you in this way? Considering that you've been doing everything that's written down as your contract responsibilities so far.
That would be very stupid tbh cause nothing happens in isolation and Pogba is still liked by a lot of his teammates.I’d tell him that he won’t get a single minute of football for the rest of the season if he doesn’t sign the contract offered.
Give him 7 months of sitting in the stands.
They’d be getting him on a free next season.They can't afford him. It's just air.
To be fair Mediasport did a great job. Pogba is in Turin, they ask him about how it feels to be in Turin knowing that he will say something nice and then ask about his future.They’d be getting him on a free next season.
Bit of a clickbaity thread update, mind.
I got it from him seemingly being unimpressed when questioned about Ronaldo's arrival. I could be well off the mark though. I also remember an interview with that hottie from sky sports saying that he wants a fixed position (I would assume as most attacking of a midfield 3), he won't get that with Bruno here.Why do you get that impression? I get the exact opposite, he wants to be surrounded by class players and winning stuff. Nothing about him being the big man and main star.
They still can't afford his current wages.They’d be getting him on a free next season.
Bit of a clickbaity thread update, mind.
It had more to do with France and Belgium playing in Turin and italian media exploiting it.His agent probably isn't having a lot of luck finding decent offers if we're back to publicly talking about how nice a club Juve is.
Oh, right. Yeah would be a bit weird go all 'no comment' if someone asks you if it's nice to be back in the city you lived in for a few years.It had more to do with France and Belgium playing in Turin and italian media exploiting it.
Italy still has the very favourable tax regime for skilled workers coming from abroad, with gross being just 1.3 of the net instead of the usual 1.8 to 2 applied to residents. If Pogba wants €15m/year net, it would cost €19m/year to Juve instead of €27-30m/year. Italy also has a very favorable tax regime for shielding non-domestic earnings of skilled workers coming from abroad, which surely pleased Ronaldo a lot in the last three years. If Pogba wants money, his best option is Juve again, with Raiola already managing a number of players at the club and more incoming. I am not sure the new Juve’s course (the generous Paratici out, the strict Arrivabene in) would sanction that, but it makes sense for all parties: easier league, nice setting, good organisation, no drama.They still can't afford his current wages.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Pogba. If he signed a new contract I’d want the whole team built around getting the best out of him.That would be very stupid tbh cause nothing happens in isolation and Pogba is still liked by a lot of his teammates.
Which player would wanna come to Utd or would wanna extend under these conditions.
If he wasn't going to extend his deal in the summer he should have been sold and a replacement brought in.Every. Single. International. Break.
We really really should have sold him he's a never ending circus
The only people clinging on that idea are the ones criticizing him for not being a player you "build around. It's as disingenuous as it gets.People have to give up this building the team around him like he is a prime Messi or something. You dont build the team around a player unless he is going to bang in 30 goals a season.
I fundamentally agree with you. I just meant that the club has to decide things from a perspective that suits them (even if the current situation shouldn't have happened ideally). I think we are fortunate that the people making the decisions don't take them from the POV of hardcore fans but more like level headed.Don’t get me wrong, I love Pogba. If he signed a new contract I’d want the whole team built around getting the best out of him.
I just don’t see the point of fitting a player into the team that’s leaving in a few months at the expense of someone else that’s committed to the long term.
United has really fecked up to let such a valuable player be in this contract position.
Very poor squad planning. Could probably have got about 60m for pogba and lingard who may both leave on frees now. The club should know how likely a player is to stay and make a judgement. 60m is a big amount to have in January for example should we get a bad injury or a player like Bruno come availableIf he wasn't going to extend his deal in the summer he should have been sold and a replacement brought in.
Very poor squad planning. Could probably have got about 60m for pogba and lingard who may both leave on frees now. The club should know how likely a player is to stay and make a judgement. 60m is a big amount to have in January for example should we get a bad injury or a player like Bruno come available
It's not even about the goals, it's the fact that Pogba is a luxury player. When he is at the top of his game, he is unbeatable, but that usually comes once every full moon. More than half the games he has played he is a complete passenger at best and at worst a detriment to the team. Just get rid and buy a DM. We already have a much better player than him in Bruno. And to cover his defensive frailties we need to buy someone of Kante's quality, which is very unlikely.People have to give up this building the team around him like he is a prime Messi or something. You dont build the team around a player unless he is going to bang in 30 goals a season.
Yes i do know. But if we thought we'd lose them on frees, which we really should, and told pogba and lingard, both players with international ambitions and free of injuries that they didn't feature at all in our plans i don't believe we'd have struggled to sell.You can't sell players against their will you know
But what if they do feature in our plans? How do you know they don’t?Yes i do know. But if we thought we'd lose them on frees, which we really should, and told pogba and lingard, both players with international ambitions and free of injuries that they didn't feature at all in our plans i don't believe we'd have struggled to sell.
Hmmm…I fundamentally agree with you. I just meant that the club has to decide things from a perspective that suits them (even if the current situation shouldn't have happened ideally). I think we are fortunate that the people making the decisions don't take them from the POV of hardcore fans but more like level headed.
If this is to be his last season then I hope the clubs uses him the best possible way for its gains. After that, then we can part ways.