And wages that are probably closer to Ronaldo's than to Antony's
Antony | Here we go! €100mill, contract until June 2027, option 'til 2028.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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Did we get any footage of him leaving Carrington? Did the journos not assemble once they saw the security footage?
Exactly. If he had no release clause it would have been an astronomical fee for him and they would have still said it was OK. No matter what we do it will be wrong, so I no longer read the papers, haven't for years and have stopped listening to the likes of Talksport.
Which you can guarantee would have been reported, had we have signed him. Plus his wages too.
I think he will be a big hit with the fans. Love seeing a player run at people and get fans out of their seats.
Really happy with the signing..... Do think we overpaid by quite a large amount though.
Really happy with the signing..... Do think we overpaid by quite a large amount though.
Who watches Brazil? First choice front three?
I disagree.
Not sure where all this Nani over rating is coming from recently, he was an incredibly frustrating player at a time when we was still a dominant team. If he was asked to be the main focus of our team over the last 5 years - fans would have lost patience. The stats prove that.
He was a good attacking option, it's debateable he was better than either Rashford or Martial. Luckily, we was never in a position where Nani was asked to be our key player.
No chance he'll be ready for Leicester tomorrow surely?
Easy to forget that the Tik Tok king is 29.
What a talented, young player, such a shame it never came of.
We play on Thursday
The signing isn’t even official yet. No chance.
Maybe on the bench for Thursday but do we not need to wait for his visa/work permit to come through?
Thursday. So if he's announced today officially, I'm sure he'll be on the bench
Literally every chance. Will be announced today and he’ll be in the squad.
This is where you're wrong buddy. It's really not. It's in Sancho and Martial, sure, but the rest of our attackers and the current aged Ronaldo, nope.
Wasn’t he the top assister in the premier league over a four or five year period at one point? I think saying he was on Rashford’s level isn’t correct. Rashford has played in a far inferior team so it’s hard to compare.
He has to be registered with visa etc sorted by midday tomorrow… very unlikely but we’ll see I guess.
What the hell, Nani was a key player and was definitely better than Rashford and Martial between 2010-2012. He was one of the best wingers on the planet at that point.
Nani had one or two fantastic seasons. Apart from that he was OK. Miles better than any wide player we've had since then (?)
Personally I'd be a little disappointed if Antony only replicated Nani's form.
He was frustrating for most of his time here. But I do miss him.
Yeah my mistake, had a stressful start to the week so I didn't even know what day it was.
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Someone said he was the new Nani or something, and i replied that i hope not, cause then i'll dislike him.
I was told that i hate Nani and don't like attacking flair players - cause on the Caf it's always extreme in one end or the other. I'd rather have Milner than an attacking flair player too, aparantly.
they are probably waiting with the announcement trying to outdo Ajax' welcome for Antony
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And i am sure they've added "all those agent and daddy fees" in the Haaland figure
He will be announced with 2 other players 
he won't because it's too late for this round of midweek fixtures
So happy we pulled off this transfer. Wasn't sure we'd go back after the €80m was rejected. Proper exciting player, can't wait to see him start
Who the feck is saying it's debatable that Nani was any better than Rashford or Martial? That's the stupidest statement I've ever heard.
How was it debatable when he was player of the PL worthy as a right winger in 2011?Rashford nor Martial ever produced that kind of form. He also had to sacrifice his game to accommodate Valencia (who had a great season in 2012 as a RW too) because Valencia only had a right foot. I get the frustrations, but that doesn't override what was a great 3 season period that could have been more if he didn't have to accommodate Valencia.
United fans at that point likely had a higher standard than what we're currently. Even outside of those 3 seasons, as inconsistent as he was, he is likely producing more than any of our right wingers since he has left.
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Nani
Goal contribution per game = 2.01 or per 137.8mins (based on the 15,710mins played for us)
Rashford
Goal contribution per game = 2.01 or per 132.1mins (based on the 20,082mins played for us)
Martial
Goal contribution per game = 2.07 or per 136.2mins (based on the 17,708mind played for us)
As I said...debateable.
He was a good player. He had a few outstanding seasons. He never once had to shoulder the attacking responsiblity of the team.
Call me out yourself mate. The stats are available to debate.
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I heard something about us having until noon tomorrow.
Has until midday tomorrow to be registered to play by all accounts. I’m skeptical it will be done before then though
I fecking hate visas
Frabizio said it would be announced today. Very likely he could be in the squad.
It isn’t.
Noon announcement?
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