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The Dyaba/Sarri meeting stuff makes me think this has turned into the usual muppet season clickbait

If we know and the media know Dybala isn't wanted why is this contingent on Dybala having to meet with Sarri? Shouldn't he already know he isn't in the plans. I mean his agent was supposedly in London about this deal. Why is it this thing hinging on a meeting between a player who obviously by now knows he isn't wanted and the new manager that doesn't want him.

and now the day the meeting was gonna happen has changed from being yesterday to today to tomorrow.

Think it's a tactic by United and Juventus to make Inter stump up to pay for Lukaku and sell Icardi to Juventus
Might want the chance to convince Sarri himself or hear that he is not wanted from the horses mouth.
 

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Dybala needing to meet Sarri for a face to face after Juve putting this move together is still hilarious to me :lol:

to be honest, can't blame him, got to think carefully before joining United these days
 

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I've not been to Turin but Manchester is a very underrated city. There's a lot going on, as you said it's vibrant. I think anybody would like it if they gave it a chance.
I don't think it's even underrated anymore. Living in Salford you should see the number of cranes and construction along the skyline, it's growing at an incredible rate. It also has it's own cultural as well. The most truthful stereotype though is the weather, it's seems to be raining 50% of the time year round.
 

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I guess it comes down to personal preference . I've never been to Italy too my view of Italy is based on a few relatives going on and on about the racial issues they face living in Italy. We are Muslims so its probably not as bad for everyone. This is a topic for another thread though.
My point was there isnt a vast difference between Turin and Manchester as compared to cities like Barcelona or Madrid. Both have their pros and cons.
Agreed on the emboldened part. Sad to hear about racial issues your family faced in Italy - since I’ve never experienced that myself I might neglect this aspect, but Italy, north or south, has always been a lovely place for me with an amazing quality of life, access to culture and great lifestyle.
 

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The whole lifestyle thing is dependant on the player in question and his nationality isn't really a good indicator imo.

Theres two choices for rich folk in manchester.

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You can live in the city centre in an amazing penthouse and be a 5 minute walk from every type of restaurant you could think of, any type of shop you can think of and see any type of event (MEN arena) - Guardiola is in this boat and he prefers Manchester over Munich apparently; which he said was surprising at first.

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You can also be rich in manchester and live out of the city in areas like Wilmslow, alderley edge, hale barns etc which are nice little villages on their own but there isn't that much to do around there although the house you will be living in will be one of the most up to date, desirable mansions you can buy in the world.

Most footballers who have settled here have picked number 2 but number 1 is becoming more popular with the growth of residential developments in manchester city centre. Alot of recent city staff have chosen to reside in the city and I reckon united the same, although traditionally i think the club (fergie) would've preferred the players to settle down in the quiet leafy suburbs with their family.

All in all manchester is a good destination for the rich. The weather obviously isn't great but a few years of living in a cooler wetter climate isn't the end of the world is it? Everyone is different. I wouldn't mind living in Pripyat for a few yeara if a company was willing to double my current wages for example.
Very true. It the second biggest built up urban area in the UK, and #13 in the whole of Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_areas_in_the_European_Union

And unlike some of the cities above Manchester, it's in one of the G8 nations and is actually quite rich on its own merits.

The idea it's some one horse town is bonkers.

It's not a touristy city, but in every other way it's very liveable for both rich and poor.
 

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I've been to Manchester and it's a great city, I liked it. It just gives you a modern metropoly vibe. And sometimes it's treated like it's from a dirty old town song or something.
 

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This meeting Sarri stuff is for the kids to lap up, whatever decision needs to be made will have been done ages ago.

Likely any delay is the contacts, or the fact that this is all a ruse to smoke out Inter, or play us for idiots.
 

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Very true. It the second biggest built up urban area in the UK, and #13 in the whole of Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_areas_in_the_European_Union

And unlike some of the cities above Manchester, it's in one of the G8 nations and is actually quite rich on its own merits.

The idea it's some one horse town is bonkers.

It's not a touristy city, but in every other way it's very liveable for both rich and poor.
One of the fastest growing Cities in Europe at the moment too.
 

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I have only been to Manchester once and I find it charming, I like the "industrial" color of the city. But the truth is that it's very subjective, we can't really decide what suits someone else.
 

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I live in Manchester and have been to London many times. Manchester is a much nicer city. Liverpool is a nicer city too. No idea why both get bad rep and London gets good rep.
 

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Turin is a nice city but not all that really. Moving to Manchester wouldn't be a big problem for Dybala, imo.
 

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Dybala needing to meet Sarri for a face to face after Juve putting this move together is still hilarious to me :lol:

to be honest, can't blame him, got to think carefully before joining United these days
Yeah, I don't get it either. It's pretty obvious the swap deal has Sarri's approval given the fact it's so advanced and Juve have agreed a deal with Lukaku as well. What does Dybala expect, Sarri to scupper his own club's chances of getting the deal over the line by telling him he wants him to stay?
 

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I live in Manchester and have been to London many times. Manchester is a much nicer city. Liverpool is a nicer city too. No idea why both get bad rep and London gets good rep.
Expectations of London are much higher, I suppose if you have money London is fantastic. For regular people there are many better cities to live in.
 

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I've never been a fan of London, I really don't understand the appeal. It just feels dirty and crime ridden even in the nicer areas.

Manchester is awesome. It has plenty of cool bars, incredible restaurants and it has a great musical heritage with some great venues to watch a gig or stand up comedy. You'd love it here Paulo!
 

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To be honest I hated Manchester when I visited from London as it just seemed like a smaller, dirtier place with not as much to do. Doesn't help the weather was bad the times I've gone.

Ps. If dybala reads this then manchester is amazing!
 

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To be honest I hated Manchester when I visited from London as it just seemed like a smaller, dirtier place with not as much to do. Doesn't help the weather was bad the times I've gone.

Ps. If dybala reads this then manchester is amazing!
What did you want to do?
 

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To be honest I hated Manchester when I visited from London as it just seemed like a smaller, dirtier place with not as much to do. Doesn't help the weather was bad the times I've gone.

Ps. If dybala reads this then manchester is amazing!
Hated Manchester?! :nono: Wow!! :eek: We have the best, friendliest people in the world and there's mounds to do. Can't think of anywhere worse than London myself
 

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So how is that any different to Dybala saying he wants to stay at his current club and wants to focus on Juve?
Dybala's preference has come out while he/his representatives are in talks with a club that want to buy him. Dembele's while he does not have that club negotiating to sign him and has nothing to gain from saying anything other than what he did. The two situations are totally different.
 

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Why do we always have the Climate and Culture discussion?

It's 2019. If a footballer has a few days of he can go wherever he wants to in the world. The rest of their time is spent training, playing and relaxing.

They're not coming here to do a review channel.

Also, its Manchester not bloody Ulaanbaatar. (sorry Mongolians)

There are plenty of fun things to do and you can get anything you want sourced to your house.
 

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Haven't read this anywhere yet so here goes. If Dybala and Pogba are good friends as suggested, would Pogba promote Utd to Dybala if he himself is wanting to leave us?
 

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its not the age it's the wages, their arn't many players in world football on 300k + a week. If Dybala doesn't work out here, his value will decrease, not increase at which point who is going to match those kind of wages?

How offen do players move and accpet lower wages? its very very rare. And yes wages but this would be a really high wage, will probably be the 2nd biggest contract in premier league history. Thats a massive gamble!
Good question, I don't know how often it happens to be fair. I'd imagine the like of Evans and others we moved on have accepted a lower salary structure in order to kick on with their career, though I can't say for sure (and I accept that the amounts and circumstances are different) .

I wouldn't write the age off completely, at 27 he would still retain some stock unless he's an absolute disaster. Even then, you'd likely get someone who would be interested because he's a good footballer. We can debate back and forth over whether he would move from us on 300k a week to another club on 200k or similar if it didn't work out and he was unhappy but we won't ever know until it happens.

It's a good point though. I'm looking at this with optimism rather than cynicism I suppose. I guess I just miss the times when people just looked forward to new signings playing and didn't put so much energy into various hypothesis of how much of a disaster it could turn out to be.
 

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To be honest I hated Manchester when I visited from London as it just seemed like a smaller, dirtier place with not as much to do. Doesn't help the weather was bad the times I've gone.

Ps. If dybala reads this then manchester is amazing!
You don't have to come back. If ya wanna watch Utd and hate manchester, stay down south and watch on tv
 

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Turin is a nice city but not all that really. Moving to Manchester wouldn't be a big problem for Dybala, imo.
They’re radically different. Torino is a stunning city surrounded by mountains and has gorgeous architecture and warm weather. This will take some adjusting for a sun-loving Argie. But if we start playing free flowing attacking football, it would help quite a bit. Mainly, he needs to be convinced by our ambition.
 
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