Close thread.Lewandowski to Bayern.
They promised Lewandowski to sell him (to Bayern) 1 year before he was out of contract. They basically had an agreement for this months before.If I remember correctly, it was known for over a year Lewa was joining Bayern on a free. I had 2 questions:
1. How does this not count as tapping up?
2. I think Dortmund STILL gave him a pay rise in the summer before he left but no extension. Why did they do that?
Ah OK, that makes a lot of sense - thank you. Forgot they lost Gotze that same summer, thought it was the year before. Surprised they didn't try and take the piss by going for Reus too.... though I imagine they did and he said noThey promised Lewandowski to sell him (to Bayern) 1 year before he was out of contract. They basically had an agreement for this months before.
But in that season, things had changed. They unexpectedly lost Götze to Bayern too due to an release clause and Bayern offered very low money (15-20m) for Lewandowski because they knew they can get him for free next season.
So they couldn't afford to lose Lewandowski in the same year to Bayern too. So they told him "Sorry, we can't let you go for cheap to Bayern this season. We have lost one of our best players (Götze) already. To compensate you we will raise your paycheck without extending the contract, because we promised you something else".
And it worked out, Lewandowski delivered without moaning, was by far Dortmund's best player that season, and then he went for free to Bayern.
Biggest bosman thighsJames Milner
Reus is a different personality. He is not the ship jumper type.Ah OK, that makes a lot of sense - thank you. Forgot they lost Gotze that same summer, thought it was the year before. Surprised they didn't try and take the piss by going for Reus too.... though I imagine they did and he said no
Sol Campbell.
Bayern went for Reus when he was at Gladbach but there was no clear pathway to the first team for him at that time with Robben and Ribery at their prime before Dortmund went for himAh OK, that makes a lot of sense - thank you. Forgot they lost Gotze that same summer, thought it was the year before. Surprised they didn't try and take the piss by going for Reus too.... though I imagine they did and he said no
You should have done that for Kane 3years agoLewa. We should do what Bayern do but with younger English players. Say the likes of grealish. We should have been tapping that up for the last 2 years and offering CL wages. He Doesn’t sign a new deal and we get him for peanuts the final year or free in the summer. Solid business model
100% it’s only the clubs who care about the transfer fees. Players just want the wages and to play the highest standard of football they can. I was pulling my hair out thinking we were going to spend 40 million on Brooks as a squad player. Just tap him up and use the 40 million to pay his wages instead. I know it sucks for the selling club but grealish is now 80/90 million plus his wages. Crazy moneyBayern went for Reus when he was at Gladbach but there was no clear pathway to the first team for him at that time with Robben and Ribery at their prime
You should have done that for Kane 3years ago
Did DeSailly cost a transfer fee?Do one for each club.
Chelsea - Gullit edges out Ballack for me.
The 99 and 00 transfer windows were really bizarre for United chasing history. I had fully expected they would have signed a top tier defender in summer 2000 after getting Barthez. Then not even making an offer for Campbell, that I know of, in 2001 was odd. Then selling Stam. Really weird times.Never understood why we weren't in for him that summer, would have walked the 4 in a row.
Desailly was a £4.5m transfer. Big at the time.Did DeSailly cost a transfer fee?
Seem to recall he nearly joined United on a free two years earlier.
