This is a valid point and a reason to keep trying these sort of transfers.
Daniel James / signs for Leeds
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That £30m fee does seem a bit inflated, but I like to think of it as a bit of a delayed player + cash exchange.
It's really Eric Cantona + £28.8m
It's really Eric Cantona + £28.8m
Even more...28 million...ahhh it's in Euro.
So, 28m now reported. Sounds like good business,
And good bye James. Never going to be good enough for United, but I´m sure you tried your best, and I wish you the best of luck. Ole will be a bit sad, I´m sure.
And good bye James. Never going to be good enough for United, but I´m sure you tried your best, and I wish you the best of luck. Ole will be a bit sad, I´m sure.
I don't know why people are surprisedat the fee. He's a 23 year old international that regularly plays for Manchester United. Reserves are going for £20m nowadays.
It's not 20m. It's 25m plus 5m adds on and the fact they didn't mention what's the adds on I'm guessing it's reachable adds on. I knew we would get that much since Iwobi cost about the same. 
so around 25m with add thats still a brilliant deal i would have snatched 15m for him.
Think it was a decent punt. Got found out very quickly but I think he will do well at Leeds.
good luck to him.
If we didn't sign Ronaldo, he would stay. But great that i was wrong. 25 mil is excellent fee.
But Lingard is staying. No way Ole letting him go. He loves him like his own child
Good luck to the kid. Did his best for us. Tried hard, always got stuck in.
Ok.
Good luck James! I hope you do well
I think because how financially fecked Leeds were we only spent £27.5m on Rio in the end since the administrator needed the final payment asap, so we got King Eric & Rio in a swapsy for James and came out with a cool mil on topThat £30m fee does seem a bit inflated, but I like to think of it as a bit of a delayed player + cash exchange.
It's really Eric Cantona + £28.8m
Best of luck James. Hopefully you've helped United secure a much needed midfielder in the next 24 hours.
It's like it was his destiny to join Leeds.
I agree, I think it's great for all parties. The price is above what I'd be wanting to pay if I was Leeds, but for the kind of football they play and the high defensive lines they'll be seeing much more often than we will, I think he'll do well and find his level there.
The Rio deal slipped my mind, that makes it even better.
Brilliant deal and best of luck James.
Nice strategy though. Buy cheap and take punts from championship and sell on a high profit.
Nice strategy though. Buy cheap and take punts from championship and sell on a high profit.
Shame. Not United quality but I liked his attitude and now he’s going to Leeds I can’t like him anymore.
Good luck to him.
+Add ons to bring it to 30millon pounds
Started yesterday today sold
This show how there’s no vision and organisation
This show how there’s no vision and organisation
Fondly remember that goal he scored versus Fat Franks Chelski on his debut. His first month was great, hope he does well for rest of his career (except against us of course).
Awesome! I don't know which is better. Us getting decent money for selling Daniel James, or me getting promoted for my post about selling Daniel James
Either way it's good news all round.He's perfect for Leeds style. 25-30m is a good sale for us. Now reinvest into a DM please.
Good business. I like him and think he’ll do great there. Was well worth the punt and made us a profit. Shame he’s a Leeds player now though.
@Ollie Derbyshire is cracking one off as we speak
We should hold out for 50 million. English tax and all that.
£25 million is a great bit of business, if we can get similar for Lingard and maybe Martial out on loan so his wages are gone for a year with maybe a out and out defensive midfielder coming in it’ll be a perfect window.
Wish him the best of luck but it's a great deal for us. He should do better at Leeds than at United but I definitely think he is a limited player and doesn't suit our style.
The infuriating thing is that we played him yesterday when we could have played VDB and Pogba on the left. Imagine how Donny feels knowing he can't even get a game when we play someone we sell the next day.
The infuriating thing is that we played him yesterday when we could have played VDB and Pogba on the left. Imagine how Donny feels knowing he can't even get a game when we play someone we sell the next day.
Are you trolling? He is sold because Ronaldo is coming in, Rashford is coming soon, Martial can play on the wings, so can Lingard, Diallo and Elanga. He started because we needed help with Traore and he was utter garbage.
Wish him the very best.
Best of luck to him.
Now use part of this money and surprise us with another signing :wishfulthinking:
Now use part of this money and surprise us with another signing :wishfulthinking:
Bit sad for him really, he tried his best and part of me wanted to see him achieve here but the money is just to good to refuse..
You’re jumping through some number of hoops to find issue with this.
He is a nice person, he got the break of a lifetime and as you say applies himself. No reason for the abuse he gets. Might not be good enough for us but he is considered squad, not starter.
Leeds owners:
Fair props to him if he does move. Deserves respect along with the likes of Welbeck, Cleverley, Evans, Memphis, Smalling. (for wanting to play even if it meant earning less than what they would in the United Bench)
What is the fee without addons?
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