My guess is they're testing the waters and then come in with a bigger bid next summer.
Di Marzio: Barca make bid for Pogba
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I'd just refuse to do business with them full stop, tell them to feck off.
I was feeling kind of down after the pre season so thank you Barca for making me laugh again. 50M 
Would not be too averse to this, but Pogba can totally dominate the Premier League, but I wouldn't be so sure about SMS... Granted, my limited knowledge was totally based on the World Cup and not watching Lazio week in week out.
I am so glad it was rejected! That Tweet nailed it. If we hold on to Pogba it will be better.
I'll get your coat.
To think they would actually offer a sum that barely gets you a top 6 level player plus 2 players they should be paying us to take off their wage bill. Just my word, it surely cannot be true
We should come out like a statement saying that Pogba is not for sale and Barca couldn't afford him even if that's not the case
Don’t believe this one bit. It’s absolutely ridiculous from Barcelona if true. Which it isn’t.
To unsettle the player maybe. They know they can get him eventually if Pogba wants to leave.
Would people here take Rakitic + Dembele in a straight swap for Pogba? Rakitic is 30 but still a class player, great playmaker.
Maybe add another 50mil.
SMS is probably the most similar player. But yeah, I wasn't impressed with him in the WC either.
No way United would take anything less than Rakitic(or Countinho) & Dembele + money in late of the window.
But we have now become preys to any of the continental clubs. They have till end of August to seduce any of our players and we can’t do f@ck all about it.
The PL clubs that voted for early transfer window especially in a World Cup year must be wearing their asses on their heads. It puts the PL clubs at a huge disadvantage.
The Courtois/Real Madrid love affair is a good example. Real Madrid will continue to tempt Courtois via Marca newspaper until the end of the month. Chelsea have till Thursday to make a decision. It’s a clusterfeck!
He wouldn’t be close to Pogba’s level IMO, but is similar as you mentioned. If it also meant we got Dembele up front, it’s be a net positive I reckon.
We should offer them Mata + a brand new Kohler sink for Dembele.
Gomes and Mina ? They really don't see United as a big club do they ? I'd accept ONLY Suarez. As for the money, they need to add another 45m to the number, nothing below 90m is acceptable.
This is exactly what I argued last year when it was announced - a lot of posters did not agree..
They would maybe get Martial with that.
We are nobodies prey, we have all the cards and will refuse to do any business that will negatively affect us. We aren't a lowly club who needs to sell players.
Say what?
Fergie did warn us about Raiola and Pogba.
Yet again its seems like the great man was right about Pogba not being ready and Raiola being a cnut.
Yet again its seems like the great man was right about Pogba not being ready and Raiola being a cnut.
Just because they got conned in the Dembele and Coutinho deal, doesn't mean everyone else should sell their players for peanuts
What was (or were) the main arguments for this early transfer window thing? From the FA itself I mean.
He is just not that good. Just another Felipe Anderson with Lazio's crazy president claiming that some club is offering insane money for him but they aren't selling, and then people here masturbating over the idea of signing him without actually having any clue about him.
If not Messi (which is obviously impossible) then Suarez, the only other proven world class player they have.
Precisely. That's why I agree with @whatwha 's point in general. I think Dembele HAS to be part of any deal with Pogba. And SMS will be quality, no doubt, but we have enough depth in midfield until SMS "gets upto speed".
Pogba plus 20M for Messi seems kind of ok
Fergie was right about Raiola.
Doesn't matter how good that cnut is, never at our fecking club.
This Riola Guy irritates me!! Last season he offered Pogba to Pep on back of club now again he started this to profit from agent fees !!
If Pogba head is turned by Barca then it should be 100 mil plus Dembele !! That's it !
If Pogba head is turned by Barca then it should be 100 mil plus Dembele !! That's it !
Barca's follow up offer: Gomes, Mina, €60 million, and a signed Messi shirt for Pogba, De Gea, Martial, Old Trafford and Carrington.
Think it's the opposite and rather brilliant and dastardly from them. Why should they care about our window closing? Our need for a replacement doesn't predicate the sale if they can cause enough friction. They could well be playing the mid to long-term game here in destabilising the player and the club with a thousand cuts until he's untenable and we want rid. At worst, it messes with the player and they don't get him; at best, they get what they want for a cut price (once the turmoil is fully established).
If Pogba decides to act up for the remainder of the European window, we have a big problem going forward that will filter through an already unsettled team/club and makes us look bad on a number of fronts whilst damaging our brand/name and making us even more unappealing to truly elite talent.
When Barca tried this with PSG, they got crushed and humiliated - and in the process, PSG sent out a message to the footballing world at large. What will we do in this scenario and how will we prevent the circus that is coming our way over the next few windows, should Pogba not go during this one?
This is a pivotal point for the club on a number of fronts and it's not just about warding them off once, but making it clear we're not prey to be targeted.
Exactly !!
Price wise, Pogba is worth 180m fullstop. Captain to France, Top 5 WC midfielder. World Cup winner. Worth more then friggin Coutinho. 150+Dembele would be a sweet deal. Other then that, after that 50m and some players that couldn't even get on the team sheet. Barcelona can go do one.
Think they have been watching the wrong Pogba brother...
Di Marzio is Tier 2 on Reddit, but it’s clear that this was a real bid.
Suarez is probably the last player I would want to see in a United shirt. How any United supporter could even entertain the idea of that is beyond me.
That's all it is. They know we aren't going to sell now. so late and with no chance of getting a replacement. The offer is an insult really. It's just to unsettle the player and pave the way for a proper bid next summer.
Is it clear or is it possible Barca and/or Raiola sources are stirring this shite?
I hope someone plays knock-a-door-run on Raiola's house. At 3am.
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