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That is why I specifically mentioned “footballer inflation” which is not the same as rest of the world markets inflation quite clearly. Just for fun we can do this exercise using Manchester United’s revenue growth since you mention it.

We have an annual revenue of $569m in 2014 and $796m in 2019. That represents 40% increase. De Bruyne cost City £55m. If his value inflated by 40%, he would be valued at £77m. In the same time period, BVB’s revenue grew by 34%. Again, this was in response to the Porsche analogy and footballers are obviously not easy to value as cars.
For the 2015 version of De Bruyne that would be a fair and likely price.
 

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Don't tell him, he's a homeowner!
:lol: Brilliant.

I've heard of these transfer muppet sagas before but I've never been involved in one, myself. Hundreds of pages have gone by with feck all happening. This is going to be such a long window.
 

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"Keep trying to get involved"?
He's the Executive co-Chairman of our club. The board has the final say on any large expense (If I would guess, anything over 500k-1m) as well as the sale of any of our assets.

It makes sense to keep him involved so that it doesn't come as a surprise when we ask the board to sign off on it.
No, I meant that he was literally telling the manager who to play in the match day XI. Think it was LVG or Mourinho got a dressing down for not picking Martial. Personally don’t think the board should be telling the manager who plays, but maybe that’s just me.
 

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No, I meant that he was literally telling the manager who to play in the match day XI. Think it was LVG or Mourinho got a dressing down for not picking Martial. Personally don’t think the board should be telling the manager who plays, but maybe that’s just me.
Yep, doesn't sound like bullshit at all.
 

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I agree, look at Willian to Chelsea, he was having a medical at Spurs. So, I am not disputing transfers are difficult, but Manutd do have a history of making them alot more complicated than they are.

Bankers negotiating football deals is the worst, which is why the structure of this club needs changing, which I don't think it will. So no point me crying on about it.

We as United fans are being briefed by Woodward and United that transfers are hard, whilst other teams carry out their business. I understand Sancho deals take long, I do not expect it to be done in a week however; deals that are smaller can be done, we chose not to work on more than one deal at once.

Ofcourse we will be negotiating but it is a painful process this.
As I said in a previous post (I posted it here for you to read if interested) there's more to it then the transfer's complexity. But that's not the point. United is fort knox. Carrington is a fortress that very few can go and visit and everything inside there is done in so much secrecy that even the class of 92 struggle to know what we're up to. I know because I know people who know them personally and they don't have a clue (even though they buddies with Ole) what is going on in there. So really, I can't understand how we as fans can give credibility to this 26 something year old Italian journalist who is 'specialised in transfers'

Romano might be top notch with Italian clubs who have a different approach to football then we have and he might be fed propaganda from our/other clubs but I very much doubt he's got a clue what's going inside OT.

I don't accept that. Jadon is a 20 year old winger who scored 21 goals and produced 18 assists in just 48 games. That's ridiculous FM like stats. He's English, he can play across all the forward line, he's playing with a decent club and he's wanted by Manchester United. All of that will increase the price significantly. Don't you think Chelsea, Arsenal, Juventus, Real, Barca, Bayern and Shitty rated the guy? Of course they did. But they went for other targets merely because they knew exactly how expensive bringing Sancho would be. The analogy with the Ferrari store suits like a glove there. You don't walk in a Ferrari collector's shop, ask for a Ferrari 250 GT SWB California only to come out with the money collected from your piggy bank. If you do you will look stupid.

Its evident that something inside the club isn't working well in terms of transfers. Our 3 past managers + former scouts like Langley and Alvial showing frustration at the club's modus operandi. Ole himself is now talking about United's need to compete in the transfer's race and he comes from SAF's happy with the squad school of excellence were dirty laundry is usually kept hidden if possible. These are football people who had worked with United and know about us more then you and me.
 

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:lol: Brilliant.

I've heard of these transfer muppet sagas before but I've never been involved in one, myself. Hundreds of pages have gone by with feck all happening. This is going to be such a long window.
Like a floor to ceiling window?
 

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"Keep trying to get involved"?
He's the Executive co-Chairman of our club. The board has the final say on any large expense (If I would guess, anything over 500k-1m) as well as the sale of any of our assets.

It makes sense to keep him involved so that it doesn't come as a surprise when we ask the board to sign off on it.
Finally some sense!

Why is it so hard to spend a few minutes and read our latest Q3 report? It’s all there in black and white. When you’re on it you can also read our latest annual report. Actually it’s educating and will give you some sort of understanding about our finances. But in order to simplify I can give you the short answer.

Manchester United can’t afford to spend €120m in this transfer window without major player sales.

In the end of Mars 2020 (Q3) our cash reserves was £90m. With Borussia Dortmund’s latest financial statement in mind then we can probably predict similar losses in our fiscal year end in June 2020.

So by all accounts we can probably expect a 50% drop in our cash reserves when Q4 is published. That will mean that MUFC probably have a transfer budget in the region of £50m excluding player sales, probably less.

Our match day revenue will take a £5m loss in every home game without spectators. We will be without incomes from our 2020 pre season tour. We have to rebate somewhere close to £20m in broadcasting revenues. Just to mention some of our decreasing revenues in season 2020/21.

Our revolving credit of £140m is to secure that the club can afford all these upcoming losses, so we can pay all of our daily expenses including wages a s o. We maybe maybe can use a fraction of this credit in transfer money, but probably not. Too risky in this financial climate. Only a fool would speculate in when the Pandemic ends when half of the world is under logistic restrictions.

The Glazer family can be accused of lot of thing but they are not the reason we don’t pay Borussia Dortmund €120m. This has nothing to do with incompetence or a foolish CEO.

Mark Goldbridge. Fabrizio Romano. Jan Aage something.. is playing with emotions and desperate hopes of getting Sancho. They ignore the financial reality and keep repeating comical figures because they know that some of you refuse to accept that MUFC can’t afford so much money without major player sales.

I don’t like the Glazers more then anybody else but that doesn’t mean that all they do is cynically and driven by greed.
 

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I don't know if you are adding to my post or think that I said something else? Havertz negotiations have been as protracted.
Reports are that we've only been in negotiations with Leverkusen since last week. Obviously been linked a lot longer than that but its different from making contact with selling club and negotiating/activating release clause.
 

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Dunno how some of you lot keep this thread bumped to the top every day.
 

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The view would be magnificent. In my heart, I still believe. :drool:

My head does say that we'll put a bid in for Grealish in the final week if this doesn't pan out.
Yeah I would be devastated with that because Sancho is perfect for us to immediately improve the starting 11, not sure Grealish even get's into our team when everybody is fit - certainly not ahead of Bruno.
 

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Finally some sense!

Why is it so hard to spend a few minutes and read our latest Q3 report? It’s all there in black and white. When you’re on it you can also read our latest annual report. Actually it’s educating and will give you some sort of understanding about our finances. But in order to simplify I can give you the short answer.

Manchester United can’t afford to spend €120m in this transfer window without major player sales.

In the end of Mars 2020 (Q3) our cash reserves was £90m. With Borussia Dortmund’s latest financial statement in mind then we can probably predict similar losses in our fiscal year end in June 2020.

So by all accounts we can probably expect a 50% drop in our cash reserves when Q4 is published. That will mean that MUFC probably have a transfer budget in the region of £50m excluding player sales, probably less.

Our match day revenue will take a £5m loss in every home game without spectators. We will be without incomes from our 2020 pre season tour. We have to rebate somewhere close to £20m in broadcasting revenues. Just to mention some of our decreasing revenues in season 2020/21.

Our revolving credit of £140m is to secure that the club can afford all these upcoming losses, so we can pay all of our daily expenses including wages a s o. We maybe maybe can use a fraction of this credit in transfer money, but probably not. Too risky in this financial climate. Only a fool would speculate in when the Pandemic ends when half of the world is under logistic restrictions.

The Glazer family can be accused of lot of thing but they are not the reason we don’t pay Borussia Dortmund €120m. This has nothing to do with incompetence or a foolish CEO.

Mark Goldbridge. Fabrizio Romano. Jan Aage something.. is playing with emotions and desperate hopes of getting Sancho. They ignore the financial reality and keep repeating comical figures because they know that some of you refuse to accept that MUFC can’t afford so much money without major player sales.

I don’t like the Glazers more then anybody else but that doesn’t mean that all they do is cynically and driven by greed.
Most sensible post in the thread. We simply won’t be willing to pay the money Dortmund want in the current climate.
 

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Finally some sense!

Why is it so hard to spend a few minutes and read our latest Q3 report? It’s all there in black and white. When you’re on it you can also read our latest annual report. Actually it’s educating and will give you some sort of understanding about our finances. But in order to simplify I can give you the short answer.

Manchester United can’t afford to spend €120m in this transfer window without major player sales.

In the end of Mars 2020 (Q3) our cash reserves was £90m. With Borussia Dortmund’s latest financial statement in mind then we can probably predict similar losses in our fiscal year end in June 2020.

So by all accounts we can probably expect a 50% drop in our cash reserves when Q4 is published. That will mean that MUFC probably have a transfer budget in the region of £50m excluding player sales, probably less.

Our match day revenue will take a £5m loss in every home game without spectators. We will be without incomes from our 2020 pre season tour. We have to rebate somewhere close to £20m in broadcasting revenues. Just to mention some of our decreasing revenues in season 2020/21.

Our revolving credit of £140m is to secure that the club can afford all these upcoming losses, so we can pay all of our daily expenses including wages a s o. We maybe maybe can use a fraction of this credit in transfer money, but probably not. Too risky in this financial climate. Only a fool would speculate in when the Pandemic ends when half of the world is under logistic restrictions.

The Glazer family can be accused of lot of thing but they are not the reason we don’t pay Borussia Dortmund €120m. This has nothing to do with incompetence or a foolish CEO.

Mark Goldbridge. Fabrizio Romano. Jan Aage something.. is playing with emotions and desperate hopes of getting Sancho. They ignore the financial reality and keep repeating comical figures because they know that some of you refuse to accept that MUFC can’t afford so much money without major player sales.

I don’t like the Glazers more then anybody else but that doesn’t mean that all they do is cynically and driven by greed.
Yep..

My view has been that united are looking to sell to bring Sancho in. Little playing time for some is nudging or even pushing them towards the door.
 

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Yeah I would be devastated with that because Sancho is perfect for us to immediately improve the starting 11, not sure Grealish even get's into our team when everybody is fit - certainly not ahead of Bruno.
Grealish is PL proven and has better workrate than Sancho though. So he would probably fit in as well as Sancho.
 

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Finally some sense!

Why is it so hard to spend a few minutes and read our latest Q3 report? It’s all there in black and white. When you’re on it you can also read our latest annual report. Actually it’s educating and will give you some sort of understanding about our finances. But in order to simplify I can give you the short answer.

Manchester United can’t afford to spend €120m in this transfer window without major player sales.

In the end of Mars 2020 (Q3) our cash reserves was £90m. With Borussia Dortmund’s latest financial statement in mind then we can probably predict similar losses in our fiscal year end in June 2020.

So by all accounts we can probably expect a 50% drop in our cash reserves when Q4 is published. That will mean that MUFC probably have a transfer budget in the region of £50m excluding player sales, probably less.

Our match day revenue will take a £5m loss in every home game without spectators. We will be without incomes from our 2020 pre season tour. We have to rebate somewhere close to £20m in broadcasting revenues. Just to mention some of our decreasing revenues in season 2020/21.

Our revolving credit of £140m is to secure that the club can afford all these upcoming losses, so we can pay all of our daily expenses including wages a s o. We maybe maybe can use a fraction of this credit in transfer money, but probably not. Too risky in this financial climate. Only a fool would speculate in when the Pandemic ends when half of the world is under logistic restrictions.

The Glazer family can be accused of lot of thing but they are not the reason we don’t pay Borussia Dortmund €120m. This has nothing to do with incompetence or a foolish CEO.

Mark Goldbridge. Fabrizio Romano. Jan Aage something.. is playing with emotions and desperate hopes of getting Sancho. They ignore the financial reality and keep repeating comical figures because they know that some of you refuse to accept that MUFC can’t afford so much money without major player sales.

I don’t like the Glazers more then anybody else but that doesn’t mean that all they do is cynically and driven by greed.


Pffft. He'll come. £150m is nothing to us.

Great counter argument.
 

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I know Woodward gets his fair share of abuse (and rightly so at times) but I think Joel Glazer has probably had a bigger impact in delaying transfers and failing to properly back managers than Woodward.

Also I have a mortgage and it’s tough, thought I should let everyone know. I suggest the title thread be changed to “Jadon Sancho - Mortgaging the future”
 

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Finally some sense!

Why is it so hard to spend a few minutes and read our latest Q3 report? It’s all there in black and white. When you’re on it you can also read our latest annual report. Actually it’s educating and will give you some sort of understanding about our finances. But in order to simplify I can give you the short answer.

Manchester United can’t afford to spend €120m in this transfer window without major player sales.

In the end of Mars 2020 (Q3) our cash reserves was £90m. With Borussia Dortmund’s latest financial statement in mind then we can probably predict similar losses in our fiscal year end in June 2020.

So by all accounts we can probably expect a 50% drop in our cash reserves when Q4 is published. That will mean that MUFC probably have a transfer budget in the region of £50m excluding player sales, probably less.

Our match day revenue will take a £5m loss in every home game without spectators. We will be without incomes from our 2020 pre season tour. We have to rebate somewhere close to £20m in broadcasting revenues. Just to mention some of our decreasing revenues in season 2020/21.

Our revolving credit of £140m is to secure that the club can afford all these upcoming losses, so we can pay all of our daily expenses including wages a s o. We maybe maybe can use a fraction of this credit in transfer money, but probably not. Too risky in this financial climate. Only a fool would speculate in when the Pandemic ends when half of the world is under logistic restrictions.

The Glazer family can be accused of lot of thing but they are not the reason we don’t pay Borussia Dortmund €120m. This has nothing to do with incompetence or a foolish CEO.

Mark Goldbridge. Fabrizio Romano. Jan Aage something.. is playing with emotions and desperate hopes of getting Sancho. They ignore the financial reality and keep repeating comical figures because they know that some of you refuse to accept that MUFC can’t afford so much money without major player sales.

I don’t like the Glazers more then anybody else but that doesn’t mean that all they do is cynically and driven by greed.
Are you on crack? Do you know how much the glazers have taken out of the club? Not driven by greed? Seriously?
 

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Yeah not saying he wouldn't fit in but are you suggesting playing him in the RW spot?
He can play in place of Bruno but more importantly on the left as we have seen that Rashford's form can be very bad sometimes.
 

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Players in the football world will be lucky to even get their pay cheque from their clubs next season. Peter Lim from Valencia already gave the fans an idea what is coming in the football world. I don't know why people still think clubs can afford mega money transfer deals.

https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/...r-club-peter-lim-tells-valencia-fans-as-clubs

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"Secondly, the impact of COVID-19"will be serious for the next two seasons", said the club.At Valencia, financial impact will be seen in various ways, including an up to 30 per cent drop in TV rights money, a drop of 50 per cent in commercial income and the likely reduction of total income by half, said the club. "
 

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Are you on crack? Do you know how much the glazers have taken out of the club? Not driven by greed? Seriously?
He said that "not ALL they do is driven by greed".

The emphasis on ALL acknowledges that they certainly have been greedy whilst at the club, but that doesn't seem the case here.
 

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Players in the football world will be lucky to even get their pay cheque from their clubs next season. Peter Lim from Valencia already gave the fans an idea what is coming in the football world. I don't know why people still think clubs can afford mega money transfer deals.

https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/...r-club-peter-lim-tells-valencia-fans-as-clubs

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"Secondly, the impact of COVID-19"will be serious for the next two seasons", said the club.At Valencia, financial impact will be seen in various ways, including an up to 30 per cent drop in TV rights money, a drop of 50 per cent in commercial income and the likely reduction of total income by half, said the club. "
Beggars belief really as to why people think we can spend obscene amounts on players.
 

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He said that "not ALL they do is driven by greed".

The emphasis on ALL acknowledges that they certainly have been greedy whilst at the club, but that doesn't seem the case here.
Utter bollocks. They'll be putting some of that back in to the club then yeah? Not taking any money out this year too presumably? Do me a favour
 

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Yeah not saying he wouldn't fit in but are you suggesting playing him in the RW spot?
Sancho probably the better fit for RW spot since he’s an natural RW. But Grealish is right footed and can probably do a job in all offensive midfield positions. And it’s not like Rashford is shining on the LW atm. Would be healthy for M M M to all fight for their spot. Grealish + M M M rotation wouldn’t be too bad imo.
 

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Players in the football world will be lucky to even get their pay cheque from their clubs next season. Peter Lim from Valencia already gave the fans an idea what is coming in the football world. I don't know why people still think clubs can afford mega money transfer deals.

https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/...r-club-peter-lim-tells-valencia-fans-as-clubs

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"Secondly, the impact of COVID-19"will be serious for the next two seasons", said the club.At Valencia, financial impact will be seen in various ways, including an up to 30 per cent drop in TV rights money, a drop of 50 per cent in commercial income and the likely reduction of total income by half, said the club. "
Granted that Covid is going to have a big impact on finances.

You have to note that TV rights money in PL and La Liga is calculated differently, with Valencia and many other clubs already suffering pre covid.

Them putting it down to Covid, does not mean that is the only reason.
 
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