More and more I've become quite convinced that Raiola is planning to move Pogba to Real Madrid at the end of this season (maybe with PSG as a plan B), even more so if we in fact end up in the Europa League again which doesn't look unlikely at this point.
The fat bastard might have to offer something in return in order to make that happen though, and that could be where De Ligt comes in. Would be terrible to see him end up at City instead, or Liverpool for that matter although luckily that looks unlikely. If the cards are played right De Ligt can cherry pick any club in the world himself obviously. And over the last year he's been linked with pretty much every top club too, so ultimately the chance of him choosing United are probably pretty slim.
His natural leadership is probably the most impressive thing about him, I can't really remember any Dutch player in the last 30 years coming close to that at such a young age. And it's exactly what this club needs, probably more than most other rich top clubs at this moment.
De Gea for all his brilliance doesn't really have it, neither does a talented player like Shaw or someone like Lindelof. Neither do I see real leaders in guys like Smalling, Jones, the verdict is still out on Dalot. Aside from the lack in quality, our defense is such a far cry from the real inspirational winner's mentality and organizing skills of guys like Evra, Edwin, Vidic and Rio, who formed the backbone of one of our most succesful teams.
It's that type of leadership and mentality that makes the difference between winning the league or finishing third, much more than the pure individual quality available in a team I think. So ultimately paying a truly ridiculous fee like €120 million for this guy might actually be worth every penny for us.
