Don’t get me wrong I love the FSG and Klopp for how they have improved us but sometimes we need to have that killer instinct in the transfer market as well, I mean we aren’t bad in it but we could be a bit better.
VVD should be his International CB partner for the next 7/8 years and it would have made perfect sense us signing him. But with clubs now offering this kid a stupid salary I wouldn’t even be surprised if he ended up at United with no Champions League football, when you say it out loud it’s mind boggling because you lot have already managed to do that once with Pogba
So many things to unpack here.
First, it would take a miracle if VVD is going to last for next 7-8 years as first choice Dutch CB. You guys would be well served if he gives you another solid 4 years or so. I’d actually argue that if he’s the type of leader we hear about, he’d much rather create his own legacy than live in his compatriot’s shadow for club and country forever.
Think about the salary, if you pay De Ligt the kind of money being reported, you’d have to pay VVD even more and Salah equally high. That isn’t something you can just do at a whim. If you can consistently challenge for trophies, you’ll start creating the type of revenue that would eventually allow that in long term.
As history would show you, players give little fecks about CL if they are offered right money. Just see Man City and Chelsea for plenty of examples.
Joining United might be much less attractive at the moment but it is surely still massive for any young player.