In real life, he can not only pass well but dribble too, he'll not only bring his abilities-- passing, dribbling, pressing-- but take a lot of responsibilities off Carrick too. Next season is going to be glorious..
Thiago Alcantara | Signed for Bayern Munich
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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In real life, he can not only pass well but dribble too, he'll not only bring his abilities-- passing, dribbling, pressing-- but take a lot of responsibilities off Carrick too. Next season is going to be glorious..
That's exactly my point though, hardly anyone would've seen Ronaldo play until he signed for us aside from that game in pre season against us. There was a distinct lack of hype surrounding him (again understandably so being 18) but age doesn't come into it - my argument was that "Thiago is the first player in a long, long time we could sign who is young, and has the talent to become a genuine future world class player at the time they are linked with us/sign for us". Forget everything Ronaldo has achieved and rewind back to the summer of 2003, there was a distinct lack of hype or belief that Ronaldo would become one of the best in the world when he signed for us. I think a lot of you are bringing his subsequent achievements in his career into it which should not count in this argument.
But we signed Rafael & Fabio before even they were 18, who knows how they'd have developed outside United?
Exactly, Quaresma was widely considered as a better player than Ronaldo. This is the biggest signing since RVP and Rooney..
Less Ronaldo talk. More Alcantara. We'll have a whole boat load of Ronaldo muppetry coming up after this signing. Save it for then.
You've been in this thread all day, do you ever rest, red?
I "work" at a lab. It's an astrochemistry lab and my job is very simple: I get paid for using the Caf. Today, I took two naps and went out clubbing. I have had trouble sleeping of late. I am also looking after my roommates cats, and it's keeping me awake-- bastard wont stop meowing..
I am starting a new job on Monday. I will not have any time after that. However, I'll have a feck ton of money..
I am starting a new job on Monday. I will not have any time after that. However, I'll have a feck ton of money..
Did we sign him or is he still making his mind up? fecking decide already, we've had enough of ******* around.
Think you missed what I did there.
Haven't heard anything in a few hours...it's off again.
Have a little peep in the twitter thread. Its so fecking on.
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That's tapping up isn't it?
I doubt any transfer takes place without 'tapping' a player up. Besides who cares?
is barcastuff reliable?
Can you really "tap up" a player who has a release clause? I mean technically the fee has already been agreed.
They've named their source, Sport, which is a Catalan paper which like Mundo Deportivo has good links with the club.
Cock out! Its back on again.
Has it ever been in? 
I suck at math. Can anyone convert that into weekly salary?
Dear Barcelona,
Please find attached our formal offer, which we believe matches the release clause of the player in question. Therefore, please deliver Thiago Alcantara to Manchester within 24 hours and feck off.
Please find attached our formal offer, which we believe matches the release clause of the player in question. Therefore, please deliver Thiago Alcantara to Manchester within 24 hours and feck off.
About 80 grand a week
Thanks. That's not extravagant at all.
84500 roughly. Probably euros, which converted would be roughly £70k a week.
It's decent enough. if everything goes as planned, we get a potential world class midfielder who will fill out the biggest hole in the midfield department. Worth it imo
I'll be delighted if that's actually true, plenty of room for bigger contracts as he develops He's surely worth more than that though? Didn't Anderson sign on £55k a week 7 years ago?
this thread is losing steam - when I logged in the last post was a full 9 minutes ago. Shocking lack of interest, caftards.
Just an observation on the 4.4m Euros. The Spanish press almost always talk about net pay after tax, so that 4.4 if correct would cost us about 8m euros, or about £130k per week. Putting him in one of our highest wage bands.
It wouldn't surprise me if we have offered that, we're trying to push him and there are other suitors, but it also wouldn't surprise me if the press are just guessing numbers to show why Barcelona can't keep him (it's roughly the same money that Xavi's on)
His wages are bound to be on the high side due to the low transfer fee.
I'd say that £130k seems reasonable for a player of Alcantara's standing. At the high end perhaps, but not an unrealistic figure for a player considered one of, if not the best young midfielder in the game.
Mad!!!! We can get away with giving Gareth Bale them wages.... That is way too much for Thiago. He's done nothing.
Gareth Bale would expect closer to £200k a week.
£130k would be a lot for his age. Didn't Nani want £110k off the back of his great 18 months when entering his prime years?
I think it's too much but then again I wouldn't be paying it. If he lives up to his potential, I guess it all pays for itself
I can't imagine us giving a player who I think can be considered slightly unproven (though very talented) such a salary. I would have expected around the £80k mark. If that's what it took to get him here, then so be it. Then again, are wages ever really confirmed as fact in the press? As we all know, Rooney's reported wages fluctuate wildly in the press, depending on what light they are wishing to paint Rooney or United in.
I don't care for wages tbf. We are desperate for a player of his quality and we must pay as much as we need to pay to get him. Also, the wages are probably bigger than they should considering that the transfer fee is low. But very likely it's just pure speculation at the moment.
While 130k before tax seems very much, I will say what I said last year in this thread, he's the biggest La Masia talent since Messi (which means that he's a bigger talent than Fabregas, Pedro and Busquets) so I am happy to get a player of his quality even if that means that we'll pay him as much as Young.
While 130k before tax seems very much, I will say what I said last year in this thread, he's the biggest La Masia talent since Messi (which means that he's a bigger talent than Fabregas, Pedro and Busquets) so I am happy to get a player of his quality even if that means that we'll pay him as much as Young.
My first guess a couple of days ago was 125k and I think this is what we have to pay to secure his signature. On a side note that is why I think Rooney should think twice before starting a fight with the club. He's on a downgoing spiral and if Thiago accepts 130k it would give him a hint about the clubs future priorities.
The low transfer fee gives room to offer more in wages.
It seems a lot though considering he was on 35k at Barcelona.
It seems a lot though considering he was on 35k at Barcelona.
130k reasonable?
Some of you are fecking mental. Its still largely potential..
We didnt want to pay Pogba big wages and that wouldve been under 30k.
No one in our team gets that kind of money other than the 2 lead strikers.. I'd be very surprised if we offered that sort of money to him.
Some of you are fecking mental. Its still largely potential..
We didnt want to pay Pogba big wages and that wouldve been under 30k.
No one in our team gets that kind of money other than the 2 lead strikers.. I'd be very surprised if we offered that sort of money to him.
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