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We are, but I think Wenger will be desperate to replace Sanchez’s goals. Hence the auba move.
January Transfer Window 2017/18
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I really don't see why people think its a bad deal for Utd?
A happy and inform Sanchez is one of the top 5 players in the premier league, if he can replicate that form for 2 or 3 seasons its likely to bring them silverwear.
I have my reservations about how well he'll work under Mourinho but its not like Utd can't afford to take the gamble.
A happy and inform Sanchez is one of the top 5 players in the premier league, if he can replicate that form for 2 or 3 seasons its likely to bring them silverwear.
I have my reservations about how well he'll work under Mourinho but its not like Utd can't afford to take the gamble.
barebones squad, or it's getting that way. Average age of the team was pretty young the other week. Perhaps the club is preparing to change managers, would explain some of the other appointments behind the scenes as well.
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I think if Arsenal renewed his contract for rumoured £300k to £500k we would have been ripped apart by rival and Arsenal fans. I remember when it was rumoured he wanted £250k to £300k people commented negatively.
As long as it doesn't upset people like pogba it should be a good signing. But he certainly hasn't played well enough or had a good attitude recently to justify that sort of money.
Ah, someone who is reasonable! It's not a bad deal. It's a very expensive deal with a degree of risk, like any transfer, but the risk will have been considered.
I suppose losing your best player is quite annoying, I was annoyed when Ronaldo went, but at least he went to another country. I can sympathise but lashing out with throwaway comments isn't helpful to anyone.
Zlatan will be gone in the summer (bar a miracle) so that would free up the majority of what Sanchez is getting, and we'll no doubt sign more expensive players then too.
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It would be so great if Sanchez moved from the right club to the wrong club and Mikhi moved from the wrong club to the right club lol 
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Ah, so reasonable is defined as 'someone who agrees with me'.
Finally a reasonable comment.
If Fergie was at utd still lets face it the deal wouldn't be happening as Fergie wouldn't sanction wages and signing on fees and agent fees as ludicrous as this sanchez deal
Mourinho on other hand doesn't care two hoots about the bigger picture
Mourinho on other hand doesn't care two hoots about the bigger picture
So let us all know how much these fees are seem as you know
Would be great if that happened. I’ll just be glad that the ungrateful ******** will be off our books and no longer our problem. Probably be Utds problem when he realises what a **** Mourinho is and comes to the conclusion that money isn’t end all be all.It would be so great if Sanchez moved from the right club to the wrong club and Mikhi moved from the wrong club to the right club lol
Joking aside though good luck to him if he ends up at Utd. As I said we won’t have him as a nuisance when he goes ie no longer a disruptive influence in the dressing room.
It’s a shame he didn’t show us any loyalty when we rescued him from warming the bench at Barca but meh at least we will get something for him I guess.
Ah, so reasonable is defined as 'someone who agrees with me'
The per year cost is massive regardless if it's say £400k/week or £500k/week. Such a large club should be able to identify people worth going for - obviously players who aren't certain to succeed, but Sanchez isn't a guaranteed success. The thing I'd be most worried about is upsetting the dressing room - reportedly why Bayern pulled out of trying to get Sanchez last year... they thought he wanted crazy money and it'd destabilise things. I also think it opens you up to getting shafted more than normal by other players/agents/clubs... it's not as though it's this deal and only this deal that's affected by paying so much.
And I agree with you! There is an element of risk and of course it is very expensive. I think we’re always going to be expected to pay huge sums for top players so that’s of little consequence going forward. Man City will happily pay the same in most cases (whatever moral high ground they try to take) as will PSG etc. Bayern less so.
It boils down to how he performs, the biggest negative for me is his age, which means that over the next season or two he’ll likely start to decline. After that, there’s no resale value. The other concern is that we could get a Di Maria situation, but as he knows the league and country well enough that’s quite a small concern.
As for the supposed deal, it is speculation at this point, driven by the burned parties in the deal. While what the club spend is of no real relevance to me in any meaningful way, I don’t think this deal is the outrage many are so keen to portray, and it is absolutely affordable.
Of course it is. You are 4 months from getting him for his wages and are paying a decent transfer fee, signing fee and agent fee. That's not being driven by anyone being burned as you claim but by United having to stump up ridiculous extras because they know they wouldn't get him in June. If anyone in charge at the club thought otherwise they wouldn't be doing it. 300k+ (the lower end of what is claimed) is what you would pay 29 year old Sanchez if you nailed him a on free. The Pogbas and co would accept this but you can bet agents are rubbing their hands together now to have their earner banging on the door if the rumoured extras end up getting confirmed. Then you have the impact this will have on future signings when a player who isn't even in the current top 10-15 in the EPL is getting 300k+ per week.
It's a terrible terrible deal for a 29 year old. Yeah it's not your money and the club can afford it but it doesn't make it any less retarded. It's incredibly short sighted with the knock on this will have, it has Joses mark all over it. Someone, somehow has managed to hold you to randsom for Sanchez and I just don't understand why other than he wouldn't entertain coming without it being so over the top.
I remind you of the last 29yo Sir Alex signed. A certain RvP from Arsenal. He got a season out of him but it was enough to secure his final title. van Persie more or less won it for us with his goals that season but in truth it finished him and he wasn't the same the following season but I'm not sure SAF regretted it. We paid about £25m IIRC so hardly different from the Sanchez deal. To be honest at the price world level strikers are and then add the United tax, Sanchez is a steal. You could easily pay £75m for someone unproven in the EPL. If he turns out toxic - Jose will kick him out.