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I'm not convinced he would cut it at a top club.. he looks good in the Southampton squad (not saying they are a bad side) but so did Cleverley when he was at Wigan.
*Transfer Window 2014/15 Season Rumours/Signings *AKA Man U fans listing every player under the Sun
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I'm not convinced he would cut it at a top club.. he looks good in the Southampton squad (not saying they are a bad side) but so did Cleverley when he was at Wigan.
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Man Utd need the 2 or 3 big signings as more of a confidence booster than anything.
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Fair enough...I think he's got everything to be a top player. If he was Spanish he'd be raved about.
Who are they linking us with?
where does the hmm come from?
30m for a talented left back who is only 18 years old
30m for a talented left back who is almost at the end of his career.
Absolute no brainer.
In one sense every player is a gamble
86m for bale was a gamble, with the rarity of top quality British talent transfering between two clubs in the same division ~£30m isnt too much to ask for an 18yo but wouldnt want it to go too much higher
I've been banging on about it for years. You can't just look at transfer figures in isolation. The true value has as much to do with the players age as it does transfer fee.
When a club buys a player it's buying an asset and the lifespan of that asset is of huge importance. As G|mp says, Shaw's got 15 years of football ahead of him. If Shaw joins Utd and stays there for 15 years, even at £30m he's only cost Utd £2m per season. And even if he doesn't stay for 15 years, providing he's performing at a decent level, he'll still command a decent fee for the next 10 years.
Had Utd signed Baines for £15m (a bid that was reportedly rejected) last season, in 5 years time he's worth nothing and of no use to Utd. He'd have cost Utd £3m per season, 50% more than what Shaw's costing.
When a club buys a player it's buying an asset and the lifespan of that asset is of huge importance. As G|mp says, Shaw's got 15 years of football ahead of him. If Shaw joins Utd and stays there for 15 years, even at £30m he's only cost Utd £2m per season. And even if he doesn't stay for 15 years, providing he's performing at a decent level, he'll still command a decent fee for the next 10 years.
Had Utd signed Baines for £15m (a bid that was reportedly rejected) last season, in 5 years time he's worth nothing and of no use to Utd. He'd have cost Utd £3m per season, 50% more than what Shaw's costing.
He would providing he didn't want too much money. I can't see him moving up North though.
Surely he can afford to private jet it from London!
I'm sure he could but I'm not sure it's really practical
If I were to bet on where he'll end up I'd say Spurs or the US.
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Bloody Hell Man Utd don't wait around even though they don't have an official manager! I guess it makes negotiations easy that they played each other today!
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