Comments on: Mourinho Clear to Finally Seal €76million Deal for Man United

By: Eagle

Eagle — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 22:29:28 +0000

I think he is worth the money. Think of it this way, if we dont sign him and we miss out on champions league again, thats so much money we dont get. Another midfielder might not be good enough (although I conceed that there is a chance we still dont make champions league with him, but that chance is smaller)…. and not just that, less likely to get sponsors etc. Also, signing him would lift merchendise sales a lot. You have to spend money to make money.

By: Gregg Kisyombe

Gregg Kisyombe — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 19:36:13 +0000

Maybe Jose thinks Pogba is good but remember that it is PL we are talking about. It’s simple to buy expensive players from PL to other leagues becz they are not very much competitive. I don’t think other leagues can produce a player more than 75 euros. I don’t like the way Pogba plays, slow sometimes.

By: K Ray

K Ray — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 17:40:33 +0000

Massively overrated!! Would not pay more than 30 mill. for him…… £100 mil buys 3 if not 4 quality players, throwing money away to be honest””

By: Gareth McNeill

Gareth McNeill — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:52:51 +0000

Just a few points.
1. Most of the other comments here suggest that the writer has only watched Pogba in the Euros and are saying he’s overpriced on his performances, and while that is true, you must remember that he plays with those teammates every 6-8 weeks, a lot of that squad inc Payet, Kante, Martial & Coman are new to international football. Watch his performances for Juve were he’s in a settled team twice a week to get a true reflection of his talents and consistency. I’m not suggesting he’s worth the £100m even then but it give you a more rounded & accurate assessment.
2. The club won’t look at the deal as a one off deal. It’s risk v reward. There is virtually no risk. If he leaves after 4 years you’ll prob recoup most of the outlay, if not all of it. If he leaves for free in 8 years it’s cost United approx £10.5m a year, less than United would make on Pogba shirt sales in that time period. It’s no risk from the clubs point of view. And all that still holds even if the team aren’t successful on the field. If they are successful the up-side for the club is so much better. And really as a fan should we be concerned about the money, if we know the club can afford it?
3. Pogba is a player who even at 21 was able to control the tempo of a match. Something we have lacked since the retirement of Paul Scholes. I believe that Pogba is the man we should be building the team around. That would mean having a holding/defensive midfielder who will allow Pogba the freedom to play to his full ability. However we currently don’t have that type of player. Given time Tim Fosu-Mensah wil be that player & of course Carrick, Sweini, & Schneiderlin can all do a job there in the meantime but they aren’t naturals in the way Makelele was.

By: Stu

Stu — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:14:52 +0000

In reply to Alfred Komakech. Too much money you all say. Well, if the money isn't spent on players it just goes in the owners pockets. It's not like they will give us free tickets if the bought a player for £30 mil and saved the other £70. I say, if you can afford it, then buy the best whatever. Having money is pointless if you don't use it. If United were after 5 more players then that's a different story, but they just want 1 player and have £140 mil spare cash left.

By: Adeniyi Tayo

Adeniyi Tayo — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:11:24 +0000

It will be a shame for mautd to buy pogba for even 40 million, he is an average player over hype by press, we have henrik, rooney,mata, herera in the attacking midfield, I don’t think United need him
We can go for kante, dybala, onazi of napoli he is a good defending mid- fielder,
In other way morinho can build schniderlin to a better defensive mild field

By: Hassan Conteh

Hassan Conteh — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:49:18 +0000

I just have the feeling that Timothy FM has all what it takes to make him a productive holding mid fielder in the shortest possible time. He has prove it in all the games hehas played so far so let put the trust on him and look to another holding mid fielder like Kante instaed of expensive Pogba .Yes he is good but really overpriced and overated,

By: Andrew Haldane

Andrew Haldane — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:36:46 +0000

He’s certainly powerful and athletic and has a fair turn of speed but I don’t see Pogba dominating midfield in the Premiership week in, week out at his age. I hope Jose keeps Schweini for at least a season; Pogba would learn so much from him, assuming he does sign.
Jose has said he wants to work with a smaller squad of 22 so perhaps we will see a clear out of senior squad players in yhe coming weeks? I hope he doesn’t go to mad though! Its good to have cover in every position and a couple of versatile players in your squad to cover. With 4 competitions and World Cup qualifiers its going to be a long, hard season; despite his obvious limitations in certain areas, Blind is a great reader of the game and can make an important interception, spot and execute a defence splitting pass in the blink of an eye; he can cover 3 positions well enough to justify a place in the squad.
I’m also hoping that Memphis gets a chance to show how could he can be; he and Shaw struck up the beginnings of a very promising looking partnership on the left before Luke’s injury.
Now we have the firepower up front I’d get in someone like Matuidi or Kanté and ship out Fellaini, who is too slow, inconsistent and volatile. Young and Valencia are also too highly paid to justify their overall contributions and should be sold, which would also allow more chances for Memphis and Lingard.
Im defence Rojo has to go and I wouldn’t be surprised if Jones is moved on either given his litany of injuries and relatively high wages. I have a feeling that Jose will bring in another experienced centre back as cover whilst Bailly adjusts to the EPL but McNair and Fosu-Mensah deserve a chance to prove their worth Imho.
I’m afraid that Romero isn’t a reliable replacement for de Gea should he pick up an injury….he certainly isn’t going to push him for a starting place….Rui Patrício has only just signed a new contract with Sporting club de Portugal (Lisbon) but will be in demand following his displays for the newly crowned European Champions. United could do a hell of a lot worse!

By: Candido O

Candido O — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:33:36 +0000

From what I saw at euro2016. Pogba shouldn’t be priced more than €60m. Any amount more than that is a monumental waste.

By: Agbor Millan

Agbor Millan — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:57:08 +0000

A single player costs over 120 million euros???? .. that’s so extreme…he is too costly. I propose Man Utd rethink that “crazy” decision they are about make.. waste of real cash for just one player who alone can’t fully guarantee a trophy nor title..Don’t get me wrong, Pogba is indeed a great talent but he is over priced.