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Luke Shaw
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Maltese Falcon
Niko Kranjcar
Let's get Blind then!!!
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Solid signing imo, for about the kind of price you have to expect for a player like that without contract issues at a club without financial problems.
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
Yep.
SoundAndVision
Michael Brown
about 20 million pounds over priced, But he's English so you gotta pay dat premium for top English quality. :lol:
Has signed a new deal with United. With Buttner gone they need him.
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Weren't reactions very similar when they signed Rio and Rooney?
If Shaw is as good and talented as he seems to be I see no problem with this kind of signing. I have more of a problem with "the English premium" when it's established good, but no great players at the peaks of their careers.
If Shaw is as good and talented as he seems to be I see no problem with this kind of signing. I have more of a problem with "the English premium" when it's established good, but no great players at the peaks of their careers.
paxtonwolf
John White
So much for having to be in the CL to sign good players. United are still such a pull in football terms that even with no European football at all they can still sign quality
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Directly and indirectly at least partially as a result of 20+ years of consecutive CL football.
But he is just "good" and not "top quality" just yet, so they haven't tried to sign a superstar yet.
I hardly think Shaw is in that category ... honestly like most from Southampton, I'd be worried th system made him look better than he is.
Re needing CL, didn't ****ing Harry say it, players want "CL wages"
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Were Rio and Rooney in that category when they were signed by United? Perhaps Rio was slightly more proven as Leeds had a good run, but not by much.
Of course if the system made him look better than he is and he's overrated it's too much money.
Players want CL wages, but they also want CL football. And for most clubs CL wages follow from CL participation. United are a financial super club, in part as a result of constant CL participation since the money influx in football. The two are not separate. Also, although not in the CL this season a club like United will be very likely to return there sooner rather than later. At 19 Luke Shaw might not put much stock into just the next season, but think about his long term future. Say Everton offered the same money as United, I'm almost certain he would pick United ahead of Everton despite neither being in the CL and part of that would be the higher chance of future CL participation and trophies at United.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
27m for an 18 year old with heaps of talent and potential who could be the United and England LB for at least the next 10-12 years or 25m for Lallana a much older player who has had one decent year, I know who i'd rather have
Difference is Man Utd actually have that kind of money to spend .
Lallana is massively overpriced as well, no mistake. The difference is Lallana would hopefully closer to delivering consistent results at his peak, Shaw is probably still a couple of seasons away from being dependable at that level (if he steps up).
Look, players are worth whatever someone is willing to pay, United has lots of cash, but can't help thinking that when City/Cheat$ki are buying Toure/Silva/Fabregas level players and United are buying Fellaini/Shaw/etc, just bad call ...
Hotshot-Tottenham
Edgar Davids
Quite.