75mill over 75 years hopefully. Or 25mill with 50 mill "optional add ons ". / Can't remember the origin of "optional add ons" anyone remember. 75mill is obviously overpriced, but we really needed someone good for his position... It's not like the Pogba deal where United paid more for someone useless.
Saw someone at the echo say since Matip was free if they are the consistent starting pair just think of them as 37m each lol
personally feel it is a ridiculous fee made worse by the fact either a) He no longer has it following his injury b) his attitude stinks. but hey if you only have 1 target per position you end up paying over the odds.
I know that Neymar just joined a new club, but whilst we're breaking records, I wouldn't mind a £250mill bid for him.
Or... What if we just buy Barcelona's starting XI... Then Coutinho won't have to leave to play with them.
salah was nowhere near a world record fee for a forward though unlike VVD -defensive fee obviously in his case
If we win the Champions League with him this year. (I said IF) or the Premier League next season noone is going to bat an eyelid at what we paid. If we don't... (And we most likely won't). There will be lots of eyelids batted...
Imo if we see an improvement from our defence within a year then i'd count it as a success given how poor its been since Carra retired. Mind you he needs to be surrounded by the right players, or else have the ability to help improve those around him, which the best players can do.
that phrase makes me think of dreadful 19th century fiction or a pub i used to live about half mile from which every weekend turned into the wild west.
