Next season he would have been able to choose. Utd, City, Chelsea. Selling him now was the only way you had any say in where he went. Although why Utd I will never understand.
Imagine if RVP got injured for the season? That would be 24 million down the pan. Also would be pretty funny if he wins nothing at United while Arsenal win a trophy. Look at poor Cesc winning nothing at Barca in his first season!
If it's true and rvp is on 200k a week, that will add 10 million pounds a year to their wage bill, football is ****ing crazy.
Just think of the midfielders United could have bought with 24M and 200K/week. Thank goodness they didn't. All they are going to do is cut both Rooney and RvPs goal totals in half. There is no way both of them are going to score 25+. They are both deep-lying strikers. They are going to be falling over each other trying to score the same chances.
Hes on no more than £180k a week because thats what Rooney is on. Also out wage bill is around 50% of turnover and with thye players leaving or expected to leave their will be minimal change in our overall wage bill.
Does it make anyone else wonder how much bargaining power van Persie and his agent had in terms of wages? You'd think he'd be going on to similar wage at Manchester United considering he said money has never been a factor. What's with the massive pay rise? Surely a club like Manchester United wouldn't relinquish all power in negotiations to appease a player that isn't motivated by money? Strange.
Without a shadow of doubt hes not on more than Rooney who takes home £180000. Dunno what hes paid his agent, the PL will inform us of the fee in November along with the fees for Hazard
