23 Jan 2020 22:33:00
Is the reluctance to pay the fee for Fernandez based in previous so-called playmakers who just never made it, thinking on Kagawa, voted best player in Germany the year we bought him, we bought Mkhitaryan, again top player, but never did anything for us in the premier league. If they are afraid to invest they won't ever buy anyone, every player purchased is a gamble of sorts.

1.) 23 Jan 2020
23 Jan 2020 23:30:09
Sky are reporting that utd messed them about:

"United agreed a £55m deal in principle with Sporting, only to lower their offer to £42m after hearing the Portuguese club were in desperate need for money before the end of this month"

"Jorge Mendes flew to Manchester with Sporting's president, Frederico Varandas, and his director of football, Hugo Viana, to finalise a deal with United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.

Following the conclusion of their trip to the UK, Varandas' mood was mixed. He was sorry to be losing a star player, but glad that a transfer fee of £55m had been agreed in principle with United.

In the days that followed, Varandas' optimism was tempered by a change in stance from United.

Rather than progressing with the agreed £55m deal, United said they were only willing to offer £42m for Fernandes.

United, prompted by the belief Sporting were desperate for funds before the end of this month, thought the Portuguese club would accept the lower offer"

2.) 24 Jan 2020
24 Jan 2020 04:40:08
Who knows if true, but seems to mirror Ed2’s views on our amateur way of doing business. If this is the case what a set of underhand sharks.

3.) 24 Jan 2020
24 Jan 2020 08:52:15
Eden that's the story i believe that we tried to blindside them BF signed a new contract in november that had an 68 million pound cause in it now we were getting a deal with them willing to accept 55 million that's 13 million discount because they need the money so we should have thanked them and paid the money but ou no because we think were mighty Man Utd we thought we could bully them into taking less.
I would have done exactly what sporting have done and made them pay the full buy out clause quite right I say bullies should never win that's we teach our kids when their in the playground why should it be any different in business.