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21 Aug 2014 08:45:23
Not a frequent poster but like many on here I can't resist a quick look around the site every couple of hours just in case we have signed someone who can improve the team - ideally Vidal. No joy so far but on the plus side I now have revised my pension portfolio 10 or 12 times and have abs like Gerard Butler.
The thing I wanted to flag is that this morning Juventus CEO Marotta has made some comments that I think are interesting. He gives the reporter the usual guff about no offers for Vidal, nothing to talk about etc but then he goes on to discuss Buffon and Pogba and their contracts, and says that they are in the process of renegotiating Pogba's contract. I wasn't aware of this and it seems to me that this is the key to the Vidal question. I am sure that Juventus would not want Vidal to leave before getting Pogba signed up because otherwise they can be held to ransom. To me this explains the silence from Vidal (why not state your wish to stay with Juve?) and the delay in announcing any transfer - the club don't want to show their hand before Pogba has agreed terms. Marotta says he hopes to conclude the Pogba negotiation shortly so fingers crossed that I am right and we get our man.
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28 May 2014 08:10:02
Not that it helps this debate much, but it isn't true to say that 'the window' hasn't yet opened. Premier League transfers can be agreed from midnight on the last day of the season - anyone in doubt go here:
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/
fans/faqs/when-does-transfer-window-open-close.html
. for confirmation. In practice, deals are done with effect from July because that is when players' contracts normally expire so it's just neater that way.
Because of this, it made sense to me that United apparently opened up talks with Southampton after the last game of the season but now it's all gone quiet I am guessing (hoping) that they are just waiting to get LVG into position so that senior players joining the team are given a proper welcome. Looks better, doesn't it, when they are greeted by the manager for the photo op and get to do the press conference together? Imagine Shaw and Woodward doing the same with no LVG!
Plus any sensible player will want to hear LVG's assurances about their place in the team etc and I suspect that he means it when he says that the dutch team will get 100% of his attention until the WC is over - so that's another reason to do plenty of work in lining things up but not to confirm anything.
Finally there is the obvious 'distraction' of the World Cup, both for players and the new manager so for all these reasons I am not expecting confirmation about any new signings until the tournament is more or less over.
Of course, it could also mean that we have failed to agree terms because Woodward offered fourpence and a bag of crisps so I think Marmite has a point!
{Ed002's Note - Transfers cannot be processed until the Transfer Window open on July 1. The situation with Shaw is very, very si.}