21 May 2014 23:22:59
United reportedly signed Kroos for £20m.
Such a lie, surely?
{Ed007's Note - Don't call me Shirley.}
1.) 22 May 2014
Got to love a bit of Leslie Neilson :P
2.) 22 May 2014
A few places reporting this now. The fee seems a little low but if it's true comes as a welcome change to some of the ridiculous amounts being thrown around over the past few seasons.
3.) 22 May 2014
Seems like a good fee considering he's in the last year of his contract and can go on a free next summer.
4.) 22 May 2014
I would say 20 million for Kroos would be pretty generous of our part.
We signed a significantly superior player from one of our direct rivals for 22 mils. Now Kroos is younger and less injury prone, but the gap in relative quality is of great importance, and so is the team from which we are buying.
Let's not forget Kagawa, who was a better player for Dortmund than Kroos is for Munich, and we got him for under 15 million because he was on his last year.
I would say that a player's value would be divided by 2 when on his last year, so 40 million for kroos seems just about right.
Of course, that's not factoring the relative financial stability of Bayern, and his importance to the squad, which would drive his price up, but there's no way Kroos is worth more than 40 million pounds atm.
Mick1
Well the report is from daily mail no idea if they are kosher, fleshed out along with the price is that the deal was agreed before Moyes left, reporter was on talksheit and is very insistent let's hope he is right
5.) 22 May 2014
Joefletch, it's not low considering Kroos has only 1 year left for his current contract. 20m is how much we spent on RVP when he had 1 year left and Lewy was also valued at around 20m last year although Dortmund refused to sell. I just hope this is true.
6.) 22 May 2014
You have to remember the player only has 1 year left on his contract and if he is pushing for a move £20 million isn't a bad fee. Munich know all about players running down their contract that's how they get dortmunds players, maybe they don't want that happening to them.
7.) 22 May 2014
I think he only has 1 year on his contract so fee sounds ok
8.) 22 May 2014
Apparently this was agreed while moyes was in the hotseat. Well that's part of the story until I see him smiling with the shirt I'm skeptical!
CAIN