20 Aug 2014 10:03:41
I know there has been a lot of criticism of Woodward and the Glazers about spending but keep in mind yesterday's signing of Rojo make it our most expensive transfer window ever. I know there has been other windows when money should have been spent and wasn't but there does seem to be a lot of knee jerk reaction. What does worry me is that we seem to be unable to attract the very top stars anymore, and I don't think it's necessarily just down to no champions league or not offering high wages, as it seems to be happening for a few years now. Kroos, Fabregas, Bale, Muller, Reus, etc. all turned down big money offers from United, yet Kroos and Fabregas deals seemed to be completed with ease with Real and Chelsea. Is it just solely down to Manchester not being as glamorous as Madrid and London to live in?

1.) 20 Aug 2014
MU can attract the players if they coughed up the cash. MU are reluctant to pay what is needed and always penny pinch. I genuinely believe there is plenty of cash to spend this summer, but I think Ed Woodward may mess things up again trying to impress his employers, there is talk that he has ballsed up a couple targets already this summer. I keep saying that this summer is not the summer to penny pinch, if the club want to go back to doing that in the future then that's fine, but we need the right players signed this summer. Two CBs (one of which a warrior), two CM's (one of which a warrior), LB & pace upfront. So far 50% of the work is done. We need the other 50% concluded in just 12 days. Difference is the next 50% of players are far more expensive and harder to achieve.

2.) 20 Aug 2014
Reports today Sydney though that both Muller and Reus turned down massive offers from United, double your wages kind of offers!

3.) 20 Aug 2014
This isn't new news jomu83 mate. This was confirmed by the editor months ago. Mueller never wanted to leave BM, but was on a very low salary before our interest. He is enjoying a much larger salary due to our interest. Reus simply chose Barcelona ahead of us, but that deal failed to materialise. A month ago there was rumours that Reus was angry at Barcelona for his snub as he turned down a "dream move" to MU for them. I suspect he will move to BM next summer like they all do :)

4.) 20 Aug 2014
Syd,
i hope the groundwork is there for the deals of the mentioned names. Or else I don't think there is enough time to get 3 transfers done in 12 days.

5.) 20 Aug 2014
There is one thing attracting players, and there is another attracting players that love their clubs. Players like Reus and Muller love their clubs or have a particular club that they would love to join. You cannot blame a player for joining someone like Real Madrid - living in Spain, a star studded team, fantastic climate. Some people don't want to live in Manchester - that is part of the problem.

When a star wants to leave we haven't done too badly of late though - we got RVP and Mata who are world class players who could have gone elsewhere. It is always about money and if you are foreign you may not have allegiances to MU.

6.) 20 Aug 2014
20 Aug 2014 11:52:18
Fresh ,

Whereabouts was the elsewhere that Mata could have gone to for 37M?

7.) 20 Aug 2014
20 Aug 2014 11:54:01
Thing what things like this coming out does show is that Ed002 is generally spot on with the information he gives us and should not be hounded by people, just read what he / she says, it usually answers everything.

8.) 20 Aug 2014
Of course its money that talks man city have no problem in convincing top players to come to manchester