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Originally Posted by colin25
Not sure it is shocking, just a happenstance of the right circumstances.
Utd desperate to get a marque signing, depleted squad
Di Maria wants away, no one else willing to pay the price, or not at this late point in transfer window.
A good player, though one might say they are trying to buy the league...the irony could not be missed  |
I'm surprised because United aren't as attractive right now as say 5 or 10 years ago and as a team in transition with a new (albeit experienced and successful) manager some players may not want to take what could be considered such a gamble. ADM may not be at Bale/Ronaldo level but he's certainly the kind of quality that United seem to be missing out on. I'm not complaining though.
It isn't what I consider to be trying to 'buy the league', that's more like when a team that was for a long time mid-table at best suddenly gets a sugar daddy coming in and uses his money for big-name players rather than cash earned through previous success on the field and through commercial activities.
I don't think anyone expects United to win the league this year, I certainly don't. Top 4 would suit me as long as it's used as a foundation for the future and not an indication of the 'new normal'.