How are we supposed to compete with these media darlings??
Rumours of United, City, Barca, Inter and Juve all interested in Alexis Sanchez but it feels as though Barca could make a bid 20% cheaper than any other team and they would still get there man.
Barca are being touted as the best team to ever pass a ball and so every player seems to get drawn to the bright lights of possible infamy.
What's the answer?
Avoid the bidding wars over star players like Sneijder/Sanchez and gamble on young up-and-coming talent (Smalling, Jones, Hernandez, Bebe etc) and mould them into a team that will be loyal servants for a century.
Personally it gives me more pleasure to see Hernandez come from almost obscurity to one of the hottest properties around (and having the modest view of him "wanting to repay the faith shown in him"), than it would to see us sign an established name like Sneijder.
The Barca Pull
posted on 16/6/11
The other side of the coin is that any player who thinks that getting into the Barca team will be a walk in the park has got another thing coming. That could put players off who don't want to spend 75% of the season on the bench.
posted on 16/6/11
Sanchez wouldn't get into Barca side !
posted on 16/6/11
Also, Sanchez stated on TV last year that it is his boyhood dream to play for United.
posted on 16/6/11
He supports Utd apparently but Silva said he'd love to join utd also and ended up moving for more cash at City !!!
posted on 16/6/11
He may or may not be good enough for the Barca first 11 but i'd be surprised if a player at his level doesn;'t think he has, at least, the potential to be good enough.
"Also, Sanchez stated on TV last year that it is his boyhood dream to play for United."
First i've heard of that, good news if true!!
posted on 16/6/11
To be fair I'm sure a lot of Premiership clubs feel the same way about United. Along with the big Spanish 2 of Barca and Real, United are probably the other prestige club players worldwide want to play for.
In terms of getting players to come to us instead of Barca, well Barca have financial limitations too, so offer a better wage salary. Also, personally as a football player, I'd like the challenge of knocking Barca (one of the greatest teams ever) of their perch!
posted on 16/6/11
>>How are we supposed to compete with these media darlings??
you don't because you can't.
posted on 16/6/11
er, use darren fletcher?