Yes, we know.

However marketability, our desperation for a midfielder and Juve not needing to sell push the figure up.

Henderson

You forgot Ramsey

Almost all of those players can play the midfield two in a 4231 better than Pogba too. Not saying that Pogba isn't a good player, he's a great midfielder. I just don't see how he would fit in our team successfully with Rooney as a #10.

For 100m I would want Pogba scoring 20-25 goals from midfield a season ala prime Lampard.

Personally I'd rather drop 100m on Verratti.

Modric
Kroos
Veratti
Rakitic
Busquets
Iniesta
Koke
Vidal
Pjanic
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But look at who they play for.

For me Kross is a bit overrated. Neat and tidy but one of those players who constantly chooses the same option. We have enough of those midfielders

comment by whoskissingcamerasinoz (U1703)
posted 53 seconds ago
Almost all of those players can play the midfield two in a 4231 better than Pogba too. Not saying that Pogba isn't a good player, he's a great midfielder. I just don't see how he would fit in our team successfully with Rooney as a #10.

For 100m I would want Pogba scoring 20-25 goals from midfield a season ala prime Lampard.

Personally I'd rather drop 100m on Verratti.
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My assumption is we'll play Pogba ahead of two midfielders in the big games.

Otherwise we may as well buy any of the more traditional cm's mentioned.

*safe option

You missed Joe Allen off your list

comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 1 minute ago
For me Kross is a bit overrated. Neat and tidy but one of those players who constantly chooses the same option. We have enough of those midfielders
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He chooses the right option, not the safe one. He can play some magical passes too.

Pogba is the other end of the spectrum, a lot of the stuff he tries doesn't come off. He really needs to improve his decision making, he can't be afforded the time of the ball he gets at Juve (this was shown for France).

As you say, we don't have many players who try the impossible, but you can't have too many either.

comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 4 minutes ago
For me Kross is a bit overrated. Neat and tidy but one of those players who constantly chooses the same option. We have enough of those midfielders
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kroos overrated

comment by MUFCdan (U1463)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 4 minutes ago
For me Kross is a bit overrated. Neat and tidy but one of those players who constantly chooses the same option. We have enough of those midfielders
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kroos overrated
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comment by Half a Big Bite - The Studge Don't Budge! (U7237)
posted 4 minutes ago
You missed Joe Allen off your list
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No list can capture the magic of wee Joe Allen

He'd just meg it.

I wonder, if we were about to spend £100m on Rakitic, would you be making a similar article with Pogba in the top 10?

The sickening lump sum of cash is really skewing people's judgements.

Pogba would not look in anyway out of place on that list and is at least equal to many of them, but with youth and potential on his side.

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by whoskissingcamerasinoz (U1703)
posted 53 seconds ago
Almost all of those players can play the midfield two in a 4231 better than Pogba too. Not saying that Pogba isn't a good player, he's a great midfielder. I just don't see how he would fit in our team successfully with Rooney as a #10.

For 100m I would want Pogba scoring 20-25 goals from midfield a season ala prime Lampard.

Personally I'd rather drop 100m on Verratti.
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My assumption is we'll play Pogba ahead of two midfielders in the big games.

Otherwise we may as well buy any of the more traditional cm's mentioned.
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We will see who gets dropped in the big games out of Rooney and Ibra then (it should obviously be Rooney).

comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Half a Big Bite - The Studge Don't Budge! (U7237)
posted 4 minutes ago
You missed Joe Allen off your list
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No list can capture the magic of wee Joe Allen
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He's probably outside of United 's budget now anyway

Someone needs to rescue Koke from Leti and Simeone before he fully turns into the Spanish Park Ji-Sung.

There's still potential there.

comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin - where my muthaf'king dominoes at (U2958)
posted 2 minutes ago
I wonder, if we were about to spend £100m on Rakitic, would you be making a similar article with Pogba in the top 10?

The sickening lump sum of cash is really skewing people's judgements.

Pogba would not look in anyway out of place on that list and is at least equal to many of them, but with youth and potential on his side.
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I'm with JSPC 100percent on this.

It's a classic thing for us Brits to do, write off a player who underwhelmed in a few matches they've seen them play in.

People did it with Zlatan and it only took a WC performance against England in a feiendly to change a lot of people's opinion.

I guarantee if he doesn't sign for us but turns up against any prem side for Juve in the CL, all these morons will be lauding him as the greatest ever and lamrnting Ed, Utd, Mourinho etc for not signing him.

comment by Half a Big Bite - The Studge Don't Budge! (U7237)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Half a Big Bite - The Studge Don't Budge! (U7237)
posted 4 minutes ago
You missed Joe Allen off your list
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No list can capture the magic of wee Joe Allen
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He's probably outside of United 's budget now anyway
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Well the Euros make him better than Iniesta so you may have a point.

It's a classic thing for us Brits to do, write off a player who underwhelmed in a few matches they've seen them play in
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You'd think they would have at least seen him in the games against City though? I thought Pogba was great in both matches.

Pogba isn't a similar player to many of those in the list. He's more the kind of player who makes a difference once in a while than the sort who controls the game for 90 minutes. More Gerard than Scholes. As long as he were used appropriately, he could be a potent weapon for us. Obviously he won't be a better deep-lying playmaker than Modric. But let's hope Mourinho isn't stupid.

People keep mentioning Kroos. If he is THAT good why would Madrid sell him for less than Pogba?

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 5 minutes ago
Pogba isn't a similar player to many of those in the list. He's more the kind of player who makes a difference once in a while than the sort who controls the game for 90 minutes. More Gerard than Scholes. As long as he were used appropriately, he could be a potent weapon for us. Obviously he won't be a better deep-lying playmaker than Modric. But let's hope Mourinho isn't stupid.
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Agreed.

Gerrards best seasons were ahead of Alonso and Mascherano. Pogba would need the same help in CM.

comment by Mumbai Mkhitaryan (U3867)
posted 1 minute ago
People keep mentioning Kroos. If he is THAT good why would Madrid sell him for less than Pogba?
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Duh, because they are Real Madrid?