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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
July 25 2016 00:45 GMT
#8201
Can you say burn...

"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Greg_J
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
China4409 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-25 08:17:21
July 25 2016 07:05 GMT
#8202
I'd probably go watch United vs City in the birds nest this evening if I was in Beijing right now. That sounds pretty sureal but I don't get back to China untill tomorrow.

edit: It's been cancelled now anyway.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 26 2016 14:38 GMT
#8203


Pretty much confirms Pogba has/is going. No way they can afford that kind of money?
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Dingodile
Profile Joined December 2011
4139 Posts
July 26 2016 14:50 GMT
#8204
Italy gets 2nd most money (behind England) and I think Juve don't pay high salaries (Higuain ~7,5m€ yearly).
Grubby | ToD | Moon | Lyn | Sky
lprk
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2249 Posts
July 26 2016 15:01 GMT
#8205
On July 26 2016 23:38 Pandemona wrote:
https://twitter.com/SkySportsNewsHQ/status/757944199715184640

Pretty much confirms Pogba has/is going. No way they can afford that kind of money?

di Marzio was reporting that Higuain deal isn't reliant on Pogba as Juventus has the money, also they have bunch of good players to sell like for high price tag like Zaza, Asamoah or Pereyra.
TerransHill
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany572 Posts
July 26 2016 20:36 GMT
#8206
Sorry, but has Juventus become insane? I always thought they are a club which does smart transfers. But this seems very stupid. So much money for a player who is almost 29 years old? Even if he was 20, it would be way to much for a player like him. He is good, but way below 90m € good.
Respect my authoritah!!
DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
July 26 2016 20:45 GMT
#8207
Higuain isn't worth that amount of money. He is good but definitely not 90 million caliber. It's not even inflated transfer fee. They activated the release clause, which naturally is on a high side.
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-27 02:50:31
July 26 2016 20:52 GMT
#8208
On July 27 2016 05:45 DucK- wrote:
Higuain isn't worth that amount of money. He is good but definitely not 90 million caliber. It's not even inflated transfer fee. They activated the release clause, which naturally is on a high side.


This is how I would try to rationalize it (im just rationalizing I dont agree with it)

They are only paying half now half next year from what i hear, plus many players they have picked up are pretty young so they are looking to invest in someone for the now.

The core backline is getting old which is their next problem to address.

So even they still have some young guns coming up.. they cant keep doing that any more, not only did Conte leave because he was being offered the Italy job, he left also because Juve wasnt willing to pay the big bucks.. now 5 years of Serie, 1 UCL final, and a heartbreak against Bayern last year, its time for them to think about the next 2 years and try to be more relevant at the European level as one of the big players.

I think he is grossly overpirced but due to lack of number 9's and the excess money Juve has, and it has quite a bit from what I understand (especially with Pogba leaving), he will complete the team. if someone came and told me XX million and I'll give you the missing piece of your puzzle (CL) I'd say fuck yes. There's a lack of number 9's and the man broke league records. And he fits quite nicely imo.

He really only choked Messi into retirement, if you can look past that the guy finishes as good as any number 9 around, his movement is also very good and he can fit nicely into the system.

But again this could also turn out to be a total fail. He will still bang in the domestic goals but against higher level opposition if Juve is getting outplayed he will be quite absent.

On July 27 2016 05:36 TerransHill wrote:
Sorry, but has Juventus become insane? I always thought they are a club which does smart transfers. But this seems very stupid. So much money for a player who is almost 29 years old? Even if he was 20, it would be way to much for a player like him. He is good, but way below 90m € good.


Hey hes only a few days younger than me, I always measure how young I feel by pretending Higuain is still in his mid 20's so dont point that out and take it away from me please.
WillyWanker
Profile Joined December 2011
France1915 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-27 02:04:29
July 27 2016 02:03 GMT
#8209
^ agreed about the puzzle =D
To add to it, if they don't sign a big striker this year, they would be wasting a year. Not saying that they wouldn't win any games, but missing a top 9 would probably cost them a qualification against a big team in the ro8/ro4 in CL. And passing a round at that stage gets you a few more millions just from the CL prize pool (not counting the shirts and tickets you'd sell for this kind of games). In the end it's maybe 10-15 millions at risk? Plus the risk to lose the Calcio; in the end if they don't buy him this season but buy someone else for 60M next season, the financial results will be similar.

It's the rule of supply and demand, if there's only one top tier 9 available, he's going to be pricey!
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14076 Posts
July 27 2016 04:16 GMT
#8210
Juve has some monster strikers coming up through the youth ranks too so this doesn't even make sense from that angle.

Then again they have such a monster D and you want to add firepower where else can you go?
A wise man will say that he knows nothing. We're gona party like its 2752 Hail Dark Brandon
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
July 27 2016 05:03 GMT
#8211
On July 27 2016 13:16 Sermokala wrote:
Juve has some monster strikers coming up through the youth ranks too so this doesn't even make sense from that angle.

Then again they have such a monster D and you want to add firepower where else can you go?


Yes coming through, thats the keyword.. Nothing at the moment, and coming through isnt bankable investment. What are you going to do for the 2-3 years they take to get their feet wet ?
haitike
Profile Joined June 2009
Spain2722 Posts
July 27 2016 11:50 GMT
#8212
I think they want to go for the Champions league this year too, so they need an already developed forward. The year they lost the CL final against Barcelona they won 90 millions euros from CL revenue.
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34172 Posts
July 27 2016 15:53 GMT
#8213


lol anderson
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
Dingodile
Profile Joined December 2011
4139 Posts
July 27 2016 15:58 GMT
#8214
flawed logic at all. Barca/Real/Bayern and PSG are looking for treble every year and now Juve joined too. If they dont win treble then "this season was a big failure" since double (national league and cup) have a very little meaning nowadays.

If I think back when Bayern won "double" 2004, 2005 or 2010, such double had a very big meaning for Bayern. But nowadays? pffffffffff, the same with Juve and PSG now.
Grubby | ToD | Moon | Lyn | Sky
RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6261 Posts
July 27 2016 16:25 GMT
#8215
On July 28 2016 00:53 Faruko wrote:
https://twitter.com/acisternas/status/758311031546322944

lol anderson

Aissati. The guy played one good match in his whole career lol.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 27 2016 17:13 GMT
#8216
Out of the top 10 only Aguero and Bale have "made it?" XD
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55566 Posts
July 27 2016 17:21 GMT
#8217
Kermit Erasmus? o.O
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
July 27 2016 18:56 GMT
#8218
Fellaini top20 XD XD
"When seagulls follow the troller, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" - King Cantona | STX 4 eva
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-27 21:02:19
July 27 2016 21:02 GMT
#8219
On July 28 2016 00:53 Faruko wrote:
https://twitter.com/acisternas/status/758311031546322944

lol anderson


To be fair when United got Nani and Anderson their fans were literally creaming their pants at Fergies transfer making skills. Im not sure if people remember but it was quite annoying for me personally because I had no idea how hype they were and it sounded like those 2 additions had just turned them into the dream team for all ages passed and to come.
GoTuNk!
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Chile4591 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-28 02:46:50
July 28 2016 02:46 GMT
#8220
On July 27 2016 05:45 DucK- wrote:
Higuain isn't worth that amount of money. He is good but definitely not 90 million caliber. It's not even inflated transfer fee. They activated the release clause, which naturally is on a high side.


Could have got Vidal/Aranguiz/M.Diaz/Edu. Vargas and have spare money.
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