For the price of Harry Maguire (£80 million)

Man-U could have signed/afforded:

Trippier £12 million
and
Dan Burn £13 million
and
Targett £15 million
and
Botman £39 million

Total £79 million

Ok so Botman hasn't signed yet but if Paolo Maldini rated him so highly and AC Milan the Italian Champions really wanted him, we can assume he's quality

I get the feeling people want to see us splash the cash so they can call us an oil club but it's not happening....we're not doing what Man City did after their takeover with Robinho / Adebayor / Tevez etc

The new owners are yet to break our transfer record actually (Big Joe - £40 mill in 2019)

Brilliant context post Albert - have just replied to you on another prior to reading this - too late & too much vino :D

Add Nick Pope to the equation and we have a full back 5 for a little more than Macquire cost, or for the same as Van Dijk.

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Originally Posted by waalsendmick

Add Nick Pope to the equation and we have a full back 5 for a little more than Macquire cost, or for the same as Van Dijk.

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And they say money talks. I suppose it does but it doesn't always talk sense.

Maguire was too much, but I reckon VVD was well worth it.

....in todays market

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Originally Posted by Sclox

Maguire was too much, but I reckon VVD was well worth it.

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Agreed. I do have some sympathy for Maguire though, that club is rotten from top to bottom and has been since Fergie left

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Originally Posted by bix01

Brilliant context post Albert - have just replied to you on another prior to reading this - too late & too much vino :D

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Cheers man......i can't drink anymore due to the meds i'm on but i'm pleasantly surprised by the alcohol free beers these days....i tried them about 10 years ago and they tasted like crap

I'm not saying VVD wasn't worth it, but, he cost as much as our full back 5 yet he still has the world's most expensive keeper behind him and other multi million pound players around him. It merely highlights the great business we have done

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Originally Posted by waalsendmick

I'm not saying VVD wasn't worth it, but, he cost as much as our full back 5 yet he still has the world's most expensive keeper behind him and other multi million pound players around him. It merely highlights the great business we have done

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Certainly, no disputing the great business.

Lets hope our 5 lads can reach the levels VVD has. That year when he was injured you saw the fine margins at the top level between winning cups and not.