Summer Transfer Superthread

Matip and Origi was that year, Gomez was the year before. Phillips was only on 5k so not much of a needle mover. Milner extended - but I doubt at his age that his wage was going up from what he got joining on a free! If anything i'd say it was more likely to go down, or at best staying the same.

Minamino joined in January that year, so a few months of his wages would be included. But Sturridge left, which I'd imagine alone nearly takes care of the difference in a lot of those increases you mention (was on at least 120k+ a week, as he was in the top bracket at his last signing).

Adrian also arrived, but Mignolet left, so they probably about cancel each other out (would guess Mig was on a bit more as he'd been on starter wages, while Adrian was coming firmly on backup wages).

Was otherwise a fairly quiet period for transfers (Ings left, but he was on loan before, so his wages didn't count). All in all, between the jigs and the reels, I don't think the wage bill was much increased at the base level before the season.

You said it was wrong before you read it????

So basically your saying have no idea if its right or wrong ,

I don't know .....i never claimed it was true ,Multiply times iv said i just posted what the reports where saying ,

The reports had Leicester at 58.5 million & the three lads at 62.4 m , Also one said City starting 11 last weekend was 1.3m a week in wages & the 3 lads where above that ,

Who knows the real numbers ,

https://www.90min.com/in/posts/man-utd-new-singings-earn-more-than-13-premier-league-teams-combined

It was widely reported, take your pick of paper, but as pointed out here already Leicester wages figure sticks out as being incorrect.

I'd believe it anyway, goin by some reports I saw Ronaldo has actually agreed to take an 80% pay cut to "come home" and instead of earning 500k a week after tax is now earning 100k a week after tax and donating 50% of that to front line workers in the area of Slough, amortised over 5 years of course. He also agreed to pay the €3m euro transfer fee due this year to Juve himself such was his eagerness to play for Ole.

Varane I believe got a payrise and is now on 1.3 million per week, but 600 euro of that is made up of a clean sheet bonus that may or may not be before or after tax. Unclear at the minute. What I think we can be sure of is that Bruno, Rashford, Matic and Jones have all gotten payrises also due to that match the highest earner clause they have.

Sancho, well he got wind that PSG had offered Mbappe 600k a week and wanted parity as he feels he is in fact the best young attacker in the world but United stood firm on their initial offer of 575k a week and it seems he did sign on for that, but there are whispers he has a 25% yearly wage rise in his contract.

To offset these somewhat Ole has agreed to manage for the season on a purely incentive based contract and he will now only receive payment in a lump sum at the end of the season based on what he has won. The club are confident that they will have a very small liability to pay at the end of the period on this deal.

You had me till you said Jones was getting a raise.

Is that not the guy Barca did some funky deal with Juve for 12/18 months ago?

It was Arthur they swapped him for,

Supposedly because an argument between Arthur and Messi

In other transfer-related news, rumours coming out of Manchester (but I have no screenshots, don't shoot me) are saying that Ronaldo will get the number 7 jersey. He did his official photoshoot (no back, or shorts, shots!) but remains the only player not to be assigned a squad number on the PL website. Clearly, as shown by last night's shenanigans, he is BIGGER THAN THE GAME. Maybe the Premier League will implode if he doesn't get his way and secure the number 7, with Cavani going to 21.

There is absolutely no precedent for this, as Premier League rule M.4 states that: "While he remains with the club, a player will retain his shirt number throughout the season for which it was allocated," meaning that the number seven should remain with Cavani until next season.

However, we saw everyone bend over for him last night, so whose to say the PL won't too?

Me, I thought the hype generated by his return was enough. Does the league have to yield to his "global brand" also?

The only sports people allowing this are the NFL, starting this year, but with this rule "Per NFL rules, if a player wants to change his number THIS SEASON, he would have to buy out the existing inventory of jersey distributors. "

The reason Arthur was sold was to balance the books, Barcelona needed to bring in 70m euro in revenue by the end of the end of that particular month.

Juventus were also cooking the books so they could show extra revenue of 60m for Pjanic.

• Tough luck if you have a #7 Cavani , this ain't like the NFL, where they buy up the other numbered jerseys

From manutd store

• "Personalised items are non-returnable. A refund will only be permitted if the garment is faulty, damaged or wrong. We accept no responsibility once a replica shirt or short has been printed, if a player leaves the team and/or their team number changes, or if the badge changes in the future.

Somebody there had a crystal ball when they wrote those rules

Ah sure look there's two goalies there eating into 400k between them 🤷🏻‍♂️

Martial doesn't do well with competition and has pretty much run out of goodwill at this point. However much money he earns a week he can like it or lump it really. He'll play of course, cause Ole, should get time on the left in rashfords absence for a start.

I expect Cavani to be heavily involved this season and it wouldn't surprise me to see the club announce something about refunds for jerseys bought with Cavani 7 in the last month or whatever.

Okay sure call it 800k if you want, real figures have no meaning may as well add in the lads on the youth terms too 👍🏻

@Fitz* I'm not sure you needed to go I to such detail, but fair play lad!

No the 800k wasn't sarcastic though, I mean it. Include them all sure 🤷🏻‍♂️

Sources have been a thing on the internet's when people make claims for a long time no?

I think the part that got you was the real figures have no meaning right? That just alludes to that we actually for the most part have no idea what the breakdown of salaries are for players and often they are reported including all potential bonuses, before tax etc. In reality once the wage to turnover ratio remains healthy it doesn't matter where the club decides to waste it's money.

I have many, many ideas that I would consider a better use of the funds but as nobody at the club gives two shiny **** about my ideas I feel kinda powerless.

Where does it say Cavani was paid off, I wouldn't think you are guaranteed any shirt number. CR7 is the exception given that is the brand.

Would Cavani really care about having number 7? Knowing Ronaldo is a legend at United and the whole brand of CR7 you'd imagine he wouldn't care all that much especially going into his final year at United

Well, now that the window is shut anybody want to talk about wage bills?