Rumoured Luke Shaw

[Pizy 17,860]

The red mist is clouding my mind now. Starting to think to myself "fuck the price, just steal him from under United's nose."

[Waterfall 893]

But for that price you would expect immediate success.

He's already a top LB.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Do you honestly believe shaw can take on Europes elite? He is overrated. Youth does not equal success.

Gahh, why's he overrated?! I swear these terms are thrown around so loosely when it comes to football players. He's 18 and he's got potential that could make him world-class, but no-one has said he already is that. United will pay £30million for the potential and they're going to pay that because Southampton have put that sum to try and deter bids, but should a bid come in they want to financially well off.

Perhaps if he doesn't continue to rise beyond this, then he will be overrated, but he's not yet.

[zolayes 14,489]

tried to find the world record price for a left back .. I imagine it was for Roberto Carlos ,, but I couldnt find the stats .

could someone put up some relevant figures so we can compare with Shaw

[laeth 527]

tried to find the world record price for a left back .. I imagine it was for Roberto Carlos ,, but I couldnt find the stats .

could someone put up some relevant figures so we can compare with Shaw

Coentrao and Alves are the most expensive full backs (30 million euros and 35.5 million euros).

[Jype 6,398]

tried to find the world record price for a left back .. I imagine it was for Roberto Carlos ,, but I couldnt find the stats .

could someone put up some relevant figures so we can compare with Shaw

Real Madrid only paid 5 mil for Carlos back in 97. At the time it was probably a lot of money but these days it's nothing.

Think Coentrao might be the most expensive at €30m.

[zolayes 14,489]

so Shaw more expensive than those .. still he is English ...

[The Chels 2,502]

Let me guess, UEFA gets overruled over FFP when City eventually take them to court; and we end up regretfully watching players, who without FFP would have been in our team, star for our rivals for years. Hmm!

[LAM09 6,555]

Real Madrid only paid 5 mil for Carlos back in 97. At the time it was probably a lot of money but these days it's nothing.

Think Coentrao might be the most expensive at €30m.

Barca bought Alves for over €35m.

[Jype 6,398]

Barca bought Alves for over €35m.

Sure but @zolayes asked who's the most expensive left-back, Alves is a RB.

[LAM09 6,555]

Sure but @zolayes asked who's the most expensive left-back, Alves is a RB.

My mistake. I thought he was talking about FB.

[zolayes 14,489]

My mistake. I thought he was talking about FB.

no problem the figure is still relevant

[Jype 6,398]

My mistake. I thought he was talking about FB.

Yeah, right-backs are still very much comparable to their left side counterparts in terms of pricing so it's better to include them as well. If we take lads like Dani Alves and Fabio Coentrao, we see players who were already world class and very much in their prime at the time of the transfer and then we have Luke Shaw, a kid who only has the potential to be world class one day but there's absolutely no guarantees he will come good. World's gone mad when a club pays nearly a world record amount for an 18-year-old child.

[LAM09 6,555]

Yeah, right-backs are still very much comparable to their left side counterparts in terms of pricing so it's better to include them as well. If we take lads like Dani Alves and Fabio Coentrao, we see players who were already world class and very much in their prime at the time of the transfer and then we have Luke Shaw, a kid who only has the potential to be world class one day but there's absolutely no guarantees he will come good. World's gone mad when a club pays nearly a world record amount for an 18-year-old child.

His nationally is what is driving his price up. Ridculous really!

[The only place to be 11,313]

A kid from Kingston rushing to put on the shite shirt of United....how delightfully 90s.

[nyikolajevics 2,428]

This has been a tough day for him.. According to his twitter, he doesn't know if he will stay at Chelsea or not, and now he's officially retired from the national team.

[zolayes 14,489]

Yeah, right-backs are still very much comparable to their left side counterparts in terms of pricing so it's better to include them as well. If we take lads like Dani Alves and Fabio Coentrao, we see players who were already world class and very much in their prime at the time of the transfer and then we have Luke Shaw, a kid who only has the potential to be world class one day but there's absolutely no guarantees he will come good. World's gone mad when a club pays nearly a world record amount for an 18-year-old child.

Thanks but I had seen so many posts saying grab him for 30million...

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Dont think we will match that tbh. I'd expect [depending on outcome of bid] Shaw to now be a Utd player