Tottenham hijacked the deal and signed the young boy for the same £85m, giving him £200k-£250k per week.
A few weeks later, INEOS used that same £85m to sign Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans, with both earning £120k-£150k weekly.
This club isn't just teaching football, it's teaching business too. The money that gets you one quality product can also get you quality and quantity. I'm learning 😂
🚨 Michael Carrick on fielding a strong team vs Brighton:
🗣️ Reporter:
“There’s nothing left to play for. A lot of people were surprised by such a strong lineup.”
🗣️ Carrick:
“And that mentality right there is exactly why some clubs never become elite. What do you mean there’s nothing to play for?
This is Manchester United. Since when did we start celebrating third place like it’s a trophy? If I can score 10 against Brighton, I will. Happily.
Not because I hate them… but because we don’t relax here.
Even at 3-0, you go for the fourth. Then the fifth. Then the sixth. We’ve picked up the most points in the league since I took charge… and I don’t plan on dropping that standard. Next season, people will understand what we’re building.”
🚨🎙️| Roy Keane:
“People will call me harsh, but I’m being honest, Burnley played against Arsenal and the officials. That’s what I saw. Arsenal fans can get angry all they want, but deep down they know some of those calls were embarrassing. Maybe this title race is being decided before the ball is even kicked.”
“Burnley were robbed, absolutely robbed. I’ve seen poor refereeing but this felt different. Every key moment somehow favored Arsenal. Funny that, isn’t it? After all these years without a title suddenly everything starts going their way. If that’s football now, we’re in trouble.”
“I don’t want excuses from Arsenal fans because if this happened to them they’d be screaming corruption for months. Burnley never got a fair chance. The referee had an absolute shocker and VAR? Don’t get me started. At some point you start asking questions, are Arsenal actually that good or are they just getting carried?”
🚨 José Mourinho on comparisons between Pep Guardiola and Sir Alex Ferguson after Manchester City’s FA Cup final win over Chelsea:
“No, no, no… that is not even close.”
“Yes, Pep Guardiola is a great coach. What he has done with Manchester City is fantastic, the football is beautiful and the trophies are there.”
“But Sir Alex Ferguson? Come on. You speak like people who did not watch football.”
“Sir Alex built different generations of winning teams over more than 20 years. Different players, different eras, different rivals and still he continued winning.”
“He did not always have the biggest spending power, but Manchester United remained at the top because of his mentality and leadership.”
“What Sir Alex did was not just coaching tactics, it was building a football empire.”
“Pep has coached incredible teams with incredible structures, but Sir Alex rebuilt Manchester United again and again while the whole league kept changing around him.”
“One dominated with perfection. The other dominated through generations.”
“For me, Sir Alex Ferguson is still untouchable.”
{@talkSPORT }
League titles:
Arsenal - 13
Man United - 20
European trophies:
Arsenal - 0
Man United - 8
Overall trophies:
Arsenal - 49
Man United - 71
Head to head
Arsenal - 88 wins
Man United - 99 wins
Stadium capacity:
Emirates - 60k
Old Trafford - 70k