Jude Bellingham

I wonder where they're getting the money from ?

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They are a CL club that play in the Bundesliga with a big fanbase and stadium.

Stop talking like they are a facking league one side.

comment by _Viva_Vida (U6044)
posted 1 minute ago
I wonder where they're getting the money from ?

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They are a CL club that play in the Bundesliga with a big fanbase and stadium.

Stop talking like they are a facking league one side.
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think hes maybe alluding to that could mean that sancho is on his way out, not questioning how dortmund who post profit each year can afford it lol

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Gillespie Road. (U18361)

A much more attractive offer than playing in the odd League Cup game at United for the next 4 years.


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given that we have a better record with youth than any of the other big teams in england, and that our current best 11 includes greenwood and rashford, that is an odd comment.
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Fair enough. But as I said, his future options at Dortmund seem to be much more open than he'd get at United at the moment.

Doesn't mean that he still won't end up at United somewhere down the line though.

comment by Gillespie Road. (U18361)

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Fair enough. But as I said, his future options at Dortmund seem to be much more open than he'd get at United at the moment.

Doesn't mean that he still won't end up at United somewhere down the line though.
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the path to a clear first team place at united looks tougher for sure, though perhaps the question isn't "does he displace pogba/bruno", but more "is he better than fred/mctominay". and for sure that's a much lower bar to clear.

but greenwood debuted as a 16 year old, and has nailed down a starting place at 18, whilst rashford was favoured over our £75m striker as a 21 year old, so there are clearly proper opportunities for the right young players at united (think greenwood rather than chong).

comment by _Viva_Vida (U6044)
posted 14 minutes ago
I wonder where they're getting the money from ?

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They are a CL club that play in the Bundesliga with a big fanbase and stadium.

Stop talking like they are a facking league one side.
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They need the money though, And also, No need to swear neither.

Stepping stone on his way to United for £90m

It seems to me that there are several factors involved here.
Dortmund have no interest in offering players a long career at the same club, as we did with Charlton, Giggs, Scholes, et al.
Their business model, as has been pointed out, is to buy the best young talent, offering them first team football and high wages, with the promise of a lucrative transfer after a few years, e.g. Jadon Sancho. Erling Haaland will be the same, and, no doubt, Bellingham too, in time.
Whilst, as fans, we value loyalty, Dortmund place greater worth on the sell on profit from young players.
That is how they operate as a business.
We shouldn't forget the modern day influence of agents, of course, who derive a profitable living from multiple transfers of the same players. This is what Raiola has been trying to engineer with Paul Pogba.
From United's point of view, it does mean that, as with Sancho, we are able to buy proven players, experienced in first team, competitive football, at a later date, though admittedly at much greater cost.

Dortmund have really pulled out all the stops. Skysports have just shown a clip of some Dortmund players in club colours singing a rendition of "Hey Jude".

For a 16-year old breakout talent joining them from a Championship club.

Who knows what else they did behind the scenes to turn his head? Can't compete with that.

So how much are we going to pay for him in 2 years time?

£85m is the going rate, more if he's any good.