Is this guy for real?

Just playing the devils advocate here but does anyone actually see the point in Pogba's comments?

Just to clarify firstly I was not a fan of him and see him as being the biggest flop in the clubs history. Very happy he has moved out but...

The fact United told him "we very much want to keep you and we want to build a project around you" then offered him a 3.5% wage increase is literally a joke on United's part!

So when he is saying "its nothing" he's more than likely referring to the 3.5% increase? Not the 300k figure itself. On that I kind of get his point, if my employer told me I am the main man/woman told me going forward our whole company will be build around me and then offered me a "promotion" with a wage increase at lower than the current rate of inflation, should I take them for their word? Or realise they've literally just laughed in my face with this offer?

comment by UmaThurmans_BigToe (U22864)
posted 22 seconds ago
Just playing the devils advocate here but does anyone actually see the point in Pogba's comments?

Just to clarify firstly I was not a fan of him and see him as being the biggest flop in the clubs history. Very happy he has moved out but...

The fact United told him "we very much want to keep you and we want to build a project around you" then offered him a 3.5% wage increase is literally a joke on United's part!

So when he is saying "its nothing" he's more than likely referring to the 3.5% increase? Not the 300k figure itself. On that I kind of get his point, if my employer told me I am the main man/woman told me going forward our whole company will be build around me and then offered me a "promotion" with a wage increase at lower than the current rate of inflation, should I take them for their word? Or realise they've literally just laughed in my face with this offer?
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Yeah 3.5% is a joke when you take into the account we're in a cost of living crisis. Pogba has to eat!

The concept of building a team around any one player is outdated and nonsensical anyway. And the manager who apparently suggested it has since left the club. Being on 300k a week and being in the top 3 highest paid players at the club shows how he was valued from the minute he walked through. Being on exorbitant wages to begin with doesn't mean he should get a large increase upon contract renewal. Does anybody expect DDG to be offered a huge increase on his already inflated wages, for example? I certainly don't

Being on exorbitant wages to begin with doesn't mean he should get a large increase upon contract renewal. Does anybody expect DDG to be offered a huge increase on his already inflated wages, for example? I certainly don't
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This is more than likely what happened where he was already near the very top of what the clubs wage structure could accommodate for therefore any future increase would be small unless they change said structure. But again this isn't the players problem this is a fundamental problem with the company itself if it brings in employees on overly inflated wages and then can't offer them increases fit for purpose.

Oddly as a director at a corporate company myself I see a lot of similarities here with badly run businesses. Often at places like this you'll end up seeing very high turnover as your top talent gets offered better pay elsewhere and you can no longer offer them 10% year on year as you've totally screwed over your wage structure to bring people in. Then in an effort to correct your mistake you will try to shaft your top talent over my giving them sweet nothings about how they're the biggest assets you have yet offer them 2% pay rise every year because you've cwcked up your salary structure

What are Juventus going to pay him? I bet it is t anywhere near 290 grand.

Bye bye Paul

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 41 minutes ago
What are Juventus going to pay him? I bet it is t anywhere near 290 grand.
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He played himself. Will probably get a sign on bonus but nowhere near 290K

I think there’s some tax benefit that players can currently get in Italy that runs out soon. Not sure exactly but I’m guessing he wouldn't have to be offered close to 290k to earn the same after tax and that doesn't even factor in a signing on fee.

Sounds like Juve will likely be his destination which is interesting. They seem to need a bit of work and nowhere near competing for the CL, but I guess it’s somewhere he feels comfortable which after the abuse he’s got at United makes sense.

He’s dogsh*t. Thank feck he’s leaving.

Imagine defending this be!!end, good riddance