Pogba's contract is about to expire this summer, and the renewal of the contract between the two sides is basically at a standstill. According to previous media reports, Pogba has decided to leave Manchester United, and Manchester United has also tacitly accepted that the team's history has once again left in free. But earlier reports in the Daily Mirror showed that United did not seem to have given up completely, and they were ready to give Pogba a premier league salary cap.
The media said Manchester United was willing to offer a contract with a base weekly salary of 400,000 pounds, counting the floating clause, and the weekly salary could reach up to 500,000 pounds. However, the offer has already caused dissatisfaction within the dressing room. One source said: "Team-ésies are angry that the club has made the France international get the top salary in the Premier League. Considering that Pogba doesn't play regularly, and his unbridled criticism of the team and talk about leaving the team, it doesn't make sense for his teammates to make 2 times his salary than they do. ”
We know that the Daily Mirror has a mediocre credibility. Therefore, many Manchester United fans have questioned such news. What is the concept of a weekly salary of £500,000? This is enough to match the team's number one superstar C Luo. But how can Pogba's influence be compared to that of the Portuguese superstar. In addition, compared with the midfield position, de Bruyne, one of the top master midfielders in football today, is only 385,000 pounds a week. Now Salah's contract extension with Liverpool is deadlocked, and the Egyptian pharaoh is demanding a weekly salary of only 400,000 pounds.
But Salah's contribution to Liverpool is there for all to see, but what about Pogba? In the nearly 6 years since joining Manchester United, his performance has not matched his value. What is even more intolerable is that he has repeatedly made a declaration of departure in public, allowing his agent and brother to spread negative remarks on various occasions. If such behavior and performance are worthy of a sharp salary increase (210,000 pounds higher than the previous weekly salary), it is certain that this will cause dissatisfaction among teammates, and the next step must be to follow suit.
But then again, is it possible for the United executives to make such an irrational move? It's entirely possible!
In the post-Ferguson era, we've seen too many similar fan operations at the top of Manchester United. When Martial and Marcus Rashford talked about renewing their contracts, their performance was worth a salary increase, but was it worth more than 200,000 pounds a week? This is already the top salary of other BIG6 teams. And Sancho just joined and got a weekly salary of 350,000 pounds, second only to C Ronaldo and De Gea in the team, how to renew the contract in the future? This is also the main reason why the team is now full of high-paid players, but the strength is obviously inconsistent.
In addition, one by one, they have received high salaries at a young age, and it is difficult for them to be aggressive again. Marcus Rashford was obsessed with charity, Martial walked on the field and was constantly troubled off the field, and now self-destructing. If the arrival of the new coach does not activate Sancho, the deal is in the hands again.
But the United hierarchy clearly didn't learn its lesson. Not long ago, with the B fee underperforming and the contract still more than 3 years away, I couldn't wait to send him a new contract to double his weekly salary. You know, The new manchester United manager has not yet been determined, if the technical characteristics of B do not meet the tactical play of the new manager? It's hard to get a shot at such a high salary.
Outside reports are that United executives feel that B fees can be adapted to any manager's tactical play. See? That's the fundamental reason Why Manchester United have struggled to revive for so many years, and the club's top brass is too self-righteous. What really benefits the team is not "I feel" and constantly stuffing players into the manager. It's about "the head coach thinks". Players are ultimately used by the manager, and only he knows what kind of players he needs.
So, while we think the Daily Mirror's report is outrageous, given the past and still unsustainable fandom at the top of Manchester United, we have reason to believe that this is possible.