apprantly when zaha wasnt playing at united he had an attitude problem.

for me if we could sell andros for 10'm & replace him with depay for £15m that would be awesome buisness

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And off he went for 16. Yes, you were correct, but it still was a low sum.

It could get bigger if Lyon qualify into the Champions League, but at that point, having all those millions coming in, they couldn't really care if they pay a little extra for Depay.

Edited by mattteo (19 Jan 2017 4.17pm)

You have to look at the acquisition as more than just the initial fee. The transfer fee is not usually the problem morelike the commitment of high wages over a 3-4 year period. There was no way Palace were interested, it's at unrealistic suggestion especially as we're in a relegation battle.

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I think we've accounted for a couple of high earners on the books. We would need to get rid of a couple of people or a high earner before we could consider another one to meet with the stipulations of FFP.

Depay might have gone for that fee, but you need to consider the total package.

Also need to think consider the type of character you're bringing into a relegation battle.

You don't just buy a player because you can afford him, they're are plenty of other factors!

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Not happening now - he's gone to Lyon

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