Dnmac4 wrote:

Le Samourai wrote:I'm not going to claim that I'm an expert on the German league by any means but in the short selection of Dortmund games I've watched for the last 2 years (10 or so) Kagawa cumulatively has been their best player.

Against Schalke , Bayern ,Wolfsburg, Mochengladbach,Koln,Sevilla and Mainz which just happens to be the only teams I watched him play against, he was either Man of the Match or not far behind.

Is it that absurd a statement to think he was arguably the best player in Germany over that 2 year period?

Yes, Ribery has been better, Gomez has scored millions of goals, Lahm is world class and a better player, even on his own team, Sahin was thought to be the better player before he left.

IMO and I don't know how you can say he was the best player 2 years ago when he only played in 18 league games plus the whole team flopped terribly in the CL.

Not to mention Lewandowski is worth almost twice as much and many would tell you Gotze is the better player and I believe the market would bare that out as well. I mean he wasn't even the best player on his team let alone the whole German League and I'm not even bringing up players like Robben or Huntelaar.

I mean if you watched the BPL did you see how different a team BAyern was with out Piggy when he was hurt? He's a better player the Kagawa and on the market would probably be worth 3-4 times as much.

There are better players then Kagawa in the German League. I think sometimes people need to step back and reevaluate how they determine who is better then who. To say Kagawa is better then Piggy I think any coach would laugh you out of his office.

mtfootball wrote:Man Utd just need a midfielder imo. Someone to partner Carrick.

Manchester United have agreed a £24m deal to sign Arsenal striker Robin van Persie on a four-year deal.

The 29-year-old will meet with United in the next 48 hours to discuss personal terms and have a medical.

Arsenal captain Van Persie announced in July he would not extend his current deal, which expires in June 2013.

The Netherlands international scored 44 goals in 57 games for club and country last season, including two against United.

Dutti wrote:

Manchester United have agreed a £24m deal to sign Arsenal striker Robin van Persie on a four-year deal.

The 29-year-old will meet with United in the next 48 hours to discuss personal terms and have a medical.

Arsenal captain Van Persie announced in July he would not extend his current deal, which expires in June 2013.

The Netherlands international scored 44 goals in 57 games for club and country last season, including two against United.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19179833

Hete BLKSM wrote:Disgusting amount of money. That's around 30M for an injury prone player (last year was just dumb luck) who is almost thirty years of age with one year left on his contract.