The future Ballon d’Or winner Man Utd should pay big to sign now
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7-second readManchester United clearly can’t sign ready-made players who are the best in the world anymore, so future Ballon d’Or winners should be next on the ...
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Manchester United clearly can’t sign ready-made players who are the best in the world anymore, so future Ballon d’Or winners should be next on the agenda.
Much was made by Sir Jim Ratcliffe about wanting to buy superstars before they become superstars, but as with most other Ineos promises, that has turned out to be a dud.
Youngsters have been bought, but they haven’t been trusted, and the general upheaval at the club is not ideal for growth anyway. However, one player forms the perfect marriage between being young, already proven, and having the ceiling of a potential future Ballon d’Or winner.
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