You know why? Bcoz when clubs like United or Chelsea go for a player(a known player not unknown as Wenger buys) then automatically the price quoted would be high. Why? Bcoz the interested parties can pay for them.
A young player is more valued as it includes the opputunity cost(potential earnings,ads,etc) of their age and the football left ahaead of them
BTW what United have bought are quality players (Nani/Anderson/Ronaldo/Rooney/Ferdinand/Vidic) and you dont get them for peanuts.
Do any Gunners fan know for sure where will their next player be bought? Possibly no.
Another eg will be if Chelsea goes to buy some player even though the price of that player is not much but since Chelsea have deep pockets , the intending seller would quote a much higher price and then negotiate. Its quite natural, and Chelsea would be gla to splash the money. Same with United.
Most of the players signed by United have at atleast performed to their potential barring a few exceptions ,my fav Veron being one
Liverpool is the best club when it comes to spending huge for average players and then repeat again to replace the flops. Do the calculations and trends under Houllier & Benitez.
Bottomline is , if you perform and win the cups then nobody would complain about the splash of money and after all when you are the richest club in the world then selling clubs would quote higher price.
"Tagra party se tagra maal vasool karte hain"
On the match: Adebayor's chances and later Bendtner's weak headers and Van Der Sar's alertness won United the match. Its been happening too much for Gunners, taking the lead and immediately conceding a goal and then lose the match. That highlights their lack of confidence. Hleb was brilliant though.
