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Shinji Kagawa
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£17m according to most papers, and £20m according to the Sun.
Don't know much about him, but you'd think Dortmund must have some special players top top their league
Odd that the only German team that performs in Champs League is Bayern. They don't always win the Bundesliga. But if some other german club wins it they don't do well in CL. Could this be due to seeding? Or maybe their League is not that good?
Don't know much about him, but you'd think Dortmund must have some special players top top their league
Odd that the only German team that performs in Champs League is Bayern. They don't always win the Bundesliga. But if some other german club wins it they don't do well in CL. Could this be due to seeding? Or maybe their League is not that good?
Could be the signing of the summer, an annoying signing as he will give the rags the creativity they lack in he middle. Hopefully they don't sign anyone who can match up to Yaya or they will be much stronger than last season (as will we hopefully).
Marvin said:Odd that the only German team that performs in Champs League is Bayern. They don't always win the Bundesliga. But if some other german club wins it they don't do well in CL. Could this be due to seeding? Or maybe their League is not that good?
Schalke made the semis in 2011.
MSP
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Marvin said:£17m according to most papers, and £20m according to the Sun.
Don't know much about him, but you'd think Dortmund must have some special players top top their league
Odd that the only German team that performs in Champs League is Bayern. They don't always win the Bundesliga. But if some other german club wins it they don't do well in CL. Could this be due to seeding? Or maybe their League is not that good?
Only Bayern usually have a team that is good enough to play on both fronts.
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According to kicker.de he is going to United for 15 Million Euros.
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fairyfeet
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Bembeltown said:According to kicker.de he is going to United for 15 Million Euros.
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which could increase by a 7-digit sum through add-ons
lost_n_spaced
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Living in Germany - and having a dad-in-law who is a BVB fan (although that is , admittedly - a rather tenuous link to the credibility of my opinion) - I reckon that the only Dortmund player who could cut it in the Premier League immediately in his position would be Mats Hummels.
Others such as Goetze (too young), Lewandowski (needs another good season in Die Bundesliga), Subotic (too one dimensional) & Kagawa (a touch lightweight) are - IMO - not ready to make an immediate impact.
Others such as Goetze (too young), Lewandowski (needs another good season in Die Bundesliga), Subotic (too one dimensional) & Kagawa (a touch lightweight) are - IMO - not ready to make an immediate impact.
LoveCity said:Could be the signing of the summer, an annoying signing as he will give the rags the creativity they lack in he middle. Hopefully they don't sign anyone who can match up to Yaya or they will be much stronger than last season (as will we hopefully).
He's a good player yes, but C'mon by no means, this ISN'T the 'WOW' signing for a PL title chasing standeres, TBH!!!
Signing for non-footballing (marketing) reasons, with no doubts it has a commercial fan base approach and merchandising revenue written all over it!!! (huge market in Japan)
ManUre are the ONLY club genuinely interested in Kagawa!!! indeed, the ONLY club has made a formal bid to sign him!!
Ji-Sung Park - Javier Hernandez spring to mind (average standards footballers yet massive merchandise sales and huge manyoo fan base/popularity in mexico-Korea )
This is a clever move by the Glazers' in a desperate attempt to woo foreign investors, having failed to raise £600 million from a partial float of on the Singapore Stock Exchange and the far east.
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Shinji Kagawa close to £12m Manchester United move
Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa after agreeing a deal in principle with his club Borussia Dortmund.
The 23-year-old has still to agree personal terms but United expect negotiations to progress smoothly.
The initial fee for Kagawa is in the region of £12m, rising to £17m depending on success and appearances.
Who is Shinji Kagawa?
A 23-year-old playmaker whose 13 goals in 31 games helped Borussia Dortmund win the Bundesliga title. Kagawa was a bargain when he joined from J-League side Cerezo Osaka for just 35,000 euros in 2010.
"Some details are to be confirmed," Dortmund director Michael Zorc said.
The expected arrival of Kagawa is likely to excite United's vast Asian fanbase, with the future of South Korea midfielder Park Ji Sung uncertain.
On Tuesday, United claimed their fanbase had almost doubled in the past five years to reach 659 million "followers" globally. Asia accounts for 325 million of those.
United had hoped to have completed a deal for Eden Hazard, but with the Belgium midfielder opting to pursue a move to Chelsea, Sir Alex Ferguson has acted swiftly.
Kagawa has shone for Dortmund this season, scoring 13 goals in 31 Bundesliga matches, as the German club won a league and cup double.
Ferguson was present when Kagawa scored in Dortmund's 5-2 win over Bayern Munich in the German Cup final this month, with the player able to play wide or in a more central role.
Despite Kagawa's obvious appeal in Asia, United commercial director Richard Arnold denied any suggestion players were signed to boost profits.
He said: "Our popularity in certain countries or regions may depend, at least in part, on fielding certain players from those countries or regions.
"We don't sign players to sell shirts. We are reliant on 25 players and they are all massive stars. We have 25 George Clooneys.
"When you look at the success we've seen in that part of the world [Asia], it isn't down to any one player or person.
"For Manchester United, it's more than any one player. It was more than George Best, it was more than Bryan Robson, it was more than David Beckham, it was more than Cantona, than Park."