I know of a lot of United "supporters" on Twitter who continuously slag off some of our players. If they don't perform well in a single match, their head is instantly on the chopping block. What most of these "supporters" don't realise is how fortunate we are to have these players in our squad when they could have easily been in a rival team's one.
What a lot of football supporters in general fail to realise is how long and arduous the transfer process actually is, and that's where David Gill comes in for United. When David Gill says that United are "looking at a player", he doesn't only mean that United are monitoring that player's progress but that they're also opening up lines of communication with that player's club and such if they haven't already so transfer processes sometimes start months in advance.
There are basically 6 steps to a transfer process and I won't go into any boring details, I'll just list them quickly.
1. A written offer has to be made and a fee for the player has to be agreed.
2. The player's personal terms have to be agreed (salary and sign-on fee).
3. Bonuses and image rights for the player have to be agreed.
4. The player has to agree with the package that has been offered to him via his agent.
5. The agent's fees need to be agreed upon.
6. When the deal is done, the necessary documents need to be submitted to the relevant football authorities.
If you want to know more, you're welcome to read all the details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6314369.stm
Transfers can go really smoothly and can get done within a couple of days or they can break down by the time clubs get to step 4 where the player is unhappy about the package which he has been offered and this is one of the main reasons that clubs often spend more than they were supposed to on a player. All the add-ons that is required to sign a player can also become a bit overwhelming for clubs and negotiations will again break down. Hence, there are a lot of things that could potentially go wrong when a club tries to sign a player, especially a player who is already one of the best.
Transfers can go really smoothly and can get done within a couple of days or they can break down by the time clubs get to step 4 where the player is unhappy about the package which he has been offered and this is one of the main reasons that clubs often spend more than they were supposed to on a player. All the add-ons that is required to sign a player can also become a bit overwhelming for clubs and negotiations will again break down. Hence, there are a lot of things that could potentially go wrong when a club tries to sign a player, especially a player who is already one of the best.
This makes you realise how hard David Gill and other executives of the club actually work to ensure that transfer deals go through and get done, so be thankful for the players that we do have because United's executives worked really hard to get them in the first place.
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