#2 Neymar-esque price tag
Over the past few years, the money involved in football has increased exponentially. £30 million is the new £5m and the way we rate players is not the same as how clubs value them. Nowadays, clubs have such a deep pot of money that they are no longer desperate to sell and if they do, they demand seismic transfer fees.
The case of Paulo Dybala would be no different. Although he’s not the marquee man, Dybala is a still a highly valued player at the Allianz Stadium and quite frankly, Juventus are such a wealthy club that they don’t need United’s money.
Factor in his age and global reputation and you have a transfer fee that might exceed £200 million. Can Manchester United afford to break their transfer record for a player that might never acclimatize to the Premier League?