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Originally Posted by Tattooed Crusader
Signing Carrick for £18million last summer set the price point on this deal. To be honest, it didn't really matter who United set their sights on, the price would probably be 20% higher for Chelsea, United, Real Madrid etc simply because they are who they are.
When Carrick was signed last summer, several folks (including myself) lamented the price. Looking back on it now it doesn't look like such a bad deal, as he really came on in the second half of the season. If the deal is done, then time will tell whether United got the best end of this transfer. If Hargreaves is "the next Paul Scholes" and actually plays to that level - we may look back on £18million as a complete steal.
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Carrick cost £14m plus bonus payments though, the Hargreaves deal is said to be £18m plus bonuses, big difference.
If Hargreaves becomes the next Paul Scholes I will buy the biggest/most expensive hat I can find and eat the thing. There is more chance of me being in Chelsea's starting 11 for the first game of next season than there is of Hargreaves being the next Scholes. It is a possibility that Hargreaves may eventually replace Scholes but that is besides the point, Scholes is a different class, a different sort of player and just plain better than Hargreaves.