We have to stop doing these types of deals.
I think at the start of last season,
Raheem Sterling at Chelsea was actually quite good.
I thought he started the season really,
really well. Obviously didn’t finish it well,
but I thought he started the season quite well.
There is no doubt that Raheem Sterling has talent,
but why would this be any different
to Alexis Sanchez signing for Man United at 29?
Or Bastian Schweinsteiger signing for Manchester United at 31?
Or Varane or Casemiro signing in their late 20s?
We need to turn our back on these types of deals.
They are not the vision we are looking for.
And if we start looking at these deals again,
then that initial PR of we’re not gonna do that anymore,
we’ve got a new vision.
If you’re gonna turn your attention to those old type of deals again
at the first sign of panic,
and you are not the people to take us on a new path.
I’m not saying that Raheem Sterling is not a bad player.
I wouldn’t go anywhere near him
because I don’t like the way he’s handled his exit from Chelsea.
And I don’t like the whole Raheem Sterling camps not happy.
But I can give a shit about the Raheem Sterling camp.
I give a shit about Raheem Sterling the player,
cause that’s the only thing I’m interested in.
You come to Manchester United,
you’re Raheem Sterling and you play for Man United.
Not interested in your PR,
your camp or your brand team or anything like that,
so that would concern me. But on a purely footballing level,
he is a decent player, but I don’t want Chelsea’s rubbish.