Originally Posted by Jim De Ville:
“Contrary to popular belief, it isn't always about the money. Depay is a very promising, young player. Even if he couldn't get equal wages elsewhere, he's hardly going to be earning a pittance.
It's possible that the player is ambitious and frustrated. At his age, money's great and everything, but he'll want to be playing. He's only got to look at Januzaj to see where he could be heading.
I didn't say that he isn't second-choice, behind Martial. I said that it wouldn't surprise me, if Mourinho considered different options. It's not my job to suggest what those options might be, but there are alternatives, if Martial is out.”
Of course it might not always be about the money, but it will have a large say in where he ends up, he will not be accepting peanuts to play elsewhere at this stage in his career, if he were to move elsewhere, he would still be wanting to have a nice payday.
Players have ambitions, and will wish to play games, but equally so, it is a bit of a step down from is to go and play games elsewhere in a smaller stadium.
A lot has to be taken into consideration when a player decides to leave us.
That is not be trying to be arrogant or anything like that, it is just looking at things as they currently are.
As for not suggesting options, well you suggested that Depay might not be José first choice for Martial's replacement, but who else is there? Young can play on the left, but hasn't really done so in recent times, Adnan can, but he looks out of favour, so what other options are there (unless I am missing someone)??
Mikatarayn seems more of a right sided player, Pogba more of a central player, Mata perhaps, surely doesn't really suit that side??
So, to me Memphis seems to suit being first choice behind Martial on that side of the pitch.
Originally Posted by Jim De Ville:
“Makes no odds. He wouldn't have played, regardless.”
I think he might have got game time off of the bench, shame really as he seems raring to go.