UNITED LEAVE LE HAVRE FUMING
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Manchester United have completed the signing of French starlet Paul Pogba, much to Le Havre's dismay.
The Red Devils have beaten Premier League rivals Arsenal to the 16-year-old's signature, but the deal has caused uproar with his former employers.
Le Havre are furious at seeing one of their top talents snatched from under their noses by a European superpower.
The Ligue 2 outfit believed they had an agreement with Pogba which would see him stay in France until at least the end of the 2009/10 campaign.
However, that bond has been broken and the French outfit have called on the football authorities to act in order to prevent similar situations arising in the future.
"Le Havre want to express their indignation at the actions of Manchester United officials and their pursuit of Paul Pogba," read a statement on the club's official website.
"Paul Pogba, his parents and Le Havre were bound to a contract called a 'non-solicitation agreement' from autumn 2006.
"At the end of that contract, the three parties agreed to sign a trainee contract when the player matched certain age and scholarship criteria, taking him through to the end of the 2009/10 season.
"However, the player and his parents have refused to fulfil the agreement because Manchester United have offered big money to the parents to get their son to England.
"While a lot of voices have started to be heard coming out of the EU, governments, Fifa and Uefa against 'minor slave trade', Manchester United have not hesitated to uproot a 16-year-old kid."
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minor slave trade? Wha piang, I oso wan be slave leh. Oh and, He's effin 16..........
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Originally posted by Chris88110:
minor slave trade? Wha piang, I oso wan be slave leh. Oh and, He’s effin 16….......
lol how old r u now? 16?
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Originally posted by marcteng:
lol how old r u now? 16?
Stop asking abt ppl age la LOL. Dun tell me u are one of those sex predators which were on the newpaper on fri/sat. -
oh nos.
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Man Utd deny 'stealing' youngster
But a United spokesman told BBC Sport: "It is complete nonsense. Everything has been done within Uefa guidelines."
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wtf he doesn't look 16.
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looks a bit like peter crouch. lol
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
wtf he doesn't look 16.
Yea.. look like some 10 year old kid ==. -
Har?
You two looking at the right fella anot, is the French Jersey de lei, not German.
I read somewhere he's 1.86m.
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
Har?
You two looking at the right fella anot, is the French Jersey de lei, not German.
I read somewhere he's 1.86m.
Lol the black arh? Ps didnt know. == -
Originally posted by ViNnO:
Lol the black arh? Ps didnt know. ==oh you are racist
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Originally posted by marcteng:
oh you are racist
U laugh at my joke means u even more racist
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just don't understand this at all.
if MUFC goes by the book, then what's the outcry? unless there is some fouling of the law..
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Originally posted by iceFatboy:
just don't understand this at all.
if MUFC goes by the book, then what's the outcry? unless there is some fouling of the law..
Club not happy ma lost it future potential business. Lol i think this problem is similar to petrucci tt time. -
Originally posted by ViNnO:
Club not happy ma lost it future potential business. Lol i think this problem is similar to petrucci tt time.well, if that's the case, either U sign some pre-agreement, or get some black N white.
Oops, in John Mikel case, sign also no use hor.. oh well...
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Originally posted by iceFatboy:
well, if that's the case, either U sign some pre-agreement, or get some black N white.
Oops, in John Mikel case, sign also no use hor.. oh well...
Apparently le havre claim they sign him to stay with them till he is 16 or wat but man utd sign him before that happens. tt y they making noise now.