PSG fail with Big Januzaz Deal

PSG fail with Big Januzaz Deal

Adnan Januzaj’s agent has told the Belgian media
that Paris Saint-Germain made a colossal late bid to
sign the youngster as he discussed a new deal at
Manchester United.
United moved to the negotiating table in October
2013 in an effort to prevent one of their most
talented youngsters from leaving the club for a
minimal compensation fee at the end of a contract
that was due to expire at the end of the current
campaign.
Discussions produced a positive outcome, with
Januzaj penning a five-year extension.
The 19-year-old forward opted to stay at United
despite being offered more money to leave England,
with Ligue 1 giants PSG prepared to dig deep in
order to acquire his potential.
He is now very well paid in Manchester, but his
representative believes sticking with United shows
that Januzaj is motivated by sporting factors, rather
than financial ones.
Dirk De Vriese told Sport/Voetbal Magazine: “I can
only say that he’s the best paid youngster in the
world. He earns more than Cristiano Ronaldo and
Lionel Messi did when they were 19. That means a
lot and I’m proud of it.
“We could have waited a little longer and seen how
much United wanted him to stay and how much
other teams were interested in him.
“All big clubs were knocking on the door, especially
PSG.
“Five minutes before we signed a new deal, an
advisor of their Qatari chairman called me with an
astonishing offer.
“Because Adnan was going to be a free agent at the
end of the season, they were ready to offer him
anything he wanted, wages and signing on fee.
“But money has never been a deciding factor in his
choices. It wasn’t important when he chose to join
Manchester United. He could have signed a better
deal at Anderlecht.”