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https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/890552134374240256 The importance of social media also has an impact when clubs consider signing players, as many people in the United States and Asia support an individual player, rather than clubs. While a strong social media presence is so viable it can increase a player's transfer fee and wage. It appears United are ahead of the field. According to Hebert, Woodward also quotes social media figures to potential investors."Manchester United's global presence has seen executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward make pitches to agents about how much more marketable and famous their clients will become by joining them, rather than Chelsea. The 72 per cent uplift in Daley Blind's Twitter following, within 14 days of signing, is often quoted."
"He told them in May that United were accounting for almost half of all social media interactions on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter of the 20 Premier League clubs. Of the 510m likes, comments, shares or retweets for 20 Premier League clubs, United had 250m of them."
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