I get suckered in every time with Denmark that I think Eriksen can still do it further forward for us. Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I think hes a good backup as an attacking 8/10. We need more who can play deeper and aren't slow as shit.
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As a 10 probably. As an high octane 8 playing behind Bruno... not so much.
You would think IF the club were interested in offering him a deal he would have been mentioned by Sheth when discussing midfield options
He would be a good option as a midfielder if provide him with enough cover and only want him to ping passes while the other midfielders do the grunt work him. I don't think he'd work as an 8 or a 10 in the way ETH sets up the team.
I think he would if he has legs behind him, watching the way Denmark set up. He felt more dynamic in that side, not sure why or might be my eyes playing tricks.
Just get him in, we are looking at starting the season with Maguire in defence and Casemiro in dm, if we want to try and get at least top 6 we need so much better players
Think he would be already if Utd wanted to sign him,seems he is only seen as backup signing
More or less on par with what he was earning at Juve, slightly less since it was 148k
Surprisingly sensible wages if true. He'll probably renegotiate if he gives a good season.
I like Rabiot, and I am desperate not to start the season with Casemiro as the dm,
I still think this is a no brainer. Even with a signing bonus he'd be a great addition to a squad severely lacking in depth. We need to remember that Maino is still young, and has never played a full season in his life at that level. We need competition and quality in depth.
It’s caughtoffside. My gran is more reliable than them.
Yeah when someone remotely reliable speaks then I will think it might have legs, unusual for them to give a weekly wage figure though
What does she know? ITK?
Erika The Hag ?
If the wage is right he immediately becomes one of best midfielders, easily in front of the current versions of Eriksen, Casemiro and McT, not sure he is the player we need in particular so hopefully if we sign him he is an extra not the one and only, is he the right style for an ETH set up? not convinced he is but short of buying 2 or 3 midfielders to rotate with Bruno, Mount and Mainoo or promoting Gore and Collyer we are woefully short of legs and quality in midfield
I agree. Your gran is a sure thing.
If this happens (which I don’t think it will) I reckon it’ll be so that they can afford to sign Branthwaite
They likely won’t sell enough players to sign both Branthwaite and Ugarte
He will add calmness factor to our midfield, like Matic’s first season I think.
Ugarte and Rabiot in then Casemiro and Eriksen out please, I’d rather have Collyer as back up to Ugarte for a season than Casemiro in his current state.
Yeah that's what I would like to see but like I have said before there is no one reliable tweeting it
quality CM will be curious to see if they come to an agreement but even more so if he has the ability and wheels play CM in the premier league
It looks extremely unlikely that we will be able to sign Ugarte. Sounds like we ran out of money.
While neither of them are ideal, I think I would much rather have Amrabat as starting DMF than Casemiro. Amrabat will never be top Casemiro level, but at least he is not done and finished.
I think he has the ability and wheels to do it, however still no one trustworthy is mentioning Utd are pursuing a deal to sign him so will ignore it
given our situation....he's on a free and would make a lot of sense to add him IF they believe he's got the legs to do it more than Eriksen and Casemiro
Very true, however does make me laugh when Utd fan channels reference Tutto Juve and Caught Offside which are known garbage
How is caughtoffside not banned.
Nah I think we'll get both done (not Branthwaite, De Ligt). We're still in the market for additional depth at DM, LB, RB and RCB. My guess is loan + obligation to buy for Ugarte and use the funds raised from McTominay and Lindelof transfers to fund De Ligt.
Obviously Mazraoui for AWB straight swap and wing it at LB.
Yeah good question
Honestly, considering who we are paying more than that, I think 130-145K/week is not a bad deal, at all, if we have no chance of signing Ugarte
Rabiot is not a long term solution but most would agree that he can do the job better than Amrabat, or the pensioner Casemiro, and is miles better player than half of the squad we carry
Problem is that wage figure comes from source that I thought was on the banned list
oh, shit
Rabiot plays a different position than both Case and Amrabat. So not sure how you think signing Rabiot is going to make us better at CDM?
I know that, it needs to be him and Ugarte
I don’t see De Ligt as a United player. Can’t picture it
They’ve made 2 formal bids for Branthwaite and I’m sure they’ll want to get him in before September
De ligt is more likely of the two. Bayern need to see and de ligt isn't as expensive as a overpriced Branthwaite
caughtoffside 
Everton just brought in a CB, it’s obvious we’ll go back in for Branthwaite and inevitably overpay towards the end of the window.
Yes it makes sense from those standpoints
Simply don't see it. And I don't think United want De Ligt as much as they want Branthwaite.
Wrong thread for this I know. I hope they stick to their guns on price and we don't match it. Would much rather have a proven winner and leader like de ligt.
Getting back on track, I'd take Rabiot on a free, provided the deal wasn't too expensive as a package, but not at the cost of not getting Ugarte in.
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