Wasn't he very decent in the Euros or am I thinking of someone else?
Adrien Rabiot | signs 1 year deal at Juventus. See you all next year
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Is he actually any good or is he a panic signing?
So he wants a bigger contract and suddenly we're involved?
I really don't see ETH being this stupid, unless really he wants a stop gap until he gets his targets, or we get another CM until the window closes.
I really don't see ETH being this stupid, unless really he wants a stop gap until he gets his targets, or we get another CM until the window closes.
So you don’t like this transfer….We're wasting money and wages on him to be nothing but a dressing room issue and a shit presence on the pitch. Its fecking crazy. I'm honestly shocked. I genuinely thought last season was rock bottom for this club, 0 goal differential at the end. And then we fecking target Arnautović and Rabiot as our emergency options after a first defeat of the season because we did nothing all window?
These are transfers that I would laugh at fecking Everton for doing, and they might well get relegated this year for being a complete shambles. What the feck.
Unbelievable going for Rabiot 
So basically lose pogba for free… then pay money to have an inferior version
To be honest I don't think they care. More like Conte calling Tuchel and lego pep.
Really happy with this provided he’s not our De Jong fall back. If you are moaning about this you clearly haven’t seen McFred. His mum might be a head case but he’s got loads of tiles for PSG and 53 French caps, McFred wouldn’t get near that squad, also won the league for Juventus. 15 million is peanuts in the modern game if he doesn’t work out.
If you look at the dictionary under the definition of “panic signing”, you’ll find Rabiot to Manchester United.
Couldn’t make this up.
He isn’t an upgrade on McTominay.
Yep, they take the better player for free, for a second time, and sell us the inferior player in the same summer.
Couldn’t make this up.
He isn’t an upgrade on McTominay.
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Neves would be a far better signing
I thought he was one of the reasons they went out against Switzerland but he was playing out of position in that game.
More like Moyes, Rodgers and Eddie Howe.
He'll cost about 4-5 times as much, though
Yet still a starter for them.
Guys, De Jong is a playmaker, Rabiot a play breaker. Rabiot will suck ever sense of life out of your midfield. One of the most underwhelming midfielders I’ve seen wearing our jersey. Ramsey and Rabiot were incredible misbuys, but at least Ramsey was always injured. Unfortunately Rabiot doesn’t get injured a lot.
Cant shoot, pass, dribble, even though his height he’s a pussy. He had on average a good month per year, where he gives the idea of being a decent midfielder, but afterwards reality will slap you in the face and you’ll realize once again how bad he is.
He’s okay at marking I’ll give him that, but certainly it ain’t enough to compensate the rest.
This French croissant with stellar wages and his demanding mother is a guarantee for a very frustrating time.
Well regardless of his ability, it's a panic signing. Let's just hope it's one of the few ones that works out!
This deserves more appreciation.
People are having a go but Murtough and the Board have to be seen to be backing the manager which they are by going for his targets. If they don't people accuse them of not backing the manager. They've carried on with the FDJ negotiations and now they are going with this. You can't then say the manager wasn't backed.
It's so insane that fecking BRIGHTON head fecked us so badly we are scrambling for the likes of Rabiot.
Finished club.
Finished club.
I prefer Frabio
No, United has probably been watching him for a while, as you said. I get that, but if that's the case, then buy him. After all, we were always going to buy a midfielder, because ten Hag has made that clear in multiple press conferences. So he hasn't adjusted anything and identified what he needed from the off.
As usual, we've been waiting all summer for a player (De Jong) who doesn't want to be here and then coincidentally bid for Rabiot the day we lose to Brighton.
It'd have been interesting to see whether we'd have put that bid in had we won or continued to ''wait'' for De Jong's decision.
However, we do have a history of being hesitant and naive in the transfer market, and this year has been nothing different.
People really are falling for stats. Last season's Juve were terrible to watch. they let everybody have the ball. Locatelli's per 90 passing stats were not too better than Fred's FFS
He is not a dm but a box to box who carries the ball, in the mid or on the left
That's abysmal. Really puts an end to the idea that his stats are being "cherry picked." I'd say they are absolutely standard metrics for a midfielder.
I guess United decided to commit suicide?
Is this a desperate signing? I’m all for it though if it means breaking up the mctominay and Fred combo… think rabiot is better then both them aswell to be honest.
We are so far away from winning the PL or CL so it's pointless ever bringing them into the equation... Our goal right now is to consistently make top 4 before we can ever pretend to be a top footballing club again.
Are there any reports on how much he is? If under like £25m I’m not against this as a ‘bulking the midfield’ kind of buy, but any more and it’s a tragedy
When was the bid made? When Juventus, Rabiot and Unitd started their formal talks?
~£15m
Those stats are telling but it doesn't tell the full story.
Juventus are more dominating in Serie A, which means a defensive midfielder will see less action per minute as compared to a mediocre United side in a very competitive league.
Juventus are more dominating in Serie A, which means a defensive midfielder will see less action per minute as compared to a mediocre United side in a very competitive league.
If most of us couldnt handle Pogba, imagine having to handle 0.5 Pogba and his Karen mom at the same time.
Oh my lord this is a terrible idea. Unless you really want another lazy diva with a very moderate amount of talent.
I give you guys weeks before you all scream when he walks instead of tracking back and whine because it's too cold outside.
I give you guys weeks before you all scream when he walks instead of tracking back and whine because it's too cold outside.
Comparing him with McT is tricky, different league different system etc.
FBRef shows us a hard working, effective pressing central midfielder, capable of playing in a double pivot.
FBRef shows us a hard working, effective pressing central midfielder, capable of playing in a double pivot.
It's really happening
Some analytics folk on twitter seem to like him as a DM if we only look at on the pitch things. So i guess that's something. The little I've seen of him, think he's nowhere near good enough, but hey, any bit of optimism from some analytics guys is at least a plus.
15m seems way too much though.
15m seems way too much though.
You could argue his defensive stats would be less because Juve have more of the ball/dominate more games... but in that case, why is he on the ball less? and his passing in stats in general just poorer?
See above.
Well that's not very encouraging. It appears that we are bringing Rabiot in to be BACKUP for McTominay, in case Scott gets injured. This seems like a flawed strategy for improving the squad.
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