Alexis Sanchez | Udinese: No Deal Yet

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Olly said:
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Genius..
 
Why on Earth would we sign Ashley Young and then Sanchez?! We need a midfielder, not another bloody winger.

The world has gone crazy!
 
Plan M said:
Why on Earth would we sign Ashley Young and then Sanchez?! We need a midfielder, not another bloody winger.

The world has gone crazy!
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Calm down, we haven't signed him - yet. Neither have we signed Young - yet.

See the pattern? No? Neither do I! :lol:
 
Plan M said:
What am I supposed to do, trawl through 1,000,000+ posts to find out if that has been posted or not? I don't do transfer muppetry.
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But you thought that Sanchez being a winger and the fact that we have quite a few wingers was a brilliant piece of new insight that no one had thought of over the course of 87 pages? :p

But honestly, you had only needed to trawl through a single page anywhere in the thread to see it being discussed (multiple times on most pages).

Anyway, to answer your question (which has also been said on just about every page), he is very much capable of playing through middle, and in fact, played primarily through the middle this year for Udinese. Many people feel that he is one of those rare players that you don't pass up if you have the opportunity, regardless of what else the squad currently has at his position. That's why Barcelona is so interested, despite having less of a need for him than United.
 
MiamiSpartan said:
Many people feel that he is one of those rare players that you don't pass up if you have the opportunity, regardless of what else the squad currently has at his position.
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This.


Clearly, he is a player that Fergie feels we cannot miss out on.


I have no doubt id we sign Sanchez, we will still sign a class CM.

If we don't sign Sanchez, I would expect that we will only sign the one CM.
 
MiamiSpartan said:
Many people feel that he is one of those rare players that you don't pass up if you have the opportunity, regardless of what else the squad currently has at his position.
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The counter-point would be that we are almost guaranteed to sign Ashley Young in a few days time, a player whose role in the squad will be IDENTICAL to what Sanchez's would be. It's not like we're signing Young on a free, we're spending decent money and wages to get him. It just defies logic that we'd spend almost 50m to sign two very similar players to fill a hole that isn't there (yet).
 
forevrared said:
The counter-point would be that we are almost guaranteed to sign Ashley Young in a few days time, a player whose role in the squad will be IDENTICAL to what Sanchez's would be. It's not like we're signing Young on a free, we're spending decent money and wages to get him. It just defies logic that we'd spend almost 50m to sign two very similar players to fill a hole that isn't there (yet).
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:nervous: Nani to Inter as a makeweight for the Sneijder deal while Modric ends up at Chelsea..?
 
forevrared said:
The counter-point would be that we are almost guaranteed to sign Ashley Young in a few days time, a player whose role in the squad will be IDENTICAL to what Sanchez's would be. It's not like we're signing Young on a free, we're spending decent money and wages to get him. It just defies logic that we'd spend almost 50m to sign two very similar players to fill a hole that isn't there (yet).
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It wouldn't really, as Sanchez normally plays on the right and Young seems to play his best on the left.
 
So they wouldn't necessarily be fighting with each other for the exact same spot? In fact, it would be highly unlikely.

I very much doubt we'll get him though.
 
I'm not sure if Sanchez is what we need.

He's quite spectacular but how good is his end product? And how much do he contribute in the defense?

He got a hefty price tag and we still need improvements in the middle of the park. It's difficult to criticize our transfer strategy when we are so successful but, as many posters before me have pointed out, we are quite stocked in the offensive department. Is Sanchez really better then Nani and TonyV ?

For me Young is a safer and cheaper option.

At the moment I'm more excited about Varane. His arrival can be far more important in the long run. If we loose Carrick by injury we don't have a natural back up and I think therefore Varane or Jones can be more vital to our squad then a very expensive high profile star who plays in a area where we already have 3 world class players.

Maybe I got this wrong...
 
7even said:
I'm not sure if Sanchez is what we need.

He's quite spectacular but how good is his end product? And how much do he contribute in the defense?

He got a hefty price tag and we still need improvements in the middle of the park. It's difficult to criticize our transfer strategy when we are so successful but, as many posters before me have pointed out, we are quite stocked in the offensive department. Is Sanchez really better then Nani and TonyV ?

For me Young is a safer and cheaper option.

At the moment I'm more excited about Varane. His arrival can be far more important in the long run. If we loose Carrick by injury we don't have a natural back up and I think therefore Varane or Jones can be more vital to our squad then a very expensive high profile star who plays in a area where we already have 3 world class players.

Maybe I got this wrong...
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Nothing wrong about minimizing the risks but for people who actually follow the Serie A ( As bad as it is ) Sanchez is a very good player and for me is definitely worth the risk.
 
Quote from Scholesey on his FB thing

'As a fan now, just like my son is, we're hoping to buy the best players in the world & that they make us even stronger for next year'

That's Paul Scholes officially a transfer muppet :cool:
 
Just seems like the papers talking up a battle between City, United and Barca for the sake or paper sales or web clicks. I don't see us getting Sanchez one bit. Will be lots of people crying this summer IMO.

I'd rather we take Young at half his price and save the cash for a CM. Young is PROVEN remember, Sanchez so far is not.
 
Claymore said:
Just seems like the papers talking up a battle between City, United and Barca for the sake or paper sales or web clicks. I don't see us getting Sanchez one bit. Will be lots of people crying this summer IMO.

I'd rather we take Young at half his price and save the cash for a CM. Young is PROVEN remember, Sanchez so far is not.
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I think that's what we all want!! Don't expect much tears unless we end up with no other signings.
 
Classy Cannon said:
Quote from Scholesey on his FB thing

'As a fan now, just like my son is, we're hoping to buy the best players in the world & that they make us even stronger for next year'

That's Paul Scholes officially a transfer muppet :cool:
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RedThaiDevils#7 said:
Nothing wrong about minimizing the risks but for people who actually follow the Serie A ( As bad as it is ) Sanchez is a very good player and for me is definitely worth the risk.
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I saw Sanchez in the WC and I was under the impression that this guy was a future star. His movements and close control of the ball was top class. But playing for a top team is more then creating spectacular skills.

I have no doubts that Sanchez is something extra, probably one of the hottest talents around at the moment. But is he worth £30m+?

Is he so much better then Young?

Is he the type of player we need ATM?

If we buy him I will be one of his biggest supporters, I like players like him. But if look at it from a point of view as what our squad need I think Modric is a better option.

But time will tell. Either way It's exciting time's.
 
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