Antoine Griezmann| Signs a new contract till 2022
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Done dealio as far as I'm concerned. No way would he say this shit if there was any chance of staying.
Keep on reading. You 'll find out that this is my point. I never said don't buy him. Instead, I fully support the possible purchase. I 'm just saying don't be overenthused.
In fact, if we buy 4 top class players, I will be very happy if 2 of them come good.
That'll probably be lifted and if they get Lacazette and Costa in they'll arguably be stronger for it (assuming Griezmann does leave)
Is it almost time to bring out the sock from under my bed?
It hasn't seen the light of day since Pogba's plane landed in Manchester last year.
Is it wrong to wish this was done before the final so it takes the pressure off? To know we can sign the targets we wanted would take the pressure off for me as a watching supporter.
"I've got to a point where playing nice football and scoring goals isn't required" - Jose Mourinho
I'm sure the club would love to have all of their top targets signed up before tomorrow night. They won't, of course. They'll all (quite rightly) be waiting to see what happens, along with the rest of us.
I hope you cleaned it, at least!
He's won the Spanish super cup (charity shield type I think), France U19 euros and got the golden boot in the 2016 Euros. That's it!!
Like you say Rashford has won the FA Cup, League Cup, Charity Shield, U21 prem and a potential Europa League. I can see how Griezzy wants to leave/come
I'm going against the grain and saying that CL qualification won't actually make a
difference on this.
How many teams can realistically win the CL next year? Couple of Spanish ones,
maybe a German team or an Italian team.
I don't see any other team out there that are going to win it. Is he going to go to
one of those? I can't imagine it in any way.
So he wants to win league titles. Definitely not going to Barca or Real. No ties to
German or Italian teams.
A love for United though. Best friend players there. In all likelihood a summer
transfer window that is going to give him an actual chance at going for a league title
next year.
Unless a huge shock comes and he signs for City, Chelsea or Spurs, who else is he
going to sign for?
He stays where he is, almost no chance for the league title. So if he wants a league
title chance, he needs to move and United are still a great option to compete next
year. He will get paid a ton and help make his boyhood team great again? Why
wouldn't he come either way.
difference on this.
How many teams can realistically win the CL next year? Couple of Spanish ones,
maybe a German team or an Italian team.
I don't see any other team out there that are going to win it. Is he going to go to
one of those? I can't imagine it in any way.
So he wants to win league titles. Definitely not going to Barca or Real. No ties to
German or Italian teams.
A love for United though. Best friend players there. In all likelihood a summer
transfer window that is going to give him an actual chance at going for a league title
next year.
Unless a huge shock comes and he signs for City, Chelsea or Spurs, who else is he
going to sign for?
He stays where he is, almost no chance for the league title. So if he wants a league
title chance, he needs to move and United are still a great option to compete next
year. He will get paid a ton and help make his boyhood team great again? Why
wouldn't he come either way.
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Bale value will be offset by De Gea, and mass sales of players. But yeah it would be a big transfer window.. to be honest, if you're getting Antoine Griezmann in the first few weeks.. you've set the bar high and are well set to breaking records in terms of biggest transfer spend of all time and lord knows, United definitely need that level of summer if they're going to be back in the big time competing for titles.
You're quite optimistic, aren't you?Alba, Marquinhos, Aurier, Dier, Silva, and Griezmann all in this window? I think getting 2-3 of them seems to be a bit of a stretch.
But I wouldn't complain if it actually happened.
Mourinho has previous for signing 6+ players in transfer windows and revamping sides in the space of one window, especially second season window. He does so regularly. Last year where he brought in just 4 players was actually an outlier.. he usually spends much more and brings in large numbers and sells large numbers.
If we can get a guy who was third in the Ballon D'or and one of the leading players in the modern game, probably equal to Neymar in terms of status in the current game and not to mention Pogba the year before, we should really think the likes of Marquinhos/Aurier/Dier/Silva are beyond us, we can pretty much signing anyone bar Messi/Ronaldo/Neymar/Suarez or Bayern stars.
Having said that, of course it would be difficult to bring in all those level of players and agree terms in a window, but Mourinho has no doubt been planning a serious revamp and would have spoken to the targets and agreed in principle deals months in advance, it is how he usually operates. I expect our transfer dealing to be swift and with minimal fuss, and for the muppet juices to be flowing like never before this summer.
If we lose to Ajax, we're pretty much fecked though.
Thanks for sharing. Besides all of the fancy stats, this article underlines the fundamentals in the signing better than I could possibly articulate. Cheers again.
Don't forget Torres as well.
Their scouting and recruitment is such I'm sure they will have good replacements. Sandro is linked today and the Lacazette deal seems almost done. I'm sure they will strengthen other areas with some of the Griezmann fee.
If everything is to be believed then I don't think United have been "alerted" about anything.
Bullocks, Michu, Aguero for that matter. Even Mata.
So Griezmann is done, onto the next one!
Maybe it is and the players know?
Hopefully
Release clause doesn't care about transfer ban.
As far as i know, transfer ban only counts for buying, not selling - if there wasn't a release clause involved.
Got a feeling that the EL final is going to be a sliding doors moment. If we win it, we could have a very fruitful summer, if not, we could miss out on some major talent. Wednesday's game is big for many reasons other than winning a trophy.
Gotta love the people who say "If he's looking for trophies, United isn't the place for him" Ya I mean because we haven't won 2 possibly 3 trophies (3 possibly 4 if you want to count the CS) in the last 2 seasons or anything... Atletico hasn't won any thing in 3 years. So just going on trophies alone we'd be a step up for him compared to Atletico or even a team like City
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Yeah, that's always a laugh especially when it's mostly fans of Liverpool, Spurs etc;
Yeah even during our worst period in decades we're still picking up more trophies than Liverpool and Spurs, who ironically have the most cocky fans that like to mock us.
How good is Griezeman?
I must admit I don't watch Spanish football but the fact that Aspas scored like 24 goals or something leads me to suspect that the quality is not that good beyond the top few teams (players like Soldado scored well in the past, etc).
How good is he compared to, say, Alexis Sanchez or Kane?
I must admit I don't watch Spanish football but the fact that Aspas scored like 24 goals or something leads me to suspect that the quality is not that good beyond the top few teams (players like Soldado scored well in the past, etc).
How good is he compared to, say, Alexis Sanchez or Kane?
I'll sign 60% of the time, all of the time
You need to ask?
I wouldn't be asking otherwise!
This one's just the starter.
I have a feeling the main course could be pretty tasty
You honestly think we'll be going for an even more high profile player than an 86m man!?
So you basically think we're getting one of Messi, Suarez, Bale, Ronaldo or Lewandowski then
He was France's leading scorer at the Euros, scores in the UCL and in La Liga. Kane has yet to make his mark on the international or European stage
Kane is sensational in the EPL without having any great dribbling skills or genuine pace. Griezmann has both and is a good header of the ball. Kane is proven at EPL level. We don't know how good AG would be yet.
Sanchez is unbelievable at EPL and international level for Chile. He can produce something from nothing even when he or the team are not playing well. Sensational dribbling and shooting ability.
IMO, Kane could lead the line for us better and finish those moves we are struggling to right now. AG, not convinced he would be as good in the EPL.
Sanchez, I'd have in a heartbeat but the image of him joking when Arsenal were getting stuffed makes me think of him as a bit of a cnut.
I'd still have Kane over the both of them
Thanks. I think the difference between Sanchez and Kane is that Kane finishes off chances that others create for him (and does it very well) whereas Sanchez creates his own chances very often and drives his team forward. We could probably do with one of each type. It sounds like Griezeman is more the Sanchez type.
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