I think he means Zakaria from Gladbach.
Boubakary Soumaré
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Nemanja Matic mk2
This will never happend, 100%
Out of contract so he’s going one way or another.
Will be cheaper than Zakaria and a whole shedload cheaper than Rice.
Will be cheaper than Zakaria and a whole shedload cheaper than Rice.
I'd say we sign him and if shit hits fan we sell him for a profit
Seems like a smart move. Not like us 
Ah - thats how it was. Thanks
Hopefully we get Soumare, Phillipe and Mandzukic (and Haland but I'd happily wait until summer for him) and we'd be looking strong depth wise if we're sticking with the 3-4-3/3-5-2.
His stats look pretty uninspiring across all the games he's played this season. He doesn't seem to excel at anything in particular.
To be fair, some midfielders can do much good work without it beeing reflected in stats. Dictating the pace of the game, smart positioning etc.
How was DJ’s stats before he came by comparison?
Given the fee or lack of,this guy would be a sensible addition in January. Would much rather this type of signing than spending all summer doubling the worth of Longstaff or Rice simply to fit a PR narrative.
Phillipe?
Soumare is a great player.
I've watched Lille a few times this year because of Osimhen, they've got some great young talented players, this guy would fit us like a glove IMO.
No doubt we're heavily scouting the DM/midfield position with the links to him and Zakaria. I'd happily sign both.
I've watched Lille a few times this year because of Osimhen, they've got some great young talented players, this guy would fit us like a glove IMO.
No doubt we're heavily scouting the DM/midfield position with the links to him and Zakaria. I'd happily sign both.
Who are we scouting from Augsburg?? Missed that one completely!
Phillips sorry
Think he meant Zakaria from Monchengladbach
With the mention of Augsburg I was wonder if you meant Phillip Max
Ah, could be!
While we are talking possible dm’s, no mention of Florentino Luis? Should be on our shortlist to scout.
Also rumours of Inter wanting Matic in January, hopefully that happens and then we make a move for this guy.
Sure, if he's a Carrick-esque DLP, is he?
Dan James has improved his end product since stepping up but his stats were similar or better last season across the board.
If he's not renewed his contract at Lillie, you can only imagine he's been tapped up.
If we were to get him on a free in Jan, then it would be a decent signing.
If we were to get him on a free in Jan, then it would be a decent signing.
Exactly what I thought too. Going by his stats for this season, he doesn't win the ball a lot like the best defensive midfielders and he neither scores nor creates for his teammates. His passing range doesn't seem all that impressive either, and his dribbling is hit and miss. Doesn't excel on the air either. Stats does not take into account things like positioning, ball retention under press, ball carrying and short passing, so he might be good at those.
We should be negotiating now then. We all know how long it takes Woody to get a deal over the line.
James is now a 50million player.
Yes. I think he's well connected and I like listening to him too.
Ideally yes. A more realistic situation for us is that Matic leaves, nobody comes in and we end up spending £70m on Sean Longstaff in the summer.
We had been linked to Luis a few times, and he’s a player that interests me. Also been heavily linked to City last summer. He’s more a proper defensive midfielder than Soumaré though.
I'm not going to pretend to know anything about this kid. However, the videos make him look decent. Our last few buys have been successful so, fingers crossed, our analysts have it right with this lad too.
We're always linked to Portuguese players. The Manchester teams have become the go to for Portuguese media to drum up interest in their players
One of those players that makes so much sense but we will never sign.
He looks exactly like Fred from the clip I just watched, what’s the difference? Genuine question, he’s defensive but looked like he likes to push forward too, just like Fred
Please just buy somebody.
Not really sure. Did say that we reached an agreement with Ajax over De ligt
https://tribuna.com/en/manutd/news/3411183/
Everybody had. It was De Ligt who turned us down.
I would be very happy if we got this lad and Zakaria in January. We'd probably still need to some creativity but we'd be much more athletic and dynamic than we are currently.
That description fits Patrick Vieira, Roy Keane, Fred and Cattermole. Surely the quality is more the issue than the profile? If Fred has reached expectation we wouldn’t need what we need.
No thanks
The kind of signing I like and if he works out then we are sorted in midfield because Pogba will fund the signing of his replacement. I think it will be him/Phillips/Zakaria to partner McTominay at the base of midfield with Fred and Garner being the squad options. Let's hope we sign either in January because it could be the difference between qualifying for the CL or not.
Good point. Ok, I’m in.
Looks literally nothing like Fred. Fred is lightweight, slow, weak and nervy, even in the YouTube clips of him playing for Shakhtar. Fred doesn’t look fully comfortable as a creator or destroyer, and he’s left-footed.
Soumare is right-footed, looks decent with both feet though. He looks like a beast physically, fast and strong, also technically good and mobile for his size. Definitely looks more imposing and confident than Fred based on the clips.
Ah I see. That's more like it. Can't recall us being linked to any Augsburg player.
Anyway between this guy or Zakaria, who'd you prefer?