Why wouldn't he? He would be signing for Barcelona who paid up straight away rather than mess about trying to get him on the cheap for the last 3 weeks, not including what shenanigans went on in the Summer. 4 months in Valencia sounds quite nice.
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Why wouldn't he? He would be signing for Barcelona who paid up straight away rather than mess about trying to get him on the cheap for the last 3 weeks, not including what shenanigans went on in the Summer. 4 months in Valencia sounds quite nice.
According to AS it's because of the new FFP regulations. They cannot fit the Rodrigo and Bruno Fernandes signings in the same window. And Valencia has a very good relationship with Barsa so it's not that unlikely.
If it happens, you cannot blame a player for wanting to play with Messi, Griezmann and Busquets.
No, we blame the incompetent pricks who fecked about the whole of January instead of sealing the deal.
Barca want Rodrigo, but Valencia are reluctant to sell.
Barca want Fernandes, but can't afford them both this year - so they'll buy Rodrigo then gift Valencia Fernandes for a year as a makeweight.
That's the idea anyway, sounds long winded - but maybe too fantasy to make up?
Mendes DID say another club is interested but couldn't sign him yet due to FFP, guess this was what he meant.
If this is actually true 
I didn’t believe it this morning but the fact it’s gathering steam. We are an utter joke of a club and the higher ups deserve all the misery coming their way.
I didn’t believe it this morning but the fact it’s gathering steam. We are an utter joke of a club and the higher ups deserve all the misery coming their way.This wouldn't have happened if we signed him in the 1st week of Jan.
We are struggling to prize away Jude Bellingham from Birmingham so no wonder we are struggling to sign players.
Any body on this forum thinks the current team is the weakest in last 25 years?
We are struggling to prize away Jude Bellingham from Birmingham so no wonder we are struggling to sign players.
Any body on this forum thinks the current team is the weakest in last 25 years?
So where are all the posters asking “why’s no one else in for him he must be shit?”
I’d say it is.
The atmosphere is going to be vile on Saturday.
No one is willing to pay what SP want maybe.
But I think he’ll go for less
If only we were playing an easy team like Wolves
worst since 1959 since I started following United, mate.
I hope the ball isnt with Mendes as he's nothing to do with the deal anymore.
Says who? he's involved with everything Portuguese.
So his agent's plan all along was to use United to force Barca's hand? Reminds me of Ronaldo every year threatening to go back to us only for Real to give him a better contract.
If this is actually true
But it will be us fans that suffer most.
Vile? I hope the atmosphere is rocking - rocking with bonfire chants and bouncing up and down to show how much we want them leeches out of the club. Then mass walkouts after that.
Castles I think it was stated that intermediaries ie Mendes were taken out of the deal, so Sporting would make more out of the deal. Bruno's agent is his brother.
He's not going there on holiday
If someone told me I had to play four months in Valencia, one of the better Spanish league teams, before playing for Barcelona, I'd be off in a heartbeat. It's a no brainer.
I'm probably one of the few that still think this will be solved by Friday.
Bless your little cotton socks.
I remember a few positive people saying this first half of the week would be full of good news about this deal
Aye just not for us.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959–60_Manchester_United_F.C._season
Not a vintage season, Violet got 32 goals in 36 appearances, Charlton 21 in 37.
7th in the league with 45 points (2 points for a win in those days, so equivalent to 64 today)
Out in the 5th round of the Cup.
That's only with us as we asked for him not to be involved. Mendes probably went off to Barca/Valencia who he has close ties with to make the deal.
Woodward and the Glazers has fecked us YET AGAIN. We're clearly skint and just making things up to act like we've tried. pathetic.
This could easily be where we end up at the end of this season too. 7th in the league and out of the FA cup with a shock loss in the 5th round as we are forced to field a largely youth team due to more player injuries.
Little cotton socks Ha Ha, you never seen my feet mate. As for the deal, We will all have to wait and see.Bless your little cotton socks.
I remember a few positive people saying this first half of the week would be full of good news about this deal
Woody and Matt Judge get the news during their morning granola and brainstorming sesh.
How anyone can’t be disillusioned with this club right now, I’ve no idea. Heads in the sand.
And Valencia are still in the Champions League!
Don`t believe everything you read. These reporters are either stealing a living or getting informed by Ed`s PR minion Ashton.
Another few years of Woodward/Judge in the helm and we will be bottom half of the table. Legacy well and truly ruined.
Why on earth would we be briefing the Spanish press that ANOTHER club is signing our target??
Last summer real madrid had signed him but would leave him on loan to sporting until december
Now barcelona, who still own coutinho, would do the same
Makes perfect sense that a club that spent 160m for coutinho and are now trying to flog him off because he didn't fit next to Messi and Suarez would go out and spend 70m for the poundland version of Coutinho
Now barcelona, who still own coutinho, would do the same
Makes perfect sense that a club that spent 160m for coutinho and are now trying to flog him off because he didn't fit next to Messi and Suarez would go out and spend 70m for the poundland version of Coutinho
It's scary, I agree that three years from now this club will be unrecognizable from the behemoth SAF left. Disgraceful from Woodward and the Glazers to superintendent on the distruction of the great men's work whilst he is still alive.
I think absolutely nobody wants to join us as Ed has made us a laughing stock.
Let's wait and see until we get the "comunicado oficial". Nothing has been signed yet.
That said, even Woodwards has to see that recruting players to come to Man Uts is becoming increasingly difficult with our current setup. We have to pay much more than our rivals.
It won't take that long mate. With the current setup and manager, I say we'll finish bottom half next season - close to it this season.
He shouldn’t be mouthing off “we can do things other clubs couldn’t dream of in the market” it’s so apparent that guy hasn’t a clue about football.
I know. That has to be the most cringy quote I've seen from a United man ever.
A few options here:
1. He is the right player for the team in a position we are extremely lacking and we shouldn't have wasted a month trying to haggle 10 mil (when we have cleared more than that in salaries from players we haven't replaced).
2. He is not the right player for us / represents a risk in which case we should have moved on to our second or third choice options weeks ago.
3. We're not (and never were) investing in the midfield because we know Pogba is leaving in the summer and will reinvest accordingly with his funds - in which case we should just come out and say so.
Whatever the scenario its being handled extremely badly.
1. He is the right player for the team in a position we are extremely lacking and we shouldn't have wasted a month trying to haggle 10 mil (when we have cleared more than that in salaries from players we haven't replaced).
2. He is not the right player for us / represents a risk in which case we should have moved on to our second or third choice options weeks ago.
3. We're not (and never were) investing in the midfield because we know Pogba is leaving in the summer and will reinvest accordingly with his funds - in which case we should just come out and say so.
Whatever the scenario its being handled extremely badly.
Now that panic has set in with The Judge & Woody that Barca are sniffing around - we finally get to see the sequel to The Fellani transfer......
we will end up signing him now for MORE than what was asked at the beginning of Jan, having spend a month pissing around squabbling over a few quid......
I bet it was Mendes - he’ll also get a slice of cake now as well.......
we will have been well and truly played....again
when woody said we could do things in the market that other clubs only dreamed of - he was right - we can start off a negotiation and end up paying more than the original asking price.....no one else can/does that
laughing stock we will be
we will end up signing him now for MORE than what was asked at the beginning of Jan, having spend a month pissing around squabbling over a few quid......
I bet it was Mendes - he’ll also get a slice of cake now as well.......
we will have been well and truly played....again
when woody said we could do things in the market that other clubs only dreamed of - he was right - we can start off a negotiation and end up paying more than the original asking price.....no one else can/does that
laughing stock we will be
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