Jeez take a break, seriously
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What will happen is Barca sign him for 40m Euros.
Loan him to Valencia and make it look easy.
In contrary to what Ole, Woodward and Co think happens in a transfer window.
Sad thing is they could have really lifted the spirits of the club by getting him earlier, even if they had to pay £5 or £10 million more. Even if they sign him in the end it will just show even more clearly how badly this club is run, all the joy is sucked out.
Granted, much of the hype and excitement comes because of clickbait jounalists and the two clubs putting pressure on eachother, so the club doesnt have all the blaim for that.
But ffs, they could have had him ready for Burnley.
Granted, much of the hype and excitement comes because of clickbait jounalists and the two clubs putting pressure on eachother, so the club doesnt have all the blaim for that.
But ffs, they could have had him ready for Burnley.
Definitely time to panic if any of the reliable british journos start reporting this Valencia on loan stuff. I don't see us gaining control of the transfer back this late which is a shame.
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@GBBQ the issue with number 3 is we'd be better off spending that money now so we're in a position of power come the summer, rather than being fleeced as we're left with 3 senior midfielders.
Sorry to be that guy, but I've seen you spell this incorrectly a few times and its actual spelling is blame.
Did you do that on purpose or is it your email signature?
I think the words "and" and "Sporting" should be dropped from the thread title.
At this point, surely Ed Woodward would have to let Bruno go to Barca. He is doomed either way.
If the club did not think he was worth £50m 3 weeks ago, they should not change their stance because of Barca.
The reason they did not sign him in addition to pure incompetence is they do not feel he is the right person, well then back forget about him, release a statement saying United pull out the deal and move on.
We do not need to be dragged into a bidding war. Ed will get stick either way, stick to your guns
If the club did not think he was worth £50m 3 weeks ago, they should not change their stance because of Barca.
The reason they did not sign him in addition to pure incompetence is they do not feel he is the right person, well then back forget about him, release a statement saying United pull out the deal and move on.
We do not need to be dragged into a bidding war. Ed will get stick either way, stick to your guns
Sounds to cumbersome to be true. Most likely pressure from Sporting to make United pay already.
Sport witness have been purveyors of bullshit this whole saga.
Still throw enough shit at a wall and some is bound to stick
They never actually report the news themselves though nor do they ever claim to.
They just investigate the reports and try to offer a clearer picture with some context to the claims that different sources make.
More than forgivable.Ahh, thanks for letting me know - not my native language
They are not, they don't sell any news. They just translate foreign papers to English.
They are doing it for more than 6-7 years and still people don't get the point of Sport Witness.
Probably. Then in the summer we will pay twice as much for someone the England manager is not sure about, over a European Champion with Portugal. Then if we can't get him, more than Bruno for someone who can't even get in the England squad, nevermind the side.
I dont think United would cave if these Barca/Valencia rumours turn out to be true. Actually narratively Ed and Judge probably welcome it.
They'll have their new set of Media minions who'll write up a few fluff pieces about Sporting being hard to deal with,Mendes involvement making matters more difficult,agent fees etc
Anyway,once the TW closes Ed and Judge will probably have a nice few weeks break for all of the hard work they've put in.
They'll have their new set of Media minions who'll write up a few fluff pieces about Sporting being hard to deal with,Mendes involvement making matters more difficult,agent fees etc
Anyway,once the TW closes Ed and Judge will probably have a nice few weeks break for all of the hard work they've put in.
Probably and leave Ole to face the music on his own.
We're not "doomed" because we may miss out on Bruno. There are many other footballers in the world who can take us to the top.
We're doomed because we have incompetence at all levels.
We're doomed because we have incompetence at all levels.
Yep.
Anyway,outside of Manchester who's really going to give Ed and Judge sh*t?
have to agree with this. Surely they’d make a return on shirt sales anyway to recoup that extra 5m.
With the media press if it ain’t on Sky Sports News I tend to ignore it. Can’t trust anything these website/papers says.
Legend as a player, Glazers puppet
It didn't really matter when Fergie was saying it as he was managing a team either winning the league or coming second and so there was no desperate need to buy players. For Solskjaer to sit there repeating the same crap while United are totally shit and desperate for players means he is talking utter crap. I would have more respect for him if he put it back on the board and stopped talking crap.
Even if the Barca story is nonsense.. I still think Spurs would get him before us.. Theyve sold Eriksen now, wouldnt surprise me if they swooped in and got him good and quick ahead of Ed and that other clown
Welcome to the Manchester United business plan.
Say there is no player with right attribute for the right price. Barca get a player for 40m Euros which translates to less than £35m.
Pay £80m for Cb
pay £50m for full back who has played one season
Pay £50m on Cm from Shaktar.
they don't and it's really really funny that they don't
Think Spurs have got his replacement already with that PSV lad.
*Cough*
they have lo celso as ekrisen's replacement. they've just today triggered the clause to turn his loan into a permanent deal. I'd wager the bruno stuff from the summer was just to put pressure on betis to accept the deal, which is when the bruno to spurs stuff died down in the media.
except the fee reported is 60m euros
It can very quickly accelerate the downward spiral though. No players in would probably mean worse PL position at the end of the season and getting knocked out of Europa league.
It will then be even harder and more expensive to sign the players we need. Think the board got it all wrong - signing no players now will make potential new players see that we arent prepared to do whats necessary to get back on top.
Doomed? Talk about exaggeration as if Bruno is the best player ever. Sporting can feck off.
We may be doomed not because we didnt sign him for 70m+ but we didnt sign anyone else despite having some money in our kitty.
We will see what actually happens.
I get you're trying to have a pop at the club, but you've knocked 20m euros off the price for Barca and you've highlighted 3 players we've signed that have been 3 of our better performers this season.
Strange points to make to try and beef up your argument
Yeah we look like absolute hypocrites for being willing to spend big on two british players but not pushing the boat out for a Portuguese midfielder we badly needed.
Looking very much like Barca have swooped in and showed Utd how a properly run team does transfer business.
We just dithered around and are now going to pay a heavy price for it when he rips it up at Barca.
I see TVI24 are trying to raise our hopes again with that tweet but not confident at all. You know it is definitely over if O Jogo start reporting bits on this.
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The fact that they are our better players doesn't mean they were worth the money paid.
The reason they all look good because the rest of the squad is so crap.
No one would have mocked 50m Euros for Bruno as being over paid.
ManUtd's 55+10 million bid should be accepted. Player won't go to Barca/Valencia
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