Would rather that this transfer gets sorted as soon as possible. But I would willing to wait until later in the window as long as Ed gets its sorted and we don't end up pulling out or waiting until the summer because of Ed haggling over something like €5m.
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It started in Portugal.
There’s no guarantee of success with any new player, regardless of pedigree — see Di Maria and Sanchez — but Fernandes ticks all the boxes we need checked immediately at attacking midfielder.
Mata can fill out a squad, but his lack of athleticism is a serious problem in the PL. Pereira just isn’t developing the way we hoped he would. And Lingard is shocking beyond all belief. Those three can fill out dead cat minutes, but we could use a player of Bruno’s ability to get us to a point where we can bring on Mata and Pereira to close out matches.
Mata can fill out a squad, but his lack of athleticism is a serious problem in the PL. Pereira just isn’t developing the way we hoped he would. And Lingard is shocking beyond all belief. Those three can fill out dead cat minutes, but we could use a player of Bruno’s ability to get us to a point where we can bring on Mata and Pereira to close out matches.
Bruno and Kylian in the same window?
Seems like a ludicrous risk to take for such a huge financial asset, and so much more valuable to them than us.
If that is the real reason for delay, then the decision maker needs to be fired by the shareholders/owners for reckless malpractice.
suggests there is another incoming this winter? Who do you think it is?
Spot on. Usually with transfer deals the selling club protect the asset, or they're out of pocket...
He’s going to Euro Disney for tips
From what I gather the person in charge of the football there is a bit of a moron, could be wrong but that's what Reddit seems to be suggesting.
He tried the same with Maguire and AWB and it took the whole transfer window. He then ended up having to pay what was asked in the first place.
New tractor sponsorship.
Owen was anything but that
As I have answered already. It's more down to Woody's slow approach in getting deals over the line than anything else.
That's clearly Ian Hislop.
Thought Matt Judge was the negotiator? Either way, you're right, we seem to be painfully slow at getting deals over the line.
Could be a commercial deal he is wrapping up.
Waiting until after Benfica derby + 70m euros + Pereira on loan sounds insane. We're not that incompetent surely?
Honestly wouldn't be surprised if Ed was going to Paris to bid £40m for Herrera
Cavani maybe? Read the other day he's considering his future as down in the pecking order now.
Ha ha , good one.
This should have been wrapped up for the 1st of January if we weren't ran by morons. Bruno was available for €65m last summer. What's changed?
In fact, we should be already working on transfers for the summer.
Proof?
I get that Ed has many many faults, but bashing him for everything you can think of is bit unfair.
Woodward looking very shady there. Hiding something.
Everything has to go by the CEO mate, so He must be the hold up then. Can you prove to me he is not.Proof?
I get that Ed has many many faults, but bashing him for everything you can think of is bit unfair.
Proof?
I get that Ed has many many faults, but bashing him for everything you can think of is bit unfair.
To be fair, he is ultimately responsible as the CEO, whether someone else is doing the negotiating or not. He could have chosen to fire the chief negotiator if he wasn't performing to standard as has not.
Half expecting him to go ''nobody move''.
I agree, with his mac on i bet he has been flashing at people
He wasn't though, hence why no one went for him, the articles from our very own journalists mention that we didn't go for him because they wanted upwards of £75m for him, this snippet is from Ducker's article:
What's changed is probably Sporting being more realistic with their valuation of him. We obviously think we can get a better deal this window hence why it might take a bit to hash out the details, not to mention they're reportedly interested in taking one of our players on loan in return.
Meh, good old Ed in on his way to wacation.
Agreed. He's like a hawk, looking for the next target.
Haha, just listen to yourself man!
That's false. That must have been a fake briefing by Woodward.
You do realise Spurs practically agreed a deal for £58m/€65m but it fell through because Spurs wanted to include €20m in add-ons for winning PL + CL?
Confirmed by their president a few months ago:
Sporting are more realistic? What's changed since the summer? The deal is still at least €65m.
His wet willy by the looks of it.
Unrelated to transfers, probably just standard business for Woodward. I don't get how someone who enjoys the The Office can be so lacking in self-awareness though, when he speaks to the press/public/prospective bosses etc. Bizarre.
Proof?
I get that Ed has many many faults, but bashing him for everything you can think of is bit unfair.
I think he's been in charge long enough for people to draw their own conclusions by now. Without proof, although why people ask for proof on stuff like this is amusing.
We should probably hold fire to find out if Bruno is a decent transfer and that’s IF he joins United, I think we’ve all been burnt quite a few times over the years believing we’ve signed the next sure thing.
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