Not really, it would be embarrassing if any other player choose Brentford over us but not Eriksen. He has good enough reasons to sign for Brentford.
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Not really, it would be embarrassing if any other player choose Brentford over us but not Eriksen. He has good enough reasons to sign for Brentford.
No it wouldn’t
Not a forgone conclusion one way or the other, then.
Whatever is decided I hope its very soon. Just to get one target cleared up (even if its a rejection).
All that is saying is that it will be easier than Utd, not that it would be an easy life, it's not like he'd be playing in the Chinese league or something.
Still will he won't he sign for us. If he does and we get De Jong and Antony we will have good attacking players, but we then need to concentrate on defence.
Raum, Torres and Dumfries would be nice.
Raum, Torres and Dumfries would be nice.
I don’t see your point? It is an easier life playing for Brentford than United. Do you disagree?
Ha! I do hope we have someone in mind, caveat being he has to be a good footballer, too, which is where the talent pool thins considerably.
Eriksen will be a huge upgrade over Pogba and Mata combined, not that Pogba is any benchmark to go by. Classy player who will definitely add value to our team. I hope we're able to convince him that we're a better deal than Brentford. Going to be a tough sell.
I wonder if people who complained about us targeting FDJ who prefers to stay at Barcelona also have the same view with Eriksen since Eriksen prefers to stay in London.
Can't decide which way this one is going and clearly nor can the press. Seems to change daily.
We don't want players who don't want to play for United. Players who would rather play in Spain or at RM/Barca are not an issue. That covers 90% of players in the world. That doesn't mean that they won't give their all for whatever club they play for. Player attitude is more important than being their dream destination. If that wasn't the case then the PL wouldn't even be close to the best league in the world. Playing in Italy, France or Spain would be the choice for most players.
Money talks and they are footballers getting paid silly money. They can suck up living in Manchester for a few years.
Money talks and they are footballers getting paid silly money. They can suck up living in Manchester for a few years.
This guy and the rest of the Skysports transfer lot are stealing a living
Twitter killed Sky Sports News years ago, it’s a redundant source of information these days.
Well I'm going to be excited about the potential if we can get Eriksen and FDJ because it certainly isn't going to be defensive in approach 
My point is people keep saying that playing for Brentford is akin to a walk on the beach, which it definitely would not be. I don't see how there is such a ginormous gulf between coming in to this Utd team on a free vs. being the absolute main man at a team that could be fighting a relegation battle.
There is a huge difference. Just ask some of the failed superstars who haven’t been able to handle the pressure. If you don’t see it though fair enough.
Yeah, it's been years since we saw good defensive player in midfield, who can also pass the ball. Hopefully we are looking at one, it would be unbalanced midfield without a good DM.
Very, so you’d hope there are wheels in motion to complete a trifecta, if these players come here. Would be exciting.
Can we just remove this bloody word from this forum? It seems to be the word of choice for all the moaners in here, and there are plenty of them!
Why is it embarassing if he chooses Brentford over us? They are the team who have him the chance to play top level football again. He probably has his family in London, and they might prefer that.
Everyone complains that there is no loyalty in football, and then call out players who try to do that.
Yeah, realistically I don't think we will sign 3 CMs (assuming Eriksen is counted as CM). Maybe year 1 will be with McT or Fred to play alongside De Jong/Eriksen, year 2 would be the next piece of puzzle or final piece of midfield puzzle.
It’s only loyal if it’s to our team! Remember that!
I reckon he’s going to stay at Brentford. Loyalty and probably with a relegation clause attached but means he can stay in London and the PL for the meantime.
To be honest, the heart attack has to be taken into account. Even if he's apparently healthy now, he will be getting very regular check-ups for the rest of his career, and there's simply no telling when his doctors might inform him that he has to stop playing then and there. That's the difficulty of signing a player with a serious medical condition. It's the reason he wasn't allowed to play in Italy at all. A player with that kind of health problem is very, very unlikely to get to retire when he wants to.
Don't get me wrong, I love Eriksen. He's been our most exciting player of this generation, and he's so likeable as well. I desperately wanted him at United a few years ago. But if we're signing him now instead of other alternatives, that's really risky with the club in the situation that it's currently in. We can't afford to plan around Eriksen only for him to be forced to retire halfway through next season, leaving us with a void in the squad. Imagine if that happens at the most important moment of the season.
If I felt confident that our other signings don't depend at all on whether or not we get Eriksen, I'd be fine with it. I'm just not convinced that that's the case. I strongly suspect that the club is after Eriksen precisely so that we don't have to spend money on somebody else, and that's worrying. He's not an added bonus on top, he's a transfer target. If we get Eriksen, it means the club won't sign somebody else in his stead, I'm quite certain of that, and that's too big a risk.
Players who have had a heart attack (and he didn't merely suffer a heart attack, he literally died from one and was revived) very rarely go on to play for years afterwards. He has done very well so far since it happened, but there's a very real chance that his doctors will one day tell him that he has to quit immediately. Even if he's a free transfer, that kind of instability is not what the club needs right now. The next couple of seasons may be the most important in this club's history.
Don't get me wrong, I love Eriksen. He's been our most exciting player of this generation, and he's so likeable as well. I desperately wanted him at United a few years ago. But if we're signing him now instead of other alternatives, that's really risky with the club in the situation that it's currently in. We can't afford to plan around Eriksen only for him to be forced to retire halfway through next season, leaving us with a void in the squad. Imagine if that happens at the most important moment of the season.
If I felt confident that our other signings don't depend at all on whether or not we get Eriksen, I'd be fine with it. I'm just not convinced that that's the case. I strongly suspect that the club is after Eriksen precisely so that we don't have to spend money on somebody else, and that's worrying. He's not an added bonus on top, he's a transfer target. If we get Eriksen, it means the club won't sign somebody else in his stead, I'm quite certain of that, and that's too big a risk.
Players who have had a heart attack (and he didn't merely suffer a heart attack, he literally died from one and was revived) very rarely go on to play for years afterwards. He has done very well so far since it happened, but there's a very real chance that his doctors will one day tell him that he has to quit immediately. Even if he's a free transfer, that kind of instability is not what the club needs right now. The next couple of seasons may be the most important in this club's history.
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How good was he for Brentford? I haven't exactly followed him closely but my impression is that he wasn't doing that well for Spurs at the end, left for Inter and then didn't exactly do all that well there either.
To me, your comments lack context of this particular situation, both regarding the player in question and the Utd he'd be joining.
Mostly brilliant but had a couple of stinkers too.
Haven't seen him myself but he had 1 goal and 4 assists in 11 matches.
That's a very decent output for a free agent
I think the best way to look at his stint at Brentford is their turn of form. He was great individually and the team performed very well since he came
I mean from a playing perspective I tend to agree - he will be under pressure as focal point of out team, having been given the biggest contract in our history and the team built around him essentially so there will be a massive sense of responsibility. Now the story of coming back from death to play football again has been pretty much done he will certainly find the media/social media/public scrutiny/interest a lot less at Brentford.
"Now stepped in". I thought tweets were out last week saying we've already reached out?
God I'm hating social media more than ever.
I'll fight the United corner...
- Chance to play for an elite club (unlikely to come around again)
- More money
- Play on a bigger stage + Old Trafford every other week
- Train/play with better players, more on his wavelength
- Supply Ronaldo, instead of Ivan Toney
- Manchester beats London
Also coincided with David Raya coming back from injury (which was massive) and being able to play our first choice back 5, so not solely down to him but he obviously played a huge part in it.
I'll fight the United corner...
- Chance to play for an elite club (unlikely to come around again)
- More money
- Play on a bigger stage + Old Trafford every other week
- Train/play with better players, more on his wavelength
- Supply Ronaldo, instead of Ivan Toney
- Manchester beats London
Ivan Toney is a much better penalty taker than Ronaldo though..............
Players on his wavelength - Jensen and Norgaard are his international midfield colleagues.....
Jensen and Nørgaard doesn't start in the national eleven though.Ivan Toney is a much better penalty taker than Ronaldo though..............
Players on his wavelength - Jensen and Norgaard are his international midfield colleagues.....
If he doesn't pick us then I hope he stays with Brentford for what's it worth.
I think it’s a hard decision for him. He has comeback and played for 6 months on a very good level. Now a few top clubs are interested in him. He is 30 and it might be his last opportunity to play for a big club and he knows this. Loyalty might be a factor, London less so but he is still clearly ambitious that’s why the delay. In my opinion, he’s gonna go.
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