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Communicado Official: Casemiro #18
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Have you seen the state of us? We are fecking desperate.
This must be the only fan base who could sign one of the best players in a position we’ve been dire in for years and see it as a negative, it’s unbelievable.
Isn't it 60 + add ons? He has a good few years left in him..
He is also one of the best in his position.. The going rate unfortunately.. Might have been 5-10m cheaper if we were in a better negotiating position.. but not much..
Lewandowski with one year left on his contract at the age of 34 cost nearly 50m, so it's really not that terrible
Mental how you just made all that up, they offered Varane a contract which he turned down, and Ancelotti was clearly not happy about losing Casemiro
Chelsea signed a 30 year old Makelele and that turned out pretty well.
No that’s not how the Caf works
I don’t remember a massive fuss from Madrid when we signed Varane. Not sure why you’re bringing the word mental into this.
They offered him everything including the captaincy according to Ornstein and other reliable journos.
Please be good, please be good, please be good…
I never said there was a massive fuss? i said they offered him a contract which he turned down as HE wanted to leave, not the other way around.
And they clearly didn't want to lose Casemiro, but HE also wanted to leave.
Shame it didn’t work out.
yet
have a feeling we might see the best of him with a proper DM not leaving him horribly exposed all the timeReally stupid post.
I hope for the best my friend. Not being negative, we all want the same outcome.yet
Theres many a stupid post on this forum. I dare say you’ve made a few yourself?
Of course but I’m not sure why you’re trying to pass things off as fact when they aren’t?
Much better to not do that otherwise you’ll get called on it. Madrid don’t want to let him go as pointed out.
I find it odd so many of our own fans can be so self deprecating about our great club.
Freedom of speech Mr Religion, if thats a problem, that’s your problem. Don’t mind being called out and if I’m wrong I accept that.
This doesn't exist on a privately owned board
That would be nice. But no way to know how long legs will last when you are 30+, right?
Matic was only 29 when he joined us (and I would claim was a fantastic DM in his time) but was only able to play his best consistently for 1 season with us. Second season was a drop and after that he was only good in flashes, as a sub.
I find it bizarre how any united fan can moan about this signing. We are getting arguably the best central midfielder in the world. He still has a good 3+ years at the top level. If he can stabilise our midfield and help the defence which ultimately leads to CL football again then the money we've paid for him because wisely invested.
You can't please everyone. I reckon if we signed Mbappe some would be moaning about the fee, his attitude. There isn't a player to exist that would please everyone.
Who else should we have signed, that actually wants to play for us, instead of 'panic buying' Casemiro?
You can't please everyone. I reckon if we signed Mbappe some would be moaning about the fee, his attitude. There isn't a player to exist that would please everyone.
Who else should we have signed, that actually wants to play for us, instead of 'panic buying' Casemiro?
only one journalist reported that fee. Literally every other journalist reported a 51m + 8.5m
It’s crazy isn’t it?
He is nominated for the Ballon d’Orr this year ffs yet he’s apparently past it and a panic buy.
Where does the £70m (+£10m) fee come from, all of a sudden? Whitwell?
Everything else was reported as €60m + €10m add ons which is just above £50m guaranteed.
Everything else was reported as €60m + €10m add ons which is just above £50m guaranteed.
Sorry and I should have explained this when I was being called out,. He appears to me to be a panic buy to appease fans….and pundits, if you can’t get the right players now then save the money. Use the youth players.
Still fighting the good fight, Sir?
Why isn’t he the right player?!
He is the right player though... We need a DM more than anything. Our biggest issue for 5 years has been plugging those gaps in midfield and winning the ball back. He brings that better than anyone could.
From what I’ve read he’s not a pressing player that fits into ETHs system.
Still fighting the good fight, Sir?
I’m just getting sick of this place.
We have just signed a player nominated for the Ballon d’Orr this year yet there’s idiots saying he’s past it and saying it’s an MLS signing.
When you have every single Madrid fan here telling us how good he is and the resident oppo fans on the forum saying how much of a brilliant signing he will be you have to wonder don’t you?
I’m convinced very few people watch football that much.
So you keep doing this. You’ve read a throw away line somewhere and are now saying he’s not the right player. Let’s be honest you have no idea do you?
No need to apologise. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Hopefully he proves you wrong!
OK none of our current midfielders is a DM, can you name some youngsters from our academy who would fill that exact role? And how long would we have to wait until one of them grows fully to his potential and how far would United go down in the waiting time while persistently playing McFred as a double pivot?
The MLS signing….is that real? bloody hell. Haven’t checked the entire thread (and by the sound of it, thank goodness I haven’t).
Yeah, I guess there’s just no pleasing some. We could be signing KdB, Kimmich or whoever, and there’d be question marks.
On topic, absolutely fantastic signing for us! Let’s hope we can add at least a couple more (CM, RB, RW - assuming CR stays or a CF as well) and the window would have been a success.
60. The +1 is in case he wants to play one more year before before he reaches retirement age