This has been denied. But I feel it would be a good move for us. We need to look at young players like this instead of going for ready made players and paying a fortune for them, only to be a failure.
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The only other PL teams i've seen mentioned are Everton and Newcastle, and there was an article linking him to City for 7M from the Sun which seemed to be made up
It's very likely he'll come to us, especially if Giggs puts a word in his ear.
Mr Smith wasn’t criticising him, he was defending him.
It isn't entirely true. He was well known in football circles as he was an England youth player for 3 years before he joined Spurs.
I think he already has. He stalled on a new contract at Swansea apparently after Giggs watched him a few months back, if the posts on the Swansea forum I read are to be believed.
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Were you replying to the post above mine?
I was, must've quoted yours by accident. I swear I was looking at the other post
As i se it Ferguson almost got fired in United at the start. But he had a plan and it worked out. Ofcourse he had luck with the golden generation with Becks, Giggs and the gang. I generally belive that getting several English, Irish and such players that knows how Lucky and how big it is to wear the Manchester United jersey in their early twenties is the way to go.
Its to many mercenaries compared to English players in United now were the paycheck means more than what they do on the field. And i belive that half of the teams in the championship league would do well in the bundesleague cause it really just is 3-4 teams with a good level. So id rather pay 10-15 mill for this dude than 150mill for Sancho.
Yes Solskjaer has "only" won titles in Norway. And he have "only" gotten through the group stage in the Europa league with tiny Molde but atleast he knows what you need to do to win cause winning any league is hard nomatter wich country it is except Scotland were Celtic is to supreme.
If Solskjaer gets time to build a squad with players like this then you get a solid fundament and thats when you can top it off with players like Pogba, Ronaldo etc. People that think United can compete with City next season should just go to bed and stay there. Its going to take atleast 2 summer and 2 winter Windows to clean the house and change the mentality.
Yeah i get that. However, Powell made 4 appearances for us. We signed him then loaned him to lower level teams, we didn't develop him. And i seem to recall SAF saying they scouted a different player and were told it was bebe but it wasn't? Obertan was awful yes.
I guess on a more approach styled note, i think we do need to go for less known names. For example, we have been linked with the likes of rice and wan bissaka, and the likes of meunier (now PSG’s spare right back who is 28 in september). I just want to see a more long term plan and some hungry young talent rather than more stop gaps who wil need moving on in two years
It's not just about being young though. Older players can be hungry too, especially those with the right mentality or with something to prove. As much as I would like the whole team to be below 25 years old, I think there is still a need to have experience running through the team to help the team push on when faced with challenges.
His form improved and more teams seem to be involved.
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Queiroz had people watch Bebe in Portugal and urged Fergie to sign him before he was snatched up by another club. Fergie admitted to not watching him before approving the transfer. I don't recall anything about the wrong player being scouted and confused for Bebe. Some Swansea fan who claims to be ITK posted that James will be loaned back to them for a season. We shall find out
From what i can gather, he seems to of improved leaps and bounds over the second half of the season, handled the step up to international football very well, has speed thats on another level and is on a prettty good upward trajectory . The Overmars comparison is a good one, he wasnt a winger full of tricks and silky skills, he had elite speed and knew when and where to use it best, he was a cracking player. Im not saying he's going to be Marc Overmars, but with speed like that you can be a more effective player than other players with more refinement to there game.
I see no downside to this transfer atall.
I see no downside to this transfer atall.
Dan, if you're joining, then bring Dai Brooks with you too. Cheers butt.
Anyone claiming Dele Alli was some big starlet before he left MK Dons for Spurs is not telling the truth
I also don't count being known in football circles as being well known.
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He was a top young player though. A regular for England. He wasn't a come out of nowhere kind of player or some 4D scouting by Spurs.
True, but it doesnt mean its a no go and we might go for him again next year. If James is bought its a ''project'' for the future that might even help us right now.
So you think this is the sort of signing we should be making in the position we’re in? If we’re going to going to sign young players at least make sure they’re good
Wow.
It's not just the pace that impresses me here. It's his touch when he's going at full pelt.
There’s far more to it than that. He was signed by some club for £300k, and 5 weeks later we bought him for £7.4m from that club, who Bebe never played a competitive game for, just a handful of pre-season games. It’s true Fergie never saw him play, but the whole deal was to funnel money to his agent - Jorge Mendes! Who only became Bebe’s agent a week before being transferred to Utd. Mendes received around £3m of the £7.4m fee!!
I don’t think anyone had heard of Dele Alli when he played for Wimbledon.
Any scouting reports would undoubtedly declare he was anonymous every game.
Shadiest thing we've ever been involved in. We were tickling Mendes's ball for future favour, its pretty obvious.
looks like a kick-and-run bandit from the videos i've watched
hopefully turns a decent player if he comes here
hopefully turns a decent player if he comes here
Swansea fans want them to become our feeder club:
our own scouts didn't rate Dele Alli.
MK Dons and LVG told the club to get him.
Spot on.
Nothing wrong with kick and run if you can run faster than anyone.
His touch looks excellent too.
Brendan was pretty keen in getting him at Liverpool if I recall
That should be good deal for both clubs. Our youngsters will get game time.
Even a non United fan can see this. This forum is hilarious.
He's a left winger but doesn't seem like a hug-the-line type. I wonder if this means the end of Martial. It would make sense if you take Ole at his word when he said that some players had played their last game for United.
Robertson 8 million from Hull
Arnold came up through youths.
If the scouts do their job, there are young players from the lower divisions who can be turned into stars. Why do fans always want ready made players when most have failed here.
Arnold came up through youths.
If the scouts do their job, there are young players from the lower divisions who can be turned into stars. Why do fans always want ready made players when most have failed here.
This...totally. Pace alone may sound unimpressive but used in the right way can be a devastating weapon. One can only hope he's coachable, and that the coaches are good enough to utilise his best assets in the team's play.
Robertson played PL. Joe Gomez was 18 and Trent the same.
This guy is one year younger than Martial making his breakthrough playing as good as Balosie did at Villa.
There is nothing to be excited about except hope and we all know how the saying goes.
ONE Swansea fan said something about it.
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