So what? Is the argument that only academy players should be squad players?
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So what? Is the argument that only academy players should be squad players?
Incredible how fans sudden
Exactly. Creating squad depth is by buying a player who goes into your starting eleven and pushes one of the current starting eleven onto the bench by which that benched player creates the depth. We would be stupid to spend £40m on a player who wouldn't get in our best eleven when we need improvements to the starting lineup.
It's disrespectful to suggest that those that say he isn't good enough have not watched him play.
You know you're not the only arbiter of football knowledge right?
Immediate upgrade to squad options, yes. For £40m, no thanks. Pointless price point for a "squad options" player.
Yeah agree, the fee being quoted seems excessive at this time for a relegated player from Bournemouth. I could understand Ake a bit more because it's tough to get a quality CB.
That’s just not true all of the time. By your rationale the only way for us to ensure we have cover for the CAM position is to buy someone better than Bruno.
Who says we are paying 40m for Brooks?
No chance. He's too young for Jose. Doesn't track back enough.
I don't understand your point. If you think the clubs scouting is hopeless then I assume that applies to any and every player we bring in.
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Jack and Jadon are quality players that will improve anyside, the problem is the quoted price.
I don't consider them that.
If Dan James and Brooks are not British, no body will be talking about bringing them into the club.
There are many players with superior ability across Europe we could get for cheap.
There is no doubt we do need to look further across Europe because you only need to look at Bruno for the benefit of that
If you read my post above I said "he's not a nailed on starter". I'm not suggesting we buy him instead of Sancho (although I think that is highly unlikely to happen anyway).
We need more depth in attacking positions because beyond Rashford, Martial and Greenwood, in my opinion we're lacking. We need a top right winger and in my view at least one more who can play wide or perhaps a little deeper. I've seen a bit of him, he looks decent and with potential to get better. I think he's a better option than what we have and accept we're not going to go out and spend mega bucks on someone to sit on the bench. As a young, British lad he might well fit in with the dynamic because he's going to be sat behind some good young players (if indeed this is even viable). Also, if he doesn't stick then he'll likely raise a decent fee when he's sold on, which to me is another plus.
I also think we need a left back, a midfielder and ideally a centre back as well, but there you go.
MEN reported it today, attainable around 40m.
For a player who lost season to one injury it kinda looks risky.
Nope. Just pointing out none were signed for 40 million to sit on the bench or pad the squad out.
Chelsea bought ziyech for 36 mil. No way a squad player like brooks should be 40mil. In that case, I would prefer to buy cheap option and strengthen other positions. Surely, the scouting team can find an alternative to brooks for much cheaper?
You would hope so but don't count on it
I’m all for this signing, he’d a fantastic squad option and makes sense.
Which means it won’t happen.
Which means it won’t happen.
£40m doesn't seem like even a remotely good price. They've just been relegated and he's missed pretty much a year due to injury. I wouldn't like us going anywhere above £20m-£25m.
You know he'd have to pass a medical/fitness tests etc? There's no way we're paying that if he isn't 100% fit.
I'm more concerned about the year of missed development than the fitness test.
I think you’ll still see us sign a couple youngsters because that’s what we do. Whether Jose plays them is another matter.
I think Levy and Jose both know this is a marriage of convenience. I think we’re hoping Jose brings us a trophy but we all expect him to be gone in 2 years (or less). I think the club will continue to try and build its future knowing full well Jose won’t be a part of it.
I hope there isn't much truth here. We need absolute quality, not ok players. If we sign ok players, then those should be cheap signings, not 30-40m.
Chiesa would actually cost maybe that much, and that would actually be a good depth signing.
Chiesa would actually cost maybe that much, and that would actually be a good depth signing.
He wasn't worth a punt as hes a championship quality player at best thats why no other team was in for him apart from leeds.
As for Brooks People are saying he's bought for depth. We don't need more average players clogging up our squad, especially fkr the rumoured price which is daylight robbery.
We're at the point now where we need quality to take us up to being challengers not more average squad players there to make up numbers.
Shaw did, RVN. With the advances in sports medicine I'm not concerned, his running looked ok last month
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Perhaps, but Shaw's also taken years to get back to his best, so I still remain concerned.
You mean like buying Shaqiri or Minamino? Fabinho/Ox/Keita were all bought to be starters? Angelinho? Torres?
Don't even know this guy and he is (was) a PL player.
I've really stopped paying attention to other team's players.
I've really stopped paying attention to other team's players.
Highly doubt we are in for him, the media links us to every fecker they can think of during the transfer windows and 99% of them are not even on our radar. This came from one questionable source and the subsequent links are just other rags sharing the same story because they are desperate not to be scooped. Sancho is still on and we know full well that we don't sign multiple players so until Ed starts briefing that Sancho is not happening I can't see us signing anyone else.
You’ve just made two things up mate. At no point have I said anybody that has said he isn’t good enough haven’t watched him play. I’m talking about a good chunk of United fans who for some strange reason love to hate on everything and anything United do. At no point have I said all fans.
Secondly I haven’t even given my opinion on Brooks and you won’t find a single post on these forums from me acting like I have more knowledge than other United fans.
there's pros and cons to that
At 15 million he was without a doubt worth the punt. It’s easy to sit and say it wasn’t now because he hasn’t been outstanding for us but at the time in today’s day and age of transfer 15 million for a promising 21 year old winger was very good business with close to no risk. James could have been a huge flop and at that price it wouldn’t have cost us massively.
I’ll leave it at that rather than derail a thread about a different player.
People are saying he isn’t good enough to start for us but we could develop him to being good enough, Liverpool bought Robertson from hull and no one expected him to become one of the best full backs in the league.
It’s a negotiation position. Fee will be lower.
What a shocking response. Which of these superstars cost £40m and were brought in to just add "squad depth"? Fabinho and Keita were both purchased to play in the first eleven. Fabinho has cemented that. Keita has been a flop so far.
spending 40m in the covid times on a player going directly to the bench sound stupid, so yes i think its true.
Must've missed the 40m part in the original post. Keep adding those caveats and eventually it'll make sense. We'll also take that fee as gospel as well just to help in our outrage, hey?
So Ox, Keita, Fabinho and Henderson in the starting XI. Sounds brilliant! It's so ridiculous I can't believe you're genuinely doubling down on it. Minamino a starter too? Shaqiri? You think Torres is going to start?
It's funny reading people's obsession with the 40m price tag. Just because that is the fee being touted about doesn't mean he will cost that much. Dortmund want 108m for Sancho and we want to pay 60-80m, why dafuq would we be bending over for the mighty Bournemouth 
Exactly.
Isn't it weird how so many take it as gospel whenever it's negative.The 40m seems to have been pulled out of thin air and probably relates to the fact that Ake went for that price. He may have potential but Brooks is nowhere near as valuable an asset as Ake who had genuine interest from a number of PL sides and is an established and experienced defender widely regarded as the best player at Bournemouth.
Just to help your inability to read the post properly as through your self-admission, you must have "missed the 40m part in the original post". Here it is for your convenience.
Now you want to forget the fact that the fee is reported to be £40m for Brooks as that wouldn't help your argument right? My point still stands, you don't spend £40m on a player to be a substitute. He's clearly not getting into our best eleven. None of the players you mentioned cost £40m and were brought in to be a sub. Stop being an idiot and read properly next time.