Jose Mourinho has set his sights on signing Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann, Benfica defenders Victor Lindelof and Nelson Semedo and Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko next year as his Old Trafford revolution gathers pace.
Ducker: Jose Mourinho targeting £180m quartet across the next two transfer windows
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Nice. Lets get them in.
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So Bakayoko is Carrick's replacement then.
While I can accept any of the names on that list, I find it hard to believe that a top level striker wouldn't be near the top of our shopping list next summer.
1 more year of Zlatan with martial and rashford given the chance to stake their long term claim
Who is Bakayoko? What type of player is he?
he sounds like a character from "in the night garden"
Mou might feel Ibra has another season left in him, but given that Martial and Rashford have been unimpressive in the time Mourinho has been at the club, Id be amazed if he wasn't looking around at alternatives, at least as a back up plan.
Because I know everyone wants to see what that would look like in a couple of years:
De Gea
Semedo Lindelof Bailly Shaw
Bakayoko
Herrera Pogba
Mkhitaryan Griezmann Martial
Strong team but severely lacking in British talent, which is a shame.Semedo Lindelof Bailly Shaw
Bakayoko
Herrera Pogba
Mkhitaryan Griezmann Martial
Athletic destroyer that's good on the ball. Big guy.
Not surprised at the Bakayoko link. Very athletic midfielder
Who cares if it wins things.
In theory and on paper, we'd be on the right lines.
Who is the Bakayoko player? Never heard of him.
There's enough talent in our youth sides that could stake a claim in a few years. Rashford and Angel Gomes are two that could easily be automatic starters in 4/5 seasons
All of England severely lacks in British talent, although I understand where you're coming from. Personally I would like Jones to become a mainstay in the team and eventually Rashford as our main centre forward. Then we have the likes of Gomes, Tuanzebe and the youth products in 5+ years coming through (hopefully).
There's also Demarai Gray who I think we ought to be after, Leicester will do poorly this year and hopefully we can get him on the cheap.
Ducker is normally sound but he's expert insight into knowing about us getting Griezmann is: he's French. Pogbas French. Simeone is leaving.
Hardly insider knowledge, and disappointingly speculative.
Hardly insider knowledge, and disappointingly speculative.
I think, like gung-ho football and the successful management of youth players, having a strong core of British players is an important part of our heritage and identity as a club. So me.
It's like grinding out tumescent 1-0s every game on the way to a title - of course I'll celebrate the success, but it wouldn't feel quite like Manchester United as I know it.
Perhaps I'm just a bit idealistic.
Will agree with this. I just struggle to see how the likes of Rashford, Jones, Smalling, Shaw, or any academy player is going to get much game time if we keep spending mega-bucks on the first 11.
Again, probably too idealistic now.
Griezmann will probably play as a second striker instead of leading the line on his own. A replacement for Rooney would be my guess.
Sign them all.
Or a wide player.
I think its a little more than that. Its not exactly a shock link - and it will ramp up as we approach the summer.
Two defensive signings are good choices IMO, I'm still 50/50 on Griezmann, don't want Bakayoko, not what we need.
He is the cool bro of rukia in bleach, how can you guys not know?!
Basically covering all 4 positions that are needed. Nice to have a manager who makes logical signings for once and fills gaps in the team instead of stocking up on random players.
To be fair he's not the first one to link us with Griezmann, been stories about us going after him in the summer as far back as September. Apparently he is a fan, or at least his brother is... Plus i think there was a interview where he said he talks to Pogba about United alot and would love to play with Pogba some day.
True, but what sets Ducker apart from the other gossip newspapers is that the latter tend to go "Griezman to United because Pogba". Its disappointing to see Ducker now resort to the same rationale.
How will all these new players affect us when it comes to home-grown rules?
Even Griezman has linked us to Griezman at some point in time.
We'll be fine. We still have Jones, Shaw, Lingard, Pogba and Rashford all in the first team picture at all times and they all count has home grown. Especially considering Pogba is going to start every game for us for a considerably long time and Rashford, Jones and Shaw might be mainstays in the team in the future.
Not to mention: Schneiderlin, Carrick, Smalling, Rooney and Young BUT I am guessing they will be out of the picture in a few years.
Yeah, but it's not United's fault British talent is failing
Can we sign Veratti instead of Griezmann?
Even if Griezemann was the cist £80m, another £100m on 3 players 99% of our fans couldn't pick out in a team photo? Really..
I was thinking this myself last week. Could be worth a thread - 'Would you accept a Mourinho managed United team with no British players if it meant us consistently winning the league and challenging in the CL?'
I'm trying to figure out how those 3 would cost that much, I'm pretty sure Bakayoko is near the end of his deal.
I would like to see Martial and Rashford given a chance as strikers. They both proved that they can play that position very effectively last season. They have struggled in the wide role this season, but they should not be judged on that. We definitely need a midfielder to go with Pogba, and a proper right winger/wide player.
This.
If we continue to play a 433, then Griezmann isn't the attacking player we should be targeting.
As for the others, I've never seen them play so can't comment.
I will say it's good that it seems that we are trying to find a replacement for Carrick, though.
As for the others, I've never seen them play so can't comment.
I will say it's good that it seems that we are trying to find a replacement for Carrick, though.
I would say a lot of people would. I think a team needs players from their own nation. Like it or not it usually means a closer bond to the team.