Weirdly, he could be the first player to play for United but never with fans in attendance.
Edinson Cavani - SIGNED for United
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VDB?
I doubt it.
The wages which were due to go to Sancho, are now going to Cavani.
It would not make sense to sign 2 players, who are going to get paid £200kpw, each. Can only afford one such player.
Think he means for the duration.
Says who? You?
VDB will eventually see a full Old Trafford Stadium.
If Cavani leaves after a year, he may not get to see OT full.
Has to be a pisstake
Disappointing move. So much for building a new squad for many years to come rather than trying for instant success with older players, both this and Ighalo are bad moves from Ole.
I mean Cavani's deal could end before we are allowed back again. I guess it could happen with VDB too but that would be an even more depressing scenario.
Not really. Smalling + Pereira + Dalot + Ighalo (In 3 months) is way more than Cavani will be earning.
It's logic, mate. We don't have a bottomless pit of money.
I know it hurts and you are frustrated, but I am not the guy you should be frustrated at.
If I had my choice it would be Sancho we sign, not Cavani, but sadly the board see it differently.
True, But if buying Cavani + Sancho, the extra wages won't be covered.
Oh right - I was thinking by the time the fans finally come back there there still won't be any of his fans in the stadium.
Our fans think we can just throw money around like it's nothing.
Apparently 200k a week is nothing and it's okay to spend it on a bench player. An almost 34 year old injury prone bench player, who hasn't played competitive football since March or April.
its fine, he can just speak to some of the city players and see how they have coped.
What does a contract renewal have to do with a medical for a new signing? Since when were the former subject to medicals?
What a clown fiesta, if Ole gives a green light for this... headless chicken moves but its not something new for us.
I was assuming we we're prepared to pay Sancho his wage regardless of outgoings etc.
Was that simple statement really too difficult for you to understand?
Got to be honest I’m a bit shocked at this one. Never saw it coming and really don’t know how it’s going to pan out, smacks of panic obviously and for me only confirms that Sancho is dead...not literally dead as in deceased, just as in transfer terms....if he had died with his “respiratory” problems that would surely of been the nail in the coffin for that transfer though to be honest Ed and judge would probably of still have negotiated a deal and proudly told the world how we got him for 70m, I mean we extended Phil jones contract so what’s the difference
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It might mean the opposite, depending on how we are working our budget. If the intention was always to sign a centre forward, and we had allocated a budget for that, then getting Cavani pretty much for free could help us in other positions.
Who knows though really
If you can't fathom why we gave Jones a new deal then you're just as daft as you claim everyone else to be.
Protecting the value of the asset. Simple as that. If we ever hope to get a fee out of him then we need to have at least some leverage.
Sure, "red pill"
. No, thank you. Don't want to be a miserable prick as you lot.Sure, "red pill"
If he has trouble breathing then I'd be worried that he was about to join Liverpool.
WTF are you on about?!
Personally not as upset about this as some, but there is a high risk of being a Falcao/Sanchez repeat. Dreading finding out what kind of wages we are paying him...
On the other hand, quality depth in the forward positions is a good thing. I'm one of the few that thinks Ighalo is massively overrated by many on here and will contribute little if anything this season. The problem is how last-minute this is, and how out of step it feels with our broader transfer policy over the last 18 months.
On the other hand, quality depth in the forward positions is a good thing. I'm one of the few that thinks Ighalo is massively overrated by many on here and will contribute little if anything this season. The problem is how last-minute this is, and how out of step it feels with our broader transfer policy over the last 18 months.
When was the last time Cavani participated in a proper training? Or played a match? I fear it's going to be a long time before he's just about fit. He's been a world class player, but I'm not sure he's good enough anymore. At the very least, he is an improvement over Ighalo.
I actually feel he’s a better option than Ighalo who will be leaving in a few months and that’s how it should be viewed. I think Cavani is an upgrade on him.
I’d be pretty happy with Cavani, Telles and Sancho. I really hope we do this on deadline day. One can hope.
Ole?
Doesn't feel like an Ole deal at all. Feels like an Ed 'couldn't get what you wanted so here have this guy' Woodward special.
I could be wrong but I don't see how he'll fit in your squad. Your attackers like short passes in tights spaces and would really take advantage of a forward they can interract with. It's the opposite of Cavani. Give him the ball and you'll never see it again (but he might score if he doesn't have to control it).
No more drinks tonight for this gentleman.
Oh come on. Whenever it suits us its Ole whenever it doesnt its Ed.
Igahlo loan is till January. So there were talks about Dembele (Lyon Striker) this window but no money for that
I'm worried this will be another Falcao-style signing, please prove me wrong.
£8m in wages for 1 year, plus £8m in agent fees.
It's the equivalent of paying £2m in wages (or £40k per week) plus £14m in transfer fees: about what you'd spend for a mediocre player from the Championship or Portugal or the Eredivisie.
It's a cheap punt that will be worth it if he scores a handful of goals whilst giving Martial a break every now and then.
There's no downside to this. He's coming to give Ole 4 options from which to pick a front 3. Next season, we'll buy Sancho to give us the fourth option instead. In the meantime, Cavani will be here simply to keep his seat warm.
The price makes it more than worth it. The whole package is costly roughly what it would cost to pay Sancho £300k per week for one year alone.
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State of this. Would cost you fifty million and is an injury prone, Scouse reject. Had a few good games for Southampton.
People need to log off social media
Falcao was signed to be first choice and played even when his form was shit.
Cavani is being signed as an alternative to our current CF. He'll only play if he's earned it.
So if this is an ole signing.....hes been available since August, why wasn't he signed months ago?
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