Edinson Cavani - SIGNED for United

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DoomSlayer said:
I'm honestly not certain that Cavani will be seen as a pure bench player, like Ighalo was. I'm already reading what kind of a beast Cavani was and how he can lead the attack for the club.

Remember when literally everyone though we were getting Sanchez to play as a RW, alongside Martial/Rashford and Lukaku? What if Cavani benches someone and it again creates tension within the squad? I hope his potential role is explained to him in detail so he doesn't come with the expectations of being a starter.
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That is a concern. I'm sure the game plan is explained to Cavani already before he joined. The question would be whether the plan works or if he winds up better in some other role or not at all. But that's all about what ifs. We can only deal with it one step at a time.
 
starman said:
Why that so hard to understand when we already have a back up striker available? You are treating the signing as a first team player that should have been signed at the start of the window.
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No I said that this transfer was a panic buy, that he was our last grasp at getting anything done this window. You argued that it was not and that this was planned.

I then argued that if this transfer really was on the books a longer time we would have signed him earlier, not giving other clubs a chance to snap him up.

You then argued that this was a calculated move to save money, which absolutely makes no sense at all (to me) if we really wanted him all along.

I believe Cavani was a panic buy after failing to bring our intended targets, you don't. We can leave it there.
 
I've tried to defend the club, this summer, I truly get the decision for not wanting to break the British transfer record for Sancho at a time when the club is hemorrhaging money i fully support.

But this feels like a desperate publicity stunt rather than a signing. Bringing in a big name player well past his best on a multi-year deal on huge wages is just F'ing stupid. The guy isn't going to get in the first team and isn't going to deal well with being on the bench. It's going to disrupt the team, unsettle martial with no real upside.
 
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DoomSlayer said:
Yeah, both Martial and Cavani have to be satisfied with being rotated. Otherwise it becomes an internal problem for the club.
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Our starting lineup in attack is pretty solid but we can't rely on them for every game in a packed season. I think that's part of the reason we looked fatigued towards the end of last season. Ole relied on the same lineup for every game. We need depth and hopefully we'll get Sancho or someone like him in as well.
 
I heard that he's such a cnut he has a guy with him at all times, with a synthesizer on wheels, who when he has one of the many confrontational moments he plays a long drawn out note to emphasize the feeling of dread and create tension.
 
Nytram Shakes said:
I've tried to defend the club, this summer, I truly get the decision for not wanting to break the British transfer record for Sancho at a time when the club is hemorrhaging money i fully support.

But this feels like a desperate publicity stunt rather than a signing. Bringing in a big name player well past his best on a multi-year deal on huge wages is just F'ing stupid. The guy isn't going to get in the first team and isn't going to deal well with being on the bench. It's going to disrupt the team, unsettle martial with no real upside.

Absolutely retarded signing!
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I understand the frustration. But please reread the last few pages. All indicators are that it is 1 year with option to extend another 1 year. And some reports put the salary at 154k/week even. One thing is clear, all reports indicate we didn't break our wage structure for him.

We needed a striker with Ighalo leaving. Now we have a decent replacement and upgrade on Ighalo. Don't over think it.
 
sunama said:
I think we bought a GK during Jose's reign. The club made a big song and dance about it.
I think his surname was Grant. I have never seen this guy play for us.
For me, that was probably the most underwhelming signing in the last few years.

Ighalo was the next worst signing. Absolute panic buy that no MUFC fan could ever have predicted we'd buy.

Then there was Dalot. He'd played 6 Portuguese league games, 17 years old - so I knew he was a youth player who may or may not make it. Not excited.

Cavani comes in as the 4th least exciting signing.
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You've probably got me on Grant (was on the bench against Brighton in the league cup this week btw - still a key man :lol:).

I guess it's just the circumstances that annoy me
 
Every time we sign a “big name” player,there’s always a tinge of excitement that goes through the spine of every supporter.But when I look back on our track record over the last 7 years,I really can’t help but feel that this is another panic buy.Cavani is probably closer to being a Falcao than an Ibrahimovich...At 33 how much more does he really have to give at the highest level?
Hes become accustomed to playing in a average league for such a long period of time,Will he be able to adapt to the rigours of English football?I don’t think so....I hope I”m proved wrong,but this has panic buy written all over it!
 
Most properly come out that we were working on this deal for weeks or something.
 
AneRu said:
I think for Ole its Sancho or bust hence we haven't been seriously linked to another RW before the Dembele links. Dembele strikes me as someone the management views as someone who is an elite talent and has potential to be a top player if he matures mentally - a project that could pay off huge dividends or fail hence the reluctance to make him a permanent signing.
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I find dembele interesting. Before barca, never really was injured. 3 years at Barca probably spent 70% time injured. He is clearly talented, reports suggest he has an attitude problem and can he stay fit? Only thing I know is I dont know the answer, buying a player, especially for us, is a bit like roulette.
 
I might be looking at this with rose tinted glasses but if indeed this is a additional signing to support our attack then I'm supportive.

Someone else said if this was a deadline day signing after making a number of other signings then I think people would have been a little more positive.

I might well be wrong but I don't think the signing of Cavani is/was dependent on other transfers we were working on. I think the profile of say Sancho or Dembele and position means they are unrelated. Of we don't know this for sure as only a few people at United do but I guess thats what a discussion forum is for!
 
Barnslig said:
Which is where I believe the club have got it wrong this time. I believe people are waking up to the fact that this isn't just fun, games and memes anymore. We're actually ran by a bunch of amateurs, we're being ridiculed by our handling of transfers by other clubs in the media, and the general anger and frustration is generally being pointed at the boardroom rather than the manager finally. We won't improve until the asshats above the manager realises their limitations and hire professionals with the experience to handle running one of the largest sporting organisations in the world.
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I don’t think we’re ran by a bunch of amateurs at all. Far from it and this is what depresses me the most they know exactly what they’re doing. Their objectives are not the same as the supporters unfortunately.
 
Zlatan 7 said:
Who would you prefer we get instead?
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Someone who actually fits Ole's philosophy for recruitment? I.e not a 33 year old who's past it, will be on high wages and potentially have to be shoehorned into the team, or rotated ahead of our younger players in form.
 
Kaos said:
Someone who actually fits Ole's philosophy for recruitment? I.e not a 33 year old who's past it, will be on high wages and potentially have to be shoehorned into the team, or rotated ahead of our younger players in form.
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Like who?
 
tombombadil said:
I understand the frustration. But please reread the last few pages. All indicators are that it is 1 year with option to extend another 1 year. And some reports put the salary at 154k/week even. One thing is clear, all reports indicate we didn't break our wage structure for him.

We needed a striker with Ighalo leaving. Now we have a decent replacement and upgrade on Ighalo. Don't over think it.
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I agree we need another striker, but brining in massive ego's to be an option off the bench is not going to turn out well.

As for breaking our wage structure its already a complete mess, even with Sanchez gone. Saying it didn't break the wage structure could make anyone from 100k to 300k.
 
Kaos said:
Ugh, please fail the medical.
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Why on earth would you say that? Do you think that the club can easily turn around and buy someone else instead? Do you genuinely not believe that he has a chance of making us stronger, even if it is just for squad depth? If, and I realise that it is a reasonable sized if, he can stay fit then he can definitely add a totally different dimension to our attack and allow us to rotate/rest the other 3.
 
Zlatan 7 said:
Like who?
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I mean ideally a certain Mr J.S. But if that doesn't happen, then I'd honestly sign no one ahead of Cavani.

Happy to eat my hat if he becomes a revelation signing but I just don't see it. His presence will do more harm than good IMO.
 
Kaos said:
I mean ideally a certain Mr J.S. But if that doesn't happen, then I'd honestly sign no one ahead of Cavani.

Happy to eat my hat if he becomes a revelation signing but I just don't see it. His presence will do more harm than good IMO.
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So sancho or no one. Sounds sensible
 
Rajma said:
Lately, not so much over his career. Again, nothing like Higuain who could barely run when fit to play.
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So Higuain was too fat to be effective, while Cavani is (lately) too injury prone to be effective. It nets out as the same thing. Crap signing.
 
Kaos said:
I mean ideally a certain Mr J.S. But if that doesn't happen, then I'd honestly sign no one ahead of Cavani.

Happy to eat my hat if he becomes a revelation signing but I just don't see it. His presence will do more harm than good IMO.
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Sancho isn’t a striker mate.
 
Denis79 said:
No I said that this transfer was a panic buy, that he was our last grasp at getting anything done this window. You argued that it was not and that this was planned.

I then argued that if this transfer really was on the books a longer time we would have signed him earlier, not giving other clubs a chance to snap him up.

You then argued that this was a calculated move to save money, which absolutely makes no sense at all (to me) if we really wanted him all along.

I believe Cavani was a panic buy after failing to bring our intended targets, you don't. We can leave it there.
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When we already know we are going to lose a player in January, having a replacement lined up is hardly a panic buy.
 
People coming in this thread crying about signing cavani because we havnt signed sancho seems a running theme. Sancho or no one :lol:
 
Berbaclass said:
What we should do is sign Sancho and Cavani :)
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That will likely appease most fans here, but I still think it would be unnecessarily disruptive. Sancho signing means Greenwood likely sits on the bench. Cavani coming in will only lessen Greenwood's playing time further.

SIgning Thiago Silva would have made more sense for us.
 
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