Jose sign him up
Fabinho
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Fabinho must be the only player in history to play for 4 different clubs in 1 transfer window, quite spectacular.
After all this he will probably end up remaining at Monaco
After all this he will probably end up remaining at Monaco
My guess is this one is dead because if we wanted him, we'd have him by now.
Can see Jose predominantly using 4231 next year so you have pogs, herrera, felaini and perrera fighting it out with Axel backup. Can see the dm being our marquee signing next summer!
No10 and a winger is what's needed and will be priority I think.
Can see Jose predominantly using 4231 next year so you have pogs, herrera, felaini and perrera fighting it out with Axel backup. Can see the dm being our marquee signing next summer!
No10 and a winger is what's needed and will be priority I think.
Is it actually true that he said he wants to play as a left back and doesnt really see himself as a midfielder? Because if so, that would be the issue. There may be opportunities here covering for Valencia, and maybe even taking over in time, but principally what we are looking for now is a DM, and if Mourinho was up front about that it might make him less inclined to come.
Right back. He wants to make the national team for the World Cup. They are deep at cdm (casemiro, Fernandinho) while right back (alves) lacks depth.
So it's true, Jose doesnt like Brazilians 
Joking
Joking
He liked WillianSo it's true, Jose doesnt like Brazilians
Joking
White txt got me.
There was once a stupid rumor that Jose doesn't like Brazilian players and was the reason why he loaned Pereira out
I thought it was Spanish players he didn't like lol
Fair enough, I won't get excited just yet then.
Who said it was ever alive?
So fabinho rumours are fading, chelsea won't sell us matic now. Herrera CDM
So fabinho rumours are fading, chelsea won't sell us matic now. Herrera CDM
Wouldn't mind that, as long as we got in a proper CM to play alongside Pogba.
Maybe all these DM we are linked with are a smokescreen for Oriol Romeu?
Just like Lukaku he has worked with him before and has improved a lot.
Just like Lukaku he has worked with him before and has improved a lot.
Are there any decent options? I would love a good B2B midfielder but can only think of Renato Sanches who we might realistically be in for
I would like that smokescreen. By the way he kind of reminds me Fabinho. Am I hairist?
How good is he? I never really watched him properly
This is a position in the team I struggle to get too excited about. What a lot of teams seem to have nowadays is someone who's physically imposing with high energy and can put himself about a bit. What would get me excited is someone with very good close control, first touch and passing ability as their main traits. Good positioning is pretty much a given for this role. Pretty much the only person I can think of who has those traits is Busquets, though I confess I don't watch much non United footy nowadays.
If Fabinho has similar traits then great. If not I'm not too bothered though I realise it's a very important position. Watching Real Madrid win the CL a couple of times with Casemiro, who's not exactly an exceptional player, does make me wonder how obsessed we need to be with this type of signing though.
If Fabinho has similar traits then great. If not I'm not too bothered though I realise it's a very important position. Watching Real Madrid win the CL a couple of times with Casemiro, who's not exactly an exceptional player, does make me wonder how obsessed we need to be with this type of signing though.
But, but...Di Marzio! And lockhurst!
Would be more than happy with that. Much prefer that than Dier or Matic.
Would really like that smokescreen. Romeu would be an excellent addition and allow the rest of the midfield to flourish. Think he would improve us much more than Dier or Matic at least. Romeu or Fabinho would be sound recruitment.
So we cant buy Greizmann because Athletico are not allowed to transfer any players, but they can buy Fabinho? Confused :/
They can buy players, they just can't register them to play for 6 months.
Griezmann could of signed for us, he just decided to be loyal to Atletico because of their transfer ban.
Yea the whole "WHO WOULD BELIEVE LOCKHURST OVER DI MARZIO! DI MARZIO IS NEVER WRONG" thing all went a bit quiet
James, a player United never wanted despite constant media reports linking him to us just signed for another club, suspect Fabinho will do the same very soon
Although hasn't Fabinho been quoted saying he'd love to play for United some day?Yea the whole "WHO WOULD BELIEVE LOCKHURST OVER DI MARZIO! DI MARZIO IS NEVER WRONG" thing all went a bit quiet
James, a player United never wanted despite constant media reports linking him to us just signed for another club, suspect Fabinho will do the same very soon
Even so, we need another defensive midfielder, that's clear. Shouldn't have to rely on Fellaini or Carrick for dirty defensive work, when Herrera can't play.
Think our main option is Dier, seems Mourinho has a crush on him, maybe because he came from Portugal, who knows? We're aiming at another squad player from a team above us.
Yea the whole "WHO WOULD BELIEVE LOCKHURST OVER DI MARZIO! DI MARZIO IS NEVER WRONG" thing all went a bit quiet
indeed it has.If n10 is indeed a priority I don't know why we haven't been involved in the James or Bernardo transfers. Seriously don't know who we would sign as a n10 at this moment.
It would be good to improve it, but certainly not a priority, at least until Mkhitaryan fails for sure and Mata drops his performances. Lingard is an option there too in certain games. And half the time we play 4-3-3. We have priorities in a winger, a defensive midfielder, a striker (poacher), and even fullback before that.
I don't think Fabinho is the right player for us at this time. I'd rather have Matic. Hardly glamorous I know. But I think Mourinho would rather have him too, he's pragmatic like that. If not, I'd take Dier long before I looked at this guy.
He is indeed the right player, and no one understands why we aren't getting him, unless we are looking for a cheaper more attacking experienced option in Matić or an English young player in Dier.
You're certain of that are you? Sounds like you are. No transfer comes with a guarantee of success, but some have a better chance than others. If you think a 23 year old Brazilian who has only played for second rate teams is the man to come in and dominate a premier league midfield, then you and I would make very different managers.
You consider a second rate team the winners of the French league ahead of PSG and Champions League semi-finalists? (And, by the way, I very much doubt he's 23, and that might be the issue here.) And I'm not expecting him to dominate, just to make a better job than most of our defensive midfielders, including Herrera in some games.
Same could have been said about Kante.
Yes I absolutely, 100%, consider Monaco a second rate team. It's not difficult to check Fabinhos age, but it's not the big issue in isolation more, part of the issue.
Kante played in the Premier League before Chelsea signed him, not a second rate league. If Leicester wanted to sign Fabinho I would have no issue with that. So, not at all comparable.
I dread of imagining what you think of Lindelöf's chances, then.
pr stuff mate.
same as when players sign and said club was always first choice etc. utter bs
It's a risk, no doubt. But it's a different position. He will have Bailly, a settled partner beside him. We will have probably 1 of Jones and Smalling plus Rojo to come in too, even Blind can play CB. The DM needs to come in and be a starter and dominate in possibly the most important part of the pitch. Very different scenarios.
Strange that for someone that seems to be wanted by so many teams, nothing is happening
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