Fabio Coentrao
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss Amad saving our blushes in a win against Southampton as well as our now annual loss at home to Brighton. They discuss Amorim's post-match comments, revisit how mid-table we may or may not be, and discuss some transfer news.
So CoentraOn?
Loan deal according to the article
Great news if true. I am going to take a stab in the dark and say this will be announced on tuesday.
So are we signing this fecker or what?
Looks odds on.
If true that's great news, although I'm not holding my breath.
That headline should definitely be "SAY NADA!"
Was waiting for somebody to make reference to the imfamous Thiagometer
If we could get this Coentrao deal sorted before the Chelsea game it would calm a lot of nerves, I hope I'm not alone in not wanting Buttner or Fabio to start against Chelsea should Evra's knee problem persist.
Funny thing is, that injury today could speeden up any deal.I think he'll arrive this week but I don't like us taking players on loan!
Problem is, Coentrao hasn't played in ages. He might be nowhere near match fit.
Gotta imagine it's a loan to buy.
Sid Lowe hinting at it. It's on folks
I keep forgetting he's had very limited football this season so let's hope he's keeping himself in a good condition should we sign him. No point adding him on loan to our squad in January if he isn't because how quickly he adapts to the league is already an issue let alone adding lack of fitness on top of that.
Did Real pay 30m for him?
The way Evra played today, Coentrao won't be required to step right into the first team and perform from day one. In any case, he'll have kept himself in better condition than players generally do over the Summer break, so I assume it'll only take a couple of weeks to bring him up to speed. This move has been in the pipeline for ages, and he won't have wanted to jeopardise it by going on the Anderson diet.
Who was the last player we had on loan? Larsson? Kuszczak doesn't count.
I think so, yeah.
An outright loan doesn't seem like a very 'United' thing to do for a young player like Cocentrao. I hope there's an option to buy if we go down that route.
Yes, I remember David Gill saying something like Manchester United don't sign players on loan or something. Option to buy him would be nice, especially for 12m as is being whispered.
I'd be delighted with this.
Next, midfielders.
Next, midfielders.
Let's hope it happens. A loan with the option to buy would be a great deal for us.
Oh. Now that one's serious. An actual journalist for AS not using maybes or reporting it as someone else's rumour. Sounds like they expect it to go through.
Not in the paper/web yet which probably means they can't confirm who the backup/replacement is.
It really is from his twitter account as well!
https://twitter.com/AS_Maroto
Ronaldo's reaction 
That video
It's fecking hilarious.
A loan with a buy option would be great, I'd prefer that over a purchase. I know that it still leaves some uncertainty for next seasons left-back position, but I'm not totally convinced he is our long term left back solution.
I hope so, I rate him highly but then those who see him play far more often than me don't seem to be so sure.
A loan with a buy option would be great, I'd prefer that over a purchase. I know that it still leaves some uncertainty for next seasons left-back position, but I'm not totally convinced he is our long term left back solution.
I hope so, I rate him highly but then those who see him play far more often than me don't seem to be so sure.
I think when he plays for Portugal he tends to look great. Not so much at Real Madrid, which might suggest nothing more than he's a confidence player who needs trust to perform. After all he's second choice after Marcelo.
He's fitting in already.I like him even more now I've seen what a dilbert he is
I love how he just stares at Casillas without responding, like he's trying to process the information
Will he be first choice for us though? I doubt it this season since he needs to fit in and Evra is such a huge influence in the team. If it's a loan deal then he can't afford to dither, he needs to hit the ground running and perform well pretty quickly if he wants to stay.
Excellent. Just as it looks like we might need some real cover for Evra after the knock he took to the knee today. Was worried about having to go into the Chelsea game with Buttner as our left back.
If it were up to me I'd place Evra on the bench and keep him there. His defending costs us every other game, Coentrao is the superior defender (and arguably not much worse if at all going forward).
Most likely could have had him permanently at any point in the summer, but it would've made too much sense.