I suppose its plausible we could lose all three current left back options in the summer so even if we have to wait until then...do it!
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.
It has all gone quiet now hasn't it.
I really hope this is still in the works.
I really hope this is still in the works.
After watching Buttner last night. This transfer needs to happen.
There's still no sign of anything happening in Madrid. I don't think we even enquired about him (after the August missed loan) until Evra's injury started to worsen in January
Coentrao and Mata would be a great window for us...make it happen 
Coentrao and Mata would be a great window for us...make it happen
This is what I want, with my inner muppet. Not as fussed about the likes of Vidal but these two I can see happening and would be a big improvement on our team.
Well let's troll Madrid and go after Moreno now. I'm sure Sevilla would prefer to sell to us.
Coentrao and Mata...what a window that would be.
Don't see Madrid letting him go without a replacement, and apparently they're not getting that till the summer so we'll have to wait as well.
I reckon we can leave this one until the deadline, it's only going to be a loan if it happens.
Where have we seen this happen before...
I reckon this will be a Summer job. Evra can do the deed until the Summer, and Madrid don't have any back ups until they sign Moreno in the Summer. It makes sense.
This. Would love either him or Shaw here now. But we'll probably wait until the summer & Shaw will probably end up at Chelsea.
Madrid were happy for this to go ahead in the summer and surely they didn't have any such back up back then! I think this could happen.
They pulled out because they couldn't sign Moreno and has anything changed after that?
They pulled out because they couldn't bring in a leftback and nothing's changed.
No they weren't.
In the summer wasn't it a different left back? Either way the point stands, they won't sell Coentrao without a replacement.
Was this guy I think - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilherme_Siqueira
We'd have completed the loan had we not been absurdly late with it, this replacement guy had been waiting but got impatient and went elsewhere.
We'd have completed the loan had we not been absurdly late with it, this replacement guy had been waiting but got impatient and went elsewhere.
Yup, he was the one.
Telegraph saying Madrid won't let him leave on loan, hence perhaps why the sudden stories about Shaw.
Bah humbug. It would have been a nice loan deal if we could have pulled it off. Hopefully this Shaw bid can get accepted. He's a massive talent.
I'd be happy to get Shaw now and try again for him in the summer
We could just..buy him straight up?
Mata's probably a'ight at LB anyways...
I hesitated to bump the thread with a piece of absolutely random, out of nowhere speculation. But eh, this is the transfer forum, deadline day approaches, so why not.
Throughout the Coentrao thing I've been saying that I don't see Madrid releasing him on loan (unless the fee is really good) and they won't release him without a backup in place. I've also said that the only Madrid rumours are about a summer signing of the Sevilla leftback.
Well, something may have changed. Superdeporte (Valencia paper) say that Madrid have been asking about Bernat, the current Spanish U21 leftback. According to Superdeporte his contract ends in 2015.
Of course there are a lot of maybes in there - maybe it's true, maybe it's for January, maybe the player/club are willing, and maybe Coentrao comes tumbling out the other side and into our squad. Maybe.
Just thought I'd mention it though
Throughout the Coentrao thing I've been saying that I don't see Madrid releasing him on loan (unless the fee is really good) and they won't release him without a backup in place. I've also said that the only Madrid rumours are about a summer signing of the Sevilla leftback.
Well, something may have changed. Superdeporte (Valencia paper) say that Madrid have been asking about Bernat, the current Spanish U21 leftback. According to Superdeporte his contract ends in 2015.
Of course there are a lot of maybes in there - maybe it's true, maybe it's for January, maybe the player/club are willing, and maybe Coentrao comes tumbling out the other side and into our squad. Maybe.
Just thought I'd mention it though
Well AS are reporting we're going back in for him so you never know. Also heard Milan might be in for Coentrao though. I would be happy if we signed Coentrao.
We could sure use him.
I think we need a left back more than we need a midfielder.
We desperately need a left back.
We desperately need a left back.
I don't think Milan in their current state are a luring prospect for footballers, especially the ones that could easily get a move to a much better club. Then again we're likely to miss out on CL as well so regardless which of the two he picks he'll have to do without CL football for a while - we're much more likely to retain a CL spot and get back to the top than Milan are though.
And as fast as the Bernat rumour grows, so it fades again.
Bernat has been playing on the wing a lot this season with Guardado behind him, so I did wonder if it was a runner. However Guardado travelled for a medical with Bayer Leverkusen today.
Bernat's in the Valencia squad for the match with Barcelona.
Banega and Canales, who are for sale, are not in the squad. It's been a busy transfer day for Valencia, Postiga's gone on loan to Roma. Keita has arrived at Valencia on loan.
However, Bernat has not gone in a helicopter to Madrid.
Bernat has been playing on the wing a lot this season with Guardado behind him, so I did wonder if it was a runner. However Guardado travelled for a medical with Bayer Leverkusen today.
Bernat's in the Valencia squad for the match with Barcelona.
Banega and Canales, who are for sale, are not in the squad. It's been a busy transfer day for Valencia, Postiga's gone on loan to Roma. Keita has arrived at Valencia on loan.
However, Bernat has not gone in a helicopter to Madrid.
Not sure I agree with that. Evra is still more than capable of doing the job for us. We don't have adequate cover, but we don't have adequate quality at all in midfield.
Midfield is still the most pressing concern but LB isn't too far behind.
Would Lb actually be that much of a concern if Evra wasn't being run into the ground?
Might be a good chance that our early exit from the FA cup has made LB a less pressing concern in the short term, making it a case of looking for Mr. Right, over Mr. Right Now. I'd have imagined Coentrao could have been both though, maybe we've discussed a summer mover with Madrid, when they have a better chance of landing their targets.
Might be a good chance that our early exit from the FA cup has made LB a less pressing concern in the short term, making it a case of looking for Mr. Right, over Mr. Right Now. I'd have imagined Coentrao could have been both though, maybe we've discussed a summer mover with Madrid, when they have a better chance of landing their targets.
have to say I'm disappointed that Coentrao didn't come in the window and tbh fully expected it with Fabio going to Cardiff. Moyes must be pretty damn confident nothing is going to happen to Evra as I cannot see Buttner working for a prolonged period of games.
Baines signing a new deal, Shaw wanting to go Chelsea (it seems) and Madrid having no replacement for Coentrao.. We were never gonna get a left back in imho.
Madrid didn't want to let him go.
He didn't move last summer because Madrid didn't have the replacement they wanted. Nothing has changes since that, as far as I'm aware, which meant he wasn't going to come midway through the season either. Fabio's future had no bearing on things related to Coentrao.
There seem to be this notion going around our fans that the club is the only factor that is collapsing potential signings rather than selling clubs' unwillingness to sell halfway through the season or before they've managed adequate replacements.
I'd be happy with Evra for another season. We need to get in one of Coentrao or Shaw for sure this summer.
Also disappointed. Big fan of his and Real owe us.
Coentrao was great last night for Portugal ,better than Luke shaw