Barcelona just rejected an offer from united of 30m euros for the player, The player is not for sale they say.
Fermin Lopez
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Barcelona just rejected an offer from united of 30m euros for the player, The player is not for sale they say.
He feels like the one of the la masia products they'd sell and would help them out financially.
I don’t understand the thinking behind this one
Could be completely wrong, but isn’t he more of an attacking midfielder? Doesn’t seem like a position we really need to be thinking of?
Offer 32 then walk away 
I suppose Eriksen or McTominay replacement?
Sounds like a rat. Not the type of player you want at United.
Agent trying to drum up interest?
These are the sort of left field transfer rumours I want for this summer. None of this boring hottest talent in the world for 100m shit.
Bit leftfield, is this a Berrada rec?
It's only fair. We wouldn't sell them a virus, they won't sell us any Fermin.
There are 120,000 professional football players
Of them 0.01% are good enough to play for Man Utd
5% of those are willing to join
20% of their clubs are willing to sell
We want to sign 0.5% of remaining population
So why have we not signed anyone yet?
Of them 0.01% are good enough to play for Man Utd
5% of those are willing to join
20% of their clubs are willing to sell
We want to sign 0.5% of remaining population
So why have we not signed anyone yet?
He's really an 8 by trade, but can play wide left too. He has enormous work rate and great technique. I was quietly impressed with him this season, and he's made the Spain squad for the euros, which is no mean feat. He scored 10 goals from midfield in the second half of the season, and finished the season as Barca's second top scorer.
I am not sure he makes sense when we have Mount in the squad, because he's closer to Mount (8/10 hybrid, capable on the left, high work rate), than he is Mainoo (6/8 hybrid). And most people agree we need a player who can play deeper. Maybe even a pure 6. If he was a straight swap in the squad for McTominay or Eriksen, then he'd be a significant upgrade on both because he's technically superb, and he's got a ton of upside.
Doesn't seem like a priority signing though.
I am not sure he makes sense when we have Mount in the squad, because he's closer to Mount (8/10 hybrid, capable on the left, high work rate), than he is Mainoo (6/8 hybrid). And most people agree we need a player who can play deeper. Maybe even a pure 6. If he was a straight swap in the squad for McTominay or Eriksen, then he'd be a significant upgrade on both because he's technically superb, and he's got a ton of upside.
Doesn't seem like a priority signing though.
Can't see Barca selling him for anything near €30m.
Interesting player for sure. That’s a very low bid isn’t it? So is the Branthwaite bid. Going around dropping bids that everyone knows will be rejected. Spanish players usually have release clauses his is reported to be 400 million so just the 370 short Clearly Barca are going to want to keep him unless they get the big money and he’s not going to want to move either surely having just broken through and being at the club since 2016. It would be like Barca bidding 30 million for Garnacho after his breakout season. Confusing news!
Clearly Barca are going to want to keep him unless they get the big money and he’s not going to want to move either surely having just broken through and being at the club since 2016. It would be like Barca bidding 30 million for Garnacho after his breakout season. Confusing news!
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I kind of wonder if INEOS is trying to reset the expectations when it comes to what United is willing to pay by throwing out offers like this, and instead rely on players to push the deals as well so they're convinced they really want to come here and not just for the money. Or maybe I'm overthinking it.Interesting player for sure. That’s a very low bid isn’t it? So is the Branthwaite bid. Going around dropping bids that everyone knows will be rejected. Spanish players usually have release clauses his is reported to be 400 million so just the 370 short
Good young player easy upgrade on McTominay
There’s something going on for sure. Otherwise It just seems like a total waste of time.
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I really like him. I hope we don't sell him.
So 0,01% of all professional footballers are good enough to play for Man Utd and there are 120.000 fotballers?
120.000 * 0,0001 = 12 footballers good enough to play for United
5% of those are willing to join, 0,6 footballers
20% of their clubs are willing to sell, 0,12 footballers
Shit, we will only get 12% of one footballer
I couldn't avoid it....
I like these sort of leftfield purchases that no one ever heard of. Hernandez was one of those.
EDIT: More heard of than I thought.
EDIT: More heard of than I thought.
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So 0,01% of all professional footballers are good enough to play for Man Utd and there are 120.000 fotballers?
120.000 * 0,0001 = 12 footballers good enough to play for United
5% of those are willing to join, 0,6 footballers
20% of their clubs are willing to sell, 0,12 footballers
Shit, we will only get 12% of one footballer
I couldn't avoid it....
Clearly I wasn't committed enough to the 'Fermin Paradox' bit
Surely we wouldn’t be just blindly bidding on players unless there was a known belief and desire?
Is this just another fabricated story?
Is this just another fabricated story?
Based on nothing but my own pessimistic outlook on life, I would say this reeks of an agent using the United name. I would love to be wrong, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
I think this is most likely true. We see it every year. We know they do it because the club never publicly responds. Sounds like Lopez has had a bit of breakthrough season, so is looking to get a pay bump to recognise that.
This paradox explains why we at United and can never make contact with another club wanting to sell a player in spite of plenty wanting to sell.
Won't be surprised if we're genuinely interested. Barca need the cash the last time I remember and they need to sell players in order to buy any.
It's very simple: "we need to make up a story to make Barcelona and Laporta look good"
Lampard type. Only make sense to upgrade a Mctominay
Agreed. Why are the Spanish press so under the thumb of Barca and Real? The press in the UK mostly hate United.
Sport is a fanzine
But United have the biggest fan channels in the world. Maybe that’s why the mainstream press hate us so much.
You don't have sport newspapers in the UK and none that is a Manchester United fanzine that sold enough to be able to pretend to be a newspaper
Like Marca and AS.
No, Marca and As are actually newspapers who just happen to cater to their main customer base, like Mundo Deportivo. Sport is a fanzine apeing a newspaper. It started as such and even as it made the jump to legitimate newspaper, it still remained a fanzine at its core. All spanish journos make stuff up, to be sure, but Sport are special even by their standards in that regard. They're like the daily star or express in the UK, but with an extreme focus on one team and making them look good
I did the math and the reason is because we cannot sign .06 of a person.
We should try getting him again; Barcelona is broke, and he's barely played this season for them. A 40M bid may do it. He's a really talented player, and I think he can develop to be world-class. Unlucky for him that Barcelona's midfield is plagued with talent; we should take advantage of it now that his stock has fall a bit.
We're also broke.