Hadn't seen that
Fred | no longer Fred the Red but now a Turkish delight
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Hadn't seen that
Yeah anyone heard anything from reliable source
Hope he stays in the Prem with Fulham. Have a bit of a soft spot for him. I couldn't care less what we get for him. On his day I think he's really, really good. But not nearly consistent enough. He's either brilliant some of the time or making bonkers decisions most of the time.
Go to Saudi DAZN have got the rights to that shit show now.
I would have rather kept Fred than Eriksen as it seems Eriksen legs have completely gone.
But I don't mind selling Fred we need better quality on the ball to compete.
Do you think that's where he's going
I'll miss him. A bit anyway. He's a little scrapper at his best. But of course he does have far too many flaws as a footballer for this level of club so you can understand ETH losing patience with his sloppy play.
Not totally convinced he's the one to lose over Eriksen who I don't think will add too much this season, but hey ho.
Not totally convinced he's the one to lose over Eriksen who I don't think will add too much this season, but hey ho.
The money is good
All gone quiet - not sure what’s going on with Fred - he had issues to deal with instead of going on tour and wonder if they are holding things up?
Eriksen may be invaluable as a mentor for Hojlund who will have massive pressure on him this season.
I hope the club is not unrealistic and holding this up. He's a mediocre player on high wages, let him have a good move for some symbolic fee and we get a replacement on time.
We spent £45m net on Maguire.
Considering we bought Fred for £50m, if we can get £5m for him to achieve the same £45m net figure, that would be fine.
Considering we bought Fred for £50m, if we can get £5m for him to achieve the same £45m net figure, that would be fine.
They're about equal.
Maguire was more consistent in the first half of his United career, then fell off a cliff in the second half.
Fred lurched from similar heights to similar lows, with the difference that he went from one extreme to the other every weekend.
Overall, they're comparable in terms of what they contributed and probably also what they'll have cost.
Every player costs something. But you have to measure that against the amount that they give back.
Glass half empty is only looking at the cost of the player. Glass half full is only looking at the return on investment that they give on the pitch.
I'd like to think I'm looking at both the cost and the return on investment and coming up with a net value. So I'd prefer to describe myself as "glass contains some amount of water so it's neither empty nor full".
Where is at least some confirmation of him being gone? No journalist is reporting anything concrete on Fred
Eriksen coming on for the last 20 mins when the opposition is tired and we need calmness will be useful.
Yeah has been very quiet for ages
If reports are to be believed it's because he was considering a Saudi big because Galatasaray bid too low but now Fulham came back to the table this morning and we are negotiating with them now as he would prefer to go there
How much are they offering?
No idea, I know Gala offered around £7m and we laughed it, wanted £20m and educated guess would be that Fulham are perhaps £12m + Bonus and we settle around £15m with incentives included but that's complete conjecture on my part.
Yeah, Eriksen looks leggy. He's still got that bit extra quality though as a bit part player, either coming on as sub or coming off after 60-70 minutes.
Sounds about right. We're doing much better business this summer at both ends.
He should never have graced OT as a home player. He has really been detrimental to my enjoyment watching United since his first season. I will truly be so delighted at his imminent transfer.
Possible. Depends if we do that passive thing where we totally drop off deep and rely on counters when we're winning. I think Fred was really good at breaking up play in those situations and carrying the ball a bit. Eriksen's passing range can be useful, especially if we need to find a goal, I just think as an overall package he won't offer too much this season as I think physically he's not there and it's hard to mask that.
Depends on the game situation. Erikson would be great for breaking up a low block in the last 20 mins when chasing the game
Yeah he can’t keep up from the start but he’ll do alright when everyone’s knackered. We need to learn to control the end of games we are goals up in, take the sting out, slow it down, keep it for a while. Fred is a great disrupter but it ends with two chaotic teams, each trying to look more desperate than the other.
Eriksen could also come on if we’re losing and struggling to make chances - he’s still got the vision.
He’s a 20-minute guy now, imo, but still better than Fred.
Weird one this
No recent links, completely ditched by the club. Available for around 12-15m you would think that would attract a lot of interest but it’s gone complete quiet
No recent links, completely ditched by the club. Available for around 12-15m you would think that would attract a lot of interest but it’s gone complete quiet
We don't know what's going on. But it seems certain he's leaving.
Yeah Romano is sure Rasmus is taking 17
And he has said a few times he's 100% leaving.
I was hoping for more but he is in the last year of his deal
I believe that'd be a record signing for them. I think we'll accept this, it's an appropriate figure.
That leaves number 17 to Höylund... I took a chance on him getting that number in odds or evens! Make it happen 
Depending on how that’s made up and given the lack of other bids, can see that being accepted.
That might be the best we get.
How is it a £90m loss? We have had usage of the players since we bought them, that doesn't generally come for free.
I never understand why people think you "lose" on the fee of a player, if they never played then maybe yes, but when they do play they are doing what you paid for.
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