its so weird how many on here would rather be right in front of a bunch of internet strangers than the club they support do well.Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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its so weird how many on here would rather be right in front of a bunch of internet strangers than the club they support do well.Would much rather go after Kante if he goes to London than Neves.
The latter absolutely does not move the needle for us at all and he would cost nearly as much as FDJ coming from a PL club.
Kante or Fabian Ruiz would still be strong additions
The latter absolutely does not move the needle for us at all and he would cost nearly as much as FDJ coming from a PL club.
Kante or Fabian Ruiz would still be strong additions
Disagree. There's far more to London than the tourist sights and a couple of degrees of heat. I really like manchester - it's an absolutely great city - but London just has more to offer for someone earning absurd fantasy money. Also, given the amount these people earn, I suspect they're probably not bothered about the difference in the cost of living north vs south (though manchester certainly ain't cheap these days!)
Why does it feel that the image of these two linen clad men will still haunt us in 5 years time. Will be hard to live down for them.
But…….FDJ hasn’t actually signed for Chelsea.
Isn't it outside the Greater London?
Yeah, whatever you think, London is one of a handful of "international" cities where the rich and famous have access to an entirely different lifestyle. It's the only place in the UK to offer that, and one of a few cities in Europe.
Especially considering I am going to poop on their lawn every day.
Why does it feel that the image of these two linen clad men will still haunt us in 5 years time. Will be hard to live down for them.
Weren't they generally a bit shit as well?
How much will you take for Jorg?
You're not Borys Johnson?
We really don't know though. On 1 hand you don't want to bring a player the manager doesn't want(Fred and Jose, Ole and VDB). Maybe ETH insisted this is the one for him. He has already vetoed the clubs choice in Pau Torres from what I have read so it would not be a surprise if he did the same for cm.
Can’t see Neves being alternative as he is a vastly different player.
You overrate our scouting department.
Pretty sure that the alternative is McFred.
We’ll over pay for someone mediocre if he does head to Chelsea.
I’m absolutely loving the meltdown in here. It’s magnificent.
Have I ever said I don’t rate Ornstein.
Can you enlighten me? Not being a dick, I just genuinely can't picture what these things are.
The amount of free time they have to enjoy the finer things is life is fairly minimal anyway, and the extended free time they do have will be spent overseas away from the UK anyway.
For a tourist or someone living there (on reasonable money) who isn't a celebrity or a dedicated professional sportsman yes I can see the appeal of London, completely. I love London and have been there loads (less so in the past couple of years which is a shame) but when it's used as a reason for players to not move to United I feel like it's a stick being used by the London media to beat the club, and by extension the city itself.
Not sure I agree on the final point here re: north vs. south, do a search on Right Move in Cheshire for properties £2m+ and you'll see mansions surrounded by 16 acres of land, do the same in London and you'll get flats - some of which are going for over £50million+
Why? The scouting department doesn't take the final decision, what makes you think that our scouting department doesn't know that FDJ and Neves aren't similar. By most accounts our issues in the past have been that the managers wanted players in spite of the scouting department opinion.
FDJ wanting to join or being open to joining United are two hugely different things. Seems he is more in the latter mindset, even with ETH lusting after him. So it won’t be a surprise if he prefers Chelsea (London, CL, all those attractions being talked about) and eventually joins them. If that’s the case, fine, but I really hope the club has learnt from the past and has a good backup in place which can be done quickly. Neves would not be a bad addition b/c he offers a skill set which McT and Fred clearly do not have. Whether he is worth 50 plus million is another question but given this late in the day, he surely will cost that much.
We’ll happily take Kante and Kovacic for the €80m Frenkie will cost.
Along with New York, Paris and Tokyo, London is one of the great cities of the world.
There were rumours saying we didn’t go all out for Darwin Nuñez because our priority is midfield and we are saving for fdj. This club is a joke if both players end up at our rivals
It's right on the outside. It's only 20 miles away, you can drive into Chelsea in about 30/40 minutes.
What compelled you to write that?
I think there's more resignation on display than anything approaching hysteria.
The memes would be glorious if he goes to chelsea
A much needed wake up call which signals that we're nowhere near the draw that we used to be and we need to work hard to rebuild our reputation and make some smart buys over the next few transfer windows. We won't be playing for anything other than pride and maybe a cheeky FA Cup this season.
No matter what happens ever, you back the club and stick up for everything they decide, so it's all a bit worthless, there's zero balance.
The meltdown in here IS over the top though, because nothing has really changed, nothing of note from the De Jong side of things.
Send him our way and call it even?
The Neves links as the alternative really concern me tbh, would be typical United paying over the odds for an average 'PL proven' player just due to familiarity.
Fabian Ruiz is right there with less than a year left on his contract
Fabian Ruiz is right there with less than a year left on his contract
He's not that good. Can't understand the people that hate Milinkovic-Savic yet praise this guy.
I am a forgiving person I believe in redemption.
I agree, nothing has changed in the sense that the news being reported is the exact same "de Jong wants to stay". Having Chelsea come in may change that, it may not. My guess is, thinking about it all, it likely won't change anything.
They still have to agree a fee with Barca, and you can guarantee that they won't offer a fixed €80m, not a chance of that happening. They could be in the negotiation phase for a while in my opinion
I didn't realize that Cobham was that far. It reminds me as a kid going to watch theLondonWasps, they had nothing to do with London.
Hé will be surrounded by a lot of United fans in Surrey
Which is a fair distance.
Christ
Negotiating with Barca is the easier part of the deal. If you read past the headline, Ornstein is still saying that de Jong's preference is to stay at Barca and there's still his wage dispute so I imagine Chelsea will face the same challenges as us. I think it's looking more and more likely that de Jong will stay.
I think first and foremost I'd just say more choice. Manchester has amazing restaurants, London just has more. Manchester has high end stores, London just has more. Manchester has exclusive, high end nightclubs, London just has more. London is better connected to the rest of the world, transport-wise. London has better galleries and a broader choice of cultural options more generally (theatre, opera, ballet etc). Again, I'm not knocking manchester at all - I love the city - it's just that London has more choice in pretty much every area.
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