We need to get it sorted before then.
Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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Only thing to then decide on, is whether the first week shirt sales will cover the fee, or will it take 2 weeks?
Pre season starts June 27th, Tour early July.
Why would you wait until September to sign a load of new players?
He didnt say that though.
I'd be delighted if we got more than that done to be fair.
"Maguire is not the centre half we've been looking for"
Jedi football would be a sight.
Why is no other team looking at him?
If he was really that decent, European clubs would be after him if he is available?
They all seem to find money when they want a player.
What other clubs can just afford to spunk 85m plus his huge wages just because he’s available? And why would they do that?
Very naive post.
Are you complaining we're not being beaten to the signing of a great player?
What makes him great? Our desperation?
Why was no other team looking at Haaland?
Why is no other team looking at Mane?
As much as people like to believe it, transfers aren't done like football manager. Agents will tell clubs all the time if there is a chance of their players moving etc. I'd assume anyone contacting Frenkie's will be told that if he's moving, he's going to United. More often than not, it feels like there is only one team after a player
Outrageous isn't it. I only want players that Pep or Klopp wants.
Do you watch football or just make up Salah related rumours for a laugh?
You refer to the one who will bring balance to MUFC, you think it's this... boy?
I'm starting to think choccy just has us all on strings. The puppet master.
Different teams have different needs.
Liverpool don't need him. City don't. Chelsea have priorities elsewhere.
Bayern are stocked in his position and don't pay that kind of money. No team in Italy can afford him That leaves Madrid and PSG. He's not going to Madrid for obvious reasons. PSG have to clear out a number of players before signing a midfielder and they seem interested in Pogba for free.
This fee is ridiculous.
Well we haven’t waited until September have we?
And I hear this same argument on the Caf every year. If it was valid, then the window itself may as well close for clubs before pre-season starts. What is the point in even having a window open up until the end of August if every deal is supposed to be done in June and anything post July is ‘too late’?
The window is open until the end of August, and any player signed within that time frame is not too late at all. United, and any other club, is entitled to use the full window to trade players. Fans seem to want deals all done even before the window opens.
Anything more than 80m with bonuses would be very stupid.
We can't give them 100m. We're not here to bail them out.
Clubs know we have huge amounts of money. That’s why.
But we have to satisfy the muppets! Who will then moan we overpaid
Yeah we are the only ones who get done for a fee.
Jack Grealish, Lukaku. Bargains.
Jack Grealish, Lukaku. Bargains.
We should bid 65m euro and not a single euro more. We're getting ripped off otherwise.
That’s obviously too low
So the narrative is pretty much the same from everyone.
Barca want about 100m euros in total. We want to pay about max 70m euros guaranteed fee... probably happy for it to rise to 80m with add ons.
So this is all about haggling now. Everyone seems in agreement that all parties want the deal done. So why are people thinking it won't happen?
Barca want about 100m euros in total. We want to pay about max 70m euros guaranteed fee... probably happy for it to rise to 80m with add ons.
So this is all about haggling now. Everyone seems in agreement that all parties want the deal done. So why are people thinking it won't happen?
That’s obviously too low
I like his thinking.. If they reject that, offer them 60m euros.
We'd end up getting him for about 30m.
Why not just get him for nothing. That’s a way better price.
Barca are living in their own world where they paid 140m for Coutinho and 120m for Griezmann.
You're being unrealistic now..
Nah, just use your eyes. And if that's too difficult then trust our manager's judgement who has worked with him before.
People talk about this as though it's a natural affliction we have to put up with as the biggest club in the Premier League.
Nothing to do with our former CEO mouthing off on TV about how much money we have to spend on transfers and then subsequently buying one overpriced flop after another.
The "Utd tax" is a bit of a myth. Fact is that if we had a proper recruitment and negotiation team from top the bottom we wouldn't have to do all this bullshit. So often we either don't get a deal across the line that we need or a player doesn't get a proper pre-season when we inevitably pay the other clubs asking price. Looks to be happening once again here.
Love De Jong as a player, but I wouldn't be going over €80m for him. Those €20m add-ons they want on top is a joke and should only be considered if they are hard to achieve. Premier League/Champions League winners, Ballon d'Or etc.
Some interesting comments by Ten Hag on De Jong. Basically we would still need a proper DM to get the best out of him.
Or, we just sign the players we want, and they get a full pre-season with the team. Which happens very often.
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