Still gotta get rid of Darmian, Rojo and Bailly.
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Won’t be long before someone reliable tweets “understand mufc are chasing Maguire but no deal agreed as of yet”
Our selling policy is still strange but we just have to hope we get the players and then if we do? Ed's doing ok if we keep at it. In the past it's been about big names but we (seemingly) rightly turned down Bale. We are buying what feel like United type players/potential. We are still short but let's hope we can do what we're doing without anyone noticing. I think one/two more with maguire and we can start to feel ok. We've a young squad. Thin potentially in midfield but Jones can do a role. I know people hate that but if it was good enough for Sir Alex at times?
We have to build slowly/carefully but we do need more
We've done well to get him for 80m if it's true, I'll give Woodward that much.
Still not sure about him but there just aren't many good centrebacks about and we need to at least try and find one
Still not sure about him but there just aren't many good centrebacks about and we need to at least try and find one
can he even join the tour? he's not gonna get a visa over night
If I'm paying a world record fee for a defender, I want him to be one of the best ever defenders, obviously. He isn't.
The club has gone somewhat insane in its transfer business since Fergie left.
The club has gone somewhat insane in its transfer business since Fergie left.
I'm not going to harp on about it any more because the deal is almost certainly done and I of course want Maguire to succeed but honestly if we really are only interested in improving the defence why not just get the best cb available regardless of the fee which was Koulibaly? It just seems like a strange middle ground we fell into. £60m as a fee is about right considering current market prices imo (the addons make him overpriced but still not that big of a deal if he makes us significantly better)
If it’s £60m with £20m of add-ons that isn’t too bad. If it’s £80m straight up then I’d be concerned.
I would imagine add-ones would be trophy-based and not appearance-based.
I would imagine add-ones would be trophy-based and not appearance-based.
Thread title is clickbait, someone sort it out.
Everyone was laughing when VVD went for that high amount.
If true for the 60mil starting then Bruno will be coming too and this would actually be a good window.
Covered RB, CB and CM.. Maybe Sancho comes next year
If true for the 60mil starting then Bruno will be coming too and this would actually be a good window.
Covered RB, CB and CM.. Maybe Sancho comes next year
We're really not getting the level of defender you would expect/hope for for that price, but I guess he's better than what we have, at least.
I'm not a big fan of Woodward, but we can't blame him for trying better options first (De Ligt, Koulibaly...) before going for the second choice (Maguire).
Im ok with 60 plus add ons. If we have to pay the add ons, he's been a success. It is a touch expensive but we were always going to get fleeced.
He's in the top 10 possibly top 5 cbs in the league so is a big improvement, but i wouldn't be expecting vvd impact because he's not at that level
Welcome slabhead, that defence looks a lot better on paper now at least.
Shaw Lindelof Maguire AWB
Should provide a solid platform to go forward
Shaw Lindelof Maguire AWB
Should provide a solid platform to go forward
Happy with this. Defense looks much more solid with him and AWB added. Here’s hoping we get a midfielder and an attacker of some variety on top of this.
£60 million is a fair price considering the general madness of the market, I reckon. If we are to pay the supposed add ons then you imagine it’s because he’s been a very good signing.
I like Maguire. He’s great in the air and good on the ball, which is what we needed at centre half. Yes, he’s slow on the turn and isn’t perfect, but he’ll improve our defence, certainly.
I like Maguire. He’s great in the air and good on the ball, which is what we needed at centre half. Yes, he’s slow on the turn and isn’t perfect, but he’ll improve our defence, certainly.
I’m not sure about him. At this stage I’d just be happy that we can maybe move on and try and sign the central midfielder or two that we’re desperate for. And maybe sell some of the shite players we have.
Australian holiday e-visas are pretty easy to get I think. I considered flying from Bali to Perth at one stage and messaged asking if I could get the visa on the day. Decided to just go to Singapore early instead but they got back to me like 30 mins after I messaged them saying it was fine and I could go. It's not like Maguire needs to stay in the country for a particularly long time. You don't need a visa for Singapore so the only issue would probably be Shanghai but maybe he'd be able to get a short-term exemption (I believe you can do that for certain Chinese cities including Shanghai). Alternatively he could just not travel with the squad to Shanghai and rejoin them in Cardiff.
Maguire is better now than VVD was 2 years ago. Or at least very similar. VVD has gone up a number of levels since then though, let's hope Maguire can do the same.
Liverpool overpaid for a completely average player. We're overpaying for a good player.
Good signing in a position we needed to strengthen. His aerial presence and ability to play out from the back will add a lot to our team. Now let's get Bruno Fernades.
Maybe Solskjaer views Smalling ahead of Lindelof
I really don't rate him that highly, but he's probably going to improve our first XI at least slightly so at least that's something for the money. If he goes on to be a massive success then I'll happily eat my words, and just because I didn't want / don't rate a player doesn't mean I'll be jumping at every opportunity to criticize him.
Wish him all the best and hope he can get us on the path to challenging again. £60m+20 is a much better deal than anything over £70m outright. I am sure that one of the clauses in such a mega deal must be that we win the Premier League within his initial contract with us. If that happens, then the transfer has surely been worth it?
Wish him all the best and hope he can get us on the path to challenging again. £60m+20 is a much better deal than anything over £70m outright. I am sure that one of the clauses in such a mega deal must be that we win the Premier League within his initial contract with us. If that happens, then the transfer has surely been worth it?
Not saying that we should definitely spend the whole £250m, I am not an expert in finance so not sure how gad that would affects us.. I will check out some of your posts on out finances. Thanks for notifying me about them. I also hope that we get Bruno Fernandes.
Regarding 1) I realise that we are not in the Champions League and know the financial loss this causes but I thought the club would have spent a bit more this window to get back up there next seson. I am happy that the club is looking to build a team to contend for the league in three seasons and realise it will take more than 1 transfer window to rectify all the issues with our squad.
Regarding point 3) What does "hurr durr" mean please? I realise that we have wasted a lot of money on dross signings in the last 6 years and I personally think its not the amount of money spend which is the main problem, its the fact that is hasn't been spend shrewdly enough.
Would rather Pogba goes than stays if he is going to be half committed. I want decent players here are going to give so much effort they are willing to virtually collapse for the team and be willing to give every last drop of sweat for the team rather than a supremely talented player who only turns up and puts in the full effort when he feels like it. Really hope than when Lukaku goes that he is properly replaced and that Woody doesn't think he doesn't need replacing as he feels we have enough quality in that area already.
I really hope your right when you state that we will definitely sign a new midfielder. If this happens it will have been an acceptable transfer window mate.
At what point should we actually believe the rumours of an agreement. Castles isn’t so relevant in a post-Mou era is he?
Wouldn’t have been my 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th choice but if it’s true then hope he does well.
Imagine the back 4 will be something like this.
Imagine the back 4 will be something like this.
DDG
Wan Lindelof Maguire Shaw
Smalling and Lindelof to fight it out for the right sided slot and Bailly and Jones probably as back up. Rojo gone, Tuan on loan.Wan Lindelof Maguire Shaw
I reckon this makes more sense.
Revisionist history, Andy Carroll was coming off a very good season with Newcastle
Staying fit long enough to get a run of games is his biggest problem. He'd be first out the door if it were up to me.
I would like to get rid of Rojo and Jones due to abysmal injury records of both players.
For about the 10th time in this thread, Manchester United would obviously like to sign a better defender for 80 million, De Ligt for example, however we are just not currently attractive to the TOP tier players. I really don't know how many times this needs to be repeated. There is a difference between real world signings and Football Manager signings! Maguire is the best realistic defender we can currently sign, if you know of someone better who is available and willing to join United I am all ears.
Maguire displaces Jones or Smalling from our lineup that is worth 80 million alone.
Fantastic news.
Only takes 48 hours for a visa to be granted. Done it myself.
Hard for him to get a run of games when his injury record is so bad.
I'll disagree with the last sentence. He's not worth replacing them at any cost.
How have I never seen this before? 
Mourinho asked for Maguire with about two weeks left of the transfer window. The bloke was an imbecile.
Is the Sun the main source for the "agreed fee"?
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