If Ronaldo goes, do we have budget for FDJ and a forward?

Yes, also, Malacia will be sold back to Feyenoord for half price.
 
It shouldn't be, but do the funds get reverted to a forward and we are left stuck with McFred....would be a nightmare, but would go some way to explaining another reason for a FDJ delay.

Did you re-read your opening post before creating this wum thread?
 
Why are people going on like we don't spend money? The previous managers may not have spent well but as I have said in other threads, the previous 3 managers spent 184M on average in their first season at United. Why will it be different for ten Hag?

I think he'll be given a 200M budget

ST - 50M - NKunku
RW - 20M - Ziyech/Bergwijn
CAM - Free - Eriksen
CM - 65M - De Jong
LB - 15M - Malacia
CB - 40M - Martinez
GK - Free - Romero
 
Once FDJ is confirmed, this thread should be trashed and voted as worst of 2022 thus far.
 
I don’t see why all the pisstake, it’s perfectly reasonable logic given how the club has been run in recent history by the Glazers..
Somehow people have completely misunderstood the point here.

Our budget has been rumoured in the £120-150m range, not too dissimilar to the first years under Jose, Van Gaal and Ole.

Malacia £15m
Martinez £40m
FDJ £70m

That's £125m and we are keen on Antony for c.£50m (albeit they want £60m). So thats top end £175m, but probably achieved my making £30-40m of sales cash.

So the maths here is simple. If Ronaldo goes someone like Nkunku is £80m. That would have been needed in a year ot two, but the Glazers rarely show the willingness to finish a job and invest earlier. If they did we would have got a DM in anyone of the last 2 years and not doing so has cost us.

So the idea we'll magically find £80m is very unlikely. This leaves budget prioritisation. Or some other compromise.

Who else is doing what Ronaldo did last year? And Greenwood for a few months.
 
Martial, Rashford, Elanga, Garnacho. If we don’t buy a replacement then these are our options. It doesn’t mean we neglect midfield AGAIN.

Its a question. I would argue that 4 is as bad or worse than sticking with McFred as the midfield.
 
Why are people going on like we don't spend money? The previous managers may not have spent well but as I have said in other threads, the previous 3 managers spent 184M on average in their first season at United. Why will it be different for ten Hag?

I think he'll be given a 200M budget

ST - 50M - NKunku
RW - 20M - Ziyech/Bergwijn
CAM - Free - Eriksen
CM - 65M - De Jong
LB - 15M - Malacia
CB - 40M - Martinez
GK - Free - Romero
The net spend was about £130m and I'm not convinced we'll get £50m in sales.
 
Somehow people have completely misunderstood the point here.

Our budget has been rumoured in the £120-150m range, not too dissimilar to the first years under Jose, Van Gaal and Ole.

Malacia £15m
Martinez £40m
FDJ £70m

That's £125m and we are keen on Antony for c.£50m (albeit they want £60m). So thats top end £175m, but probably achieved my making £30-40m of sales cash.

So the maths here is simple. If Ronaldo goes someone like Nkunku is £80m. That would have been needed in a year ot two, but the Glazers rarely show the willingness to finish a job and invest earlier. If they did we would have got a DM in anyone of the last 2 years and not doing so has cost us.

So the idea we'll magically find £80m is very unlikely. This leaves budget prioritisation. Or some other compromise.

Who else is doing what Ronaldo did last year? And Greenwood for a few months.
In short we’re fecked mate, look at all the outgoings and one left back from Feyenoord coming in, Ten Hag better work some miracles this season..
 
Why are people going on like we don't spend money? The previous managers may not have spent well but as I have said in other threads, the previous 3 managers spent 184M on average in their first season at United. Why will it be different for ten Hag?

I think he'll be given a 200M budget

ST - 50M - NKunku
RW - 20M - Ziyech/Bergwijn
CAM - Free - Eriksen
CM - 65M - De Jong
LB - 15M - Malacia
CB - 40M - Martinez
GK - Free - Romero

I highly doubt Nkunku is going to be that cheap
 
Why are people going on like we don't spend money? The previous managers may not have spent well but as I have said in other threads, the previous 3 managers spent 184M on average in their first season at United. Why will it be different for ten Hag?

I think he'll be given a 200M budget

ST - 50M - NKunku
RW - 20M - Ziyech/Bergwijn
CAM - Free - Eriksen
CM - 65M - De Jong
LB - 15M - Malacia
CB - 40M - Martinez
GK - Free - Romero
https://www.eurosport.com/football/...til-next-summer-paper-_sto8991571/story.shtml

Apparently £100m, but I've heard £80m a lot. Either way, it'll be somewhere in between them. Nunez is the recent benchmark at £85m
 
No. I don’t see why they’d be linked. Utd have probably known that Ronaldo wanted to leave for a while regardless of FDJ.

I hope this is the case, but I also can't see us spending over £200m, so something doesn't stack up.
 
I think it stands to reason that with a small budget (£120m seems accurate judging by our actions thus far) that we can't just stump up for a striker because the owners won't allow that. Therefore if Ronaldo leaves, we'll need a new striker and IF we buy one then that money has to come from somewhere. Sure we can use Ronnie's wages but that doesn't cover an £80m striker which they all seem to be these days, plus his wages.
At least some posters have a brain!

Others seem to think there is a bottomless pit of cash despite us having not shown that for the entire Glazer era. We've spent a lot, but always gone for the plan b/c/d or delayed transfers to get the right price or not brought the extra player needed to make it work.

The level of Top Red deludedness on here is crazy. Which part of no trophies in 5 years and no title in 10 years is hard to comprehend.
 
You have to remember that our payments aren't up front so if we get a decently structured deal we could still bring in a new striker and be paying less next year. The bigger issue is who will come in.

Anyway certainly not a ridiculous thread you've just come up against cry babies who have to have positives only. Same bunch have been saying we had to wait for FDJ to budget other deals yet they'll mock you for a budget based thread.
 
At least some posters have a brain!

Others seem to think there is a bottomless pit of cash despite us having not shown that for the entire Glazer era. We've spent a lot, but always gone for the plan b/c/d or delayed transfers to get the right price or not brought the extra player needed to make it work.

The level of Top Red deludedness on here is crazy. Which part of no trophies in 5 years and no title in 10 years is hard to comprehend.
True, but this is a problem that has to be addressed sooner or later. Even if he stays he’s gone end of this season. We have got to bite the bullet soon
 
CR7 and a cash adjustment in a swap for Bayern's RL - surely we could blow Barca out of the water wages wise.
 
Once FDJ is confirmed, this thread should be trashed and voted as worst of 2022 thus far.

Why?
Signing a player who is happy where he is... worked well for Messi, ADM and Lukaku? Hows that something to puff the chest out about.
 
Why are people going on like we don't spend money? The previous managers may not have spent well but as I have said in other threads, the previous 3 managers spent 184M on average in their first season at United. Why will it be different for ten Hag?

I think he'll be given a 200M budget

ST - 50M - NKunku
RW - 20M - Ziyech/Bergwijn
CAM - Free - Eriksen
CM - 65M - De Jong
LB - 15M - Malacia
CB - 40M - Martinez
GK - Free - Romero


This is feckin ridiculous and brain dead fantasy football nonsense!

Nkunku we aren't linked with nor getting as he signed a new deal with a release clause of £60m / €80m.
Ziyech and Bergwign not linked with and not getting them for those fees
Eriksen - Is a maybe and were struggling to entice him even
De Jong - 65M IF he signs
Malacia - 15m
Martinez - 45m realisticaly

Even if you were somehow right with prices there we absolutely are not spending 190M! Don't think we've every signed that many first teamers in a single transfer window either under the Glazers.
 
Ffs, here we go. I wish the mods had to approve threads before they were created to stop ridiculous threads all the time :wenger:

Why so angry at a reasonable thread?

It's a valid question.

If you look at the players we are linked with currently it comes up to 170m based on the rumored transfer fees. We aren't going to be spending another 60-80m on a CF.
 
True, but this is a problem that has to be addressed sooner or later. Even if he stays he’s gone end of this season. We have got to bite the bullet soon

Agreed, but with everything we need to fix im sure the board would like to be using budget in 2 or 3 years time. I'm sure they would have hoped we have more than 1 more year out of him!
 
Why?
Signing a player who is happy where he is... worked well for Messi, ADM and Lukaku? Hows that something to puff the chest out about.

:lol:

The Di Maria reference like a cockroach making another return!
 
:lol:

The Di Maria reference like a cockroach making another return!

The laugh emoji here is as bad as the facebook one.

It's absolutely relevant.

ADM didn't want to leave Real / FDJ doesn't want to leave Barca
Real forced him out / Barca are forcing FDJ out

Yeah not alike at all.
 
We will get 26m even if we sell Ronaldo for free. And based on the report says if there is a right bid comes in means i expect a transfer fee as well. So you would expect 26m income from his salary and 15m-20m income from his transfer fees. Enough money.
 
It isn't smart to be one or the other, but do the funds get reverted to a forward and we are left stuck with McFred....would be a nightmare, but would go some way to explaining another reason for a FDJ delay.

FDJ is our top priority signing.

Ronaldo isn't for sale or available for transfer. He's staying.