This is so true! Rather pay silly money for Sancho than make a panic buy (still over the odds). We can cover the area we were desperate for (RW) with the best talent of his generation. We can cover the CB,CDM,AM later because there aren't such good options for these positions like Sancho for RW. Next year maybe a top young CB will be available or promising CDM, Graelish cheaper etc. Just pay whatever Dormund want (btw all these transfer fees are crazy these days)...
Jadon Sancho| Staying at Dortmund for now
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absolutely disgusting what dortmund are doing to make it seem if Sancho does leave/force a move he'll be painted as a mercenary that pushed his way out. if this was bayern munich that wanted Sancho, they would have just given him for free, fecking small time club.
remember Raiola had to chuck a chair to get dortmund to sell Mkhitaryan
remember Raiola had to chuck a chair to get dortmund to sell Mkhitaryan
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Panic buy? There are 2 months left in the window to find an alternative.
Dortmund getting everyone in the squad to say how happy they are that Sancho stays. Cringeworthy club 
Maybe it's their insistence to use an intermediary rather than negotiating direct with United?Can you explain why? Are you mad at BVB because they don't want to sell their best player to the holy United? Can you then just sell Pogba for €40m to Juve or Real, please? Or should Real now say "well they did not sell their best player to us, we don't make a deal with them ever again"? And I am not even mentioning De Gea->Real.
First you guys belittle BVB as a selling and feeder club. Then, when you realize that they don't want to sell, you get mad. This is somehow really funny.
If it's Dortmund's choice to do that, why are the (UK) press saying United have to pay the intermediary's fees?
Dortmund should get off their high horse and negotiate directly, not just swamp social media with childish posts.
There is no suitable alternative really. Those mentioned have a bad injury record and probably don’t even want to leave their current clubs.
Good point! Shows my memory! I just remember them doing loads of canoodling and it was all matey. Then suddenly they were never seen together again.
Bayern have been the best side, most consistent by far, in Europe this season and will only improve as they have some of the best young talent in Europe in their team. I don't think they'll be in danger of not winning the league anytime soon.
I just wish they would've shut up about their rivals last month though instead of belittling them
They had the perfect opportunity this season when Bayern were going through a tricky time and ended up finishing 13 points behind them.
I know Dortmund is a good place for players to go play but players outgrow Dortmund, we have seen it with almost every top player. They are in CL and finish top 4 in the Bundesliga without any real pressure, if you want to take your career further, he has to move. They wont beat Bayern and CL the aim is Quater final really.
I would love to see it if we get Sancho this summer and someone gets Halaand next.
It would be absolutely hilarious with an transfer request from Sancho now.
Well said.
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A lesson in context is what it is.
In this thread- Sancho is signing
In the pogba thread- pogba is signing an extension
Out of your examples only Lukaku is the only that feels a big signing of a summer to me. Maybe that's just hindsight talking.
And of course Fred was a "Big" fee, but it's hard to think of him in anyway as a big signing due to his output since - even the few months much improved.
That 2016-17 did feel something special - you fear we won't be celebrating that sort of summer, but more a 18-19 one.
I think it's funny
It'll be even funnier if we land Sancho at some point this summer, making a mockery of all those tweets from the players, the chairman, and club associates.
I'm especially looking forwards to the "Welcome to Manchester" banner that will be plastered all over the NW of England shortly after his arrival.
Traore and Zaha
It wouldn't make a difference. Plenty of wantaway Dortmund players have had that request denied in the past. It would only lead to Dortmund digging their heels in and isolating Sancho.
Dortmund often come off as a holier than thou club but they're right cnuts when it comes to transfers.
They've been the one's pushing the narrative throughout. The way they conduct business is incredibly unprofessional.
Why didn't all our player celebrate Phil Jones new contract? We clearly don't love our lads like they do in Dortmund.
Jadon's a professional if a deal isn't agreed he'll honour his commitments to Dortmund and then leave when one is agreed. Time is on his side so even if not this season, he'll end up somewhere else eventually and can even run his contract down if Dortmund want to take the piss.
Dortmund are hoping for a bidding war next year but they'll look silly if he ends up leaving on a bosman at 22.
Dortmund are hoping for a bidding war next year but they'll look silly if he ends up leaving on a bosman at 22.
They finished 13 points behind Bayern Munich despite only finishing 2 points behind them the season before. So, they actually finished further away than they had done previously. To me, that tells a story that they had a chance to perhaps overthrow Bayern this season but just didn't take it, or simply they don't have it in them. Bayern Munich have won that league for the last...8 years running. I'm sure Dortmund can close that gap a little this season, but I don't honestly see them winning the league. With or without Sancho. They have a better chance with them, but Bayern Munich have got a stranglehold on that league.
It's almost as if it all being orchestrated by Dortmund to try and pressure us.
This is so embarrassing. Way overcompensating, let the trophies do the talki.. oh.
I don't think he'd lose too much and be painted as a mercenary if he handed one in. Just say he's been there 2 years, he feels homesick, wants to go home, he's very grateful to Dortmund, he likes the city, the fans etc. I'm sure his agent can write a statement from him that would minimise any damage.
I think the real question is does he want to come to Utd badly enough to do it.
Haven't seen any links yet and their clubs would definitely try to take us to the cleaners as wellTraore and Zaha
Zaha has been putting in transfer requests for years now and they keep asking for 60m+ regardless. Think if he does leave he'll end up at Arsenal.
Can't see Traore being sold though if the Jimenez rumors are to be believed.
All things considered though, they'd be dowgrades quality wise to Sancho
Going to play the devil's advocate here. How is what Dortmund are doing any different than what we did with Pogba last year? Is Pogba worth 120-140m? Not to RM apparently. If he was, they simply didn't have the cash and won't have it this year either, hence the more likely reason that Pogba is reportedly signing a new deal. Had covid hit last year, would we have lowered our demands for Pogba? Not a chance in hell.
Back to Sancho and Dortmund. They value him at 120m euros regardless of the economic impact of covid and said he can leave if United pay it. I'm of the mindset that it's not an astronomical fee considering the players stats, age, nationality, and marketability. United just want to feel like they're not paying the asking price and want to negotiate. I think Dortmund's settling price is lower than the 120m euros. If they wanted to be sure they get 120m, they would raise the asking price and negotiate down to 120m, or perhaps they fear asking more than 120m is too much and we wouldn't be interested at all. Maybe if we offered more up front the price would be lower. Whatever the case, Sancho is Ole's request. He fits the mould of what he wants to bring in. Dembele does not. Havertz does not. There is still plenty of time in the window. I think Ed will know what's best for United financially. We walked away from the Haaland deal because United did't want to pay agent fees and insert a buyout clause. I don't think you can blame Ed for that. If United can't afford the 120m asking price, United won't pay it. Simple as that. No use in losing sleep over it. Let's wait and see what happens.
Exactly, last season was the best chance for them winning the league.
They have also lost Hakimi who was a crucial player for them last season.
I can only see Bayern going from strength to strength considering they played alot of the season without regular CB's. Since the turn of the year, a few players have really shone and will improve again next year.
Taking Chelski just as long to get him.
Don't know where posters get the idea we are the only team who take a while.
I think it's telling that Sancho hasn't said a word on anything yet, if this was off he could quite easily say he was staying, he hasn't though.
So game on muppets.
So game on muppets.
Yea it's kind of been a bit funny that we've heard from damn near everyone at Dortmund about his future besides himself even though he's apparently supposed to have been extended by the club
You always hear from the player in question when a club announces that they've extended their deal but it's been radio silence from him and his camp so far...
Exactly
We know who the children are after the Mkhitaryan transfer comments. The Sancho stuff has all been from Germany right down to the German defence brigade flocking to redcafe.
Edit, right on cue, more noise from his team mates now.
Provoked?
Why, especially in this thread, do you German posters come in en mass to belittle United on a United forum? Just curious.
You can imagine all the players, who released a statement, sitting in a press conference with Sancho. Between each statement being read the camera turns to Sancho and he looks right at it with the biggest cry smile ever.
They made every player say they were happy he was staying.
might have missed it in the giant PR wank fest that they're having at Dortmund right now, but Sancho himself hasn't spoken, has he? Pretty funny if that's the case.
He was ‘happy to stay’ until we offer them the 120M euros
More like the journos asked every player about the issue
What a small time club they are...from top to bottom...would love to draw them in the knockouts of next years champions league!!!
All those Dortmund players with these quotes, if this goes through my god what a shambles that will be from them.
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