This may have been addressed at some point in here, but why do United appear to have a free run at this guy? Surely there are plenty of clubs that would happily offer more than £35m for him if his ceiling is as high as often stated?
Jarrad Branthwaite
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Tapsoba is light years ahead of Varane with the ball, and in the build-up. In all likelihood he would be a much better partner for Martínez than the Frenchman.
And that will be knocked back.
A third bid will go in which will be entertained by Everton but not quite there yet.
A deal will be done with add ons for about 65-68mil
I just thought I would beat Fab to it.
None of the other "big" clubs need a centre back or they don't have 50 mil to spare for one.
Another bid closer to 50m coming soon according to some guy on Twitter
Could be bullshit but he has called a few things right before
Could be bullshit but he has called a few things right before
We’ll sell and replace a couple of them, maybe Maguire and lindelof. Buying a top class left back like Hernandez from ac Milan and using Luke shaw as back up left back/centre back would see he’s rested but also getting plenty of game time. Maybe a versatile player (like kimmich) who can play in both midfield and defence would be wise. Basically we need more depth across the squad with players who can be cross deployed at the top level
I wouldn’t be expecting Malacia to be fit at the start of the season. He hasn’t completed a full training session since April 2023. We don’t know yet if he is even fully recovered.
We definitely need a LB that’ll bridge the gap between Shaw and Amass.
Amass will probably get some minutes next season. And then maybe a dozen games the season after. He has the talent to play now, but he is still building out his frame.
Apparently, that is it, and we will move on to other targets. If this is true, then I am finally glad we are not getting rinsed. I am fed up with the days Maguire and AWB stood there waiting, knowing that we would pay the ridiculous fees that their former clubs wanted. There are a lot of defenders in the market, and clubs need to realize it is not a seller's market for defenders. Furthermore, we need to broaden our horizons to other continents.
I would keep Evans simply as backup...but yes. With Varane and one f Lindelof and Maguire gone, we need 2 more
the fact that we are being linked with this lad and DeLigt....it's like going back and starting over again with a younger version of Harry Maguire
fecking tired of seeing United with these big lumbering CB's who've got no pace and are only decent with the ball.
fecking tired of seeing United with these big lumbering CB's who've got no pace and are only decent with the ball.
Have you watched Branthwaite play?
I think it's @statingtheobvious
Clearly not. He's gone... ooooo he is 6ft 4, English, white so he must be Maguire like.
Forget about all the attributes he has
The caf favourite... Trust me bro
Can you tell someone at Peterborough to let us have Ronnie Edwards on the cheap?
How's Tapsoba been doing recently? I remember a few years ago he had a season that was statistically incredible and looked on track to be one of the best in the world, and the few games I managed to watch he looked great so it wasn't just stats. At the time he was my #1 pick for defenders we should sign. He seemed to drop off a bit after that though, and I haven't actually watched him since then.
Tapsoba is far better on the ball than Varane (to the extent that I wonder if he might even be better than Martinez), so in theory it'd be one hell of a combo. Like I said I haven't actually watched him the last couple of years so not sure if he's recaptured that early promise though. Considering the season Leverkuson just had I'd say he must have been doing well, but it might also be hard to get him out of there. Especially if they do lose Tah to Bayern as well.
I believe we are trying to bring a like-for-like replacement for Varane with Brantwaite. Not particularly great on the ball, but aggressive, and dominant in the air in the 16-yard box, to cover for Martinez's height deficiencies. If he is their first choice, I hope Everton will play ball with some 50 + 10-15 mil in add-ons.
I'd be happy with Branthwaite + De Ligt, or Yoro + De Ligt, or Yoro + Branthwaite. I'd be ecstatic with all three coming in the same window.
Would be great, wouldn’t it? Looks a great prospect.
Unfortunately, I moved to Manchester some years back, and do everything in my power to avoid any interactions with that hell hole, where possible.
Just had a £10m bid accepted for a Villa CM.
So not really sure We need to sell anyone for PSR this month
So not really sure We need to sell anyone for PSR this month
Ya I’d be happy with Margot Robbie begging me for a shag too.
Transfer date?
I think Palace have him earmarked as Guehi's replacement. Very promising.
I saw Ornstein this morning saying Everton were confident they could meet the PSR requirements by selling a couple of academy players. It's pretty clear that your financial difficulties have been somewhat overblown.
Kind of the line the club was saying all along i.e don't listen to rags like The Sun/Talksport.
I think it’s safe to say his father is extremely overweight, he has pledged to Real Madrid in two years on pain of death, and regardless of what he’s shown, he will on arrival turn out to be a nervous wrick with body of a log, feet of lead and the brain of a Commodore 64.
Better not to hope, avvoid the disappointment.
Tapsoba has a release clause of €100m.
it involves their mirror
Ah, that's not happening then. I see he signed a new contract less than a year ago too, so I doubt he's going anywhere for at least a couple of years.
When you lose £90 million in the 22/23 season - I am not sure it has been that much overblown
We spent £210m on the stadium that year
Probably why we have been so stiff and adamant with you.
Do you reckon they're just posturing or would they relent in the end? Or would it take Branthwaite pushing for it?
I reckon we will sell Onana and Branthwaite will only be sold if someone matches the 60-80 million price range. From what I've read and heard Branthwaite is happy to stay for another season.
Move on.
I agree that it would be hard to get him out of there. I suspect Leverkusen will let 1 or 2 of their important players go, and Tapsoba might not be one of them. There's big incentive for their players to stay one more year as well, as Alonso decided to stay, Wirtz is staying, and they have a good chance for a deep CL run, as well as to defend the Bundesliga title. I hope Tapsoba will be a big target for us in 2025, at least.
Surely it's time for Pep to buy another defender?
He's not bought one for 5m.
Move on and focus on De Ligt and Todibo. I would garner to guess we could get both for about roughly the same amount as the Brainthwaite fee.
dreaming if you think De Ligt is anything under 60million