Standards and quality in the club continue to fall.
Joshua King / signs for Watford
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Sky now saying United's interest has cooled and we are looking elsewhere.
Going to be an interesting day.
Going to be an interesting day.
Look, he is a good footballer. My two concerns are that he is injured and he is another good footballer who doesn't score a lot of goals. Still I think he will be better backup than a lot of clubs have and he has a good relationship with Ole clearly.
Its not happening yay
Both. Buying( and overpaying) average players from average teams will end in tears for us fans
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Come in on loan? Sure.
Come in for £5m? Sure.
Come in for £20+++ million? Thank U, Next.
Come in for £5m? Sure.
Come in for £20+++ million? Thank U, Next.
According to the ever reliable wikipedia, his goalscoring return for us was fire!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_King_(footballer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_King_(footballer)
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Probably all over now. The logistics for the Chinese-based players kill those moves. And nothing else worthwhile.
Giroud and Cavani would be the most logical two options, but Chelsea will want silly money and Cavani is set on Atletico.
Giroud and Cavani would be the most logical two options, but Chelsea will want silly money and Cavani is set on Atletico.
Sky are going to keep things moving as much as possible to keep interest and build up attention, probably best not to believe in everything they say.
Don't think we'll end up getting anyone, it's very late in the window and convincing teams t part with their players is going to be immensely difficult.
Maybe, but not expensive squad players. £30m is not pocket change money either. Would you buy a Jlinz style of squad player for £30m? Nah, me neither.
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At 3pm on transfer deadline day we decided to look elsewhere? Well planned as always Ed!
Rashford plays on the left under Ole and Greenwood will be on the right until he matures, which will be a while. Until then, we've got 1 inconsistent striker.
Really hope we make a late push for Giroud now. Perfect option.
£50m 
Enjoy the Championship you turds.
Enjoy the Championship you turds.If we paid that sort of money for him we'd deserve to go bankrupt.
Theres only few hours left, if we do not sign anyone, we are left with Lingard as our backup forward when Rashford is out for next few months.
Yeah, our strongest XI is strong enough for top 4, it's that we have no adequate back ups is the problem. We still need to add quality but I certainly see Martial and Rashford as good enough in the long term.
£50m+ I’d do the same in Bournemouth’s position.
I’d do the same in Bournemouth’s position.I am sure that is bullshit but I would honestly find it hilarious if we signed Josh King for £50m after dicking about all month over Fernandes. The most Woodward thing of all time.
Lampard bullish Giroud will not be sold as he couldn't get a replacement.
He's a master transfer genius!
Sounds typical for us though doesn't it? Leave it to the last few days to do a month worth of work. I don't think we'll get anyone in, or we'll cave and pay what Bournemouth want to sign King and rush the deal though. Either way, it's a bit of a shambles
Surely in the next few hours Utd should be at the ’preparing a bid’ stage.
Lampard has no say. He cant even get players.
Jarrod Bowen talks are stalling. Just hijack that deal
He'll be a back up striker. We need numbers. Even with Rashford back, we would need a starting striker and a back up striker.
We lost Lukaku and Sanchez.
He's from the academy. I'm sure he wouldn't mind sitting on the bench and helping whenever he's called to do a jod.
30m is nothing in today's market.
We lost Lukaku and Sanchez.
He's from the academy. I'm sure he wouldn't mind sitting on the bench and helping whenever he's called to do a jod.
30m is nothing in today's market.
No thanks, the club should be setting it's sights miles above Josh King quality. We absolutely can't be giving out (more) contracts to this level player.
Yeah, would be better thank King.
It's definitely not lack of trying. Spurs and one more club was seriously trying to get him and were pushed back.
Yes, but we need squad players that can actually challenge for the starting spot, main part of the job of the squad players is to push the starters to their best level, not only be there to play when the starter is injured.
We have a squad full of players that cant/shouldt challenge for starting spots, thats why we have players underperforming and totally relaxed, such as Martial. They know there’s no one that can take their place, competition is always good in a squad, I just don’t see how King can challenge Martial he will be merely used as a back up striker, playing some cup games or getting minutes if Martial is injured.
We're getting desperate now thought TBF. Offer them 10-15 million or something and I think we'd get him.
I can see why fans are angry at average players but i will never understand why fans moan about the clubs when we sign players. It's like they started to follow the game just a day back and think every top player plays only for top teams.
I remember when he played for us as a kid, I had no idea he's 28 now, time flies. He's never really progressed to any kind of real quality level, his scoring record is pretty mediocre, if it's a loan then OK, but I'd rather not actually buy him and go for Werner in the summer.
I don't think chelsea owners are gong to sell Lampard down the river yet. He's a fan favorite atm and already pissed he couldn't get deals done.
I wonder who those backup options even are or just a sly way of saying we won’t be making any further additions in this window.
Money was there but we ran out of time statement.