Jude Bellingham | Confirmed Borussia Dortmund player
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A similar approach was made for Rayan Cherki and it was reported we had a Helicopter waiting for him in addition to a £10m signing on fee. Cherki decided to stay at OL.
Dortmund are financially more powerful than the likes of Monaco, Ajax etc and can afford to get it wrong without the formula coming crashing down.
Someone on BT said hes the best English talent at his age since Rooney. We paid £25 million for Rooney, so to get him for £30-40 million would actually be a bargain, in these ridiculous inflated fees days.
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I heard when he came out of the tunnel to go onto the pitch the guard of honour that clapped him on was Giggs, Scholes, Van Nistelrooy, Keane, Robson, Rio, Schmeichel and Ronaldo.
Loan him to the Villa. if he can play there he can play anywhere
Rob Dawson from the above ESPN article.
"Solskjaer sees Bellingham as a first-team signing if they can secure his signature."
"United were willing to sign the teenager in January and loan him back to Birmingham until the end of the campaign but could not agree a fee. Birmingham rate the teenager at around £30 million and are keen to receive a large chunk up front in guaranteed cash"
"Solskjaer sees Bellingham as a first-team signing if they can secure his signature."
"United were willing to sign the teenager in January and loan him back to Birmingham until the end of the campaign but could not agree a fee. Birmingham rate the teenager at around £30 million and are keen to receive a large chunk up front in guaranteed cash"
I reckon this might be done.
We have been heavily linked to complete Grealish signing before April and now this news about Bellingham, I think Ed has learnt his lessons and now trying to do early business.
Seems Bruno's success is rubbing on Ed too, At this pace if we complete 2 signings before May then we can focus on someone like Sancho or one more major signing once window opens in summer.
Seems Bruno's success is rubbing on Ed too, At this pace if we complete 2 signings before May then we can focus on someone like Sancho or one more major signing once window opens in summer.
I hope we do this just to stick it to all those Dortmund loving wankers that see themselves as the holy grail for young footballers.
The Cantona thing is nonsense, nobody is even reporting it.
Also, this kid is 16. If Cantona turned up he'd probably think "what is the bloke from the Paddy Power adverts doing here?".
Out: Pogba £100m, Smalling £18m, Andreas £15m, Lingard £10m
In: Bellingham £30m, Sancho £120m, Grealish £45m
Net spend: £52m
Have enough money to invest a top striker too if Ighalo doesn't work out
In: Bellingham £30m, Sancho £120m, Grealish £45m
Net spend: £52m
Have enough money to invest a top striker too if Ighalo doesn't work out
Don't see what the hype is about with this kid tbh. Looks technically good, strong for his age and has size, but doesn't look like a generational talent by any means to me.
Cancel the transfer lads, Womp has spoken.
Is playing week in week out in the Championship....at 16. This doesnt happen often. Happens pretty much only a few times in a generation.
Which is impressive, but I don't really see what about his skillset specifically puts him in that top tier category. That being said though, I haven't watched the Championship as much this season, so maybe I've just missed the games where he's justified that hype.
Saw the thread moved along 4 pages and expected it to be an e-fight, but what a pleasant surprise!
Sign him up Fergie
Sign him up Fergie
Ed likes that. No DM though.
---------------Henderson-----------------
AWB--Tuanzebe-Maguire--Shaw
-------McTominay-Bellingham-----
Sancho------Grealish----Rashford
---------------Greenwood----------------
Brexit FC is back baby
AWB--Tuanzebe-Maguire--Shaw
-------McTominay-Bellingham-----
Sancho------Grealish----Rashford
---------------Greenwood----------------
Brexit FC is back baby
if we really were in for de ligt and we were/are in for sancho and haaland? It just shows we are making smarter moves in the market after years of making weird signings.
he looks like a brilliant player in the making. We are identifying the really top young players and aggressively trying to recruit them. If they chose to stay or go to Dortmund etc what can we do?We are a brilliant club for a talented young lad.
On the contrary, Ronaldo took the piss out of him all game, resulting in Rooney hacking him down.
We're without doubt moving in the right direction regards targeting the best youth and Woodward deserves credit for that after Gill had left the academy in a bit of a mess.
Looks like he's got very good close control. What's his passing range like?
If we did sign this lad and Grealish then central midfield (including number 10) suddenly looks a bit crowded. If you make a power rankings you probably have Fernandes, Pogba, Grealish, Fred, McTominay, Bellingham, Matic, Mata, Lingard, Pereira, Garner, Gomes, Mejbri, Levitt.
Got to think that Levitt, Gomes and Garner will all probably look for first team minutes elsewhere soon and Lingard and Pereira will probably be shipped off in the unlikely event that all of the above comes to pass.
If we did sign this lad and Grealish then central midfield (including number 10) suddenly looks a bit crowded. If you make a power rankings you probably have Fernandes, Pogba, Grealish, Fred, McTominay, Bellingham, Matic, Mata, Lingard, Pereira, Garner, Gomes, Mejbri, Levitt.
Got to think that Levitt, Gomes and Garner will all probably look for first team minutes elsewhere soon and Lingard and Pereira will probably be shipped off in the unlikely event that all of the above comes to pass.
He's a young Gerrard.
played for Rangers u20s, not first team I don’t think.
If it’s true that the club got both Sir Alex & Cantona involve to try and sign a 16 year old, then the kid must incredibly talented.
Cantona had nothing to do with it. He probably doesn't even know what a Cantona is.
I much much prefer this transfer model. Bruno has seemingly made it all click. We have a hungry team that are still a few players away from being a top side again. The best youth has to look at our club and feel like we are going places but also that they have a chance of getting substantial minutes with us. If he does come I’d fancy him to play early cup games and be used as a sub and eased into the squad. season after next who knows what his ceiling really is. It’s obvious that clubs who recruit smart are looking at him and his fee isn’t putting people off. That should speak volumes. It makes me happy to see us strongly in the running for these top young and hopefully really hungry players.I love watching young players develop here. It’s my favourite part of being a united fan.
Pogba surely is on his way out. Matic can still do a job if used sparingly or rotated. Mata (much as I love him), Lingard, and Pereira need to go this summer. Garner should be in the first team already. That leaves Bruno, McTominay, Fred to be joined by Garner and Bellingham and one of the last 3 you listed. Not too crowded! Sign him up!
We need a DM, I think that's actually the most important signing we need to make alongside RW, our ceiling as a team lifts massively if we can acquire a very good one.
Completely agree with you. I've always preferred the same approach.
Tomorrow never comes.
Tomorrow never comes if you don't prepare for tomorrow.
If we could recruit as well as Dortmund and actually were able to hold onto our top players then we will be a real force again. Mark my words. The amount of talent that club has turned over is pretty great. If they’d been able to keep teams together for longer they’d have done a lot better. They’ve been a lot more shrewd in the market than we have post Fergie finally it looks like we are catching up. Their signings have a lot more upside than say someone like Alexis Sanchez? It’s lower risk and higher reward. We have a few leaders in the squad now too so signing young players isn’t as much of an issue as it may once have been. Fergie always championed giving young players a chance as they have the power to surprise you. Who was a better signing. RVP or young ronaldo or Rooney? I think buying for the future is the future.
Or you could be like Arsenal were in Wenger’s second half and never actually arrive. All your good players ‘will be good players in a couple of years’.
It’s an important balance to be struck. The first thing to remember is that half of these players will never amount to much anyway. You could bet big on a tomorrow that never arrives. Then when that happens, the team itself never arrives, and then the one or two players who do actually become top players want to leave to go and play at a team that can win things, because they are surrounded by players who are not up to it, and the club’s solution is to being in a few more 18 year olds and ask them to wait another few years again.
I’m all for bringing in talented young players, but first and foremost, a club should try to be competitive in the coming season ideally.
I genuinely think we are a sancho or chiesa signing away from being challengers again. We just need to figure out how to break down the teams that sit back, buy some squad depth and keep our players injury free and we have a really good team again. The average age is fine. Maguire, Fred DDG and Bruno are all in or supposed to be in their prime. Players like Bailey shaw and Awb really stepping it up. Our young players have been really good this year. Rashford has been unplayable at times and Greenwood looks like a seriously top talent. I’m starting to feel it’s a case of when not if we get back to challenging again. Instead of signing older players we are putting in a solid foundation for years to come.
edit: spending 100 million plus on a player is not something arsenal do no matter the age. Sancho is still very young but he’s too good (and expensive) for the likes of arsenal. I don’t think there’s a better option out there of any age.
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