Ronaldo's wages should be paid by the trikots he sells and not by James. ...
Luckhurst: United prepared to move for a holding midfielder in January
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Big day tomorrow.
Think with the James money coming in, we will make some sort of move for the midfield.
Think with the James money coming in, we will make some sort of move for the midfield.
I think if Lingard was to leave for 15-20m then we'd try to get a midfielder tomorrow but it seems he's staying so don't think a DM/CM is happening for us this summer which isn't ideal but it is what it is.
We are not signing anyone else, Sancho and Varane were our only targets. Ronaldo only happened because the club didn't want him to go to city.
Don't think were completely done, just not showing our intentions until tomorrow. Hopefully we can get something over the line.
Selling Lingard and bringing in a midfielder would be fantastic. Seems like the club knows that we need to invest, pretty evident after the bad performances from Matic against Southampton and Fred yesterday.
Selling Lingard and bringing in a midfielder would be fantastic. Seems like the club knows that we need to invest, pretty evident after the bad performances from Matic against Southampton and Fred yesterday.
If we fail to secure a solid DM tomorrow, this window has been wasted, despite the great signings, it's pointless without a solid spine.
I think if we do decide to sign a DM, it'll be someone on loan. Someone mentioned Gueye who is at PSG in another thread as a potential stop gap signing, and I think it'll be someone like that who we'll look to sign this late in the window.
I can't see us sign any of the obvious names this late in the window and the best we can do is bring in someone on a short term loan, which likely won't go down well with a few. But I think it could prove to be a good move.
I can't see us sign any of the obvious names this late in the window and the best we can do is bring in someone on a short term loan, which likely won't go down well with a few. But I think it could prove to be a good move.
Sneaky suspicion of a deal for Rice. I think Rio hinted at it, Andy Mitten has mentioned him recently and I feel the elephant in the room is Jesse when West Ham are bidding for every player going.
Covers Ronaldo fee
The hint was about his show with Romano
A midfielder on loan with an option to buy might be what we end up doing.
Don't know which midfielder though.
Don't know which midfielder though.
Quite possible.
wonder if this will open the door for Neves?
Good work that, sell James to pay for Sancho, Varane and Ronaldo.
Major sign-off from Woodwood
Continuing their Portuguese tradition.
Really like the optimism in here.
Wish I shared it.
Wish I shared it.
We need someone in. Beggars can’t be choosers.
Neves is so immobile and static. He's not that good. People who think Fred and McTominay aren't good enough will be surprised when they watch Neves week in and week out
Rather save the $$$ and go for someone who'd actually be an upgrade.
No need to make a panic signing.
Disagree. We need the right signing. We’ve already got numbers. Nevez will end up being moaned about in 6 months time.
We actually do need to make a panic signing though. We only have 3 players capable of playing in a central role. Pogba can but it’s a total waste and is also never a good idea imo.
We don’t have the numbers. To me, we have Matic (bad), Fred (decent) and McTominay (good). It’s not enough.
This is the sort of attitude that has resulted in a bloated squad full of shite in the past. Rather we get the right players in than instead of for the sake of it that end up being deadwood in a year.
Well, we’ve known since Carrick retired that we need a midfielder of that type and quality, why haven’t we got the right player?
Disagree in this situation. We absolutely need someone in who can play DM. I’d prefer a loan at this point so we don’t waste money/a place for next year onwards but if we go into the season with those options we are fecked.
with this james deal we are just so close to a perfect window damn near. Just sell lingard (or VDB if Ole doesnt rate him as a deeper midfielder) and use the james/lingard money for a DM. Literally would be able to mount a proper title challenge then and really make some noise.
? Who else can play cm right now besides matic and Fred? Mctominay is out, pogba doesn't play well there, and ole would rather have a colonoscopy than have dvb play
Just looked up Portugal's EURO 2020 line-ups and noticed that Neves didn't start any of the games. On that note, surely we don't go for more average players?
Pogba not playing well at CM is now another fabled redcafe myth.
He's had plenty of good performances at CM.
They also have Moutinho, although he is old
Pogba is a liability there because it’s not his game. Ole would rather die than play VDB that much is clear. We have two players in my eyes because Matic is useless as well.
Haven't we learned enough about Pogba and his current midfield partners? It won't work. Ole doesn't trust Donny either.
We shouldn't panic buy though. We need to bring in quality to enable the likes of Pogba and Bruno to start in midfield for us. Who that is that's currently available, I genuinely don't know.
Yes but he plays much better on the left or further forward. Could we get by with him playing deeper? Maybe but it's handicapping multiple positions
Did you see the game yesterday? He doesn’t have the defensive sense you need and nor should he. It’s a waste to play him there.
Fred, McTominay and Matic for 1 or 2 positions plus if we are absolutely stuck there’s Van De Beek. McTominay is going to miss a couple of games at most.
Panic buying another midfielder is more damaging long term than waiting for the right man.
He's had similar level performances at CM for club and country compared to further forward too.
You want to pin our poor performance yesterday all because Pogba played in midfield?
He grew into the game the 2nd half either way.
