Manchester United Summer Transfer Window 2015: What do we still need?

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DDG
RB - CB - One existing CB - Shaw
DM
Herrera AM
WF CF Depay
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If we want to win the title/make a mark in the CL..

I think we definitely need a new right back, centre back, defensive midfielder and striker.
Ideally if Di Maria/Mata were performing we wouldn't need a winger/attacking midfielder but I have doubts about Di Maria's desire to stay here/compatibility with LVG's style of play.

Mata I have slight doubts about in terms of his compatibility with a 4-3-3 system, either we bring in two really powerful CMs and make him the attacking midfielder.. drop Herrera, or give him a shot at RM next year in a really strong side and see if he can really make a powerful impact from that position. I think deep down LVG prefers two pace wingers in his side and would drop Mata .. so we shall see.

Signings I would like to see in a dream window..

Carvajal/Clyne
Laporte
Verratti
CF (i.e. Lacazette.. but to be honest, I am not too sure if he is any good.. or the likes of Dybala.. young, energetic forward with promise.)
Bale/Reus
Grealish

DDG
Clyne Smalling Laporte Shaw
Verratti
Herrera Grealish
Depay Lacazette Bale​
 
Do we really want to spend upwards of 20 mill for Clyne..?

Realistically we need a striker, a powerful midfielder a right back and a centre back.

Midfield conundrum- Lvg wants strootman- but he is injured. Schneiderlin, Gundogan and Kondogbia should be on our list.

Best right back bar ivanovic in the league is Trippier at Burnley.he must be better than ValenciaValencia
 
Raees said:
DDG
RB - CB - One existing CB - Shaw
DM
Herrera AM
WF CF Depay
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If we want to win the title/make a mark in the CL..

I think we definitely need a new right back, centre back, defensive midfielder and striker.
Ideally if Di Maria/Mata were performing we wouldn't need a winger/attacking midfielder but I have doubts about Di Maria's desire to stay here/compatibility with LVG's style of play.

Mata I have slight doubts about in terms of his compatibility with a 4-3-3 system, either we bring in two really powerful CMs and make him the attacking midfielder.. drop Herrera, or give him a shot at RM next year in a really strong side and see if he can really make a powerful impact from that position. I think deep down LVG prefers two pace wingers in his side and would drop Mata .. so we shall see.

Signings I would like to see in a dream window..

Carvajal/Clyne
Laporte
Verratti
CF (i.e. Lacazette.. but to be honest, I am not too sure if he is any good.. or the likes of Dybala.. young, energetic forward with promise.)
Bale/Reus
Grealish

DDG
Clyne Smalling Laporte Shaw
Verratti
Herrera Grealish
Depay Lacazette Bale​
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Appreciate it's a "dream" window bit that's one hell of a overhaul! 7/11 new players will never happen.

Surprised people plumping for grealish kids may gave potential but he's not shown anything close to being in a "dream" united first 11.
 
CB: Laporte/Hummels
RB: Darmian/Clyne
CDM: Haven't a clue.
CM: Gundogan/Schneiderlinn
ST: Dybala/Lacazette/Vietto
 
We need an injection of genuine quality.

We've got the basis of a good squad, just need to sprinkle it with some star dust. No more squad players.
 
We can spend more or less what we want, money isn't really the issue - it's attracting top quality, that's the problem.
 
1. First choice RB
2. First Choice CB
3. #6/#8 midfielder
4. Young forward

That's all we need provided DDG stays. Hardly a massive overhaul.
 
sullydnl said:
1. First choice RB
2. First Choice CB
3. #6/#8 midfielder
4. Young forward

That's all we need provided DDG stays. Hardly a massive overhaul.
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Yep. 5 real quality players and we should be good to go.
 
Devil may care said:
This is the perfect summer for us to make moves to strengthen everywhere before the Euro rebounds or the loophole in FFP is found. It would also be a good idea to leave as little business as possible for next summer as it's the European Championships and that stalls everything
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Totally agree with all that DMC. Quality post as ever man :cool:

Get it sorted now & have a settled team for the next couple / few years, is the way to go. We have the loot & dont need to space out our spending like most clubs do, so go for it & get the team / squad sorted asap. Sick of sayin that!

Its painfully obvious that we have some deadwood in the squad & its been exposed by Carrick's absence yet again. Its bordering on the rediculous at this stage. One player shouldnt completely disjoint a team, but it does when Carrick's missing. Whats with the mentality of some of our players, that they cant step up when Carrick's out?!

De Gea has most likely got us over the line for the Champions League next season. It tells a shit story when your Keeper is the clubs Player of Year two years running.

We won today, when it looked like we could have lost it quite easily. If Palace had of gone 2-1 up, then i couldnt see any way back for us.

We're scrapin the shit out of it to obtain Champions League football next season, when it looked like we were gonna finish 2nd & on a high. Gettin over the line is the main thing, but it would be a helluva better to finish the season with less question marks..
 
Heardy said:
Appreciate it's a "dream" window bit that's one hell of a overhaul! 7/11 new players will never happen.

Surprised people plumping for grealish kids may gave potential but he's not shown anything close to being in a "dream" united first 11.
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It will never happen but we definitely need 4 top class signings to be competitive and hope our existing players do the business I.e Di Maria and Mata.
 
I would say we need 2 CBs more than 2 CMs.

Evans is dreadful. Jones is average and injury prone. Smallings good but injury prone and lacks intelligence.

You just need a William Carvalho to back up Carrick, stick him behind Herrera and Mata. Bob's yer uncle.
 
RB: Darmian (15-20m), Clyne (15m)
CB: Hummels (33m), Laporte (31m buyout clause), Stones (30m)
DM: Schneiderlin (30m), Kondogbia (25-30m), Krychowiak (22m buyout clause), Carvalho (25m)
CM: Gündogan (22m), Pogba (80m), Nainggolan (25-30m), Pjanic (30m), Moutinho (25m), Strootman (25-30m)
Forward: Dybala (30m), Lacazette (25m), Vietto (14.5m buyout clause)

Pretty much all more or less gettable for the prices mentioned. The bolded would be my favourites, but the others arent too bad either.
 
Do you have no sense of pride? Signing Pogba would be complete and utter madness.
 
Jacob said:
Do you have no sense of pride? Signing Pogba would be complete and utter madness.
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We cant dismiss the chances of signing him, we have to at least consider him. I am not a fan of it, because there are great options out there, but i included him because he will move and therefore is an option.
 
Red Hand Devil said:
Fair enough Sam, but i think we can achieve whatever we want to aslong as we have the right personnel man. I dont think 5 new additions will cut it & i also think we need to get rid of the deadwood too..
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How many new additions are you thinking then?

I think we need around 6 including Depay. We definitely need a striker, RB, CB and CM. 2 cm's, 2 cb's and someone to give Mata competition on the right or play in the attacking midfield role would be nice too, but aren't not as crucial as the first 4. I can't see us making 8 signings though, but 5 or 6 that are versatile would be excellent.
 
Jacob said:
Do you have no sense of pride? Signing Pogba would be complete and utter madness.
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izec said:
We cant dismiss the chances of signing him, we have to at least consider him. I am not a fan of it, because there are great options out there, but i included him because he will move and therefore is an option.
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Folk should let the Pogba thing go - he's a twat & more hassle than he's worth. The simple fact of the matter is, imo, - he gets headlines mostly for scoring spectacular goals from time to time - not world-class passing / mid-field play.

Give me an in-form Gundogan or a fit Strootman over Pogba, everyday of the week..
 
sullydnl said:
1. First choice RB
2. First Choice CB
3. #6/#8 midfielder
4. Young forward

That's all we need provided DDG stays. Hardly a massive overhaul.
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I'd say yes to the first three. #4 can potentially wait another season or so. Unless we ship out RVP as well as loan out Wilson.
 
After our last 5 games I think we need another clear out in the summer and a lot of players to come in. Right now this squad is nowhere near up to scratch, the fact that Ferguson won the league with these players cements his legacy as the greatest ever manager.

I hope we buy 2 centre backs, 1 right back, 2 midfielders and a striker. We have already bought a good wide player in Memphis Depay.

CB- Hummels £30mllion
CB- Otamendi £25million
RB- Clyne £15million
CM- Scheniderlin £25million
CM- Gundogan £15million
ST- Benteke £25million
If Bale becomes available then buy him too! £65million

I would also sell a lot of players too.

Mata- £25million
Young- £10million
Fellaini- £15million
Rafael- £10million
Evans- £5million
Falcao- Free
 
Some people have been playing far too much FM!!

We aren't going to be signing 7+ new players this summer and certainly not 7 or more quality players.

If we signed a top CB, RB and CM (possibly striker depending on who leaves) we would be a good position to challenge next season. But anymore than that is fantasy land.

We are rich due to FFP but we cannot spend whatever we want and we were to sign 6/7 too players you are talking close to £200m. Don't think even we can afford that.
 
we need like 7 or 8..we are that average. Right now we have no chance of competing for anything.
 
Dreaded said:
Some people have been playing far too much FM!!

We aren't going to be signing 7+ new players this summer and certainly not 7 or more quality players.

If we signed a top CB, RB and CM (possibly striker depending on who leaves) we would be a good position to challenge next season. But anymore than that is fantasy land.

We are rich due to FFP but we cannot spend whatever we want and we were to sign 6/7 too players you are talking close to £200m. Don't think even we can afford that.
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According to the telegraph, we can spend £240million a season without worrying about ffp lol
 
Art Vandelay said:
How many new additions are you thinking then?

I think we need around 6 including Depay. We definitely need a striker, RB, CB and CM. 2 cm's, 2 cb's and someone to give Mata competition on the right or play in the attacking midfield role would be nice too, but aren't not as crucial as the first 4. I can't see us making 8 signings though, but 5 or 6 that are versatile would be excellent.
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Nice one - another fellow Norn Iron man :)

I dont like quoting myself (i never do it), but this is my take (which i posted a while earlier this evening) on what we need & what we dont need to push on for glory.

Red Hand Devil said:
Depay's a great signing & a great start to what i hope is a summer of top-quality signings in key positions - not a marquee signing & a few plan B's.

Its not just the 1st eleven though - its the squad that needs bumped up (given all our injuries this season) & especially in defence. One top-quality CB is not enough to bring in; given that Jones isnt up to it & is always injured & Evans seems to have turned pure shite since he got married (weird one that :D).

We still havent replaced Rio & Vida & that should have been a priority, is my point!

2 CM's are needed. We are toothless without Carrick, so we need similar quality (or better) & influence that Carrick brings in CM. We need a Matic type also.

Id love Gundogan & Strootman if he's deemed fit, but i have my doubts about his future fitness now & we dont need another Hargreaves situation again. Schneiderlin could be a good option aswell, but that would possibly be a plan B choice by the club - just like Blind was a plan B for Vidal, which was rediculous. No more Rooney in mid-field next season either - complete waste of talent him not being played upfront.

We need a top-quality RB also. I'm at a loss as to who would be ideal for us though - Cafu / Zanetti maybe? ;)

Falcao doesnt look he'll be bought - certainly not for £40m+ :wenger:, but maybe a loan extension might be possible, which i'd be pretty happy with. He could come good next season & we'd all be gutted if it was for another top club.

RvP isnt the same player as he was, so that needs looked at. Links with him movin onto Italy have been aplenty. Wilson could go out on loan also. That leaves us light on Strikers, so we might need to bring in 2 Strikers. My opinion is that we need to, because it doesnt look like Falcao's gonna click into old Falcao mode anytime soon & a deal for him looks dead & buried. He seems to be conserving himself & thats understandable given his injury, but maybe he's conserving himself for his next move - again understandable, but a feckin disgrace with the wages he's on at United.

I'm countin 7 top-quality players in (if we want to compete for the title, domestic cups & the Champions League), in key positions we need filled (excluding Depay) & that doesnt include the possibility of De Gea being replaced, so that would be 8 players in. 9 if you include Bale as the "marquee signing".

Thats a shitload of players i know, but consider the following should leave / may leave also: Evans out, Nani out, Hernandez out, Rafa out :D, Tits out :drool:; RvP, Di Maria & Falcao possibly out too. Adnan & Wilson possibly to go out on loan.

Me & my feckin essays again. Sorry about that :lol:
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Dreaded said:
Well that is just wrong!
We could spend about £240m once and then nothing for the next 3 years.
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It's not wrong though is it. Our revenue is almost double that figure anyway and although I'm not sure what our profit margins are, I don't think FFP even cares about that, only revenue. Also if we return to the Champions League proper, then you can add another £60million injection which is a big big amount.
 
Dreaded said:
Well that is just wrong!
We could spend about £240m once and then nothing for the next 3 years.
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I thought FFP was based on revenue from operating activities. Our projected revenue for this financial year is £391m.

Information on projections from link below.

http://www.4-traders.com/MANCHESTER-UNITED-PLC-11217013/financials/

Quoting the UEFA website:

3) Are clubs no longer allowed to have losses?

To be exact, clubs can spend up to €5million more than they earn per assessment period (three years).
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Red Hand Devil said:
Nice one - another fellow Norn Iron man :)

I dont like quoting myself (i never do it), but this is my take (which i posted a while earlier this evening) on what we need & what we dont need to push on for glory.
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I read that and didn't even realise it was you, I blame the time of night. Agree with most of it, except given half a chance I'd get shot of Rooney too. Left wing, leftback and goalkeeper are the only areas of our team that don't require at the very least competition. We won't get it all done this summer though, hopefully we get enough business done to allow us to challenge for the league next year.
 
Dreaded said:
Some people have been playing far too much FM!!

We aren't going to be signing 7+ new players this summer and certainly not 7 or more quality players.

If we signed a top CB, RB and CM (possibly striker depending on who leaves) we would be a good position to challenge next season. But anymore than that is fantasy land.

We are rich due to FFP but we cannot spend whatever we want and we were to sign 6/7 too players you are talking close to £200m. Don't think even we can afford that.
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Give it a rest on the FM jibe - thats as old a knock-knock joke man :smirk:

I've been bangin this same drum for quite a few seasons, that we need an investment of top-quality players only - not plan B's & non-United standard squad players.

Far too many folk are deluded in thinkin we only need a few signings to be completely competitive. Take Carrick out of the team & we're muck. Take both Carrick & Rooney out of the team & its shit on a stick. That tells its own story that other players cant / wont step up in their absence. Pathetic!
 
Art Vandelay said:
I read that and didn't even realise it was you, I blame the time of night. Agree with most of it, except given half a chance I'd get shot of Rooney too. Left wing, leftback and goalkeeper are the only areas of our team that don't require at the very least competition. We won't get it all done this summer though, hopefully we get enough business done to allow us to challenge for the league next year.
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:)

That's a big statement about Rooney man. Its your opinion of course, so there's no quarrel from me. However, imo, Rooney's been played out position far too much & our mid-field is a bunch of sissy's without Carrick & he isnt exactly a midfield enforcer either. He controls the game though. A commanding influence to the team. He would have been Captain if it werent for his ankle injury in the Summer imo. LvG seemed to suggest that.

Rooney needs players like Carrick to excel, and him & Carrick are the heartbeat of the team. United are shy of leaders like Rooney, Carrick & De Gea.. They're all talkers / shouters & they lead by example too.

I aint pissing on your "Rooney Out" opinion either man. The above is simply just my opinion bro :):devil:
 
Before assessing the transfer options this is where I see the team right now.

deGea/Valdes
---/Valencia Smalling/--- Jones/Rojo Shaw/Blind
---/Carrick
Herrera/Pereira diMaria/Fellaini
Mata/Januzaz Rooney/vanPersie/Wilson Depay/Young
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I'm not counting in players like Blackett, McNair etc who obviously need a loan season before we even know if they can make it in the premier league. Rafael is very obviously gone, as is Falcao which appears best for both parties. If either Pereira or Januzaz or both leave on loan that further thins the squad. A right back and defensive midfielder along with another 8, if we see di Maria as a winger are obvious necessities unless De Gea leaves.​
 
Red Hand Devil said:
Totally agree with all that DMC. Quality post as ever man :cool:

Get it sorted now & have a settled team for the next couple / few years, is the way to go. We have the loot & dont need to space out our spending like most clubs do, so go for it & get the team / squad sorted asap. Sick of sayin that!

Its painfully obvious that we have some deadwood in the squad & its been exposed by Carrick's absence yet again. Its bordering on the rediculous at this stage. One player shouldnt completely disjoint a team, but it does when Carrick's missing. Whats with the mentality of some of our players, that they cant step up when Carrick's out?!

De Gea has most likely got us over the line for the Champions League next season. It tells a shit story when your Keeper is the clubs Player of Year two years running.

We won today, when it looked like we could have lost it quite easily. If Palace had of gone 2-1 up, then i couldnt see any way back for us.

We're scrapin the shit out of it to obtain Champions League football next season, when it looked like we were gonna finish 2nd & on a high. Gettin over the line is the main thing, but it would be a helluva better to finish the season with less question marks..
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The exposure that Carrick's injury has brought about will surely have opened a few eyes regarding the fact there are deeper issues than a simple 3 buys fix. We have several key things to sort out regarding players currently at the club before some decisions on buys are made, but even without that we need to strengthen the midfield regardless as we lack depth and it's not a great idea to go into the season depending on a 34 year old player.
 
Devil may care said:
The exposure that Carrick's injury has brought about will surely have opened a few eyes regarding the fact there are deeper issues than a simple 3 buys fix. We have several key things to sort out regarding players currently at the club before some decisions on buys are made, but even without that we need to strengthen the midfield regardless as we lack depth and it's not a great idea to go into the season depending on a 34 year old player.
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Its becoming such an on-going joke at this stage. Never replaced Keano or Scholesy & never replaced Rio & Vida. Carrick must feel a torrent of self-pressure to keep this team in touchin distance of our rivals & boy does he represent.

If we got Gundogan i'd be as pleased as punch. Imagine him & Carrick in CM next season? The passing exhibition would be out of this world..
 
Red Hand Devil said:
Its becoming such an on-going joke at this stage. Never replaced Keano or Scholesy & never replaced Rio & Vida. Carrick must feel a torrent of self-pressure to keep this team in touchin distance of our rivals & boy does he represent.

If we got Gundogan i'd be as pleased as punch. Imagine him & Carrick in CM next season? The passing exhibition would be out of this world..
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I'd like to see us add a powerful, athletic CM as well, just to give us a different type of option in there to mix it up, we've lacked that for quite some time IMO.
 
Dreaded said:
Some people have been playing far too much FM!!

We aren't going to be signing 7+ new players this summer and certainly not 7 or more quality players.

If we signed a top CB, RB and CM (possibly striker depending on who leaves) we would be a good position to challenge next season. But anymore than that is fantasy land.

We are rich due to FFP but we cannot spend whatever we want and we were to sign 6/7 too players you are talking close to £200m. Don't think even we can afford that.
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We can lad and we will.
 
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