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Manchester United transfer news and rumours for summer 2014
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Totally wrong. This squad is infinitely more successful than the squad Irwin, Kanchelskis, Bruce and big Peter joined.
I really hope we sort out at least one transfer this week, the thought of waiting until the world cup is over before signing anybody is frustrating.
I don't think we will sign one before the world cup. Might be some back ground work going on,with most of the players training with their respective squad,we have to wait till the world cup final for something to happen.
Sanchez, Stroorman, Konoplyanka, lots of money, blah
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...ester-united-transfers-alexis-sanchez-7199168
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...ester-united-transfers-alexis-sanchez-7199168
I think we will make 4 signings this summer which is good enough. Strootman, Shaw, Konoplyanka/Depay and hopefully a CB. All this talk of us needing 6 major signings to get back to contention is a giant fallacy. A combination of good van Gaal system type player signings which I believe those listed are and we are in good shape. Remember we already upgraded at the manager position which is HUGE and can't be understated. van Gaal is more tactically astute and superior than our previous manager. He will get the most out of our current players and his under the radar signings a la SAF.
Agree with what you are saying regarding the title as city and Chelsea have moved ahead of us in quality. But not Arsenal or Liverpool although I may have underestimated our centre half area in regards we may need to strengthen here also given the players injury records.
I was hoping we would get all our business done before the WC started, does not look like it now, will be a massive scramble after it finnishes.
He would do well here the only thing that concerns me is the serious knee injury.
We dont want another Hargreaves on the books.
I doubt Schmiechel will have access to our transfer list but then Dennis Irwin was the most reliable ITK last summer.
It seems to have gone fairly quiet the last week or so, just back from my holidays so maybe I missed something?
Long way to go yet before things are closed off but this hasn't been a great start to the transfer window so far... be nice to get at least 1 player in the bag pre world cup.
Long way to go yet before things are closed off but this hasn't been a great start to the transfer window so far... be nice to get at least 1 player in the bag pre world cup.
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Sport.es reporting Madrid is in for Suarez except theres a problem, we are too 
As if
As ifIn the last 13 months though we have still massively downgraded. It's not like SAF won the title without any effort every year. The squad is not at the level of our competitors and we have a manager that probably ranks in the middle of a few of them. Not trying to defend the people that say we need 6 massive signings, but we need to drastically improve our first 11 in the next couple of seasons - I don't care how we do it but it needs to be done
To be honest, I think Van Gaal has just come in and hushed the whole operation up.We are still working on players but Van Gaal wants to keep the media in the dark unlike Woodward and Moyes.
It's no coincidedence that since Van Gaal has come in, the media havn't had a clue what we're up to.
Good a player as Strootman is, we need someone who can play from August, not February. Our season was over by February this year.
I'd say you're probably spot on there, whereas Moyes was desperate for everyone to know the quality of the players he was on for.
Where on earth did you get February from? He's expected to be out til September so October is a realistic target for him. Considering most too class players at all clubs are going without a proper preseason and will need to be managed properly it's not a bad season for him to be intergrated.
If Strootman is due back in October then chances are he'll need some time to get match fit too, not sure we can afford to start the first few months without a midfielder
very good point, I'd suggest your spot on... let things die down a bit after the circus of the last month or so.
Still, it'd be nice to wrap up a signing pre world cup if its possible!
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...s/bryan-robson-manchester-united-dont-7200164
Sort of transfer related. Bryan Robson doesn't think united need a massive overhaul.
Sort of transfer related. Bryan Robson doesn't think united need a massive overhaul.
Except we aren't going to sign any players playing at the WC, so the story is bull shit.
Everything I've seen, read or heard about him has said he won't play again this year. If he's returning in January he won't be back until February.
He had a successful ACL operation 2 months ago, that's not going to keep him sidelined for 10 months.
He's been in rehabilitation for about 10 weeks already, he should be back in training by September.
Sport.es reporting Madrid is in for Suarez except theres a problem, we are too
I want him to hand in a transfer request so badly...Liverpool might burn to the ground if he asked to join us. I don't want him, but it would be hilarious.
We had 20 days to wrap deals up. If we didnt do anything during that time, I wouldnt expect us to sign players now what most of them are en route to Brazil.
Probably happen after the WC
Probably happen after the WC
The only thing I want to see is him dressed with the United shirt and photographed alongside Woodward. Same thing for other targets.
I personally find the Strootman links worrying. I'm not saying he isn't quality, but we have been stung in the past buying players who were coming back from a serious injury.
I don't think we are in a position to "hope" that he returns the same player - I would probably look to get him next summer to replace Carrick, in the meantime I would look for 2 quality midfield additions.
All our targets are now deep into training camp for the WC , I dont expect anything untill after it now, not unless we do something in the next couple of days.
A bit disappointed to be honest.
ACL injuries and operations are fairly straightforward these days. RVN had a particularly bad one 12 years ago and he recovered to have a fantastic and long career with no effect to his game.
It's no worth comparing him with Hargreaves who suffered from chronic tendonitis in both of his knees.
Christ, Wes Brown had at least 2 ACL's... and is still playing now.
The problem I have with all this Strootman talk is that he is not going to be fit for the start of the season. We can't afford a similar start to last season...
Didn't we also delay RVN's signing for a full 12 months in order to be sure he had recovered fully from his cruciate injury?
What's all this nonsense about us turning down Fabregas? Surely if he's being pushed out by Barca we should be all over that.
Yes, but he was never the same. Not even close. For instance, he lost quite a bit of his sensational pace. Wes would have been one of the truly outstanding defenders of his generation if not for injuries.
Its definitely true that, especially after the second ACL, he was never quite the player he could have been, but he was still fabulous and in the 2008 season brilliant at right back. There are plenty of players that have come back as good as new after ACL's.
..and there are plenty who haven't. The differences might more often than not be marginal these days, but if Strootman loses a bit of what little pace he had, well, that could be a big problem for him.
His medical highlighted problems and we delayed, then during training his whole knee caved in so we kept in contact with him during his rehabilitation and signed him when he was for again. Despite having recovered from a much worse issue than Strootman.