Manchester United transfer news and rumours for summer 2014

KingMinger22 said:
Pogba coming back would be immense. Looks actually more realistic than most other top CMs.
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Spending a huge amount on him after he left us for free only two years ago will feel weird. But he clearly has the potential to be the best midfielder of this generation so I won't be complaining if we did make a move for him but there will be some resistance for sure within the management on whether to make a move for him.
 
I heard that Pogba had a brilliant relationship with the United players including the older guard (Giggs etc) which sounds like he had a good time in Manchester and he has lived there before. Ya never know.
 
KingMinger22 said:
No we couldn't.

£45m would be a fair price for Pog, looking at the market.

£60m for Vidal would be fair.
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Strootman = 25-30 million
Fabregas = 30 million

That's 55 or 60 million for 2 quality midfied. Yes we could.
 
Bestie07 said:
Spending a huge amount on him after he left us for free only two years ago will feel weird. But he clearly has the potential to be the best midfielder of this generation so I won't be complaining if we did make a move for him but there will be some resistance for sure within the management on whether to make a move for him.
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it would be bit like Fabregas, he left them for free and came back for around £43m, i would be happy with that.
 
I wouldn't welcome Pogba back for 60 million. He chose to leave. He demanded first team football. We all know the hows and whys.

If we spend 60 million, I'd rather Vidal or Koke as well. Although even for them, 60 million would be overpriced. 25 - 40 million seems the benchmark these days depending on your luck.
 
There's either not a lot going on or we're briefing the press less often, based on the stories or lack of from the reliable journalists
 
You want a reliable journalist? Well here's James Ducker's take on things:

Manchester United will listen to offers for Marouane Fellaini this summer, little more than nine months since the club made the Belgium midfielder the fourth most expensive signing in their history. David Moyes’s first recruit as United manager, Fellaini endured a miserable debut season at Old Trafford after his £27.5 million move from Everton in September, a combination of injuries and poor form inviting widespread frustration among supporters.

Moyes hoped that Fellaini would bring some physicality and a greater goal threat to United’s midfield, but the 6ft 5in Belgian routinely cut a cumbersome figure, failing to score in 21 games for the club and becoming a symbol of the Scot’s struggles at the helm before his sacking.

With Louis van Gaal, Moyes’s successor as manager, preparing to cut the size of United’s squad, given that there will be no European football at Old Trafford next season, and switch to a more mobile 4-3-3 formation, United are ready to cut their losses on Fellaini. Only Dimitar Berbatov (£30.75 million), Rio Ferdinand (£29.1 million) and Juan Sebastián Verón (£28.1 million) had cost United more than Fellaini at the time, although Moyes did subsequently sign Juan Mata, the Spain playmaker, from Chelsea for £37.1 million in January. United will hope to recoup at least £15 million for Fellaini, 26, whose transfer value could be bolstered by a strong showing for Belgium at the World Cup finals in Brazil.

Van Gaal will formally start work at Old Trafford only once Holland’s World Cup campaign is over, but he has already instructed Ed Woodward, the United executive vice-chairman, to set about trimming United’s squad. Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic have left the club, Fabio Da Silva joined Cardiff City in January and Ryan Giggs, who will be Van Gaal’s No 2, has announced his retirement from playing, but half a dozen more players are likely to depart.

United used 30 players in total last season, but Van Gaal could operate with a smaller squad of around 22 next term with no European football to accommodate.

The Dutchman plans to bring in four or five players. A deal for Luke Shaw, the England left back, has been agreed in principal with Southampton and Van Gaal is also in the hunt for a centre half, one or two midfielders and possibly a versatile forward.[/QUOTE
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Half a dozen more likely to depart? That's quite a lot considering Ferdinand, Vidic, and Giggs are already gone. It'll free up a shit ton of wages, that's for sure.
 
It's a good thing the squad needs to be trimmed down, to many average players who I'm sure Van Gaal will cast out.

Bring in 4-5 players to go straight into the first team and strengthen further next summer.
 
Hojoon said:
Half a dozen more likely to depart? That's quite a lot considering Ferdinand, Vidic, and Giggs are already gone. It'll free up a shit ton of wages, that's for sure.
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To be honest, with no European football this season, it makes sense to reduce the fat in the squad. We'll then have three transfer windows prior to our next opportunity to play in the Champions League - I don't think our business will happen in a 'big bang', more likely we'll do it in bits.
 
I'd be happy with a trim down while bringing in 4 or 5 players. Means that a lot of the under performing / average players will be gone.
Will also mean another good summer next year if we do get CL again :lol:
 
Not sure why we still need another striker mind you. Welbeck is pretty flexible, unless he's off.
 
Feed Me said:
To be honest, with no European football this season, it makes sense to reduce the fat in the squad. We'll then have three transfer windows prior to our next opportunity to play in the Champions League - I don't think our business will happen in a 'big bang', more likely we'll do it in bits.
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Definitely. I do think our squad is too big and we need to clear out underperforming players in order to bring in new players.
 
Players to go out:
Young
Kagawa
Fellaini
Fletcher(It was between him and Clev, I still think Clev can be a good squad player for us. A good manager and a strong MF squad will help him).
Buttner.
Anderson :-(
Players to be loaned:
Powell
Lingaard
Lawrence
Zaha
Wilson
That leaves us with:
Rvp, Chicha
Rooney, Welbeck, Mata, Januzaj, Nani,
Carrick, Cleveley,
Evra, Rafael,
Jones, Smalling, Evans.
DDG, Lindegaard, Third Keeper.

This will leave us needing:
One winger or wide-forward
Two CMs
2 Full Backs
1 CB.
6 Players in Total

This means:
Number of players to be sold/released/retired: 9(including gigsy, vida, rio)
Number of players to be loaned(from the main core of players): 5
Number of players to be bought: 6
The squad size will be 23.

This is a lot of work. Come on Woodward!!!!
 
ryan_forlan said:
Players to go out:
Young
Kagawa
Fellaini
Fletcher(It was between him and Clev, I still think Clev can be a good squad player for us. A good manager and a strong MF squad will help him).
Buttner.
Anderson :-(
Players to be loaned:
Powell
Lingaard
Lawrence
Zaha
Wilson
That leaves us with:
Rvp, Chicha
Rooney, Welbeck, Mata, Januzaj, Nani,
Carrick, Cleveley,
Evra, Rafael,
Jones, Smalling, Evans.
DDG, Lindegaard, Third Keeper.

This will leave us needing:
One winger or wide-forward
Two CMs
2 Full Backs
1 CB.
6 Players in Total

This means:
Number of players to be sold/released/retired: 9(including gigsy, vida, rio)
Number of players to be loaned(from the main core of players): 5
Number of players to be bought: 6
The squad size will be 23.

This is a lot of work. Come on Woodward!!!!
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I doubt Chicha is staying. (Which could mean Wilson is kept on)
I also doubt Kagawa is leaving, but I can see this one happening.

We don't need a RB as Varela can be promoted.

Its going to be a very busy summer indeed!
 
Feed Me said:
To be honest, with no European football this season, it makes sense to reduce the fat in the squad. We'll then have three transfer windows prior to our next opportunity to play in the Champions League - I don't think our business will happen in a 'big bang', more likely we'll do it in bits.
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This is it. A streamlined and less bloated squad of 21/22 players is all thats required when we don't have Europe to be concerned with. All clouds have silver linings.
 
ryan_forlan said:
Players to go out:
Young
Kagawa
Fellaini
Fletcher(It was between him and Clev, I still think Clev can be a good squad player for us. A good manager and a strong MF squad will help him).
Buttner.
Anderson :-(
Players to be loaned:
Powell
Lingaard
Lawrence
Zaha
Wilson
That leaves us with:
Rvp, Chicha
Rooney, Welbeck, Mata, Januzaj, Nani,
Carrick, Cleveley,
Evra, Rafael,
Jones, Smalling, Evans.
DDG, Lindegaard, Third Keeper.

This will leave us needing:
One winger or wide-forward
Two CMs
2 Full Backs
1 CB.
6 Players in Total

This means:
Number of players to be sold/released/retired: 9(including gigsy, vida, rio)
Number of players to be loaned(from the main core of players): 5
Number of players to be bought: 6
The squad size will be 23.

This is a lot of work. Come on Woodward!!!!
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Poor Valencia :( We aren't selling him or keeping him, we are just going to pretend he doesn't exist.
 
I would sell Hernandez, Kagawa, Young, Nani, Fellaini, Bebe, Zaha, Buttner, Anderson.

Sign Shaw, BMI, Blind, Konoplyanka & Strootman in Jan.

Promote Varela, Keane, Pearson, Lingard, Lawrence, Wilson.

We're only playing once a week next season.

GK: DDG Lindegaard
LB: Shaw Evra
RB: Rafael Varela
CB: Evans Jones Smalling BMI Keane
CM: Carrick Cleverley Blind Fletcher Pearson (Strootman replaces Fletcher in Jan)
WF: Januzaj Valencia Konoplyanka Lawrence Lingard
# 10: Rooney Mata
CF: RVP Welbeck Wilson

Reckon sales could nearly fund purchases there leaving a young, hungry, streamlined panel. Purchases are actually realistic too.
 
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Another half a dozen players to leave according to that article, not really difficult - Buttner, Anderson, Fletcher (bless him but he's clearly past it), Young, Zaha and Fellaini/Valencia. Problem is, most of these guys are on fat wages, like Young for example, who is going to sign him considering the wages he's reportedly on?
 
legball said:
Another half a dozen players to leave according to that article, not really difficult - Buttner, Anderson, Fletcher (bless him but he's clearly past it), Young, Zaha and Fellaini/Valencia. Problem is, most of these guys are on fat wages, like Young for example, who is going to sign him considering the wages he's reportedly on?
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Young is more likely to go out on loan at first. That said, if he's told there's no way back he'd probably jump at the chance to leave. Despite suggestions to the contrary, very few players actually sit on contracts and run them down if they really are finished. I'm assuming he still harbours ambitions of playing for England so he'd need to be playing.
 
Woodzy said:
Poor Valencia :( We aren't selling him or keeping him, we are just going to pretend he doesn't exist.
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Missed out on selling Valencia.
Someone said we should keep Valencia as a backup RB. I read an article about Tony V being unhappy about the minutes he was getting. I am not sure he will be too happy playing second fiddle to Rafa at RB.
 
Cassidy said:
I doubt Chicha is staying. (Which could mean Wilson is kept on)
I also doubt Kagawa is leaving, but I can see this one happening.

We don't need a RB as Varela can be promoted.

Its going to be a very busy summer indeed!
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Promoting Varela at RB. That seems like a promising prospect, the issue is that(from the youtube match highlights I have seen of Varela) he seems a bit rash. That is Rafael's weakness too. I was hoping for a calmer head to back Rafa up. I want us to do anything to avoid playing Smalling at RB.
 
Cassidy said:
I doubt Chicha is staying. (Which could mean Wilson is kept on)
I also doubt Kagawa is leaving, but I can see this one happening.

We don't need a RB as Varela can be promoted.

Its going to be a very busy summer indeed!
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I believe the only way we can fit RVP, Rooney, Mata in the starting line-up and also give Danny enough games, is if we decide to play 1 strikerin front of three mobile forwards. Mata and Rooney can be the starting XI part of the three mobile forwards, along with a proper out and out winger. Danny can be the next change in that 3, along with Adnan. This way RVP will be first choice for the starting XI role and Chicha can be back up. Seeing how RVP's injuries are acting up despite of the fact that he got a lot of rest during the season, I don't think RVP will be fit enough to start for more than 19 games next season.
 
Juan't Mata said:
I would sell Hernandez, Kagawa, Young, Nani, Fellaini, Bebe, Zaha, Buttner, Anderson.

Sign Shaw, BMI, Blind, Konoplyanka & Strootman in Jan.

Promote Varela, Keane, Pearson, Lingard, Lawrence, Wilson.

We're only playing once a week next season.

GK: DDG Lindegaard
LB: Shaw Evra
RB: Rafael Varela
CB: Evans Jones Smalling BMI Keane
CM: Carrick Cleverley Blind Fletcher Pearson (Strootman replaces Fletcher in Jan)
WF: Januzaj Valencia Konoplyanka Lawrence Lingard
# 10: Rooney Mata
CF: RVP Welbeck Wilson

Reckon sales could nearly fund purchases there leaving a young, hungry, streamlined panel. Purchases are actually realistic too.
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That squad would struggle to get 4th. A very uninspiring group of wingers (bar Januzaj), and the same average midfield. We'll need to do much better business than that.
 
ryan_forlan said:
I believe the only way we can fit RVP, Rooney, Mata in the starting line-up and also give Danny enough games, is if we decide to play 1 strikerin front of three mobile forwards. Mata and Rooney can be the starting XI part of the three mobile forwards, along with a proper out and out winger. Danny can be the next change in that 3, along with Adnan. This way RVP will be first choice for the starting XI role and Chicha can be back up. Seeing how RVP's injuries are acting up despite of the fact that he got a lot of rest during the season, I don't think RVP will be fit enough to start for more than 19 games next season.
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Yes but he doesn't want to be, or at least that is how it seems.
 
Alba & Sanchez apparently. Southampton are dicking about with the Shaw move:

Manchester United have reportedly stepped up their interest in Barcelona pair Jordi Alba and Alexis Sanchez.

Alba, 25, was strongly linked with a move to the Premier League outfit during his time with Valencia, but he made the move to the Camp Nou in 2012.

Despite his standing as one of the best left-backs in world football, there are suggestions that Barca could be tempted into a sale.

Sanchez, meanwhile, scored 21 times last season, but it is understood that the Spanish outfit are also open to the possibility of selling the Chilean international.

According to Marca, United have made their interest known and are prepared to bid £40m in an attempt to land the duo.

However, it is understood that Barcelona are holding out for a higher sum.
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http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/footbal...nited-preparing-raid-on-barcelona_159044.html
 
Colin129 said:
Alba & Sanchez apparently. Southampton are dicking about with the Shaw move:



http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/footbal...nited-preparing-raid-on-barcelona_159044.html
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Likely just a move to put a bit of pressure on Souton.

They know they'll never get a better offer than the £27m we are willing to pay. They know the player will want to leave this summer, he can more than double his wages here at United and would make a big step forward in his career. It is just Souton playing hardball, trying to squeez ever last penny out of us that is in there, they know if they can stall we might become desperate and throw in a couple of £m more to secure him. Switching the attention to Alba is a way of United saying that if they keep dicking around with us we might take our money elsewhere, there are other fishes in the sea.

My gut feeling tells me Shaw and Lallana will move this summer (Shaw to us Lallana to Liverpool). But it will only happen after the world cup, that is when things will start to heat up, that is when the players will get involved more and they might start to put some pressure on the club to give them the move they want. Souton would do wise to speed things up, they are getting very good offers for their players from us and Liverpool, them moving on is inevitable, but having like £50m or more for them to spend this summer is huge, they'll shoot in their own foot if they keep dragging it on (less time to sign replacements).
 
ryan_forlan said:
I believe the only way we can fit RVP, Rooney, Mata in the starting line-up and also give Danny enough games, is if we decide to play 1 strikerin front of three mobile forwards. Mata and Rooney can be the starting XI part of the three mobile forwards, along with a proper out and out winger. Danny can be the next change in that 3, along with Adnan. This way RVP will be first choice for the starting XI role and Chicha can be back up. Seeing how RVP's injuries are acting up despite of the fact that he got a lot of rest during the season, I don't think RVP will be fit enough to start for more than 19 games next season.
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Where was it said that Van Persie's injuries are acting up?
 
NMF said:
That squad would struggle to get 4th. A very uninspiring group of wingers (bar Januzaj), and the same average midfield. We'll need to do much better business than that.
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Brace yourself to be uninspired then. Whatever about departures, the signings won't be a million miles off the mark I reckon.
 
Quick question for you all: How many believe United have actually completed deals which will only take place post-World Cup?
 
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