187 pages and about 180 of them have been Romano tweeting hundreds of variations of the word “close”. Thank god it’s done….
…. he better not be shit now
…. he better not be shit now
Manuel Ugarte | Romano - he’s signed | Awaiting Club announcement
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Only 13 and 19 are available from 1-25. I hope he takes 28, 30 or something like that. 4, 5, or 15 would suit him IMO, but those are taken.
24 is Onana, mate.
I reckon 19 or 26, unless Sancho goes before the Ugarte announcement. Then 25.
Excellent, just what we need, it’s going to be difficult in a few weeks time to pick the team, I suppose this chap will replace Casemiro?
Jolly good.
They're not going to play together.
I suspect he will play alongside Case. The Mount experiment hasn't worked so we'll move the 'pressing' from AM to DM instead and try a mid block instead of high block.
Let's wait and see shall we?
Applause. Brilliant.
But that's like 3 weeks away though.
Finally it's done. Uruguayan Kante inbound.
That's been my assumption but I'm not so sure.
Oh god it’s getting very confusing
They will especially when we are defending a lead.
Poor ESPN Uruguay got no love for breaking the news first!
They will
Casemiro is on about £300k a week. You can absolutely guarantee he starts every week.
Sancho is also on £300k+ per week. Is he starting every week?
No you can’t
No but he's not playing either and has been banished for the last 12 months. It's not like they're still trying to find a way to get more out of him. You can bet Casemiro would have the same treatment if they wanted him gone.
Sancho's on £300k a week and he doesn't start every week, Antony's on £200k.
Please, please, please do not play him in a single pivot.
I see some reports that there is a 10% sell on clause to PSG should we sell him in the future.
I assume these sell on clauses only come into effect once the amount goes over the amount we bought him for , i.e. if we pay 50M and eventually sell him for 60M , then PSG only get 10% of the 10M excess, is this assumption correct?
I assume these sell on clauses only come into effect once the amount goes over the amount we bought him for , i.e. if we pay 50M and eventually sell him for 60M , then PSG only get 10% of the 10M excess, is this assumption correct?
Teams aren’t picked based on wages.
Otherwise Garnacho, Mainoo and Amad would be nowhere near.
It'll be 2 of Mainoo, Casemiro and Ugarte and they'll all stay fresh. Hell, Ugarte probably makes it viable to use Eriksen sometimes
Great point RE Eriksen!
Ronaldo, Sancho etc…
I’m not Ten Hag’s biggest fan but if we have other options, he will bench you if you are shite.
Gonna rack up some generational red card numbers between him and Casemiro. Can't wait
It’s going to be incredible having someone with a bit of bite in midfield. Something we have lacked for over a decade.
I just worry about him being in training with the likes of Shaw, Malacia and Mount.
I just worry about him being in training with the likes of Shaw, Malacia and Mount.
He tends to favour numbers with the number 5, looking from his club and international career so far.
#25 (if Sancho goes), then move to #5 once Maguire departs next summer.
I’m sure Ugarte is a fine player but our ability to turn good players bad is unparalleled.
#5 should be reserved for Yoro eventually, unless he doesn't want it
Thats a pretty weird comment considering the likes of Ronaldo, Sancho, Maguire even Varane getting dropped etc
I'll go a step further and say that the midfield should be 3 of Mainoo, Casemiro, Ugarte, Bruno and Eriksen. None of them should be automatic starters.
Not since Ander?
Tbf Casemiro has a bit of bite. He's just old.
Yep, I think this too.
I'm sure he has more to offer, but needs managing. Can't be expected to play twice a week
Sometimes not even once a week.
Great it’s finally done.
Rangnick said a few years ago that we lacked physicality and stamina, and he was right. Ugarte will add that big time.
We are good at transitions/counter attacks so he will also help us with that by winning the ball back and giving it to the attackers. If he is half the player that Kante was a few years ago, who some are comparing him to, we will have a top player.
He is also compared to Palhinha, who we would all have been delighted with if we signed him a few years back.
Hope he exceeds expectations for us.
I do still think we lack goals, and an effective wide player, with Sancho going out, would be ideal but can’t do everything in one window.
Rangnick said a few years ago that we lacked physicality and stamina, and he was right. Ugarte will add that big time.
We are good at transitions/counter attacks so he will also help us with that by winning the ball back and giving it to the attackers. If he is half the player that Kante was a few years ago, who some are comparing him to, we will have a top player.
He is also compared to Palhinha, who we would all have been delighted with if we signed him a few years back.
Hope he exceeds expectations for us.
I do still think we lack goals, and an effective wide player, with Sancho going out, would be ideal but can’t do everything in one window.
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