Or not.
Marcos Llorente
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He looks like a Spanish McTominay.
Mark Lowrent
See? That's what I mean. We give him a surname deriving from female name so we can also play him in our women team. That's some progressive visionary thinking, my man.
Mark Yanny it is!
You could have said that about Ceballos too but Arsenal have paid £12m for a guy that has only made 7 starts and 4 sub apps for them in the PL this season. £6m for 2 assists.
Probably more than some people realise. The 3 Lions sigil came from the Normans!
Sounds a bit OTT they're only on for 6 points less in the league this season than last as it stands. This guy hasn't really been playing either.
From limited viewings, he's very capable in the holding role in a 4-3-3, but has struggled to adapt to playing in the double-pivot at Atletico (mostly because he's not dynamic enough and doesn't really contribute going forwards).
Could definitely do a job anchoring the midfield for us, though.
Could definitely do a job anchoring the midfield for us, though.
That works. Looks good.
MEN probably putting two and two together with the photo of Woodward on the train to Paris and that a member of the A Madrid team were also there.
Very random player to select if its made up, hardly one that'll generate tons of clicks really.
Marcus Laurence
He's competing with Thomas for the same spot, who is one of the best defensive midfielders in the world at the moment. Not really a strong indicator tbh.
Maybe. Although the mention of Llorente seems specific and obscure enough to perhaps have something in it. If you were looking to fabricate some United/Atletico nonsense for clicks, you'd probably pick a different player.
As a guy who watches every Atletico game and has seen Llorente play in person, I just can't see him working out at United. He has been sluggish with Atleti, so playing in the Premier League could expose him even further. He is pretty good at breaking up play, but if truth be told he isn't as good as Fred and if we sign Bruno then I just can't see where he would play. Possibly rotating with Matic, but I could easily see him ending up as a Suarez type loan.
I think his movement and tackling looks more like the Spanish Jones.
I think he is coming in as cover for the midfield positions. Until Pogba and mctominay come back we only have Matic and Fred as only viable cm options.
This
It should obviously be Mark Lawrence.
Agree on Longstaff. Disagree on Can.
I thought Can was annoyingly good when he was at Pool. He is a decent age, hasn't been playing much, and has experience in the league. I think he could easily step in and be a boost to the squad.
Not a bad loan option as midfield cover. But if Soumare is available, why would a club with our clout be wasting time on this loan rather than buy a potential world beater who could give us the better part of a decade's service? Playing the percentages to this extreme won't ever get us back where we aim to be.
Some time ago I thought he might have been a good option for United, in a supposed exchange of "cheap" players with Madrid.
I think he chose Atlético to stay in Madrid. His lack of minutes causes jokes among madridistas.
Situation he surely did not expect. In addition to the fact that Thomas Partey has exploded, I have read on some occasion that Simeone is quite strict in terms of hierarchies with newcomers. When he had minutes, both in Madrid and Atlético I liked him.
I think he chose Atlético to stay in Madrid. His lack of minutes causes jokes among madridistas.
Situation he surely did not expect. In addition to the fact that Thomas Partey has exploded, I have read on some occasion that Simeone is quite strict in terms of hierarchies with newcomers. When he had minutes, both in Madrid and Atlético I liked him.
I still find it crazy that Atleti paid around €30m for a guy who wasn't massively needed when they had much more pressing issues in the squad. Considering the cash flow isn't so strong at the club it was just a pretty bizarre move.
Like the look of him
Why can't we simply activate buyout clause of Thomas Partey?
Because we dont want to spend over 100m in January.If you can do a smart deal, why not
Still the small issue of convincing him to come, which seems unlikely right now, unless we throw a hefty wedge his way.
Yes, too much money. In fact I read that it could be even more. About 40 million. At that time I thought they would sell Saúl
Haha, how many people remember this?
seems to be one of the few requirements needed to sign a player nowadays. Haven't seen him play, don't care, get him in.
Yes this was my first thought.
It just needs the club name to generate clicks, not necessarily the how well known the player is, although the latter helps.
That adds £10m to the transfer but Ole will like it more.
I can understand the desire to get midfield cover in now and I can also understand the desire to wait until summer to buy another big money midfielder, especially if we think the Pogba situation may alter our plans.
On that basis, this probably-made-up-bullshit deal makes some sense to me. Hardly something to complain about if it happens, which it probably won't.
On that basis, this probably-made-up-bullshit deal makes some sense to me. Hardly something to complain about if it happens, which it probably won't.
Joke link
It was good, I chuckled.Not many, aparantly, was expecting more quoting
The planning, recruitment at United has been so bad since Sir Alex, and Gill left we are here trying to justify loan deals and purchases of other teams flops. This at one of the best supported and richest clubs in the world. We should be choosing the best talent in the world and those talents should be drooling to play for this club. Sad really what has become of our club.
Looks very Herrrera-ish from the videos. Would certainly provide legs in the midfield.
Not wanting to spend what is eminently necessary and looking for 'smart deals' off other team's rejects is exactly the kind of percentage playing I said won't ever get us back to the top. It doesn't matter if it's January or June if the deal is right and doable.