He was half decent at Juve, but no way we should be looking at this guy. What for? Rather invest minutes into Garner
Mario Lemina
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I'm quite optimistic about this signing. I hope he kicks on & becomes a Wijnaldum like signing for us if we do get him
No but its being reported by multiple journalists so im discussing the rumour?
Crazy isn't it.
Keep reading on twitter various views like ' he'd add great depth to United' or 'he'd be a good squad filler' and I'm like,wait minute,Periera,McTomminay and Matic should be squad filler.
It's like....
Urh,I give up.
It's like....
Urh,I give up.
Well we need both and if the best DM we could possibly hope for is those 3 then....Yeah underwhelming to say the least.
City have one of the best midfields in the world and added a new DM in Rodri for £65m. We have a terrible midfield and are looking to bolster with Lemina and Bakayoko.
Matic' legs have gone and he still better than those listed. Waste of time.
I've not seen a great deal of him but, based on what I have seen, I'd have him as a squad player. He was fantastic against us and bossed our midfield quite easily. Obviously I haven't seen a lot of him though so I could be very wrong, but based on what I've seen he'd be a good option for some games. Maybe 
A lot of those players were really impressive for their clubs. Not sure this guy was, funny enough injuries were a problem. Will fit right in with us.
It will likely be underwhelming when compared to Rodri. We can’t attract someone like him right now, we’re going to have to find players with the right skillsets. I don’t like Bakayoko, but I can see his skill set and what it would bring to us. The other two have much more about them.
Didnt look out of place at Juventus and has attracted interest from City and Liverpool in the past as well. He is clearly too good for Southampton I would have no problem with him coming here
Just looking at his numbers alone is alarming. He's never had a 30 game season in his career. Made 18 PL appearances last season and 25 the year before.
One report mentioned his fitness too, feck that.
One report mentioned his fitness too, feck that.
McTominay will be better than a 'filler' in my opinion.
He’s not short of talent, it just hasn’t all come together yet. He’s better than Southampton in terms of ability. Similar player to Ndombele or Mousa Dembele I believe.
Would be a move that could disappoint, but could also have MASSIVE upside and he becomes one of the better CMs in the league, as the ability is there.
Would be a move that could disappoint, but could also have MASSIVE upside and he becomes one of the better CMs in the league, as the ability is there.
That's the state of our club now. Extending contracts of midtable fodder and buying some more mediocrity to add to the pile. This guy Lemina was Paul's backup at Juve but they quickly realised he's never going to cut it at top level so they dumped him. Yet here we are now, considering to purchase a player who already failed once to be PP's understudy... and we want him to replace PP. Honestly I'm not even surprised anymore, just depressed.
Lets not forget the obvious here either,Southampton wanted to keep the likes of Clyne,Mane,Lovren and Virgil.They seem actively looking for buyers for this guy.
Oh,in this team he's like prime fecking Scholes.
I can see why Southampton signed Lemina. He is a mobile defensive midfielder. He has good strength, passing skills, acceleration, and is able to dribble.
But his lack of consistency and attitude is off putting.
But his lack of consistency and attitude is off putting.
Seems a clumsier version of Pogba?
united need players that can change the team straight away , getting this guy and longstaff would be pretty underwhelming and im not convinced they would improve us in any way ,shape ,or form especially if we lose Pogba.
The kind of signing a newly promoted team would make, I'm not believing this one at all.
I don't think this is true, and I can't say I've watched him play too many times, but I was quite impressed by him on our 2:2 draw with Southampton last year. Kept Pogba really quiet.
Don't think we're signing him.
We are linked with dozens of transfers per window by various journalists. So yeah, it's crazy.
Will love him at Arsenal, better than Xhaka, but then who isnt.
Fred
You know, there is a rumour going around that Paul Pogba may actually stay, and another that we are not interested in Lemina.
If that happens, it’ll be a great upgade (of rumours)!
If his job is just to defend and do nothing with the ball then it frees up Pogba and Fernandes to attack. I'm ok with that as we can't rely on Matic and there's not many options open to us for a DM.
Forgot about him. Last seasons bargain.
Clearly midfield cover is on the menu.
We are not looking for a first team player we’re looking for cover with potential to replace Herrera
I like the strategy
We are not looking for a first team player we’re looking for cover with potential to replace Herrera
I like the strategy
We should do more signings like this... cheap(ish) punts from other Premiership clubs.
Hell no, wtf ? Lemina now ? This is too funny to be true
If we are to do PL based signings atleast go for someone who plays consistently,has a good fitness record and will actually elevate us a couple notches upward.
Juve were happy to let him go.
Seems like these are deliberate briefings to quash the we are only buying ‘british’ thingy
Always been the case. One game he makes you go "wow, this is some player!", then the next one is "wow, how is this guy even a footballer", then he's injured for 3 months
I did say half decent.
It became quite decent when they got 15m out of this reject.
Or deliberate briefings for people who find the strong Longstaff rumours underwhelming.
How do you make Longstaff look like a promising signing ? easy,link us towards poorer players.
Haven't seen much at all of Lemina, so I can't really give an opinion on him as a player.
If Liverpool and Arsenal have also made enquiries about him though (as the reports linking him to us state), it at least suggests that there's some broad discernible logic to him as a signing beyond us just being lacklustre in the transfer market.
If Liverpool and Arsenal have also made enquiries about him though (as the reports linking him to us state), it at least suggests that there's some broad discernible logic to him as a signing beyond us just being lacklustre in the transfer market.
Leicester and Arsenal. Not Liverpool.
Nobody mentioned Lamina in any positive way since dunno ever and suddenly after this news drops, he is this, he is that, always liked him, always wanted him, full truck of potential ( and who is going to unlock it? us lulz? ).