They won’t pay the wages we will.
Matthijs de Ligt / signs for Juventus, lowering their average age to 56
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to talk about United's dreadful home defeat at the hands of Big Ange's Tottenham Hotspur. Should this have been the end of Ten Hag? How long does he actually have left? And does Nik finally want ETH out?!
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They won’t pay the wages we will.
They, like everyone else, will assume he is probably joining Barca.
Barca are stumbling, they thought they had it nice it and easy and they were all he wanted.
Now they need to stump up for him, they’ve got major reservations. An already large wage bill, for which they’re already taking out loans on coupled with the wages of De Jong and Griezmann to add onto it, isn’t a prospect they fancy.
It’s also a position they’re well stocked in and not a priority for them.
All of the above leading them to brief the press he’s chosen money because they don’t want the backlash of their fans.
He’s all ours
That’s the posts I like to see my dear muppetses.
I wouldn’t say De Ligt excels in every facet of defending - pace troubles him, so situations where he is defending space behind him, wide areas or in isolation can give him bother. He also isn’t a particularly great distributor of the ball - he is tidy and assured in possession, and looks a supremely confident, unwavering young man in general, but his range and ability to progress the play doesn’t come close to the top bracket.
There was a clip of him out running Mbappe to get to a ball, I'm not saying that alone shows he's fast or has no problem with pace, but he can't be that bad if he can keep up with Mbappe
Plus he's still young, incredibly young for a defender and by the time he's 24,25 he'll be the best in the biz
Barca are stumbling, they thought they had it nice it and easy and they were all he wanted.
Now they need to stump up for him, they’ve got major reservations. An already large wage bill, for which they’re already taking out loans on coupled with the wages of De Jong and Griezmann to add onto it, isn’t a prospect they fancy.
It’s also a position they’re well stocked in and not a priority for them.
All of the above leading them to brief the press he’s chosen money because they don’t want the backlash of their fans.
He’s all ours
This, so much.
I know it has been said before, but this smells so much like the Pogba transfer, with Barca now taking Real's role of the "jilted lover".
Barca are stumbling, they thought they had it nice it and easy and they were all he wanted.
Now they need to stump up for him, they’ve got major reservations. An already large wage bill, for which they’re already taking out loans on coupled with the wages of De Jong and Griezmann to add onto it, isn’t a prospect they fancy.
It’s also a position they’re well stocked in and not a priority for them.
All of the above leading them to brief the press he’s chosen money because they don’t want the backlash of their fans.
He’s all ours
We’re in the Endgame now
I didn't say £100m for Coutinho. The amount suggested is £85m and someone will pay it. It'll be over £100m when they sell some of the other players touted for departure like Rakitic and Umtiti and some of the surplus to requirements players like every team has. Wages will be a problem as I don't think they can go into the forthcoming season with a smaller wage bill even if they get rid of about five players and only sign the three in question. However, I do think de Ligt and de Jong will actually be on less wages than most people think. They are super young and it usually takes a bit longer at the top level to be earning silly money of over £200k a week (even for the brightest stars).
Barca will find a way to make it work with the three players their clearly after. They will IMO have a significantly better first XI next season, but maybe a thinner squad overall.
A good piece of defending. He had a teammate recovering to shut down the space infield, got his positioning and body shape right and stood up.
I wasn’t criticising him. He is a great defender and is obviously a bit special. I’m just saying he’s more a ‘Vidic’ than a ‘Ferdinand’.
I slept with De Ligt on tonight, hope it worked.
The "on" looks misplaced there.
I really hope De Ligt chooses United. He can become a legend here, he is already the captain at Ajax at 19. An incredible talent!
Is it? Oh boy is my finger not on the pulse anymore.
Yep, all the stuff from their press reeks of Barca trying to save face.Barca are stumbling, they thought they had it nice it and easy and they were all he wanted.
Now they need to stump up for him, they’ve got major reservations. An already large wage bill, for which they’re already taking out loans on coupled with the wages of De Jong and Griezmann to add onto it, isn’t a prospect they fancy.
It’s also a position they’re well stocked in and not a priority for them.
All of the above leading them to brief the press he’s chosen money because they don’t want the backlash of their fans.
He’s all ours
This didn't go unnoticed. I liked it.
So. Barca are going to sack Valverde (probably today).
Will this affect the situation?
Will this affect the situation?
This would have made sense if, in the meantime, United linked journos didn't put out the United not interested line
Better than "in" though.
Well, unless De Ligt is madly in love with Valverde, he's still going to sign for Barcelona
So they are going to sack their manager and looking at a cheaper alternative to Greasyman. will this swing more in Barca direction again?
Lads, who’s next ? Jovic ? Sancho ?
Both ?
Both ?
Might be the case but is there any reason to believe money are so important to him? Besides, City are supposed to be quite creative with their payments to staff.
It's all too speculative now, we don't really know what Barca/Bayern/Juventus/City are offering him or what he really wants. If he is sincere when saying that his further development as a player comes first, then he is hardly dreaming about Ole's United. This United team is arguably worse than Ajax and looks light years away from competing for the PL/CL. Sure, Pogba moved to United, but Mourinho was a factor, his name was still meaning titles back then.
Only one to put out that line as far as I know is Skysports, and we all know how "reliable" they are, especially if they sourced it from Ballague. Where is Benatia by the way?
Jovic, Sancho, Rodri, Felix, Cancelo, Ndombele
Not sure what to reply when you post "is there any reason to believe money are so important to him?". If money wasn't important then Barca wages won't have been so huge and player won't be looking to leave his dream club.
Regarding player examples there are many players who rejected ManUtd who were trophy machine to sign for clubs who barely won anything, like Bale and Ramsey
I've been out of it for the last couple of days. Are we back on? Has there been a briefing? What's coming out of Spain?
He's built for the PL. He won't get much enjoyment in defending anywhere else.
A source close to me tells me that he'll either move or he won't.
I didn't say 'important' but 'so important' which makes a significant difference in the context my post provided.
Anyway, I don't really know how probable is to sign him. I might be quite wrong that the probability is relatively low. Fans are entitled of their transfer hopes and dreams. Think he would be a fantastic signing, so it is only natural to get excited about the possibility to get him.
He’s still signing for Barcelona eventually, that’s all you need to know really.
After all this, I'd be pissed if he goes to some other club other than United and Barca.
Jovic is Madrid bound and Sancho won't leave this summer. Koulibaly and Felix also look like their clubs are pricing people out.
Next potential big transfer for us would be either Fernandes or maybe Griezmann if Barcelona do tie up De Ligt.
What's that based on then?
We are clueless when it comes to such transfers. There's no way he's coming here It would be huge step back in his career, but if he comes we will waste another players until he leaves and somehow recovers, or not...
It would be huge step back in his career, but if he comes we will waste another players until he leaves and somehow recovers, or not...Common sense.
I laugh in the face of common sense.
Depends... I could take one for the team, if it would help.
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