Yard sale!
McTominay (Out) | announced - signed for Napoli
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Hurry up and submit an improved bid Fulham! We’ve got business to attend to.
A Napoli jersey with a fat McTominay on the back would be pretty fire, not gonna lie.
In reality we're not going to get what you consider appropriate. Not today, not tomorrow, never.
No one really wants them. They're not that great. Getting rid of them is better than keeping them around, just to say "uh ah, we're Utd, we don't get bullied in the market". No one cares.
I salute walking away from crazy demands if we want to buy but if we want go get rid of whoever it is, let him go. I personally believe that there is no point in keeping failures around. It's infectious.
The new culture should stand on merit. Being a good player, being a positive, not a burden.
I want less of "is ABC a good asset to keep around?", and more of "XYZ didn't work out, he must go". That is the culture I want.
All that football manager stuff ("assets", "profit", "resale value") is totally immaterial to me. It's business stuff. Not culture.
If this is true we can wrap up the Ugarte deal now cant we?
30 million pounds? There's no way.
That would have to make for a new national holiday?
That would have to make for a new national holiday?
Yes and no
We aren’t suddenly going to meet the asking price for Ugarte just because we have money coming in, we still want to pay what we believe a reasonable price is for Ugarte
''Please please please''
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Pure guess on my part but if we have a verified sale and all incoming money accounted for over the X next years Fulham and United would agree to, we can perhaps offer a better structure for PSG without changing the total sum.
I think the club are right to hold on to the valuation they expect. You don't shift expectations when you start caving at crunch time.
I would hope that his sale facilities another midfield signing which strengthens the overall team (particularly defensively) so we aren't as wide open. Hopefully this would mitigate some of the need for the goals that McTominay would have brought, and other players would hopefully start contributing (particularly Zirkzee and more from Hojlund) to fill that void anyway. I hope that the forwards can fill that hole, and I guess at some point you need to go ahead and give them the chance to do that or there's no point them being here (and if we can't replace his goals through Hojlund, Zirkzee, Rashford, Garnacho, Amad, Bruno and Mount that's a big problem tbh).
Either way at some point I think we have to cut the cord on our dependency on him while he has sale value. I wouldn't be particularly happy if the end result was having to offer him a new contract given his limited skillset (which we all complain about) or him leaving on a free.
I would hope that his sale facilities another midfield signing which strengthens the overall team (particularly defensively) so we aren't as wide open. Hopefully this would mitigate some of the need for the goals that McTominay would have brought, and other players would hopefully start contributing (particularly Zirkzee and more from Hojlund) to fill that void anyway. I hope that the forwards can fill that hole, and I guess at some point you need to go ahead and give them the chance to do that or there's no point them being here (and if we can't replace his goals through Hojlund, Zirkzee, Rashford, Garnacho, Amad, Bruno and Mount that's a big problem tbh).
Either way at some point I think we have to cut the cord on our dependency on him while he has sale value. I wouldn't be particularly happy if the end result was having to offer him a new contract given his limited skillset (which we all complain about) or him leaving on a free.
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We might need the money for a LB too. So, like many have posted here, it helps in Ugarte deal but don’t think we are judging on our valuation of Ugarte
A nice big bowl of Neapolitan ice cream for lunch it is then
Sky Sports did say Fulham are coming back in with an improved bid, I'd be surprised if they jumped from £20m to £30m, though.
Also then the obvious issue of -- will he prefer Fulham to Napoli?
Hope this is true.
About time we dug our heels in over fees for players we're selling. Woodward probably would have sold him for 5m and some magic beans
Let this be true.
30m in the bank
But more importantly…we don’t have to suffer McT for another season
30m in the bank
But more importantly…we don’t have to suffer McT for another season
Don’t believe anything the Italian media say generally. So much shite.
He is very good player (Of course ar away from world-class).....he starts for Lille.....he was one of the main players for England's U21 title last year.....so if we want a quality back-up for Mainoo then he would be perfect.
£25 +£5m would be believable.
I'd take this with a pinch of salt until some reputable English media back it up.
Where will we stand with the homegrown quota after selling Mct?
Fulham always end up making several signings in the last couple days of the window, if they're still interested I can see this being dragged out until the end of next week.
My dream signing
Not surprised after seeing how little Smith-Rowe offered them.
They even added "Pending confirmation" in that post
Scott looks like Frankie De Jong in that picture
Deep lying bricklauncher
Yeah and would definitely take that
Il wait for a proper reporter to confirm.
Imagine beating them then finessing them out of so much money for McTominay. Brutal.
Feel conflicted on this because we need one but also feel another 8 to rotate with Mainoo is useful. I hate the fact we are having to sacrifice one of them due to our recent poor dealings
Is anyone reliable saying this is happening?
Yeah which Michael Plant definitely isn't
Woodward would have offered him a new 5 year contract worth 250k a week.
Not yet
Hmmm.....
Not sure how you can class him as a failure. What has he failed at, exactly? Contrary to that, why hasn't someone like Mainoo failed as well? He also finished 8th last season and won the same FA Cup as McTominay.
Secondly, the business stuff is extremely vital and important to a football club for any success. I get you "want rid of" but, extracting market value for him means a lot more breathing space to do other deals. Selling him for £10m doesn't really do much for us and hamstrings us in other deals even though it's pure profit.
What's our record fee for an academy graduate? Is it Beckham at £25m or have I forgot someone?
What did greenwood go for in the end?
Greenwood, £26.7m. Plus potential for more with the 50% sell on clause.
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