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Memphis Depay | Lyon player
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Started less than 30 games for United after coming to a new country aged just 21, following that amazing season in PSV.
Amazed just how written off he is as "complete garbage" by the majority.
Amazed just how written off he is as "complete garbage" by the majority.
If there is no taker, we need to loan him out to a Championship side unless he reject such move. Hopefully, he prove himself and get himself playing at a higher level. Next season, we could bring him back into the fold or sell him to the highest bidder. My personal preference is to sell him as I don't see him having the abilities to play in Utd. Definitely not as a winger but an no.10 where pace is not needed.
Rafael is waiting to console him at Lyon
Its the Dutch league.Started less than 30 games for United after coming to a new country aged just 21, following that amazing season in PSV.
Amazed just how written off he is as "complete garbage" by the majority.
Look at another attacker from that league in Janssen. He too is rather crap that even @GlastonSpur cant defend him.
A lot of people arent simply writing him off. They were never convinced in the first place, and rightly so.
Would still be expecting more than that for him, plus accepting Lyons first low ball offer would be daft.
I would love this to be true.
Lyon are such cheapskates, but didn't we sell them Rafael for like 3 million? No wonder clubs come in with such low ball offers considering what we have sold for in the past
I don’t think signing new players or paying them high wages require selling Memphis first.
In the continent it's already too much and above market for a player who isn't guaranteed to start.
Yep we know he's not good enough for us but that bid in today's market is laughable. Would accept nothing less than 25m as still think he's has potential at the right club.
Thats more than we paid for him
You mean today's british market? Because better players with better potential and in better mindset move for far less than that outside of England.
The silly thing is he would of got more chances. But I think deep down he knows Martial has got his place locked down and he's failed to impact the league in the way we all thought he would.
He's clearly not happy being a bench player which is fair enough, but unless he wants to take a big step down and start again he needs to be patient, and SEIZE his opportunity.
He's clearly not happy being a bench player which is fair enough, but unless he wants to take a big step down and start again he needs to be patient, and SEIZE his opportunity.
MEN saying that United will hold out for £18m for Memphis and are willing to keep him if we don't receive it:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...anchester-united-transfer-news-depay-12447379
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...anchester-united-transfer-news-depay-12447379
£25m is a bit steep but no way should we sell him for around the same price that useless Jordan Ibe went for.
Just fecking pay up.
He's pure luxury, and on high wages. I'd sell, but Mou looks like a canny Poker player so may hold this round.
Because United have 10 players vying for 3 positions in a 4-3-3, and want to bring in 1 more. e.g. Griezmann, who would be a nailed on starter. That makes it 11 attackers for 3 positions. Add to that 7, or more, quality teenagers (6 of them U-18s), who have the technical talent to make it (as attackers too). Even if we take away 3 from the first 11 based on age (Young, Roo, Zlatan), it's still a lot of attackers.
Because United have 10 players vying for 3 positions in a 4-3-3, and want to bring in 1 more. e.g. Griezmann, who would be a nailed on starter. That makes it 11 attackers for 3 positions. Add to that 7, or more, quality teenagers (6 of them U-18s), who have the technical talent to make it (as attackers too). Even if we take away 3 from the first 11 based on age (Young, Roo, Zlatan), it's still a lot of attackers.
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Good of them. Prefer Memphis to stay than going to Lyon. Mourinho already said that if he stayed he would get game time, just not sure in which competition since he wasn't even able to properly get game time in September-October...
He'll end up Lyon before the window closes, probably for around £16million I reckon.
wouldnt sell him for no less than 25m. No point saying that's more than we paid for him as the markets changed since then, and gone up than down. Hes still young and there's not a manager or coach who can predict what this lads going to be like in 4-5 years and these no shame in not making at a big club at 21...most don't and find their careers elsewhere. Not the right fit for us as the position he plays we have currently 5 players better and also a couple on loan who are better too but that doesn't mean that we have to give him away as potentially he has the ability to be very good.
Not sure why we have this mentality when the other top teams sell for top dollar but we don't....
Not sure why we have this mentality when the other top teams sell for top dollar but we don't....
No club would pay that much (outside China), so I'd rather us sell for £16-18m with a buy back clause, if he was to reach his potential.
He has shown nothing to justify 25m. No one would buy him for that.
Too many people writing this player off.
He can go both ways, has goalscoring ability and can cross with both feet.
The problem has been his slow-thinking when receiving the ball which has meant the Premier League has been challenging while the Europa has been a bit more suited to his get, wait and see philosophy.
I think there's still a player there - but he needs games, confidence and a manager who believes in him to get the best out of him.
He can go both ways, has goalscoring ability and can cross with both feet.
The problem has been his slow-thinking when receiving the ball which has meant the Premier League has been challenging while the Europa has been a bit more suited to his get, wait and see philosophy.
I think there's still a player there - but he needs games, confidence and a manager who believes in him to get the best out of him.
perhaps... but certainly when he signed he showed glimpses of his potential and enough to indicate that he could be very good...
Hopefully we get a buyer because its in nobody's interest for him to stagnate on the bench / reserves... failing a sale perhaps a loan is an option?
Mourinho has a great record of getting top dollar for players he sells and I'd expect Memphis to be no different.
Think we'll get £20m for him and I do think he's burned his bridges here by his poor performances. Also, he can't be pulling up any trees in training either as he rarely makes the squad nowadays.
Think we'll get £20m for him and I do think he's burned his bridges here by his poor performances. Also, he can't be pulling up any trees in training either as he rarely makes the squad nowadays.
Nail on the head. Sadly though I don't think you can 'learn' that skill - at least not quickly - so I think a permanent move or loan makes sense. If you could put Mata's brain in Depay's head he would be some player but he just makes bad decisions constantly and was relatively ineffective whenever he played. I would love to see him succeed here but that ship has sailed.
I personally would have preferred a PL loan, just to see how he would get on but it seems he's more likely to be sold.
He should've played it down, works as a bargaining tool in our favour. We'll get the fee we want now which I'm glad about
Aye, that's pretty much what I said.
I think the Lyon deal will go through, sounds like we are just making sure we don't get rinsed like we did when we sold them Rafael.
Him and his gf are absolutely adorable
Good job we didn't sign RVN then on the back of doing it only in Holland...? Oh.
I like the stance Mourinho is taking on selling players. We've been buying high and selling low for far too long.
Show us your Yuan.
He has no power and Aulas doesn't give two fecks about what he thinks. Aulas will pay what he thinks his right.
A lot has changed these past 15—20 years though. The Dutch top division's overall quality isn't quite the same today as it was back then.
Vincent Janssen just had an amazing season at PSV, and he too looks garbage and in fact I was never impressed with Vincent. The opposition in Holland are crap and easy. Memphis clearly does not have the raw skillset necessary. I repeat, the opposition in Holland are crap and easy (he pretty much indicates this) and he readily admits that HE needs to go up a few levels to play at this level. That tells me that he knows he isn't currently good enough. This does not mean that ALL players who come from Holland are not good.Started less than 30 games for United after coming to a new country aged just 21, following that amazing season in PSV.
Amazed just how written off he is as "complete garbage" by the majority.
What part of his game will make him effective at the highest level?
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