The ACN is in 2019..
There is an African Nations Championship or something like that and only domestic players are eligible to play...
Michael Keane| signed to Everton.
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The ACN is in 2019..
There is an African Nations Championship or something like that and only domestic players are eligible to play...
Not next season he won't be.
Everton is probably his level tbh
Ok, thanks.
but if there is players being shipped out as expected. We'll still need cover, when he does go. Could be a buy and loan back or new target altogether. Think he is an upgrade on some of what we have currently.
I expect more action for this position sooner or later.
Would have loved to seen him play for us.. probably wont happen now..
Perhaps Perisic is the decoy/leverage and we're negotiating with someone else in quiet for a key target.
Shame, would have liked him back, reckon he should stay where he is now & see if he can improve some more, then maybe we'll come knocking next year.
To be fair, he's better backup than what we currently have. Certainly more aggressive, Mourinho loves a bit of that.
Too much reporting here, seems we are genuinely in for him. With Belotti and Keane a bid was barely reported, mostly interest. With Perisic we already had a bid or two.
I see this is still being reported, which I can't understand now the Lindelof deal is confirmed. If Keane was to come now, wouldn't he be coming with the understanding that he is back-up to Bailly and Lindelof? That would be good for the squad, but obviously not so good for the player.
Linked with Everton now.
Perhaps were changing tactics to a 3-4-3, 3-4-2-1, 3-4-1-2 something like that.
Depends if Jose wants rid of both Smalling AND Jones and if he does then we'd still need a centre back unless he's going to promote Tuanzebe alongside Bailly, Lindelof and Rojo when he's back from injury.
If Tuanzebe isn't promoted up to the first team and both Smalling and Jones are sold then with Rojo being out til Christmas we're left with only Bailly, Lindelof and Blind so a move for Keane as well isn't so far fetched when you think about it.
Cant see this happening now this year. I can see him going to Everton or similar and then us being linked with him every season for ever increasing amounts.
He's just got in the England squad, he'll only ever be a backup for us.
I just can't see this one happening, Keane offers no improvement on Smalling or Jones. If we sign Keane, we'll have to sell one of them. Makes no sense financially or in footballing terms.
Wish this talk would go away, with Lindelof practically done the defence is ok. Lets sort the midfield now...
I just can't see this one happening, Keane offers no improvement on Smalling or Jones. If we sign Keane, we'll have to sell one of them. Makes no sense financially or in footballing terms.
Wish this talk would go away, with Lindelof practically done the defence is ok. Lets sort the midfield now...
I think Keane will only come if one of Jones or Smalling leave. However, I'd rather give Tuanzabe the chance than bring in Keane.
Not a necessary signing for me. I would sell Jones and keep Smalling for his aerial abilities, which can be useful when dealing with teams specialising in setpieces.
If Keane goes to Everton, let's hope they pay top dollar for him as we have a 25% sell on fee.
If we ship out the chuckle brothers then i would be happy for us to have Keane as backup.
Yep, cant be any worse really and he is the aggressive type so good cover for Rojo and Bailly too. TBF Jones is ok despite his faults
Can't see this one happening at all now.
It can still happen as we dont know in what form Rojo will return, Also if we gad good offers for Smalling or Jones, and depending on the evaluation of Keane, we can still bring him in.
I dont think he is guaranteed to be a backup and think he will have a fair chance to compete with a starting spot like everyone else.
Tuanzebe should be sent out on loan to get good minutes, maybe even to burnley
I dont think he is guaranteed to be a backup and think he will have a fair chance to compete with a starting spot like everyone else.
Tuanzebe should be sent out on loan to get good minutes, maybe even to burnley
Reliable ?
31 million with one year left on his contract?
That's just absolutely insane. Burnley have done a great job on this one.
That's just absolutely insane. Burnley have done a great job on this one.
His agent said on Talksport that he expected him to be the best England centre half in a few years (and in Europe) and that no 1 priority was signing for a club where he will play all the time.
That's fair enough and a sensible choice by Keane. I'd have taken him as a replacement for either Smalling or Jones, but he wouldn't have been first choice so can't blame him for going to Everton.
£31m ffs. We sold him for £2m just two years ago. Good thing we have a 25% sell-on clause though.
Best English CB, I can see. But not best in Europe.
Chalk one up for Louis. The promoter of youth.
Well good job Burnley. The more money they get the more we get back from the sell-on clause.31 million with one year left on his contract?
That's just absolutely insane. Burnley have done a great job on this one.
The CB in Europe, whoever that will be in the future, will not be plying their trade at Everton. Burnley probably inserted a sell-on fee when/if Everton sells the best CB in England and Europe. Madness.
Cant believe there are people moaning that we 'only' got 2m for him. If that pisses yiuboff you have no idea how a) football and b) economics work.
He was up for sale in an open market. He was a reserve player that had no chance of making our first team. If he was worth more than that at the time someone would have paid it.
We quite rightly put a sell on clause knowing full well there was a chamce he would increase in value. An increase in value only attainable by playing regular football, which was not possible at a club like united. It was burnley that made him worth 31m, not us so we can have no qualms about making what will be 8m on someone never good enough for us at the time and still isnt. (May be in the future)
He was up for sale in an open market. He was a reserve player that had no chance of making our first team. If he was worth more than that at the time someone would have paid it.
We quite rightly put a sell on clause knowing full well there was a chamce he would increase in value. An increase in value only attainable by playing regular football, which was not possible at a club like united. It was burnley that made him worth 31m, not us so we can have no qualms about making what will be 8m on someone never good enough for us at the time and still isnt. (May be in the future)
Did anyone hear the shite they were spouting on talk sport earlier?
Basically they were saying that Mourinho isn't interested in youth and that (in this twats opinion) United have sadly gone for the quality and age of Lindeloff over the youth of Keane.
Keane is 2 fecking years older than lindeloff!
You couldn't make it up.
Basically they were saying that Mourinho isn't interested in youth and that (in this twats opinion) United have sadly gone for the quality and age of Lindeloff over the youth of Keane.
Keane is 2 fecking years older than lindeloff!
You couldn't make it up.
Yep, said Everton earlier in this thread and that's his level.
Terrible radio station but I am strangely addicted to it. I don't think Keane is good enough for United either, by the way.
Hate TalkSport
They definitely didn't just mean "youth" as in a youth protegy of United did they?
Their point would still be ridiculously stupid but it might make them a bit less stupid..
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