Outgoings 2025

Surprised there’s not been more noise around Rashford regarding where he’ll end up. Leaving aside the inevitable comments of “who would want him/who could afford his wages?” his interview must have been done with some knowledge of a potential destination in January?

The likes of Shaw or Zirkzee leaving in January is something I don’t think will happen. I don’t believe those stories.
 
Crazy that anyone would allow Mainoo to go. He's come through the youth system and had a great season at a young age. He's had a tougher second season yes but you let the new manager work with and develop him, you just make make sure you aren't as reliant on a 19 year old.
Ridiculous innit.

We desperately need a new CM to ease the pressure on him and allow him to mature and develop at a normal pace. Anyone suggesting he’s not good enough or should be sold must be WUMing or needs their head checked.
 
Crazy that anyone would allow Mainoo to go. He's come through the youth system and had a great season at a young age. He's had a tougher second season yes but you let the new manager work with and develop him, you just make make sure you aren't as reliant on a 19 year old.

Crazy but not surprising - we have the most childish fanbase in football.

A few below par games in a dysfunctional setup and most posters now doubt he will make it as a Premier League level footballer.
 
Surprised there’s not been more noise around Rashford regarding where he’ll end up. Leaving aside the inevitable comments of “who would want him/who could afford his wages?” his interview must have been done with some knowledge of a potential destination in January?

The likes of Shaw or Zirkzee leaving in January is something I don’t think will happen. I don’t believe those stories.

Barcelona seemed like the front runners. Don’t know how when they can barely register Olmo.
 
I disagree. He isn't good enough. The most basic footballing skills seem a struggle with him. His runs are poor. 18 months here now and he can barely control a football when it's passed into him. He excels at nothing.

We're not a charity either. He doesn't get to be an apprentice striker who gets to learn for 4/5 years after we spent £60 million on him. Shit or get off the pot.
His price is nothing to do with him but i'll have to agree to disagree with you on pretty much everything you've said here, but that's what it's all about :+1:
 
Another big test for INEOS and what we're all hoping is an upgrade in the club's executive - we'll exit Eriksen (lovely player at his best, a pity we haven't had him at his best) and Lindelof (incredible he's been here all this time) at the end of the season, but it's the potential in what's possible if we can play it smart (a big if I know). All of this with the aim of hiking our future buying power and giving Amorim an opportunity to show what he can do with a squad equipped for his system.

On which...Casemiro and Rashford are essential moves out because you can't pay non-performers £300K pw (both difficult deals of course); Martinez (he's not good enough: we need to be ruthless) could fetch a decent fee from Spain or Italy; and Garnacho should be considered as an early sale if we don't think he'll work out for us (again, there's a decent fee in here). Then you have Malacia (not good enough for the PL), Antony (also not good enough: I can still barely believe what we paid) and, probably, Zirkzee (better to sell sooner rather than later).

Add in Shaw (that we've clung on so long tells you how badly we've been run), Maguire (I'm very borderline over whether he's worth retaining for a bit), and Onana (too error-prone: we need to replace him, if we can get a good replacement), and it could be quite the year on moves out.
 
This is where I tend to sit as well, though I do have a soft spot for Hojlund as his attitude is spot on

Whoops forgot Mainoo, I’d keep him too

Yoro?

Personally, I'd definitely keep de Ligt as well. Agree with you on Hojlund though.
 
I kinda figured Yoro wouldn’t be up for grabs

I see him in the same bracket as Mainoo and Amad. The future of the team.

Generally people on here agree about the players they'd want to keep. Martinez, de Ligt, Hojlund, Onana, Dalot, Garnacho are sort of in the middle.
 
I would be good to understand what those clubs see in Luke Shaw and Zirkzee. How do they arrive at those two and have them on their target list of potential singings. They both have offered nothing recently, either on the pitch or on the recovery table.

I wouldn’t be against them leaving, plus C.Erik and V.Lind. Plus Casemiro, Evans and Antony…. All with players better suited to Ruben’s tactics coming in.

Marcus looks to have Irreconcilable issues and will be away most likely. However, Mainoo, Amad and Garnacho are hopefully part of the rebuild.
 
I see him in the same bracket as Mainoo and Amad. The future of the team.

Generally people on here agree about the players they'd want to keep. Martinez, de Ligt, Hojlund, Onana, Dalot, Garnacho are sort of in the middle.
Onana for me is not suitable. He’s too prone to big errors.

Dalot I’m still coming at a toss up between him and AWB. Good player, great attitude but I don’t think he’s all that as a player.

Martinez I think we have already seen the best of him, I don’t see him an anything more than a long term squad player.

Garnacho I don’t think will suit this system and probably doesn’t want to be a wing back. If the rumours of a 60m offer are true then I’d give it serious consideration