What about Bailly? 6 seems more natural than 3 for a center back. Shaw may have given up #3 to Bailly in order to make 6 available for a future signing.
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It's not really weird at all, all the negotiations and meetings would have been taking place during the day.
Could have been but Ronaldo still had to force the transfer and make that move himself.
There would be no reason to force the move if he didn't have another agenda. United would have matched his wages and given him whatever Madrid were offering to keep him so it must have been his personal feelings for Madrid that swung it for him.
At the time United had also been in two Champions league finals and the English league had the best teams.
It's not that weird it's just when all the Italian media put out all their info.
Nah, Shaw prefers #23 for some odd reason. I would have liked our LB to have #3 but oh well.
Thats an english thing, our manager is portuguese. I seem to remember van gaal referring to no. 6 as a holding midfield role.
Wasn't he City bound at one point? What happened to that?
Always found this wired. Met a lot of French people with Man Utd as their first club. Which I think is strange cause they're a lot of big clubs in France.
People are reading way too much into the #6 thing. Jose would have wanted it left vacant for whoever we get, whether it's Pogba or his second/third choices.
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Knew that we were after him but didn't know the details. Didn't think that such a fringe player would be worth of a saga. Would hardly make the bench at United.
Sneijder and Vidal on the other hand...
Thiago is immense, when fit and healthy. That seems to be the problem though. Never fit. He'd walk into almost any team if he could stay fit though.
Yeah, he specifically requested it as it was his number on his southampton debut i believe. luck thing.
Remember guys, even though 6 is empty at the minute - currently the numbers are provisional. So if we get him he might not get the number 6. Maybe it's a subtle hint or maybe it's nothing
I personally hope that we give Mata '18' if he stays, Young is sold and Pogba gets the #8
Strange you see so many more french players in england than spain since they share a border. england and italy seem to be their preferred locations though.
Remember guys, even though 6 is empty at the minute - currently the numbers are provisional. So if we get him he might not get the number 6. Maybe it's a subtle hint or maybe it's nothing
This is true but imagine he took 8 from Mata. It wouldn't look too good now. The fact they have released provisional numbers today is to sell named shirts come Saturday morning.
Its hard to see where young fits in now, even to fulfill the home grown quota.I personally hope that we give Mata '18' if he stays, Young is sold and Pogba gets the #8
He should probably change it back then. Didn't bring him much luck.
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Do you guys really think Jose gives a flying f*ck about squad numbers? 
He's a fully grown man.
He's a fully grown man.I think his players give a damn so he has no choiceDo you guys really think Jose gives a flying f*ck about squad numbers?
well, we're grown men and we're discussing it so we obviously give a feck. The guys a football manager. Presumably he takes football seriuosly.Do you guys really think Jose gives a flying f*ck about squad numbers?
Some of the kids probably do, yeah. I doubt Zlatan needed that number nine...
Most likely speculation by Jan but I think it's quite true.
If there as any news, reports should start breaking in about 1-2 hours time
Squad numbers make a huge difference to the younger generation, yes. Ibrahimovic #9 will sell by the bucketload, for example.
Pogba #8 simply looks better from a marketing angle than Pogba #38.
Pogba #8 simply looks better from a marketing angle than Pogba #38.
No news is good news I suppose. Better than hearing Marotta's lies.
It will be like having Darren Fletcher at his peak with us!
Bloody hell this thread has grown loads again but nothing happened yet
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I think he did, it's all about branding.
Don't think this Fjortoft guy knows anything...about any transfer....ever.
FFS get it over with already...
Shall I create a Twitter account, pretend to be an Italian journo and say it's a done deal?Bloody hell this thread has grown loads again but nothing happened yet
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Slightly off topic but it's slightly weird how over time the english game has adopted the European numbering to the extent we know what Mou means when he talks of 6, 8 and 10 in his press conference.
As recently as the 90s a 4 was always the defensive midfielder and 5 and 6 the centre backs. Obviously the number of foreign coaches and players, the death of 4-4-2 and squad numbers has all led to this, but i'm still surprised.
More than 50 pages in 24 hours. Is he signing?
Really happy that this seems to happen. The price tag could be a bit of a problem as he is a top cm but wont score many goals like a Bale or Ronaldo. The dumb media will compare him with them though because of the price
I remember him and that idiot Goldstein telling everyone on Twitter that Van Gaal was about to be sacked just before last Christmas.
The French had us excited last night. Curse them and their toast.
Raiola owns 20% of his selling fees. My guess is that we are offering 100 mil and asking them to split it like they wish and juventus are probably demanding the 100 mil for themselves and want us to pay Raiola's share additionally out of our own pockets in excess of that 100 mil.
Raiola is obviously trying to get paid and that's the cause for delay.
Raiola is obviously trying to get paid and that's the cause for delay.