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Raphael Varane | Signed for United!
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I heard they've asked you to fire an AK-47 over the Etihad as part of the unveiling?
Two, Rambo style. I've agreed to do this for flights and accommodations only.
Are you doing this whilst decked in the new kit?
Yep. Full kit wanker style and Puma boots as a nod to Varane's signing. Adidas are a bit upset.
Billboard - Sancho arms spread. “You Love To See It”
Half of the pages were variations of SanchON or SanchOFF or Happy Sancho Day.
Please I've been out of the cafe for a bit
what's this "Jamaican delegate plants red flag on the moon" all about?
what's this "Jamaican delegate plants red flag on the moon" all about?
By this logic our next manager should be Arteta, Zidane or Rooney
I wouldn't turn down Zidane...
He seems nailed on to succeed Deschamps as the France coach though
Jamaican delegate has become a bit of a meme lately originating from this post.
Moon is to do with the 'moon tier' system some Real Madrid twitter accounts use.
Basically a playful title to say Varane's probably going to come here. Wouldn't take it totally seriously.
If they could do that but instead of the mothership it blows up a digital version of the Etihad, that would be immense
Funny stuff that link, it's been well documented he's ready to leave for a "new challenge" by the media and United are one of a few clubs who can pay straight up cash in this Covid times were our finances have been hiht hard, coupled with the stadium rebuild etc...
As a fan i really don't want him to go but we are in a bad place atm, not to mention our fan base demanding our President gets us Mbappe, at this point we are willing to negotiate until we find a solution for him to move to United or sign a new deal which is unlikely baring in mind we offered multiple contracts the past year.
One thing that is certian though is Varane would get his big contract either with us or elsewhere but I'll prefer it to be at United.
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To think united and Madrid are bickering over a mere 5 million quid. This is what clubs do though. That's why these sagas drag on.
How has Varane played the last year or so?
Caught Madrid / France a few times throughout the season and each time Varane looked a bit dodgy.
It could just be an awful coincidence.. I had to watch Messi for about 5 games before I saw him score or have a good game
Is that it? I wouldn't get out of bed for 5 million quid.
AS also says it's "hours away" and that Varane doesn't want to start the pre-season with Real. They also say that Varane's camp originally left the door open, but that Real are actually pretty happy to sell him because they need the money. The deal should be finalized "in the next few days" for around €50m.
Why doesn’t Flo just tap up Mbappe and tell him not to sign any contract with PSG? I mean, every man and their dog knows Mbappe wants to play for Real Madrid. Surely, Madrid fans can see that it will get done that way and they’ll save an insane initial fee for the transfer of Mbappe.
It's frankly insulting. I understand why he'd want to go away when a new guy is being offered +5 million more than you when you're of comparable quality and have been a stalwart for a decade.
Thread title of the year candidate
Think he genuinly wants to try out PL as well and RM has come to a natural end.
Really like a guy that seeks a new challenge to freshen it up.
realistically I think that's what's happening anyway. Will just be interesting to see how the Qatari will take that ...
Did you mean to say hours instead of days? As the tweet says the deal should be done within hours.
Do we still fax offers?
agreement within hours, completion of the transfer within days. That's what the article says at least.
Or BielsaBy this logic our next manager should be Arteta, Zidane or Rooney
.... Or Solsky
Matter of hours till they accept a bid from us? Bring it on. Onto the next one! Muppets gonna muppet. Im wondering who our amad / Pellistri signings are going to be this year?
No "yah mon" in the title???
as resident Jamaican delegate of the Cafe I'm disappointed
as resident Jamaican delegate of the Cafe I'm disappointed
Should be at fullback or dm
They already have, he's not signing a new contract with P$G even though they've already offered him the world if he renews.
None of their transfer business this summer has changed that apparently and he'll still likely join Madrid next summer
Not very well considering the owner said he’ll not be leaving either on a free or getting sold.
Really can’t wait for the fireworks.
Yeah I would have said dm and box to box. Fingers crossed! A shit hot young striker wouldn’t go amiss either but I definitely do like Hugill
Yeah I gathered that what they’re doing. He’ll be around the same age as Ronaldo when he joined maybe even slightly younger so waiting a year is no big deal.
Cultural appropriation in 2021
Tbf he's been solid as usual, as a unit our defense last year wasn't all that good, we had to chop and change a few times and that destructed our flow especially our wingback positions, but if I'm to say on individual levels Varane was the least of our problems as he was mostly reliable when fit.
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He's lost a yard of pace as is to expected with age, still he out runs most strikers who's name are not Mbappe, he's also made up for the yard of pace loss with his reading of the game and positional awareness, gose into most challenges with clear intentions of pinching it and he's likely to comes out on top 8/10.
He's one of those players if injured needs a couple of games to get into rhythm as you noticed with France, he was injured for sometime before rushed back for UCL game with Chelsea last May then straight into a major tournament.
Lastly when he's up to speed he's an unbelievable defender who can bully attackers, out pace them, Win arial duals, put in a last ditch block if it comes to that and is comfortable on the ball, passing out of the back with either feet.
This has all been a bit too simple hasn't it? I like it, but not much of a saga.
Yes during the Euros I was thinking this is what they are planning. It's obvious they want to show United are coming to win this year!!
Also I was thinking if they were going to do the ' Welcome back to Manchester ' billboards etc for Sancho to get City back for Tevez haha.
it's a far cry from things like the Chilevision days, that's for sure.
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