If Bouhafsi reports it, then its game on. But if we did want him Im sure we would have acquired him by now, right?
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If Bouhafsi reports it, then its game on. But if we did want him Im sure we would have acquired him by now, right?
3 games into the season he'll get his playing time soon enough.
Just wait until the injury bug hits and there's 2-3 games every 10 or so days. Not his fault Blind is playing as excellent as he is. Not a bad thing at all.
And fwiw the board can feck off if they don't want to "grant" José his 4th signing. Pep has splashed hundreds of millions of pounds on the City back line and it's complete sh!t. If José wants a natural RWer in Mahrez then they better get it done because it's not a big ask at all especially at the reported price.
I won't believe it until Kaveh posts something about it.
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Why? Because half our fans can't spell his name?
I'm sure he'll be good when he gets used to the league and teammates.
Mahrez would fit our side better than Mata imo.
That should be a no brainer, especially at his price.
Mahrez as a squad option would be brilliant, adding him to our team, we'd be so good on the counter attack.
Totally disagree absolutely what we need. He was a monster in that title winning season, moving to a huge club would motivate him to perform to the best of his ability again.
I wonder why we are not in for Mahrez. If we want him, he is ours. Maybe Jose is afraid that he is a one season wonder? Thought he looked sharp against us.
Bring him in Jose and give him the number 7. He's no Ronaldo or Beckham. I think he would do well on that wing.
He's rapid and can beat a man. Martial and Mahrez on either wing with Micky T playing just behind Lukaku? Now that would be just delightful. Too bad we won't get him and too bad we have been chasing Perisic for the last 2 months when we could spend £50 million for a proven PL player in Mahrez.
At the same time I'm not complaining. Jose knows what he's doing and we look solid.
He's rapid and can beat a man. Martial and Mahrez on either wing with Micky T playing just behind Lukaku? Now that would be just delightful. Too bad we won't get him and too bad we have been chasing Perisic for the last 2 months when we could spend £50 million for a proven PL player in Mahrez.
At the same time I'm not complaining. Jose knows what he's doing and we look solid.
Would be a bit underwhelmed, but if he could be got for a similar price to Matic he'd be a good squad player. I'd expect a significant upgrade next summer, though.
Im excited already. Really think he will be a good option for some games.
Mahrez and Martial / Rashford on the wings would be too much for most teams. Doubt this happens though. This would have been done long ago if Jose wanted him.
Why a squad player? Mahrez was one of the very best players in the league when Leicester won it.
Are you serious lol
Mahrez is one of the best counter attacking players in the league. He can get from one end of the pitch to the other in a matter of moments and causes havoc. He pressures off the ball and is known for having a high work rate and engine. Would be an ideal Mourinho player and one who'd be a natural fit on the right side + has immense offensive talent to involve others around him in on the play/build up.
On the RW alone, Mahrez is better/more effective than both Mata and Young. Mata is a better overall player though. He is also better than Lingard. Having two options each for two wings isnt a bad thing to have.
Yeah, the problem is the initial tweet tagged him but he didn't bother retweeting it. Which he usually does. Maybe he knows it's just shite gossip to attract more viewers?
Rubbish. The manager makes the decisions on players. We don't have football men on the board. We don't have a director of football in any sort of capacity regarding the first team.
Either Jose does or doesn't want him, or there isn't 50m left in the budget. That's it.
Either Jose does or doesn't want him, or there isn't 50m left in the budget. That's it.
Agreed. Makes it sound like a push from Mahrez's camp.
Could be a Mane type signing for us.
With proper motivation could become a top player.
With proper motivation could become a top player.
Just makes so much sense, this one
If City get Sanchez, I wouldn't be surprised if we try to sign Mahrez. Would be risky but he's potentially much better option on the right wing than Mata/Mkhi.
I concur!
A massive dimension will be added to the team with him on the right. We will finally have goals and chance creation from our right side.
Mahrez on his 'A' game would be a huge asset for the team.
If Mourinho thought he'd add something we lack down the right I'd be all for it. My only concern would be the squad size, we're bursting at the seams at the moment.
If Mourinho thought he'd add something we lack down the right I'd be all for it. My only concern would be the squad size, we're bursting at the seams at the moment.
No thanks. Way too inconsistent. We shouldn't just spend for spending sake.
Need to invest in quality consistent players. He's done nothing after their title winning season.
Need to invest in quality consistent players. He's done nothing after their title winning season.
There's no chance they would. It's complete drivel.
Been banging the Mahrez drum all Summer, would be fantastic signing.
It would be around the Matic price if it happened. Matic was bought for £40M, Leicester are seeking £50M for Mahrez. Best of all could coup most if not the entirety of the fee with a Smalling transfer as well.
And you bet you there's be another big splash signing in January (unlikely) or next Summer (Griezmann !!). Can you imagine this attack with Pogba and Matic behind them?
------------Lukaku
Martial---Griezmann--Mahrez
...absolutely mouth watering I must say so myself
Ignore the silly people
God I'd love to see us buy Mahrez
Plus a good squad player would be someone like Blind who's experienced in a bunch of positions, that's not Mahrez.
He'd be an upgrade over anything we have on the RW. He's also a great set piece taker which would be a plus for us because we don't have any.
Responded to another user who said a similar thing. Works here so reposting what I mentioned.
Fair enough, see your logic to some extent but don't get why people are still hesitant in getting Griezmann. A bit absurd imho.
It's all about improving the squad in any and all positions for United at this point. We are on the rise and looking to compete with the other handful of top clubs in the world. If you want to do that, you take world class players and clear cut improvements 10 times out of 10 as we have finally worked our way out of mediocrity ever since SAFs exit. Griezmann improves any squad in the world. He's a top10 player. People would have no problem in getting Neymar but Griezmann is arguably the better player from last year and certainly in the same talk amongst top10 players in the world so don't really get why you would oppose him but not Neymar.
...part I don't get is how we don't "need" Griezmann. We don't need Mahrez either then or anyone really; it's not about needs, it's about wanting to improve and that's something a team like United should thrive for any and every given moment especially a player of Griezmann's calibre. And there's nothing saying we can get Mahrez and not get Griezmann. You say you'd rather have Mahrez+Mikhi+Mata? I'd much rather prefer Griezmann+Mahrez + one of Mikhi/Mata. There's nothing saying we can't and it's much more quality for obvious reasons. Mikhi is on pace yes but just as Mata is a good player that can come off the bench, likewise so could Mikhi depending on which of the 2 ended up staying.
All I'm really saying is, there's nothing stopping United from getting both players and that
-----------Lukaku
---------Griezmann
Martial--------------Mahrez (sub: Mikhi or Mata)
>>>
-----------Lukaku
------------Mikhi
Martial--------------Mahrez (sub: Mata)
...and it's not even debatable
Sing him. Sign anybody.
The muppet needs feeding.
The muppet needs feeding.
There's no chance the club will be refusing Jose a player.
Nonsense; we have Pogba, Blind, Mata, Mikhitaryan and even Rashford.
Apparently I am yes. He sounds brilliant the way you've described him but most sides attack Leicester and apart from that one great season(where all Leicester players looked brilliant) he's just not shown anywhere near that consistency. He's different to what we have but that doesn't mean he'd improve us massively. Not sure where the high work rate comes from other than that one game the other day.
He's a decent player but flaky, doubt we have any interest, the RW is definitely the position in attack we need to strengthen the most though, hopefully we go for Pulisic next summer.
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