I really hope as well. He's not the kind of player we need to midfield... We need pace and urgency and SMS does not provide those.
Sergej Milinkovic Savic
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I really hope as well. He's not the kind of player we need to midfield... We need pace and urgency and SMS does not provide those.
This smells of Lazio using our situation to get a higher fee for Savic in a potential transfer. Don't think we would be interested, or at least hope we aren't that incompetent. 
Possible options if Pogba leaves... Lo Celso, Saul, Kai Havertz, Barella, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Nicolo Zaniolo, Aouar. Definitely not looking forward to getting SMS.
I hope all these media reports are rubbish, do not want this guy anywhere near our club, especially for the ridiculous figures being quoted. Would rather have Fred and McTominay in CM, at least they appear to work hard and put the effort in, give me a team full of players like that, then at least you know the players have given their all. Do not want any 'star players' coming to United (as Ed seems to want), if they are not prepared to graft as well.
It`s Lazio trying to hype him up. Also, I wouldn't call SMS a star player.
I think he’d come good here
Wouldn't want him especially for the price quoted of £108m if there is any substance in it, ludicrous price.
Yep, point taken, didn't word that right, definitely looks like I was indicating that SMS was a star player, I wasn't, I was just trying to point out that Ed seems to like to bring in players who basically sell shirts, like Galacticos. I don't want players here who don't really want to come (De Ligt for one), due to no champions league, I would rather have players like James, who are willing to work hard, to try to establish themselves in the first team, and could, in the long term, save us money. I know that not all these type of signings come of, and not all the academy lads will develop into good, or very good players, but some will, and that has always excited me, right back to George Best coming through in the early 60's (God I pray for another player like him coming through). I think you are right about the Lazio hype, a lot of that goes on nowadays, I reckon about one in twenty players that we are linked with are actual targets of ours, Fernandes, Maquire and Longstaff probably the only ones at the moment, although I personally like Maddison, and would like to see a short term striker signed (Arnoutevic I liked, but he's gone now) to give Greenwood time to develop properly, and not rushed through too quick.
No thanks....
I don't think any of those are realistic for one reason or another apart from Lo Celso and Saul. I don't think the board will pay even half what Atletico would want for Saul. Lo Celso has a few clubs interested so not straight forward either.
He'd be a hugely underwhelming replacement for Pogba. Maybe if we signed another good player on top it would be easier to accept but I don't think we will.
Pogba out and SMS in would mean another season out of the CL.
Pogba out and SMS in would mean another season out of the CL.
The only reason this transfer makes sense is that we know his family and know what he's like as a person. We would have seen him play quite a bit with his brother playing for us for a while, and probably would still be here if it wasn't for work permit issues. We must have seen something in him if he's out first choice to replace Pogba.
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Didn’t the majority of transfer muppets on here want this lad last summer when we were also heavily linked?
Has he really had that much of a bad season to put people off him?
Has he really had that much of a bad season to put people off him?
Tuttomercatoweb are utter garbage. BS merchants. But I wouldn't say no to the transfer. Ole could develop him. Nobody was talking about Mo Salah when he was at Roma and he didn't do too badly when he moved to Liverpool.
Some may have, but having watched him in the world cup, I thought Matic was far better. He just seems like a big strong guy, with a little bit of ability, but vastly overhyped.
I'm wondering this as well.
Mood swings in teenagers are quite common
Lazio had a bad season in general, SMS did too. Hes still quality in my opinion and when you list his qualities - strong, ball retention, passing, midfiled goal threat. Sounds just like Pogba does it not?
I personally could see this working
Agreed but not for 110m pounds. The 75m euros being quoted is still a lot of money on the back of a poor season but that at least is something we could work with.
If Pogba goes, than I think that he would be a very good option.
feck it. Waited too long and lost all negotiation footing
Why?
I think he ll ends up somewhere else - PSG and we are being used to hike up the price.
But not being an ITK, I could be wrong
But not being an ITK, I could be wrong
Has anyone actually seen him play? I've never heard anyone actually admit to it on here. Let's agree to just stop posting in this thread can we and let the rumour die a death?
Nah, this ship has sailed - SMS doesnt seem that good if I'm honest, certainly not worthy of being a replacement for our best midfielder.
He was bang average for Lazio last year, no wonder they're happy to sell him for "just" 100m 
I don't believe this for a second anyway, just recycling rumours since the last Pogba episode.
I don't believe this for a second anyway, just recycling rumours since the last Pogba episode.
Guys chill with calling him shit, he might really sign for us then some of you will have to change your tune because of it, God knows this place is full with bunch of thick hypocrites.
He looked like he was tired last season after the World Cup. Matic also. Lukaku and Pogba too. Then you had Lazio's best attacker Felipe Anderson leaving, a player who had also gone off the boil towards the end of his Lazio career, before being invigorated at West Ham. It could be that SMS performs much better around better players.
I think hes a decent player but nowhere near as good as Pogba. The fees he's always been suggested to be worth are ridiculous
Do we have better players ?
Which better players...
I doubt we're in for him (as a major option), but he's still a good player. Last season is a weird one because he totally sulked and downed tools (as did the whole Lazio team, it would seem). I still think he'll end up at Juventus in a few years once they've cleared a few of the hundred midfielders they seem to have on their books.
Last year everyone was drooling for him, now after an average year (mind you he wanted to leave and had to stay) now he is crap.
I would still take him for a decent fee. He is a good player and will end up at a bigger club in the coming years
Tbf many didn't want him last season either. It was quite evident that he is a significant step down to Pogba.
Think Barella is going to Inter?
Maybe we could knock £10m off Lukaku fee in return for them dropping Barella purchase.
He was played in a different role than the season before and his form picked up towards the end of the season, Lazio in general were a bit of a mess. Still, don't think I'd be interested at the quoted prices.He was bang average for Lazio last year, no wonder they're happy to sell him for "just" 100m
I don't believe this for a second anyway, just recycling rumours since the last Pogba episode.
I agree. If Steve Bruce is worth 70m then so does SMS
He'll probably join Napoli for £35 million on deadline day, and flop massively before he is loaned out to AC Milan with an option to buy for £20 million after two years.