Summer transfer window

Sack off Gundogan, he's been injured for a whole season and it looks like a serious long term issue.

We don't need, nor do I think we could accommodate, three more midfielders. We need a holding midfielder and a creative midfielder, both of the requisite class to step straight into the team.

As far as absolute necessities go, we unquestionably need a left back too. Given the injury record of our defenders a centre half is likely too. Beyond that, we could do with cover at full back and another wide player. But totalling that up, that's 6 players. It's pretty unlikely we'd get all that done in a window, and thinking it could be a quick fix is wishful thinking IMO.
 
Some good news..
Moyes: "All the players that I seem to talk to are really keen to join Manchester United, so let's hope that comes to fruition in the summer time."
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This is indeed a big worry for us in the Summer, attracting quality players. But if what he said is true then it's reassuring a bit.

I just hope he didn't meet them in that same restaurant.
 
Ubik said:
How would that fit in with Mata, Rooney and Van Persie though? Obviously not all have to play at once, but given that collectively they'd cost £120m (at the low end), there'd be a pretty expensive bench along with Fellaini. I'd say we were probably more likely after 1 or 2 of those 3.
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Midfield 3 of those 3, gundogan as a box to box, with kroos spreading play from deep, instigating and probing attack, carvalho to sit back and be wary of counter plus win ball back.

Mata would be RW but drifting inside to win ball back, RvP would either be benched, sold, or used in a system where we needed 2 up top, Fellaini would be brought on for Gundogan as a box to box when we needed rotation, or if Kroos needed to be rested, Carrick comes on in his place, or Gundogan can play in his role too, fully rotatable squad basically.
 
Drifter said:
It won't go away,surely we are not in for him.


http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...ld-serious-talks-with-psg-ace-deal-potentiall
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I could actually see this happening. Moyes won't want to spend money on two centre-backs when we need to strengthen at left-back, centre-midfield and the wings aswell so Alex could tempt him on a free as a 5th choice. Our young defenders always seem to be getting injured and we'll be losing alot of experience with Rio and Vidic going out the door.
 
Do people really see us signing another winger?

We have:

Young,Valencia,Nani,Kagawa,Mata,Januzaj,Zaha

7 players fighting for two places, we only need 4 wides players, can you really see us selling four of these players so we can bring another one in?

I could see young and/or valencia going and unfortunately maybe kagawa that leaves us 4, cant see us signing another one when we have priorities in other areas.
 
stevoc said:
Do people really see us signing another winger?

We have:

Young,Valencia,Nani,Kagawa,Mata,Januzaj,Zaha

7 players fighting for two places, we only need 4 wides players, can you really see us selling four of these players so we can bring another one in?

I could see young and/or valencia going and unfortunately maybe kagawa that leaves us 4, cant see us signing another one when we have priorities in other areas.
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Even after the season our wingers have had over the last 24 months, you dont sell them and try to sign someone else, then there is seriously something wrong with the club and the staff.
 
Danny1982 said:
Some good news..

This is indeed a big worry for us in the Summer, attracting quality players. But if what he said is true then it's reassuring a bit.

I just hope he didn't meet them in that same restaurant.
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We most likely wont even make Europe. If that is the case, who in the hell would want to move here?
 
RDCR07 said:
Even after the season our wingers have had over the last 24 months, you dont sell them and try to sign someone else, then there is seriously something wrong with the club and the staff.
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I know what you're saying, we could do with a top winger in the summer, i just can't see us letting 4 of those 7 players go if that is the case i don't see how there is room for another player in the squad there.

Without europe which is likely we will have a lot less games next season.
 
Next season

Goalkeepers
Fine as we are. Get Dave a new deal!
Signings: None
Departures: None

Left back
Need a new one whether Evra stays or not. I hope Evra can be persuaded to stay one more year as losing all 3 of our experienced defenders in one go would be a hit. Vidic has of course already gone and Evra would be more useful than Rio.
Signings: Shaw (£27m) / Coentrao (£15m)
Departures: Evra (free) or Buttner (~£2m)

Right back
Rafael is fine. We do require a more solid, reliable back-up to cover his injuries. Ideally we could do with an Azpilacueta type that can do a job at left back if needed aswell - relying on the scouts here. I've not seen any of Varela to pass comment. Coleman would be great but would probably need a substantial fee and we can't justify that when we have more pressing concerns.
Signings: ????? (<£10m)
Departures: None

Centre back
We need a no nonsense approach here and need to sign an established quality defender coming into his peak years to form a partnership with one of our prospects, most likely Smalling. Preferably someone with pace and good strength to help us play a bit further up the pitch. No Champions League will make recruitment tough here. Another cheap experienced backup wouldn't go amiss either, Alex has been rumoured but hopefully we can do better.
Signings: ????? (£20m-£25m)
Departures: Ferdinand (free), Vidic (free)

Centre-midfield
First of all we need a physical box to box presence. Carvalho seems most likely but I'm sure there are alot of options out there that would improve on the pace we have in there at the moment. Secondly we need a better passer, someone who can dictate the play and at a high tempo. I would take a punt on Gundogan despite his injuries as he is such a good player and could be available at a reasonable price. Kroos in my opinion isn't going anywhere. Thiago would have been an absolute steal and would have solved this problem already but hey-ho.
Finally, if there is a sniff of a chance that Barkley could come then we should go after it, although the price would be high no doubt. Maybe this would have to be at the expense of one of the others.
That would leave us with alot of midfield players. Giggs will go and Anderson effectively already has but that still leaves us with Carrick, Fletcher, Fellaini, Cleverley and Powell. I'm not sure which of these I would cut but it's too many.
Signings: 2 from Carvalho (£25m-£30m)/Gundogan (£25m-£30m)/Barkley (£35-£40m)/Cheaper option (~£15m)
Departures: Giggs (free), Anderson (free), + 1

Wide
Like centre-midfield we have quantity over quality here. We need pace and intelligence on the ball and most of our options don't seem to have both.
Januzaj is the future and will obviously stay. Kagawa is also a must if we continue with our current system as he gives us intelligence on the left and cover for Mata. That leaves Valencia, Nani, Young and Zaha. I feel for Young and don't enjoy seeing all the criticism that he receives as he is a better player than he often shows. He also has better delivery and finishing than Valencia when on form and his movement gets him into good positions even if he often makes the wrong decision. He is the obvious departure though. He will never be a first choice here and his confidence suffers too much when he is out of the side. Zaha could probably do with another loan move as he will not be first choice next season. Nani should be one of our best players and if he could get on the pitch and play a run of games he could save us a big transfer fee but you begin to wonder if he ever will. You begin to lose patience and no doubt he is on a substantial salary also. Valencia is a consistent outlet but is too limited to ever be a regular matchwinner which is what should be expected from a starting winger at United.
Signings: ???? (~£20m)
Departures: Young (~£8m), Valencia (~£8m)/Nani(£15m), Bebe

Forwards
Rooney has been tied down and has been in great form and Mata will obviously stay. Welbeck has improved this year and is a fantastic option to have - no-brainer that he stays. It is difficult to see a way forward for Rooney and RVP as a front two now that Mata is here and with no CL there aren't enough games to share between them. I don't see us selling RVP this summer as it is a massive call to make but I see it becoming a situation down the line. Hernandez seems to have no rapport with Moyes and will regrettably be off because he deserves opportunities elsewhere. I fear that it could unfold that we sell RVP next summer for a cut price after he falls out of favour and then find ourselves shopping for a striker who can come in and contribute goals in sporadic appearances - like Hernandez.
Signings: None
Departures: Hernandez (~£15m)

At it's cheapest that's over £100m spent there :nervous:, with only about £30m recovered. Realistically compromises will have to be made and priority should be on the defence and centre-midfield. A new winger or right-back may have to wait, aside from possibly taking a gamble on a talented youngster.

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Rafael-----Smalling------New----Shaw
----------Gundogan----A.N.Other
Nani------------Mata------------Kagawa
--------------Rooney

with depth of Jones, Evans, hopefully Evra, Fellaini, Januzaj, RVP, Welbeck.

Well that's me all muppeted out.
 
stevoc said:
Do people really see us signing another winger?

We have:

Young,Valencia,Nani,Kagawa,Mata,Januzaj,Zaha

7 players fighting for two places, we only need 4 wides players, can you really see us selling four of these players so we can bring another one in?

I could see young and/or valencia going and unfortunately maybe kagawa that leaves us 4, cant see us signing another one when we have priorities in other areas.
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I see it as

Januzaj/Kagawa for the left
1 of Valencia/Nani + new signing for the right
Young and Valencia/Nani sold
Mata at number 10 so not in the equation
Zaha out on loan

I agree it's not a priority though so wouldn't be too disappointed if it's not addressed providing we can get more games from Kagawa and Nani and further improvement for Januzaj.
 
RDCR07 said:
We most likely wont even make Europe. If that is the case, who in the hell would want to move here?
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We're Man United.
And we'll pay a sh!Tload in wages, so I'd guess a lot of players :lol:
 
Should be an exciting season, and hopefully whatever we're trying to do, we'll have learnt the mistakes of last summer, and wrap everything up early in May. And certainly before the world cup starts.
 
The White Pele said:
I see it as

Januzaj/Kagawa for the left
1 of Valencia/Nani + new signing for the right
Young and Valencia/Nani sold
Mata at number 10 so not in the equation
Zaha out on loan

I agree it's not a priority though so wouldn't be too disappointed if it's not addressed providing we can get more games from Kagawa and Nani and further improvement for Januzaj.
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Can't see Mata displacing Rooney at no10, so he'll spend most of his time on the wing.
 
stevoc said:
Do people really see us signing another winger?

We have:

Young,Valencia,Nani,Kagawa,Mata,Januzaj,Zaha

7 players fighting for two places, we only need 4 wides players, can you really see us selling four of these players so we can bring another one in?

I could see young and/or valencia going and unfortunately maybe kagawa that leaves us 4, cant see us signing another one when we have priorities in other areas.
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Not necessarily a winger, but I do think we need a top quality/world class attacker who can play in any of the front four positions. I've said for a long time that I would want that to be Reus, but players we've also been linked to who I think would be suitable are Lucas Moura or Di Maria. Certainly not a priority but if we want to get back to the top sharpish we need more quality to come into the starting XI, not just have strength in depth.

Young and Valencia aren't good enough. Nani's fitness is questionable (I'd keep him though). Mata and Kagawa aren't wingers (but if we play with a fluid, interchanging system they can play effectively coming in from wide positions).
 
We need a winger with a left foot who is capable of not only crossing but playmaking too. Obviously a goal scoring winger wouldn't go amiss either.
 
SirFergie said:
We need a winger with a left foot who is capable of not only crossing but playmaking too. Obviously a goal scoring winger wouldn't go amiss either.
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Januzaj fits that description but if trusting previous Tottenham's manager we wanted Bale who would instantly become Giggsy's successor.

Lots of our transfer plans about wingers were ruined somehow because we didn't wanted throw 10 millions more. (Hazard, Lucas).
 
Nickosaur said:
Not necessarily a winger, but I do think we need a top quality/world class attacker who can play in any of the front four positions. I've said for a long time that I would want that to be Reus, but players we've also been linked to who I think would be suitable are Lucas Moura or Di Maria. Certainly not a priority but if we want to get back to the top sharpish we need more quality to come into the starting XI, not just have strength in depth.

Young and Valencia aren't good enough. Nani's fitness is questionable (I'd keep him though). Mata and Kagawa aren't wingers (but if we play with a fluid, interchanging system they can play effectively coming in from wide positions).
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Look im not trying to argue that we couldn't do with a top wide attacking player, and reus would be brilliant im a big fan, but i just can't see us selling 4 of those 7 players i listed in which case i don't think we could justify signing another player for those positions. I agree that mata and kagawa are no wide attacker/wingers but thats where moyes plays them and i don't see that changing while kagawa and van persie are still at the club.
 
Van Piorsing said:
Januzaj fits that description but if trusting previous Tottenham's manager we wanted Bale who would instantly become Giggsy's successor.

Lots of our transfer plans about wingers were ruined somehow because we didn't wanted throw 10 millions more. (Hazard, Lucas).
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Yes he does. We do need quality competition there however. Not another Ashley Young or Valencia.
 
SirFergie said:
Yes he does. We do need quality competition there however. Not another Ashley Young or Valencia.
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Yup. We should go for two of Reus, Lucas, Bakkali, Shaqiri or any other wingers that could offer world class football or at least something close to elite talent at young age... and that should be just a part of our transfer window, not to mention our defense could use some solid additions. Main thing should be still some absolute best centre midfielders but that's so obvious it shouldn't be even matter of discussion in the United board anymore.

I just don't see any sense of competition against City without epic feckin transfer spendings from our side. At this point Glazers need to wake up and invest some heavy cash into this club or they can seriously start thinking about selling United to someone who's got a clue about today's football reality.
 
Van Piorsing said:
Januzaj fits that description but if trusting previous Tottenham's manager we wanted Bale who would instantly become Giggsy's successor.

Lots of our transfer plans about wingers were ruined somehow because we didn't wanted throw 10 millions more. (Hazard, Lucas).
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we were competing vs oil clubs. if we bid ten million more they would bid 5 million more than that. the point of an oil club is they just pay a bit more than whatever the most you can pay is
 
I'll state this now before we get silly discussions about this, this is what I would like to happen (or try to do myself if I was in charge) not what I think will happen.

I would really like us to make a big clear out in the summer and just rejuvenate the squad, bring in alot of exciting young players to build a good basis for a future team. In my view that is the only way Moyes will ever be able to be succesfull. Right now there is too many players who aren't clicking in the squad, have to play out of position because the balance in the squad is all wrong, some players don't have enough quality to pull it off and some are just getting too old to give a feck about the changes anymore.

Lets make a massive deal with Saints: Pay them £75 M and give them Zaha and Cleverley on permanent deals and Büttner and Powell on loan for a season, in return for the signatures of: Lovren, Shaw, Lallana and Rodriguez.

Pay £25M to Sporting for Carvalho, £15M to Tottenham for Paulinho (who Tottenham are looking to sell because he is unhappy at the club) and £20M to Torino for Cerci.

To finance this I would like to see us sell: Anderson, Nani, Young, RVP and Carrick for whatever amount we get off them.
a estimation would be:
Anderson: £3m
Young: £7m (will have to cut down on his wages)
Nani:£10m
RVP: £25m
Carrick: £5m (aging, one year contract etc, won't be much more)
Total: £50m

Aging players that can retire or leave on a free: Ferdinand, Vidic and Giggs

The one player I'd put alot of effort in to convince him to sign on for one more year (the last year) is Evra because I feel we need him the most in the squad, if Büttner does well on his loan then we can bring him after the season and replace Evra with him, else we'll need to look out for a new fullback.

Hernandez stays on board and will get some more game as we'll see RVP leaving. The reason why I would do this is because Hernandez holds alot more future value for us than RVP and it would be silly to sell a great young striker now only to be in need of one within a couple ofseasons if RVP retires or if he becomes to old to be of any value to us. Rooney would be the main man for the tenure of his contract and when he starts to tire a bit Welbeck and Hernandez will tussle it out who will be replacing him.

Kagawa also stays because he is a great footballer, he is young and has alot of time to still get in the best of his game here. We are in need of good capable young footballers with future value so it be silly to let Kagawa right now especially since he won't fetch us alot of money. He can compete with Mata for the number 10 spot or play together with him from the left side.

Valencia I would keep because the guy has a great mentality and can put up a good fight in the big games. I still hold a bit of hope for him that he could hit the hights of a couple of years ago, but his role in the squad wouldn't be anymore than a squad player. Also he is one of the players who is most comfortable on the right wing and we don't have many of those, so for sake of balance I'd prefer to keep him.

2014/2015 squad:
GK: DDG, Lindegaard, Ben Amos
Defenders: Rafael, Smalling, Jones, Evans, Lovren, Evra, Shaw
Midfielders: Carvalho, Paulinho, Lallana, Fellaini, Fletcher
Attacking midfielders/Wingers: Cerci, Valencia, Mata, Kagawa, Januzaj, Rodriguez
Strikers: Rooney, Welbeck, Hernandez

That is a squad for me that is lean, well balanced and has enough quality to be a good side in the PL and has the potential to become a great side over time that can also do something in the CL. It has some experienced players but no aging old timers and it has alot of exciting young players that can be the foundation for the clubs future succes.

The way I would play with them is 4-2-3-1

Possible lign up:

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Rafael---Jones--Lovren---Shaw
------Carvalho---Paulinho-----
Cerci--------Mata-------Januzaj
------------Rooney-------------

Bench: Lindegaard, Evra, Smalling, Fellaini, Lallana, Rodriguez, Hernandez
 
You've got to buy a left back and two CMs (get a RB if any dosh left over). If I were you they'd be Shaw, Carvalho (in the bag allegedly) and Kroos (probably not gonna happen). I don't see realistic options if Kroos blows out.
 
peterstorey said:
You've got to buy a left back and two CMs (get a RB if any dosh left over). If I were you they'd be Shaw, Carvalho (in the bag allegedly) and Kroos (probably not gonna happen). I don't see realistic options if Kroos blows out.
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We also need a centreback, just look at how utterly trash our defending has been this season. Smalling, Jones and Evans won't cut it for us at the back, no way in hell.

Our wing play has also been utter trash and is so important to our game. We just flung mata to the wing and he can do a job there because he is a great player and not utterly useless but he isn't the grand maestro who will gel our entire attack together if he operates from that position. If we want to get the Mata playing for us that was voted as player of the year at Chelsea and was seen as one of the best in the PL, we'll need him to play as a number 10.

kagawa doesn't cut it from the left side, Welbeck isn't a natural there, yea in some kind it might work but its not something to build the team on. Valencia and Young are both crap players atm and Nani might aswell not exist because just like last year he has hardly kicked a ball for us on the pitch, don't see why that would suddenly change.

Januzaj is the only real good player we have for the flank. Valencia and or Young could be seen as back up but then we need atleast one more good player for the wings. In fact I'd prefer if we'd get two of them because I don't want and Young and Valencia in the team anymore.
 
peterstorey said:
You've got to buy a left back and two CMs (get a RB if any dosh left over). If I were you they'd be Shaw, Carvalho (in the bag allegedly) and Kroos (probably not gonna happen). I don't see realistic options if Kroos blows out.
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Herrera or Koke as alternatives to Kroos?

Notice you don't mention a CB either. Surely with Rio and Vidic leaving...?
 
My idea summer window.

LB
Two CMs
Two CBs
Winger

Get rid of Young, Valencia, Rio, Hernandez, Anderson, Cleverley and Nani.
 
sullydnl said:
Herrera or Koke as alternatives to Kroos?

Notice you don't mention a CB either. Surely with Rio and Vidic leaving...?
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Koke wants to stay at Atletico, I think we are put off by way Athletic Bilbao do their transfer dealings so we won't go back for Herrera.
 
TheNewEra said:
Koke wants to stay at Atletico, I think we are put off by way Athletic Bilbao do their transfer dealings so we won't go back for Herrera.
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Not that many alternatives we've been linked with though, are there? Unless we have some surprise targets lined up I'm not sure who else is around.
 
sullydnl said:
Not that many alternatives we've been linked with though, are there? Unless we have some surprise targets lined up I'm not sure who else is around.
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If we bid enough and the player wants to leave our targets will come, remember a football club is also a business.
 
sullydnl said:
Herrera or Koke as alternatives to Kroos?

Notice you don't mention a CB either. Surely with Rio and Vidic leaving...?
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I think Smalling and Jones with Evans as cover is fine. CM is first priority, then LB. You can't integrate more than 4 starters so these extended shopping lists are not going to be played out.
 
peterstorey said:
I think Smalling and Jones with Evans as cover is fine. CM is first priority, then LB. You can't integrate more than 4 starters so these extended shopping lists are not going to be played out.
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A couple of midfielders, a left back and a centre back is what I'd be looking at.
 
peterstorey said:
I think Smalling and Jones with Evans as cover is fine. CM is first priority, then LB. You can't integrate more than 4 starters so these extended shopping lists are not going to be played out.
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I think 5-6 you can but you need to implement them slowly, not just one game, say you have a spine of a team where you bed them in, then when you are winning 2-0 you throw another one on, learn that way.
 
1. A new physio. People saying we're fine with Jones, Evans and Smalling as CB options are ignoring the fact they're either soft or stupid, and can't manage more than 10 games in a row.
2. A central midfield. If we're going to play 2 in there, then we need 2 new players. Because Carrick has been done for a year, Cleverley is Cleverley and Fellaini shouldn't be a first teamer.
3. A left back. I don't want us to spend a fortune, hopefully we can find someone from a relatively unpopular league who is proven, at the right age to start and available. Or Coentrao.

That's all I'm expecting this summer. And not really the first one.

We're never going to get in 6 players or anything like that. Won't happen. It'll be at most 4 imo. I'd hope that Moyes has the midfielders done and dusted already, and is evaluating full back options.
 
MikeUpNorth said:
We need more than three centre-backs, especially with how injury prone Smalling, Jones and Evans seem.
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Agreed. A relatively cheap, experienced option, might be all that's needed though (Garay?). Michael Keane could perhaps be a 5th choice backup as well. I think the main priorities will be elsewhere, and that might make £35m+ on someone like Mangala, quite hard to justify.
 
I think we should go back in for Contraeo on loan. We don't want to be spending £15m+ on a LB when we have more pressing issues. Getting Contraeo would be cost effective if it's on loan and he's a quality player, arguably the best out there that we can get. Shaw would cost in the region of £20m as would Baines and Baines is getting older now and we would only get 1-2 top years out of him.

Two CM's are the main issues, both with different characteristics. We have been heavily linked with Carvalho, so I can see that one going through and I believe he will be a decent enough signing for us if partnered with the right person. The 2nd CM signing has to be a top, top player. Vidal is never going to come, likewise with Kroos, he will sign a new contract. Koke will most likely stay at Athletico which leaves Rakitic or Gundagan. With the latter being injured most of the season, we could probably tempt Dortmund with a reasonable offer. Rakitic has been one of the best CM's in La Liga this season and Seville haven't got masses of cash, if the right offer came in, they would sell him if they didn't get Champs League Football. With two CM's, Carrick and Fellaini with Cleverley/Fletcher providing cover, our midfield should be fine and able to compete with the best.

If we can get a winger for the right price then we should pursue a deal. There a plenty of young wingers coming through at the minute but it's not just a case of take a gamble and hope it works out, look at the Zaha deal, this time last year people would be encouraging Moyes to sign him. I'm not saying he won't be good for us in the future but he has no sort of impact as of yet. Januzaj is our best winger, although he is better centrally, but for now playing on the wing is fine. I would give Nani another chance, most people are undecided on him but if we can get a run of games out of him, then he can be a key player. Valencia-Welbeck are fine for cover, and Kagawa if need be. I'm struggling to think of players we have been linked with for the wings, Lallana maybe? Although he lacks pace and is not a true winger.

CB would be another big position for us. We need someone with experience who can slot in straight away and forge a partnership with Jones/Smalling/Evans. It's time to stop this development of these "youngsters" and just stick our faith in one. They will all get their fair shame of games anyway with cover at RB and most likely Europa League games but we need a consistent back four. Garay, Mangala, Ginter & Benetia have all been linked. Ginter is not ready for us just yet although he would be ok cover, Mangala will most likely go City or cost too much and Benetia will have a big price tag. I would take Garay if the price is right, he's quck and good in the air, it's harsh to judge his time at Madrid so for around £15m he would be a good signing.
 
I don't get why so many people think we won't or shouldn't be signing more than 3-4 players this summer.

For the people that think that we won't, on what are you basing this ? Feels to me like some of you think we won't because United never did it before. That is a false argument, because it is another manager calling the shots not Fergie and it is a completley different situation than the United you are comparring to. This is a club in crisis, desperate to change something and make it right, the club hasn't been in this state for decades. In short you can't predict the amount of activity we'll get in this transfer summer based on previous transfer summers because they totally aren't comparable. Take for example Moyes, I have been looking at the transfers he made at Everton and he regulary made quite a couple of new deals, especially when he needed new blood in his team. He regulary signed like 5 or 6 new people and also had a big list of outgoings. He is in a situation now at United were if he doesn't want to totally lose his face he'll need to be competing this year and the guy isn't a morron he knows he needs new players for this, his players, so based on what Moyes did at Everton and the reality the club is in, I kinda expect to see a big overhaul of the squad. People saying it will only be 3 or 4 players are completley off the mark I think, I reckon we might easily see 5 or 6 maybay even 7.

People that say we shouldn't, I get were you are coming from, making too many changes at once can have a negative impact, I agree, but it doesn't apply in our situation, as far as I'am concerned we've hit rock bottom this season. There won't be any going down from our position, the only way is up, the worst that could happen is we stay as shit as we have been this season and remain 7th. I don't know what you are afraid of with alot of new players coming in at once, we are totally crap right now with the ones we have, there is no real system or stability they could be destroying, whatever kind of thing we had going on in the team has already been destroyed since Moyes came in. There won't be any team dynamics to disrupt. At best it will be tabula rasa for us and we can start building a new team with new dynamics based on the players that are good enough and willing to stay and added with a whole bunch of new ones that will be brought in to cover for all the departures.

Also I think there won't be two ways about this for us. Alot of players will leave or have already left the club. We've seen Fabio go, we know Vidic will leave, we know Anderson won't be coming back, we know its very likely Ferdinand and Evra might leave aswell, we know Zaha doesn't has what it takes to cut it here (yet), we know players like Nani, Herandez and Kagawa have hardly kicked a ball for us, we know the trainer might be upset with the performance of a couple of players like Cleverley, Carrick, Young and Valencia. ofcourse I'am not saying they will all leave, there is no way we could deal with such an exodus, but you got to see an exodus is coming this summer, all the signs have been there, its been hinted by or even openly said by the coach alot of changes will be made in the summer. If players depart you got to replace them, we can't relly on a squad of 18 players or something like that, we have too many injurries and play too many games for that. New players will have to come, there won't be an alternative for us. Ofcourse some of those might be from the youth academy, thinking of Varela, keane, Pereira, Powell etc, might be one or two could be getting there chances in the team if they need new personell. But it is certain to me that the club will have to do a big amount of transfer this summers, and just the 3 or 4 won't cut it I think. Bascially we have to do the transfer work of last summer and this winter. We should have brought in 3 players in the summer and about 2 in the winter. We only brought in Fellaini and Mata, which means we'll have 2 or 3 to catch up on top of the 3 or 4 we should be signing this summer anyhow. That makes about 6 or 7.

Ofcourse there is the issue of the money, yet we are a big club, we have revenues that can match those of Real madrid, if they can spend 200 million in a season, I don't see why we couldn't. We've just closed (or are about to close) some of the biggest sponsorcontracts in the modern game, we have been underspending for quite a couple of years now, so there is a warchest, and this troubled time is exactly what it is for.

Now i'am not saying I'am comfortable with Moyes spending this all this summer, but we brought ourself in this situation, we should have been spending more gradually over the years to rebuild the squad and we should have done it more wisely and more balanced. We didn't and we're left with a monstrosity of a squad that needs rebuilding. The fact we remained too passive last summer and in the winter also didn't help. We just deffered the workload to this summer and there won't be two ways about it, there won't be any deffering it anymore, this summer we'll need to dig our hands into the transfermarket and start cleaning our shit out.
 
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