Thiago Alcantara | Signed for Bayern Munich
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran are here to talk about a frustrating 2 points dropped at Crystal Palace. They then discuss the regeneration of Old Trafford. Finally, Nik is joined by special guest Michael Statham from the Football Oranje podcast - who gives us a more in depth look at our EL opposition FC Twente, and then runs through the (many) Dutch connections currently at United.
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Even if he doesn't sign, this muppet thread was worth it for the GIFs aloneMaybe Guardiola is helping his old club and former player get a better deal.
Now if it is announced today that Thiago has signed with Bayern, that it would appear to me that Peps comments had little effect. It would look to me like the deal was either done or very near done by time Peps comments came out in the press.
Well obviously I know YOU have a life, Steve.
Also, to contradict myself, it would be worth wading through this bloody thread just for the gifs... I'll give it that much!
This is hardly an isolated forum in that respect... this one even has a way to weed out the arseholes who can't stand to get to 100+ posts or so before they can annoy the main contingent ;P
!Sell Thiagoff, sing Olly & Jes.
What we need is for all United fans to barrage him on twitter to call him a massive cnut, just to make sure he definitely signs for Bayern.
♫ You are my Olly
Sell Thiagoff, sing Olly & Jes.
You are my jeston
You make me happy
When Thiago's gone
Please don't take my Olly away ♫
Way to Radio 1 butcher edit a classic. There's two lines missing.
Not quite. 9th highest poster in the one thread I've bothered to get excited about. And I got bored after 2 weeks.We should've seen this coming tbh.
Every manager likes to bring in at least one player they know. Thiago was clearly the best option for Pep to not irritate Barca too much.
Every manager likes to bring in at least one player they know. Thiago was clearly the best option for Pep to not irritate Barca too much.
I still think signing for Bayern would make no sense at all, they already have an established midfield pairing in Bastian and Javi, with a plethora of number 10's and a backup in Gustavo for the holding role. He's basically going to go from a backup to Xavi (an ageing centre mid maestro) to being a backup for Germany's current centre-mid maestro who is at the peak of his powers and a current CL winner who has helped his side shit on Barca in their last encounter.
Makes zero sense and his dad if he is as clued up as he is often portrayed will stick Pep's offer where the sun don't shine. For me it is either us or stay, a move to Bayern would be feckwittery at its worst and I'd be glad to see the back of signing him cause he's a daft cnut in that case.
Makes zero sense and his dad if he is as clued up as he is often portrayed will stick Pep's offer where the sun don't shine. For me it is either us or stay, a move to Bayern would be feckwittery at its worst and I'd be glad to see the back of signing him cause he's a daft cnut in that case.
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Sky Italia have retracted their confirmation of the Thiago A. to Bayern deal. But "negotiations at an advanced stage" (via @SkySportNewsHD )I'd say it's over - that's a very cast-iron source.
Oh dear. This has turned bad.
I think this just shows how United are currently viewed around Europe. We're not a powerhouse anymore, we don't regularly compete in Europe and that is where you make a name for yourself and attract players.
I know Thiago knows Pep, but we also gave him assurances that he'd play a big part for us. So the fact that he wants game time and has picked a club with top quality midfield options over us speaks volumes.
I know Thiago knows Pep, but we also gave him assurances that he'd play a big part for us. So the fact that he wants game time and has picked a club with top quality midfield options over us speaks volumes.
I've googled and can't find the story or comments anywhere. Their twitter page just says there's 'lots of noise' coming from Bayern's camp regarding it being close.
It'll be announced before tomorrow i would have thought.
It'll be announced before tomorrow i would have thought.
So Ze Germans foil us again. Schweinhunds.
Olly
That's bollocks (EDIT: sorry for the language - just peeved!). We're as much of a power as Chelsea. Fact is, we dither to feckery in our transfer dealings. We've pissed around on this Thiago deal for ages; look how quickly Bayern look to have wrapped it up.
FFS.
It depends what Pep has promised Thiago.
If Pep's told him that he's the main man in midfield now because he's going to do X, Y or Z with the team's set up, why would he choose us over the European Champions, with guaranteed playing time, under Pep?
I told you all so. Never believe sky italia. Just believe me.
What's changed? European Champions 2008, finalists 2009, finalists 2009. But signing players from overseas has also been a problem for us. It's nothing new.
We should've used Ole & Teddy in the negotiations.
I agree we've always struggled to compete for the big names but someone not yet signing for anyone doesn't advance that theory very much.
I refuse to believe that all these clubs have better people negotiating deals than us, not significant enough for it to be the difference between signing the best young talents and not doing. I mean, surely a well run club like ours can hire some competent people to do the deals. Let's not forget that Chelsea brought in some quality players on the back of their CL win.
We really have no idea of the timeline though. Bayern could have been in contact weeks ago.
fecksake. Some pathetic posts in this thread over the past day.
We've got no idea when they started talking with Thiago or what stage the negotiations are at with them. They could have started talks months ago.
Locking this thread for half an hour. Some of you need to breathe or go out and do something.
Edit: Thread will be locked until there's another development.
If United were based in London we'd have no problem's attracting anyone. We'd literally have our pick. Being in Manchester is a huge disadvantage/handicap.
If we have so many people "working hard" behind the scenes to bring players in to the club, why are they apparently so useless at it?
What is it they're working hard at? How many of them does there need to be to conduct at most maybe 2 or 3 transfers?
Do we have like a huge team of transfer specialists who sit around a giant table bickering and trying to haggle, while other clubs just go around signing players they want and can afford?
Do they seriously sit there haggling over 2-3 million quid for a player at the same time as negotiating an £8m deal for Bebe? Really?
I mean, these hard working, heroic negotiators of the club have failed to sign a midfielder in the five or so years for which one has been desperately needed, and have let the one promising young midfielder we had, leave. Around about the halfway point of this you think one of them might stop and think "hmmm, maybe we're doing this a bit wrong", "other, less attractive clubs seem to be doing this a lot better than us...maybe we should look into why" etc.
I remember we kept being told how hard they were working last year. Fergie must have said it literally 10 or more times...and then it turned out the main thing they were working really hard at, all summer, was failing to sign a winger who we didn't actually need...and then another club signed him within a week of deciding they wanted to. Is it even possible to waste your own time more effectively than this?
It's like starving yourself to death in a bakery because you consider the bread to be 3p too expensive but refuse to go and buy anything else. Everyone else just buys the bread or eats elsewhere, but you. You're Manchester United. Why should YOU have to? You're going to make a stand.
What is it they're working hard at? How many of them does there need to be to conduct at most maybe 2 or 3 transfers?
Do we have like a huge team of transfer specialists who sit around a giant table bickering and trying to haggle, while other clubs just go around signing players they want and can afford?
Do they seriously sit there haggling over 2-3 million quid for a player at the same time as negotiating an £8m deal for Bebe? Really?
I mean, these hard working, heroic negotiators of the club have failed to sign a midfielder in the five or so years for which one has been desperately needed, and have let the one promising young midfielder we had, leave. Around about the halfway point of this you think one of them might stop and think "hmmm, maybe we're doing this a bit wrong", "other, less attractive clubs seem to be doing this a lot better than us...maybe we should look into why" etc.
I remember we kept being told how hard they were working last year. Fergie must have said it literally 10 or more times...and then it turned out the main thing they were working really hard at, all summer, was failing to sign a winger who we didn't actually need...and then another club signed him within a week of deciding they wanted to. Is it even possible to waste your own time more effectively than this?
It's like starving yourself to death in a bakery because you consider the bread to be 3p too expensive but refuse to go and buy anything else. Everyone else just buys the bread or eats elsewhere, but you. You're Manchester United. Why should YOU have to? You're going to make a stand.
Guardiola openly saying he wants Thiago means the deal is close or done. It would be a massive let down for him and his club if he now failed in his quest.
Thread reopened. If you want to discuss United's transfer policy (or lack of), there's already a thread for it here. Keep this thread about Thiago please and try not to post shit tweets. There's a twitter thread for that.
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Nice one.
Should take the strain off some of the other threads.
Should take the strain off some of the other threads.
FFS Damien. Are you trying to give me a heart attack?
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