Transfer Tweets - 2016

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Redknapp loves the transfer window! I wonder if he pitched up outside MEN's office and rolled his window down to deliver his insight...
 
Sassy Colin said:
We have been linked with 36 players :lol:

Manchester United January transfer window links
  1. Matt Ritchie (Sunday People, 06/08)
  2. Charlie Taylor (Daily Star, 17/08)
  3. Aaron Cresswell (The Sun, 18/08)
  4. Jerry St Juste (Daily Mail, 22/08)
  5. Morgan Fox (Sunday Mirror, 27/08)
  6. Jordan Pickford (Daily Star, 13/10)
  7. Hakan Calhanoglu (The Sun, 29/10)
  8. Harry Kane (The Sun, 30/10)
  9. Gareth Bale (Sunday Mirror, 01/11)
  10. Felipe Anderson (Sunday Mirror, 01/11)
  11. Youri Tielemans (Daily Star Sunday, 01/11)
  12. Riyad Mahrez (Daily Mail, 03/11)
  13. Emre Mor (Daily Mail, 05/11)
  14. Cristiano Ronaldo (The Sun, 13/11)
  15. Arjen Robben (Sunday Mirror, 15/11)
  16. Jamie Vardy (Daily Star Sunday, 15/11)
  17. Daniele Rugani (The Independent, 17/11)
  18. Lorenzo Gonzalez (Daily Mail, 19/11)
  19. Ricardo Rodriguez (Sunday Mirror, 22/11)
  20. Ashley Cole (Sun on Sunday, 22/11)
  21. Lewis Cook (Daily Star, 24/11)
  22. Moussa Dembele (Daily Mirror, 24/11)
  23. Mats Hummels (Daily Telegraph, 27/11)
  24. Breel Embolo (Sun on Sunday, 29/11)
  25. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Daily Mirror/Daily Star, 02/12)
  26. Abdelhak Nouri (Daily Mail, 03/12)
  27. Juan Familia-Castillo (Daily Mirror, 08/12)
  28. Charly Musonda (Daily Mirror, 08/12)
  29. John Stones (Daily Star, 11/12)
  30. Odsonne Edouard (Sunday Express, 13/12)
  31. Goncalo Guedes (Daily Star, 15/12)
  32. Lionel Messi and Neymar (The Sun, 16/12)
  33. Bojan (The Sun, 17/12)
  34. Yoshinori Muto (The Guardian, 26/12)
  35. Joe Williams (Daily Mail, 30/12)
  36. Romelu Lukaku (Daily Mirror, 01/12)
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I hope this article is yours, otherwise this asshole has so blatantly plagiarized this post without even giving credit.

http://www.teamtalk.com/news/man-utd-transfer-rumours-36-players-linked-by-press

He didn't even bother changing the order. :lol:
 
Earthquake said:
Pretty amazing that he managed to do it before Colins post, that's elite plagiarism.
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Not sure what you are seeing, Colin's post time stamp appears to be 7:31 AM and the article time stamp looks like 1:08 to me, not sure if that's AM or PM.
 
Sassy Colin said:
We have been linked with 36 players :lol:

Manchester United January transfer window links
  1. Matt Ritchie (Sunday People, 06/08)
  2. Charlie Taylor (Daily Star, 17/08)
  3. Aaron Cresswell (The Sun, 18/08)
  4. Jerry St Juste (Daily Mail, 22/08)
  5. Morgan Fox (Sunday Mirror, 27/08)
  6. Jordan Pickford (Daily Star, 13/10)
  7. Hakan Calhanoglu (The Sun, 29/10)
  8. Harry Kane (The Sun, 30/10)
  9. Gareth Bale (Sunday Mirror, 01/11)
  10. Felipe Anderson (Sunday Mirror, 01/11)
  11. Youri Tielemans (Daily Star Sunday, 01/11)
  12. Riyad Mahrez (Daily Mail, 03/11)
  13. Emre Mor (Daily Mail, 05/11)
  14. Cristiano Ronaldo (The Sun, 13/11)
  15. Arjen Robben (Sunday Mirror, 15/11)
  16. Jamie Vardy (Daily Star Sunday, 15/11)
  17. Daniele Rugani (The Independent, 17/11)
  18. Lorenzo Gonzalez (Daily Mail, 19/11)
  19. Ricardo Rodriguez (Sunday Mirror, 22/11)
  20. Ashley Cole (Sun on Sunday, 22/11)
  21. Lewis Cook (Daily Star, 24/11)
  22. Moussa Dembele (Daily Mirror, 24/11)
  23. Mats Hummels (Daily Telegraph, 27/11)
  24. Breel Embolo (Sun on Sunday, 29/11)
  25. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Daily Mirror/Daily Star, 02/12)
  26. Abdelhak Nouri (Daily Mail, 03/12)
  27. Juan Familia-Castillo (Daily Mirror, 08/12)
  28. Charly Musonda (Daily Mirror, 08/12)
  29. John Stones (Daily Star, 11/12)
  30. Odsonne Edouard (Sunday Express, 13/12)
  31. Goncalo Guedes (Daily Star, 15/12)
  32. Lionel Messi and Neymar (The Sun, 16/12)
  33. Bojan (The Sun, 17/12)
  34. Yoshinori Muto (The Guardian, 26/12)
  35. Joe Williams (Daily Mail, 30/12)
  36. Romelu Lukaku (Daily Mirror, 01/12)
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I knew it. I knew they were the same people.
 
It belongs into this thread too:


Aubameyang gives an emphatic "I'm not leaving Dortmund soon" answer when @ColinUdoh asks him about Arsenal interest.


I asked @Aubameyang7 about Arsenal rumors. He was unequivocal: "I'm not going to Arsenal." #GloCAFAwards2015
 
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Is it me or does this stuff get worse every window?



 
If we really were after a player in this window, you would think the deal would be close or done by now. I think its all bullshite. Its not like we havent had 6 months since august to establish contacts and make offers. The only real bit to do in january is to finalise the deal and for that 8-10 days are enough. I am very sure we wont buy anyone we planned to buy in january if we dont buy them by 15th. After that it will be an impulsive buy.
 
Falcao and his agent need to convince some another rich club to keep him paid.
 
I don't get why people are posting rubbish from the Daily Star/Express etc. disguised as Telegraph ''transfer gossip''.
 
Maradona10 said:
If we really were after a player in this window, you would think the deal would be close or done by now. I think its all bullshite. Its not like we havent had 6 months since august to establish contacts and make offers. The only real bit to do in january is to finalise the deal and for that 8-10 days are enough. I am very sure we wont buy anyone we planned to buy in january if we dont buy them by 15th. After that it will be an impulsive buy.
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That's rubbish. The amounts at stake are really huge, the parties involved will do everything to secure the best deal possible and that takes time.

Some fans make it sound like a few millions are nothing for clubs, that's very far from the truth. It's as relevant as a few thousands in your own budget.
 
BBRBB said:
That's rubbish. The amounts at stake are really huge, the parties involved will do everything to secure the best deal possible and that takes time.

Some fans make it sound like a few millions are nothing for clubs, that's very far from the truth. It's as relevant as a few thousands in your own budget.
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My friend if you want a player in january then you make the deal in november decemer, its not easy to start negotiating in january.This was my point, that if we really wanted a player we would have identified him a couple of months in advance and started negotiations by now. If we begin a deal now, its likely it wont be completed in january and will be more of an impulse buy rather than a planned purchase.
 
Maradona10 said:
My friend if you want a player in january then you make the deal in november decemer, its not easy to start negotiating in january.This was my point, that if we really wanted a player we would have identified him a couple of months in advance and started negotiations by now. If we begin a deal now, its likely it wont be completed in january and will be more of an impulse buy rather than a planned purchase.
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Wouldn't that mean all the last day deals or last week deals are panic buys?
 
Maradona10 said:
My friend if you want a player in january then you make the deal in november decemer, its not easy to start negotiating in january.This was my point, that if we really wanted a player we would have identified him a couple of months in advance and started negotiations by now. If we begin a deal now, its likely it wont be completed in january and will be more of an impulse buy rather than a planned purchase.
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What if neither the player nor the potentially selling club don't want to make a decision in Nov/Dec but want to wait into January who offers the best deal? Low-hanging fruit withwill agree to early deals but higher quality players won't.

I have no doubt that United as well as most other clubs start making contact much earlier than November but it's obviously not a one-way street. It needs two to tango.
 
Crossie said:
What if neither the player nor the potentially selling club don't want to make a decision in Nov/Dec but want to wait into January who offers the best deal? Low-hanging fruit withwill agree to early deals but higher quality players won't.

I have no doubt that United as well as most other clubs start making contact much earlier than November but it's obviously not a one-way street. It needs two to tango.
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You won't know that if you don't initiate the deal in Nov/Dec.
 
Crossie said:
What if neither the player nor the potentially selling club don't want to make a decision in Nov/Dec but want to wait into January who offers the best deal? Low-hanging fruit withwill agree to early deals but higher quality players won't.

I have no doubt that United as well as most other clubs start making contact much earlier than November but it's obviously not a one-way street. It needs two to tango.
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Probably more like at least 6.
The two clubs, the player, the agent, the mother, the girlfriend/wife etc
 
JPRouve said:
You won't know that if you don't initiate the deal in Nov/Dec.
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As I stated above: I'm totally convinced that United initiates talks much earlier than Nov/Dec. Or did I miss evidence that they don't?

My point is that the club can approach a player and his club early as they want: If the other party is not willing to close an early deal, you can't do anything about it. You have two options. Either say good-bye and turn to somebody else or continue talks until the other party is willing to close the deal.

Sought-after players will be less likely to decide in November for a club (bar Barcelona, Real M and Bayern) when they can expect what other offers may be in store for them.
 
RedDevil@84 said:
Wouldn't that mean all the last day deals or last week deals are panic buys?
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I say 90 % of them. Just like falcao for us. There are times like de gea/berbetov deals where we know the club has identified a player and wants to sign them but selling club causes a ruckus. These i think are more rare as once a club decides it wants to sell, its best for the seller to sell early for ease of replacement and the time it saves. Hence more posturing is done in summer when you much more time say atleast (may,june,july and august).
Most deals where players want to leave and seller start negotiations happen quickly. Say Ronaldo to madrid or bale to madrid or douglas costa to bayern. Even when a player has multiple options like with hazard the decision is quick.
So i say, if we were to sign a player that we have identified,scouted and generally like then it will be early. Once its panic time then you can say it is an impulse buy. Say united lose to sheffield and newcastle and then are forced to buy an attacker that they had no wish to. Martial Type deal where we started negotiation late and finished it close to deadline once we knew other targets werent available are deals that are good too as the club recoganises the player but may have other targets but knows when push comes to shove they can sign their alternative choice (in our case martial).
So for example if united wanted to buy an attacker and decided they wanted Dybala but keep lacazette and benzema as 2/3nd and third targets then we would contact all three and try hard for dybala but if doesnt come keep connections with the other two. A poor deal would be starting negotiations with juve for dybala on january 7th, and by the time we get a no from them its january 27 and we make an impulse buy buying troy deeney.
 
Maradona10 said:
My friend if you want a player in january then you make the deal in november decemer, its not easy to start negotiating in january.This was my point, that if we really wanted a player we would have identified him a couple of months in advance and started negotiations by now. If we begin a deal now, its likely it wont be completed in january and will be more of an impulse buy rather than a planned purchase.
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That's all good in theory and of course you should start sounding the player via his agent before january but closing the deal is a whole different buusiness.

November/december are for comparing the options, estimating a budget, assessing the availibility of the players and establishing first contacts. January is where the real talks happen.
 
Crossie said:
As I stated above: I'm totally convinced that United initiates talks much earlier than Nov/Dec. Or did I miss evidence that they don't?

My point is that the club can approach a player and his club early as they want: If the other party is not willing to close an early deal, you can't do anything about it. You have two options. Either say good-bye and turn to somebody else or continue talks until the other party is willing to close the deal.

Sought-after players will be less likely to decide in November for a club (bar Barcelona, Real M and Bayern) when they can expect what other offers may be in store for them.
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A deal can be closed very early, for example ander herrera(2nd time), but if you make contact late like first time then it wont be. The important thing is identifying and making contacts and i say if we have identified a player and we want to sign that player only it will be done early otherwise it will be more of a second option or even an impulse buy late in the window.
 
Maradona10 said:
A deal can be closed very early, for example ander herrera(2nd time), but if you make contact late like first time then it wont be. The important thing is identifying and making contacts and i say if we have identified a player and we want to sign that player only it will be done early otherwise it will be more of a second option or even an impulse buy late in the window.
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I'm not saying it can't be done. I'm saying it's difficult if the other party is not willing to close an early deal. IMO in that case the club cannot be blamed.

Correct me if I'm wrong but haven't United been in contact with Herrera for at least 6 months, having actually missed to close business in the previous window because they weren't familiar with the paper works required by Spanish FA (1st Moyes transfer window if my memory serves me right)?

More importantly however is that I'm not sure how much competition United had at that time for him. If you competed against let's say e.g. Southampton, Fiorentina or Leverkusen it's a different matter than if you had competed against Chelsea, Barcelona, PSG or Bayern.
 
LazyRed-Ninja said:
His [G.Bale] goal, but not final destination (i assume). He will never get the same respect he would get from United fans. He'd become an instant hero if he can impact the team and that respect would be sincere, not the plastic respect one could get from Madrid fans.
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So you think that MUFC fans are better than Madrid fans?
Fans are humans. Humans are the same all over the World.
The difference is that Madrid don't tolerate losing. Our standards are lower (I accept that), but if a player sucks at Madrid or MUFC, the fans of either club won't worship them.
Di Maria was statistically our most productive player last season, but ask most MUFC fans what they think of him and "hero" is not the word.

Players want to play at the best clubs. Right now these are:
Barca
Madrid
Bayern
PSG

All other clubs fall below these.
I realise that many MUFC fans don't want to hear this, but we are not what we were under Fergie. We are no longer in the "big 4".

Need more evidence?
We have tried to hire several high profile players (playing for top clubs). All of them declined, except Di Maria, who left at the earliest opportunity, using us a temporary stop.
Our best player (De Gea) is itching to leave us at the earliest opportunity.
Not convinced? Our current form is that of a relegation threatened club.

Now, I shall ask you the question again. Why would Bale leave Madrid (the glamour, the weather, playing with the best players in the World) and join us?
 
Sandikan said:
"Well...once the legend of Rafa went, even being in a team who walk over 99% of teams in Spain, and 95% of teams in Europe, scoring sh!tloads, I couldn't bear having to play under Zidane, so thought I'd sign for a manager who clearly isn't there long term, they're out of the champs league, and 50/50 about getting back in"
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This sums it up nicely.
There absolutely no logic to Bale wanting to move to MUFC at this time.
 
Crossie said:
I'm not saying it can't be done. I'm saying it's difficult if the other party is not willing to close an early deal. IMO in that case the club cannot be blamed.

Correct me if I'm wrong but haven't United been in contact with Herrera for at least 6 months, having actually missed to close business in the previous window because they weren't familiar with the paper works required by Spanish FA (1st Moyes transfer window if my memory serves me right)?

More importantly however is that I'm not sure how much competition United had at that time for him. If you competed against let's say e.g. Southampton, Fiorentina or Leverkusen it's a different matter than if you had competed against Chelsea, Barcelona, PSG or Bayern.
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Also, apparently we were in talks with both Shaw and Darmian months before we signed them, and while we moved quickly for Memphis, we asked PSV months earlier to be notified of other clubs interest.
 
Sassy Colin said:
What a mercifully quiet transfer window so far. Most of the rumours are so wildly ridiculous, that they are quite easy to ignore.
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There won't be anything big, just sides scared of going down filling up their squads. Their signing will have to be the right ones though.
 
sunama said:
So you think that MUFC fans are better than Madrid fans?
Fans are humans. Humans are the same all over the World.
The difference is that Madrid don't tolerate losing. Our standards are lower (I accept that), but if a player sucks at Madrid or MUFC, the fans of either club won't worship them.
Di Maria was statistically our most productive player last season, but ask most MUFC fans what they think of him and "hero" is not the word.

Players want to play at the best clubs. Right now these are:
Barca
Madrid
Bayern
PSG

All other clubs fall below these.
I realise that many MUFC fans don't want to hear this, but we are not what we were under Fergie. We are no longer in the "big 4".

Need more evidence?
We have tried to hire several high profile players (playing for top clubs). All of them declined, except Di Maria, who left at the earliest opportunity, using us a temporary stop.
Our best player (De Gea) is itching to leave us at the earliest opportunity.
Not convinced? Our current form is that of a relegation threatened club.

Now, I shall ask you the question again. Why would Bale leave Madrid (the glamour, the weather, playing with the best players in the World) and join us?
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Yes, Thiago Silva and Zlatan joined PSG because they wanted to play for one of the best clubs in the world :rolleyes:

United have the money and prestige to attract world class players. The problem is they're targeting players who are already at other elite clubs that don't have the need to sell (Müller at Bayern, Neymar at Barca, Bale at Madrid, etc.).
 
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