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Damien said:
Willian didn't get on with Conte. He still won their Player of the Season though.


No chance would they sell for £30-35M. I think situation is going to be similar to what it is with Alderweireld. Chelsea will ask for a lot of money unless we put in Martial as a makeweight.
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He is another short term solution, but seems to be what we need right now. Mourinho obviously rates him, and he would slot perfect in on our right wing.

The fee might be over what we want to pay, but the money might be worth it at the end of the season. Desperately need to make our attack more diverse.
 
Stringer said:
No he isn’t. He doesn’t even start for Chelsea.
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Yes, he is one hell of a player and not starting him always last season, is probably one of the reasons why Chelsea didn't make top four.
 
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Willian is a top player, would definitely take him but not for the quoted £60 mill.

Question time.

Who would you choose?

Willian or Mahrez?

Willian is a direct, pacy dribbler with great decision making. (A more consistent and better version of Mkhi) for £60 mill. (29 y/o)

Mahrez is a different type of winger, mercurial talent with great technique and an assist/set piece king for £70 mill. (27 y/o)
 
Solo Toure said:
Willian is a top player, would definitely take him but not for the quoted £60 mill.

Question time.

Who would you choose?

Willian or Mahrez?

Willian is a direct, pacy dribbler with great decision making. (A more consistent and better version of Mkhi) for £60 mill. (29 y/o)

Mahrez is a different type of winger, mercurial talent with great technique and an assist/set piece king for £70 mill. (27 y/o)
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Willian probably.
 
Willian would be a great singing for us. He starts for the Brazil NT ffs. That's a petty high bar to set.
 
Solo Toure said:
Willian is a top player, would definitely take him but not for the quoted £60 mill.

Question time.

Who would you choose?

Willian or Mahrez?

Willian is a direct, pacy dribbler with great decision making. (A more consistent and better version of Mkhi) for £60 mill. (29 y/o)

Mahrez is a different type of winger, mercurial talent with great technique and an assist/set piece king for £70 mill. (27 y/o)
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Willian because of his work rate as well. Tracking back is becoming more important when we commit a lot of players forward.

I also think Mourinho would only take Willian as well. Could see Mahrez not getting into the starting eleven just cause he wouldn't do exactly what Mourinho wants him to do.
 
Solo Toure said:
Willian is a top player, would definitely take him but not for the quoted £60 mill.

Question time.

Who would you choose?

Willian or Mahrez?

Willian is a direct, pacy dribbler with great decision making. (A more consistent and better version of Mkhi) for £60 mill. (29 y/o)

Mahrez is a different type of winger, mercurial talent with great technique and an assist/set piece king for £70 mill. (27 y/o)
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Definitely Mahrez, wouldn't think twice. Willian would be a good player here but for 60m he wouldn't be worth it.
 
How people can associate Willian with the word consistent is beyond me.
 
Every time i have seen him play he's been very good. Although i have to admit that i don't watch Chelsea play very often
 
I actually quite like Willian. Never bother about prices personally, but if there's a chance a deal can be done and if the club thinks it's fair, I hope we go in for him. He makes a lot of sense for a Jose Mourinho Right Winger. Fast, direct, can dribble, can actually cross, works hard for the team as well.

A lot depends on who the Chelsea boss will be though. If Sarri comes in, I can imagine it being a lot more difficult to prize him away.
 
Inter Yer Nan said:
Lol at not wanting Wilian. Bales not leaving and he’s class. What’s the problem?
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He's the Brazilian Eboue and averages about 5 goals a season, and not enough assists to compensate.

Edit: Just checked, he has even less assists! Honestly, if he comes in we might as well concede any hope of us getting the title next season, and probably for the foreseeable too if we sell Martial to fund it. I'd be delighted to be proven wrong, but I think Jose will be a dead man walking by Christmas too when it's apparent that there's been no progression from last season if this deal happens.
 
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rotherham_red said:
He's the Brazilian Eboue and averages about 5 goals a season, and not enough assists to compensate.

Edit: Just checked, he has even less assists! Honestly, if he comes in we might as well concede any hope of us getting the title next season, and probably for the foreseeable too if we sell Martial to fund it. I'd be delighted to be proven wrong, but I think Jose will be a dead man walking by Christmas too when it's apparent that there's been no progression from last season if this deal happens.
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There is so much more to football than statistics. This guy is a dynamic wide player who gives a team presence down the right flank and is excellent with and without the ball. Also provides a really good dead-ball option. A consistent performer in the PL for several years now and a much more reliable contributor than Martial.
 
westmeath said:
There is so much more to football than statistics. This guy is a dynamic wide player who gives a team presence down the right flank and is excellent with and without the ball. Also provides a really good dead-ball option. A consistent performer in the PL for several years now and a much more reliable contributor than Martial.
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Except he is not.
 
Kapardin said:
60 million for a winger who scores 5 goals per season on an average, pass the bleach.
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You are aware of the fact that some players allow other people to score more goals?

Giggsy/Becks/Scholes didn't all bag 20 each and every season , and whilst, yes, the game has moved on I feel that because of JM's particular requirements that Willian would be ideal (for 40m no more).

Reality is that we won't get a Salah type winger because we want our forwards to work like dogs in defensive areas too (that, in my view, is where the game has left JM behind). That said, Jose is the manager so we have little choice but to get a player who fits his blueprint. Otherwise October meltdown moaning about "mistakes in the market".

Going back to the modern game, and playing football "taught by Matt Busby" it sickens me how negative we are. Sickens me that Willian is the obvious option for JM when our history , the very fabric of our club, screams Mahrez.
 
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westmeath said:
There is so much more to football than statistics. This guy is a dynamic wide player who gives a team presence down the right flank and is excellent with and without the ball. Also provides a really good dead-ball option. A consistent performer in the PL for several years now and a much more reliable contributor than Martial.
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All of which is equally applicable to Valencia, and his presence down that right hand side hasn't done enough to stem the tide of mediocrity overcoming us post-Fergie. If anything, it's added to it.
 
Why oh why are we being linked with Willian or Bale, both too old? .......Sanchez is nearly 30, Lukaku 25, we have experience plus Lingard 25 and Rashford 20 are only going to improve ......I have no problem with a 29 or 30 year old but not for 60 to 70M with no resale value when the money could be used more valuably elsewhere with in the squad.

We should be looking at these options for right wing;

Dries Mertens - 30M
(Because of his link up with Lukaku and prolific goal scoring record - 30 yes but better than Willian)
Leon Bailey - 55M
Goncalo Guedes - 35M
Hirving Lozano - 30M
Gelson Martins - Free
 
Woziak said:
Why oh why are we being linked with Willian or Bale, both too old? .......Sanchez is nearly 30, Lukaku 25, we have experience plus Lingard 25 and Rashford 20 are only going to improve ......I have no problem with a 29 or 30 year old but not for 60 to 70M with no resale value when the money could be used more valuably elsewhere with in the squad.

We should be looking at these options for right wing;

Dries Mertens - 30M
(Because of his link up with Lukaku and prolific goal scoring record - 30 yes but better than Willian)
Leon Bailey - 55M
Goncalo Guedes - 35M
Hirving Lozano - 30M
Gelson Martins - Free
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You don't want to sign older players but top of the list is Mertens who's 31
 
Woziak said:
Why oh why are we being linked with Willian or Bale, both too old? .......Sanchez is nearly 30, Lukaku 25, we have experience plus Lingard 25 and Rashford 20 are only going to improve ......I have no problem with a 29 or 30 year old but not for 60 to 70M with no resale value when the money could be used more valuably elsewhere with in the squad.

We should be looking at these options for right wing;

Dries Mertens - 30M
(Because of his link up with Lukaku and prolific goal scoring record - 30 yes but better than Willian)
Leon Bailey - 55M
Goncalo Guedes - 35M
Hirving Lozano - 30M
Gelson Martins - Free
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What is this fascination with throwing out random prices on players. You have no clue to how much they would cost.
 
It's the daily mail FFS, it's better used as toilet paper than to read.
 
Why do people care so much about resale value when it’s not their money? (Post edited) And also with resale value, why worry about how much you can get for selling someone? You (we certainly don’t anyway) don’t buy them to sell them but to improve your team (generally) as quickly as possible so why worry about 3/4 years down the line than the here and now?
 
AKDevil said:
Why do people care so much about resale value when it’s not their money? (Post edited) And also with resale value, why worry about how much you can get for selling someone? You (we certainly don’t anyway) don’t buy them to sell them but to improve your team (generally) as quickly as possible so why worry about 3/4 years down the line than the here and now?
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Too much Football Manager is the only explanation.

The only question for us should be, "is the player good enough?". Fee and resale value are of no consequence.
 
AKDevil said:
Why do people care so much about resale value when it’s not their money? (Post edited) And also with resale value, why worry about how much you can get for selling someone? You (we certainly don’t anyway) don’t buy them to sell them but to improve your team (generally) as quickly as possible so why worry about 3/4 years down the line than the here and now?
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You and me both, brother. I find it absolutely baffling too. It's as if our finance department and CEO are complete duds.
 
Infra-red said:
Too much Football Manager is the only explanation.

The only question for us should be, "is the player good enough?". Fee and resale value are of no consequence.
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Except in reality a player who is good enough for 1/2 years isn't better than having a player that is good enough for 5 years.

Then on fee, well if a player is good enough and costs 150m and another player is good enough and costs 50m, well that effects how many improvements you can make to a squad.

Your world only comes into existence if you are bank rolled by an oil state like City are, United do not have unlimited funds and future success is as important to success today.
 
Willian is a far cry from the great right wingers we had over the years, and that includes Nani and Valencia at their best.
The Brazilian Lingard, a completely pointless signing, let alone for that sum of money.
 
If we buy Bale for obscene amounts, and his knees give in, would we then be able to spend exactly the same to replace him in the next window? Without it affecting any other potential transfer we'd like to make?
 
Cassidy said:
Except in reality a player who is good enough for 1/2 years isn't better than having a player that is good enough for 5 years.

Then on fee, well if a player is good enough and costs 150m and another player is good enough and costs 50m, well that effects how many improvements you can make to a squad.

Your world only comes into existence if you are bank rolled by an oil state like City are, United do not have unlimited funds and future success is as important to success today.
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United obviously care about it. We as fans, should not. It's not our money and from our perspective, the best possible outcome is United spending every penny they earn on building a side worth watching.
 

Pastore agreed terms with Roma. Agreement with PSG very close.
 
Infra-red said:
United obviously care about it. We as fans, should not. It's not our money and from our perspective, the best possible outcome is United spending every penny they earn on building a side worth watching.
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You don't have to, I happen to care about United being successful in 5 years not just today, I prefer continued success. Its not about the money but about being able to build squads that can be successful for a long time, which means balanced squads in terms of age, and also managing funds well and not miss-using them.

If we build squads full of ageing players with no resale value then that will not be possible, its that simple

If we spend our whole budget on one player when we clearly need 3/4 then I will also be annoyed.
 
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