Transfer Tweets - 2018/19 | Remember if posting foreign language tweets to post in English too
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I'd think we would choose a DoF irrespective of whether he worked with Jose or not.
My #1 pick would be Monchi. Considering we don't need scouts to go gallivanting around Europe for the likes of Bale, Varane, Mbappe etc, we need someone like Monchi to identify low profile signings that turn out to be hits, especially during summers like these when the board decides not to spend too much.
guy's a good player, good bloke, but boy he's one ugly@$$mfeker
Why don't you see Zidane as a "proper" coach? And what does that even mean?
I'm starting to think he'll spend his peak years Palace. It'll take a mega offer to prise him away from them now. He's easily worth 70m-80m to them, he's their best player and the difference between mid-table or a relegation battle.
If it happens though, we get a windfall.
They both support the fact that he's not tactically naive, which is what I was saying. I was actually agreeing with your point that he has to be doing something right.
At 18/19? Don’t think so
I'm surprised this idea of unearthing talent hasn't already appealed to the Glazers, if it works think of the money it would save the feckers!
As a fan, I love signings like Pogba and Sanchez because it's exciting. I also realise it helps the club commercially, I totally understand that.
But I've always liked the low key signings that turn into hits the most; Solskjaer, VdS, Evra, Vidic, Chicarito, etc. Even that boy Ronaldo, arguably one of our most successful signings of all time.
A DoF who could help blend those two transfer ideologies would be great.
Obviously not that arsed about the weather now...which was the main reason he turned United down when he left Bordeaux...
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"Some of the options for Chelsea to consider are FA technical director Dan Ashworth, who is understood to be interested in a return to club football, former players Juliano Belletti and Michael Ballack, and Monchi – the director of football at Roma....
Ashworth and Monchi have both been mentioned as potential targets for United, along with Edwin van der Sar and former Tottenham Hotspur director of football Paul Mitchell, who is currently working for RB Leipzig."
"I've not renewed my contract, I've rejected many offers to stay here, for personal reasons, but I have not renewed."
1M for the Colombian number 1 and what sort of clause is that ?!
Leave some bags in London David, we'll see you again in June...
... you didn’t read the articles right?
Guilty as charged, was in a bus, tried to read between the lines
Wheeler writes that Pogba’s primary reason for seeking a move is because he wants Barca. Any issues with Mourinho secondary to that. I find that plausible. So many rumours about the Catalans tapping him up after all.
He needs to either publicly reaffirm his commitment to be here or move on (for £200m or more).
A perfect example of big sell on clauses not working very well.
If he is worth £70/80m to them, they have to sell for double that, as I think there is as much as a 50 percent sell on.
I just can't see how it works.
Think it's BS.
A) it's the Mail;
B) Barca can't afford the price, nor the wages required to get Pogba
C) the tax rate in Spain is too prohibitive
D) they want Frenkie De Jong
E) they also have Puig and Alena, both of whom look nailed on to be Barca midfielders for the next decade
F) they need a Busquets replacement more than an Iniesta one
It just isn't going to happen, and especially since RMC have stated that Barca is not on the agenda for Pogba and his own words stated that he loves the club.
What he's doing now is simply a (pretty obvious and transparent) ploy to get a better contract, and considering how piss poor Sanchez has been, you can't really say it's undeserved.
I guess it is a different world with social media nowadays and satellite tv with the worldwide reach of twitter followers etc. I would otherwise argue some of our biggest signings for selling shirts and popular players have been smaller or lower key signings.....Ronaldo, Cantona, Schmeichel and maybe being naive but I think unearthing a gem (again harder to do as even youth players are far more known nowadays for the same reasons) would be a huge commercial gain. Just imagine us signing a young player people barely know that turns into a wonderful exciting new number 7 within a season or two ala Beckham, Ronaldo or Cantona even to a degree tho he was a tad older. Personally think that would be bigger and better than the general thing nowadays of wanting instant gratification.
Turning DAlot (who lets be honest I am guessign most have us hadnt heard of) into a big star would be a far bigger deal than say for example us having signed Sandro.
There are a shed load of exciting young talents around and not many have yet been signed, could ave done with this DOF 6 months ago. And a fair few are English as well such as our own Angel Gomes and a year or two maybe away Mason Greenwood. I cant believe we werent in for Jadon Sancho either. All very young players but then I think there are also some better ones or slightly older and ready players Upemecano, Guimaraes, Lincoln, Umbalo, Moise Kean, DeLight, Ascacibar off the top og my head, I think three of those could actually have come in and improved us THIS season. DOF in terms of identifying players for some of our still weak areas is hardly a difficult thing what with all the scouts and information available to them
Disagree it is press stories. What I think he needs to do is just shut up with some of the cryptic crap he has come out with recently, buckle down and perform (which he did in the first game) consistantly and justify the money we spent on him, in three weeks time they cant sign him and it will all go quiet anyway.
“I put the offer in and Barcelona asked for a totally different amount that we would never have paid. Then they said, 'Ok, we will wait until the end of the market'. We never changed our offer. That was a bit of gamble because everyone was writing about Man United (wanting Mina) and Barcelona used that, agents used that, everyone used it. I don't know exactly if Man United were in. The player said constantly to me, 'I want to go to Everton'.
Wheeler is a twat. Wouldn’t believe anything he writes.
I actually think we were being used by his agent to get more money of Everton, and now we sort of flipped the story as to avoid being bullied by agents later on. I mean, i hope. If we seriously considered buying Mina, then its a problem.
Pogba has 4 years on his contract. I cant see us selling him on a cheap. No amount of tapping up will drive the price down.
He wont run his contract down in the reserves. Brand Pogba is worth a lot to him and Riola.
So either he stays for at least 3 more seasons or we get a bumper price for a player who wants to leave. Both scenarios are fine.
If he doesnt sign an extension after 3 seasons, we might cash in for a slightly lower amount.. but I dont think that'll happen. We'll pay him and he'll sign on.
He wont run his contract down in the reserves. Brand Pogba is worth a lot to him and Riola.
So either he stays for at least 3 more seasons or we get a bumper price for a player who wants to leave. Both scenarios are fine.
If he doesnt sign an extension after 3 seasons, we might cash in for a slightly lower amount.. but I dont think that'll happen. We'll pay him and he'll sign on.
Yeah I can see that happening and I can also see Mou leaving and improving Pogbas mood no end
Well to be honest as talented as Pogba is . If his heart is not set at United and if Barca are ready to break the bank and offer a crazy sum then I wouldn't mind cashing on him . He is very talented but if he wants to throw his weight around and undermine the club in any way then both him and Mourinho should be shown the door . Neither has done anything extra ordinary for us in order to dictate any terms to the club .
But if he was so keen to manage an English club then you’d expect he would already speak English in my opinion. I call BS on this.
You really don't get how this club works. EW is on record, touting the club's ability to make money regardless of results. So, if you believe that a player sale at a high price is going to somehow translate to better success on the field, you are sadly mistaken.
You're happy that the Glazers have taken more money out of the club and paid more in interest payments combined, than Man City has put into the club since the new owners took over? Presently, there's a manager who plays a brand of football that is not appealing to potential transfer targets. I may want Pogba to escape the debilitating management of JM but I'm under no illusion that this is helping MUN progress.
Zidane does many interviews in English. None where I've seen him speak it. But he is still very involved with everything Adidas and Predator related.
I don't think you have been following Barca closely. They are trying to be the new galactico club. They have lost many talented youngsters over the past few years, even we were linked with one.Even the buys of De Jong and Arthur prove the same. They don't give a shite about youth anymore.
I don't know if they'll be buying Pogba or not but, but if they don't, it won't be because of their academy products
You really missed the point of my post . Its about getting rid of any kind of toxic environment in the dressing room and not bowing down to either manager or player power . Harmony is the key to any successful team . Pogba has done nothing substantial for us till now to give him a massive new contract and the way he acted with his comments after the Leicester game was very wrong and disrespectful to the club .If we let Pogba and Raiola dictate our managerial choices then won't be long before other agents start holding us to their whims and fancies . Also watching Mourinho moaning , insulting and complaining all pre season and his run ins with the management and players aren't good for the team either not to forget his comments after the Sevilla game which were very damaging to the image of the club . Hence we need to lay a marker that neither a star player nor the manager are bigger than the club which is why I said both need to go .
About Ed Woodward and other people on management board we all know that they are interested in only sucking the finances of our club and its all about maximising profits . But here is the thing they are not going anywhere anytime soon so we will have to live with that fact . They do spend considerable amount of money for the team from time to time . You talked about Man City well there are a few lessons from there too which we might be following now . I think the board is ready to put in an effect a proper technical department for player recruitment and other services . They are going to hire a DOF soon and probably are planning for life after Mourinho hence they didn't work so hard in the last transfer window .
As a fan I want both Pogba and Mourinho to succeed and win us trophies and I do really like them both but currently the situation is further than that . Pogba seems to want to go to Barca or wants to earn an undeserving bumper contract mostly it's written that his heart is set to go to Barca . There is no point keeping an unhappy player so if we can get a record bid from Barca and have an effective plan for the team after the coming in on a new manager and DOF then there is no problem in selling him and using the money for the better of the team . It will also be good to get rid of the Raiola circus because he will keep trying new methods to irritate us fans . I don't think the sale will happen this season maybe next season let's see . Mourinho started well for us but has faltered from time to time . The fans are very understanding and they even adjusted to his dull playing style but his problems with the players doesn't work out so well with the fans . His episode with Pogba mid season and the subsequent departure of our team from the champions league last season really affected both the dressing room and the image of the club . This is possibly the reason the management didn't back him in the transfer window and don't trust him now .
They just added 3 academy players to their first team (rafinha, munir, aleña), and another 2 will be first team subs while playing with the b team (puig, miranda). Not sure any other top team in the world promoted so many academy players this summer.
PSG is negociating for Wendell.
Bayer is already looking for potential replacements and following Douglas Santos from HSV.
Pogba can Leavd next summer. Make it his incentive to look ilike a 150m player ss that's bare minimum if Barca wanna play the game. Selling him now would be suicidal from our p.o.v
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