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That whole ‘pre-season’ thing that is mentioned every year is nonsense too. There is a reason that the transfer window closes weeks after the season even starts; let along at the end of pre-season.
Deals will be done when it most suits the club, provided the window is still open. We didn’t even have a pre-season anyway. And when a player is signed, on a 5 year deal, I doubt the club cares much about when they start their first few weeks. Every year i read how we apparently should have everything negotiated before the season ends so that we can seemingly announce £200m worth of signings on the day the window opens, allowing the players to ‘fully integrate’. Cavani is on a two year deal. If he takes two weeks to get going, so what? We have other footballers.
I’m not even saying your points have no merit, and I appreciate you were just playing Devils Advocate, but the point to which they are discussed is overstated with us, always. Up until now, I have no idea what Thiago earns at Liverpool. Or what Havertz gets at Chelsea. Already, almost every UK journo has made reference to Cavani’s salary. Not somewhere in the middle of their article, but in the 140 character tweet they use to break the news. Like, I appreciate tou are ‘journalists’, but sometimes I can’t help but think ‘just stay out of our business’. At least stop telling us how to run it to the most micro of levels. It doesn’t happen elsewhere. It took the pricks an entire year to even work out that Real paid 160m for Hazard and not 100m. It is only with us that they want to play pseudo accountants and executives.
On Jimenez, I saw nothing from the UK press that went beyond what the Portuguese media were reporting. In fact, there was one Daily Mail article that the Caf Twitter account retweeted that highlighted the link as "utter nonsense".
There was nothing from the likes of Luckhurst or Ducker on this (let alone Stone, Whitwell, Crafton, Aarons, Romano, etc.). Even RMC weren't linking us to Dembele throughout that time. The only links in France were weak ones from L'Equipe and Julien Maynard (of TeleFoot) last year. I couldn't find anything else.
If I've missed anything, let me know (and I'd really like to know).
Thats because you are talking about the later reports when the deal was dead. Im talking about when we were actually interested and Nuno did an interview saying he couldnt rule it out. Way before the covid mess
Slight chance of Ighalo going back before this January IMO
Tell me about it. I hate reading their biases and singular points of view on us. Every other club gets presented in a more balanced or even favourable manner, but the only positive coverage United got was in their response to the pandemic (and even that was short-lived).
Back to Cavani: he's someone who looks after himself and doesn't necessarily struggle with fitness. I haven't read or heard anything about him struggling for fitness at the start of the season like Rooney, so I doubt that he'd struggle to get going. In this case, however, my reservations on him are over how he fares after his lengthy injury last season and the fact that he's quite old for his playing style. Even Suarez slowed down and struggled a bit during his latter years at Barcelona, but he did adapt. Cavani could, too; he's a smart footballer.
Cavani coming in will mean even less minutes than before . Throw in the fact we don’t have a LC game until December 21st.
Just under 10 million in wages and agents fees to rent a 33 year old for a year? What a bargain
I looked all the way back at January and last summer as well, but I couldn't find anything stronger on Jimenez. If I really did miss out on anything, let me know.
On Dembele, the strongest links before this summer was with Chelsea on January.
Like I said already even his manager didnt rule it out when asked. But reports from Portugal stronger right....
Cavani prob wont be fit till Jan
- Cavani undergoing medical today after agreeing to a two year deal.
- Solskjaer has been frustrated by the board's inability to add depth to the forward line.
- Dembele has told United he will join before Monday's deadline if United offer him a long term contract. It is thought a £65 million offer would be enough to secure him.
- United’s attempt to secure Sancho is in the balance Woodward calculates that Sancho's desire to return to the Premier League will help force Borussia Dortmund to back down on repeated public statements that he's no longer for sale in this window.
- United improved their offer for Sancho to an initial €95 million (£86 million) plus €15 million of performance related payments.
- Solskjaer has been frustrated by the board's inability to add depth to the forward line.
- Dembele has told United he will join before Monday's deadline if United offer him a long term contract. It is thought a £65 million offer would be enough to secure him.
- United’s attempt to secure Sancho is in the balance Woodward calculates that Sancho's desire to return to the Premier League will help force Borussia Dortmund to back down on repeated public statements that he's no longer for sale in this window.
- United improved their offer for Sancho to an initial €95 million (£86 million) plus €15 million of performance related payments.
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Doubt he's expected to contribute to the first team.
I wondered about that but apparently Cavani is nowhere near fit enough so he'll need time to get up to speed
Second source now with this 110m euros offer. Oh wait, seeing the Castles name included. Thought it was just Hirst.
So sign Dembele now or wait until January or next summer for Sancho.....
No, cause it's my opinion innit. I've seen him play many times, he blows hot and cold and has never been a player I've been impressed by. Due to this, I have low expectations, and having seen the club make these kind of transfers before, I aim not to get my hopes up like I've done with Di Maria, Falcao, Sanchez...
Sure thing mate let me work on that list you ask for and I'll get back to you asap. Cheers
Sure, hopefully they are not as BS as your post.
Maybe this Pallestri is the young inexperienced RW that Cooper was talking about and unlikely as it may seem right now perhaps Dembele/Sancho is going to be the experienced one we still bring in
You feel like for that to be become even a slim possibility we would need to see some movement on the deals later today
Yeah we need LB and either Dembele/Sancho still
Have we been linked with Ocampos? He should be the guy we bring in if other options fail.
He’s gone from not wanting to leave Barca, to only leaving if he gets a long term contract elsewhere? Makes sense...10 m only for the agents fees, this cant be true or it will be fecking stupid.
Dembele rumours, begone with you!
Agreed. For comparison, total wages for a 2 year 200k/week contract is 10.8mill...
Agents fee's are usually split in some way with the player/family as well. Sign-on bonus of some sort.
Cavani agent is his brother.
You've mentioned that a few times with a negative connotation. Why? What's wrong with his agent being his brother? Would you rather have Mendes or Raiola be his agent? Do you think that would have made the fee cheaper?
Thats for 1 year, not 2.
I think we're getting Telles for sure and then Sancho if we can agree a deal, if not we'll pull the trigger on Dembele it seems.
VDB
Cavani
Telles
Sancho/Dembele
Pellistri
I think that's a pretty decent window.
VDB
Cavani
Telles
Sancho/Dembele
Pellistri
I think that's a pretty decent window.
You're being a little precious for nothing.
https://psgtalk.com/2020/02/cavanis-mother-complicates-future-negotiations-with-atletico-madrid/
Long term contracts to sicknotes. We're specialists at that.
If we get there, I would be happy.
Probably couldn't justify a centre half without shifting others, and maybe we have hopes for Mengi there in the next few years. Could do with a defensive mid too in my mind, but I can't see an immediately obvious candidate.
If we get there.
We will get nothing after Cavani.
I'm not being precious at all. Try not to be condescending, can you?
And agents always make things more difficult for clubs. That's their job.
Didn't Raiola make things more complicated for us with Pogba and Haaland? What about Haaland's father?
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