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We'll be lucky to get any, the Glazers are going to be super p*ssed off that us fans stopped them from making mega money.
Still got belief we get one but the rest looks hopelessly optimistic
The only worry is he would be swapped for Pogba.
No he won’t
SO you think we are going to make one signing then? NOthing would surprise me, we havent made enough signings any summer window for a number of years, and certainly not enough quality ones.
It is the first window for a long time though I havent felt we have needed 6 signings as a minimum. I would be surprised if we didnt sign at least a centre back and a striker as a bare minimum, I think we NEED four, I think we will sign three
Well they have seemed to be at there tightest when we have achieved top four finishes, that in itself is a concern this window as its our best chance to close the gap for some time.
But do you really think they are going to block all transfers out of spite for what has happened?
Likely little investment this summer. Prepare yourselves for the disappointment boys
Why would they care about closing the gap to City. Once you factor in bonus payments to all of the players, you earn pretty much the same money for finishing second as you do for winning the league.
The massive financial investment required to bridge this gap simply isn't worth it from a business perspective (which is obviously all the Glazers are interested in).
It will be a very quiet summer for us.
wait...
30m transfer fee for a manager?!
I mean we do need a FB backup. For that price we should ask Nagelsmann if he can play there too. Player-coach here wo go.
But let's be serious... we are obviously not going to pay 30m Euro, feels like that's a number just thrown into the room. Previous sources talked about 10-15m which is still a lot for a coach but somewhat reasonable and imo that's probably what we will pay in the end.
Strange how it's turned out - he looked quality at the beginning of the season.
Flick: "We don't have a strong squad and need to invest"
Bayern: "We can't invest in the squad due to covid losses"
Bayern: Pays 30 million to replace Flick.
Flick: "U wht m8?"
The manager is arguably the most important person at the club, 30m buys you a squad player. It does seem like a lot but in that context it’s not that much.wait...
30m transfer fee for a manager?!
I suppose it isn’t the norm to pay big fee’s for a manager, and 3 months down the line he could be damaged goods and being paid to leave without any ‘sell on’ value.
30 m in Covid times to replace a manager?
Did anyone ever paid for transfer of a manager?
Chelseaa paid €15m to Porto for AVB 10 years ago.
Bundesliga ruining football. But to answer your second question Chelsea paid a substantial fee for Villas Boas.
Why would they? We've just stopped them from making a huge amount of money, whilst they barely spend when we get top 4 anyway.
It's going to take a considerable amount of money to bridge the gap between our and City squad, a sum they won't be prepared to pay. We're not just talking PL here, the club has to have aspirations of winning the CL, which were very, very far from winning also.
I don't reckon Naglesmann and his hard pressing heavy energy style would be an easy sell to the senior players in the Bayern team. They even fell out with Ancelotti of all people if I recall correctly.
Not getting a new CB this summer then ...
Similar age too.
We wont get any because we havent missed out on Champions league this season. Cmon lads. The drill is obvious now. Signings only come after finishing worse than 4th
Good news if it means we can focus our resources towards getting a forward player.
Not really because Bailey is never fit
To be honest this outcome is preferable if we aren't signing a top tier CB anyway. Pau Torres or Milenkovic would've felt very much like lateral steps.
He suffered that injury at the start of the season and missed a run of games but that aside, he's been more or less fine. Him, Maguire, Lindelof, and Tuanzebe should suffice. It feels inevitable the club will use the Super League fiasco as an excuse to underinvest, so it's important we prioritse.Not really because Bailey is never fit
Agree, but not getting Varane is really a blow, at least if he really wanna go and Chelsea gets him
I don't think he has, he's always injured. He's only looked fine because he's been used sparingly. If you play him in a run of games there is a high likelihood he breaks.
We also have Phil Jones as back up
He's only expected to be used sparingly.
I don’t think Axel will be staying - he needs to go play games.
its Important Phil Jones doesn't get lonely
Why? Because he's made of glass. I don't think tying him down means we should look elsewhere on that basis.
If he's a player only ever used sparingly, it shouldn't really matter if he stays or leaves.
Stupid club
Because he's backup. Ole clearly likes Maguire and Lindelof and sees them as mainstays. I'd like someone to come in and actually challenge, but it's patently clear we need to prioritise as we aren't spending big. I think people need to get used to that now before the summer window opens.
We’re about to sign our 1st - Bailly
We've not had consecutive CL seasons since Fergie left so we don't really know what their investment would be in that scenario.
There has been a pattern of miss CL then spend big. Then make CL and spend less. But that ignores wider the wider context of sacking managers amongst other things.
We have though. We qualified for both 17/18 and 18/19. Our reinforcements for 18/19 were Fred and Dalot.
He's barely a back up because he's hardly ever fit. That's my point. Might as well keep Tuanzebe for back up and bring in a starter CB.
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