Transfer Tweets - Manchester United - 2024/25
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Yeah Jonathan David is interesting shout, so if he's free in summer how much would it take now?
Unless we sign at least one LW, i hope not.
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Why are we not in for Marmoush? City signing a really good player there.
He's too expensive for United to pursue this month.
Can't see them turning down £10/15m which for us ensure we get him and gives us a better chance of winning the Europa and getting CL and if we can ship Rashford/ Casemiro out on loan and save on wages surely we get some of that back and we can just offer them maybe £5m a year for the next 3 which is something they didn't think they would get anything for him
I thought Ansu Fati was supposed to be the next big thing. Didn't it work out for him, or something?
Well he was on loan at Brighton last season
the same reason you aren't currently buying a koenigsegg
It doesn’t mean they’re entitled to x for the rest of their career, but they are entitled to x for the remainder of their contract.
A lot depends on what the priorities of the individual are. For some footballers it may be legacy or cups or playing lots of minutes. For other footballers it may be generating enough wealth during their short career to make their extended family rich for life. And fans can judge them for what their priorities appear to be, but that’s very unlikely to affect the decisions a player and his support team are going to make about what they think is best for them.
Not enough space in the back?
Yeah. It's very simple really, few people take a paycut to switch jobs willingly in the same industry/function.
You may move from some high pressure job to a lower paying career or industry, but if you're a doctor or a banker it's rare to switch jobs of your own volition to do the same thing for 25% less money or something. Most people will only move if the money is at least on par, or more likely only if they can get a substantial raise.
People can whine all they want about how much players make, but that tendency tends to hold regardless of job. Rich people care about money too, often even moreso than others. E.g., CEOs don't usually move to smaller companies for a paycut. It shows a poor understanding of human behavior to think many players are going to agree to a much lower salary to go to a different team; that's not how people operate generally.
Likely we will either have to 1) keep Rashford, 2) loan him out, or 3) subsidize his wages to get him out permanently. That's just reality. Lesson: don't give out massive contracts frequently, except to the very best players in the world. Even for those, make sure they're on the right side of the age curve (see: Casemiro) or it will likely end poorly.
So is comparing it to our lives nonsensical or not? Because if it is then your example of you taking £10k less and the asking your old employer to make up the difference is irrelevant. Like you said, the comparison with an ordinary job doesn’t make sense.
A player under contract is within their rights to see out that contract, or agree to terms elsewhere if the selling club and buying club can come to a transfer agreement. They are under zero obligation to accept less money elsewhere because they could just decide to stay instead.
I’m fine with them staying. If they want to leave then they can accept what the market is offering. Force them to decide what is more important to them.
I’d rather pay Rashford £15m/yr to be a bit part player than £5m/yr to play for Milan.
That’s a good point, wasn’t aware he’s on a free this summer.
His stats really aren’t bad for the last few seasons, both in France and Europe.
Exactly. All of this basically comes back to mismanagement of our squad, contracts and wages, and we’re now paying the price for that mismanagement. Seems to me that the club has also failed in doing its due diligence when it comes to assessing player profiles. Character, professionalism, work ethic, hunger and leadership were traits that seemed to be prioritized in the Fergie years. Compare that to recent years when we’ve knowingly spent very large sums on players who were known to have training and disciplinary issues (Eg Sancho).
And regarding wealthy people voluntarily taking pay cuts, it’s expensive to be rich. They become accustomed to the trappings of a certain lifestyle and maintaining that can cost a lot (just think of all the support staff on their payroll). That’s why so many celebrities and sports stars burn through millions and millions and then end up without much left once their earnings dry up. I don’t have any sympathy for that, but it’s a reality that plays into their contract negotiations.
But that’s the crux of the issue. Rashford is on such large wages and the club are in such a tricky financial position in terms of rebuilding the squad that much of the power lies with Rashford, whether you like it or not. If buying clubs aren’t willing or able to match a player’s wage expectations, the selling club is left with a tough choice. Keep an unhappy player on huge wages who isn’t contributing, till he runs down his contract and leaves for free, or try and recover some of their losses. Especially with the financial situation we’re in at the moment, if getting all of his wages off the books isn't possible then getting half of his wages off the books may still make financial sense if it allows the club to bring in a different player on lower wages who will contribute more.
Because eventually they do get to play. It's rare that a player is completely frozen out.
Injuries killed him, he never fully recovered to get back to his old form when he stormed on the scene as a young kid.
Fixed that for you.
I said it before. Jim Ratcliffe will sell the assets. We should have sold the club to Sheikh Jassim.
The guy didn't even exist
constant injuries and bad recovery choices
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Will end up staying.
Classic, look to be trying to leave but don't go far enough to actually leave and oh dear look it's too late.
25! Feck me he looks about 40.
Have heard that said by strong Utd sources, however if that's the case how did he get so far in the process
It was tongue in cheek, but there was clearly something fishing about this guy and his funds
I dunno. He’s clearly not favored by the current manager. And it’s been reported he wants in the England squad. So he’s in a bit of a conundrum.
what is the benefit of loaning out bunch of players, doesn't give us funds to replace them, we're just weakening the team.
Probably get a small loan fee, offload wages for the rest of the season thus having an effect on PSR and making the player more saleable should they play well.
Probably does squad harmony a bit of good by having the malcontents far away.
Perhaps they should both pi55 of to America again, keep their attitudes away from the rest of the players.
He keeps getting injured.
Not sure of the reliability of Bild
One of the most talented players until he got a terrible injury. He hasn’t‘t been the same since, a real shame.
Would be perfect for United
I feel so bad for Mount. I think he's a class player and he seems like a good dude. Shocking fitness record though. We can't catch a break.
Fati in fm 24 still has 185 ability which potentially puts him well ahead of Rashford and on par with someone like Salah or Musiala. Obviously that's meaningless but he had or has crazy potential. The Brighton loan was a disaster for him. He looks to be finished at the very top level if Barca don't want him and he can't make it at Brighton. Maybe in an easier league and build himself back up slowly.