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Transfer Tweets - Manchester United - 2024/25
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Yeah, I can see why we pulled out. But think we wasted a long time on that deal, that we don't sound convinced about, and don't seem to have left ourselves other options.
And we needed a more experienced addition, rather than another raw youngster, anyway.
Just to suffer. Every night
No it wasn't, Bayern literally accepted a bid from Spurs for a permanent transfer, we were probably exploring all avenues of kicking the transfer fee down the road to make it fit under PSR, . Wasn't possible, both sides walked away. It's just a failed negotiation, happens all the time.
Yeah, United should've just moved on once Bayern rejected all current/future purchase offers below what Spurs offered. I'd have thought that they'd have more experienced loan options lined up beyond Nkunku and possibly Bailey. Morata would've been a decent option, but Milan seemed like they always wanted a purchase option/conditional obligation baked into the deal. They wouldn't have gone for Santiago Giménez afterwards if they wanted to keep Morata after the loan.
Who?
Nkunku who's apparently made of glass
Felix who's done nothing
Tel who's as profilic as our current 2
A lot of posters need to realise this
Tier 2:
Yeah I'm fine with passing on Tel for this reason
Are there any free agents other than the pog?
More info on Malacia (Tier 2):
Season is a write off a while ago. Best we focus on incomings in the summer. No mucking about, we need to hit the ground running on the first day the window opens. If other teams can get signings wrapped up days within the window opening then I can't see why we can't do the same.
On the bright side...Chido Obi will definitely get some minutes.
Maybe a Rashford Luke breakthrough....that will lift the doom and gloom
Maybe a Rashford Luke breakthrough....that will lift the doom and gloom
Stop it with this bs narrative. We bought 5 players of which 4 are at least proving to be decent, De Ligt, Ugarte, Yoro, Mazraoui.
There’s plenty to complain about, but this isn’t it.
Good for him, though for me personally it will hurt my eyes seeing him in that shirt
And then what? Deadwood down the line. Some of you haven’t learnt anything.
All this talk of panic buying is hilarious. Wouldn’t of been a panic if they didn’t leave it until the last day would it? Maybe actually do some scouting and plan for a window? Something which we haven’t done for years.
And fans need to realise it’s for the good!? If the 3 teams that came up wasn’t so shit we would be in massive danger of being relegated.
And fans need to realise it’s for the good!? If the 3 teams that came up wasn’t so shit we would be in massive danger of being relegated.
I don't think there's a huge difference between decent and 2nd rate, I agree that De Ligt, Mazraoui and Ugarte are decent (Yoro is a different situation because he's a highly rated prospegt who has struggled so far but is for the future). The problem is when you spend a lot of money stockpiling decent players then you end up with an unremarkable team.
I don't think the only two options are nothing or panic buy chaps.
Morata, Felix, Ferguson, Nkunku, Muani are all better than what we have.
It's ricidulous. Anything to defend the owners. Bonkers
Don't worry I'm sure Diego Costa and Willian are still available on a free transfer.
There is nobody available who we can afford who would propel this team to a top 6 finish.
90% of our players are crap, the season is over, why panic buy to finish 10 as opposed to 14?
Very happy that we don't rush buy. No more wouts. We are trying to get our books in order. We might be able to get a proper run at building the squad summer. Get to 40pts and have a run at EL. Could win it with this squad, a bit of a ask, but could, hopefully someone will knock spurs out for us cause we've struggled with them last few yrs.
I don't know how many times this has to be said.
But it was made abundantly clear that there needed to be outgoings before we could make any furhter incomings.
Rashford went yesterday/today and Antony end of last week.
THere were clearly talks going on as we approached Chelsea for Nkunku and have been in talks with Tel for days.
So we've done well not to shoot ourselves in the foot over a panic buy. Having kneecapped ourselves with panic buys of the past. And banged out head hard against a wall with keeping eth on and then soiled ourselves over the ashworth saga.
So let's get the party started..
So let's get the party started..
Yep, this.
It's being spun that any attacking additions would be panic buys. RIght now they would, yeah. Having left it this late and missed out on what seems like very limited targets.
But we've had all window to hold initial talks and gauge possible interest / likelihood and plan for the fully expected departures of the likes of Rashford and Antony. We've known we've been woefully short of goals and our only strikers performing poorly. None of this is new - it's not like the late injury to Martinez and people demanding we suddenly panic buy a replacement. It's asking how we've ended up still short on attacking numbers when we new full well we were short going into the window, and fully planned to offload another two or three during it.
It's been badly executed - if there was ever any real intention of bringing any in. With the departures dragging on until near the end, and seemingly just half hearted attempts at any attacking additions with no real out and out #1 target as far as ever been reported.
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Yeah, that false dichotomy is extremely reductive. The key issue for me is that we need significant investment in the club over the next few years, but that's not going to happen as long as we remain under a minority ownership situation, as the Glazers won't pitch in and INEOS (understandably) won't want to give them a free ride.
So in the meantime, we're in a painful state of limbo.
Zirkzee has out scored these players in the Premier League this season.
I don’t see how crotchless trousers help.
Oh I don't know. Given the way we seem to be intent on getting ourselves bent over for the rest of the season they would at least save some time.
On topic - no money can be the only excuse left now, which is scandalous in itself.
Ok, then our opinions aren’t that far apart, mate. I do think that in a more stable situation these players are able to help raise the level of the team. Let’s hope current leadership will be able create this more stable environment. I believe that with just a couple targeted procurements this summer (RWB Quenda, ST Gyokeres and a CM) we will be in a much better position
Say it as many times as you like? You can still plan potential incomings. It was looking likely Rashford and Antony were going at the start of the transfer window so plan for that.
Pretty sure we could’ve found someone that’s better than Hojlund. It wouldn’t be hard too be fair
Based on the fact that we have cut costs dramatically (both in good and bad ways) - a lot of players will vanish in the summer - some leaving on free and some will be sold. Sales for £100 million is not unlikely - I am quite certain both Rashford and Sancho will leave generating £60m +
Yep that’s the pattern they talk up what they are but their record in football is pure failure !
Felix has 7 goals and 2 assists im 20 appearances for Chelsea this season.
Zirkzee has 4 goals and 2 assists in 35.
Nkunku has 13 goals and 4 assists in 29 apps this season.
Ferguson fair enough but I'd still consider him a good option for a loan.
It's not just #9's we're low on - though that's the worst - it's attacking players in general.
So someone like Marco Asensio - who has just joined Villa on loan from PSG - could have been a good addition competing for one of the #10's. We've only got Amad and Garnacho as those types of #10's, and they can't play all the time, and may be needed in other positions (WB, #9) other times.
So someone like Marco Asensio - who has just joined Villa on loan from PSG - could have been a good addition competing for one of the #10's. We've only got Amad and Garnacho as those types of #10's, and they can't play all the time, and may be needed in other positions (WB, #9) other times.
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