Transfer Tweets - Summer 2017 | Keep it on topic

What's the limit? Didn't Lindelöf cost almost that? Is he coming as a starter, really? What about Perišić, for instance, who'll cost more and still has to fight with Martial for a position? Prices are crazy, but there aren't many players who can have that status in a competitive top team, specially if young and coming from a different league.

First: Lindelof is coming to be a starter, yes, or do you expect us to play Smalling and Jones on him ?! He's a definite starter.

Second: We didn't pay anything for Perisic yet.
 
First: Lindelof is coming to be a starter, yes, or do you expect us to play Smalling and Jones on him ?! He's a definite starter.

Second: We didn't pay anything for Perisic yet.
It's not beyond the realms of possibility that Linedlöf performs worse than them.
 
Fair enough, I suppose that's possible. We'd need to be able to change formations against bigger teams in that case. I guess I find it hard to believe Jose would be playing a system where his wingers don't really defend. Despite you saying we used that system this season I don't really think we did. Rashford, Martial, and Mkhitaryan cut in a lot but ultimately they were still wingers when they played in a 4-3-3 system and did still have the task of tracking back. I couldn't see Griezmann tracking back in the same way tbh.
The worst is that we would take him out of the zone where he's most dangerous, in front of the adversary's defense. It's crazy, if you ask me.
 
It's not beyond the realms of possibility that Linedlöf performs worse than them.

That doesn't mean we didn't pay for him to not become a starter. We're bringing as a starter. What happens later on during the summer is up to the future.
 
Anyone know if Ed Woodward has gone to US with the squad or not?

I assume he has, but just wondering if it's been mentioned
 
First: Lindelof is coming to be a starter, yes, or do you expect us to play Smalling and Jones on him ?! He's a definite starter.

Second: We didn't pay anything for Perisic yet.
I'll bet you Jones starts the season ahead of him, unless injured.

Perišić, who will cost more…
 
I'll bet you Jones starts the season ahead of him, unless injured.

Perišić, who will cost more…

That's up to the future to decide.

And regarding Perisic, as long as we're refusing to pay anything for him, bringing him as an example doesn't mean anything.
 
It's not beyond the realms of possibility that Linedlöf performs worse than them.
It's not even that, Mourinho would have to be really really impressed to let him start the European Super Cup against Real Madrid and the first games of the Premier League having no experience in England yet, by the way, alongside a not so experienced himself Bailly, who has a tendency to drift.
 
I'll bet you Jones starts the season ahead of him, unless injured.

Perišić, who will cost more…

Really? I could maybe see Rojo starting ahead of him but I'd imagine he's ahead of Smalling and Jones in the pecking order.
 
That doesn't mean we didn't pay for him to not become a starter. We're bringing as a starter. What happens later on during the summer is up to the future.
Did we brought Bailly as a starter?
 
How did Palmeri become legit again? Last time I was invested in a twitter transfer thread he was banned for boom-ing every 5 minutes.
 
How did Palmeri become legit again? Last time I was invested in a twitter transfer thread he was banned for boom-ing every 5 minutes.

God knows. Would love to see his hit rate.
 
Really? I could maybe see Rojo starting ahead of him but I'd imagine he's ahead of Smalling and Jones in the pecking order.
In January or the end of the season, probably. Right now? He's just a kid who started training…
 
Hmm are you talking seriously ? he has been a starter since day one here.
He was, you're right, he started really well. What I mean is that he was not coming as a starter, like for instance Bonucci would be, he came as a young player, but he showed so much he imposed himself on the manager. Even then, he wasn't a starter all season. It could happen the same with Lindelöf, but it would be amazing and Mourinho might even not want that to happen.
 
He was, you're right, he started really well. What I mean is that he was not coming as a starter, like for instance Bonucci would be, he came as a young player, but he showed so much he imposed himself on the manager. Even then, he wasn't a starter all season. It could happen the same with Lindelöf, but it would be amazing and Mourinho might even not want that to happen.

How do you know he wasn't intended to be a starter ?
 
How do you know he wasn't intended to be a starter ?
Maybe Mourinho felt so assured of Bailly and had a bad opinion of the other centerbacks that he would risk it, yeah, could be. Is it the same now? Not really. Do you seem him risking his career at United starting the League with two close to inexperienced centerbacks? I don't, but let's see what happens. Would be great if Lindelöf grabbed the spot so early on.
 
Maybe Mourinho felt so assured of Bailly and had a bad opinion of the other centerbacks that he would risk it, yeah, could be. Is it the same now? Not really. Do you seem him risking his career at United starting the League with two close to inexperienced centerbacks? I don't, but let's see what happens. Would be great if Lindelöf grabbed the spot so early on.

And that means he brought Bailly as a starter, right ?

Anyway, it's up to the future to decide, as I said, but I'm sure when signing a defender, Jose knows exactly what he's looking for so I'm confident of Lindelof.