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LonelyFire said:
Correct. A lot depends on the formation if he wants 4-2-3-1 then we need 2 mids this summer. If he wants 4-3-3 with one in fron of the defence then there is an argument to suggest that Schweinsteiger is enough with Rooney and Mata ahead of him (very attacking but LVG does like that). It all depends what he is thinking.
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I think two is ideal for the summer window what ever formation he plans to use then go for Strootman in January. Very unlikely Schweinsteiger isn't a pure holding midfielder it would be like City playing Toure in the holding role.

It could work if we bring in another all rounder who's strong defensively.
 
I think it was the right decision to stay away from Fabregas. He is a great player but he would have been battling with Mata for the further forward attacking role. We need a defensive midfielder (Schweinsteiger/W. Carvalho) and an energetic box-to-box midfielder (Vidal/Pogba/Strootman/L. Bender).
 
Redo91 said:
Yes Sagna is signing for City thankfully. There were a few reports over the last few days that he rejected us in favour of City but not sure how much truth can be attached to those.
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If he did reject us then it'd be purely on financial grounds, i.e. we weren't prepared to pay him probably more than double the salary he deserves. I still don't believe any player would choose City over United on any grounds other than their ridiculous wage structure. Nonetheless, probably bollocks. Sagna doesn't strike me as a LvG type player.
 

Very reliable. I wont be surprised if pool get him and lallana and finish the summer business.
 
I always thought it was either Lallana or Shaqiri, how would they fit them both in the team?
 
Its beyond me why were not going for shaqiri... Quality player and still young
 
Wouldn't Shaqiri be instead of Lallana? As most papers who seemed to say Saints wanted £30m for him said Liverpool would feck off if they didn't accept £25m iirc. Either way, I'd take Shaqiri over Lallana & it'll be a great signing for 'pool if they manage to land him. We should be in for him.
 
The Man Himself said:
Ya, that is other point but I find it more funny how some fans want us to have scattergun approach and be in for any player who is on market.
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Exactly. We can't have every good player that comes available:

Liverpool bid for Shaqiri - "why aren't we in for him? A good player at a great price..."
We buy Shaqiri.

Liverpool then bid for Sanchez - "What's Woodward doing? A player like Sancez is available, and we aren't even in the running?"
We buy Sanchez.

Liverpool bid for Griezmann - "Why aren't we in for him? Woodward needs to go..."

 
mata10 said:

Very reliable. I wont be surprised if pool get him and lallana and finish the summer business.
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If Liverpool sign Shaquiri then surely they will end their interest in Alexis Sanchez. Could be good for us.
 
I'd have taken him here for a bit of experienced and versatile cover. Considering he'd have been free, the wages (which don't seem too bad anyway) wouldn't be that big a deal.
 
Did anyone announce the Sagna deal being done earlier than Duncan Castles?
 
Juan't Mata said:
Would have been a good signing on a free IMO. Rafael is talented but ridiculously brittle not to mention the 4-5 games a season he'll miss through suspension.
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and who will you have as backup and who as first choice? No point carrying around 2RBs, particularly when you are not in Europe and when you can use likes of Jones as backup at RB if needed.
 
RedBistro said:
Did anyone announce the Sagna deal being done earlier than Duncan Castles?
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Well people have said it's pretty much a done deal for last two days but first person who said it with any certainty that I saw was Peter Spencer from MEN.
 
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and who will you have as backup and who as first choice? No point carrying around 2RBs, particularly when you are not in Europe and when you can use likes of Jones as backup at RB if needed.
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Whoever takes their chances best is first choice surely? Until they drop in form.
Sagna's versatile, so wouldn't just have been cover for right back.
 
Speak said:
Exactly. We can't have every good player that comes available:

Liverpool bid for Shaqiri - "why aren't we in for him? A good player at a great price..."
We buy Shaqiri.

Liverpool then bid for Sanchez - "What's Woodward doing? A player like Sancez is available, and we aren't even in the running?"
We buy Sanchez.

Liverpool bid for Griezmann - "Why aren't we in for him? Woodward needs to go..."
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I don't understand what you are trying to say here. It has nothing to do with Liverpool, why put Liverpool in every example. Sanchez is someone we should be in for if available, still depends if LvG wants him. Shaqiri is not at same level as Sanchez. Club should identify own targets and backups if someone else get them. Can't go after anyone who becomes available.
 
The Man Himself said:
I don't understand what you are trying to say here. It has nothing to do with Liverpool, why put Liverpool in every example. Sanchez is someone we should be in for if available, still depends if LvG wants him. Shaqiri is not at same level as Sanchez. Club should identify own targets and backups if someone else get them. Can't go after anyone who becomes available.
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That is my point, hence why my post began with it.

You can substitute Liverpool for any club. The point is people always want to know why we aren't in for a player just because they're good and available. We should concentrate on our targets.

And you say Shaqiri isn't on Sanchez' level, yet we have someone on here complaining that we aren't 'in for him'.
So what happens if we go for him and get him, then Sanchez becomes available?
 
Juan't Mata said:
Would have been a good signing on a free IMO. Rafael is talented but ridiculously brittle not to mention the 4-5 games a season he'll miss through suspension.
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He apparently on £150k a week with this City contract though.
 
scorgasm said:
Well people have said it's pretty much a done deal for last two days but first person who said it with any certainty that I saw was Peter Spencer from MEN.
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Yeah I've seen it rumoured to be a done deal for a while too.

1 point to Peter Spencer then by the look of it.
 
Speak said:
Whoever takes their chances best is first choice surely? Until they drop in form.
Sagna's versatile, so wouldn't just have been cover for right back.
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Versatile? He was put at CB few times by Arsenal out of necessity. He is good at only one position, that is fullback. I am not fan of going after a 31 year old fullback when we are well stocked in that area. If a good CB was available on free, another case as we have 2 lost CBs in summer. He is not a legend like Maldini etc who club should go after even if 31 or so and available on free.
 


I'd like to think a lot of #MUFC fans will be eating humble pie by the end of this transfer window. We're moving for players. I can feel it.

Is he a Rafael Hernandez type character? Was retweeted by someone I follow.
 
Who is Serge Fagelman? I'm sure we will make signings, when? who knows.. I'm not overly fussed City signing Sagna, he isn't better than what they already have at right back for start.
 
The Man Himself said:
Versatile? He was put at CB few times by Arsenal out of necessity. He is good at only one position, that is fullback. I am not fan of going after a 31 year old fullback when we are well stocked in that area. If a good CB was available on free, another case as we have 2 lost CBs in summer. He is not a legend like Maldini etc who club should go after even if 31 or so and available on free.
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Strange one for both the club and the player. He wont be first choice and isnt any better than what they already have. Clearly money motivated from the players angle, as for City - not sure why they've bothered.
 
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