Ed will pleased to know that you'll give him a 6 month breather.
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Ed will pleased to know that you'll give him a 6 month breather.
If Arsenal aren't interested, we should be in a great position to sign him. Don't think he will go to Chelsea and a move to City may be dependant on Toure leaving. Put in a £35 million bid and try to get this deal done as soon as possible.
Every club in the world should be interested, regardless of their current options. He's one of them that you simply must get. World class and would arrive back in the Prem as the best midfielder in the league again.
Jaap Stam.
Wouldn't mind him back
Wouldn't mind him back
Jaap Stam.
Wouldn't mind him back
Yup. And I wish Edwin still worked for us.
Wow that 3 Dutch legends. Would love to see them all back at the club working in some capacity
I would be surprised if the club released a statement officially ruling ourselves out of interest in a player, but there have been indications United are briefing that Van Gaal's targets are somewhat different to Moyes':
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/louis-van-gaal-forces-manchester-7170579
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...s-van-Gaal-not-keen-Barcelona-midfielder.html
Matt Law of the Telegraph (who is reporting that Arsenal will not make a move) and Jamie Jackson of the Guardian have also said United are not pursuing Fabregas.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...s-van-Gaal-not-keen-Barcelona-midfielder.html
Matt Law of the Telegraph (who is reporting that Arsenal will not make a move) and Jamie Jackson of the Guardian have also said United are not pursuing Fabregas.
Agreed. Which is why I found reports that LvG doesn't want him bemusing.
In a 4-3-3, Fabregas could fulfil the box to box role or even the advanced creative role. He'd get 30 goals and assists combined. If available, it's an absolute no-brainer.
History certainly should have taught us that we should go for Dutch players. No country in the World has been anywhere near that success rate for United
We're just denying everything now. It's no coincidence that we've gone from leaking we want everyone to leaking a denial that we're interested in whoever comes up. If we weren't interested in X, Y or Z why would we give a toss to leak a denial? I think we're leaking denials as part of a new 'deny everything' strategy.
In the box-box role I would think you'd want someone quicker, more energetic, a better all rounder. I'm sure he'd be a great fit for the advanced creative role, but Mata, Kagawa and Rooney make a purchase in that area unlikely.
I'm not sure we're denying everyone, just Fabregas and Kroos.
Have we ever signed any bad ones? Apart from Jordi Cruyff, of course.
He's not got great pace, but that's not an issue in midfield. He's got good stamina and is the epitome of an all round midfielder. I think he'd excel in a box to box role. Let's face it, we could play him and Carrick in a midfield two against 80% of the league and we'd dominate.
If they bought him for the touted £30m then they'd only have £19m to spend on sorting out the defence (which very nearly cost them last season), that would definitely not get one of either Benaita or Mangala both will cost over £25m.
Why would they only have £19m?
Buttner?
Because of the FFP a lot of news outlets and even SSN have said that due to the restrictions they will have only £49m to spend this Summer (not including sales of players).
So bad I wiped him from my memory.They are limited to £49m net spend this window. It is 'net' though - there may be sales, and Matt Law hints a move for Fabregas might be dependent on Yaya Toure leaving.
City are allowed to spend £49m (net) this summer. The only way they're signing Fabregas and a leading centre back is if they sell to balance the books. I don't see them being favourites for Fabregas on this basis.
If Toure wants to go, that changes things, but they should be moving heaven and earth to keep him.
A midfield 3 of Fernando, Fernandinho and Fabregas looks pretty well-balanced (in terms of a holding, box-box, creative CM blueprint).
To be honest the only players they could realistically sell to get £60m+ would be one of Aguero, Silva or Toure and a few lesser players.
Agree with the bolded bit, if he leaves and they get Fabregas they're losing out on everything Toure offers rather than gaining what Fabregas can give.
This.
Oh no, we're getting sucked in again!
But the idea of Fabregas feeding VP, but this time for us, is too much to bear!
Yes, but they have spending restrictions. Can they afford Fabregas and a top centre half for £49m?
RVP
Rooney --- Mata --- Januzaj
Strootman - Fabregas
Looks alright on paper.Rooney --- Mata --- Januzaj
Strootman - Fabregas
They won't want to sell any of Aguero, Silva or Toure though.
Granted, there's a few squad players they can shift, but they're definitely going to need to be thrifty in the transfer market this summer.
United can land Fabregas by offering £40m - I don't think anyone else will go that high.
They couldn't afford them for £49m net. There would have to be a sale/sales. How much do you think Monaco/PSG would pay to get their hands on Yaya Toure (bare in mind, Luiz went for £48m)?
We would still need someone who can play on the left, Rooney isn't an option on the wing. Welbeck maybe.
Raiola's response after Daily Mail attributed false quotes of Paul Pogba
No pace.
Pass the ball quicker then.
I'm sure the chief executives of many football clubs around the world would say the same thing about Raiola's clients' contracts.
City can spend whatever they want to and just pay the fines that come with it.
Exactly, Liverpool and City certainly can't, Arsenal won't as they need a WC striker which will already cost £40m and he'd never, ever go to Chelsea, no former Barca player would with Mourinho at the helm.
I think now I understand why we bid so much for Shaw was to ward off any potential interest from other teams such as Chelsea and City. Sometimes overpaying isn't a bad thing.
It's clear that PSG could buy Toure for silly money, but City will do everything to keep him. Toure is angling for better terms.
It was a big fine and limited squad for Europe for the first offence, if they keep doing it they will get kicked out of Europe.
While PSG have taken the 'don't give a feck' stance, everything points towards City falling into line.
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