Uniteds January transfer business - Incoming

Loon said:
I would imagine if Solskjaer is still in situ, and gets to spend money, it will answer everyone's questions about his sacking.
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Versus not spending money and him still being manager can go either way.
 
At this point I can barely muster the energy to type the letters DM but there ya go.

Maybe, just maybe there are a few brain cells floating around Old Trafford, just enough to connect together and notice what has been obvious for years.
 
i just hope we dont end up going for players in january simply because their contracts are running down elsewhere, only to end up as deadwood here on juicy long contracts.
 
Don't really give a feck about who we sign since Ole is just going to leave them to rot on the bench and continue to play McFred regardless. Sancho and VDB say hi.
 
peridigm said:
Versus not spending money and him still being manager can go either way.
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It's a weird one alright. Even then I would have thought the club not allowing him to spend is as clear a "time's up" message as you can get.
 
I think Matt Doherty or Matty Cash would be better options compared to Trippier.
 
Loon said:
It's a weird one alright. Even then I would have thought the club not allowing him to spend is as clear a "time's up" message as you can get.
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I don't think we're spending either way. No mistake, it would be a statement if we do, not so much if we don't. I do think a player or two could leave though. I don't think Pogba will be signing with anyone early. Clubs will want to see what the remainder of his season is like and will want to save money on his signing bonus. If we end up giving him a new contract it will further cement my belief that this club is run by morons.
 
I cant see any more signings if they intend to sack Ole between now and the end of the season. Maybe a young generational talent if available which any manager would want, similar to Amad. (I know Ole doesnt play him, but that was probably a Murtough signing)
 
Get a pre contract agreement with Kessie and Trippier I would be happy with.

I don't think we'll sign anyone though.
 
We should move heaven and earth to get Rice. He'd solve our defensive midfield problem for a decade. He should be our number one priority.

Problem is of course that skilled players rarely leave in January - so actually getting anyone good to sign is going to be a challenge.
 
January spending is always tricky regardless of the state your club is in.

Our fan base is so toxic, there'll be something negative to say whether we spend or not.

If we spend "Boards lost it, backing Ole is a shambles"
If we dont spend "Boards lost it, we cant compete"

So lets look at it logically. We have a gaping hole at DM but there's likely not going to be any real movement there in a January window. We should have gone there in the summer, but we went for Sancho and Ronaldo. Great on paper, absolutely killing us now.

I keep hearing calls for Tripper but I think if thats the level we are at we've accepted top 4 is a million miles away and we have no ambition what so ever. Tripper!

Main area as ever has to be outgoings, Phil Jones is still being paid by us! Let that sink in. Phil Jones is still being paid by us!

So while Ole has ultimately trimmed the squad we have far too many players with no purpose:
Jones
Lingard
Bailly
Martial
Matic
Mata

We still have players on loan who probably wont do much here:
Periera/Garner/Chong/Tuanzebe

I expect it'll be a Pogba circus as usual though, and Donny will probably hit the headlines frequently.

I think Pogba will go for free in the summer - his wages will be insane and no club is gunna want to pay a fee for him in Jan when he's free in the summer. He isn't signing with us is my gut feeling, nor should we give into his demands. Good riddance

So incomings - I dont we will see any. Pogba and Donny out and another massive summer job for us is on the cards
 
Do not spend a single penny until the manager has been changed.
Our squad is already one of the best in Europe and Ole is struggling to beat teams whose squad is worth less than our bench!
 
Doubt any in comings, think Jesse and Donny will be away with the latter asking to leave.
The club will wait until the end of the window to appoint a manager just so they dont have to bring any new players in.
 
Put any and all January money towards firing the board and Ole and then replacing them with competent football brains. Take whatever leftover money there is and give it straight to the Glazers so they have a reason to do this.

EDIT: Just to be clear I don't want any more money spent for Ole's team. It's a waste and I'd rather wait 6 months for a new player so Ole doesn't have 6 months to turn them to crap.
 
We wont sign anyone unless people feck off. We need a DM. We should get rid of Martial and Pogba but nobody will take them and their colossal pay cheques/egos. So most likely scenario is that we sign nobody really, innit? The best thing we could hope for is an experienced addition to the coaching staff, someone who'd command respect from the likes of Ronaldo and Cavani - Nicky Butt?
 
Laurencio said:
We should move heaven and earth to get Rice. He'd solve our defensive midfield problem for a decade. He should be our number one priority.

Problem is of course that skilled players rarely leave in January - so actually getting anyone good to sign is going to be a challenge.
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Would you leave an in-form team where morale is high for us at the halfway mark of a season?

I wouldn't.

He's spoken of a return to Chelsea and if they lose Rudiger they'll be in for him
 
Considering mostly all the players Ole has brought except Bruno, Ronaldo and maybe Varane have turned to shit or haven't been given chances I don't fancy giving him any more money to rot players.
 
r3idy said:
Marcelo Brozovic who can sign pre contract in Jan is the one answer to many questions. If he isn't the answer, then we are asking the wrong questions. I would even pay to get him early. He would improve our and Spurs Midfield by a good measure
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I would definitely kick the tires on this. Inter are supposedly opening negotiations over a new deal but it is far from certain he will sign and with their prevailing financial situation they would almost certainly accept some sort of fee to let him go in January if it becomes clear he is running his contract down. Would not cost much, is a big improvement over what we have available and would likely be considered a valuable squad option by any incoming manager if and when Ole does go.
 
I don’t think they should give Ole any more, he’s spent £70m and £35m on Sancho and Donny who have been used very sparingly.. I certainly don’t trust him to pick the right players so why should the owners.
 
Wouldn't expect us to really do anything. We spent a feck ton in the summer and "need them to settle" and need to save money for swapping managers probably.
 
Rio Ferdinand will come out of retirement to sort out the leaky defense. That's the only new signing.
 
DevTheRed said:
I don’t think they should give Ole any more, he’s spent £70m and £35m on Sancho and Donny who have been used very sparingly.. I certainly don’t trust him to pick the right players so why should the owners.
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In fairness there is a transfer committee and although Ole has a veto he is far from solely responsible for the signings that have been made. In the case of Sancho I would also argue that it is far to soon to be making judgements, he had next to no pre season, was ill when he did arrive and we are barely a third of the way into the season. Lots of examples of players taking time to settle in before they kick on.

In terms of spending money. We don't need to splash the cash and every time I see us linked with a winger I cringe because we have about 7 fighting over 2 spots as it is but if it is a sensible low cost deal for a player that fits an obvious glaring need such as Trippier for RB or Brozovic to give us an actual CDM then I would not be against it because even if Ole goes they improve the squad and will still be utilized by his successor.
 
No investments. In january or the summer. By july, Can see lingard, DVB, pogba going.

At the start of next season pereira will be back rotating with fernandes and maybe mata and we will all be scratching our heads going ‘how did this happen’. Mcfred matic will be our deeper midfield options
 
Give Ole money now or wait until the summer and give the funds to a new manager. Not really a tough call unless we magically sign the DM that will solve all our problems in January.
 
Board should not back Ole with any more funds. He doesnt know what to do with the players he has, how to set up the team, best XI. We should be looking to replace Ole as soon as possible, and concentrate on a CDM.
 
red4ever 79 said:
Board should not back Ole with any more funds. He doesnt know what to do with the players he has, how to set up the team, best XI. We should be looking to replace Ole as soon as possible, and concentrate on a CDM.
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Whether Ole stays or us gone, soon or at the end of the season it is clear we need midfield reinforcements. I dont think we need to spend ridiculous amounts, how about going in for Neves...would slot in nicely I think for an instant upgrade.
 
RedSky said:
Trippier seems to be getting a lot of traction, I can see him coming in. We'll get a budget midfielder too.
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Yeah not sure how I feel about bringing in a 30+ right back to replace our 50m right back when we already have Ethan Laird doing well and a potential new manager coming in who might not want him. I’d say to Ole how about you start using he vast resources that we gave you? And for once, they’d have every right.
 
If Pogba wants to go somewhere maybe we can work at a swap deal for letting him go six months early? Where would he go and who is available at said clubs?
 
Red Royal said:
Whether Ole stays or us gone, soon or at the end of the season it is clear we need midfield reinforcements. I dont think we need to spend ridiculous amounts, how about going in for Neves...would slot in nicely I think for an instant upgrade.
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We buy Neves and he will still play McFred. We signed Sancho and never play him RW. Yes we need midfielders but Ole cannot be trusted to manage them.
 
Why sign Trippier when we could recall Laird from Swansea? If we sign Trippier he goes further down down the line for right backs
 
they should try and sell Pogba, even if it's for a minimal fee. Maybe you can push the narrative to his camp that with a world cup year on the horizon it's not the greatest look in the world to be frozen out of a squad for 5 months. one of PSG, Barca, Real, Juventus come in with a small fee to take him and then they get a contract sorted. Trippier I don't care if they do or dont, why I should put any faith in Ole playing someone at RB not named AWB. Buying a defensive midfielder would be nice, don't even care who as long as they aren't a walking corpse like Matic. If I had to bet it's no one in, no one out.
 
I don't think there will be any significant signings, at least incoming ones unless there will be a few outgoings to trim down the frankly bloated first team squads. Plus, that would give more opportunities to the younger players like Elanga and Mejbri.

Perhaps, Trippier to give AWB some (proper) competition at RB slot if not proper rotation and rest to the latter. For DM, if the rumour of FD Jong is for sale, someone like that should be on United's radar.
 
HailtotheKing said:
Yeah not sure how I feel about bringing in a 30+ right back to replace our 50m right back when we already have Ethan Laird doing well and a potential new manager coming in who might not want him. I’d say to Ole how about you start using he vast resources that we gave you? And for once, they’d have every right.
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It's got nothing to do with Ole. Do you think Ole is the one that identifies our targets? He walks up to Woodward with a shopping list like a child writing a letter to Father Christmas? There's a reason why we have employed analysists and have a transfer comittee along with a new technical and football director. It's to take the decision away from the Manager and make it a club decision instead. Thats how modern football works and thats what most on this forum have been crying for and yet there's this weird belief that if we do sign players in January it's backing Ole. When i'd argue that it's simply called running a football club.
 
matsdf said:
Sign a DM and Trippier and our squad is pretty damn good. The DM issue is so big it's needs to be fixed regardless of the manager. Every manager would struggle with our central midfield.
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Exactly so. We can kiss top four good bye if we don't so it's a bit of a no brainer.

Superden said:
i just hope we dont end up going for players in january simply because their contracts are running down elsewhere, only to end up as deadwood here on juicy long contracts.
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But that's what we tend to do. Especially with older players.
 
Need to sign a new central midfielder irrespective of the manager, surely - Pogba is out, Matic is useless, we literally just have two options.

Brozovic, Zakaria, Kessie are all out of contract this summer. Let's try and get one in for a cut-price fee in January.
 
King Azaz the Unabridged said:
Need to sign a new central midfielder irrespective of the manager, surely - Pogba is out, Matic is useless, we literally just have two options.

Brozovic, Zakaria, Kessie are all out of contract this summer. Let's try and get one in for a cut-price fee in January.
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Yeah I’d probably go for Zakaria of those three. We have to get somebody in imo, the options we have is not sustainable, once Pogba has gone we have zero ability left in midfield and none of them can defend.
 
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