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It's yet to come to light but I suspect it's a very tight budget (unless there's a marquee signing available which Woodward has been rumoured to be after for ages) and a major need to sell to balance the squad and wage budget. It does seem that we haven't really got other targets lined up if Sandro and Alderweireld aren't available for the prices we can pay (in relation to the former) and are willing to pay (in relation to the latter).

We've not been linked with a right winger since the whole Bale rumour which now looks dead in the water.
 
I remember Jose telling the press that our summer activity will be carried out quickly and the window would be short.

I think we are done in the market. Jose needs his players for the pre season.
 
I don't think Jose is worried at least I didn't read that and I don't think the club is planting Lewandowski rumors. If we believe all the media rumors there's no strategy but I'm sure something is being done behind the scenes.
 
Jose had openly said on multiple times, He decides who he want's potential back up's then hands the rest over to Woodward.
It's really not rocket science. We don't panic, because we have a large squad and if the right players are not available, for the right price we don't buy.
 
How much more of this end of days bollocks do we have to endure. At least wait until the window shuts before moving into the underground bunker.
 
Judas said:
His comments today don’t really back up your theory at all.
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Didn't he say in January after Sanchez that it'll be 3 minus 1 or something like that this summer? He also said our attacking options are complete with Sanchez so it's definitely feasible that we're done in the market.
 
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endless_wheelies said:
Tottenham are clearly trying to be clever by letting their rivals use up all their cash first before entering the fray – you could never accuse Levy of not having a plan
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I stopped here. Insane how much criticism there is of us, then there have been a few posts today praising Spurs for not signing anyone and even even saying it was planned.

They were linked with Sessegnon and failed with that.
They were linked with De Ligt and failed with that.
They were linked with Martial and failed with that.
They've been going after Grealish for ages and are still not close to a deal being done with the asking price going up to over £30M.

As it stands the only business they've done is sell a couple of youth players. If we had the window they had so far, the caf would have been burned to the ground.
 
Damien said:
I stopped here. Insane how much criticism there is of us, then there have been a few posts today praising Spurs for not signing anyone and even even saying it was planned.

They were linked with Sessegnon and failed with that.
They were linked with De Ligt and failed with that.
They were linked with Martial and failed with that.
They've been going after Grealish for ages and are still not close to a deal being done with the asking price going up to over £30M.

As it stands the only business they've done is sell a couple of youth players. If we had the window they had so far, the caf would have been burned to the ground.
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Yea but NFL games man, NFL games.
 
I have a feeling woody and co. are not fully backing Jose. For a manager yo come and say he has no idea if he will sign more players is a concern. Also, the weirdest thing is Sanchez not solving the visa issue. What was our club doing? Didn't they know we had to leave for us and most of our players would be missing the tour , so having Sanchez was a must. Some ridiculous things going on.
 
AshRK said:
I have a feeling woody and co. are not fully backing Jose. For a manager yo come and say he has no idea if he will sign more players is a concern. Also, the weirdest thing is Sanchez not solving the visa issue. What was our club doing? Didn't they know we had to leave for us and most of our players would be missing the tour , so having Sanchez was a must. Some ridiculous things going on.
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Weird post, there's not a lot the club can do with regards to American immigration. They don't care who you are.
 
I think somewhere in the OP he has a general valid point.

The transfer planning in the last 4/5 seasons has been very erratic to the point of us still not addressing our right wing position. That to me is utterly baffling. We seem to throw money at whatever big name player is available and then work out the team selection afterwards.
 
Eckers99 said:
How much more of this end of days bollocks do we have to endure. At least wait until the window shuts before moving into the underground bunker.
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Honestly, this forum shoudn't have the balls to have a RAWK meltdown thread this year.
As bad as they can be, it's got to be tamer than this place.
 
To be honest mate I don't think you or anyone else here understand transfers at all. People have all been "educated" on the FM and the media which doesn't really paint the picture of how it is done. It's complicated. You don't just say a number like you're haggling with a street merchant. There's politics involved, agents and various personalities.

City wanted Mahrez and it took them a year to get them. A whole year and this is the club that spends most money on transfers.

Mourinho didn't said he's worried. You're confusing separate comments. He said he didn't know if United will get more players (which could be bs) and he's worried about the players returning from the WC.
 
So much over-reaction on this forum lately. It's clear we're after Bale and there are many people who are a lot more knowledgable about transfers than anyone on here, I'm sure they'll pull it off. Here's an interesting insight into how our transfers typically work for anyone that's interested.

 
endless_wheelies said:
I’ve been trying to make sense of our transfer strategy this window but at this moment I am completely lost.

When I look at our rivals they seem to be following very specific transfer plans which incorporate very specific knockbacks, moving fast and hard on potential targets when they feel the moment is right and then swiftly reassessing when something goes awry.

For example Manchester City wanted an attacker and deep-lying playmaker, and whilst signing Mahrez were knocked back with Jorginho, so they have been quietly sounding out the likes of Kovacic and Pjanic ever since, their lack of desperation to make this signing at all costs perfectly understandable. Chelsea had their managerial delay but are certainly making up for lost time by going hard and fast with Jorginho signed and the likes of Golovin and Rugani on the way with Higuain said to be another clearly gettable target. Tottenham are clearly trying to be clever by letting their rivals use up all their cash first before entering the fray – you could never accuse Levy of not having a plan – while Arsenal and Liverpool need little explanation.

All of their attempted business follows a very clear order and pattern.

Our own however, I just don’t understand; to ramble a little, the reliable Duncan Castles assured us that left-back was our priority at the start of the summer, and that we were far along in talks for Alex Sandro - Tierney a back up - with Juventus not exactly asking for an exorbitant fee. Midway through the summer however that dropped off the radar as Mourinho suddenly 180’d and Ashley Young became a top notch attacking full back with Luke Shaw a sure thing to get fit at his 32nd attempt. We then seem to have fumbled around for a centre back in Alderweireld but Levy – shockingly – asked for a fee that was not at our preferred mate’s rate discount of £50m, and that’s where all reliable reports of our centre back pursuit ended. It was previously widely communicated that after the Sanchez signing another attacker would not come unless Martial left, but this seemed to fly out the window after Bale’s Champions League final revelations, Woodward deciding to wait on him like the loyal retriever, clearly taking heart from Bale being so keen to come that he waited until the first day of Real Madrid's pre-season to have his urgent post-Champions League final chat with Lopetegui. Seems we’ve been knocked back on that too. We’re now briefing the press that we’re refusing to panic whilst simultaneously planting nonsense leaks about Lewandowski and Thiago, with Mourinho openly stating that he’s worried. I’m not sure we even have viable back ups to Alderweireld and Bale.

Ever since Thiago and Strootman it's felt like Woodward & co were allowing themselves to be blown around in the market breeze rather than strategically cutting their way through it, though I’m not sure whether this is just my perception?
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You don’t understand our transfer policy because you along with all of the Caf and all these so called journalists haven’t got a clue what the clubs actual transfer strategy is. Please save these sort of posts until the window shuts, until then it’s just hot air.
 
There are three weeks left of the window.

I'll form a judgement on United's activity when United have completed their activity.

Anything else in the meantime is pure conjecture. The time to worry is not yet.
 
I think a lot of people expected more signings at this point. There was a thread a few months ago about 6 signings. It was always going to be max 4, but as it stands, we might not even get that.

I believe we have our targets and if we dont get them in, we seem to be either to slow to identify other targets or are not really convinced. Difficult to say, but i am not bothered too much. I stopped last summer, we dont know whats going on and with the WC, i took a nice pause from the transfer madness and will only watch football again mid August when the season starts.
 
You don't have a clue what our strategy is. We wanted a CM and we signed one. The rest is paper bollocks.
 
Seldom have I seen such drivel written to such extent, including my own drunken posts after a bitter loss. What can I say, 99% of what you are saying is based on rumours and opinions, not facts.

I have some facts you can think about; you know absolutely nothing about our strategy, or other teams’ for that matter. As we all know, signing a player on the last day counts as much as on the first day - there’s still time. And you dare mentioning Tottenham!? Wow, it’s their chance to compete with the big boys and they haven’t managed to do shit.

I feel your pain brother, but there is still time and few of the other clubs have done much business. Liverpool have done great on paper, but they are catchint up as it is and we never know how it’s going to pan out. Klopp is still a manager that hates winning trophies and defensive setups
 
One thing we know at least, with 3 weeks left, there will be no ‘saga’ this summer. We will either sign a player or we won’t, but it will all be quick (thankfully).
 
Spurs are having the biggest car crash of a summer, there can be no doubt there. Our transfer strategy has been a bit of a mess for a while and deserves criticism, especially this summer so far being a missed opportunity. But Spurs are easily worse off.
 
Last season he said "He is pretty sure we will spend big on one player" this summer. I'm not really sure who the feck he had in his plans but that deal is most likely dead.
 
Bastian said:
It's yet to come to light but I suspect it's a very tight budget (unless there's a marquee signing available which Woodward has been rumoured to be after for ages) and a major need to sell to balance the squad and wage budget. It does seem that we haven't really got other targets lined up if Sandro and Alderweireld aren't available for the prices we can pay (in relation to the former) and are willing to pay (in relation to the latter).

We've not been linked with a right winger since the whole Bale rumour which now looks dead in the water.
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Can you imagine after what the Glazers have done to this club that we another year of a tight budget? The club would be a laughing stock at that point.
 
Has this been the Summer with the least United transfer rumours?

Last Summer (like most) there was a new name every week. The likes of Ducker, Ogden, Di Marzio saying we were in for someone, or at least monitoring someone.

Outside of Fred, I can't think of a single player we've been linked to this Summer by anyone regarded reliable. Which is nuts.
 
It’s reassuring to know that most supporters find this kind of post just obscene! I think it’s too early to talk about transfer dealings, even after the window closes. Let’s see where we are just before Christmas. This season going to be a weird one as I think the teams who had a lot of players involved in the WC, may suffer.

But anyway, more than new signings, I’m hoping one or two of our youngsters will step up...and I’m including the like of AP and Tuanzabe in this bracket.
 
LawCharltonBest said:
Has this been the Summer with the least United transfer rumours?

Last Summer (like most) there was a new name every week. The likes of Ducker, Ogden, Di Marzio saying we were in for someone, or at least monitoring someone.

Outside of Fred, I can't think of a single player we've been linked to this Summer by anyone regarded reliable. Which is nuts.
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Isn't that a good thing? When we're linked endlessly we all moan, now we're not well everyones moaning. No win situation
 
Jacko21 said:
There are three weeks left of the window.

I'll form a judgement on United's activity when United have completed their activity.

Anything else in the meantime is pure conjecture. The time to worry is not yet.
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This. I’m mildly irked, but this.
 
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