Agreed, the weigl purchase is as important as Griezmann imo.
@Acquire Me said we are in for him.
Weigl, Griezmann, Silva and a CB would be the best transfer window ever
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@Acquire Me said we are in for him.
Weigl, Griezmann, Silva and a CB would be the best transfer window ever
Of course. Every year it's the same story. About time we start making the most of our resources.
yep. I think it's winning the EL and the transfer ban being lifted so they can replace him = Griezmann joins MUFC.
Its great news, but this is the sort of thing that made chelsea step back, he needs to stop talking to the media, clubs don't like the players who constantly disclose everything to the media.
Rashford is not the one you should be worried about.
Won't be surprised if Martial will be a bench warmer next season if he's not sold in the summer.
With Weigl's injury, we might have to move on to other targets. But yes, a transfer window of Weigl, Griezmann, Silva and an experience, top class CB will be a great window, provided we have no other outs bar Rooney and one of Jones/Smalling leaving. I don't see a need for a striker as I feel Zlatan will be back with us before the year is out and we will rely on a combination of Rashford/Martial/Griezmann (if he comes) as our striker positions in the meantime, while is more than enough in my eyes. If Zlatan confirms he will not sign for us when he has recovered, than things would change, though I think Jose will want him to stay as we need his kind of experience around in the dressing room, especially if we say goodbye to the likes of Rooney and Carrick.
If others like DDG leave, we might need to get more players in. We should be trying to increase our squad size by about 2 or 3 more people, rather than make it smaller. However, our youth performances in the Palace match might have caused Jose to take notice and maybe include more of them in the squad next season.
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Illuminati confirmed!
As well as United's interest in AG7...
We aren't even linked with Weigl. Where are these rumors coming from?
Our resident ITK @Acquire Me called it.
Well bugger me with a bloody spear! 
I won't be worried. People tend to forget that the likes of Martial and Rashford are YOUNG players. Harrop scored on Sunday and people all around were crowing how good our youth was, but Martial is only TEN days older than he is. There is more than enough time and chances for Martial to play and improve even if we get Griezmann and Silva. Actually, Silva can also be counted as a young player if he joins, since he is only 22. Adding them means that our oldest players among the options for the front 4 will be Mata at 29 and Mkhi at 28. Great options if you ask me.
Wonderful news. Let's hope the lads can win the final on Wednesday now.
Gives me a bit more reason to support United Wednesday, for the good of both Ajax and United combined, seems United have to win.
Bet he's changed his mind after Weigl broke his ankle though. Out for the whole transfer window.
Hazard revealing on Twitter ?
Harrop with the phone celebration, pogba dabbing on the bench......they were trying to tell us it was GriezmOn all along. 
Players should Join if we win or lose. I mean if Greizman is so good he can come if we lose and get us in the champions league. Seems odd to judge a move based on what happened last season.
I've heard this argument quite a lot, but I also hear complaints about players only signing for the money. I'll just be happy if a player (who would have his choice of Champions League teams) chooses us. That we give him the opportunity to test himself again against Europe's elite (rather than waste himself in the squad draining Europa League) seems fair to me. We're talking about one of the top 5 players in the world here.
Wonderful news. Jose is building something. With the french squad in our team, I see it as possible that other french players join also (Varane, Dembele).
@Acquire Me never said we're signing Weigl this summer. He only said we're keeping an eye on him for the future.
He was proven right about Griezmann when everyone was doubting him (and when it looked like it's not happening), and now already people are trying to discredit him again. Give it a rest.
He was proven right about Griezmann when everyone was doubting him (and when it looked like it's not happening), and now already people are trying to discredit him again. Give it a rest.
No worries and no one need to bench warm ,we can easily rotate between our striker options
------------Martial/Rashford & Griezmann/Mata/Lingard-----------
-----Pogba---------New CM/DM--------Herrera/Miki--------B.Silva
------------------------------Back 4-----------------------------------
------------------------------DDG---------------------------------------
We can easily rotate between the option based on the team we are up against.
Immediately after the 2016 Euros, Manchester United were linked with Antoine Griezmann.
I couldn't believe it. First Pogba, and then Griezmann! My pulse quickened as I imagined this happening. This was the stuff of dreams. I contemplated lowering my zipper and sneaking one off while on the train, but no! I would wait until I was home and my girlfriend asleep or perhaps to wait when this tranfer happened.
I'm glad I waited as time has given me a clearer perspective. Almost a year after that rumour started, my excitement is gone. Like the morning after a wet dream, I want to recreate that feeling of euphoria but it is permanently lost. I've moved on. Then it was Griezmann, but now, right now and finally, Lacazette is the only one for me.
Lacazette is cut from the same cloth as the top strikers at the top European clubs. His profile is somewhere in the class of Lewandowski, Benzema and Louis Saha. Yes - you read that right. But I will come back to this.
These group of strikers are first and foremost "number 9s". They score goals. May I point out that the debate on wether Griezmann is a striker in the hole or a wide forward is not one that Manchester United can afford the time to find out.
When the new season kicks off, we want to have round pegs in round holes. See the debate on wether Pogba is a number 10 or 8, or if he can play in a 2-man midfield.
Quite frankly, I believe Manchester United should tailor their recruitment to their actual footballing needs - goals, and should avoid signing a posterboy for marketing.
For those who dont know, Lacazette has scored 31 league goals this season compared to 17 from Griezmann, and in less appearances too. Even concerning is that Griezmann rarely scores more than 1 goal a game. Do Manchester United really want to play out more 1-1 or 1-0 results?
Considering that Lacazette is a year younger and valued somewhere around the £45 million mark, while Griezmann would cost £80 million, signing Lacazette is a no brainer.
Remember United's last number 9 of Guadeloupian origin? Louis Saha. There is a similarity in his style that Lacazette has. The ability to play in a packed box, hold-up play, tidy dribbles, Power and simple layoffs - some of these qualities are the main staples of the likes of Lewandoski and Benzema.
I fervently hope that we avoid what I believe is a mistake by signing Griezmann instead of Lacazette. Our club needs to go back to getting the best bang out of the same buck.
Signing Lacazette instead of Griezmann gives us a striker who fits better, the football style the club thrived on. Finally, of the players such as Bellotti, Griezmann and Lukaku, we've been linked to, Lacazette has the lowest price but the most league goals scored. Bargain or not?
I couldn't believe it. First Pogba, and then Griezmann! My pulse quickened as I imagined this happening. This was the stuff of dreams. I contemplated lowering my zipper and sneaking one off while on the train, but no! I would wait until I was home and my girlfriend asleep or perhaps to wait when this tranfer happened.
I'm glad I waited as time has given me a clearer perspective. Almost a year after that rumour started, my excitement is gone. Like the morning after a wet dream, I want to recreate that feeling of euphoria but it is permanently lost. I've moved on. Then it was Griezmann, but now, right now and finally, Lacazette is the only one for me.
Lacazette is cut from the same cloth as the top strikers at the top European clubs. His profile is somewhere in the class of Lewandowski, Benzema and Louis Saha. Yes - you read that right. But I will come back to this.
These group of strikers are first and foremost "number 9s". They score goals. May I point out that the debate on wether Griezmann is a striker in the hole or a wide forward is not one that Manchester United can afford the time to find out.
When the new season kicks off, we want to have round pegs in round holes. See the debate on wether Pogba is a number 10 or 8, or if he can play in a 2-man midfield.
Quite frankly, I believe Manchester United should tailor their recruitment to their actual footballing needs - goals, and should avoid signing a posterboy for marketing.
For those who dont know, Lacazette has scored 31 league goals this season compared to 17 from Griezmann, and in less appearances too. Even concerning is that Griezmann rarely scores more than 1 goal a game. Do Manchester United really want to play out more 1-1 or 1-0 results?
Considering that Lacazette is a year younger and valued somewhere around the £45 million mark, while Griezmann would cost £80 million, signing Lacazette is a no brainer.
Remember United's last number 9 of Guadeloupian origin? Louis Saha. There is a similarity in his style that Lacazette has. The ability to play in a packed box, hold-up play, tidy dribbles, Power and simple layoffs - some of these qualities are the main staples of the likes of Lewandoski and Benzema.
I fervently hope that we avoid what I believe is a mistake by signing Griezmann instead of Lacazette. Our club needs to go back to getting the best bang out of the same buck.
Signing Lacazette instead of Griezmann gives us a striker who fits better, the football style the club thrived on. Finally, of the players such as Bellotti, Griezmann and Lukaku, we've been linked to, Lacazette has the lowest price but the most league goals scored. Bargain or not?
If we meet the release clause there's not a great deal they can do, replacement ready or not.
Guesa jose is takinf the mentality of this team very seriously. This would be a clear upgrade in that department. This is a huge threat on martial's future here though. Both second strikers/wide forwards, but one is at the peak of his powers while the other is developing his game. An Mkhi, Rashford and Griezmann is a on form rashford away from the best attack in the league.
true, but i was thinking more along the lines that griezmann wouldn't leave if it throws Atletico into a bad position. Maybe i'm being overly kind to griezmann and his relationship with Atletico, that was just the impression i've got from numerous reports.
Ibra/Rashford
Martial/Pereira Griezmann/Mata Mkhi/Lingard
Not bad
Agreed, the numbers alone don't support AG as a 100m signing. I still believe we would be short on goals with him as our main man.
To be fair though, Griezmann does play as a second striker in a line up very similar to ours, which is quite a low scoring side.
We heard this sort of thing before we signed Pogba. Fact of the matter is if we want to even get close to the likes of Real and Barca we need to bring in players of the very highest level. Griezmann will bring a lot more to the team than just goals.
Lacazette has scored plenty of pens, in a weaker league in a high scoring team, not the most fair comparison. Griezmann is better but Lacazette could prove to be the better 9 indeed.
There is a problem in your thinking mate. Wednesday doesn't get bigger because Griezmann "might" come if we are in the Champions League. Wednesday is as big as it can get because our whole season, and the rebuilding of the club depends on it. If we don't make champions league, this season is an unequivocal failure, and we can't afford to have 4 of those in a row! We will again have to start from base camp and rethink the future strategy!6/10? That means he actually fancies himself to move to us... Securing Champions league and a good impression from Mourinho will be the swaying factors. Wednesday just keeps getting bigger and bigger. He clearly wants the move if that's the case, but is a 6/10 to cover himself if we don't make the CL. Very good news for us as fans.
The #7 beckons
In fairness, did Rojo not stop playing to force a move through to us?
So he is 6/10 on joining us and 7/10 on remaining with Atletico. If we fix his maths by changing denominator to 13, we get 46% chance of joining us and 54% chance of remaining at Atletico.
But these probabilities will obviously change if we win Europa and qualify for Champions League. Someone need to borrow Essiens calculator so we can figure this thing out.
But these probabilities will obviously change if we win Europa and qualify for Champions League. Someone need to borrow Essiens calculator so we can figure this thing out.
Winter window signing maybe?
Then the chances become 4/10 Atletico all season long
3/10 to us all season long
3/10 - he signs for us in January
That's the only way his maths makes sense
I have a feeling that it also depends on Atléti landing their man (Lacazette it seems). This might explain the "two weeks" he's referring to. Otherwise if it was only about UCL he could have said "by the end of this week".
I think us winning the EL will get us to 8..agreeing terms + agent fees to 9..and finally Atléti announcing Lacazette may be the final step. However, the timing is very surprising just after Simeone announcing he will stay with Atléti.
I think us winning the EL will get us to 8..agreeing terms + agent fees to 9..and finally Atléti announcing Lacazette may be the final step. However, the timing is very surprising just after Simeone announcing he will stay with Atléti.
Sadly this is probably a message (indirectly from his agent) to encourage other clubs to increase/table offers.
Rating his chances at joining us as 6/10 is quite disrespectful as well IMO - clearly not high priority and effectively an option if a someone preferable doesn't come in. Obviously he can change this post Europa League final and say 10/10 whilst we have CL football but something about it irks me.
Rating his chances at joining us as 6/10 is quite disrespectful as well IMO - clearly not high priority and effectively an option if a someone preferable doesn't come in. Obviously he can change this post Europa League final and say 10/10 whilst we have CL football but something about it irks me.
Hazard was a 21 year old wonderkid, he got a pass due to that, griezmann is a lot older and is a global star, could very well be our next no 7, everything he says will get a lot media time and unlike hazard he can't play the i am a young man card.
There is something not quite right about it for sure. If he really wanted to come wouldn't he have been more positive?
Bit of a PR blunder.
It's like Pep saying he'd have got sacked at a big club
We are the only club that has shown a clear interest in him, well also Madrid. The question was referred to Manchester United, not his chances of leaving.
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