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https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/breaking-marouane-fellaini-signs-five-year-deal-with-galatasaray-135789
He is gone to Galatasaray
He is gone to Galatasaray
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He has done a good job for us recently. But I never think of him as a starter unless we have injuries.Impeccable source.
If this does happen though, I maintain we'll need two MF signings.
Pogba/Herrera/Carrick would be our first line..
Perreira/Blind/TFM as backups. The first untried (really), second and third unfancied by Mou in that position.
Yeah he can do a job in midfield, better than some other fringe options we have for sure. Like you say Mou doesn't fancy Blind there (nor TFM from what I've seen) so we'd have 4 first team midfielders for three slots over 50+ games!He has done a good job for us recently. But I never think of him as a starter unless we have injuries.
If he stays, I have no complaints.
But we would still need a solid DM.
I see Perreira/TFM and Tuanzebe as good back ups. Not Blind though. Don't think Mourinho sees him as anything other than CB or LB.
Cant tell if this is a serious post or not
The key is he does not want to be just a squad player. I don't blame him. (If it is true that he is gone. I just linked what I saw)Yeah he can do a job in midfield, better than some other fringe options we have for sure. Like you say Mou doesn't fancy Blind there (nor TFM from what I've seen) so we'd have 4 first team midfielders for three slots over 50+ games!
But ultimately he isn't good enough, so if we do sell, fine. But hopefully we get a decent fee (far north of £10m) as he will need replacing.
We bought him for 27m (4m higher than release clause originally). He's 4 years older, hasn't performed well during the whole of his time here, and has 1 year left on his contract.I'm not a fan of Fellaini but we should reject that, obviously. In this market especially he is worth at least double, if not more. Added to the fact that we need numbers.
It would be if the market hadn't gone hyper. We can't get anyone for £10m.We bought him for 27m (4m higher than release clause originally). He's 4 years older, hasn't performed well during the whole of his time here, and has 1 year left on his contract.
10m is a fair price.
The point is we don't want him here. You can't command top price for a reject. His wage is substantial as well (in the 120k region iirc), so getting that off our book is also helpful, considering his bit-part status.It would be if the market hadn't gone hyper. We can't get anyone for £10m.
Galatasaray are offering him a 5 year contract apparently, not usual for a 29 year old. Pepe left Real for Besiktas because they offered him one year instead of two.I don't believe any of this. There'd a whole host of PL clubs that'd want to sign him if we wanted to sell surely?
Indeed, no one wants him in PL. But until we replace him, he is worth more than then £10m they are offering.The point is we don't want him here. You can't command top price for a reject. His wage is substantial as well (in the 120k region iirc), so getting that off our book is also helpful, considering his bit-part status.
We could try to squeeze a bit more out if a PL side wants him, but evidently none does.
Presumably we have players lined up, otherwise we would probably have kept him.Indeed, no one wants him in PL. But until we replace him, he is worth more than then £10m they are offering.
As I said, I'm no Fellaini fan, but we need bodies in MF and Mou has shown he doesn't like Blind there (and hasn't given TFM a shot there). So now we need to buy two? And we won't get anyone for £10m, let alone anyonebetter than Fella.
I agree with the premise, but Mou has shown faith in Fella, so it seems he trusts him to play at least some part (and therefore, by extension, he doesn't trust the youth to step up). I really don't rate him at DMF, which is his easiest route the first team, so I do hope we switch him for someone better. But if he does leave we need to replace the numbers IMO.Presumably we have players lined up, otherwise we would probably have kept him.
Even then though, I think we are barely any worse off than last year even if no one is brought in and he goes. Both Herrera and Pogba can play as no.6 (albeit in Pogba's case it'll be as a deep playmaker), we have Perreira in the team and McTominay can do with some experience if Jose trusts him enough. If we fail to bring in midfielders the quality of our team will suffer regardless of Fellaini's presence.
Wait. We're still talking about the guy that none of us would pick in our first 11 right?I don't believe any of this. There'd a whole host of PL clubs interested if we were looking to sell surely?
My feelings precisely.Never rated him and bashed him at every single opportunity but the guy gave everything on field. I can say he was one of the few guys who really played for the badge on his chest. Good luck for his future (if he moves on).
Are you sure? I thought it was still dependant on the chest medical.
Terrible midfieldImpeccable source.
If this does happen though, I maintain we'll need two MF signings.
Pogba/Herrera/Carrick would be our first line..
Perreira/Blind/TFM as backups. The first untried (really), second and third unfancied by Mou in that position.
Everybody at the club should resign. Selling Fellaini is too much.Terrible midfield
Fellaini a no sense transfer, sold for few millions, a shame.
Woody should resign after this
Point being we've not signed any midfielders all summer. Yet people seem ecstatically happy about letting Fellini go. Was a very useful player last season, saddens me that it's generally ignored and the old, well if we sign x player they'll immediately be a better player.I would very, VERY happily replace Fellaini with Dendoncker and also get Matic in.
He is a 29 year old, whose on a 1 year contract and whose not very good in playing football. I think its a fair fee for the Belgian answer to Vinnie JonesFor 10M, I'd prefer to keep him as squad player. Jeez 10M is nothing
Wats the chance that its a done deal ?
In a squad of 25 he can be an useful player, selling him for 10 million after have signed him for 35 is a monstrosity, amateurishEverybody at the club should resign. Selling Fellaini is too much.
Where do you get the 35m from?In a squad of 25 he can be an useful player, selling him for 10 million after have signed him for 35 is a monstrosity, amateurish
This explain how they do not have idea of what they are doing
We got Fellaini for 27m pounds. And massively overpaid. We can't expect another club to do that.In a squad of 25 he can be an useful player, selling him for 10 million after have signed him for 35 is a monstrosity, amateurish
This explain how they do not have idea of what they are doing