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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
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He only 25 and injuries happen to footballers all the time. Probably suffered that knee injury also due to the long World Cup. They just won the World Cup and after winning the holy grail, your performance and motivation is bound to go down as well. People don’t realise playing so many games and after winning a major tournament can take a toll on a player. He will be fine. I’d rather pay a couple millions more for a world class defender. I don’t rate Maguire at all and I would be pleased if we don’t get him. I thought we had a chance to get Varane maybe not anymore since Zidane is back. There’s also Koulibaly, I know he’s 28 and slightly older but in spite of what people thinks almost 30 is old for an outfield footballer, I always thought a defender’s prime is in his late 20s to early 30s.
I don't think either of those options are in Leicesters interest. They need to replace him.
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which is a word I seem to have used more times around here lately that ever in my life.Sorry but I think Umtiti's injury is long term and has been present for years? I am sure I've read that in multiple places.
Leicester have come out and said they want time time get a replacement, unless they have potential replacement lined up ready to transfer quick time. I can't see this going through next week.
You have to think they've already got a replacement in sight. This has been rumbling on all summer so far and they should have something in place ... you'd have thought anyway.
I tell you what on a slightly different note ... I'd completely forgotten how annoying I find Brendan Rogers. I bet he's loving all of this, Brendan, back in the big time! May be just me but ...
Umtiti has had 6 injuries in 3 years at Barca. Missing 44 games and being out 229 days. The last 2 of those injuries which happened last season were knee injuries, so I am concerned this could become a regular thing we his knees. Are his knees going to be able to withstand the physicality of the Premiership should we happen to sign him?
They now want 90 million ffs. SSN transfers
Precisely. I'm sure Varane would love to leave Real Madrid for Utd, and play in the Europa league for a club that's won nothing worthwhile for six seasons over the world's biggest club who have won 4 CL's in the same period. I'm also fully confident Real would be happy to sell their best defender to us. Make it happen, Woody!
It would be the sensible thing to have a replacement ready given how long this pursuit has taken, unless they put such a stupid price on that they thought no-one would pay and have no intention of selling him.You have to think they've already got a replacement in sight. This has been rumbling on all summer so far and they should have something in place ... you'd have thought anyway.
I tell you what on a slightly different note ... I'd completely forgotten how annoying I find Brendan Rogers. I bet he's loving all of this, Brendan, back in the big time! May be just me but ...
Koulibaly early in the window was quoted at 125m, plus no guarantee he wants us.
Trouble is our other options really are
1) nobody
2) diop for around 65m
3) name any other decent potential for 50m aka Tah, Konate etc
4) nobody
1) nobody
2) diop for around 65m
3) name any other decent potential for 50m aka Tah, Konate etc
4) nobody
Would take option 2 straight away as I wanted him instead anyway
I'm sure I've read he's has serious cartillage issues for a long time and he had a bad surgury so refuses to have another one. Can't remember if that was here or elsewhere.
You may be right although I'm not sure of that so I can't say. Although I like the player and think if he's fit and on form he would be great here. There is a big risk paying such a huge fee and we will probably offer him extremely healthy wages and a decent length contract for a player with injury problems in area that significantly needs upgrading. We could end up in a similar situation as the Phil Jones albeit stuck with another injury prone player, who is on an higher wage and who cost a much higher fee. Think we should be very cautious with this potential signing
Umtiti was great the season before last but I think he is basically Ledley King at this point. We don't need another crock.
There are options. Milinkovic, Dias etc.
No to umtiti!
Yeah and Tah from Leverkusen. Not only is he very good on the ball he has great physique aswell. In my view he would fit Ole’s system perfectly and would be cheaper than Maguire.
If this is true then imagine what they’d demand for Madison or if he lives up to expectations, Tielemans in a few years?
Leicester need to be very careful as highly rated players won’t want to go there in fear of not getting a big money move in the future.
Milinkovic has just signed a new contract.
Dias release clause is about £60m
How many times have you seen either play? not on youtube clips?
Neither are guaranteed to adapt to the PL. Maguire is ready to slot in.
The last thing we need is another crock.
Surely after seeing the decline of Matic and Sanchez, no one should be even contemplating Untiti. No way! Wrong age and with already dodgy knees ... and he'd be really expensive.
No surprise there. Each day closer to the deadline day, the price goes up.
he is one year younger than Maguire. you make it sound like he's nearing 30. If he can get past his knee issues or we rotate him, it'd be a quality signing for half the price.
I meant if he was 20 or something with one injury then maybe, but mid 20's and multiple knee injuries ... just no! walk away and let someone else take that risk. We need a few 'sure things'.
Who would you prefer us to go for if we don't get Maguire?
Where does 90m pounds come from? Maybe they are talking about 90m euros?
Why would they talk about Euros?? No, if £80m was the asking price a couple of weeks ago, of course its going to increase as we approach the deadline
That’s what press does every day. They report “Bruno may join for 62m pounds”, in 2 minutes another journalist reports “Bruno is set to join for 70m euro”, and then the third one says “70m pounds fee for Bruno agreed”
Maguire was not the player I wanted from Leicester. That'd be Ndidi, who in my opinion is the best DM in the prem. Has stats to prove it too but Maguire will work too
Yes but that transfer is between a Portuguese club (who use Euros) and an English club (who is Pounds Sterling) so depending on what side they're getting info from will determine the currency they use in the report.
A transfer between 2 English clubs is not going to use Euros.
Transfer will not. But if you report a higher number (90) you may generate more clicks.
It is not a trick that we focus on a player which is not possible to buy? Anyway, they do not want to sell him for a reasonable price, Ole said we want players with proper quality and reasonable price, it is totally meaningful but why we just go for a player which we know it is not possible to buy him?
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I know it's talksport but Geoff Peters who also works for them is apparently reliable, at least that's what i saw in Leicester forum and Geoff Peters also posts there.
Unless we have an alternative (which if we did is the best kept secret this summer) then I dont know why we'd put a deadline on it?
Seen a bit of Dias and I like him.
Barcelona seem to accept that it's a serious problem otherwise there would be absolutely no chance of him being available, and certainly not for the figures that I've read this week.
Maguire has to put in a transfer request, if he's that determined to get the move
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