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This. Been saying it. We need more depth, a new centre midfielder, better fullbacks and we need a right winger.

Sancho was always unrealistic because of this. So we buy him for 120m, and then what? We go into next season with Lingard, Pereira, Mata on our bench while praying our first eleven don't get injured?
You conveniently left Greenwood out, eh?

Although I agree that Sancho isn't all we need, he is still the single biggest need. We need strength in depth, but we also need world class players. If it's a choice between one world class player and four decent players, I'd go with option A every time.

If we can get Sancho, and still manage to sign two decent unhyped/ under the radar players for "cheap", that's my choice.

Examples of unhyped, under the radar, or just cheap/available options:
- Koopmeiners was mentioned in the "What do we still need?" thread. Would he be expensive? He seems to fit the bill as a DM, but he comes from the Eresdivisie which is hit or miss.
- Ryan Fraser is a free agent, and a better option than Lingard, Pereira and Mata, but he's probably not up to the standard we need I guess?
- King won't cost much, and is versatile and decent, but I guess most fans won't be happy with that type of signing.
- Malang Sarr is a young free agent left footed CB who's apparently been decent in League 1 this season, but I know nothing other than that.
- Both Gabriel and Badiashile seems to be good alternatives, but they've been more hyped lately, which probably adds a lot to their price tags.

If we somehow can get Sancho plus any 1 of Upamecano, VdB, Grealish, Rice etc, that would of course be the better option, but I really don't think that's realistic.

Sign Sancho plus any 1 or 2 low key players in positions of need while getting rid of a lot of deadwood, and I'll be a happy camper. But going for 4 decent players, and no one in the "world class" category gets us nowhere in my opinion. Next season make moves for Neves, Rice, Upamecano, etc.
 

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We are desperate for him and Grealish but I can understand the financial issues currently but we need at least one.
 

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Now Dortmund will be even more determined to get the money they asked for.
Our bargaining power is completely diminished after yesterday's defeat.

Barca paid 107 M and 135 M for Griezmann and Dembele - do we want to compete for trophies?!
Then we have to pay.
 

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This. Been saying it. We need more depth, a new centre midfielder, better fullbacks and we need a right winger.

Sancho was always unrealistic because of this. So we buy him for 120m, and then what? We go into next season with Lingard, Pereira, Mata on our bench while praying our first eleven don't get injured?
We have full backs that can’t hit crosses consistently
We have a CB who can jump like an elephant
We have another who is horror show waiting to happen

You’re right. We lack depth
 

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One will not solve our problems.
It's a start, you have to know we won't just a good squad in a year. It will take time but we must get signings right. Buying AWB and Maguire for the quoted price is not the right way though.
One will cost 108m the other in excess of 70m
It’s obvious we can’t get both
Well, like I said we don't have the finances during this period.
 

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It's a start, you have to know we won't just a good squad in a year. It will take time but we must get signings right. Buying AWB and Maguire for the quoted price is not the right way though.

Well, like I said we don't have the finances during this period.
Well then we can't compete any longer with the big boys even in the PL.
 

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Now Dortmund will be even more determined to get the money they asked for.
Our bargaining power is completely diminished after yesterday's defeat.

Barca paid 107 M and 135 M for Griezmann and Dembele - do we want to compete for trophies?!
Then we have to pay.
Both have been utter fecking disasters
 

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Then go and buy mediocre players for shite prices.
We'll win lots with them.
We paid 80m for a CB and still have no leader at the back. The amount you spend doesnt dictate quality. Although I do think we should sign Sancho
 

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Then go and buy mediocre players for shite prices.
We'll win lots with them.
More Dan James types is the way to go. Plus giving already past it or mediocre players new contracts.

And people wonder why we don't win trophies...
 

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we do need more than just Sancho. I think this is the problem we are trying to pay in Installments so we can do other Business while Dortmund want the all the fee so they can invest . Sancho alone is not enough but would improve us .
We have too many positions where we should buy. Sancho would be amazing and a start
 

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We paid 80m for a CB and still have no leader at the back. The amount you spend doesnt dictate quality. Although I do think we should sign Sancho
Yes, the amount you spend doesn't dictate quality - it's the tactics and the way the manager plays them that gets the best out of them.
But no one can say that Griezmann and Dembele were not stars before they went to Barca so Barca went to buy them.
We got Sanchez and he was a total flop.
Who can say that if we get Sancho he may not flop at United?!
No one knows this - but we have to try to buy top class players.
 

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Maguire isn't a leader? :houllier:
This isnt the thread for that. Feel free to quote me in the right thread.

Signing players for big money doesnt get you what you want. Just look at Barcelona, still I believe Sancho would be an excellent signing even at the asking price
 

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Maguire isn't a leader? :houllier:
He is not, don't be fooled by the size of his head.
The guy showed no leadership qualities yesterday, doesn't communicate, doesn't take responsibilities and has poor reading of the game.

He is no leader at all. I'd rather Bruno
 

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Then go and buy mediocre players for shite prices.
We'll win lots with them.
I have no idea what you're on about, essentially the alternatives you've listed are: Insane disasters for record fees vs mediocre players for shite prices, makes sense.

Listing Dembele and Griezmann as positive examples of "spending whats required to get what's needed" is mental. Overall Barcelonas transfers in the past 4-5 years has been a fecking disaster, and that's putting it mildly, absolute shambles to the point where they are doing transfers to balance their books.
 

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He is not, don't be fooled by the size of his head.
The guy showed no leadership qualities yesterday, doesn't communicate, doesn't take responsibilities and has poor reading of the game.

He is no leader at all. I'd rather Bruno
I saw him communicating a fair bit last night, and barring the 2nd goal I thought he was fine.
 

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Now Dortmund will be even more determined to get the money they asked for.
Our bargaining power is completely diminished after yesterday's defeat.

Barca paid 107 M and 135 M for Griezmann and Dembele - do we want to compete for trophies?!
Then we have to pay.
We don't have any "bargaining power" anyway. Dortmund want a figure. We will pay it, but won't pay the extra fees which are silly to the agent dealing with the transfer.
 

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I saw him communicating a fair bit last night, and barring the 2nd goal I thought he was fine.
Well I didn't, will believe you if you said so.
Won't derail the thread but my point still stand. Happy to discuss it in another thread.
 

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Both have been utter fecking disasters
The Barca situation is a unique one as both players occupy the same space as Messi. They never should have been signed in the first place as clearly there was never a plan how to integrate them. Barca panicked when Neymar left and signed the biggest names they could.
 

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I have no idea what you're on about, essentially the alternatives you've listed are: Insane disasters for record fees vs mediocre players for shite prices, makes sense.

Listing Dembele and Griezmann as positive examples of "spending whats required to get what's needed" is mental. Overall Barcelonas transfers in the past 4-5 years has been a fecking disaster, and that's putting it mildly, absolute shambles to the point where they are doing transfers to balance their books.
Yeah! And compare that to the relatively small amounts Liverpool have paid on players like Robertson, Mane, Salah and Fabinho. There are very good players out there available to seriously strengthen us that won’t cost a bomb. A Sancho type signing should be a cherry on top type signing once we are fully equipped in all the other positions in my opinion
 

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The Barca situation is a unique one as both players occupy the same space as Messi. They never should have been signed in the first place as clearly there was never a plan how to integrate them. Barca panicked when Neymar left and signed the biggest names they could.
Explain the disaster of a season Joao Felix just had?
 

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You can't miss an opportunity to sign a Sancho like talent. There's no guessing the advantage he would have been last night and also the ability to bring on the likes of Greenwood for say Rashford who struggled.

At the same time it is important we structure the deal correctly to have the capital for investments in either CB, CDM or both. I don't believe we need fullbacks like others do.

Shaw is our LB and we'd have been better with him last night.

AWB needs to improve next season and hopefully Laird steps into the squad to put pressure on him.

Sancho
Gabriel
And a unicorn CDM

Thanks.
 

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The Barca situation is a unique one as both players occupy the same space as Messi. They never should have been signed in the first place as clearly there was never a plan how to integrate them. Barca panicked when Neymar left and signed the biggest names they could.
It's not exactly a unique situation, they've spent around €520mill on Dembele, Griezmann, Coutinho, De Jong and Malcolm.

People complain about our transfers being dodgy......Barcelona have barely signed anyone decent since the summer of 2014, and they've spent a lot of money in that period (around €1200mill]
 

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It's not exactly a unique situation, they've spent around €520mill on Dembele, Griezmann, Coutinho, De Jong and Malcolm.

People complain about our transfers being dodgy......Barcelona have barely signed anyone decent since the summer of 2014, and they've spent a lot of money in that period (around €1200mill]
Have no idea why we bring Barca into this even as a comparison of spending.
We are on a journey to Arsenal standard mediocrity if we don’t bring in players who can be pivotal in moving forward. We have one in Bruno but we need another plus 2 more talented players in key positions
 

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Have no idea why we bring Barca into this even as a comparison of spending.
We are on a journey to Arsenal standard mediocrity if we don’t bring in players who can be pivotal in moving forward. We have one in Bruno but we need another plus 2 more talented players in key positions
Ask Cristina, i have no idea either
 

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Assuming we sign Sancho and nobody else, what's our best line-up?

I wouldn't want to stop playing Rashford (even though he hasn't been great last few weeks) or Greenwood.

Any scope for jumping a few decades into the past and bringing out a weird 4-4-2? Greenwood/Martial up front and Rashford/Sancho either side?

Sounds like it might work on paper, I don't think there's enough leadership or experience there though. Also are any top teams playing 4-4-2 these days?

All of those players (Sancho included) have a tendency to sometimes let games slip them by.
 

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Assuming we sign Sancho and nobody else, what's our best line-up?

I wouldn't want to stop playing Rashford (even though he hasn't been great last few weeks) or Greenwood.

Any scope for jumping a few decades into the past and bringing out the 4-4-2? Greenwood/Martial up front and Rashford/Sancho either side?

Sounds good on paper I don't think there's enough leadership or experience there though.

All of those players (Sancho included) have a tendency to sometimes let games slip them by.
Stop assuming

it just adds to false hope
 

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Assuming we sign Sancho and nobody else, what's our best line-up?

I wouldn't want to stop playing Rashford (even though he hasn't been great last few weeks) or Greenwood.

Any scope for jumping a few decades into the past and bringing out a weird 4-4-2? Greenwood/Martial up front and Rashford/Sancho either side?

Sounds like it might work on paper, I don't think there's enough leadership or experience there though. Also are any top teams playing 4-4-2 these days?

All of those players (Sancho included) have a tendency to sometimes let games slip them by.
Rotate Greenwood in for Rashford Martial Sancho when needed
 

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People saying we need more than Sancho to challenge for the title need to have a reality check. There has never been a more obvious statement!

If we want to challenge for the title this season, we are realistically going to need around 4 world class players at least that will walk straight into our first eleven. You are looking at around £300m+ for that to happen. Please stop flying around in cuckoo land. We are absolutely not challenging for the title this season and that is not the aim either.

Getting Sancho brings us one huge step closer to challenging for the title in the coming couple of years! By getting Sancho we are setting the foundation for the next window where we can get even closer.

Stop thinking our aim is to challenge for the title this season. Ain’t happening!
 

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Now Dortmund will be even more determined to get the money they asked for.
Our bargaining power is completely diminished after yesterday's defeat.

Barca paid 107 M and 135 M for Griezmann and Dembele - do we want to compete for trophies?!
Then we have to pay.
Not a great comparison given both signings have been expensive disasters for Barcelona. And what trophies have they won this season?
 

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People saying we need more than Sancho to challenge for the title need to have a reality check. There has never been a more obvious statement!

If we want to challenge for the title this season, we are realistically going to need around 4 world class players at least that will walk straight into our first eleven. You are looking at around £300m+ for that to happen. Please stop flying around in cuckoo land. We are absolutely not challenging for the title this season and that is not the aim either.

Getting Sancho brings us one huge step closer to challenging for the title in the coming couple of years! By getting Sancho we are setting the foundation for the next window where we can get even closer.

Stop thinking our aim is to challenge for the title this season. Ain’t happening!
Not sure if it's quite as severe as needing to add 4 world class players to the starting XI, but like you said, expectations need to be realistic.

I'd be expecting us to/happy with consolidating our top 4 position - closing the points gap to City and Pool in the process - plus turning one of our semi-final exits into a trophy.

Sancho plus a couple of squad additions should be enough to achieve this, although I'm wary of how our rivals are building this summer. We need to be doing the same.
 

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Now Dortmund will be even more determined to get the money they asked for.
Our bargaining power is completely diminished after yesterday's defeat.

Barca paid 107 M and 135 M for Griezmann and Dembele - do we want to compete for trophies?!
Then we have to pay.
Yeah and they both flopped. Barca is a complete and utter mess right now. They only thing keeping them relevant is Messi.

Liverpool on the other hand only spent big on VVD, because there was no other player who fit their profile and was cheaper. It's not the money you spend. It's how you spend it.
 
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