We've already been linked to Sancho for over a year now
Jadon Sancho| Staying at Dortmund for now
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Another sign that it’s on
Not to be petty but i hope Duisburg win
Also for Sancho i feel like this is make or break week...if we don't get any positive news I reckon this will be off.
At the moment one of United or Dortmund would lose face with their fans depending on how the deal goes. Of course they can point to external circumstances - COVID (in case of United) or player's desire (in case of Dortmund) but at the moment both of them have backed themselves into a corner by their approach.
Hope you're right!
We have heard this every Monday
Fans are clinging onto every hope that this transfer will happen. Ed / Ole have both said this market is not easy to buy in, the excuses are out.
Two pages until 1000... haven't brought much to the table yet. But if 1000 pages means it's more likely we'll sign Sancho... consider me bringing something to the table by posting now!
What is the Cafs record page count?
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Oh so close to 1000.
I hope we are working hard on other targets behind the scenes if this is not a goer anymore.
I hope we are working hard on other targets behind the scenes if this is not a goer anymore.
That is true but we have been linked with Sancho for longer. Correct me if I am wrong but with Maguire it didn't take 2 months to sign him from the first bid that was made.
Technically we've not made any official bid to Dortmund, just to their intermediaries.
Actually I have zero issue with the price quoted for Sancho. At the beginning of last season, Joao Felix went to Atletico for €126m. Hazard, with a season left on his contract and coming to the end of his peak years, went to Real for a price rising to €146m. Dembele went to Barca after having done far less in club football than Sancho for a price rising to €146m.
Regardless of price, Sancho is a better signing than all of the above. If it wasn't for Covid, we'd be expected to pay €150m+ for him. The price Dortmund quoted was fair and factored in the cost players similar to Sancho have moved on for in recent years, as well as the financial impact on transfers the virus has had.
United are in a place where they either accept this price as fair game, or announce to the world that we simply can't afford it. The latter would be fair if it wasn't for the fact that our direct rivals have forked out considerable amounts on transfers.
What is the issue with making a bid then? I don't understand why after 2 months of bids to intermediaries etc, that there has been no bid to Dortmund?
I don't think United fans backlash will be strong, it's a lot of money and there's always next year. We don't know when the grounds will be full again and we still have an exciting squad.
Perhaps United could put in a 90 million bid, get rejected and some fans can move on. Really though the fee is agreed then the bid is put in, our offer has been rejected anyway.
Perhaps United could put in a 90 million bid, get rejected and some fans can move on. Really though the fee is agreed then the bid is put in, our offer has been rejected anyway.
Sancho will not come unless we hit at least 1000. Come on you muppets!
I expect some backlash, not just because of the failure to sign Sancho, but more because we would have wasted a window and not strengthened other areas properly, as compared to our direct rivals who are either much better than us or invested properly.
Not the right wing we need mate
the only way this doesn't reach 1000 is if he signs in the next 20 minutes
Can't believe people still have hope here... this deal has been off ever since August 10th came and went without any bid. There's literally been no news since that day as well, so its definitely off. Brief period of hope with the briefing to the British reporters, but definitely just a publicity stunt to make it look like we tried, generate clicks and whatever. Dortmund aren't selling once their season starts, and we likely won't be buying anyone else due to "time restrictions " combined with "unrealistic demands". Which is a load of shit. Perfectly fair price for Sancho, Havertz just went for €100m after everything is completed, Sane with 1 year left went for €50m.... Sancho with 3 years left should be the highest transfer spend. Waste of time for us if we never intended to meet the price.
This one is dead in the water IMO. The issue was always Dortmund and their price
Why are BVB insisting on using middlemen and not using direct communication with United? What is the reason behind it was it ever established? Perhaps that's why it's taking longer than usual. There were earlier tweets that United were frustrated with the lack of pace the deal is progressing. In that case, i wouldn't blame us at all if it's not moving like how we wanted
there is no way Dortmund sell now. He will be playing today according to German source kicker.
Once the United fans see him playing, the fall out tomorrow will be crazy.
Transfer confirmed on 1000 pages?
1000 pages over something that never got off the ground would be sickening. The club has to make this happen if it hits 1k pages, it's a sign of the marketing buzz Sancho would bring
We are the one "big" club who can't poach their players. Terrific.
They did it to ensure that an early, easy deal never materialised. They probably always wanted their own deadline to be breached and the negotiations delayed, in other words they dont want to sell just yet, when there's only one bidder.
Paying 135M for Dembele sure worked out well for big club Barcelona.
It would be nice if United could do a Bayern and convince Sancho to run down his deal and leave on a free though. That's the other big club that poaches their players.
I suggest the Mods lock this thread before it reaches 1 000 pages.. It will ensure an epic Muppet Meltdown
First bid was rejected at 70m early July I think and he signed in early August, so about a month after the ‘official bid’, but the rumblings were there for a lot longer
Like when Bruno played and we never signed him ?
Or they are struggling to get Sancho replacement? The rumour was that it was supposed to be Memphis but it seems that nothing has really happened.
I remember this so fondly. Even if he plays, we have to watch right to the end to see if there are any hints of a good bye
Their deadline wasn`t actually a thing if it was we`d have walked the moment it "ended" it was a normal tactic to try to get us to complete the deal quickly to get a replacement but deals of such a magnitude always take time the only real deadline is October 5th. All the reported players they had as replacements are still on the market so as long as we pay up they can and will sell provided Sancho also pushes for a move(Rashica, Boga, Zaha, Memphis whom a deal with Barca is not imminent at all)
And do you really think Utd will go through ALL THAT WORK to agree personal terms for months and months just to all of a sudden say "Yeah we wont bid" of course we`ll launch one my fair guess is this week with our season about to start from there lets judge
I can't be the only one who's not that fussed if we signed Sancho or not?
I mean, I'll be delighted if we got him, but if he's not then I hope United signed another player that could provide cover for Greenwood.
I mean, I'll be delighted if we got him, but if he's not then I hope United signed another player that could provide cover for Greenwood.
Yes, that's possible too.
Yeah and Maguire playing pre season games for Leicester as well
Greenwood shouldn't be starting for us every week, it's that sort of daft mindset is so funny to me.
We've got a glaring hole on the RW and you're not fussed if we leave it again, yeah think you're one of the few who'd feel that way.
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