Why are two of the best young talents in Europe unrealistic? Because the board refused to pay for sancho this year???
Nothing at all wrong with our manager having a clear indication of the players he wants and its up to the board to try and deliver them.
Also doesn't Haaland have a release clause this Year? Soemthing like €50m (not certain so don't crucify me if I'm wrong).
€170 million Euro outlay isn't the end of the world for us.
And I personally think from the little I know about those lads (from watching play, interviews with and about them) that they fit exactly with the profile of player we should have as our top targets.
It's actually 75 million Euros and the clause kicks in after 2021 (according to some other sources in 2022). That is, of course, if no one else wants Haaland by that time. In our current state, with no guaranteed CL spot and far away from challenging for the league title, i doubt he would choose us over the likes of Real Madrid or Bayern Munich (who will be looking for a Lewandowski replacement by then). And we've already played the familiarity card (Solskjaer) when he was much cheaper and he snubbed us by choosing BvB for the next step of his development. Last but not least, BvB are in no hurry to sell him. So, there's that...
As for Sancho, again BvB are not in any hurry to let the player go. His contract expires in 2023 and the Germans can afford to wait until next summer when the market will be more stable and therefore more big clubs will be willing to pay north of 100 million for the player. And between you and me... i would laugh my arse off if the people who paid 80 freaking million for Harry Maguire came to me with 100 million for Sancho. I wouldn't even sit at the table to negotiate any deal that doesn't start at 120 million.
Additionally, why the hell would BvB choose to throw their whole season away by selling their two greatest assets at the same time? Because we asked them to?
In this transfer window, unfortunately, we're talking about way more than 150 million Euros. More likely over 200 million. And there's also Graelish, who is/was a Solskajer target too. Not many people talk about him now because we pulled out of that deal early on when we realized that AV were not going to budge on their asking price and because you have to be a lunatic to believe that Graelish deserves a fee like the one purported.
All in all, i'd say all three were pretty unrealistic targets for this summer. United don't have unlimited funds, the players didn't seem willing to push for a move and their respective clubs were not willing to sell. If Solskajer doesn't want any other players, it's his problem. And believe me, i hold no love for Ed and the Glazers but, in this case, he seems to be the easy target. Quite possibly, we saw the same scene play out last season with Bruno. This also looked like a case of "him or no one". We ended up with Lingard and Pereira getting crucial minutes. When the wheels came off and Solskjaer was hanging by a thread, Woodward didn't sack him but he signed Bruno instead, with the indication (leaked to the press too) that the money for the transfer came from this window's budget. Solskajer saved his job and what does he do? He asks for three new "Brunos" because, as his loyal supports claim, we'll miss out on CL qualification. That's an investment of >200 million on top of 200 million already spent (assuming the players want to come to OT). Close to 400 million in two seasons for what? To avoid finishing outside the CL spots in the worst case scenario and reduce the gap from the top two from 33 points to 15 (that would be us matching Mou's second season) in the best case one? Nah, the manager, his staff and the players must show more things on the pitch.
