Well he’ll have no concerns about not getting in the team.
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He probably feels being protected by McFred makes everything easy for him.
How I imagine Varane watching our defence
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Yeah, i don't think this will happen today, unless the shit-tier journos know something. But this isn't ramos. Anyone still claiming this is ramos 2.0 is just wrong.
Real Madrid is getting a good fee for a player in their last year and we are getting a world class defensive talent. It's happening, and I'm loving every minute of this hype.
Well I've only just come on here today and its all edging closer, practically done, preparing a bid, I don't want to seem the only one but its everything that was said last Monday morning.
I suppose when we signed Maguire he was still training and he said nothing until it was officially done.
Fingers crossed
I suppose when we signed Maguire he was still training and he said nothing until it was officially done.
Fingers crossed
Maguire went on a full international preseason tour whilst we were negotiating for him and even then it took AGES after the tour to complete the deal.
Training to carry the weight of expectation
I said to you last week these things always take longer than they appear in the press. The press always jump the gun.
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Will be done by Friday I reckon
Get in. I don't necessarily think he gives us any big leap towards the title, but more a necessary step. We aren't making the final step without sorting the midfield and the CB partner to Maguire, and maybe we'd make a bigger step with the midfield being sorted compared to CB, but there is no perfect midfielder like Varane as partner to Maguire, so this is the best possible signing right now. Was the same with Sancho at RW, the perfect player for our attack.Hopefully it gets fully sorted soon, and then we really have to take advantage of the world class team we've built up and finish it off by fixing the midfield (though I feel like we've been saying that for years).
Haha true, that is on the border of being a remotely believable trainGoretzka
but yeah I think another will appear too...Hell yeah man, join together aboard the next one come what may!Damn this is exciting. I really don’t know the next train yet. That said, I will be aboard it with you guys
The point where i will feel like "Ok now we're in the end game" is when the Journalists closer to United (Whitwell, Mitten, Ducker, Stone) start to say everything is advanced and close to agreement. So far they've just confirmed interest and cautiously optimistic talks.
So far it's just overseas reporters like Romano, who'll be getting their info from agents with their own agendas, and Class B UK journalists reporting that things are 'advanced'
whilst an iffy source, it just seems logical that this is the position we are in. There is a reason all the Tier 1's have popped up in quick succession.
I seriously doubt there is any disagreement over a base fee. I think these negotiations are at the stage of addons, structure of payments etc.
I think it's a bigger step than you realise given the fact that pace of Varane will allow us to defend higher up the pitch.
Hopefully it gets fully sorted soon, and then we really have to take advantage of the world class team we've built up and finish it off by fixing the midfield (though I feel like we've been saying that for years).
Also he’s won everything. Multiple times. That sort of mentality will help further guide our young team.
Agreed. Combined with a GK that will proactively sweep, we should see a lot more high lines next season, even against much better teams.
Absolutely - and think about how many goals we conceded/points dropped/games lost due to poor aerial defence late in games over the last 2 seasons. He massively helps out there too.
can someone give me an update? My broadband is having a mare so can’t be bothered scrolling through several pages. Cocks out or nah?
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Yep, agreed. On paper at least (we think we know what we’d be getting with Varane but chickens and eggs and all that) part of our team should be sorted, and for a few years too. His quality will be a massive reassurance to players all around him and you’d think that will show.
Him in our back line and we’ll be much more confident in defending further forward, we’re getting pretty close.
Hope I don't get in trouble for posting it like this
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https://youtu.be/0ElVqAgy4w8It's so fecking done dealio.
"Form of payment" issue, Madrid probably want cash, where we would prefer Monopoly money.
That's definitely true. General point is that I don't see a balanced midfield linking it all, and it's not a high enough qualify anyway, which is a shame given the rest of the team is genuinely brilliant right now.
Our problem was setpieces, especially corners (where the whole team defend, not only the CBs).
When it comes to defending in open play, Lindelof-Maguire only conceded 1 goal per 195 minutes in the PL. It will be interesting to see how much Varane will improve that, but there is not a huge room for improvement.
If I were a Chelsea fan right about now I'd make some wild claim about him being the 2nd best CB in the league before even kicking a ball
But I'm not so I won't
But I'm not so I won't
RM also need all the money now, while I guess United want to spread it over some time as with Sancho.
oh feck yeah Simon!
When he has a shaky start and plenty on here totally shit on him and say we should have signed Torres instead
Bit slow to the party is Simon
Out of interest, how does a large sum of money like 40m get transferred? Is it a bank to bank transfer or would they involve a 3rd party like a solicitor or an investment bank?
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