Well it was reported that the Sancho fee was paid over installments, not sure if that's true or not but I think Utd should look to sell a few now,
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Sorry I'm late to the party... ran out of tissue paper 
I've read the wages being reported as £175,000 per week.
Missed the here we go moment! Can't believe we've signed him with such relative ease.
Lots of time left to get that midfield sorted.
Lots of time left to get that midfield sorted.
If this goes through we basically have a Ferdinand and Vidic on our hands. Bloody juicy. Varane will take Rio’s place and Harry will be our Nemanja!
I was happy with just the Sancho signing. Grabbing Varane means two starting 11 slots filled by world class talent.
I know midfield needs looked at but if this is it for Summer transfers then I am genuinely over the moon
I know midfield needs looked at but if this is it for Summer transfers then I am genuinely over the moon
Finally the player with huge Champions League experience.
Well Done, club.
Well Done, club.
So potentially Shaw-Maguire-Varane-Wan Bissaka defence, with Telles-Lindelof-Bailly-Trippier as their back ups. GK may end up being our weak spot at the back, after all the years of being only bit of quality not in defence but in the team as a whole 
Yep! Last summer we signed back up players like VDB and Telles and they had zero impact. We all bemoaned the lack of strengthening in the first 11 but now they're really out done themselves.
I think Trippier starts to be honest. He won a La Liga last year and was one of Atleti's best players. They missed him sorely when he was out injured.So potentially Shaw-Maguire-Varane-Wan Bissaka defence, with Telles-Lindelof-Bailly-Trippier as their back ups. GK may end up being our weak spot at the back, after all the years of being only bit of quality not in defence but in the team as a whole
I've made that point before myself. It's like our foreign friends are viewed as though they are all experts in the beautiful game. and we're just British so don't have a full understanding or appreciation of the game in comparison.Rhythm is a dancer
We’re getting a world class player from Madrid, in his prime and who actually wants to join us! Unbelievable move and could be more of a transformative signing than Sancho.
this place is going to explode like a virgin on prom night when varane signing is official
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I think Trippier would get exploited even more in the PL these days. Caught out of position and without the athletic ability or recovery speed of AWB.
It's ok saying he'd play against the weaker teams when we're on the attack, but even those teams hurt us these days. These full backs don't stack up well at all when you compare them to the likes of Evra and Ashley Cole, as recent examples.
Fantastic signing. If we sign a midfielder now we have a good chance of winning the title next season.
I'm going to dance on your grave and in time your family will understand and appreciate it.
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Maguire is closer to Ferdinand than Vidic. Like Maguire and Vidic don’t have any similarities in playstyles or attributes. Varane is a mixture of both but he’s closer to Vidic than Maguire
Possible, especially as he's improved his defending under Simeone.
We're bound to see McFred once in a while, but hopefully because of injuries, suspensions or whatever, not the goto option as it was last year.
When can we start the plane tracking? 
Play for Frenkie de Jong? He's classier than Rice and a similar age, plus Barca are in deep shit and need to sell
Rolls Royce arriving any day now.
Whatever we do, don’t give him the number 4 shirt. It’s been cursed for about 25 years.
Have you come into some wealth?
Wasn't he close to being banned recently, or have I imagined that?
Why are the mods so reluctant to change the thread title. We all know it's a done dealio at this point
Maguire being unbelievably dominant in the air is probably the similarity they're alluding to.
Can Olly be banned? That would be a bold move. I think he's just taking a break, he often does this.
The weaker teams do hurt us on the counter regularly
Everyone was pretty excited by them if I remember right. Especially VDB. Telles was seen as an attacking upgrade on Shaw prior to his upturn in form.
What an outstanding signing. It’s been rumored for a while but it’s still hard to believe it’s actually happened. Virgil aside, there isn’t a better CB on the planet than Raphael Varane.
At the risk of getting ahead ourselves, I’d still like to put out there the possibility of Pogba’s contract holdout having something to do with us finally bringing in would class footballers.
At the risk of getting ahead ourselves, I’d still like to put out there the possibility of Pogba’s contract holdout having something to do with us finally bringing in would class footballers.
Happy Varane Day!
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