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Marko Arnautović | United have pulled out
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"We're Man United. We don't have a plan"
No wonder they played like shit
This is beyond embarrassing now
Jobs for the boys? Mirroring the club I imagine.
The state our club is in is so fecking sad. Not only the fact that we obviously did feck all to properly plan this window but also that players like Arnautovic are our only ideas for an emergency signing reeks of sheer incompetence on all levels. Don't think it's ever been that bad. This is really a new low.
Ah okay did not know that
Baffling then at least a panic signing made some sense
Lineker aged well too to be honest.
In theory I get the idea of bringing a player that is a good teammate and can happily come off the bench. Bayern and PSG did it with Choupo Moting, to some extent Real Madrid have Mariano in that role. But is Arnautovic that kind of teammate and player?
The layers of makeup caked on them helps tbf
Even spurs wouldn’t even let the thought enter their mind to get him as a backup to Kane. Their backup is Richarlison. Levels.
This won’t happen but the fact the club were considering it is rather worrying
Well that last 2 seconds is getting clipped up
Do you not read the news or do you live under a rock? Firstly there was one allegation against Ronaldo. The court has cleared him. Things would be different if he wasn’t cleared. Look at Greenwood. We take these things seriously. In fact every club does.
Secondly regarding FDJ - I repeat again, we have done everything we can. We agreed a fee with Barca. He has wage issues with them which we cannot solve. We agreed to pay them €85m back in July.
On the plus side, we're moving a lot faster than Liverpool did. We're already at the 'signing Mario Balotelli' stage - maybe just 3-4 years until we're decent again now.
Day 1 of the new season and we're already in crisis mode. Damn it.
How reliable are the sources linking us to him?
It seems unreal we're targeting a 33y old that isn't world class.
I thought we changed
It seems unreal we're targeting a 33y old that isn't world class.
I thought we changed
Interesting strategy.
Not sure interesting is the word I would use.
It should be patently obvious to anybody that Luckhurst is correct.
I am willing to be slightly more lenient this summer if the talk of us being in the first year of an overhaul of the recruitment team is correct but it is completely unsustainable to have your manager essentially acting as your chief scout as well.
How the hell do we know that this is a case of solely incompetence? I'd say it's more a case of reality finally catching up with us.
My take is, that we at this state of this transfer window simply isn't more attractive to better players than him. ..or we aren't willing to pay for them.
He may just be an affordable alternative with the right set of attributes we are looking. We probably could get a better player for much more money, but the question is whether they are a better fit.
I think he'll do well here
Of course being paid millions if he comes here to sit on the bench. Of course he will do well here.
It's been reported pretty much everywhereHow reliable are the sources linking us to him?
It seems unreal we're targeting a 33y old that isn't world class.
I thought we changed
Lads, time to buy some fireworks.
There's definitely been enough reliable ones to suggest its trueHow reliable are the sources linking us to him?
It seems unreal we're targeting a 33y old that isn't world class.
I thought we changed
Knew it would end like this. What happened with is Ronaldo very clear tbh. But also we signed him before the court ruling(You had no issues with the club signing him).
But whatever make you feel better, I guess. Tbh I should decide your reply was a joke.
Definitely true. If this happens I’m afraid we ll end up paying close to €12-15m.How reliable are the sources linking us to him?
It seems unreal we're targeting a 33y old that isn't world class.
I thought we changed
Surely this has to be a joke? Imagine looking at that performance today and then thinking that Arnautovic is the one to improve that
And I thought Cavani was a desperate signing, feck me..
Luckhurst is spot on.
This idea of manager-led transfers is a large part of the reason why our squad is in the state it is today. The manager should have input on transfers, along with the DOF and scouting department. Full manager control over transfers is lunacy though. No top club is run that way anymore.
That's bs. We sure as hell still have enough pull to lure players here better than Arnautovic. Probably not for the best of the very best but he's a few levels below that It's sheer incompetence at this point. That or we are financially crippled. If that is the case the Glazers need to be hunted out of this club
This is what gets to me. United have a worse squad than the previous season and rivals have strengthened. An 8th place finish is ambitious for this current crop of players. Being outside the top 10 is a real possibility. The problem with ETH is not his managerial ability or anything that's on field, it's his indecision to not go outside those he has worked with previously. I thought it was just opinions that spurred this truth but after fairly reliable Journos have reported the same it's an absolute travesty that yet again a manager is exercising more authority than the DOF.
Tbh West Ham signed an italian striker younger than him and who scored a similar amount of goals. I highly doubt there weren't/aren't better alternatives than Arnautovic
Yes we did sign him before the verdict. That case was going on for years. If he was found guilty we would have kicked him out.
Always thought the Cavani signing was very smart, he had a lot to offer and was a top top player. We also used him well in that first season
Guess he would come in alongside another attacking option? Interesting to see where we stand squadwise in 3 weeks.
If we get Arnautovic the only football I'll be looking forward to is the world cup.
Can't support a racist.
Can't support a racist.
Racist? Never knew that
I can’t believe I was upset at the thought of us buying Richarlison earlier in the summer. Please let’s go back in time. I promise things will be different this time.