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As the links to other CM get stronger out hopes of signing FDJ gets smaller
Finished at the top level.What do you mean the club is finished?
Does the comment say, I am finished with the club?Bye then. Hope the next club you support does better by you.
Don`t worry mate,not all of us can be top reds.Does the comment say, I am finished with the club?
Looks like you will be first to jump ship.
Yep, Rojofiam still believes.Do people still think it's happening?
So you know for a fact that we can't? We wouldn't have agreed a deal with Barca if the player wasn't willing to come here, especially considering that ETH and FDJ have been in continuous contact according to reputable journos
The problem is we shouldn't even be THINKING about competing for honors. We're just not ready yet.Finished at the top level.
Worst season, players leaving, no improvement to first 11, toxic dressing room.
Players not wanting to come
Getting battered every week
No improvement to facilities
Worst ownership
Worst structure after being re-structured
The club is not going to be competing for any honours under this ownership.
We need new owners THEN we can start squad building and defining the strategyThe problem is we shouldn't even be THINKING about competing for honors. We're just not ready yet.
What we should be doing is a whole lotta squad building. And to do that we need a proper identity which will define our strategy and drive our transfer business.
THEN we can consider competing for top honors.
Well if that is true, I don't believe Xavi will allow Laporta to sell Frenkie, huge wages or not. There would be a lack of quality in midfield, if Frenkie leaves and Silva stays. Gavi is still too young, just turned 18, to carry a whole season on his shoulders. He still has a lot to learn despite his immense talent. We saw it just against Rayo, where he was one of the weakest links in the squad. And Kessie brings in other physical qualities. Not to mention that Pedri was injured last season and it would be madness to force him to play another 70 games this season.Given the apparent links between the two deals.Tweet
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This is what happens when the season has started and the deadline is fast approaching. Everyone gets a bit risk averse, more focused on the football and they probably don’t fancy making snap decisions about uprooting their lives. The time for this shit in supposed to be June and July, while we were busy doing a grand total of sod all.Given the apparent links between the two deals.Tweet
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I am sorry but that is exactly what we should be thinking about because that is what this club is about. Winning.The problem is we shouldn't even be THINKING about competing for honors. We're just not ready yet.
What we should be doing is a whole lotta squad building. And to do that we need a proper identity which will define our strategy and drive our transfer business.
THEN we can consider competing for top honors.
I don't think we're getting him still.Could be but rumor is, Xavi is starting him vs Sociedad at the weekend. The problem has never been about how much Barca want for him or even a deal with United, it's always been the player not wanting to leave and despite being treated like shit (regretful of this) can you really blame him? He backs himself to start ahead of Gavi (on merit he does) and has a great chance at winning trophies in a rebuilt team.
At this point I think United would pay him record wages, the deferred wages and possibly an improved fee, maybe even take Dest off our hands also but I can still imagine the player rejecting it and there really isn't anything more Barca can or imo, should, do.
It only makes sense for him to leave now if Bernardo Silva is possible but that looks a slim chance this late in the window. This going silent could be because a deal is being done but also could be an acceptance that forcing him out hasn't worked and now we have the season upon us. Xavi can't play his political games, it's not preseason anymore. Results are expected.
Do you really believe that he wouldn't have spoken to EtH saying he wants to come?
Would United still be here waiting?
Apparently people believe were chasing him blindly
For evidence on Lewandowski and Barcelona's new salary cap here you go and now try to tell me how Barca can implement a practical solution to keep Frenkie on his current wages without a big consequence @romufc
You are just lack of common sense, really, for the last paragraph.
This is good news for United.Given the apparent links between the two deals.Tweet
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If we don't get our act together soon, we won't be playing European football at all next season, never mind Champions League football. It's really the most desperate it has ever been.This is good news for United.
De Jong prefers Chelsea and will join them this summer if forced out of Barca. That could change in the next 12 months (would probably require United to win the Europa League or finish in the top 4, which is unlikely but not impossible). If Bernardo Silva is staying at City then it means De Jong is staying at Barca and not joining Chelsea this summer, which gives United potentially another chance to get him next summer.
We are getting nowhere near top 4, we don’t have a functional midfield and have been outplayed by Brighton and brentford.This is good news for United.
De Jong prefers Chelsea and will join them this summer if forced out of Barca. That could change in the next 12 months (would probably require United to win the Europa League or finish in the top 4, which is unlikely but not impossible). If Bernardo Silva is staying at City then it means De Jong is staying at Barca and not joining Chelsea this summer, which gives United potentially another chance to get him next summer.
If we don't get our act together soon, we won't be playing European football at all next season, never mind Champions League football. It's really the most desperate it has ever been.
I agree it is looking increasingly unlikely that we can finish in even the top 6 this season. However, as unlikely as it is, it is still a lot more likely than us signing De Jong this summer, for which there is very obviously zero chance now.We are getting nowhere near top 4, we don’t have a functional midfield and have been outplayed by Brighton and brentford.
if we bring in Neves, tielemans, etc that’s not going to make us significantly better.
I think he means we have to think of our transfer windows through the lens of squad building, rather than fighting for honours. Fighting for honours is just a consequence of a well put together squad.I am sorry but that is exactly what we should be thinking about because that is what this club is about. Winning.
The Galzers, Woodward and Murtough have made you believe that you cant think about that is a joke.
A year ago... I guarantee you Spurs were not thinking of it either, a year later people think they are the closest to the top 2?
The fact that we are not able to buy a player that can improve our team is a joke whilst other teams are buying 2/3 starters that transform their team.
You say we don't have a functional midfield but if we brought in Neves & Tielemans (who are an upgrade on our midfield) it wouldn't make us significantly better? The comment is a bit contradictory. Of course we would be better.We are getting nowhere near top 4, we don’t have a functional midfield and have been outplayed by Brighton and brentford.
if we bring in Neves, tielemans, etc that’s not going to make us significantly better.
Our fans still wanna think that the people in charge of our club can't be as incompetent as they seem. Unfortunately it turns out they are wrong.Apparently I was blind...
@RkkMan, I have mentioned this for a while, they will find a way to keep Frenkie and manage to spend and register all their players.
@city-puma Looks like your common sense prevails.
Yup, thread needs shutting. It's another embarrassing cluster feck of a saga for us.3 months of chasing this guy, to no avail. We’re looking like clowns this transfer window. You’d have to feel for Ten Hag.
He's the one in charge of our transfer strategy because we gutted the scouting department. This is HIS doing.3 months of chasing this guy, to no avail. We’re looking like clowns this transfer window. You’d have to feel for Ten Hag.
I'm not sure it's that black and white, but he'll surely have to take a hefty portion of the blame, yeahHe's the one in charge of our transfer strategy because we gutted the scouting department. This is HIS doing.
If Bernardo doesnt join Barca, no way would Xavi let Frenkie go. He is still part of their best midfield with Pedri and Busquets, and the latter should be on the bench going forward.Given the apparent links between the two deals.Tweet
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It would have no relevance on selling. They have taken their dividends out last month already.I have a feeling there will be no more money spent this window. Maybe a sign the Glazers are about to sell???
So this fee agreed with Barcelona. What do we do with that money?I have a feeling there will be no more money spent this window. Maybe a sign the Glazers are about to sell???
Save it for next year, add it to the balloon payments we will get from relegation and buy unsuitable championship players instead, ignoring the gaping hole in our defence and midfield?So this fee agreed with Barcelona. What do we do with that money?
I have a little feeling that De Jong wants Chelse more than Chelsea want him.
They’re going to ask him for a pay cut?
Nah I don't think so. For a long time I was sceptical about Chelsea's supposed interest in the player in the first place and thought it's just the Spanish media trying to stir up some shit but in recent weeks I've become convinced Chelsea are indeed interested in him and would likely make an offer if the player gives a green light to the move but it hasn't happened because Frenkie clearly wants to stay where he is. Chelsea's position with De Jong seems relaxed, he's not a priority but if the opportunity comes the club will try to sign him.I have a little feeling that De Jong wants Chelse more than Chelsea want him.
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