Unless we're increasing our bang average player quota, they fill no need.
Antony | Here we go! €100mill, contract until June 2027, option 'til 2028.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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If he were 22, a lot of clubs would've happily dropped 80m on him.
Interesting that no one here seems to worry about Antony trying to force his exit from the club....
Why do you think this out of interest? Because its been an area of weakness for YEARS...
It’s a good thing.
Why would you? He's trying to force his way here...
Nah he’s seen half the Ajax squad sold and his manager leave. Ajax get a more than fair offer and won’t let him go.
They won’t get 80+m for him again, nobody else is offering this money.
As long as if we get him, this time he does actually do his best stuff on the right.
Sancho was meant to be the high priced right wing option just a year or so ago
Sancho was meant to be the high priced right wing option just a year or so ago
Exactly beacuse its been an issue for years that it needs addressing (midfield) the wing options we have are light granted but CM is where we need to improve if we stand a chance to push on this season imo.
For us, yes. Generally, absolutely not.
That's how things are among the majority of football supporters. A good player wants to leave your club? "no loyalty, disgusting, fk him off, ungrateful, he has a contract he signed out of his own free will and we gonna hold his disloyal ass to that". Good player of another club kicking up a fuss to force a transfer to the club you support? "Hero, give it to me baby, half erect awaiting romano's here we go, hand in a fking transfer request and prove your love to us, etc".
What do you base that on? He hardly got a chance at Barfa.
I'm glad that Antony is pushing to join us but I can't say I feel too positive about this working out. With that fee it's going to be difficult for ETH to bench him without the media putting extra pressure on him the way they already have for subbing Martinez at half time against Brentford. Antony has a lot of talent but his end product needs to inprove significantly. Huge presure will be put on him due to the fee which could make it harder for him to develop in the way he should. Don't think he's at the point where he should be starting every game for Utd personally. Rotation option is probably how we should be using him if we sign him. I also have some concern about whether a new manager would rate him as highly in the event that ETH gets sacked.
It is the same like having players who behave like cnuts on the pitch like Herrera or Keane or Milner. You hate them when they are in other club but when they play for you, you love them because....."he is a dirty bastard but our dirty bastard".
He is pushing a move to us. So he is great. In 4 or 5 years if/when he does that to us for going to Barca then we will hate him.
Personally it is refreshing to see that one player finally pushing for transfer to us
You misunderstand, right forward has been an issue for years and we've just signed a midfielder...
He will be the nailed on starter on the right flank.
Exactly. see Darwin Nunez
We'll see how he adopts to the league. He's never had a season anywhere near to the levels of Sancho or Rashford at their best
Nope because bigger names did it
I'd still prefer a proper striker to yet another wide player to be honest
He wants to come, manger doesn't want him if he isn't committed. Leave the 80m offer on the table and see who blinks first.
That he should stop being on strike and be a pro. Pressing back, essentially
Still wrangles this wasn't our FIRST signing of window not FIFTH, we could have got him for half the price and still had plenty of money for RB, CM too
Ah ok. To be fair theres issues all over that need addressing. I would take FDJ over Antony as the need is greater I feel. We also have Sancho to play there and he will be a great player once he can settle. We don’t have much quality in midfield apart from the one we have just signed.
His club are being unreasonable and he doesn’t want to be the source of more embarrassment to our club, he knows €80m is more than enough for Ajax.
Whip it out
Well, that's bang average. Not saying, this guy is worth 100 but that list is very uninspiring.
For €100M, we could probably buy Gakpo, Malo Gusto, David Raya and Ziyech.
Trouble is Utd didn't see a scenario where De Jong stayed at Barca this summer and so seemingly didn't have a backup CM.
How much interest have we in the other three?
Has Greenwood been registered as #11 or could Antony take that number?
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Im not worried about Antony affecting other signings. I think we would still sign at least 2 more players
Expect links to strikers if Ronaldo leaves
Do we ever have a plan with these owners?
The window has been poor so far and only now looks like we are getting in the bodies needed. This could have been sorted before pre season (FDJ aside) had we had any level of competency from the owners.
Gakpo there is clear interest. It's been reported ETH would be interested in Ziyech but board pushed back on that. Gusto, some recent reports of interest. Raya, not really been linked with but my guess is he would be available for a decent price.
What is you feeling on De Jong?
- LW that's right footed (another one)
- RB that gets beat as easily as Dalot
- CM that doesn't work hard enough.
A player that actually wants to play for United? Would be a nice change tbh.
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