Still feel we need a top drawer striker,however there just isn't going to be the options available this summer who can make the difference
Transfer Tweets - Manchester United - 2023/24
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I like Lavia a lot, but he's not worth £50m right now
What's the betting he won't go for that figure
Surely Arsenal are done in midfield after buying Rice for 100+
This was a very good post. I'd give you a like if I could.
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Can you imagine the uproar from the CAF if we announce our first summer signing as Mason.... oh wait a minute!!!! Maybe our first two summer signings will be called Mason....
Cheers mate, appreciated. Think Ten’s looking for players in his own image so to speak. Makes sense.
Aren't they the type of players all managers and fans want?
Can't imagine anyone purposely going for a lack of character.
After we spend £30 million on signing Mason Holgate
Then Chris Mason as "referee consultant"After we spend £30 million on signing Mason Holgate
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Imagine the Caf if Brighton make him look like a world beater
It’s a highly plausible outcome that he’ll smash it at Brighton.
Written in the stars to score an important winner against us if he goes there, but that still doesn't make him food enough sadly.
Only Mason we need is Capwell.
We have never played McTominay (or Fred for that matter) in their best positions. Brighton finding value from McTominay wouldn't be a surprise. We should get a decent chunk of the Caicedo money which they'll get. Otherwise we'll end up being the losers in the Mount-McTominay-Caicedo roulette.
He'd do great at Brighton.
Ben Jacobs is not a good source. Well that’s at least according to Liverpool fans on Reddit.
McTominay will not smash it at Brighton, they play more sophisticated football than we do (in midfield) and their players are asked to show for the ball. Maybe they intend to use him as CB.
What?!
It's not that outlandish? Brighton were neck-a-neck with City as being the highest chance creators across Europe's top leagues.
McT in a part-ex deal for Caicedo would be a lovely upgrade.
We play more vertical football (mostly Casemiro and Bruno). Eriksen is a mix, but I don't see McTominay stepping up for Caicedo at all. Like I said, maybe a CB/DM cover.
Don't do that to yourself
Aye - I know he's 95% going to end up at the soulless London club.
I was about to say the irony of us paving the way for Chelsea to sign Caicedo on 2 fronts just hurts .
Was always gonna happen
We've brought in loads of players that lacked character on the pitch. Sure nobody is purposely going for a player that lacks it, but he's saying it seems it's the primary requirement now.
Pogba didn't have it, Harry, AWB and Lindelof rarely play brave, Martial lacks it. I'm sure I'm forgetting some. All guys that aren't the warriors like the players we were/are linked with now.
Ok I’ll use another phrase, physical tenacity. And even to my original wording, of course all mangers want perfect players but some attributes are more visual than others to me. I’d say Casimero has more of the ‘character’ that Ten looks for than say Pogba.
Yep, same as Welbeck and just like with Welbeck our fans will pop up whenever Scott has a decent game lamenting selling him despite him being demonstrably not good enough.
Let's cash in and not hold on too long like we did with guys like Lingard and Bailly.
Literally read my mind.
Is character the first thing that springs to mind when you think of Mason Mount?
I'm just saying character, common sense on the pitch, being a team player, these aren't ETH things. They're attributes everybody wants and hopes they're getting in a player.
Sometimes it doesn't work out, you take a chance on talent that maybe doesn't have a great personality. Or a player simply doesn't turn up.
But I'm sure Ole and Mourinho thought or hoped all the players they signed would have the right type of characteristics.
Just like ETH is doing now.
Knew it would be quiet on takeover front today with it being Independence Day,however looks like it's going to be the same on transfers front too
You think ETH would have said no to Pogba back in 2016 because he's not physically tenacious enough?
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I agree on Mount to some extent. I also think Mou had it down with Ibra, Matic and Bailly was sadly just never fit but was a real fighter. I don't think it's a matter of being hopeful with guys like Kim and Amrabat since we've seen what kind of player they are. A shame we missed out on Kim, would've loved him here.
Love how they put the add ins on a transfer fee when he hasn't had chance to earn them yet.
Contrast to the way Liverpool transfers are reported, it's an absolute disgrace.
It felt like you were correcting something that didn’t really need it. Being pedantic.
I don’t mind opposing opinions or even being proven wrong but I’m not sure that’s the case. As I said previously too no transfer regardless of player character to skill is guaranteed. I was merely saying these attributes came to the forefront for me. Ie like pace maybe for other players.
You ask does character or physical tenacity come to mind when I see certain players and the answer is yes. Not that I see this as the main thing I desire, as different situations require different tools. However as I believe this is a trait that has been lacking in our team for years now, I deem it important yes.
You mention Ole and Jose but it goes for any manager. Of course hindsight will reveal a players true personality but I can see that certain players are calmer on the pitch than others, or some will chase when others don’t. We are after players that clearly do.
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