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Desiré Doué looks really interesting. Plays mainly off the left wing but has also played right wing and 10. Would not be surprised to see him move this summer as our replacement for Sancho/Greenwood/Antony. Another interesting prospect is Lille's RB Tiago Santos. 21 years old and plays with so...

What you're essentially asking about is a question of cash flow rather than the actual cost on the books. Buying a player for 100m will cost the club the transfer fee divided by the length of the contract for each year, i.e. 100m/5y = 20m a year in cost. Add to that the yearly wage of that...

Again, thanks for your polite tone. To answer your question, yes, see my post above. If we manage to offload just a few others, we will definately have room. For example, selling Sancho would save us combined ~£30m a year in wages and amortisation alone, before taking a potential fee into...

He definately has a point about us needing more than one player. I think we need at least six new players. Two CBs, a LB, two CMs and a striker but that is for another discussion. When we're looking at our squad cost before any sales, Martial will be released who earns ~£13m a year, Varane and...

Thank you for the compliment. With a masters degree in finance and writing my thesis about sport economics, I actually do have a clue how football business works. For this summer's transfer spending, we will have plenty of leeway in FFP terms. The greater obstacle is cash, which I think our new...

What a beautifully written post. Completely agree. I've seen a lot of posters on here wanting us to sign mediocre players on "frees". Well, it might turn out well, but it is not the overarchinbg strategy that will see us compete with the top of the Premier League. We definately need big money...

I completely disagree. Chelsea won the CL in 2021 with a midfield of Kanté and Jorginho. In many ways, Joao Neves has some similarities with Kanté as being very good af winning the ball back. He is also very good aerially despite his height. The only real problem I see with that midfield is a...

That is very true. People here really underestimate Neves' ball-winning abilities as they see a slight guy who is good on the ball. He is not a lone 6 but I'm certain who would work so well Mainoo in a double pivot.

They are not similar players at all. Olmo plays mostly on the wings and half spaces, whereas Joao Neves is an all action deeper midfielder who wins so many tackles and interceptions and distributes well.

Yes, I know I did not look into what we would get by selling players, as this was not part of my point. With regards to selling players, the fee you sell the player for minus the book value of that player goes into the transfer income for that year. It is not spread out over the years...

Just to put your argument into perspective, looking solely at transfer fees is not how football finance works. You can't simply put X and Y players on free transfers is good business compared to buying player Z for 70m. Here is how it works looking at the players you mention: Sign Rabiot on a...

I would love to see United pick up the following three midfielders: Joao Neves: Unreal talent. I think he would compliment Mainoo really well even though he is not the tallest. He's a really good ballwinner, covers a lot of ground and can dribble and pass his way out of any danger. Could both...

If INEOS completes the takeover in due course and provides additional funding, we would be eligable to make a three year aggregated financial loss of 90-105 m EUR (can't remember the exact, but check out @Messier1994 posts about the new financial sustainability rules) instead of the 15 m EUR. If...

I am a bit perplexed of how many people on here are talking about starting lineups and back-up options as if they are constant. Football is a squad game and it is of course important to have back ups, but back ups can also be different tactical options for different games or different parts of...

Regardless of the outcome of the takeover, investing in the squad is essential to keep the asset value, both for the Glazers and the potential new owner. So of course we will be able to spend regardless. The question is more how big the budget is gonna be with new owner/Glazer.