People being outraged at this is too funny.
Alexis offered to Roma
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Why offer to a club who does not have much money anyways? Surely there must be richer clubs who‘d be interested
Has it been reported that he was specifically offered to Roma?
Like who? He's terrible.
Probably Italian tabloid crap, but if not, do it. He’s just a distraction at this point.
Falcao was a crocked loan. He scored a couple of goals, earned a fair whack, then got sent back.
Sanchez is going nowhere. On 300-400k a week. Injured most of his time, ineffective the rest of the time.
I'd love if this is true. He doesn't suit Ole's football. We won't miss his 2 goals a season.
It's far better for us to pay half his wage for a season and get him in the shop window while he has some value left. If he has a decent season some club will take him. If he rots on the bench he will become completely worthless and cost the club half a million a week for another 3.5 years.
It's far better for us to pay half his wage for a season and get him in the shop window while he has some value left. If he has a decent season some club will take him. If he rots on the bench he will become completely worthless and cost the club half a million a week for another 3.5 years.
I’d still rather have him in the club than Lingard.
I would be delighted if this was true, even if we had to pay half his wages....that’s saving half of his wages and we would probably get a loan fee as well.
It’s a lot of money we would save as well as putting him in the shop window. If he recovers his form we would have the option of taking him back at the end of the loan.
If not the youngsters can get some much needed game time. We can see if the likes of Gomes, Chong and Greenwood are ready. If it’s too soon we can buy a considered replacement in Jan or next summer.
He has been such a huge disappointment, it’s time to move on. He means nothing to me as a United player, I have no attachment to me.
It’s a lot of money we would save as well as putting him in the shop window. If he recovers his form we would have the option of taking him back at the end of the loan.
If not the youngsters can get some much needed game time. We can see if the likes of Gomes, Chong and Greenwood are ready. If it’s too soon we can buy a considered replacement in Jan or next summer.
He has been such a huge disappointment, it’s time to move on. He means nothing to me as a United player, I have no attachment to me.
I honestly think Lingard has been better than him and I don't even like Lingard
Do you think giving Alexis the odd game here and there will make it easier to sell him? That's a sure fire way to reduce his value and make sure we're stuck with him fr the duration of his contract.
He's completely unsuited to the style Ole wants to play. He doesn't score goals. Keeping him here serves no purpose for us or him.
This really makes no sense. Maybe he was offered to Rome before the transfer window closed, but United cannot possible give away one of the very few options left upfront.
Our lack of depth up top could say otherwise.
That’s the best cause scenario. Does a year there and gets his mojo back. We sign some new midfielders and he comes back with another two years on his contract.You know what’s going to happen don’t you? Sanchez goes to Roma and he suddenly starts scoring 30 goals a season again.......
This is not only extremely Yoda like (is that you, Darth Sidious?). The loan could be great for him and staying could be great for him.
Playing somewhere else might be perfect for him. Our lack of people up top is worrying. Weird time for the board to bring this up. If it went through before deadline day Mandzukic would probably be here.
Was discussing the Lukaku transfer with a colleague this morning and I actually forgot we had Sanchez as an option. 
Seriously? I mean i get the whole jlingz cringy stuff but he's not a bad footballer. Just not consistent.
I will be very surprised if he goes. I do believe he might do well in this more attacking formation we are looking to play.
He is good technically, works hard and can interchange positions to play in any of the front 3 positions.
He is good technically, works hard and can interchange positions to play in any of the front 3 positions.
Great idea. With Young out of the starting lineup we'll need a performance thread to vent. Oh well there's Matic. He has no shortage of shyte performances
Lingard is not high quality but he offers miles more than Sanchez to Ole as he's perfectly suited to his fast transitioning, high pressing system. And he actually looked really sharp in preseason scoring a couple of good goals and pressing like crazy.
I'd be hugely surprised if he doesn't play on Sunday.
Sanchez will score a dozen league goals this season. I'm sure of it.
He will play through the middle and be ok. We need him for squad depth anyway. He's going nowhere.
He will play through the middle and be ok. We need him for squad depth anyway. He's going nowhere.
The only way this can remotely make sense is if he is absolutely toxic in the squad. It’s hard to say because absolutely no one on here really knows and Ole will never publicly say it.
Based on all the various % of wage we will save it looks like 5-9mil over 9 months.
Wouldn’t you pay 5-9 mil to have a semi compatible backup to rash/tony/Greenwood?
No logic in this if he isnt toxic.
Based on all the various % of wage we will save it looks like 5-9mil over 9 months.
Wouldn’t you pay 5-9 mil to have a semi compatible backup to rash/tony/Greenwood?
No logic in this if he isnt toxic.
I’m pretty certain this is a wind up guys. I posted the original link back on page 6. It originated from somebody called Tele Radio Stereo in Italy. Still none of the British press have picked it up.
This is crazy we cant lose another player as bad as hes been I guarantee there will be a point in the season we could really do with him due to injuries or something else and he wont be here if this happens
So ship him out leaving us with
Rashy
Martial
Greenwood
Some winger kids.
Imagine if the first two get injured at the same time..
Yes when Rooney and martial were out that's how rashy got in to start with but it's still huge risk.
Rashy
Martial
Greenwood
Some winger kids.
Imagine if the first two get injured at the same time..
Yes when Rooney and martial were out that's how rashy got in to start with but it's still huge risk.
This is all bollocks and not happening. I thought Muppet season was over.
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You are probably right, I cannot think of a worse transfer.
Really? One may not offer much, but the other is perenially injured. At least Lingard pops up with the odd goal and can be used as a backup
I just don’t get the continual slating of Sanchez. FFS it’s a new beginning, he’s undoubtedly a quality footballer so just get behind him and at least help in trying to get his form back. It’s pathetic to remain bitter towards him because he hasn’t yet delivered, so what that’s gone. Embrace the bloke and try and help him rather than get on his back.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka is that type of personality.
Well said. The obsession in vilifying him is ridiculous. He is clearly trying his best and if anyone’s is at fault, it is Jose and Woody for signing and paying a crazy amount to a player that was on the decline.
Given the inexperience of our current forward line, he may be able to turn things around but the completely negativity surely can’t be helping.
I'd block any move for Sanchez and hang on until January. If he can find some fitness and form then he might become an asset for us. If he doesn't, then I guess some clubs will still be interested given we're allegedly ready to pay the majority of his wages anyway. Those few months could allow us to assess what contribution Sanchez can make along with what Rashford Martial Greenwood etc have shown so far.
Agree 100%. New season, new slate. Supporters in the ground will get behind him regardless so as long as he avoids social media he'll feel nothing but love. If he's still making no contribution by January then I'd have no problem with him going out on loan or being sold as long as Utd add a body to replace him if need be.
And Matic is well.... Matic
Is he clearly trying his best? Not at all what its looked like the past 9 months...
Yes I think he is trying his best. For whatever reason - very likely a misfiring team as much as anything - it hasn’t happened in a football sense but show me some proper evidence of him not trying. Show me obvious footage of the rest of the team grafting like mad and Sanchez downing tools and bumming around. It’s mythical and jumping on bandwagons to say he is not trying.
Just out of interest do you think Pogba and Martial have strained every sinew and given every single bit they can in every match that they’ve been involved in alongside Sanchez ?
Neither of those were expected to be a key players for their teams though and in many of those examples they went to a teams that were well build and would ease their transition.
Also we don't know how his injury record will look as of now as he is just entering the first team. It's a big unknown at the moment and it can go either way. Rossi for example wasn't that injury prone in the youth setup from memory.
As I said it will be different regime to what he is used so far and no doubt he will bulk up considering he will be playing against more physical defenders compared to youth level.
They play part time, not full time and the expectations are different, especially coming through at a top team. Sanchez was injured in the last 1.5 seasons a lot and played in differen, dysfunctional set ups. The same could happen to Mason who can be labeled "shit" soon enough. We're very short in attack. If we are to replace Sanchez I have nothing against even let him go on a free, however with the window shut I really don't see the point here.
He presses and works hard, I think you can't hold that against him. Martial is worse fit on paper in Ole's style as his work rate is pretty much non existent if we look at past seasons.
If Alexis finds some form it will be easier to sell him no doubt. At the moment it's the lowest point of his career so his value could only go up.
As I said I don't expect him to become a key member, but in a short attack he might be useful for the next season. Then sell him, release him or whatever at the start of the next window when we can actually bring some more numbers in.
Can't fault his effort imo but he's lost pretty much everything else.
If he plays a just small squad role this season his reputation will be finished as a top footballer and nobody will take him off us. We can't just release him next summer without paying off the rest of his 400k a week contract for another 2.5 years. That's a huge amount of money. If he goes to Italy and plays in a slower league in a team more suited to him he will hopefully start to rebuild his reputation and generate some interest before he's well into his 30s and unsellable. We pay less of his wages and his value increases. Win/win.
I get what people are saying. Why pay him to play for somebody else when we are short of attackers? The real question though imo is whether keeping him here serves any real purpose. He's not a good fit for the team. He tries but hasn't the explosiveness required for Ole's style. He doesn't score goals. Comparisons with Martial fall flat on those 2 points. Martial at least has the tools to do what Ole wants.
By all accounts he's also a sulky fecker who doesn't really get on with any of his team mates. He's easy fodder for the media to highlight the problems in the club. He is used by other players as a benchmark in contract demands. The best message the club could put out for Ole's regime would be to get him as far away as possible.
Greenwood isn't expected to be a key player too, unless I missed something.
From yesterday's presser Ole said Greenwood is expected to feature a lot, I understand this as being a being first teamer. Considering the competition for place I'm not surprised that he will be considered as such.
I understand where you are coming from but even if he features less would his reputation become worse? I mean we can gain more than we can lose here. At least next year he can feck off to China with his reputation being completely finished. Some team would probably take him for a year or two.