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He's one of the biggest talents in the world for his age groupIs he that good already?
He's one of the biggest talents in the world for his age groupIs he that good already?
Tbh I never cared once about Sancho, I knew it was b.s from the start. Just some dream for the fans. I haven't seen Traore play 1 min so I cannot say this is a good or bad signing. Time will tell.It's not his fault we didn't sign Sancho is it, that's down to the board.
This could be a good signing for the futu
Stop living in the past. Sancho is the real deal and we have skipped that to buy an unknown who has played no first team minutes. It’s more like the Dalot signing than Ronaldo.We paid 17m in 2003 for unknown and unproven kid. Remember?
Er.... it's like you don't understand how money works.No, our last Sancho bid was €95m + €15m in addons, €10m short of Dortmunds valuation. But we don't want to pay the extra €10m for our top target, we'll pay €30m + add ons for this kid though.
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Still didn't get our no.1 target we've been talking about for two summers, even when his club were open to selling.Er.... it's like you don't understand how money works.
Man: "Can I buy this magazine please?"
Shopkeeper: "Yes, it's £4.50"
Man: "Oh shit, I only have £3. Oh well, just give me packet of chewing gum instead."
Shopkeeper: "Oh so you can't afford £4.50 for a magazine but you can afford £1 for chewing gum?"
He's done better than Ravel already and is doing well in Portugal. He's making some progree. The point is that buying a kid straight out of academy football for that fee is a massive gamble because you don't know how they respond to the senior game on and off the pitch. Edwards is instructive here.Oh yeah the kid who's attitude was so toxic that he failed to turn up on time for a single training session while on loan at Norwich, resulting in him playing just 6 minutes in his loan spell there and having his loan spell terminated early. Edwards is known to have a stinker of an attitude and was known to never pass to anyone while at Spurs in the youth teams. There's a reason nobody will touch him with a barge pole. Ravel Morrison No.2.
We can't win can we.Still what is the issue here? He looks supremely talented. Why link this with Sancho?
Sancho is going to cost 120m. Let's see if we can pay that much. This isn't Sancho thread.Stop living in the past. Sancho is the real deal and we have skipped that to buy an unknown who has played no first team minutes. It’s more like the Dalot signing than Ronaldo.
That is a hell of a lot of money for someone who has played 25 minutes. We couldn't get that money for players we have that have made 50 plus appearances!So what do you know about this player to declare that Atalanta are partying right now?!
How can anyone say that without watching him play before?
I'm sure that one of our scouts thinks differently and we think he's worth it.
It's not the money you pay but the quality blended with the team he plays with. Some work and others don't. See Griezmann, Dembele and a number of others who cost lots and lots but didn't fit into their new team.
I can understand that 30 is less than 120 so you know... swings and roundabouts. We all have our strengths.Still get your no.1 target you've been talking about for two summers, even when his club were open to selling.
Seems like you don't understand what has gone on with the Sancho fiasco.
That has to be worst plus side that you can think aboutPlus side of the high fee is we wont have to hear the Dan James defence being used (ie cheap punt and therefore apparently unreasonable to expect competence)
I may have been slightly exaggerating.wow. didn't realise Pulisic was that short. He looked 5ft 10 in my eyes. I guess he is well proportioned.
As I understand it, yes.So we are signing 2 Messi's in Traore and Pellestri.
Simply quick answer, we need players for the first team and squad depth for now not the future and not someone who could go either way here.I get the feeling there seems to be desire to moan at whatever United do in the transfer market. Just because we are not getting Sancho doesn't mean we should stop trying to sign other players.
A lot of people on this forum have complained about our scouting, on why we don't snap up players for cheap before their value goes up, Yet when we actually do it, we still complain.
He's taller than Angel regardless.I may have been slightly exaggerating.
That might be the case, but we also need to invest in the future, the two are not mutually exclusive. Us not improving our first team, shouldn't stop us from trying to bring in players that could be useful for us in the future and save the club money.Simply quick answer, we need players for the first team and squad depth for now not the future and not someone who could go either way here.
Smart decision considering you can get porn online for much less than £3 never mind £4.50.Er.... it's like you don't understand how money works.
Man: "Can I buy this magazine please?"
Shopkeeper: "Yes, it's £4.50"
Man: "Oh shit, I only have £3. Oh well, just give me packet of chewing gum instead."
Shopkeeper: "Oh so you can't afford £4.50 for a magazine but you can afford £1 for chewing gum?"
Okay, but not being able to secure the big target (which is a failure) doesn't mean we need to be completely dismissive if we're also trying to do the latter.Simply quick answer, we need players for the first team and squad depth for now not the future and not someone who could go either way here.
Oh no, he doesn't have pace?Two shit wingers do not equal a Sancho.
This guy doesn't have blistering pace, or trickery, or a touch.
Exactly. Few people just loves to moan about everything.We can't win can we.
Wait until they emerge and see a 100m+ price...that's wrong.
Get in before they're proven and drones moan that it's too much for unproven players.
I'm on about the club obviously. Even with the best scouting in the world you don't know how players at that age will turn out as so many things need to translate into the mens game.Impossible for who to have much of an idea though? Internet fans or a professional football club?
I’m not saying anyone has to be excited, but at the very worst, there needs to be a reservation of judgement if you have no idea at all how good the player is. If we had bought Kylian Mbappé at a similar age for 30m, it would have been fantastic business. If we had bought Oli McBurnie at the same stage for 30m, it would have been a terrible move. Obviously, the key distinction lies in the quality of the player, and as it stands, those criticising have no idea as to the quality of the player.
Horses for courses. We need an established attacker to play on right wing, not Amad. Someone to improve on what we have already. We are not stacked with cash either to be able to buy whoever we want. Traore seems to be one for the future not what we need badly now. If we sign another attacker to play on flanks, people won't complain. However, if he is bought to fill the hole that Sancho was supposed to, then we are in trouble. The lad is really young and is yet to be tested in Serie A, nevermind being thrown on the frontline of a struggling giant in the prem.I get the feeling there seems to be desire to moan at whatever United do in the transfer market. Just because we are not getting Sancho doesn't mean we should stop trying to sign other players.
A lot of people on this forum have complained about our scouting, on why we don't snap up players for cheap before their value goes up, Yet when we actually do it, we still complain.
well at least he wont get injured, hopefully it will be a nice boost to get him in January Much like bruno.He got 24 minutes last season, so I wouldn't hold my breath on much game time.
Samuel Luckhurst > Romano
David Ornstein still the oracle..
Di Marzio still the 'Don' in Italia..
Luckhurst has been banging this drum for ages to be fair to him hasn't he, bit weird for him to be right.
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Yeah but I've already ruined 3 laptops hiding them in the woods.Smart decision considering you can get porn online for much less than £3 never mind £4.50.
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Mitten > RomanoTweet
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It was Andy Mitten's info.
Could be pepe. Could be mahrez. Could be messi.Seems pretty strong and physical for an 18 year old. Is he our Ansu Fati?
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It was Andy Mitten's info.