He simply has to be an upgrade on what we have. We need something
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Well that was the thinking behind Maguire. If you're going to have to soon upgrade your £80m "upgrade" then it'll once again look like a shocking signing somewhere down the line.
Good Lord. You’re probably trolling, but c’mon.. If he won the Ballon d’Or and we won the Champions League then he would be more than worth the total rumoured fee, after add ons. In fact, it would be probably be considered one of the most pivotal signings in the Club’s history.
What tier do we think he is?
He needs to be more than that. Otherwise you will be back in the market in 6 months looking for an upgrade on him. He simply needs to be of the level required to help us achieve what we want. There are only two levels. Good enough and not good enough. If you fall into not good enough, then he can have the consolation perhaps of winning the ‘Bruno, Mata, Lingard or Pereira’ argument, but it does little for us.
Damien Lewis would be an upgrade on what we have available right now. Bruno Fernandes will be like the second coming.
Hope he turns out okay been burned so many times I cant really get excited about new signings.
The player or the journalist?
Player of course!
Does anyone know if he can speak English?
Never seen him play but looks decent on Youtube
Its the Portugese league so feck knows how he will do in the prem. Hopefully not another Mkhi or Kagawa.
I don’t think Maguire’s been bad signing tbh, think it’s more the fact he’s playing in a average team under a poor manager. I think with better players around him it would be a different story. There’s something currently wrong at the club, it’s no coincidence that everyone we’ve signed in recent years has either stayed the same level or got worse, we’re not improving them, their not all just bad players. Hopefully Bruno doesn’t go the same way.
Damn it, caught me before the edit!!!! Gaaahhhh....
A mix of Miller, Possebon, Djemba x2 and Kleberson.
Anyone who thinks Maguire isn’t an upgrade on Smalling has got to be faking it or have insanely short term memory
I just imagine posters here yelling Bruno! like that scene from Strangers on a Train.
I thought you genuinely thought that was the turn of phrase, made me giggle And Anderson's fat versionr/BoneAppleTea
I think ability will be no issue with this lad but there is no way of answering how he will adapt to the premiership until we see him try. We have seen so many coming over and fail to adapt , hopefully he is one of the few that takes to life over here like a duck to water , we could sure do with an injection of quality.
I don't think you know who I am.
During April we have a set of favourable fixtures, Fernandes Pogba Mctominay Fred Matic as our midfield all of a sudden looks good assuming they can all stay fit. This signing could very well save our season. Saying that, i still feel we need 2 more, especially a striker.
I initially likened him to those two in the summer. Mata, too. With them, outside of the impressive stats they got for Dortmund and Chelsea, I was never impressed with their general play and was like the only one on here against signing Mkhi and Mata especially, and it's the same with Bruno. Great stats, the occasional nice pass, but, for me, just flatters to deceive in general.Never seen him play but looks decent on Youtube
Its the Portugese league so feck knows how he will do in the prem. Hopefully not another Mkhi or Kagawa.
This. Attitude and work rate will be no issue either.
Hope somebody tells him to put some thick socks on. Bit chilly in Manchester this time of year 
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Sigh... Thankfully it's getting done, barring some spectacular feckery. So much drama all window over just one player is depressing, considering we need 2 or 3. I wonder if they've been working on anything else. Cos it's starting to look like our current team can only work on one deal at a time. Over to you Bruno, time to justify the hype!
That is some lookalike....I've never seen him smile
Bruce Dickinson's the pilot?
Portuguese text on the wallHope somebody tells him to put some thick socks on. Bit chilly in Manchester this time of year
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It doesn't suit the narrative that we should have just paid it from the start what their asking price is rather than wait till the last minute to agree for the same amount. 80m EUR to emphasis that we eff up.
47m GBP base price with add ons is a fairly good deal.
The only thing I find negative is why it took so long to get this over with. It could have been wrapped up last summer window if the club really do have a plan going forward with regards to the make up of the squad. We know from the start that if we lose Pogba, we lose his creativity. And with Ole fixed on his 4231, we really lacked that player playing behind Martial. We should really have gone and get one whether it was Bruno or someone else.
He lives in Portugal mate.
That's the problem, Portugal isn't in Manchester, it's not even in England!
Officially approaching peak muppet hours,we're almost there lads!Hope somebody tells him to put some thick socks on. Bit chilly in Manchester this time of year
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But but but no one wants to go to United? The club is garbage? Why would he be happy? Is he being forced to come here?Hope somebody tells him to put some thick socks on. Bit chilly in Manchester this time of year
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I don't get it.
That's why he has to fly here, notice the aeroplane in the picture!
momma i made it
Why try? It's impossible.
I won't believe it until I see him walk onto the pitch in a united shirt
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