Usually we've talked to the player first before the Club.
I think if the player wants to play for United, a month or even two months of waiting shouldn't be a problem.
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I think if the player wants to play for United, a month or even two months of waiting shouldn't be a problem.
Yes I think we should offer the asking price straight away. I'd to get in there straight and hope that we get in there before any other club declares their interest. But I do understand that if two clubs declare their interest that the selling club would try to get maximum value for their asset.
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That is a fair point and I think that would work as long as the player declares a firm interest in joining us.
Which clearly has happened, unless it's all made up.
Bottom line is stop panicking. If the window closes and we sign nobody and sell pogba - then panic.
Would we buy Fernandes AND Maddison or do they best operate in the same zone? Can we play both? If no, who is better?
Agreed. I cant just hope we sign him as there is plenty of time left and see how it goes from there
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I have a feeling Ed is waiting for the Pogba issue to resolve before doing anything else in the transfer market. Completely idiotic idea, but that's how it seems like. We missed out on Tielemans because although we notified his agent of our interest we did not made any bid as we told them to wait for Pogba. We will probably miss out a few more targets and end up with either one of Longstaff or Lemina into the new season. Exciting stuff.
Maddison would be brilliant for Utd, exactly the type of signing we should be making
Haven't seen a lot of Maddison but maybe we could play the 2 other them together if we can get a top class holding midfielder if Pogba goes
This is following the exact same pattern as Gaitan isn't it?
Seems that way but hopefully not as there is still plenty of time left yet
I'm not sure if I'd like him here to be honest. If Pogba is hanging around, is he the kind of player to play well with him? Genuine question - not seen much of this guy.
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Also not seen much of him but based on what I have it would be great to have him even if Pogba stays.
From the stats he seems to be a bigger goal threat and I think that's something we have been missing. Last season we were too reliant on Pogba for goals so if we can get someone who can get 15+ goals from midfield it lifts the burden a lot.
For it to work with both of them, I do feel we need a more mobile DM than Matic however
To be honest I haven't seen much (or any) of him either. However if he has a good engine and good technique, then he could be a great replacement for Herrera. We need to round out our midfield. I'd say this is a big thumbs up if we can get him.
I can't believe we are still being linked with him and this thread is still rolling along !
If Pogba goes I think we'll get this deal tied up asap.
Now if Pogba stays I think we'll continue looking for a different type of central midfielder.
Now if Pogba stays I think we'll continue looking for a different type of central midfielder.
I've watched him for Portugal and i can say he is not just a creative player with an appetite for goal, he is also very hard working and does the "dirty" work well. Would definitely work with Pogba and a more defensive minded and energetic mid behind them.
EDIT: he'd be a major upgrade on Herrera basically. Similar levels of energy and grit but vastly superior at creating chances and finishing them.
What do you think about his time at Sporting? Never watched him but the goals and assists are quite impressive and promising for a midfielder.
Yeh. I kinda agreed with your assessment that if it's just a few millions here and there, just get it done. I think he's the missing piece in our attack.
It’s probably just a pre preliminary meeting (1st of 200) which Ed has set up to go through terms of holding a series of ‘talks ‘. Won’t get interesting until talk number 47 or so, predicted for summer 2026 #Edmoot
Thought the delay is because we met their release clause but Sporting want a lot more?
This is so bizarre one has to laugh. Imbeciles!!
I don’t believe he has a release clause?
Wrong. We haven't met any release clause. And clubs can't demand more if you do, that's the whole point.
There is a lot of confusion around the release clause. The best I can divine from the various comments is that there is release clause which has been variously reported at either 65m or 100m but there is also another clause which is not a release but a player clause which says that if the club receives a bid of 35m or more and refuses to sell they have to give the player 5m.
The best information we have is that United have not made a formal bid yet but are discussing an offer which would exceed the 35m but would fall well short of the 65m the club seems to want. Supposedly we are not interested in bidding much above 40m and feel we can use this weird clause in his contract as leverage to make Sporting lower their demands whilst they are constantly leaking rumours of interest to the press in an attempt to trigger a bidding war which does not seem to exist.
This is definitely one of the more bizarre transfer sagas out there right now and I honestly have no idea if we are seriously interested or not.
We can trust Woodward to make a mess of this per normal.
Don't think there is anything is in this
I also highly doubt Leicester will sell us Maddison & Potentially Maguire
I also highly doubt Leicester will sell us Maddison & Potentially Maguire
I believe that we will get Maguire in the end but I am absolutely certain now that Bruno relies on Pogba leaving
So you suggest anyone who remembers Rui Costa is old? Piss off.
He seems Lampard-like, which may be good since our current forward options are still young and there almost seems to be a blind hope that they just suddenly explode into life this coming season... but then again we’re not privy to daily training at Carrington.
You’d like to think he’d chip in with a fair few goals and may even end up being top scorer for the season if he came, because god fecking knows how Rashford/Martial are going to do.
You’d like to think he’d chip in with a fair few goals and may even end up being top scorer for the season if he came, because god fecking knows how Rashford/Martial are going to do.
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Exactly what I was thinking. Has the makings of another Gaitan saga.
And make a mess of it he will RD.
Rui Costa was fantastic for both fiorentina and Milan, what a player.
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Ed is still in the "preparing to consider" stage, I see.
Good choice of words and me reevaluate my opinion of Woody
. I previously had not trust in Woody but now I have trust in him to mess things up.So we have too wait for Woody to go through through the preparation stage and then go through the consideration stage
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