Build YOUR United squad for next season

[Nytram Shakes]

So I'm gonna try and keep it vaguely realistic, which is hard this summer considering as a minimum we need a a Right winger, two midfielders and two full backs, and its doubtful we will spend more then a £150 mil net so..... so thats what im gping to try and stick too.

In:
Sessegnon: £35mil
Odriozola: £30 mil
Dier: £45 Mil
Thauvin: £35 mil
Aouar: £28 mil

Out:
Mata: 18 mil
Shaw £12 mil
Darmain £8 mil
Carrick: Free
Fellaini: Free

Net spend £135 mil

Teams:
Attacking 433:

De Gea
Odriozola, Bailly, Blind, Sessegnon
Herrera Matic (c) Pogba
Thauvin, Lukaku, Sanchez​

Defensive 433:

De Gea
Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Blind
Matic (c) Dier Pogba
Lingard, Lukaku, Sanchez​

4231:

De Gea
Odriozola, Bailly, Jones, Sessegnon
Herrera Matic (c)
Thauvin, Lingard, Sanchez
Lukaku​

5212

De Gea
Odriozola, Bailly, Dier, Blind, Sessegnon
Matic (c) Pogba
Lingard
Lukaku, Rashford​

Reserve Side:

Romero
Valencia, Smalling, Rojo, Young
Aouar, Dier, Mctominay
Lingard, Rashford, Martial
​

Sanchez is starting in my first 11, but his form has to pick up massively other wise i would have to play game by game between him, Martial and Rashford depending on from.

 

[MrBest]

Out:
Fellaini - release
Darmian - 10m
Shaw - 20m
Blind - 10m
Mata - 15m
Total: 55m

In:
Savic -80m
Fred -50m
Sessonogne- 50m
Sandro - 50m
New left back: don't no many - 40m
Total: 270m

Net spend: 215m

Gk: de gea, Castro, romero ( why would you chnage that)
Fullbacks: tfm, sandro, young, Valencia (youth and reasonable back up)
Centre backs: smalling Jones tuanzabe Bailey lindeloff ( I think lindeloff will grow and Bailey should be fitter, tuanzabe one for future)
Cm: matic, pogba, savic, fred, Ander (solid back up, mix of styles)
Wingers and AM: martial, Sanchez, lingard, rashford, sess
Striker: lukaku ... the above can also play there.

Squad of 23 there ... happy to see more youth come in.i wouldn't revamp everything totally purely because chemistry takes a while to build and a radical crop and chnage could be a disaster. My first 11 would be:

De gea
Sandro Bailey lindeloff young
Savic pogba fred
Martial Sanchez rashford
Lukaku

Back up:

Romero
Tfm, Jones tuanzabe, new lb
Matic Ander
Lingard
Sess chong young
Rashford

 

[Kazi]

How many of these threads do we have to have srsly

 

[Class of 63]

Out:
Fellaini - release
Darmian - 10m
Shaw - 20m
Blind - 10m
Mata - 15m
Total: 55m

In:
Savic -80m
Fred -50m
Sessonogne- 50m
Sandro - 50m
New left back: don't no many - 40m
Total: 270m

Net spend: 215m

Gk: de gea, Castro, romero ( why would you chnage that)
Fullbacks: tfm, sandro, young, Valencia (youth and reasonable back up)
Centre backs: smalling Jones tuanzabe Bailey lindeloff ( I think lindeloff will grow and Bailey should be fitter, tuanzabe one for future)
Cm: matic, pogba, savic, fred, Ander (solid back up, mix of styles)
Wingers and AM: martial, Sanchez, lingard, rashford, sess
Striker: lukaku ... the above can also play there.

Squad of 23 there ... happy to see more youth come in.i wouldn't revamp everything totally purely because chemistry takes a while to build and a radical crop and chnage could be a disaster. My first 11 would be:

De gea
Sandro Bailey lindeloff young
Savic pogba fred
Martial Sanchez rashford
Lukaku

Back up:

Romero
Tfm, Jones tuanzabe, new lb
Matic Ander
Lingard
Sess chong young
Rashford

Interesting that you've picked a 23 man squad, but picked two 12 man teams

EDIT: Rashford is in both teams

 

[Oaencha]

In:
Savic -80m
Fred -50m
Sessonogne- 50m
Sandro - 50m
New left back: don't no many - 40m
Total: 270m

You’re surely not talking about the 33 year old ex-Sunderland player are you? If so £50m is absolutely bonkers. If you’re talking about the Fulham youngster then you want us to sign 3 left sided players for defence/midfield?

 

[FujiVice]

---------------------De Gea------------------------
Valencia-----------Jones-----Smalling--------------Young
------------------Matic------McTomminay---------------
--A big slow lumbering chap who does what he's told------
-------Willian--------------------------Sanchez--------
---------------------Lukaku-------------------------

 

[Charles Miller]

Out: Fellaini and Darmian.
In - no idea about the price tags:
CB: Milan Škriniar
RB: Meunier
LB: Alaba
Midfield: Isco
RW: Malcom.

De Gea
Meunier Skriniar Bailly Alaba
Isco Matic Pogba
Malcom Lukaku Sanchez​

 

[Robaldo]

I'll try and be somewhat realistic.

Outgoings:
Mata - always been overrated as shit and has got worse
Martial - I do like him but there's not space for him, Rashford, and Alexis - and Martial seems most likely
Shaw - has been unlucky with the managers and injuries but perhaps he was over-hyped
Carrick - retiring
Fellaini - good attitude but he's the embodiment of this club post-Fergie - expensive and shit
Darmian - never really hated on him like some do but he's not special
Blind - thought he was a good signing and would work under certain managers but it isn't really happening for him
Rojo - I like him but we're well stocked with centre backs and he's no better than the others

Incomings:
Alex Sandro - from what I've seen he's reasonable defensively and feels natural going forward; also not too old but enough so that we shouldn't be waiting on his 'potential'
Alderweireld - I'm a bit skeptical about his injuries but he's pretty much good in every respect
Ruben Neves - I think it'd be a hard deal to do this summer but he looks well balanced and could play in a two or a three
Willian - wouldn't really want to negotiate with Chelsea because they'll be difficult about it if Conte's not there but for the lack of alternatives I'll say Willian
Mandzukic - or another striker of the sort, because our attacks look even less functional than they tend to without a focal point
And then a younger right back of some sort

De Gea; Valencia, Alderweireld, Smalling (or Bailly), Sandro; Matic, Neves, Pogba; Sanchez, Lukaku, Willian

 

[Oaencha]

I'll try and be somewhat realistic.

Outgoings:
Mata - always been overrated as shit and has got worse
Martial - I do like him but there's not space for him, Rashford, and Alexis - and Martial seems most likely
Shaw - has been unlucky with the managers and injuries but perhaps he was over-hyped
Carrick - retiring
Fellaini - good attitude but he's the embodiment of this club post-Fergie - expensive and shit
Darmian - never really hated on him like some do but he's not special
Blind - thought he was a good signing and would work under certain managers but it isn't really happening for him
Rojo - I like him but we're well stocked with centre backs and he's no better than the others

Incomings:
Alex Sandro - from what I've seen he's reasonable defensively and feels natural going forward; also not too old but enough so that we shouldn't be waiting on his 'potential'
Alderweireld - I'm a bit skeptical about his injuries but he's pretty much good in every respect
Ruben Neves - I think it'd be a hard deal to do this summer but he looks well balanced and could play in a two or a three
Willian - wouldn't really want to negotiate with Chelsea because they'll be difficult about it if Conte's not there but for the lack of alternatives I'll say Willian
Mandzukic - or another striker of the sort, because our attacks look even less functional than they tend to without a focal point
And then a younger right back of some sort

De Gea; Valencia, Alderweireld, Smalling (or Bailly), Sandro; Matic, Neves, Pogba; Sanchez, Lukaku, Willian

Finally a realistic selection of ins. The outs would cause us problems though. Shaw, Darmian, Blind and Rojo are the only players in our squad who can play at left back. If they were all sold and we only signed Alex Sandro we would be screwed if he got injured.

 

[T A]

This is like a Football Manager 2019 thread . How can people know how much players will be sold for. Also when does a team let 10 players leave and then sign 10 players in one season?

And this was our current manager’s former transfer window

 

[Jim Beam]

Always intrigues me how much time people lose while making this kind of post? Anyway, I would lock him for midfield, fullback and rightwing position and make his wish. Other than that, I would say improve what you have.

Pretty much, 3 players.

 

[SpyLuke10]

Out:

Darmian
Blind
Fellaini
Carrick (retirement, joining backroom staff)

In:

Fred
SMS
Sandro

Note: If Martial leaves too a 4th signing will happen, no idea who that would be though.

For some reason I don't feel like Shaw will leave United, even though most people seem to. I also would be surprised if Jones or Smalling left.

All of these people, predicting us to make 5 signings, unrealistic imo, that would only maybe happen if Shaw and Martial also left in addition to the above 4.

 

[LoCalXT]

-----------------------Degod
Odriozola - de Light - Bailly - Sandro
----------------- - -----Matic -
----Savic/ Lucas Torriera - Pogba
--------- ------------ -Martial -
--------------- Lukaku - Sanchez

 

[RC89]

Why do people want Romero out?

 

[Grylte]

Why do people want Romero out?

Was just going to ask this myself, i see it in every thread like this.
"Too good to be nr 2" - poor guy, earns a fortune being backup gk in the worlds biggest football club, and still gets quite a few matches every year.
One of the last players i'd get rid of, unless he asks for it.

 

[SWE-Chucky]

Dream:

DDG
Meniure Toby Bailly Sandro
SMS Kroos Pogba
Willian Lukaku Sanchez

Realistic:

DDG
Valencia Toby Bailly Sandro
Fred Matic Pogba
Willian Lukaku Sanchez

Out:
Fellaini
Shaw
Carrick
Blind
Darmian
Mata

 

[Rojofiam]

In:

Lewis Cook (Bournemouth)
Malcom (Bourdeaux) / Willian (Chelsea)
Alex Sandro (Juventus)

Out:

Michael Carrick (Retiring)
Marouane Fellaini
Matteo Darmian

Shaw & Martial will probably ask to leave, possibly Blind as well, so I won’t be surprised to see them go as well.

Edit: I would like to see us go for Sessegnon and loan him back to Fulham for a year, especially if they get the promotion.

 

[VancouverUtdFan]

Was just going to ask this myself, i see it in every thread like this.

Me personally, I wouldn’t mind selling him because

1.) His stock is at an all time high
2.) He’s starting to catch injuries and will be 32 by the time next season is done
3.) Can recoup a fair amount of money for him to use elsewhere
4.) We have Pereira who can take over and be an understudy to De Gea

...combination of all those things I’d say

 

[Mibabalou]

This is a new low for the caf.

 

[MrBest]

You’re surely not talking about the 33 year old ex-Sunderland player are you? If so £50m is absolutely bonkers. If you’re talking about the Fulham youngster then you want us to sign 3 left sided players for defence/midfield?

See your point but this Fulham kid could be the real deal and a club as big as ours has to be involved. Whether it means in future years we sell martial. No idea how much he May cost but if Fulham reach the premier league,fee will go up.. Fred and savic are central midfielders , maybe left footers but don't play left side.

 

[Class of 63]

This is a new low for the caf.

Don't be so hard on yourself

 

[Chillosophy]

See your point but this Fulham kid could be the real deal and a club as big as ours has to be involved. Whether it means in future years we sell martial. No idea how much he May cost but if Fulham reach the premier league,fee will go up.. Fred and savic are central midfielders , maybe left footers but don't play left side.

I think Oaencha is referring to the fact you listed two leftbacks in Alex Sandro + "New left back" (three even, if you count Ryan Sessegnon. But as mentioned he is more of a LW, atleast looking forward).

We need two new fullbacks for sure but one of them should be a rightback

 

[Oaencha]

See your point but this Fulham kid could be the real deal and a club as big as ours has to be involved. Whether it means in future years we sell martial. No idea how much he May cost but if Fulham reach the premier league,fee will go up.. Fred and savic are central midfielders , maybe left footers but don't play left side.

As @Chillosophy pointed out I was referring to Sessegnon, Sandro and new left back. I wasn’t sure which Sessegnon you meant because your preferred lineups confused the hell out of me. After a second look I’m guessing you’ve got left and right switched the wrong way.

De gea
Sandro Bailey lindeloff young
Savic pogba fred
Martial Sanchez rashford
Lukaku

Back up:

Romero
Tfm, Jones tuanzabe, new lb
Matic Ander
Lingard
Sess chong young
Rashford

 

[The Mad Manc]

Can tell we are truly a global club... roster....

With some truly provincial fans...

 

[limerickcitykid]

In
Ancelotti (£5m agent fee)
Meunier (£25m)
Rafael (£10m)
Jose Gaya (£30m)
Ben Davies (£40m)
Tarkowski (£30m)
Dier (£40m)
Neves (£40m)
Douglas Costa (£50m)
Richardlison (£35m)

Total: £305m

->Net spend: £115m

Call back
Pereira
TFM
Tuanzebe

Promote
Mitchell
Willock

I'm not sure what is worse, the signings or the suggestion we promote Matty Willock.

 

[André Dominguez]

If it was possible:

4x1x3x2 Narrow diamond (Imho is a very agile formation)

• GK: De Gea; Romero; Mário Felgueiras (random third choice keeper )
• DR: Valencia; Davide Calabria (Milan)
• DL: Young; Alex Telles (FC Porto)
• DC: Bailly; Jones; Smalling; Benjamin Pavard (VFB Stuttgart)
• DM: Matic; Rodri (Villarreal)
• CM: Ander; Scott; Perreira; Goretzka (Schalke 04); Aleksandr Golovin (CSKA)
• AM: Pogba; Mata
• SS: Sanchez; Martial; Lingard
• ST: Lukaku; Rashford; Maximiliano Gómez (Celta)

I would gamble on the transfer market: Buy young potential players and a few players who keep doing solid seasons regularly like Telles from Porto and Golovin from CSKA to see if they can make the leap.

I would keep this 25-26 man squad: The season is long and we can eventually ship out one or two reserves if the fitness levels are good in January.

 

[T A]

I'm not sure what is worse, the signings or the suggestion we promote Matty Willock.

Willock made it on bench in last match of last season so i guess he's amongst our youngsters that Jose did rate. If McTominay can, i dont think there will be any problem with Willock, as you can see both of them are plan Cs in my squad so basically they wont play much, just some chances given to test their mentality at highest level matches.

About other options i have argued about their abilities in some of transfer threads so i would like to preserve my opinion without repeating the same explaination.

The OP said it all, "if you're in charge", so my former post is practically my individual dream scenario, i dont put too much hope on it to be realistic.

If anyone demands seriousness, here was what i think would happen this summer

Sell: Blind + Darmian + Shaw + Martial ~ £100M

Buy:
Alderweireld £40M
Fred £40M
1 RB/LB £50M
1 RW £50M

Net spend ~ £80M (+50M for 1 more CM if Fellaini does leave)

 

[The Mad Manc]

Out

• Young (£10m)
• Valencia (£10m)
• Darmian (£16m)
• Smalling (£20m)
• Jones (£20m)
• Blind (£15m)
• Fellaini (released)
• Carrick (released)
• Mata (£20m)

Total £ in: £111m

In

• Sandro (£40m)
• Sidibe (£35m)
• Alderweireld (£40m)
• Fred (£45m)
• Milinkovic-Savic (£80m)
• Willian (£35m)
• Tuanzebe (promoted)
• Fosu-Mensah (promoted)
• Andreas Pereira (promoted)

Total £ out: £275m

Net spend: £164m

 

[MrBest]

As @Chillosophy pointed out I was referring to Sessegnon, Sandro and new left back. I wasn’t sure which Sessegnon you meant because your preferred lineups confused the hell out of me. After a second look I’m guessing you’ve got left and right switched the wrong way.

De gea
Sandro Bailey lindeloff young
Savic pogba fred
Martial Sanchez rashford
Lukaku

Back up:

Romero
Tfm, Jones tuanzabe, new lb
Matic Ander
Lingard
Sess chong young
Rashford

got mixed up lol!

 

[Decomposing In Paris]

In:
Alderweireld
Fred
Sandro
... screw it, Neymar
Pereira (return)

Out:
Darmien
Fellaini
Carrick
Shaw
Jones
Rashford (loan)

 

[roseguy64]

Being realistic and because I'm waiting for the CL Final...

OUT:
Fellaini, Carrick, Blind, Darmian, Rojo/Jones, McTominay(loan), Tuanzebe(loan)

IN:
Sandro, Fred, Mandzukic/Willian, A.Pereira, Fosu-Mensah, Alderwereild

Squad:
GK - De Gea, Romero, J.Pereira
CB - Smalling, Toby A., Bailly, Lindelof, Rojo/Jones, TFM
FB - Young, Valencia, Sandro, Shaw, TFM
CM - Matic, Pogba, Fred, Herrera, A. Pereira, TFM
AM/W - Sanchez, Martial, Rashford, Lingard, Mata, A. Pereira, (Willian)
ST - Lukaku, Rashford, Martial, Sanchez, (Mandzukic)

So potentially,
De Gea
Valencia- Smalling/Bailly- Toby A. - Sandro
Matic
Pogba -Fred
Sanchez/Willian- Sanchez/Martial
Lukaku

 

[RedPed]

Out
Mourinho (release)
Fellaini (release)
Lingard (£30m)
Smalling (£25m)
Jones (£25m)
Blind (£15m)
Darmian (£15m)
Shaw (£20m)
Young (release)
Valencia (£15m)
Herrera (£20m)
Mata (£15m)
Romero (£10m)

Total: £190m

In
Ancelotti (£5m agent fee)
Meunier (£25m)
Rafael (£10m)
Jose Gaya (£30m)
Ben Davies (£40m)
Tarkowski (£30m)
Dier (£40m)
Neves (£40m)
Douglas Costa (£50m)
Richardlison (£35m)

Total: £305m

->Net spend: £115m

Call back
Pereira
TFM
Tuanzebe

Promote
Mitchell
Willock

Squad depth 4-3-3
GK: DG/Pereira
RB: Rafael/Meunier/TFM
CB: Rojo/Tarkowski/Lindelof
CB: Bailly/Tuanzebe
LB: Davies/Gaya/Mitchell
CM: Matic/Willock/McTominay
CM: Dier/Pereira
CM: Pogba/Neves
RW: Sanchez/Costa
LW: Martial/Richardlison
ST: Lukaku/Rashford

Wow, Mourinho out and you come up with this???

 

[Lentwood]

Just cos’ i’m bored and hungover....

OUT

Fellaini (Release)
Blind (£15m)
Darmian (10m)
Herrera (25m)

IN

Toby Alderweireld (£40m)
Willian (£35m)
Fred (£55m)
RB (?) (£40m)
LB (?) (£40m)

NET = £160m

I don’t watch enough European football to know who I would go for at fullback or even who may want to join us. I like Trippier at Spurs but not sure they would sell for £40m and he isn’t worth more than that imo.

I would also keep an eye out to see if we could pick up an ageing international CM - someone like a Sami Khedira - who can come in, play 20 games and bolster our numbers since we are losing Carrick and probably Fellaini, plus I’m advocating selling Herrera because I believe he breeds mediocrity

 

[soap]

You’re surely not talking about the 33 year old ex-Sunderland player are you? If so £50m is absolutely bonkers. If you’re talking about the Fulham youngster then you want us to sign 3 left sided players for defence/midfield?

Pretty sure he meant "new right back," as Sandro would obviously be a new left back.

Anyway, in the unlikely event that Woodward sacks Mourinho and hires me to replace him:

OUT:
Blind - £10m
Darmian - £10m
Jones - £20m
Mata - £25m
Fellaini - £0

TOTAL - £65m

IN:
Sandro - £50m
Fred - £40m
Willian - £55m
Alderweireld - £50m

Recall Fosu-Mensah

TOTAL - £195m

NET - £130m

The above fees are guesses, of course.

Starting XI

De Gea
Valencia - Alderweireld - Bailly - Sandro
Fred - Matic - Pogba
Willian - Lukaku - Martial
​

Sanchez to compete for a slot on either wing. I would start the season with him mostly on the bench, as his form since coming here warrants.

Shaw to deputise for Sandro. Absolutely no more of Young at LB unless both of the aforementioned are injured, or we're playing a back 3 with Young at LWB. He can compete with Valencia for the RB slot while TFM is phased in (or given a chance, whichever way you wanna look at it). I get the impression Young would be better at RB because he won't have to keep twatting the ball up the line with his weaker foot when pressed, and he's way better at beating his man that Valencia. Whether or not his crosses from the right would be as good as his in-swingers from the left I don't know.

Herrera and McTominay cover for Fred and Matic. If Pogba is out then bring Lingard in and switch to 4-2-3-1 - and sometimes swap one of Fred/Matic out for Lingard against lower table teams at Old Trafford. TFM can play in midfield in an emergency too.

Far from convinced that would be enough to catch City but I'm not sure who we could realistically sign who would give me that confidence. Kroos, Veratti etc are not attainable.