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The only offer that matters is the one United get.
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The articleManchester United does not work. It is evident, as demonstrated by being outside the Champions and any other European competition and also far from head in the Premier League. Many players are already looking for a destination and some of those who have been their references have decided change of air or at least study the market and see what it offers.
One of the most striking cases is that of Casemiro, that I have received one important offer of Saudi football and that you are thinking about the possibility of change of air.
As with all the proposals of the Arab country championship, it comes accompanied by a lot of money, but also has the desire of United to completely turn the template, which could start with a coach change.
The Casemiro case it is striking, since the Brazilian was the star signing from last campaign, and although his contribution this season has decreased, mainly because of injuries, his poster is still important among United fans. The midfielder came to Old Trafford in the summer of 2022 in exchange for an amount that, with the variables, could reach the 70 million euros. Although now the leaders of the English team are looking recover part of that investment, your quote will not reach that amount of money.
The offer made to Casemiro It enters squarely in which the second great wave of Saudi football is presumed to continue with the arrival of stars who are active in European football. On this occasion, the Arab League it seems that you have found in the Manchester United a great ally in fattening the payroll of great players. Jadon Sancho is another of those that could appear for Saudi football from January 1.
Yeah, It does make sense to let them go if there are players to replace them available. If that's the case get the wages off the books and give the new signings the 6 months to bed in for next season.Get Neves or someone with the money. If it doesn’t work out we keep trying. He’s the best gettable midfield prospect at the moment. That guarantees us nothing but we should at least be able to get a decent fee for younger players later on if they don’t work out. We got lucky Saudi have a bottomless pit for big names.
i do think we should keep Casemiro and Varane until the end of the season unless we have replacements that are gettable in January.
Makes sense selling our two only players who are serial winners and who are probably our best defender and our best midfielder?Yeah, It does make sense to let them go if there are players to replace them available. If that's the case get the wages off the books and give the new signings the 6 months to bed in for next season.
We're probably going to see them leave only for another late scramble to get a couple of loan deals done before deadline day.
If we can get a decent fee for him it would be stupid to not sell him.Can't say will be sad to see him go. Decent player but we didn't see anything like his best days. I hope the offer is big for us too though, shouldn't just give him away.
They aren't really, if younger more reliably fit players are available and attainable, then they can piss off. Plus they're on about 600k a week combined.Makes sense selling our two only players who are serial winners and who are probably our best defender and our best midfielder?
I think the idea would be to buy an upgrade should he go, that's generally what happens.There is no point in selling him as we'll be short in that area next season with McTominay being shit, Eriksen with an even older body and Armabat having no clue.
I fear that we're not an attractive proposition for top players anymore. At best we'd someone similar just at the end of his peak.I think the idea would be to buy an upgrade should he go, that's generally what happens.
missing sitters doesn’t impact xGBut not better in what really matters…amassing points.
Chelsea, or us, missing sitters and thus having a low xG, is an interesting conversation, but what’s vastly more interesting is where each club is in the table. This is a race to the finish line, not a beauty contest.
Varane’s legs had gone just a matter of weeks ago.Stings in the short term but I am an advocate of getting rid of the ridiculously high earners. Casemiro was a defacto panic buy that worked out last season but his legs have gone, we need to sell high now or be stuck with that wage for another 3 years.
We don't need to look at the top players at the top teams.I fear that we're not an attractive proposition for top players anymore. At best we'd someone similar just at the end of his peak.
Casemiro is already settled in England and might give us 2 or 3 good seasons if managed properly.
We need to stop buying over 30 players. We need to be looking at younger players and less established, lower cost and possibly higher risk, its how we build a squad for the future.I fear that we're not an attractive proposition for top players anymore. At best we'd someone similar just at the end of his peak.
Casemiro is already settled in England and might give us 2 or 3 good seasons if managed properly.
There’s a reason though - they’re the ones other teams bid for. Not like they’re queuing up for the likes of Martial and Lindelof.I do hope that it is BS. He is our best midfielder, ffs.
But it would be so United. Selling proven winners like Casemiro and Varane while keeping players with weak mentality (and quality).
This is where I'm leaning as well. I really like him, but we need more agile, younger and more hungry players.Stings in the short term but I am an advocate of getting rid of the ridiculously high earners. Casemiro was a defacto panic buy that worked out last season but his legs have gone, we need to sell high now or be stuck with that wage for another 3 years.
Then I require an explanation of the relevance of "xG". If I'm three yards out in front of an open net with the nearest defender 20 yards behind me -- by any definition a "sitter" -- shouldn't the xG be something like 0.999?missing sitters doesn’t impact xG
Yeah, so you'd have a high xG and low goals scored. If you're xG is higher than your goals scored, that's the indicator your missing sitters, not the xG being low. xG being low would mean you're creating poor scoring chances or not enough at all.Then I require an explanation of the relevance of "xG". If I'm three yards out in front of an open net with the nearest defender 20 yards behind me -- by any definition a "sitter" -- shouldn't the xG be something like 0.999?
If you miss the chance or not the xG is the sameThen I require an explanation of the relevance of "xG". If I'm three yards out in front of an open net with the nearest defender 20 yards behind me -- by any definition a "sitter" -- shouldn't the xG be something like 0.999?
Only if the miss doesn't cause a rebound and a new attempt. If it does you get a higher xG (combined probability for the original shot + rebound but never above 1 since it's the same attack) than if there's no rebound.If you miss the chance or not the xG is the same
And like Varane people shouldn't get excited about one game.Wait until he comes back and plays a blinder just like Varane on Saturday. Half the posters will disappear just like Sunday .
Varane is class one of my favourite players .And like Varane people shouldn't get excited about one game.
Was class v Bayern too in fairness, as he was for 90% of last season.And like Varane people shouldn't get excited about one game.
I don't have strong opinions on Varane either way but what kind of barometer was Sunday? Backs against the wall can't and won't be our approach in almost all other games.Wait until he comes back and plays a blinder just like Varane on Saturday. Half the posters will disappear just like Sunday .
He's always been overrated for me and injured far too often. Hopefully he backs it up with another good display on Saturday.Was class v Bayern too in fairness, as he was for 90% of last season.
Hardly “one game”.
The offer might not be there in next Summer. And the cycle of "we should get rid of these high paid old always injured players, and get young hungry ones" would continue.Only if we get a quality replacement. Which we wont so there's no point selling him in Jan.