Daley Blind to Ajax| Deal to be done at 16m euros plus 5m in bonuses
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Great move
His dad Danny, who also happens to be his current agent, gave an interview with Radio 1 last night. They're negotiating with Ajax for personal terms, and unless another nice European club comes by in the next days or so he's signing for Ajax.
Thanks for putting one past the Scousers Daley. Good luck with your next venture.....
Top pro. Nice guy. Not good enough for us though, wish him well and that's a solid price all things considered.
Not an inherently bad player by any stretch of the imagination, just not one the manager seemed to like.
Good we actually sold him for an accurate amount proportionate to his ability, though.
Good we actually sold him for an accurate amount proportionate to his ability, though.
Smalling is and always has been a dud and will continue to stink up the place if we keep him. He'll be 29 later this year and is supposed to be at his peak right now.
Jones is comfortably the better player imo, his problem is that he's rarely fit. I'd give him one last season to try and sort out his issues, if he can't then get rid.
If I was in charge both would have been booted ages ago. Dumb and dumber at the heart of our defence is a complete liability.
actually got to like him over time. Good squadie but time to move him on and replace him with some of the younsgters. What is pissing me off that first of all I'd get rid off Darmian. Blind was actually good for dsome parts of his United career but fecking Darmina shambles all his time here apart few matches. Another one on thelist should have been fellaini if we wanted to move on, so hopefully we extended so we could sell him soon and is not used too much. Then Rojo/Jones should go too
Good luck at your new club Daley. Thanks for your efforts
Just how Jose can chuck a player without even playing him in his 2 best position is just ripely sickening. Has no ability to look at his squad & build a team that has a balance of everything.
Instead he would get 11 fellaini's & stick them in a 4231.
Instead he would get 11 fellaini's & stick them in a 4231.
Indeed. Darmian, Jones and Smalling should all be surplus to requirements.
And Jose come January
Thought he could do better than Ajax. I know its his home and all that but its basically dropping down a division. He would be a very good signing at that price for any top 12 team especially with his versatility.
It's a good fee for someone who barely featured at all last season. Still, it's slightly bewildering that a player like Blind is being pushed out the door while we hand out long-term contracts to the likes of Marcos Rojo.
If for incoming transfers, Jose has a say on who we want and not so much how much to pay for him, why would Jose have an input on how much to receive on a player he doesn't want anymore?Say what you want, but Jose is awesome at getting great prices on sales!
He has been at United for seven year and always struggled with injuries... why would it be different this year?
He had the potential to be a great defender but injuries ruined that. He hasnt even improved much in those seven years.
Best of luck Daley, no hard feelings.
Loved him. Played in many positions, never complained when out of the side, rarely injured (until last season) while other defenders were dropping like flies, could pass a ball forward unlike others and scored important late goals
Good luck Daley. Liked him a lot.
Gave his best for us so no hard feelings on that front but to get 16+5 for a player worth barely a quarter of that is sensational business from the club.
Yeah, he was very professional. Never moaned about positions or when dropped.
Jose is also at the end of the road imo. Only a sustained title challenge and a big improvement in style of play will convince me that he can continue further.And Jose come January
Exactly. He seems to be a decent guy but isn't good enough for United. Smalling, Jones and Darmian should be next. Jones only for his injury issues. Keep the faith in Rojo, Bailly, Lindelof and sign a new CB which Jose seems intent on.
It's great to hear the future plans of the club directly from the borad members. Thank you.
Good player, thought he was excellent as a CB with Smalling. He’s clearly not a Jose player, and so he needs to go. Wish him all the best.
Amen.And Jose come January
Awe I liked Blind 
He's a good player but just not suited to us, I wish him all the best at Ajax.
He's a good player but just not suited to us, I wish him all the best at Ajax.
Nothing to dislike about this guy I guess, simply not good enough, liked him as our player though. All the best.
So good looking but way to slow.
but way to slow.The fact that it's only Ajax in for him speaks volumes though .
It's easy to blame Mourinho which seems to be the default option for some.
Why is it blaming Jose? He’s not the right player for us under Mourinho and so needs to go.
Very good business from United here, Fantastic footballer, lacked pace but could read the game superbly, was very good at organising at the back as well when played there with Smalling. would still rather have played him at the back if am honest then what we have here. thought he would have worked very well with Bailly.
I doubt he has a say. But his connections with agents as well as influence in the game will probably help us a bit.
Mourinho has always been a bit crafty in the transfer window, taking players from under people's noses and orchestrating swap deals despite them being generally difficult to do. He seems to be acquaintances with everyone.
I'll miss his hair.
I miss mine......
Thanks for everything Blind. True professional, never once complained publicly about game time. Just put his head down and played where and when the manager asked him.
£18m is a decent fee. We paid £13.8m for him. Ajax are a great youth club. However, I feel Blind could've joined a PL club and been a starter.
Anyway, best of luck!
£18m is a decent fee. We paid £13.8m for him. Ajax are a great youth club. However, I feel Blind could've joined a PL club and been a starter.
Anyway, best of luck!
Best of luck to him. Pace of eredisie will suit him better.
Top professional. We didn't use him effectively. Did well when he had a stint at CB, and was probably our best crosser of the ball from the LB at times - but his role was suited as a CM.
Makes sense for him to go. Wish him all the best. Extremely likeable guy.
Makes sense for him to go. Wish him all the best. Extremely likeable guy.
That's not true - his arguably best position was CB, CDM and LB in that order. Him at United was used differently than a position that enabled him to play in his best position consistently.
If he was allowed to fight for a CB spot under Jose - hell in a back 3; Blind would be fought for by clubs who play that formation. He didn't try & fail at playing at CB - he was not given the opportunity by Jose just because Jose has the inability to use a player like Blind.
We saw how he bought the best out of Smalling & every other defender we have in our squad apart from Lindelpf has the same strengths & weaknesses as each other. Pacey, strong, heading yet inability to remain calm under pressure, right positioning & passing. Put 2 of them inbetween a player like Blind - we would have a better defence than a lot of the teams with an ability to initiate attacks from the back.
The fact is that Jose has an inability to change his methods to inccpperate a player like Blind within a team - defensively he needs a player like Terry - not his legendary footballing status but more of a last line of defence type defender when the rest of the 10 players have failed to defend as well.
Blind's inability to move to a big club is because he only got to play CB for 6 months - a position he was deeper & more astute at than when he played CDM for us.
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