Edinson Cavani - SIGNED for United
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It is bloody infuriating. We, including us fans, need to work properly to get a title. We have no divine right to win it.
Not sure what would cause more meltdownI think he ll get the no 7..
Exactly.
Ed probably sorted it
Sums up our idiotic fanbase
Big diff. Falcao was expected to carry the bulk of the striking responsibilities. Cavani will be here purely as a back-up like ighalo.
So the appropriate comparison will be ''is he a better backup to Ighalo?''
If (and it's a big if) we sign Sancho and Telles in the next 24 hours, does that change anybody's perception of the Cavani signing?
If he takes the number 7, this place and me will implode
Why is this a panic buy? It’s precisely because he’s been free all summer that we can wait till the final stages of the window to sign him.
Plus he is obviously not a RW so he’s part of squad depth and huge upgrade over what we have on the bench.
I don’t get this narrative that some posters are trying to push. We failed in getting Sancho (if true) we panic into buying Cavani? What an asinine view that serves to purpose except to diss on the club.
Sancho in or not, it is no question that Cavani strengthens our squad. Stop being negative.
Plus he is obviously not a RW so he’s part of squad depth and huge upgrade over what we have on the bench.
I don’t get this narrative that some posters are trying to push. We failed in getting Sancho (if true) we panic into buying Cavani? What an asinine view that serves to purpose except to diss on the club.
Sancho in or not, it is no question that Cavani strengthens our squad. Stop being negative.
Where”s the flight tracking experts when you need them.
Can't believe people are so against this I think its a great signing. We have moaned that we haven't got enough depth and this is a clear upgrade on Ighalo and might even push Martial to get even more out of him. I think we have been missing a good focal point up top and he could help us unlock them difficult teams.
If it doesn't work out then it doesn't work out. Shit happens. It won't be a massive contract at his age he will soon be gone.
If it doesn't work out then it doesn't work out. Shit happens. It won't be a massive contract at his age he will soon be gone.
I think getting Cavani is a good move. He's a proven scorer at top level, he works hard, no transfer fee, short term contract. He is definitely huge improvement on Ighalo. But I won't be surprised if he pushes Martial out of starting lineup pretty soon. Either that or Martial will lift his game now. A win-win situation i guess.
Not to mention he'll be very keen to score a couple against PSG
Not to mention he'll be very keen to score a couple against PSG
FFS its a 1+1 deal, if he even gives what Michael Owen did in 2009, it would be a bonus considering the board had no obvious plans for a back up striker this summer when Ole had been begging for one all the while.
Yeah definitely. In that case all we’ve done is replace Igahlo. It’s an expensive back up, but a clear upgrade. Right now though, I wouldn’t be surprised if Cavani is being earmarked to also play wide, as well as back up Martial.
I think it’ll be Telles and Cavani.
Yep, you are right and decisions like this just ram home how far away this football club has fallen for me.
Telles may happen but Sancho is not. I and a few others pointed out months ago that the transfer made little sense to Dortmund or Sancho this season. However, Muppets have to muppet.
Regardless, he is a free transfer and he is well within the wage structure, if rumors are true. Also, it is a 1 + 1 deal, so we can let go if he flops next year.
Let's be honest. Is he an upgrade over Ighalo? Yes. Are we breaking the bank and our wage structure for him like Sanchez? No.
He was a class striker in his prime and hopefully he can provide competition for Martial while also providing experience and confidence to a very young team.
My only concern, like with others here, is his injury record. Playing as a backup striker, hopefully he will get less muscular injuries as he will be rested more often.
While I agree the "transfer committee" has done poorly the last 6 years, I will concede that they are not as bad as they were during Moyes' time. In the last 1 to 2 years, they seem to be getting better.
The team needed more squad depth. That much is obvious since last season. Since we cannot get our main targets again
, (I agree they deserve a bollocking for that), they seem to be focusing instead on addressing the problems related with squad depth.I will not fault them for that. If we get Telles as well, that would at least give us solid options on the bench.
Roughly same first 11 as last season (except maybe Telles) and a slightly better bench. I think this is the bare minimum we can accept for what has been a largely disappointing window. Just pray we get CL again next year so that we can hopefully target either Sancho or Haaland.
Are we getting him for football-related or marketing reasons?
I think if he lands here, that's our transfer window shut and we'll show him as "big-star" signing.
I think if he lands here, that's our transfer window shut and we'll show him as "big-star" signing.
Thanks for this, I think I needed to hear it. Let’s just hope next summer is a better all round window then.
I think only the pessimistic fans will look at it this way.
People without biased will look at this as a calculated gamble to improve our forward selection. Especially as Ighalo is gone in 3 months.
Cavani is a class goal scorer and if we can get 10-15 goals out of him he will be a resounding success. More importantly it means we have competition for places up front again
Juve also win their league title year in year out, are competitive in the UCL and make other signings around this type of signing to strengthen their team, so a Cavani type signing is more the cherry on top with them.
I don’t rate him at all. His goal record at PSG comes from being in a team far superior, who create 20 chances a game. We are not doing that right now, nor do we have the wingers or full backs to put the ball on a plate for him, like he needs.
Yeah was out of line. Drank too much.
Yeah, sorry was out of line. Drank one too many last night.
i would love to see that! And then Sancho signs and takes a Different number.
once you understand how fragile and insecure these fans are, the Caf is actually quite fun.
Still posting the same shit as you didn’t get a reply to it last time? Tried a different thread again yet?https://syndication.bleacherreport....it-manchester-united-chelsea-rumours.amp.html
Welcome to Manchester United...Edison Cavani!!!!!
It shouldn’t as they’re separate. What it does is changes the perception of the window
Our no.7 after Ronaldo: Valencia, Depay, Di Maria, Sanchez, Cavani? Shambles.
This signing is all about Greenwood for me
This signing allows us to give Mason another season as a rotation which is exactly what he needs imo - I think he's world class and capable of leading the line for years to come but it's still very early days for him and giving him that responsibility now is huge pressure for the lad. This is also a great challenge for Mason, there's a big (sexy) world class striker in your way now mate - what are you going to do about it? Someone to learn off of, someone to rise up against, someone to overcome.
1 year with an option of a 2nd is the perfect contract length. Could be a very good signing indeed and does not impact in anyway on our other targets
This signing allows us to give Mason another season as a rotation which is exactly what he needs imo - I think he's world class and capable of leading the line for years to come but it's still very early days for him and giving him that responsibility now is huge pressure for the lad. This is also a great challenge for Mason, there's a big (sexy) world class striker in your way now mate - what are you going to do about it? Someone to learn off of, someone to rise up against, someone to overcome.
1 year with an option of a 2nd is the perfect contract length. Could be a very good signing indeed and does not impact in anyway on our other targets
Sanchez definitely belongs in this category. He was terrible for at minimum 6 months before the transfer. People palmed it off as him not trying because he didn't want to be at Arsenal but hindsight has now told us that was actually his level. Woodward signed him just to have a 'big name', the same phenomenon shown in that clip about Woodward talking about Schweinsteiger
He’ll improve the squad but the most frustrating thing for me is that he’s been available all summer. We should all still back him until he give us a reason to critique. It will be nice to have a target man for a change and someone that can score with their head.
Hopefully it also means Martial is not an automatic selection. Sometimes when form is poor, we have an alternative that can actually score goals and provide something different when leading the line.
Because he's been available all summer long, the club preferred to focus on harder targets
Definitely - I love our front three but having them all as guaranteed starters regardless of form is dangerous. They did well last season but we need to push them on and it's only through improved competition that it will happen
absolutely, because i don't mind taking a wild punt on a has-been when the squad is mightily improved in spite of the gamble.
Cavani at his best is better than Ighalo. However the major problem is, we close the window with VDB and an unfit cavani that likely does not even make the bench for over a month, and thats it? Thats how MUFC progress from top 4 to a top 2 or title challenge? A rotation midfielder and unfit striker gamble?
Why are we panic signing Cavani and then haggling porto over chump change for telles (actual instant improvement) etc etc.
I can see both sides to this signing. Let's just get him in and see what happens. At this point, it's better to have him as an option than to have nobody, because that's the reality. We just need choices and Cavani offers something a bit different.
For some strange reason, I can't get it out of my head that this is a type of signing that a club like Chelsea would make. Maybe we need to make more use of loaning players/getting short term fixes/frees.
For some strange reason, I can't get it out of my head that this is a type of signing that a club like Chelsea would make. Maybe we need to make more use of loaning players/getting short term fixes/frees.
His wages would probably go down from 300k to 175k then so it wouldn’t be as bad
Happy with the signing, strengthens the squad immensely along with Donny. Hopefully we get Telles and a winger in.
However we feel about the club right now we were still the best side in the League after Bruno came and these couple of additions will help a lot. Just wish we could do more and had done it sooner.
However we feel about the club right now we were still the best side in the League after Bruno came and these couple of additions will help a lot. Just wish we could do more and had done it sooner.
9 million quid in agent fees. Some ‘free’ signing this.
Is it fair to ask where’s he been training?
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