Fred | no longer Fred the Red but now a Turkish delight
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Good luck to him, never hit the heights consistently but had some great games here and there. Never shy'd away and gave his all. Wish him well!
Thanks for the memories Fredge.
He updated his cover photo to a "Loading" image on FB - best of luck to him.
Imagine some people were saying £20m was too cheap
Done well to get ~£13m
Done well to get ~£13m
Good luck Fred you always tried and looked happy.
Rashford won't be sold. He will have to keep performing to remain in the starting XI, but he's also versatile enough he'd be kept as a squad option even if someone forced him from the first choice LW spot (Garnacho has a chance possibly), unless Rashford really pushed for a move, but in a couple years he'd likely settle for a squad role anyway.
Similar for Bruno. I think ETH obviously trusts him, as he has been played at 6, 8, 10 and on both wings when required and shows an ability to follow instructions and play for the team, even if it means he doesn't have the free role he was granted under Ole, he's definitely more than capable of fitting into ETH's system.
Also Shaw and Varane are likely to remain first choice for the foreseeable. Dalot and AWB both getting plenty of playtime and if another RB is signed next season, one would likely remain as a rotation option. Lindelof will be kept as a rotation option unless he pushes for a move, but realistically is quite well suited to ETHs system anyway. Sancho the jury's out, ETH seems to be trying to find a way to get the best out of him, he may be kept as a versatile squad option unless he agitates for a move. Martial, meh. I think ETH likes him stylistically but he's never fit.
Fred and McTominay both optimise how far behind the squad was technically, especially as they play in the position where ball retention and possession play is the most important attribute. And whilst they somewhat symbolise the Ole and Ralf eras, they are demonstrative of the squad as a whole. There are a number of quality players that a quality coach can work with.
Fred can yaba daba do one.
He wasnt too bad just too much hype and not suited any more.
He wasnt too bad just too much hype and not suited any more.
Good luck. Definitely for the best to move on all for all parties. We need to move on from an extremely inconsistent player and he should get guaranteed first team football at his new club.
Better player for us than Pogba (which is a debate I hate with another United fan a year or so ago).
I'll miss Fred. Some good performances, always tried his best and always had a smile on his face.
Pogba did more in his first year than Fred has done over the course of however many years we’ve been forced to watch him misplace 10 yard passes.
I understand it’s popular to bash Pogba cause, quite frankly, he was more shite than good but feck me he’s left a lot of you with PTSD i’m unsure you’ll ever recover from.
good luck to him. Never knew if you'd get a world-class or a beer league performance from him on any given day, you just knew it was going to be one of the two.
Good luck Fred. If he could consistently perform at his best he'd be a force, but the man has chaos in his veins.
Very likeable player though who gave 110% from 1 to 90. I'm not sure if I'll miss him exactly but I've enjoyed having him here.
Very likeable player though who gave 110% from 1 to 90. I'm not sure if I'll miss him exactly but I've enjoyed having him here.
Honestly, I'd rather keep him as a backup if we can only get 10m, but it is what it is.
We got 15
We got 10m +5, which means 10 now, and probably 5 later,, assuming it's an almost guaranteed add-on
Fred has never been injury prone, so he will easily accumulate appearances at least.
Not good enough for United. Never was, glad he's gone. Infuriating player.
If that's the add-on yeah. For 10m I'd rather have him to bring on late in games for pressing, than to not have him. Hopefully we bring someone else in.
Good enough to be useful and not deadwood -
But I value Ten Hag/United not holding on to players unnecessarily - seems like we might be growing a bit of a lower ego of Real Madrid.
But I value Ten Hag/United not holding on to players unnecessarily - seems like we might be growing a bit of a lower ego of Real Madrid.
The duality of Fred
Sadly couldn't rebrand him Fredito, pay for a new haircut and have Chelsea swoop in with 30m£ for that fabulous new prospect.
15m euros in this market is so so poor. Fred would be a good signing for anyone outside of the European places, he’s got plenty of Brazil caps and is a decent back up.
Why would we sell him for next to nothing? The club is a joke.
Why would we sell him for next to nothing? The club is a joke.
He is four months away from signing a pre-contract agreement with anyone and leaving on a free. €15m with less than a year left on his contract is actually very good.
Honestly people complaining about 10m for Fred deserve Fred football for 10 more years. A year left on his contract, 30 year old, 100k a week and average to boot. Some of you needed a reality check in the constant overrating of his “quality”. It’s a good deal for all sides.
you had might as well give him away. 10m is laughable.
i like Fred. But i’m Happy with this deal. I wish him luck.
good transfer for Mainoo - kid needs opportunity
A strange player Fred. Performances swung from the sublime to the ridiculous like no other
Good Luck
A strange player Fred. Performances swung from the sublime to the ridiculous like no other
Good Luck
Don’t talk shite. If clubs really wanted him then they’d pay more.
He’s worth what others will pay. Apparently that’s around £13 million.
I’m glad we sold Fred, but £10+5 isn’t a very good price. £15-20 would’ve been a fair price.
Wrong side of 30, last year of deal. £100k+ a week.
£10+5 in easy addons is more than fair.
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Would you rather firm at £20m and risk losing him for free? Or do you the bullet and take something like £12m for him? That’s an easy answer. £12m is a lot of money for us cause we are shit at selling.
I'd of accepted a bag of wine gums for him.
Too many players at the club that cost too much and are earning too much, and it was clear as day within first 6 months they weren't good enough.
It’s what clubs are prepared to pay, if he was as good as some of you think he wouldn’t have gone to Turkey.
We’re well rid of him. Not a bad word to say about his attitude as a person but as a footballer he doesn’t have the discipline, consistency or hunger. I don’t love the smile when your losing stuff.
We were blessed to get any money over 10M for him. He has no place in any side that wants to play serious modern football, with disciplined control, systems etc. That’s why no one offered even low money for him in a big league, I hope Fenerbache make the money back in jersey sales cos they won’t get the value on the pitch. But look good luck to club and player I wish them both well, but I am perplexed by people thinking he had any place in our future.
We were blessed to get any money over 10M for him. He has no place in any side that wants to play serious modern football, with disciplined control, systems etc. That’s why no one offered even low money for him in a big league, I hope Fenerbache make the money back in jersey sales cos they won’t get the value on the pitch. But look good luck to club and player I wish them both well, but I am perplexed by people thinking he had any place in our future.
The worst period under Ferfuson was 2003 to 2006. We only started coming good in the second half of 05/06 and were champions the following season.
One of the reasons for the rise back to the top was clearance of deadwood and thinning the squad. We sold the the likes of Tim Howard, Djemba Djemba, Bellion, Kleberson, all not good enough for United and brought in the likes of Evra, Vidic and Van der saar.
These last 10 years we have had alot of footballers who simply haven't been good enough and Fred is one of them. If he played for Madrid, he would have lasted a maximum of 2 seasons. We need to be ruthless in selling and smart in the market to get back to the top. No room for sentiment.
One of the reasons for the rise back to the top was clearance of deadwood and thinning the squad. We sold the the likes of Tim Howard, Djemba Djemba, Bellion, Kleberson, all not good enough for United and brought in the likes of Evra, Vidic and Van der saar.
These last 10 years we have had alot of footballers who simply haven't been good enough and Fred is one of them. If he played for Madrid, he would have lasted a maximum of 2 seasons. We need to be ruthless in selling and smart in the market to get back to the top. No room for sentiment.
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