Only way I can move on from this is one of these three things happening
Jassim gets the club
Loan deal for Neymar
Crazy bid for Tchouameni
Let's face it none of those are gonna happen
Harry Kane | Bayern Munich player
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Jassim gets the club
Loan deal for Neymar
Crazy bid for Tchouameni
Let's face it none of those are gonna happen
All I am saying is United create plenty of chances but lack the person to finish them. Kane would have solved that problem.
I think the club was 100% correct not to pursue Kane
We knew Levy was against selling to us, and we really had no idea what it would take to get him
so if we held on, we'd be pushing all our business back to the end of the window, as we wouldn't be sure of our budget for other targets
doing it this was we've secured our three main targets, and have time to sort out maybe one more if we can sell some deadwood
and Levy might not have sold to us if we even bid like 120m, so it would have been very Woodwood-esque to go down that path and risk ruining a summer window for a small chance
We knew Levy was against selling to us, and we really had no idea what it would take to get him
so if we held on, we'd be pushing all our business back to the end of the window, as we wouldn't be sure of our budget for other targets
doing it this was we've secured our three main targets, and have time to sort out maybe one more if we can sell some deadwood
and Levy might not have sold to us if we even bid like 120m, so it would have been very Woodwood-esque to go down that path and risk ruining a summer window for a small chance
Tbh the article I read was posted 45 minutes ago and I didn't click through to the twitter link at first, but having done so it was the story from earlier.
Yeah if I could see a club brief stating that was the case then can make peace with it and move on but let's face it that won't materialise
At least Woodward gets what he wants
It would have been incredible to watch next season.
I agree with the general sentiment. He would have massively improved our finishing and our team as a result.
Just not the idea we would provide similar to the way City do for Haaland. I just don't think we're at the same level despite some good individuals. I take on board if he was providing clever movement it would add something to our side as well, and give our attacking players more to aim for. However ultimately we're still a far more stilted team in possession than they are. They play with a fluidity and control we don't. Ultimately it's there on paper, in every attacking and technical area they seem to outdo us and Haaland walked into that situation to begin with, ready made. I think even ETH would say we need to improve our overall play, it's not just for the striker to parachute in and solve, some things require the team cohesion and technical level to be better and I think that's why we continue to see quite a high level of transfers.
Let face it a more positive possibility than folk stating we shouldn't have went in for Hojlund who, actually from the get go, wants to be here.
have you forgotten all the times we spent all summer chasing targets and failed?
I'm assuming this is sarcasm ?
I’m honestly more excited about the prospect of Hojlund than I would have been with Kane.
I can just envisage the amount of thread balls both Bruno and Mount will play for Hojlund and Rashford to run on to. It’s going to be a treat to finally have a striker with rapid pace. The last time we had anyone this quick as a striker was probably Louis Saha.
1) Jassim is the most likely of the three you've listed. Regardless of the millions and billions in his or his states back pocket our budget won't increase massively. We could clear the debt and that's great but right and now absolutely nothing is changing.
2) Neymar can get fkked. He is nothing like the player he was at Barca, if he was then maybe albeit on massive wages. That player right there is trouble IMO.
3)N See point one. We won't be able to financially pull that off with how the books are looking and won't be changing even if Jassim takes overall control. I also don't see Madrid selling Tchouameni with him being part of the long term for them and they don't sell unless a player is beginning their wind down. .
Fair enough. Probably a bit optimistic to suggest we are similar but certainly capable of supporting a player of Kane's quality.
Interestingly Bruno's tally last season was the highest ever recorded since Opta started collecting chance creation data. Let's hope Hojlund takes advantage of this one man supply line over the coming years.
When the player wants to come.
Just think he is what he is. A £50m attacker. Pretty average.
Fingers crossed!
feck me, we've now got people on here missing Ed Woodward 
Time to leave it there for the night.
Time to leave it there for the night.
Pretty sure the chance of him joining United was close to none after we got Hojlund. He doesnt want comptetition and wants as many goals possible for himself. But Ten Hag isnt that kind of manager as we've seen with Ronaldo. Often times he prefers younger players with energy up front and Hojlund has that, which makes him a competitor for Kane if he joins.
Because Levy wouldn't have sold him to us at the price they have accepted from Bayern and we would have refused to pay a premium. Zero regret because it was never an option. If we would have deluded ourselves that there was a chance, Højlund would have gone long ago to PSG and we would have ended up being taken to the cleaners by Benfica for Goncalo Ramos.
Bayern fans should be incredibly excited. They have gotten themselves a genuine world class striker whom they can enjoy watching him in their colours
Really Levy is irrelevant? I am not sure you know how this transfer malarkey works. You know that Kane is still contracted to Spurs right?
Yeah they have won the transfer window for me UNLESS Mbappe goes to Madrid late on
Just make their minds up already. This is probably the longest transfer saga ever.
a meaningless distinction in the context here
he chased loads of players who he didn't sign
so he obviously wanted them, and didn't get what he wanted
and he fecked up several transfer windows in the process
TMI
I thought the context was Kane, who does want to come. He would've paid up as he loves a marquee signing.
Edit: when you said woodward esque I thought you meant overpay, not that he'd fail
the context was you saying "at least Woodward gets what he wants"
which was obviously wrong but you then caveated it with "when the player wants to come"
It's like me saying to my mate I get every woman I want. And when he rightly says what the feck are you on about, I turn around say well the ones who wanted me too
I was replying to your post about Kane, in the Kane thread, speaking hypothetically about Woodward paying over the odds for Harry Kane who wants to come.
Sorry if it wasn't clear
Yup. 150M offer with 500k a week for 5 years wouldn't be rejected, I would believe.
Im just saying I wanted that porsche but the neighbour was never selling it to me as he didnt want to see it everyday.
fair enough
I don't even know if it's true though. I'm sure there were people he chased who wanted to come but couldn't agree fees. Muller for example? Woodward was a shit-show
Fair enough. Didn't watch much Spurs last season but heard he wasn't great. Have seen him score some bangers for Everton and Brazil though that most strikers couldn't do.
Like with Lewandowski - you need to integrate him first. The opponents often park the double bus - especially now that Tuchel plays less risky than we did before. He needs to get used to the team - and the team to him. Lewandowski was not the top scorer in the team in his first season - Robben was.
One can only dream...
He would have been a great addition to the team and would have taken pressure from Hojlund and the forwards. Although I think his best time to come was before his last renewal.
But some must stop pretending that he's some kind of talisman and would have taken us into trophies single handedly because he has had enough finals and important games throughout his career for England and Spurs, and he has done nothing of note.
But some must stop pretending that he's some kind of talisman and would have taken us into trophies single handedly because he has had enough finals and important games throughout his career for England and Spurs, and he has done nothing of note.
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This is so accurate