Imagine being pissed because United have bought your CB for 80m
Despite United’s current decline every player outside of the top six would still be gagging to join them.
One of the main reasons we laughed was because VVD originally cost 50-60m, but SOuthampton caught them tapping up their player so the scousers for forced to pay extra. In the end it still paid off, but it also had a nasty knock on effect for future transfers, like ours.
Why the feck is he called Foxtrot then? I thought he was part of the recent Leicester influx
You're wrong, it will definitely be Lindelof. Ole wants us to build from the back and Smalling is the worse of all of our defenders in that aspect.
It’s a lot of money and people will take the piss but it’s probably the best window we’ve had for a while.., us signing players that actually want to play for us and improve us straight away is rare, without there being somewhat of a gamble.
Yeah, it will defintely be Lindelof. I think that’s obvious from pre-season so far.
Longstaff? Hope we’re not still in for him..
We'll wait and see. Maguire seem to be an upgrade on Lindelof. They are both comfortable with the ball with Maguire being physically stronger, better in air and a better leader. They also share the same weakness ie lack of pace. If we play a trio of Maguire-Lindelof-Matic then pace will be a concern.
That's what United did by also buying AWB. He's possibly one of the best 5 defensive fbs in the world and a clear upgrade on Young, Dalot & Valencia. We're also recalling Tuanzebe.
It's even stupider than Carroll to Liverpool, Higuain to Juve or any other deal. We're about to become the laughing stock of the football world offically. Well done really.And that's a back 4 who is seriously comfortable playing out from the back.
Yeah the name threw me a little. But going by his other posts he seems to be a United fan.Why the feck is he called Foxtrot then? I thought he was part of the recent Leicester influx
Don't you want Ole to sign the players he wants?
Yeah. Now back 4 looks good. Also Maguire is very good that from set pieces. He is good in both boxes.
That's just it. He might not be worth £80mil, but he fits the profile of CB Ole wants and we need. We need someone to compliment the other 3 and he does that perfectly.
No reason the price should have been more at the start of the window. Possibly a touch less as Leicester would have had more time to source a replacement. But I certainly can't see it would have cost us any more and then he could have gelled with the team on tour.
Absolutely. I’ve been critical of United’s dealings but this was an important one to get over the line. As long as the fee doesn’t rule out other signings it is completely irrelevant.
Exactly. We could have got him earlier for the same price.
At long last. Now let's get Fernandes. We desperately need quality in midfield.
When you factor in Ronaldo’s wages that transfer is something like £270m. If you guess Maguire will earn, let’s say, £250k a week, then you’re looking at £140m with Maguire’s contract being a year longer than Ronaldo’s as well. Not to mention Ronaldo signed for them aged 33.
Whoever we signed was going to cost a lot. That said there are certain factors that make this a good signing:Well done to the club for making the most absurd transfer of all times to happen. Harry fecking Maguire becoming the most expensive defender ever for nearly 100 million euros. What a fecking joke
And when you think that last year Ed refused to give the manager the funds to sign him (for far less) or any other defender which disrupted our season before it's even started and we have 6 CBs now that makes things even more absurd and stupid. So Ed admits he made a mistake by that or what? Feckin idiot.
Also, thought Ole knows the profile of a Man United player with keeping the likes of Fellaini, Lukaku etc. out of his selections but turns out he doesn't care about the balance of the squad or know what he wants to do with the players he's got. Good luck playing a high pressing system with Maguire & Lindelöf pairing. He tries to copy Sir Alex but we never made such a stupid deal under Fergie. I swear all Man Utd managers after Sir Alex have an agreement to make it hard for fans to support them.
We all said since he took the job we needed a big summer but what an underwhelming window this has been. Still glaring weaknesses in this squad and we're wasting our money on ridiculously overpriced players.
Probably the strongest arial partnership we’ve had since Rio and Vidic.
Well done to the club for making the most absurd transfer of all times to happen. Harry fecking Maguire becoming the most expensive defender ever for nearly 100 million euros. What a fecking joke
And when you think that last year Ed refused to give the manager the funds to sign him (for far less) or any other defender which disrupted our season before it's even started and we have 6 CBs now that makes things even more absurd and stupid. So Ed admits he made a mistake by that or what? Feckin idiot.
Also, thought Ole knows the profile of a Man United player with keeping the likes of Fellaini, Lukaku etc. out of his selections but turns out he doesn't care about the balance of the squad or know what he wants to do with the players he's got. Good luck playing a high pressing system with Maguire & Lindelöf pairing. He tries to copy Sir Alex but we never made such a stupid deal under Fergie. I swear all Man Utd managers after Sir Alex have an agreement to make it hard for fans to support them.
We all said since he took the job we needed a big summer but what an underwhelming window this has been. Still glaring weaknesses in this squad and we're wasting our money on ridiculously overpriced players.
He also signed Bebe when he was manager. He isn’t some God. He is human and is capable of mistakes. Also you ll find most people aren’t against the idea of signing of Maguire. It’s signing him for the world record fee that’s the issue.
Well said.
