Yes. One of the most creative players in Europe, backed up by both the stats and the eye test. The difference in Dortmund's performances and results when he's playing/when he's not are poles apart.
Think there is every chance we could get him for around £75m plus add ons if we are smart
They're slightly different players but I agree.
They will be absolutely perfect for LW and RW respectively. Rahsford with explosiveness, dynamism and a strong shot. Sancho with magic with the ball at his feet and the ability to playmake. We'd finally have balance on our flanks.
It would also mean that Greenwood (and hopefully Cavani) can play as CF. Now we only need to shoehorn Pogba into the team (obviously not in CM)
We spent £75m last summer during a pandemic, and over £200m the season before (net around £130m). I'm not trying to defend the Glazers here, but we've never been in a situation where we didn't spend the money needed to sign Sancho in a window.
Yeah, that wont be any problem I think . The real issue is if we're not spending anything else than that..
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OGS wanted Sancho, Grealish and a CB, they have delivered VdB (like him but OGS doesn't use it), Amad (barely get on the bench) and Pallestri. So what's the point?
Mata is left footed.
They didn't buy him players he didn't want. If he didn't want them, they wouldn't buy them. Did he not want Bruno? Did he not want Maguire? Did he not want AWB? Or do only count pandemic years?
It's naivety to ask for a ton like that in a covid environment, expecting Sancho to be bought for a stupid amount (with cash upfront), Grealish on top, and a CB on top of that
The net spend last year was around £60 million, which is roughly in line for summers where we make the champions league. When we don't make it the Glazers are more inclined to turn the taps on, for obvious reasons.
Didn't want is probably not the right word. However, we don't know what he was offered. If the club told him: 'Look our scouts have identified Amad and Pellistri and its them or nobody' I'm sure Ole would've said 'yeah, I want them.' Having someone who might work out is better than having no-one. Still, I don't believe the players brought in last summer were anywhere close to Ole's first choices. Even Cavani. I mean Cavani is probably the only one of them who you can consider to have been unqualified success and, until the Spurs game, a lot of people would've definitely qualified the success of the signing.
Their purpose when playing wide is identical though.
Yet Mata would never do it from wide left.
Please get this done early this time Woodward. You owe us for last summer.
One does it in one side only but the other one does it in both sides which only illustrates that Sancho being more flexible than Mata. But it doesn’t change the purpose and the role. So why is it matter?
sanchos end product and decision making are better. He does the right things at the right time, bit of a assist King which is what I think we need. He will make everyone’s numbers better.
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You desperately need a scapegoat
We already have that in Fred
Think that is... bullshit.
Thats just….not happening.
Funny question. Sancho is 21 years old and has been one of the best wingers in the world for 3 years going.
It's not that I doubted him, I just want to know what people think of him.
Isn't Falk supposed to.....be good on Bundesliga business?
He is alright at Bayern stuff, but aside of that he is a clickbait merchant more or less.
Wasn't he right about Haaland and Bellingham going to Dortmund? And i thought with Sancho he was the one that said Dortmund wouldn't negotiate the price last summer.
He wasnt the first to break any of those stories afaik, but he was the most followed german journalist so he just forwarded it.
Deciding not to sign one of the best youngsters on the planet, in a position we need, to sign a player who doesn't look nearly as ready, in a position we are stacked in. Right. I don't think we are signing Sancho, mind, but it's nonsense to suggest Bellingham is the reason why.I didn't say to buy these 3 players was realistic. But at least, buy one of them (top of his list). I was delighted when we've signed Cavani but let's be honest, he was a panic buy. We still need CB, CDM, RW and next season a ST still. We're wasting money.It's naivety to ask for a ton like that in a covid environment, expecting Sancho to be bought for a stupid amount (with cash upfront), Grealish on top, and a CB on top of that
He also says he's an admirer of Donny, as are the scouts who were monitoring him for a while, he got Telles in too and Cavani. It's not like he's been ignored outright or not been backed whatsoever.
He certainly hasn't done himself any favours with the TRUE/FALSE cringe on twitter.
Wtf!
