Have I smacked my head and ended up back in 2020? Because I feel like I’ve seen those exact same tweets by the exact same people a year ago. I’m convinced they’re in cahoots.
Jadon Sancho | £72.9M fee agreed
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Sick of this agreed terms but not agreed with the club nonsense.
I think it's just posturing tbh. It's more annoying our fans saying "just pay it", which is obviously not how multi-million pound investments work. 2-5m would probably cover a huge amount of running costs for the year at Carrington, for example.
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This deal will happen as soon as the euros are done and it will end up like the Havertz deal for us. Around £70m with add ons. English media claiming it was £62m + addons and the German press claiming £75m plus addons
Good deal for all parties, think he'll be decent for Utd
Good deal for all parties, think he'll be decent for Utd
Yeah. I don't think there's anything to worry about here.
This must be so so easy for the journos this year... just rinse and repeat 2020's tweets as it's pretty much following the same path
Not surprised we've came in with a low bid, standard practice. Hope it doesn't turn into the shittest poker game ever like last season where we just don't budge and neither do Dortmund. Surely they'll fold now as Sancho's value is just going to keep going down.
Yeah I don't see it happening until the end of the Euros. He'll be great for us but I can see him having a decent/good first year and then kicking on (if the team is sorted and coaching improves )
Ole was worried about the defence and worried about a one man holding midfielder, so leaned towards two midfielders. Because Bruno is a must and because of the control needed in MF (and to be close to the defence to help out), Pogba was left out more than he should have been.
The two midfielders were 'ok' at going forward but not top and attack from them was sporadic, meaning our attack was Bruno and a front three. Yes, they had support from FBs pushing up but the speed of transition was too slow (unless a true counter attack) and passing too cautious/sideways meaning we struggled against a heavy defence (like Villarreal).
Have a better CH and we don't need two midfielders to hold/support them, especially if the one midfielder is a top one. If CH has a decent pass, we can transition out quicker. Better CH also means FBs have a bit more licence.
Result is we can get Pogba on the field (don't need McFred) who gives a different threat (runs direct, holds off opponents) so we have two attack minded midfielders (with different strengths) and the front three and faster transitions and FBs supporting sooner.
That's the plan anyway.
In their defence they beat us to signing Bellingham and have been as successful as us in recent years, so a little bit of arrogance is probably warranted. Plus they have set the price in stone both this year and last year with ourselves haggling away each time, I'd be pretty pissed off too.
I don't think either club is in the wrong by the way, both are pulling towards their own best interests.
Holy shit we actually put a bid in??? I’m shocked.
This is clearly massive news and it's clearly going to happen. Terms agreed and 15m euros away on the price. Even the doom-mongers are going to struggle to put the negative spin on this.
Being silly
Utd could still sign Ings. It is not too late. I reckon they could snap him up for 100 million.
They sit at home, have someone on work experience change "2020" to "2021", maybe tweak a couple of numbers and keep churning out clickbait. Probably laughing.
Just you wait...
You're vastly underestimating them, they will.
I have no doubt you're right. I imagine it'll be that we're just bidding low for the sake of it to make it look like we're interested to try and sell season tickets 
Rotation.
James has played those 500 more minutes at RW because a) he has arguably the best performing LW in Europe ahead of him in the pecking order, and b) literally no one other than a teenage striker ahead of him at RW.
Amad is a very exciting talent, but he needs time to fill out and grow. Him taking Mata's minutes is probably the best next step for him, and he can gradually build from there.
I agree the DM issue is a big need, and for me, it's a toss up between the DM and the RW as to which is the bigger need, but rightly or wrongly, the club is prioritising the CB ahead of the DM. Though, at least we know that the club knows where the issues and are following a plan to fix those.
I just wish our useless owners would actually cough up the funds we make so that it could go quicker. If Ole got the players he wanted last summer, we could have been in for a striker/DM this summer and set ourselves up for a title charge or a proper run in Europe. Instead of being on step 2 of the plan.
Wasn't this the same last year? Romano tweeting the personal agreement stuff and then that a bid is coming. Not getting up my hopes just yet.
I think Utd are suffering, mostly, due to their inflated comercial value. They certainly have not done enough in the trophy front to warrant such a huge stature. This means clubs just take the rip out of them for being a big Walmart. Not a lot of sympathy really but it would be nice to see them sign a good player.
Sportbible reporting 70mil bid submitted and personal terms are agreed, till 2026
You don't really know what Walmart does, do you?
We aren't getting this done before the Euros. I still think it's very unlikely to happen at all, probably what's most likely to happen is neither Dortmund or United budge and if Sancho has a good Euros they'll likely have more potential buyers and we go another year without signing a RW.
Christ sake.If it's true that Dortmund's deadline is end of July then I can see us haggling over the fee for another month at least.
I hear they want 95 + 20/25 in add ons (talking about Euros). That's £80 + £20.
In my opinion £75 + £15/20 should do.
I'm sure we're trying to convince them 60+15 is a reasonable offer.
I hear they want 95 + 20/25 in add ons (talking about Euros). That's £80 + £20.
In my opinion £75 + £15/20 should do.
I'm sure we're trying to convince them 60+15 is a reasonable offer.
We are the most successful club in England?
Is the **** of Rashford responsible for such a low bid? Ole's smile and lack of patterns of play are clearly casting doubt on Sancho's willingness to join.
There was never any positive news from Germany last year. This is the most significant news of the whole saga
Can we declare war on the city of Dortmund?
Just throwing it out there as a possibility
Just throwing it out there as a possibility
It's probably on the agenda
We'll have to be ready to go through Leverkeuson to get to them.
SanchON!!
I want to eat our women
'Tis a big day?
Dunno, seems to be some actual news today at least.
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