We've literally just signed Van de Beek, Bruno Fernandes and Maguire? All of which were targets for other top clubs.
The simple fact is though unless we pay exactly what they want this deal isn’t happening. the situation hasn’t changed at all, it was the case the day the window opened and will be the same the day it shuts. It’s always came down to are we willing to pay that sort of money for Sancho and by the looks of it we obviously aren’t.
Yes, and if we do it again can you imagine the message that sends out .
How can Luckhurst make such a claim with a straight face at this point in time? Seems like these journos got so invested in their constant "Sancho will be a Utd player, 100%"-narrative that they are unable to dig themselvs out of that rabbithole.
Van de Beek was an odd choice there seeing as he has repeatedly said he wanted a move to Real that didnt materialise, I love Bruno, and I think Maguire is an improvement on what we had but neither of them, at the time of purchase, were TOP TIER talent in the same way Haaland and Sancho are either.
'We have idiots in charge of our football club'? That's not exactly something new right
Agree.. also I believe that with this current squad, we might have fight for fourth position again... Failing which none of the top talents would want to come here next year... So next year even if the owners profess to have money, the desired targets, would have moved to the other clubs.
if those 3 aren't 'top tier' then there's no way haaland and sancho are either. we are not exactly talking established world class players here with the 2 of them to feed the doom mongering people want to believe in that not signing Sancho means we are possibly not a big draw anymore. The problem was always the fee, sancho hasn't said he won't move.
Is Callum Hudson-Odoi someone we could seriously consider? Would Chelsea sell?As things stand.. we would have more chance of signing Callum Hudson-Odoi.. 'The Sanch Saga' must be more demoralising for Ole above anyone else.
That's it. Pretty obvious though we never wanted to send much money this window so this Sancho excuse was pretty handy
Damn those leech cnuts at our club for buying Sancho for €120m.
Agreed. Dortmund get some stick on this forum, and I dislike them with their "You love to see it" stuff - but at the end of the day, we're the arrogant ones to disregard Dortmund's stance of what they value him at and us thinking we can just delay until they "succumb to our whim" and accept a weaker deal. They have no reason to sell. They have an exciting, young team that will have another good run at Bundesliga and have a crack at going far into the Champions League. They'll get even more for Sancho next season.
The trouble with CHO is that Chelsea would want £70 million + for him. At that figure you may as well just pay the extra and get the far superior Sancho.
Yes, for special players like Sancho. Not every player is that good and warrants giving in.
Fair play to them. He’s their player and they dictate his value. I don’t have an issue with that.
I agree.
He will cave in and pay up the 108M two days before the window closes. I think it's pretty obvious
In a market where Neymar is worth £200 million, i’m utterly surprised that Sancho is not being Valued at £150 million.
Why wouldn't he be for sale? If we had the kind of funds we had a few seasons ago and could bid let's say 140 million, Dortmund would refuse? Maybe it's you who is too invested in a pro Bundesliga angle.
To be fair Covid does or should lower prices a bit. But 108 is definitely fair imo. Were a bunch of wankers for not seeing him as that figure.
He definitely doesn't that is for sure.
Its not that market anymore. Hell that market didnt last long in itself. We are picking up Bruno and VDB, and maybe Regulion for 108m combined these days.
Good.
I still think we will. Dortmund are doing a lot of unnecessary "he's staying" lines. Seems a bit odd, or their PR is just really crap.
I’m still on board.
That market never existed, Neymar bought his contract, he was never sold and has therefore nothing to do with the market. Mbappé to PSG could be an example though.
I'm proud to be sharing a trench with you, fellow muppets.
Yeah nail on the head. Very frustrating. Thank God we got Greenwood. But relying on such a young lad to carry our attack on the right side for the entire season is probably too much.
yeah, its still happening. Always knew yesterday was gonna be a meltdown here with Dortmund's game and Sancho playing because he is still their player.
I've honestly felt 120m Euro is a very fair price for Sancho and quite possibly a bargain in years to come. In the current market prices for the last couple of years, Sancho is absolutely worth 120m. But because he had 2 quiet games against Iceland and Denmark like the rest of the England team, he's not worth it anymore.
Love how when a genuine logical response to another article instead of hysteria is met with calling the poster the author of the article.
Because the season is already running, and he is their best player. You don't just let loose on 40+ G+A without replacement signings. Right now, there's nothing tu suggest that BD are willing to sell him. Of course, any player can be had for an immoral
I'm with you, he'll sign in the last week of the window.
