Doubt they'd sell him for less then that release clause though, and doubt we'd be prepared to pay it either.
He'd be perfect for us mind you, but still... not going to happen.
Manchester United Summer Transfer Window 2015: What do we still need?
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Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
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He'd be perfect for us mind you, but still... not going to happen.
They won't. We'll have to pay the full 80m for sure.
He would be terrific for us; however, don't know if he fits the VG "player profile".
So if we lost DDG in the coming days, end up with Romero as a starter for the rest of the season and did not sign anyone else... would we be in trouble?
So we could have got him for £11m less earlier in the summer and settled pre season. I doubt he's a long term target otherwise we would have done exactly that, maybe we've now turned out attention to him but I sincerely doubt it.
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£56m pounds.. not too bad for a player of his quality in this day and age.
So, no Pedro. Who now?
I wouldn't say in trouble, missing out on Pedro is still pretty raw but taking emotion out of it we're far stronger than last year imo even if De Gea leaves and no one else comes in.
The more I think about it, the more I (want to) believe the 'haggling' over the price was United buying time to work on an alternative target. We knew from the start what Barca were asking and it was perfectly reasonable given Pedro's quality -- so if we really wanted him, it'd have been wrapped up ages ago. I have to think he was always a backup plan and hopefully we've made some progress on another deal in the meantime that means we don't need to sign Pedro.
Or LVG is as knee-jerk as the rest of us and is scared shitless by Rooney's start to the season and is looking everywhere for a striker.
Or LVG is as knee-jerk as the rest of us and is scared shitless by Rooney's start to the season and is looking everywhere for a striker.
I had this discussion a week or two ago. I think it all hinges on Rooney, basically. If he stays fit and has a good season, I think we could do well exactly as we are. If he carries on like he has been for the first few games, or gets injured for any significant period of time, we have a big problem. That is the long and short of it, I think.
Have a feeling the wallet may be put away. Unless an exceptional player becomes available.
.....Griezmann.....
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This is all!!!! 100%
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This is all!!!! 100%
Put it away? With the sales of Di Maria et al we've hardly got it out! Glazers must be loving this!
GK - Hopefully this will be put off until next summer, or maybe if Leverkusen get knocked out by Lazio we can get Leno.
CB - I think Stones is better than Jones and Rojo and is comfortable enough on the ball with either foot that he could play LCB in the same way Hummels does despite being right footed.
#10 - Fekir is my choice as well but if Isco were to become available or Barkley finds consistency they'd be options too. I am surprised we are not more interested in De Bruyne given he can play as a #10 and wide right.
Striker - I agree we can't solve this until next summer and it will be the big reason that 3rd is the best we'll manage in the league IMO.
RWF - Since we've screwed the pooch on Pedro we now need a player here as well, none of the players we have are suited to playing from the right as a proper wide forward. The calls for Grizemann make sense.
We'd be 4th and cupless again but a lot closer than last year. We need a new forward player to make the difference.
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We can win the title with our current squad.
Either this
Or this
Both unrealistic but that'd do me for the season.
Or this
Both unrealistic but that'd do me for the season.
We dont need another signing. We're well stocked now, bought well. Our only weakness imo is our striker position but then again, why not give our current and young players some game time
YES!. See the guy loves Utd. Huge fan. He would be honored to wear No.9. Come on Woody
We can't be done yet. There is no way our current strikers can get the job done and our back line is still weak without another central defender.
What is this about?
Sounds like our business is done.
edit: cue meltdown after LvG press conference on Friday.
edit: cue meltdown after LvG press conference on Friday.
Rooney's backheel for the Memphis chance yesterday.What is this about?
What happened at 9:07 for him to tweet that?
I'm guessing the back flick to Memphis.
Rooney back heel to Memphis.
Ah ofcourse.
Griezmann, on par with Reus, is my dream signing.
I've said this from the start of the window.
Really? .You still not satisfied. £80 mil in this window.
I would be unpleasantly surprised if that was it for this transfer window. By January most top players will be cup-tied, and what's the point in giving LvG millions next summer if it's his last season in charge? The club would surely be more likely to save money for the next manager perhaps. I was sure this transfer window that we would go all-out to take on our main opposition, but if that's it for the summer, then we look a bit lightweight compared to Chelsea, City, Real Madrid and Barca etc. We need more goal threat for sure, even if no more at the back.
I would love Griezmann so much!. What a player
Guess it's cause our net spend isn't even £30m.
Only £6.46m net spend so far this window.
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/transfers/verein/985
Lukaku.
We've never won the league when Rooney has finished as our top goal scorer so I think we definitely need to strengthen up front still, we can't rely on him to fire us to trophies.
Chelsea get Pedro- he was a snip at that price. Will do well in prem too. We need some pace in the squad
What did rooney actually do for him to tweet this?
Edit never mind ive seen form another poster
Either this
Or this
Both unrealistic but that'd do me for the season.
Not unrealistic at all tbh, both just have 1 player different but both teams are
Amazing how one player can make a team look so much better.
Who's going to score the goals? Assume you believe Rooney will come good... but in which case, what if he gets injured?
No way. We will be battling for 3rd and 4th if we stay as we are.
People said this kind of thing when Van Nistlerooy was sold.
Chicharito's last season at United under a competent manager saw him outscore Rooney with 18 goals from 36 games. He looked very lively up front last night too. Had Fellaini missed that header Hernandez was lurking at the back post.
Memphis will also score a decent amount with his runs, dribbling and shooting.
Ok. Let's see.
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