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Listen to your inner muppet guys. Until you see him in a different shirt, we'll sign him.
I am not sure how that is relevant to what I said... I just wondered how they would fit all those people into their squad.because we sold them Ozil?
Yep. But then Madrid bought in Mourinho and he decided that he stays. Thats a move that tells me he's in contention for first team places. Else why wouldnt you send him back out on loan where he did so well last season at Racing, alerting the likes of Madrid and United to his contract situation? You'd surely only stop him from going back there if you're going to use him plenty.Wasn't Canales meant to go on loan this season?
So United won't pay 12m to sign the player they want but might "dig deep" and pay 15m for their less preferred option.Porto midfielder Raul Meireles has emerged as a target for Manchester United.
The Sunday Mirror says United will go for Meireles if they fail to land Mesut Ozil.
United are refusing to meet Werder Bremen’s £12million valuation on Germany playmaker Ozil, despite Sir Alex Ferguson making a trip to Fulham to check on the player in a pre-season friendly.
With only one year left on Ozil’s contract, United are willing to pay only £8m – and that has given Chelsea and Real Madrid the edge in the race to sign him.
That has forced Ferguson to cast his net elsewhere - and 27-year-old Meireles is now on United’s radar.
United were quoted £15m when they enquired about the Portuguese international last week. That is more than Ferguson wants to pay, but with United now outsiders to land Ozil they may have to dig deep.
From Tribal.So have that salt ready.
Strange article. We won't pay more than 8m for Ozil, but it's 15m for Meireiles - so we're considering paying a higher fee for a second choice player?Porto midfielder Raul Meireles has emerged as a target for Manchester United.
The Sunday Mirror says United will go for Meireles if they fail to land Mesut Ozil.
United are refusing to meet Werder Bremen’s £12million valuation on Germany playmaker Ozil, despite Sir Alex Ferguson making a trip to Fulham to check on the player in a pre-season friendly.
With only one year left on Ozil’s contract, United are willing to pay only £8m – and that has given Chelsea and Real Madrid the edge in the race to sign him.
That has forced Ferguson to cast his net elsewhere - and 27-year-old Meireles is now on United’s radar.
United were quoted £15m when they enquired about the Portuguese international last week. That is more than Ferguson wants to pay, but with United now outsiders to land Ozil they may have to dig deep.
From Tribal.So have that salt ready.
That's why he might cost more but it's got feck all to do with why we would be willing to pay more.Because Meireiles isn't on the last year of his contract?
So we're too embarrassed to pay more because it'll make us look chicken?Because Meireiles isn't on the last year of his contract?
I'm off to another thread now - I'm too slow to keep up this morningThat's why he might cost more but it's got feck all to do with why we would be willing to pay more.
It's simply illogical and shows how crap rags have become, they re not even good at telling porkies nowadays...Strange article. We won't pay more than 8m for Ozil, but it's 15m for Meireiles - so we're considering paying a higher fee for a second choice player?
we might have but Fergie always knew a bidding war would develop with Ozil (I reckon)We won't pay more than 8m for Ozil
Yeah - seems happy enough to go with Giggs, Scholes, Gibson, Fletcher, Carrick and Anderson as CMs for the season, with Hargreaves as a possibility.Yeah, Banega's looked excellent whenever I've seen him.
Neither here nor there though, I'm inclined to think we won't sign anyone because Fergie doesn't think we need to.
Unless he gives up on Hargreaves, that is, in which case ozil would be a terrible replacement.
I still believe that we originally signed them with intention to gradually replace Giggs and Scholes, and I am talking about Nani and Anderson.Yeah - seems happy enough to go with Giggs, Scholes, Gibson, Fletcher, Carrick and Anderson as CMs for the season, with Hargreaves as a possibility.
Next summer could be very, very interesting (to get started early) with the possibility of Scholes and Giggs retiring and if Carrick and Anderson don't improve we could be looking to replace those two as well.
Lawlzies.with Hargreaves as a possibility.
Has he? Not seen that. Any link or quotes?Has said he wants to go to madrid. Close thread
We wont go 442 in the big league or European games.Personally, I think Meireiles is a better fit for the United side as it is.
Over the summer, and at the end of last season i was saying we need a player like Ozil, a class AMC for a 451 formation. However, looking at the make-up of the squad, I don't see that Fergie is setting up the squad for a 451 formation, our squad is clearly set for 442. As such, a midfielder added to the squad (and i maintain that we need one) is probably better suited to being a more traditional CM who can play in a 442 - which Meireiles is. Defour is another, and one we are credited in having an interest in.
Ever Banega would be another I would love us to be taking a look at.
Try not to dwell on it, we've missed out on better players.Looks like we have missed out on Ozil. Shame.
Was watching Spurs yesterday and was thinking if he could do for us what Modric does for Spurs, we would have a great player.
£12-15mil seems like a bargain for Ozil.
Pastore. He can play in a midfield two or 3 and is a true trequartista.Ozil Vs Pastore ? Who'd make it to your team ?
More like the Meireles link would then make sense.......
Unless he gives up on Hargreaves, that is, in which case ozil would be a terrible replacement.
Well we can look on the bright side and say we can now give Cleverley a proper chance to be our version of Ozil.Looks like we have missed out on Ozil. Shame.
Was watching Spurs yesterday and was thinking if he could do for us what Modric does for Spurs, we would have a great player.
£12-15mil seems like a bargain for Ozil.
What makes you think he can play in a midfield two, with midfield twos playing as deep as they do now and him doing so little defensive work?Pastore. He can play in a midfield two or 3 and is a true trequartista.
I've only ever seen Patore play in a 3 man midfield, he's a free role type of player not a box to box player, and we will most likely never have that under SAF as he likes Wingers and you have to commit to 4-3-3 to use a Pastore or Ganso or any of these other traditional #10's who can't be pushed out onto the wings in 4-4-2.