Could work if it’s a loan with option to buy, that’s the only way we should entertain it.
Ousmane Dembele
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This signing would upend all the narratives of United finally getting the right players and approaching transfers with the right strategy. He's basically Angel Di Maria plus Alexis Sanchez. Doesn't want to come and likely won't ever be fit.That’s fair enough. I misread your post and didn’t see it was a conditional obligation you were taking about.
I would be very excited with this. I watched him alot during his time with Dortmund. He can be frustrating but certainly has the x factor, can produce the magic and is a threat for the opposite defence with his tremendous pace and dribbling ability. We would need him to stay focused and fit though. Maybe playing together with Martial and Pogba would be a +.
We don't have any option left. Sancho deal is stalling. I would rather prefer Dembele on loan than Brooks for 40m.
Yes, judging he was on the bench for Barca at the weekend and he came on as a sub
Yeah absolute no brainer
it's so funny people throwing the toys out of the pram saying if we sign him they are done or similar stuff. I do wonder if people watch other leagues ( and I mean watch them not google stats and scores) Before Sancho , Dembele was ripping it up at Dortmund hence why Barca bought him . He was the man . It hasn't worked for him at Barca with injury and Barca media scapegoating him ( btw for exactly the same things Sancho has been guilty of , if guilty is the right word . )
so Injury record yes this is a concern , but make no mistake this guy is a serious talent and maybe United would be the right fit . I want Sancho but this guy is also quality .
so Injury record yes this is a concern , but make no mistake this guy is a serious talent and maybe United would be the right fit . I want Sancho but this guy is also quality .
I’d prefer him to Brooks 100% but if he doesn’t want to be here he’s not going to play as well as someone who really does want to be here.
I'd be absolutely flabbergasted if we went through with a loan deal for him. Therefore, i smell bs and theres no way this transfer will happen. Genuinely thought he'd be the next big thing but those injuries have ruined his early promise for me.
Why are people so against Dembele on a loan? Have they forgotten what he can do?
This feels a lot more realistic than the Sancho dream.
i doubt either will happen.
Reminds me of the injury prone Dutch winger Bayern signed from Real Madrid in 2009. It's a good job we signed Obertan instead.
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Certainly has that feel off it. He’s not our first choice and we’re certainly not his. There are just no better options left. Maybe it’ll all fall into place and click somehow but it seems unlikely for all the reasons discussed above. And if it doesn’t work out we're left short on the right wing once again.
If it’s a loan with an option to buy then that is incredible business. I’m sorry but we would potentially have an incredible player in our hands, and if not we he’s a very good squad option behind Greenwood and we go for Sancho next year. People are forgetting that for Dortmund and for a fair few games for Barcelona throughout the time he’s been there, not just at the beginning, he has been a sensational player.
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Me too. I think Ousmane is being written off too early. He's still 23 and with folks like Pogba and Martial around him, I think he could hit the heights of Dortmund again. Ole will need to utilize him carefully though. I think we've got a good group of players who support each other. Anyone but seeing Daniel James feature for us. Was dreadful again against Brighton today.
Looks like Castles has sources after all!
One of them will happen. (In my opinion).
This potential transfer sums up Woodward and the parasites who own our club .
Flirt with Sancho for months refuse to meet the lower fee for him the time runs out on that and jump feet first into a transfer for a injury prone player who hasn't set the world alight in a team where most attackers thrive .
We will probably also sign Cavani on a free and it's like rewind to Di Maria and Falcao .
Pathetic from these Muppets again
Flirt with Sancho for months refuse to meet the lower fee for him the time runs out on that and jump feet first into a transfer for a injury prone player who hasn't set the world alight in a team where most attackers thrive .
We will probably also sign Cavani on a free and it's like rewind to Di Maria and Falcao .
Pathetic from these Muppets again
This better go through after I've spent all day convincing myself he's going to be a brilliant signing.
Just avoid. Not worth a punt with that record. Last thing we need is a crocked player on high wages stinking up the place. He has a bad reputation as well. 100% not worth it.
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To mention sensational Dembele and his Barca career in the same sentence is really taking things to the extreme. He's been bang average and injury prone
Phil Jones will accidentally fecking rip one of his hammies off and eat it.
I hope so. It sounds like we may have enquired about Chiesa too but he doesn’t want to leave Italy. There aren’t too many quality options left on the market for us. Sancho is the one but I fear we’ve messed it up and are going down the list now. What’s after Dembele?
People on here wrote off Robben in 2009 so some of the comments don't surprise me.
But he's a player that if he can settle into team the then he has the potential to make a absolute mockery out of PL defenses.
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Repeated muscle injuries, and often in the same place... hmmm.
I'd prefer we didn't go down this route. His connective tissue seems to have the consistency of pulled pork. Some human bodies just aren't built to withstand the force of professional sport.
Look at it this way, he is a 150m player. If not for his injuries we probably wouldn't even have a sniff of him. And apparently we are getting the chance to take a closer look at him before committing to buy. Besides Sancho, I can't see any other realistic name better than him.
When he’s actually been fit he’s had a handful (admittedly not enough) very very good games for them. It’s just most of the time he’s been coming back from injury and then as soon as he looks good injured again. I’d just be interested what type of injuries and whether he was constantly rushed back.
As a player compared to Sancho I think he fits our predicament better. He can beat a standing deep positioned defender quite regularly, Sancho is part of a team that presses and breaks with immense pace, we can already do that as a team (the breaking part) but we have few players that can beat two men and send in a dangerous ball.
I would rather Sancho because I do think he is overall a better player and still has the ability to skin players, but skinning players is Dembele’s game.
It would be exciting if we based it on his time with Dortmund. Sadly, that’s a long time ago now and he’s gone through a shit load of injuries in that time. We would not be getting “that” Dembele.
It's a massive gamble as a permanent transfer but if we could sort a loan, find a regime that keeps him fit and get the other Frenchies to keep him in line, he's a potential superstar. It's wildly optimistic to assume we'll get each of those aspects to work in our favour but it wouldn't be the first time we'd found an 'enfant terrible' and given them the platform to maximize their potential.
He's hugely gifted.
He's hugely gifted.
If we are missing out on Sancho, would you rather Sarr or Perisic on loan or Dembele?
Both Liverpool and Juventus wanted him on loan earlier in the summer.
Are they not serious clubs?
Agree that we should not be buying him outright but a loan is a worthwhile risk.
I’ve watched both Dembele and Sancho play many times.
If I am truly honest, Dembele at his best has been better than Sancho at his best from what I’ve seen. Dembele at Dortmund was fantastic. BUT it’s a high risk and wishful thinking to imagine we are going to get that same player. He was so explosive and electric but the number of muscular leg injuries he’s picked up will surely affect his explosive nature.
It’s the type of gamble Liverpool and Juve can afford to take right now. We find ourselves in a considerably more desperate situation.
Fine, those two teams are in a position of strength. Champions of their leagues and able to make mistakes in transfers imo. He's a fantastic player and normally i'd be all for it. But did you not see his list of injuries? I mean, if that doesn't raise alarm bells then i don't know what to say. Let another team fix him and see if he has a consistent season first.
I'll take a 3% chance of not seeing them though
Why? If Liverpool can make the gamble why can’t we? As we aren’t league champions?
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