Would much rather spend the money on Kroupi who can play along the front line, can do it in the pl and has bags of potential. Leao never kicked on and would be poor business replacing rashford with a slightly worse version of Rashford
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Watched him for years I'd stay away from him, fantastic ability, but he's not a Manchester United player in my eyes, won't work hard enough, questionable attitude, not the most consistent, despite being a match winner on his day, good price for plenty of clubs but it's to much of a high risk gamble for us, turns 27 next month and it's a good argument he's already reached his peak
How much have you actually watched of him though because reading up about him over the last few years that's exactly what he's become. Seems like he's a player you leave up top on a counter and hope for the best, just don't think there's a team in the league that can get away with that these days.
Maybe Simeone takes a punt on him if they lose Alvarez? They could probably get away with carrying a players lack of work rate with how the rest of them work like dogs but is he even worth the hassle? Seems like his finishing ability is very hit or miss as well.
Everything about him screams steer well clear.
Has anyone reported we're interested? I don't see any reliable links linking him to us.
At this point I think it’s more the fact he’s announced he’s leaving this year + us looking at a left winger. At the very least he’s probably on the list, but question how high or low I guess
i'd rather take Kroupi as well
Do you remember the fees Evan Ferguson was being quoted for at Brighton?
Bournemouth will ask for nothing less
Granted he's a much better player but I suspect that we won't be making that sort of outlay on any forward this summer
Getting rid of Rashford just to bring a Portuguese version of him would be hilarious.
Leao's stock was higher a couple of years ago, that's when he should've made the move, but he signed a new contract then.
Leao's stock was higher a couple of years ago, that's when he should've made the move, but he signed a new contract then.
Agree. Somebody - not Real Madrid - definitely should give Meeelan a lot of money for this guy
No chance Leao is on £180k a week base. Milan's wage cap is tight, they don't pay PL money. His extension was €5m net, which is around £123k weekly. He only gets near £180k if he hits every single bonus. Nobody at Milan gets that flat rate guaranteed
Overboard with the last bit for sure, dont disagree on him having great ability though...but hes no kid anymore, the forms beem so patchy for a long time and the work rate and ability during it often matches...thats too many red flags for me...rather a younger signing with great potential than someone should be in there peak not condustently reached it for sone time
He's a bit of a Woodward singing to be fair but back then he'd have been going into a club that was all over the shop. Maybe he could reignite his carear at United. He's certainly a dangerous player who could become unplayable or he could be just another expensive mistake. I said the same thing about Dembele. I wouldn't have taken him on a free, he looked like he was about to go into free fall but he's class again... who knows
On loan, definitely. Not sure about signing. Ridiculous talent/ability, very questionable attitude/consistency
Fails the eye test, the “welcome to Manchester United” highlight test, and the caf test. Ugarte be kidding! It’s a no!
Why is this even a discussion? What does he have to offer that we lack?
There is a thread discussing about a need for a LW. Is Leao an option? Maybe. Part of that is whether Dorgu is a LB or LW, plus whether we should be looking for new fullbacks.
He does offer something different than Cunha, a bit stronger but not as crafty maybe? I don't think he is a priority but an opportunity transfer at the right price. A bit of a reclamation project but high upside.
Nothing. We are already spoken for with Cunha and Dorgu, so its highly unlikely we squander our scarce funds for a position that was already addressed last summer, especially with such an obvious need to replenish CM.
He's brilliant when he's at his best but that's much rarer to see these days. I wouldn't waste any time or money on this transfer, much better players out there
He brings goals and I'll never say no to more firepower.
Like who? Diamonde is going for 100m (quoted, probably will go for 70-80). Not sure about other quality left wingers out there.
He has proven himself, has checked out at Milan and will probably be available for a very good price for his age and quality.
I get the impression the plan is to build a pretty hard working team.
Entirely plausable we'll be willing to make exceptions to that but I think they'd have to be a lot better than Leao.
Entirely plausable we'll be willing to make exceptions to that but I think they'd have to be a lot better than Leao.
60m? Make it half and I've no issues the with this transfer. He was a serious talent once upon a time but apparently by all accounts he hasn't kicked on.
I also echo the thoughts that hes too similar to Rashford. Felt the same when I watched him couple of years ago.
At 30m it would be a worthwhile punt and if we can get him anywhere close to the talent he displayed couple of years ago.
Temu Rashford. No thanks!
I am sorry, I have only seen glimpses of him. Can he compete with Sessko for a 9? If he costs 60m plus it's probably a non-starter anyway with us needing big funds for CM and LB.
What's the logic behind selling Rashford for 20m and buying Leao for 60m? Won't a better idea just be to keep Rashford, if that's the profile we're looking at?
Oh dear me what a resounding blowing your own trumpet post.
Hey if you think a guy who's 27 this month is suddenly going to kick on and become a world class player, that's a you thing. I don't see it and I'm pretty certain if we addressed this again in another 5 years, I'd be correct
Cunha is a wonderful player by the way. 100% no way I'd take Leao over him. His talent to apply himself far surpasses anything Leao has shown. I couldn't give a fig if Leao looks better when doing step overs....
I don't think decision makers at United will give second though about Leao coming here. We are building a different kind of team with work rate and application. Leao is a bit like Portuguese Rashford in work rate regard.Oh dear me what a resounding blowing your own trumpet post.
Hey if you think a guy who's 27 this month is suddenly going to kick on and become a world class player, that's a you thing. I don't see it and I'm pretty certain if we addressed this again in another 5 years, I'd be correct
Cunha is a wonderful player by the way. 100% no way I'd take Leao over him. His talent to apply himself far surpasses anything Leao has shown. I couldn't give a fig if Leao looks better when doing step overs....
No. Just no.
I'd steer clear unless we could get him on the same type of deal Barcelona got with Rashford last year, which feels unlikely. He's too much of a gamble to be dropping 40-50m on without having some idea of what we're getting.
i would be tempted if it was a straight swap for Ugarte
I'm slowly coming round to it at a reasonable fee. Amorim got rid of our wide forwards and both Amad and Mbuemo struggled post AFCON last season. His work rate isn't great, but neither is Cunha's. If you can pick him up for ~€40m, it might make sense.
I would rather keep rashford (and I dont want to keep him) . Hes an inferior version of him and the same age. I honestly think this is just paper talk as he would be such a poor signing, going against the grain of younger players with good attitudes and work ethic
This is what I am thinking as well. Fans complaining about Sancho and Rashford but wanting Leao is wild.
Christ that sounds horrible!
Oh dear me what a resounding blowing your own trumpet post.
Hey if you think a guy who's 27 this month is suddenly going to kick on and become a world class player, that's a you thing. I don't see it and I'm pretty certain if we addressed this again in another 5 years, I'd be correct
Cunha is a wonderful player by the way. 100% no way I'd take Leao over him. His talent to apply himself far surpasses anything Leao has shown. I couldn't give a fig if Leao looks better when doing step overs....
Everyone was literally posting on here a year ago that Cunha had the ‘highest walking stats’ in the PL or something to that effect.
Has anyone made the comparison to Rashford yet? Seems like that may have been overlooked.
I remember this a lot and also how he can't keep outperforming his xG and low and behold he did it again.
I remember this a lot and also how he can't keep outperforming his xG and low and behold he did it again.