Pogba is back and if he's motivated then we'll only need one of McT, Fred or Matic at any given time.
With a World Cup coming up and the need to justify a bumper deal with Real or PSG then I hope Pogba is up for it. He needs games and he knows it.
Lots of games left in the season, we will need to use the squad so another midfield was essential. Stupid decisions by the club.
Now that really is the verbal equivalent of trying to polish a jobby. We desperately need at least one top class box to box creative and battling midfielder with a football brain and we have sat on our hands while our rivals have all strengthened. The Glazers just don't give a fexk.
Yeah the Pogba like a new signing BS will be rolled out by the club to try and keep us quiet
Its not quite that simple though is it. I don't think that signing a decent prospect this January would do any damage to whoever is the next manager and even if they don't use the player, at least we tried. If he helps us get CL football and costs under £50m then hes probably been worth it already. If he becomes a squad player under a new manager, so be it. I'm sure 99% of it is BS but we seem to penny pinch one second and then piss money up the wall the next. Pay players £150k/week to not play for years and renew their contract repeatedly but won't spend in January incase its a waste.
Yeah our clowns board will be left with egg on their faces when this decision backfires
Panic comes from us being terrible this season and doing nothing about it when we've got the chance. Our midfield has been overrun in 90% of the games we play and we do nothing about it. We lose one of the only forwards we can count on to stay fit and produce somewhat decent stuff on the pitch and do nothing about it.
We couldn't plan for Greenwood and which midfielder is available on loan to improve things? No point signing someone in January and being stuck with them once the gap is plugged in the summer. Pogba coming back will help a lot and get us to June.
The same polish a jobby blether is being spouted over Arsenal giving Aubameyang to Barca on a free with 18 months to go on his contact. Oooh Arsenal have saved £25m in wages. Seriously. That is desperate.
We could have gone into the loan market.
Club don't seem to know that exists this window unless in regards to outgoings
Have we really removed the deadwood though? As far as I can see they will all be back in July re-bloating the squad!
I didn't see any midfield player of note available for loan this window, was there any?
Zakaria was effectively cheaper then a loan move I’d say?
How good is he then?
Greenwood is a tricky one, sure. It wouldn't have been impossible to get another forward, though. As for the midfield, well, that's been needing investment for years, and there were options this window. There were a few players from Juve alone we could've tried for. Arthur was available for loan, Kulusevski, Allegri won't use Kaio Jorge. There are lesser hyped midfielders who I think are brilliant like Darder and Amrabat we could try for.
Arthur
The deadwood is still here. Mata, Lingard, Jones. VDB, Martial and Diallo will all be back in the summer.
Honestly I don’t know but we are woefully short in midfield and one injury away from a crisis. And as others have said, for that price, he could be sold for a profit if he didn’t work out. It’s about as low risk a transfer as you can get.
Amad is dead wood?!
What’s the point in just going for players who might not be good enough when we have one’s at the club like Hannibal who could play?
No there was a full stop after the deadwood
I was just confirming the other 3 will be back. I dont think we made a permanent sale this window.Juventus wanted an eighteen month deal I read, which would result in the new manager being stuck with him and not necessarily rating him. Also Arsenal didn't find a deal straightforward.
Like above, the new manager would then inherit Zakaria and we are unsure if he is a player that would suit a new system/style.
