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Surely Casemiro's replacement would need to be £40m or less, we have too many holes to fill to spend any more?
Need to either find the next Baleba or Ugochukwu from Ligue 1 or an experienced head on the cheap / free.Surely Casemiro's replacement would need to be £40m or less, we have too many holes to fill to spend any more?
Are any of those realistic targets that we can afford?
I would be over the moon with any of them, but with PSR lingering like a bad smell, could we realistically afford these?
Hasn't it been suggested that Tchouameni isn't really the right profile for us in Amorim system
I did watch a bit of Larsson yesterday, while it was halftime, very imposing figures, looks like a great change of pace, looked composed playing 1 2s.We could easily afford Stiller, Essugo and Larsson. They are not likely to cost more than 35-40m, with Essugo probably even cheaper than that.
Baleba and Ederson will be the more expensive purchases but will depend on which other key positions we will target. We could afford Ederson unless City gets us into a bidding war. Baleba will be the most expensive and may be out of reach for now considering our other needs.
Why not? He's a better DM than Ugarte and at Bordeaux and Monaco, he played as a B2B player. I think his profile would suit Amorim's system well of having 2 hardworking midfielders. Tchouameni also has a much better pass on him than Ugarte.
Agreed, and also, unfortunately, accept the second part is accurate as well.Agreed on this one. I doubt we’ll be able to afford him/willing to pay the sort of fee it would require.
Disagree strongly with the bold. The three remaining, McTominay, Alvaro, and Elanga are maybe's, at best.Lots of players we’ve got rid of over the past year or so like Sancho, McTominay, Alvaro, Elanga, Hannibal and Kambwala would all be good Amorim type players but our problem is we’re so horrificly run at the top that we keep bringing in managers with a completely different tactical set up to the last and end up with a squad full of deadwood when what we should do is have a set United formation then bring in players to play that formation and have the head coach do the coaching.
Unfortunately true. Surely if he were willing to leave there would be teams superior to us that would be interested.I agree with you, however there is also the matter of us not being a very attractive proposition right now. So why would he want to leave Real for this.
Sancho as a personality wouldn’t because much like Rashford he apparently has serious problems in training and motivation but Sancho the player as a wide 10 is pretty much perfect for that role in an Amorim system, Kambwala on the right side of a back three would also be a good fit as back up to Yoro whilst Elanga would be a good right wing back.Disagree strongly with the bold. The three remaining, McTominay, Alvaro, and Elanga are maybe's, at best.
Alvaro would be one million miles better than Diego Dalot, and Malacia, and whoever else has played LWB for us, that is true, but that is a very low bar. Elanga, I think, is benefiting from the extended run in a team that he probably wouldn't have gotten at any so-called big club.
And who am I kidding, Scotty McT would have destroyed in this system.
I did watch a bit of Larsson yesterday, while it was halftime, very imposing figures, looks like a great change of pace, looked composed playing 1 2s.
Did like the look of him, I don’t know why I just really like Stiller, think he’s our eriksen replacement, athleticism wise I don’t know if he’s the right man, but the scousers have been linked with him.
I agree with you, however there is also the matter of us not being a very attractive proposition right now. So why would he want to leave Real for this.
If Real pushed him out, there might not be ton of options as some of the other big clubs have their DMs sorted. Liverpool don’t but he doesn’t suit the profile Slot wants
As good a ready made Casemiro replacement as we'll find in January tbh
One more season after this one.When does his contract end?
Indeed.Ugarte was the replacement for Casemiro and now Collyer is back up to Ugarte...what is so hard about that.
He is stinking the place out now but at least he can say he is making the bench so he probably gives his all in training but is not up to scratch compared to the other midfielders.Doesn’t Casemiro have to leave before he’s replaced? There doesn’t seem to be any sign of that actually happening. My guess is that he’s quite content to sit and collect a paycheck that he won’t get at any other team in the world. He’s won everything possible at club level. He’s in it for the cash at this point. I’d be surprised if he doesn’t just run his contact out, even if he’s frozen out.
Unfortunately there’s only one Rodri. Like a Keane in his era.We still need a starting CM partner to Ugarte next season. Collyer will be a rotation option and with Mainoo perhaps rotating between #10 and CM.
Profile we need is someone who can both cover ground but also dictate play. Like a Rodri.
Viera was an absolutely brilliant player, and as important at to Arsenal as Keane was to United. Keane edges it, but not by much.Unfortunately there’s only one Rodri. Like a Keane in his era.
Also Carrick. Very UnderratedUnfortunately there’s only one Rodri. Like a Keane in his era.
Would anyone have said Vitinha after his loan at Wolves was going to be the player he is now?Unfortunately there’s only one Rodri. Like a Keane in his era.
Christ only feels likes yesterday we signed him. Yet we all knew this day would come quickly. He gave everything for Real Madrid, Man Utd was the last big payday plan.
Harsh.Christ only feels likes yesterday we signed him. Yet we all knew this day would come quickly. He gave everything for Real Madrid, Man Utd was the last big payday plan.
Of course they knew his legs were going, it was the idiot Murtough and others including ETH were blind to the obvious. A two year deal on sensible wages might just have made sense, but wasted money we could have spent on Rice or someone similar.Harsh.
Thought he was very good - and very committed - in his first season. From the outside he seems to have remained professional even though his legs can't do it like they could. Madrid are expert sellers, they'd have known he only had one more big season in him and cashed in at the right time.
Harsh.
Thought he was very good - and very committed - in his first season. From the outside he seems to have remained professional even though his legs can't do it like they could. Madrid are expert sellers, they'd have known he only had one more big season in him and cashed in at the right time.
Sorry I have read that through twice and I can't get to grips with what you're trying to say. I'll be reading it wrong but you seem to be fighting against yourself.I lived at the golden age of DMs I saw the likes of Rijkaard, Robson and Matthaus play who were a shoulder above Keane in terms of talent. Then there was the likes of Keane, Ince, Redondo and Vieira etc. All of them were beaten by grand father's time.
Real Madrid weren't expert sellers. We were simply stupid to buy a 30 year old DM with more mileage then a New York Taxi for 70m + a 4 year contract on 18m+ a year. Casemiro himself admitted that Real Madrid was planning to phase him out and that United's offer was simply too good for either Real or himself to refuse. There's also zero professionalism in sticking to one's contract. That's his last paycheck and someone as experienced as Casemiro will just lay low, pocket that money in peace while staying as much away from the limelight/criticism as humanely possible
Sorry I have read that through twice and I can't get to grips with what you're trying to say. I'll be reading it wrong but you seem to be fighting against yourself.
I'll stab at what you're saying and say that United being stupid enough to do the deal doesn't impact on Casemiro. Keane's made reference to it a few times that he should have sat on his bumper United deal longer, even if Ferguson didn't play him.
Also it depends what you believe doesn't it. Some reports, even the Athletic I think, said that Casemiro could have gone to Saudi last January or in the Summer for more money but wanted to stay at the highest level as long as he could.
My point is that buying a 30 year old DM for 70m while giving him a 4 year contract on 350k a week is stupid. DMs rely on work rate and legs are usually the first to go in football.
Why should Casemiro go to Saudi? He would probably get a small increase in salary (Toney is on 400k, Casemiro is on 350k and Duran will be on 300k) but will be expected to play week in week out. The risk of permanent injury for someone with his mileage is real. Its easier for him to stick to the current contract and do most of the action on twitter posting "Come one Man United or Well Done Man United"