"Jose Mourinho was told by Manchester United that the club would only sign a world-class defender of the calibre of Real Madrid’s World Cup winner Raphael Varane rather than compromise with a lesser light, despite the manager’s demands otherwise. United would have paid £100 million for Varane but the World Cup winner was never available and as the options were put to them over the course of a transfer window there were too many good reasons to ignore them."
"United have the money to do big deals. They were prepared to do exactly that to get a top player, which Varane undoubtedly is.
Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward would not have flinched had Real Madrid told him to write a cheque for £100m for the Frenchman"
"Manager’s short-term fixes rejected by Ed Woodward.
Some targets viewed as no better than those already at club"
"Senior sources at the club claim the lack of activity was not a question of money but value, with few defenders on the market considered an upgrade on Mourinho's current crop. If Raphael Varane was available from Real Madrid for £100m, United would have been prepared to make the 25-year-old the world's most expensive defender."
Thread title is a bit strong. Mourinho looks like he is ready to get on with the actual football now.
Well the media have been briefed, we didn't sign a CB because those above Mourinho didn't like his preferred list of targets, this'll surely be the beginning of the end because we know Jose won't take that lying down and when he gets in a fight with those above him we know it'll only end one way
Everyone feared the third season melt down, I was sure it wouldn't happen as long as the club backed him in the transfer window, they haven't....
The board blindly following the previous managers wishes is what got us into this mess with having so many undesirable players at the club. It is good that the board aren't going for lesser players. We should pay top dollar only for the best.Well the media have been briefed, we didn't sign a CB because those above Mourinho didn't like his preferred list of targets, this'll surely be the beginning of the end because we know Jose won't take that lying down and when he gets in a fight with those above him we know it'll only end one way
Everyone feared the third season melt down, I was sure it wouldn't happen as long as the club backed him in the transfer window, they haven't....
Link?
The board blindly following the previous managers wishes is what got us into this mess with having so many undesirable players at the club. It is good that the board aren't going for lesser players. We should pay top dollar only for the best.
The board blindly following the previous managers wishes is what got us into this mess with having so many undesirable players at the club. It is good that the board aren't going for lesser players. We should pay top dollar only for the best.
Just check out the hundreds (exaggerating) of tweets in the twitter thread that's just landed
Yet the club have had to balance the manager’s wishes, and the permanent battle to keep him happy, by taking into account Mourinho is notorious for wanting short-term measures, rarely stays too long at any club and does not tend to worry about what happens when he leaves. Their own vision of team-building is considerably different and that is why Woodward is against selling players such as Martial, Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw when they could conceivably be an asset to the club for many years.
You can see the meltdown coming a mile away, this season is going to be rough.
Whilst that's true would you not agree that Jose has targeted a higher calibre of player since he's been here? Pogba, Zlatan, Sanchez? Ok Bailly hasn't hit the heights but that's been more due to injuries than performances, Mhkitaryan was promptly moved on but probably due to necessity to get Sanchez
The board surely know Jose is not Moyes, he's not LVG, he's better than both and we're unlikely to do better if we force him out
The only interesting sentence I took from that was "United did have significant money available for summer signings". I don't buy that at all. Jose wanted more players and the club is now briefing on why we did not sign one defender.
Agreed. Let's see who we get after him and how in love with his playing style will those people be.At this point I want Jose to go just so everyone will shut up about him
I don't think Pep and Klopp want to sign 29 year olds for 60mYeah this is the main issue. It doesnt matter if we have Pep, Klopp or whoever as long as the Glazers and Woodward run the ship.
The message is what I figured it would be, the club want long term for big money, and Jose wants players with a short amount of time left on the clock for immediate gratification, it's like the Martial situation, he wants out and Mourinho wants rid but the club aren't selling him as they see him as a long term investment, most likely beyond a manager whose ideals are clearly juxtaposed to the clubs, the crazy thing is that everyone knows what Mourinho is like so why did they hire him? Oh well, buckle up, hopefully we'll get a new manager more suited to United for Christmas.
Is it you, Ed?
What are we, Southampton? Jesus Christ.Good. Mourinho and the scouts should have found better targets. Sanchez should be the last short term signing we make for quite some time.
Found a piece in the Guardian. Mindblowing stuff altogether.
THEN WHY DID YOU HIRE THE MISERABLE TWAT, YOU GOGGLE EYED DIPSHIT?!?
*and breath*
Obviously hope it’s all paper talk but why in the hell is Woodward even allowed an opinion on who to sign? Or are there other, actual football people, in the mix here? Sir Bob?!
Thread title is a bit strong. Mourinho looks like he is ready to get on with the actual football now.
