I would tell them to whistle. Given his talent and performances, I wouldn't take less than £20m for Smalling, preferably closer to £30m. He's twice the CB Lindelöf or Bailly are, for example.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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not even sure I'd want them to splash all that money on Sancho at this point. Sure, great player at a position of need - but I see that midfield and think it's a much bigger issue, especially if Pogba leaves. Do we spend the much needed money there if we sign Sancho? I have my doubts.
Agreed.
Midfield first.
Although I think he may cost more. I'd bee very happy if were to sign him for that amount
EDIT As long as we also sort the other areas in the team that need strengthening.
I imagine it Pogba leave we will be paid for it. There will be money to sign a replacement regardless.
We’re always told United have funds, but in reality looks like we need to balance the books.
Smalling will be sold in the very near future, further reducing what we’ve spent net since Ole took over.
I could see us selling Pogba, then awaiting Juan, Angel or Jesse upping their game to replace him
Well we have the third-highest revenues in world football, so I think we can afford both to be honest.
And there lies the crux of the matter. Yes, we are inherently rich as a football club, but the owners limit what we can use by lining their back pockets. Also money is only as good as the subject it's being spent on, which we seem to always get wrong in recent years.
It seems like all a journo has to do to get a story out of United these days is to ask them what they're confident about that week.
Oh right. We believe that. Like sureeeeee, everyone's gonna give us a free run at one of the world's hottest properties.
Imagine Jadon Sancho coming here?
Fantastical rubbish. Media spin for the man, the legend himself, Ed Woodward......season tickets be renewing soon, right? Couple of months is it?
Fantastical rubbish. Media spin for the man, the legend himself, Ed Woodward......season tickets be renewing soon, right? Couple of months is it?
Yes, of course that’s it.
I really hate everything about this
Would much rather it was Phil Jones going but hopefully that happens in the summer.
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Why? Smalling is done here, he isn't going to get better and when we was here, he wasn't amazing anyway.I really hate everything about this
Why are people so against letting players go that have no future here.
I can predict an element of your reply "he's better than Jones and bailly" - you think no one knows he's better than Jones and fitter than Bailly? Of course we do. Difference = No one wants to buy them
Players need to move on, smalling is one of them
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Like any aspiring top four club should do.....
Yep.
There are two ways to view this, and both have grounds for truth
1) Its better to snap up these talents when they cost £20m than when they cost £90m from Leicester City. Agreed. Some will turn out to be the next Maddison, some will be the next Phil Jones. No issue with the overall approach though.
2) The lower we fall, the lower profile and quality of player will want to join us. It damages the club's PR if we're bidding for and being laughed at by world-class talents regularly. We struggled to get players like Sancho last summer, finishing 6th. We have no chance next summer, finishing 10th or so (looks likely based on the first half of the season).
Why were we not always doing this?
Ideally, we ought to be spotting, and being in the running for guys like Kai Havertz before they have the breakout seasons with their respective clubs. The same could be said, for example, for Haaland. High value youngsters. It's obviously higher risk, but the pay-off is much higher. I'd be happy if we went for players on the cusp of superstardom, rather than established big names who'd be priced out the market.
Having said that, there's nothing wrong with scouring lower leagues and trying a scattergun approach to recruitment. It's just diversifying in the end. Some you win, some you lose, and you hope the wins are much bigger than the losses.
Ben White would be an upgrade and we don't have a bloody defensive midfielder in the squad (Matic frozen out) so Phillips fits the bill. Apparently Leeds rejected a £27 mill offer for Phillips in the summer.
This is Ben White's breakout season and i know Leeds are hoping they can buy him but first of all, i'm sure Brighton would love to integrate him into their squad next season. Secondly though, i think there are going to be many interested clubs in the summer so i think White will be tempted to move and certainly to a better club than Leeds. He's on loan at Leeds from Brighton without a redeem clause.
They are two big reasons why Leeds have conceded the fewest goals in the Championship (only 10 in 18 games).
Edit: White is being linked with Liverpool as well, if that helps.
This is Ben White's breakout season and i know Leeds are hoping they can buy him but first of all, i'm sure Brighton would love to integrate him into their squad next season. Secondly though, i think there are going to be many interested clubs in the summer so i think White will be tempted to move and certainly to a better club than Leeds. He's on loan at Leeds from Brighton without a redeem clause.
They are two big reasons why Leeds have conceded the fewest goals in the Championship (only 10 in 18 games).
Edit: White is being linked with Liverpool as well, if that helps.
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No idea. I prefer this way - you have to accept more hits and misses but financially makes more sense as things are.
The Mirror are just making shit up. United have had scouts designated to the lower leagues since before most of us came into existence.
I think this January United will go aggressively in market, i can see at least two players signed. I just hope one of them is a proper midfielder.
Sancho has as many goals as Greenwood this year. Hope he's worth 100m
I think there will be four signing attempts/approaches.
Never heard of Ben White. What are people's opinions of him please?
No I’m pretty sure Sancho has more with plenty of assists thrown in. Also his goals have come in the Bundesliga and CL so don’t think it’s a fair comparison.
And plenty of assists, which is what he is in the side for, not to mention he has scored more.
http://www.motforum.com/phpbb/viewt...sid=293e1483f7a48d72832df4cda7e43ef3&start=40
He belongs to Brighton though so I'm not sure where the idea that he'd be cheap comes from.
Thanks for sharing that
. Some incredible stats in there and Bielsa seems to rate him very highly.It appears he's one of those players that has got a lot better very quickly, bit like Maddison did at Norwich.Thanks for sharing that
Jarrod Bowen might be one too.
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I know right, really annoying
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