Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 26.09.24

Season will be over before it starts if Casemiro is in our starting 11....

Real Madrid were convinced he'd only join them, so were happy they'd get him cheap this summer or free next.

Apparently he didn't want to go to a sg, no idea though.

United could only sign him this summer. So had to bid an amount that Madrid wouldn't match, and hope yoro wouldn't just sit in his contract and wait.

I do think united over paid, but a certain degree of over payment was required to actually do the deal. Imo.

Parallels to the martial deal? Cool? Martial didn't work out, doesn't mean doing what's needed to bring in a player that apparently all of football see as a potentially generational talent is wrong. The Woodward deals we give out about are the big money ones on older players. Not the younger signings, imo.

Yoro is far closer to Anderson or Ronaldo in signing type than Falcao, Schweinsteiger.

It may not work out, and imo if we don't improve the midfiejd and sign another cb to relieve pressure, it won't. That's my worry, that it will be something similar to pogba where ARGUABLY the player themselves is an exciting signing but we never put the building black cks around them in the team for it to actually work.

Greenwood confirmed, happy to see the way the club conducted themselves here. There was never any way back once the audio was released. People can talk about charges all they want but people with ears heard. My 4yo Greenwood jersey was binned the first day.

Looks like there's a clearout underway. AWB and Scotty Mac looking like the next moves

It will be announced at 8pm.

Still feels weird seeing dam ashworth commenting on stuff rather than a banker.

Still on the hunt for another CB as had been reported all along. Lindelof listed on eBay.

As much as De Ligt in and Lindelöf out would be fantastic maybe a shift from CB now?

de Ligt wants to join and there appears no other suitors so no need to rush that, lets look at midfielders now. I dont expect another winger since Sancho's back so a CM next, then complete De Ligt (and sell Lindelöf) , then look at Full Backs.

If we sell anyone else they'd need immediate replacing.

In terms of priorities now, I think we need a number 6. Ugarte interest seems to be picking up again but I'm not sure he's of the profile we need. It's just so hard to find a ball playing 6. They are a very rare breed at the minute.

After that I think we need to look at fullbacks but I doubt we will have the finances to do anything significant there.

I think that is the next move for sure. I wouldn’t be against the idea of Ugarte and leave the ball playing to Mainoo with help from Martinez with Ugarte holding position.

Hard to know if Malacia is going to be ready to play at all in the next few months so would hope that a left back comes in if he could be loaned out to catch up on playing time great.

I’ve wanted AWB to be sold for a good while but not sure now is the right time because you’ll need to replace him surely?

3 United players in the Top 7. It'd give you real hope for the future.

Ugarte would be interesting.

A very mobile, aggressive dm.

Maybe too aggressive though, jumps into duels too much, doesn't really defend spaces. I think he'd be a great squad player in a balanced squad. I'd worry we'd still lack someone that would be capable of sitting and shutting off the lanes.

This level of efficiency is such a nice change. I haven’t heard of Liverpool even being linked to a player yet, the meltdown from some of their fans on social media is warming my cold heart.

Would expect a McTominay outgoing around the same time as this gets done.

I feel for whichever of Branthwaite or de Ligt who misses out on this project 😁

Still think selling McTominay this early would be a big error, Unless we plan on keeping Casemiro?

But onto the next target already? This is amazing.

BRING ON THE INEOS ERA BABY!