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

It should but he still plays regularly for Denmark and this is a WC year too.

Might not be regular for long if his current stinker continues.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-14801319/rasmus-hojlund-shaking-pants-denmark-national-team.html

Because currently its the same team as last season except for one signing in and 4/5 players out. Our expectations going forward should be based on the squad we currently have and what they can produce. Some United fans think we have the god given right to be in CL or challenge for titles- This is a slow, painful rebuild and Amorim should be expected to show improvement on last season. Based on the players we have, the deadwood the debt and how transfer window is going top 10 next season is more realistic than top 4

Two of those players were barely available last season, so why does it matter about them whether we improve or not?

Asking the United manager to improve on 16th should hardly be controversial.

Obviously improvement is needed and a reduced fixture list will help- I'm not confident we will get rid of Rashford/Sancho/Antony and until we do we've been told we won't be doing any more business except for Mbuemo or at least the 60 million set aside to sign him.

It's looking increasingly like we will have much the same squad as last season- Pre season training starts next Monday and ideally we would have our summer targets already signed and rearing to go.

I just can't see the logic in expecting the same players to suddenly produce much better performances- They've shown their level in last 2/3 years. I hope I'm wrong and United do find form- I just can't see it unless the pace of the transfer window changes very quickly

To be fair for the last 5/6 games of the season Amorim was targeting EL trophy and fielded weaker teams- Whether we would have won those games had we fielded better teams is up for debate. I like Amorim I think he will come good and get us up there but he needs time to do so. Yes he could abandon his formation and get us better results short term or stick to the system he was hired to implement and take a bit longer for (hopefully) more sustainable success

Add to that a competent CM and that team should start producing results. A fluid front 3 of Cunha/Mbuemo and ST with Bruno and an athletic CM that can breakdown attacks and distribute will go along way to improving our output

As for the ST I don't think Watkins is the guy and would be an underwhelming signing. I accept hes better than what we have but the age concerns me and appears to be alot of money for a 2yr stop gap

Yet another Summer of consistently being crap in the transfer market for the club - both on outgoings and incomings. Will most likely end up in panic the last week of the window.
Those aiming for 5th next season - need to get ready with pitch forks to try and oust the current ownership structure - cos it aint happening.

Why is it a massive challenge for Man United to have a good window?

Why are you making excuses already?

The club haven't had anything approaching a good window in well over a decade.

There’s a difference between “making excuses” and understanding the reality of the situation.

You know that missing out on Champions League limits what can be spent. We have signed a player already. £62.5m. They have also committed to offer £55m + £7.5m for Mbuemo. Criticise them for taking too long on this fair enough but it could be done soon and pre-season hasn’t even started. Maybe it won’t get done and maybe they haven’t made progress on an alternative - then criticism about things being “crap” might become more of a justifiable thing to say.

All of the players who were on loan last season with options for those clubs to sign them, have come back. The clubs didn’t want to buy them. Selling these players is a challenge. Do you not agree? Time and time again people say “X should be sold” - selling underperforming players on massively disproportionate wages is… very difficult. These players need to be sold in order to allow for new ones to come in. This is what makes it difficult.

“oust the current ownership structure” & “haven’t had anything approaching a good window in 10 years.”

Last summer was the first window under this structure and I don’t think it compares to what has come in the summers before under Woodward / Arnold - getting Yoro in looks like a great move, Heaven will be a player, Maz was great value. You think people should be calling for them to go?

It’s just a lack of patience and understanding, and imo, not worth anyone’s time to read.

The single and only reason the club are in the predicament they are in is because of the actions of the clubs staff responsible for these areas. The PSR issues are ALL the fault of club policy over the past number of years.

You are genuinely deluded if you believe things will improve under continued Glazer ownership.

"Lack of patience and understanding" - of course. Thats totally why I think this Summer is a sh1tshow already wrt transfers. I hope I am wrong but the signs are not good.

I seen nothing from RA last season to suggest that he will do much better with just 3 or 4 new players or in fact that the club are in the position to get 3 or 4 new players - let alone offload some of the seriously overpaid underperformers.

The other clubs above us will also improve their squads, some of you are going to be seriously disappointed early on expecting top 5 with the current crop.

Onana being a prime example 8th and 15th since he joined.

No manager is getting us top half with him and Hojlund.

I see no reason as to why we couldn't sign a CM. Vivel's dept is dedicated to improving recruitment and identifying viable targets. Surely this would identify options depending on what budget is available. Granted this summer the likes of Ederson/Wharton aren't likely but could we not look at players like Hackney/Rios or perhaps targets that have been scouted to produce a transfer similar to his time at RP Leipzig. There's also loan options like Douglas Luiz.

I cant see us spending on a GK due to Onana's status. Yet there are players that can come in to replace Bayinder and potentially oust Onana as No1. Lammens and Lunin are cheap options that fall in that category or you could look at Perri at Lyon who'd be a cheap option with their current financial problems. unfortunately the likes of Chivalier, Carnesecchi and Costa will all command a higher fee