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

I reckon they were never going to sell, so set a huge price, confident in him having a stellar season this year.

Screams a Man City will come in for a Rodri replacement next summer so set high now and get more next summer.

No that's the price they likely want. Caicedo money for a player they rate just as good if not better than what Caicedo was when he went to Chelsea at the same age with the same PL experience.

From Brighton's point of view - a couple of weeks back there was no talk of a big club making a move for him yet.
Brighton know he will eventually make that move but they likely feel that this wasn't going to be the summer when there was no reports of interest from any of the big clubs.

So they planned their pre-season build up with the expectation that Baleba would be part of their team this season.

Then a week ago Utd start making noise that they would be interested. Brighton are well within their right at that stage to say OK here is the fee that makes it too good for us to turn down this summer - otherwise we will keep the player for 1 more season and sell for a massive fee next summer.

They will be saying the same thing to Baleba - give then another season and he'll have his pick of clubs..

It feels like I say this for almost every transfer now but Utd have to draw a line with their valuation as well.
If Utd feel a fair price is 70/80m and Brighton are asking for 40+ on top then Utd have to move onto their next best target

Brighton are a (developing and) selling club, who are well run and don't need to panic sell. They will take whatever they're looking for imo, and then move onto bringing in the next guy they can sell for similar. But if they don't get want they're looking for, they won't sell. It's an incredibly strong hand they have in general.

The price they're looking for has future potential built into it, I can't imagine that they'll be getting or looking for a significant amount more next summer.

I don’t think the protest was cancelled cause new signings and chat off a new CM. It was the backlash to INEOS being put in the same boat as the Glazers, INEOS have not being perfect but they’ve done more for the club than the other gang. Club is looking to be in a healthy position in the background at least with upgraded facilities and improvements to data science etc

People seem to think that INEOS can do what they want and everything falls back onto them while the Glazers AGAIN seem to get a free run

Having had the Baleba excitement for the past week whoever comes in now will have me like a kid at Xmas who wanted a ps5 and got a PS4 😂🤣

Ugarte could also come good this season. I'm not as committed to idea he's a busted flush just yet.

Same as Mainoo's development as a player. He is still so young, who knows what he turns out to be.

Scholes was dismissed multiple times in his early career.

He suits a 3 man midfield, we'd have to sack Amorim and bring in a 4-3-3 coach just for Mainoo.

I was trying to plot out what a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 looks like with the current squad. They were saying we would start buying players suited to all formations but it looks quite frail defensively.

Onana, Dorgu, Multiple, Yoro, Dalot

1 of Ugarte/Casemeiro 2 of Mainoo/Fernandes/Mount

Amad/Mbeumo, Sesko, Cunha