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

A hollow victory for whoever wins it this year so 😂

I don't get why we loaned him to them though.

Surely they are going to have a terrible season?

They are a mess of a club and doesn't seem like a great situation to have put the kid in.

So, looking forward to Summer 2026, it'll likely be as busy as this with the rebuild. Getting my crystal ball out and assuming no major business in Jan.

GK's

Likely one of Onana/Bayindir leaving before the foreign windows shut, the other is bound to be chucked out next year. Heaton likely to retire. Question is will we be looking for a new back up keeper or yet another No.1.

Defence.

Can see the club trying to shift Shaw, high earner and usually injured.

Maguire may get another year.

Martinez, a lot will depend on if he gets back to full fitness, could see him being moved on if Heaven keeps knock knock,knocking on the door, but is more likely to stay.

Very likely to see one if not two wing backs coming in, and possibly a squad level CB.

Midfield

This has to be priority next year.

I believe Bruno will go, that he agreed to stay for just one more year. Casemiro to move on a free as well. That leaves just Ugarte and Mainoo, so 2 first team level players needed, regardless of how well Mainoo might do this season, and possibly a third.

Baleba likely to be the big chase, Wharton another likely to be in the mix to keep the homegrown quota up.

If all the false 9's provide sufficient cover up front this season, they may well continue with just Sesko, with Obi getting minutes. If Mount is out with injuries again, they may well look to offload and replace with a different type of forward.

On a tangent.

Johnny Evans was busy this summer in his new role, quite a lot of youngsters going out on loan e.g. Amass. Will be interesting to see how they get on, most likely to be sold on eventually with the club looking at this as a revenue stream like Chelsea, but hopefully a few will come back into the squad and push for a place.

He's confident I give him that!

If Yoro continues with his progression this season then I'd not be surprised if he's the guy that replaces Bruno as Captain next summer. Hes seemingly very popular and not afraid to speak up. If Bruno is going then offer Lenny the armband and if he doesn't want to stay even with that then fair enough cash in and get 80-100m from Barca or Real.

Surely if onana wants money then a move to Saudi would be on the cards but maybe they have no interest in him

Nothing screams first choice like the number 91 🤣

According to Google, Shoretire's 74 is the highest we've ever had.

No number confirmed yet for Lammens but I'd be surprised if it isn't 91 given his history.

Offloading players on massive wages who haven't worked out IS a success though? If they're surplus to requirements, get rid. I'm as impressed that we managed to get rid of Rashers, Sancho, Antony and, to a lesser extent, Razzmatazz as I am with the new signings. Anyone who looks at that recent transfer window and doesn't see it as a huge success is living in dreamland.

Look at Arsenal, ffs. Quarter of a billion spent this summer, more than a billion overall since Arteta joined and they started that match at the weekend with what, 4 CBs and 3 DMs in the lineup? Not saying we're any better, but at least we're trying (and possibly failing) to not be completely toxic. Schmeichel is right. I wouldn't be too happy if I was an Arsenal fan at the moment.

Club won't appeal. It has five working days but they won't. Four other recent cases were mentioned benefiting big clubs and small clubs with them only being fined but no one ever appealed those decisions. Doubt many even care enough about the EFL cup to complain about it.

Onana looking for a new contract because of the 25% cut for not being in the champions league.

Fkin reason we are not in the champions league is because he's a clown in between two posts. Utter shite.

He missed a penalty for them too. He gave us a chance 😁

The standard practice for the EFL Cup is to impose a fine. Liverpool received a £200k fine in 2019 for fielding an under age substitute that hadn't their international clearance filed in a third round tie against MK Dons.