Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 12.02.26

I would find it hard to believe we would be in relegation bother if we gave more game time to heaven, yoro, mainoo, fletcher, lacey, obi and metata.

Amorim in press conference has said that "there are no conversations to change anything in the squad" this transfer window.

I will give the respect of assuming that he is just being smart enough to pretend United aren't buying, its just a smokescreen to improve their negotiating position. Which is right and proper.

Because if United don't buy a midfielder in January then they are **** idiots. If Amorim doesn't push for one then he is an idiot, because it could literally mean his job in the end.

Ugarte is the bar and it is a very low bar, there has to be somebody out there for reasonable money who can improve on Ugarte. Don't give me that nonsense about "long term players only", you don't get to the long term if you can't survive the short term.

I'm really on the fence about Neves. Yeah he's never had pace and has been semi retired. I'd probably take him if the price was right though, he brings control in the same way Rodri does for City who is also not fast in any way shape or form. His ability to receive the ball under pressure and find passes would be an obvious plus, that he would be speaking the same language as Casemiro and Bruno, Cunha etc would presumably be an advantage but it really would be a cost analysis kinda one for me.

At the right price it makes sense to me, but it isn't long term and I'm not sure it would work in a 2 man midfield at all. One id also be happy to miss out on I guess. Collyer you could forget about and until Mainoo improves his availability and his longer passing in not sure he displaces too many right now, a signing like Neves probably allows him go on loan to develop with game time too now I think if it.

Neves would be perfectly fine choice if we played a midfield 3. But thats not allowed.

Harry Maguire has been out since early November has he? Not looking good for him to get a new deal at this rate. De Ligt out since late November I think? Mad to me that he has been out so long with such relatively little information other than a back issue.

Think your being very harsh on Mainoo saying he's always injured. The only thing not his fault is the amount of game time he has been given.

Its funny lads thinking Neves will help our middle of the park while Mainoo rots away on the bench

Have a look at the lads United got in the recent past, Rasmus, Sesko, zirkzee, the big Dutch fella, as strikers you

will notice they were all ineffective , numbers of touches in the opp box below 10!

So something is wrong with the service to them one would suggest.

Well he'll have to take a big pay cut no matter where he moves unless he stays in Saudi. Which made me laugh when reports were he's willing to take a pay cut to make a move happen. Could pay him £300k a week and it's still technically a pay cut in his wages.

No biggie, as I said if it makes sense financially fire away. If it doesn't I'm happy enough to miss out.

Sky starting off the click bait early. Breaking news.... united exploring conditions of singing Baleba.

Neves possibly better defensively but Mainoo much better in progressing play( IMO). Neves would get completely exposed in Amorims midfield set up with his lack of pace.

So childish 🤣🤣🤣