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

Yeah I understand where your coming from. The concern you'd have is that the smaller squad was a choice, it was deliberate due to the lack of Europe and knowing we would be losing players to afcon. If all this was factored in you could see them choosing not to spend money this window, especially as we are only 3 pints off 4th, level on points with 5th, they may see it as a sense of sure we will be grand - would be a mistake imo too. We have a chance to properly cement European football and challenge for CL too if we strengthen. Here's hoping something is workable and that they see there's an opportunity here to jump ahead a season.

If we don't do anything in January it's unforgivable. Even a random loan move for the MF. Even for the finances, a cheap loan move could be the difference for us getting a European spot. If the scouts can't identify one player that could improve our non existent MF then it's very worrying. That's even if they want to go all out in the summer but I can already see us failing in the summer with the world cup and then they blame no value again.

Napoli have said they're definitely taking Hojlund.

Rashford will 100% be an issue though. And don't forget a certain useless shyte of a keeper who could come crawling back from Turkey expecting a pay rise...

That said they apparently want to sign him permanently, but they're short on funds. Antony saga part II coming up.

James Garner would be a great signing. Versatile and would I believe be a homegrown player. We should be all over him as he would be a key squad member.

I think it would be a mistake. Never go back. He's a good player at Everton but he's playing regularly which I don't think he is good enough to do at a top 4 club.

I mean its not like he was really here to begin with. He came through the ranks but never had an actual senior season. He is radically different to the kid that left.

Not wanting to put a gloss on Tuesday's draw but Wolves were genuinely unlucky not to get something from the arsenal, liverpool and villa games imo. Rob Edwards has them better organised and has injected some drive/desire despite what must be a situation that it is very easy to just give up on as it seems a hopeless cause. We still should have won though.

There's a performance based option in his contract so it might yet get extended for 12months. I can't see him coming here to sit on the bench unless we throw some money at him. He's a starter for Everton and it might lead to an England call up.

Could we not even get a loan player in to bolster numbers this window… we never seem to use loans well

I dread to think what shape we will be in if the afcon lads get injured

Anyone have any thoughts on Fernandes from West Ham who would surely be available cheap if west ham go down. Might be a decent squad option and seems to have good athleticism

It's almost guaranteed we will lose heavily tomorrow. Can't see us getting anything with so many players out. 3.1 to Leeds unfortunately.

Fine, if you don't want to be.

That's what I thought those comments meant at the time as well, so that makes me very smart too 😇