Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Mod Note in OP, 25/08

If Rojo plays anywhere other than LB until Shaw comes back, provided Blind or someone doesn't sign, then it's a joke. LVG still hasn't worked out the kinks in his system and it could cost United.

Outside of a few glimpses at the World Cup, I don't know much more about Marcos Rojo. Seems to be a 'still learning his trade' sort of player who could yet develop into something much better, but at the moment we also need an enforcer type back there.

Benatia would be ideal and the way it flipped from "Benatia flying to Manchester" on SSN a few nights ago to today's "no other clubs apart from Bayern interested in Benatia" just shows there's absolutely no way to predict what way the next 2 weeks are going to go for the club and us fans.

If the Rojo deal goes through, that still leaves at least 3 players greatly needed for the first team to be signed in the next 13 days. In an ideal world it would be Reus, Vidal and Hummels, but signing Di Maria, Vidal and Benatia would be more than adequate also. Do I see any of those combinations of signings happening or do you? They are the calibre of players for the kind of areas we need to strengthen in order to compete once again, but as I type their names out I can't help but think that there's not a chance of it happening. If Ed 'watch this space' Woodward and his team somehow managed to pull it off it will be a masterstroke, but I just can't see it.

Early August last Summer, I thought the sky was the limit and there was even a chance of the club bringing Ronaldo back. A year later, there are more problems to fix now along with the ones there were back then and my confidence in the club doing that is now a fraction of what it was at that point. Why they refuse to put their money where their mouth is and get deals done is a mind fúck for me at this stage. Herrera and Shaw were reportedly all but signed off on from last season, so where are the results of this Summer's grafting and negotiations?

If Marcos Rojo is the sum total of the next 13 days activity, then what was widely reported since January to be a Summer of a much needed rebuilding/replenishing with funds available up of upwards of £200m will be a completely underwhelming haul when September 1st arrives. Definitely not good enough going into a season where Top 4 and a return to the C.L. is vital for the club's future.