Summer Transfer Superthread

yourdeadwright wrote: »

I see United are looking to sign James from Swansea

Do you reckon he will be loaned out or kept in the first team squad ?

He looks a talent but its a huge jump for a 21 year-old with only 20 league appearances and 2 goals

Apparently he's a Liverpool fan and has been linked with them as well but not sure how serious those links are.

Think he was very close to joining Leeds in January.

Andre Gomes to Spurs could be a go-er.

TitianGerm wrote: »

The guy at Everton? Thought they had a option to buy?

Of course they can bid but there is no option attached to the loan contract if that makes sense,

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Correct, we don't have first choice option or whatever the clause is.

That's madness. You'd assume that would be a standard in most loans!!

I'd expect ye to at least try sign him. He's been very good this year.

TitianGerm wrote: »

That's madness. You'd assume that would be a standard in most loans!!

I'd expect ye to at least try sign him. He's been very good this year.

Fully expect us to sign him tbh. Seems to enjoy it based on his involvement as a loan player but if I was him I'd go to Spurs. CL finalist. Top 4. London. They're a much bigger draw in all aspects. The only thing is if he is guaranteed 90mins. I would assume so

800 million in 6 seasons isn’t absurd, most of the top 6 teams are spending slightly over 100 million a year to stay at the top.

Liverpool have spent 700 million in the same period, I wonder where their “Liverpool spend to exceed 1 billion” headline is

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

800 million in 6 seasons isn’t absurd, most of the top 6 teams are spending slightly over 100 million a year to stay at the top.

Liverpool have spent 700 million in the same period, I wonder where their “Liverpool spend to exceed 1 billion” headline is

Who said it's absurd? What is absurd is the amount of poor signings made for that £800m. How many of them have been a success?

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Don't believe that's Devils advocate at all.

Comparing Liverpool's spend to United's you must then compare the positions.

In comparision imagine the money City spent and finished outside top 4. They'd be laughed at.

Theres no problem with the money United spent it's just they have feck all decent players to show for it. It's been a real scatter gun approach to recruitment.

They need to get a plan in place so when Ole goes the next manager knows what's going on and can work to this plan.

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Can tell as a United fan that things are grim when you see a headline "United leading chase for James" and it turns out it's not talking about Bayern's James Rodriguez, but some young fellow at Swansea, Daniel James.

Those signings are exactly the type that have ye got ye in this mess. James is supposed to a be cracking player

Scattergun is the exact word to describe United's transfer strategy.

Last season they were rotating Martial & Rashford in the LW position. Lukaku had the line CF role to himself. Martial plays 60, Rashford 20 and then switch for the next game. And so forth.

They were going neck and neck with City for the title for the first 2 months of the season, after City had failed to get the Sanchez transfer over the line.

And then January happened..

United wanted to 'get one over on City' so came in and offered Sanchez more money and decided to buy him from Arsenal. Another LW. So now they have Rashford, Martial & Sanchez for the LW position. Instead of getting a RW in, they get a big name instead to try get a quick fox.

And now, by the sounds of things, they want to get a young exciting player in this summer. Where does he play? Yes, you guessed it. LW.

Fair enough, Rashford is now a CF and Sanchez will get moved on, but you would expect that Martial would be keeping that LW spot as his own and maybe use Rashford, Lingard, Greenwood, Chong etc as back up. But to be targeting another young winger to play on the same wing again instead of the clear issues at RW just seems a bit weird to me tbh.

NIMAN wrote: »

I haven't seen any of the Swansea James, but he couldn't be any worse than the Munich /Madrid James, who has done little since that world cup.

Ya know that saying you shouldn't buy someone on their world cup form? That's him.

rob316 wrote: »

Those signings are exactly the type that have ye got ye in this mess. James is supposed to a be cracking player

He might be a cracking player for a lower half PL side. Imagine calling yourself one of the world's best clubs and going for a bloke with 4 goals in the Championship.

I remember last season United fans dismayed at the idea of signing World Cup finalist Ivan Perisic. Now look at the type of player being targeted.