Strong reports coming out Auba deal done and dusted. I am not surprised because common sense tells me Chelsea are competent at the transfer market

Didn’t Arsenal have to pay off Auba’s remaining contract for him to go to Barca for free and now Barca get £20+ 6 months later.

They paid £100m for Lukaku.

This hopefully puts the 'ETH knows what is best' argument to bed once and for all. The guy is clueless and hope we part ways by october.

comment by Zacab (U18502)
posted 2 minutes ago
This hopefully puts the 'ETH knows what is best' argument to bed once and for all. The guy is clueless and hope we part ways by october.
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Who's this fresh moron?

comment by Darren The King Fletcher (U10026)
posted 2 minutes ago
They paid £100m for Lukaku.
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And how much they get selling likes of Ramirez whilst we can't get rid of Jones you swine?

comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 7 minutes ago
Strong reports coming out Auba deal done and dusted. I am not surprised because common sense tells me Chelsea are competent at the transfer market
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He’ll be a flop.

That’s not really the point. The point is they are in and deal done

comment by DejaVu Wolf (U22884)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Rumours that you are "considering" a move for Buffon?
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@FabrizioRomano 43m #Mufc are considering a move to reanimate Lev Yashin to provide competition to De Gea. Ten Hag is understood to have demanded ‘nothing but the best ever’ and the club are attempting to move heaven and earth to realise this goal.

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Our midfield cannot currently be in a 433, it’s a 4231 team hence why OGS played it so often.

Does Casemiro change this?

Cas, Bruno & Eriksen?
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that would be a horrendous midfield IMO. the only legs in that engine room belong to Casemiro. it would get overun very easily

comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin - Simp (U2958)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by Zacab (U18502)
posted 2 minutes ago
This hopefully puts the 'ETH knows what is best' argument to bed once and for all. The guy is clueless and hope we part ways by october.
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Who's this fresh moron?
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Looking at his article history, he just seems to relentlessly criticise the manager. Not much imagination

We’ll still need another cm, unless Ten Hag wants to prioritise a keeper and right back that can help build up from the back. That may even be the best solution given the struggles we’ve got in those two positions.

If you look at the successfully run clubs like City and Liverpool, and those making strides up the league like Spurs & Arsenal, the focus is on players with years ahead of them...sure they are still top quality and expensive but also offer longevity and value.

Look at Rodri, bought when he was 23/34, now 27, a top class DM with years left in him, signed for the £60m being touted for Casemiro.

Liverpool bought Thiago at 29 but paid £25m for him.

No doubt Casemiro could solve some current issues but he'd probably be on a 4 year deal (34) earning massive sums.

This appears as a classic United transfer of the last 10 years!

Sounds like we might be going for a RB now. Better late than never I guess. Rumours about Dest who I guess played under EtH at Ajax.

Spurs bought Perisic and he’s 33.

Dest is shiiiiiiit ffs.

comment by Darren The King Fletcher (U10026)
posted 21 seconds ago
Dest is shiiiiiiit ffs.
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Sounds like this move isn't for the Dest

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 4 minutes ago
If you look at the successfully run clubs like City and Liverpool, and those making strides up the league like Spurs & Arsenal, the focus is on players with years ahead of them...sure they are still top quality and expensive but also offer longevity and value.

Look at Rodri, bought when he was 23/34, now 27, a top class DM with years left in him, signed for the £60m being touted for Casemiro.

Liverpool bought Thiago at 29 but paid £25m for him.

No doubt Casemiro could solve some current issues but he'd probably be on a 4 year deal (34) earning massive sums.

This appears as a classic United transfer of the last 10 years!
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you also need to think of it as in hunger and ambition levels.

First of all leaving Madrid to join Utd just now is a sever lack of ambition. his team just won the champ league and he wants to leave? hmmmmm he may very well improve the team but doesnt take them to the levels the fans are expecting

comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Our midfield cannot currently be in a 433, it’s a 4231 team hence why OGS played it so often.

Does Casemiro change this?

Cas, Bruno & Eriksen?
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that would be a horrendous midfield IMO. the only legs in that engine room belong to Casemiro. it would get overun very easily
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So we would need another CM maybe sticking with 4231

Casemiro FDJ
Sancho Bruno/Eriksen Rashy
Ronaldo

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Our midfield cannot currently be in a 433, it’s a 4231 team hence why OGS played it so often.

Does Casemiro change this?

Cas, Bruno & Eriksen?
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that would be a horrendous midfield IMO. the only legs in that engine room belong to Casemiro. it would get overun very easily
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So we would need another CM maybe sticking with 4231

Casemiro FDJ
Sancho Bruno/Eriksen Rashy
Ronaldo


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If Ronaldo is still starting forget about it.

comment by manutd1982 (U6633)
posted 12 minutes ago
Spurs bought Perisic and he’s 33.
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Was he not a free transfer? He also hasn’t been brought in to be a key player that plays every week I suspect.

True but I think we still need some balance. A 30 year old with strong leadership and great experience could be very useful for us.

The key is his desire to wanna play for us and whether he can stay fit.

comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 4 minutes ago
If you look at the successfully run clubs like City and Liverpool, and those making strides up the league like Spurs & Arsenal, the focus is on players with years ahead of them...sure they are still top quality and expensive but also offer longevity and value.

Look at Rodri, bought when he was 23/34, now 27, a top class DM with years left in him, signed for the £60m being touted for Casemiro.

Liverpool bought Thiago at 29 but paid £25m for him.

No doubt Casemiro could solve some current issues but he'd probably be on a 4 year deal (34) earning massive sums.

This appears as a classic United transfer of the last 10 years!
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you also need to think of it as in hunger and ambition levels.

First of all leaving Madrid to join Utd just now is a sever lack of ambition. his team just won the champ league and he wants to leave? hmmmmm he may very well improve the team but doesnt take them to the levels the fans are expecting
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I think you're MASSIVELY underestimating Casmiero's ability, in the exact position United need a player the most (defensive mid). He's a World Class CDM, he starts ahead of Fabinho for Brazil who's an unbelievable player and he's 31 only in Feb.

You have a player like him + legs beside him (e.g. Brazil do with Fred) he'll improve us monumentally.

Correlation does not equal causation. There's countless examples of players in their 30's moving and transforming clubs.
Thiago Silva has been excellent for Chelsea, Pirlo for Juventus etc etc.

All this depression around United is blinding people from the facts he's a world class player who's rarely injured.

He'd get into any team in the world

comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Our midfield cannot currently be in a 433, it’s a 4231 team hence why OGS played it so often.

Does Casemiro change this?

Cas, Bruno & Eriksen?
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that would be a horrendous midfield IMO. the only legs in that engine room belong to Casemiro. it would get overun very easily
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So we would need another CM maybe sticking with 4231

Casemiro FDJ
Sancho Bruno/Eriksen Rashy
Ronaldo


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would need a box to box mid and a creative player ( i think eriksson and fernandes bring too much of a sameness to the midfield and only really effective in games you are dominating.

A ball winning mid (casemiro) a box to box midfielder (in the mould of mcginn but one that had more quality than him) and a creative playmaker in fernandes OR eriksson certainly not both IMO

It’s a midfielder we’ve been crying out for since Keane went to shiiiiit.