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Loan bid for Cucurella

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posted on 29/8/23

F**king buzzing for this.

Title challenge here we come

posted on 29/8/23

Anyone think this is gonna be a good signing?
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I don't think it can be a bad one. There's no real risk attached, and even based on last season I think he's better than Malacia. When Shaw returns it allows us to be a bit more comfortable with moving him into CB if needed.

And in the spirit of being optimistic, let's not forget that the Cucurella that played for Brighton looked a brilliant player - the reason City and Chelsea wanted him in the first place. Very difficult to judge anyone in Chelsea's set up last season.

posted on 29/8/23

Shaw just like Varane are injury prone. If we're a club that has its footballing priorities right, this season is when we begin to phase both out

posted on 29/8/23

And in the spirit of being optimistic, let's not forget that the Cucurella that played for Brighton looked a brilliant player - the reason City and Chelsea wanted him in the first place. Very difficult to judge anyone in Chelsea's set up last season.

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Tbf to Cucurella as well, he had a bad case of tonsillitis last season and lost a fair bit of weight which wouldn't have helped him.

posted on 29/8/23

I thought he was absolutely woeful last season, granted so were chelsea but he was especially poor IMO.

posted on 29/8/23

Chelsea is asking for £7m apparently

posted on 29/8/23

He was absolutely dreadful for us,but he can only get better surely !...........please give it a try.

posted on 29/8/23

Not too bothered about this one.

posted on 29/8/23

should be asking them for money to take him on loan they get a loan fee out of u for him be worse than paying 60m for mount

posted on 29/8/23

that said he was a good player for Brighton, the right system he might be again. Can't get any worse than he was last season anyway.

posted on 29/8/23

We need another small player to lessen our height further at set pieces against us so I say bring him in.

posted on 29/8/23

comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted 47 seconds ago
that said he was a good player for Brighton, the right system he might be again. Can't get any worse than he was last season anyway.
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He was no worse than our back up for Shaw was.

posted on 29/8/23

If it doesn't prevent us doing other bits of business we could otherwise conclude, I'm all for it. Gives us strength in depth at LB, with the knock-on effect of freeing Shaw as the progressive CB if Lisandro is out.

comment by Busby (U19985)

posted on 29/8/23

We’ve made an enquiry for Hojbjerg, so there’s your midfielder.

Mount, Cucurella and Hojbjerg

Let’s hope Hoijlund is good.

comment by Busby (U19985)

posted on 29/8/23

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 2 minutes ago
If it doesn't prevent us doing other bits of business we could otherwise conclude, I'm all for it. Gives us strength in depth at LB, with the knock-on effect of freeing Shaw as the progressive CB if Lisandro is out.
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Yep, agree.

posted on 29/8/23

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted 47 seconds ago
that said he was a good player for Brighton, the right system he might be again. Can't get any worse than he was last season anyway.
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He was no worse than our back up for Shaw was.

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this shaw injury long then? bit of a strange move this.

posted on 29/8/23

He was sh-t last season but so was everyone at Chelsea. Shaw is a key player for us and EtH clearly doesn't trust our youth to cover the role so a loan makes sense but it's still a risk. He has attibutes similar to Shaw to makes sense in that respect.

I think bringing in a DM (Amrabat) would make a big difference and I just hope any loan for a LB doesn't affect our ability to bring one in.

posted on 29/8/23

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 21 seconds ago
We’ve made an enquiry for Hojbjerg, so there’s your midfielder.

Mount, Cucurella and Hojbjerg

Let’s hope Hoijlund is good.
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I said if we could get Mount, Cucurella and Hojbjerg we'd be credible title challengers this year

posted on 29/8/23

It’s not strength in depth of the depth is shiyte though, we already have that in Malacia.

posted on 29/8/23

Really has been a brilliant window

posted on 29/8/23

comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted 47 seconds ago
that said he was a good player for Brighton, the right system he might be again. Can't get any worse than he was last season anyway.
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He was no worse than our back up for Shaw was.

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this shaw injury long then? bit of a strange move this.
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Long enough. Shaw always takes a whIle to get back up to speed.

posted on 29/8/23

If we were getting Cucurella a year ago I'm sure most fans would be creaming themselves. You don't become sh-t in the space of a year, especially when joining the mess Chelsea were in last season.

I don't get Hojbjerg, he's not that great and would cost a bit. Did he play under EtH for the Bayern B side?

posted on 29/8/23

Let's not forget:

Antony
Malacia
Weghorst

Our player recruitment hasn't improved whatsoever. Plainly obvious that nothing is going to radically change until the club is sold.

posted on 29/8/23

comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 1 minute ago
We’ve made an enquiry for Hojbjerg, so there’s your midfielder.

Mount, Cucurella and Hojbjerg

Let’s hope Hoijlund is good.
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Uniteds summer business has been shocking

Decent keeper
Massively overrated Chelsea bench warmer
Project striker
And now potentially signing a couple more bench warmers from the sides that finished 8th and 10th last season

I’m loving the new United

posted on 29/8/23

"Did he play under EtH for the Bayern B side?"

Looking at their Wiki pages, EtH was manager of Bayern II between 2013-15 and Hojbjerg played for them between 2012-14, so yes he did.

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