22 Jan 2023 13:12:48
Afternoon Ed,
I noticed on the Euro pages that FDJ will be seen by clubs as an alternative to Bellingham this coming Summer.
1) Are United one of the clubs looking to sign Bellingham and
2) Does the club remain interested in signing FDJ?

{Ed002's Note - (1) I would discount Bellingham moving to Manchester United. (2) I would doub t de Jong will be joining.}

1.) 22 Jan 2023
22 Jan 2023 13:57:49
Thanks Ed. Where do you think Bellingham will end up?

{Ed002's Note - I would think Real Madrid have the edge over the interested parties at the moment.}

2.) 22 Jan 2023
22 Jan 2023 15:41:52
Wow. Is Camavinga a player that Madrid would be open to selling? Especially if Bellingham were to sign.

3.) 22 Jan 2023
22 Jan 2023 15:51:14
Ed is Enzo Fernandes our number one target now sincewe can discount FdJ and Bellingham.

{Ed002's Note - No.}

4.) 22 Jan 2023
22 Jan 2023 19:00:01
I'd imagine our number one target will be a striker, with a keeper also high up on the agenda whether DDG signs a new deal or not.

Then we will probably look at a midfielder.

With RB and CB only becoming requirements if a RB and/ or CB leave the club in the summer.

As such I can't imagine we'd be prepared to spend the 100m plus that players like Enzo Fernandez or Jude Bellingham will command.

Not after spending 60-100m on a striker, and maybe 30-50m on a keeper.

We'd be lucky to buy a midfielder in the 40-60m bracket at most.

5.) 22 Jan 2023
22 Jan 2023 19:53:43
It's all going to depend on who the owners are. If it's ineos then i think we will signs some marque players, if the glazers are here then maybe tielemans on a free.

6.) 22 Jan 2023
22 Jan 2023 16:50:42
Thanks as always for info Ed002.

Might you be able to tell us who our preferred target is for midfield please?

Also, might Ryan Gravenberch be of interest/ available in the summer please? He doesn’t seem to get many minutes at BM.

Thanks for any insights you can pass on about midfield targets.

{Ed002's Note - I am not so sure midfield is a priority. The like of Rice and bellingham are going to be very expensive and the likes of Luykic and Zubimendi may well have preferred options.}

7.) 22 Jan 2023
22 Jan 2023 21:03:41
Thanks as always for taking the time to post a detailed answer Ed002.

8.) 23 Jan 2023
22 Jan 2023 23:39:11
United are going to struggle to sign the very top players who all the big clubs are chasing right now because we aren't the most attractive yet. Is not money or we would have had Bellingham a few years ago, it's s legacy of the cluster we have been.

Being able to compete for the real top drawer signing will come if we get back to challenging for titles and lose are comedy reputation when it comes to running the club.