01 Jul 2024 08:47:53
Lots of United rumours/ news this morning:
Dan Ashworth finally been agreed and can start work immediately. Rumours that it was PSR compliance linked.
Deal for De Licht progressing.
Really hope United have done their homework on this as smells of old era where ETH targets were acquired, driven by ETH, not best recruitment special-ist)
DL is slow injury prone and a Juve Bayern reject. Really hope he’s just an amazing opportunity at cheap price and not main CB target.
Think his persistent injuries linked to where he had a man’s body at such a young age and wasn’t given the chance to strengthen properly.
Really hope Ashworths first job is to veto this transfer.
Deals for Ugarte and Zirkzee seem to be developing also.
If we get him, Zirkzee will make a huge different to our attack, helping Rashford and Hoijland in the process.
So really promising news - just hope United know what they’re doing pandering to ETH’s obsession with past Ajax players who have question marks over them.
01 Jul 2024 09:53:03
Ashworth getting completed and being able to start immediately is huge news. Berrada starts officially on 13th July which means the structure will be fully functional for the remainder of the summer and start of the season.
I am certain that the work undertaken by the team led by Wilcox/ Blanc would have been working towards the players that aligned to Ashworth/ Berada.
De Ligt is a quality CB and if he is coming in I would expect the price to be on the lower end especially if we are picking up his wages and as is pointed out that Bayern were driving the sale. I do not think this is the only deal ongoing so we may be talking to multiple options but if we end up with De Ligt, Martinez, Another (Would this deal allow us to be able to fight/ wait on Todibo) as our main 3 CB's we would all have to be happy with that. Kambawala/ Evans/ Maguire as back up.
Ugarte hopefully in would add some real steal and would indicate Mainoo as more of the box to box/ link for next season.
01 Jul 2024 13:06:07
De ligt summed up on the Liverpool site as the Dutch Maguire.
I don't see him as a good buy. He is injury prone aswell.
01 Jul 2024 15:19:19
Don’t get why you would go for somone who is just as much injured as varane to replace varane
And unless your paying half of what Everton want for braithwaite why not just go for your number 1 target instead. and pay the money it will take to get your number 1
He might be a good defender when fit but why are byern so willing to sell him if he’s that good. smells of casimiro type deal this.
Have we not learnt thought we had football brains now at the club.
01 Jul 2024 17:52:53
His career hasn't really progressed. He is a good age, has experience in top leagues but I read a stat that he missed more games through injury than Varane in the last 2 years so what's the point of buying him? A bad buy for me.
01 Jul 2024 18:01:03
He plays football the way we want to play. He plays high. He is a top quality ball playing CB who can also step up and break lines. He is a leader who was captaining Ajax at something like 18. He is still only 24, so coming into peak years.
People calling him the dutch HM clearly do not know how he plays.
01 Jul 2024 19:07:13
Is Branthwaite the number 1 target for CB then?
01 Jul 2024 23:17:54
More the injuries for me dodgy. he did look a cracking player for Ajax in the ucl and like you say is a cb that couldn’t be a perfect partner for Martinez
But is he injury prone big risk especially after last season and we have not got a ray of quality cbs.