04 Aug 2024 17:59:51
Lots of people feeling down about the team right now, a combination of a loss to Liverpool and a lack of new signings seems to be at the root of it.
I'm still very confident that we will sign at least another 2 players most likely 3.
Ugarte I think will get sorted this week. As might a deal for a new RB, most likely Mazraoui (although I have my concerns with him) . I also expect us to get another CB, but that looks like it will depend on us moving a few players on to make space and raise funds.
Players I'd still expect to see leave include Lindelof, AWB, Hannibal, McTominay and Pellistri. While I wouldn't be surprised to see deals done for Eriksen, Casemiro and Sancho.
If one or both of Casemiro and Eriksen leave then I'd expect to see a second midfielder join.
How does everyone else see the next FOUR weeks of the transfer window pan out?
04 Aug 2024 18:39:03
Players will come in players will leave in next 4 weeks. Who comes in will be interesting but imo more importantly who leaves.
04 Aug 2024 19:45:32
Can see a lot of exits of younger players such as Colyer, Fish, Hannibal, Pellistri, Murray etc on smaller fees but with significant sell on clauses.
04 Aug 2024 20:05:46
I don’t think any regular first team players will leave to be honest. It will just be some of the younger ones that have been out on loan last season, like Hannibal, Pelistri etc, but for very small fees.
I’ve got a feeling a deal for AWB won’t materialise. Not really seen any serious links for Lindelof or Maguire.
Not sure Fulham will cough up enough for McT, but I guess we could let him go on the cheap.
Nobody is paying what is needed for Cas.
Not sure about Eriksen, suppose he could leave in the hung for regular football on a lesser league.
I’d imagine we will be switching our targets to what players we can potentially get on loan, maybe with a buy clause for next summer.
04 Aug 2024 20:41:22
Personally, I'd expect only AWB, Hannibal, Eriksen and Pellistri to leave from those mentioned, unless United accept a low-ball offer for McTominay.
I don't think Lindelof will have the slightest intention of leaving now - Yoro out for 3 months, Martinez having his injury complications, Maguire being Maguire, Kambawala being sold, Evans being 37, even young Fish getting an injury.
He can leave for nothing next summer, get a nice fat signing-on bonus, and still likely be a shoo-in for Sweden - I'm 100% certain he'll stay.
Nobody will pay what United are asking for regarding McTominay and Casemiro - we're being given a taste of our own medicine with clubs looking to haggle us insultingly because they know we need to sell - so I would imagine that we'll eventually concede ground regarding McTominay and sell him for £20m.
There's no chance we're shifting Casemiro.
All-in-all, I don't see us raising more than £60m from the sales of AWB, Hannibal, Eriksen, McTominay and Pellistri - maybe those sales could eventually get Mazraoui and De Ligt in, but we would certainly need to get creative by getting Rabiot on a free and/ or Ugarte on a loan with obligation to buy.
If only we could sell at least one of Rashford, Sancho or Antony. ?.
05 Aug 2024 00:55:31
Ork, selling the likes of Sancho and Anthony, whilst we are reasonably stocked in those areas makes a lot of sense.
The likes of Maguire might stick around, but we know they can and will be gone next year.
05 Aug 2024 08:22:50
I don't think pre season results are to be taken too seriously considering who we took and the fact its just a shirt selling tour.
And yes the window is open for a few more weeks so much might happen. The issue is that ideally you want your squad sorted early so they can train and gel and get used to the tactical style (if ten hag has one) .
By leaving everything so late we go into the season with games against brighton away and liverpool at home with essentially the same squad as last year. Already we have no striker as ETH says zirkzee isn't ready for the prem. Lose those 2 games and we are already on the Back foot teying to catch up when we want to hit the ground running.
Yes its a long season but how long will pre season morale high last if we have a bad start?
05 Aug 2024 08:58:06
I'm underwhelmed by the signings made and all the linked players to be honest. Don't get me wrong, always happy to see new signings confirmed and excited to see Yoro and Zirkzee - will absolutely back them, but I cannot EXPECT them to make us better. I'm not convinced that new personnel solves the problem of conceding so many shots - its systemic and good defences are well coached defences - not built on £60M 18 year olds.
However, my main worry is the lack of goals in our side. We have nobody I would expect to hit 20 goals next season, and ten Hags 'system' seems to have nullified a lot of Bruno's attacking threat. His numbers used to be insane.
I want to see goals - I just hope Garnacho continues developing because he's the only one of our attackers I'm excited about this season.
05 Aug 2024 10:33:06
Like most I'm underwhelmed so far, although curious to see Zirkzee in action given he's a bit different to what we've been used to for a few seasons.
A month is a long time for a 3-4 to come in and go out, might be sat up watching until 11pm on the final day as clubs eyeball eachother to see who'll crack first but I do think our starting XI will look a lot healthier by the start of September. Shame we couldn't have had everyone in and training during pre-season but we know it rarely pans out like that, especially in a year with an international tournament.
05 Aug 2024 19:42:47
I think people are feeling a bit underwhelmed, because they believe everything in the media for a start. At one point we thought Branthwaite, De Ligt and Ugarte were all coming at once!
We were all happy with Yoro, but then he got injured. Spirits dampened.
Zirkzee could be a good signing, but we haven't seen him play yet.
Almost feels like we haven't made any signings, as a result.