15 Jul 2025 09:36:02
Hopefully the club can wrap up Mbeumo soon and move for Matata. I think he woukd be ideal yp front and a better option than Watkins.
15 Jul 2025 09:58:33
I love your optimism MH. I do like Mateta — he’s a quality finisher. My only concern is that he relies heavily on service, and that’s something we’ve often lacked. Without the right support around him, he can struggle to make an impact.
With the pace we’re moving at on transfers, its more likely we’ll end up with neither option than both. But hey, we can dream.
15 Jul 2025 12:35:25
Further doubts about the Mbuemo deal today apparantly United and Brentford are still millions apart on the price.
{Ed025's Note - i believe it will get done though Sim0, the longer it drags on the better for United i feel, they will be desperate to get players in and they know they cant keep hold of Mbuemo because he wants out mate..
15 Jul 2025 13:13:39
Ed025 - ihope you are right. it's becoming farcical.
{Ed025's Note - the domino effect will happen shortly Sim0 and things will start to move mate..
15 Jul 2025 17:02:39
Utd are being bent over here and should walk away.
Mbeumo 1 year plus 1 on his contract yet we’re being screwed. It’s embarrassing.
Tell BM to strike and we offer £45M or wait until his contract is expiring.
We can buy whoever you want up front but with Onana, 3421 and our defence we will won’t win anything. Start building the team from the back.
15 Jul 2025 17:10:40
How are United being bent over?
Brentford don’t want or need to sell the player. They set a price at the start of the window. Either United are willing to pay this price, or walk away. It’s not rocket science.
The problem isn’t Brentford, the problem is United spending months haggling rather than making a decision.
15 Jul 2025 18:11:30
It’s ridiculous if they really want him and he been identified as part of the jigsaw, they should have just got it done and move on to the next, pointless all the bad press if it is a few million, in the grand scheme of things.
15 Jul 2025 18:21:37
Paying £65M for a 25 yo with 1 year to run on their contract. Bent over.
A proper club would have a viable alternative lineup or push the player to make it happen.
Let’s be honest the summer isn’t going well, bomb squad are going nowhere and it’s shaping up for a new manager come October.
15 Jul 2025 19:00:46
He’s also got an option the club can trigger at any point we are not getting bent over
The fee they want in this market for the player he is, is more than fair when you compare the prices elenga, Pedro, gibbs white are going for
We are just doing what we have done for years, just pay the money get him done and move on to other targets
Manager is getting hung out to dry, this squad needs players and so far this has been a very poor window
If we had just won the title you could understand but we’ve just finished 15th.
15 Jul 2025 21:00:26
As Bolger says, he’s Brentford’s player for the next two years, and they don’t want to sell him.
United went to Brentford and said - we want to buy your player.
They said - we’re happy to keep him for the next two years, but if you want him, this is the price.
United have spent two months trying to haggle them down, despite knowing that Brentford don’t need to sell.
If United don’t think he’s worth what they want, they should move onto a different option. The issue, as usual, is that United are wasting time by not making a decision. Buy him if you’re willing to pay the price, move on if you’re not. Just don’t waste the entire window pissing in the wind in the hope Brentford will lower their valuation.
15 Jul 2025 21:34:03
We always get bent over. If it was city in for him i'm sure they would have a deal wrapped up in no time and pay under 50 million.
15 Jul 2025 22:21:29
From what I've read of Mbuemo, he's not the type to go on strike.
And I wouldn't want him here if he did.
15 Jul 2025 22:27:18
? Danny C
United get bullied and our own fans don’t see it.
So many people accepting mediocrity across every facet of the club. Sad times.
Mbeumo is a decent player but I wouldn’t lose any sleep over not signing him or see it as a priority to waste half the summer negotiating just to pay the original price.
Bent over fc.
16 Jul 2025 07:42:10
United Road, we are all capable of bolloxology from time to time, but you have that baton firmly in your grip on with this.
Bent over, haha.
16 Jul 2025 10:02:25
Considering what some players who we wouldn’t have are going for I think Mbuemo is well priced. I can imagine Brentford who quoted early on in the window are wishing they’d asked for more. Think Cunha was also a good buy. We do need more though most of our players top performances were in Europa, Shaw, Cas, Maguire dare I say Ohnana etc could be a blood bath without a couple more upgrades. Hoping Ugarte has come on.