01 Jul 2026 10:05:25
Now that Fernandes is going to Spurs, who are we going after next?
Tchouameni is a dream apparently but no talks so far, we don't even know if he's for sale.
Scott being mentioned but Bournemouth want to keep him.
His price would also be very high.
Nmecha probably another one with a big price because he signed a new deal recently.
What's it going to be, Eds?
01 Jul 2026 10:33:03
It doesn't matter what the name is. Manchester United are in a restaurant and they have a menu card, but we are not looking at the names of the dishes. We are apparently looking only at the prices of those dishes. Striking out anything above a limit.
So, all the delicacies are struck off, and we are looking at the sides or the beverages, whichever costs less.
Posts on the page suggest that Tchouameni and Scott would come below the 75-80m mark.
01 Jul 2026 11:38:06
Time to go for Stiller.
01 Jul 2026 12:18:06
UA Newcastle spent 250m last year. Follow them, or Liverpool, who spent 450m.
01 Jul 2026 13:13:15
Not my point, Ken. Would Anderson or Fernandez improve our midfield immediately? If your answer is yes, then should we not pay up? I am not advocating paying stupid money for mediocre players, but elite players demand a high price.
If you want to buy a Ferrari, you got to pay up. You cannot say I want a Ferrari but will pay only for a Toyota. Yes, we had a decent window last time, but did we not pay the sum that the sellers demanded?
01 Jul 2026 13:27:11
I understand UA. But Anderson didn't want to come to United nor did Fernandes. He would not commit to United.
As you say, we paid more than we wanted to pay in the summer for players because they chose us and committed to us. It appears to be a prerequisite, and I agree with it.
If players commit, it makes negotiations easier and more in our favour.
Mbeumo did it, Cunha did it, and Sesko did it.
Once we have that, we will have paid the price.
If players won't commit, then move on.
We need players that want to come here, and that's the acid test for any new recruits.
Fernandes and his agent looked for the best terms wherever they could get them. So the club was not important to them; the money was. Perhaps he didn't want to corner West Ham, who knows, but he didn't choose United.
We will pay the fees for the right player, but he has to commit and show desire to come to United before he ever pulls the jersey on.
01 Jul 2026 14:53:47
From the day Woodward took over until yesterday, we have never backed out of a deal over price or wages. We've had a free run at players, and overpaid on the fee and wages, which accumulates to the absolute mess we're trying to fix today.
It was never going to be easy to change the football world's perspective that United are idiots in the transfer market. But not folding to West Ham's and Fernandes's demands is a step in the right direction.
I am not knocking Spurs one bit here, as they've had to respond to two relegation battles in a row, but if reports are to be believed, they've just made Fernandes their top earner.
Now they're backed into a corner when signing any new players, and if their current squad has a good season, they're entitled to ask for similar wages.
We've been here many times, setting a precedent like this. 18-year-old Shaw was immediately in the top bracket of earners at the club.
Jose (Chelsea manager at the time) said that they might as well fold the club up if they paid a teenager that much.
We had Sanchez, who broke our wage structure, and caused a ripple effect we're still trying to fix.
Sancho was given ludicrous wages, and only as of today is he off our books. Varane and Casemiro were supposedly shocked when United offered what they did. Martial and Rashford are on huge wages, along with De Gea. All of these players left, or will leave, for free, all because United offered them wages so obscene no other club would come close to them.
Long story short, I'm actually quite pleased that we are acting like a proper club for once. Fernandes coming in on a higher salary than Mbeumo, Cunha, and Sesko wouldn't be great for the squad dynamics. Back-to-back relegations aside, he looks like a solid player, but there are plenty more fish in the sea.