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23 Jun 2025 22:07:18
Second bid in for mbeumo. hopefully we get a positive end to this so he's in for pre season!

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19 Jun 2025 19:32:44
Lots of noise today about emi Martinez. Supposedly we've had talks and he's happy to come, not sure what that means for Onana?! Hopefully means we are moving him on. Genuinely interested to hear peoples opinions on Martinez and if u think he'd be a good fit. For me he's a definite upgrade and reminds me a lot of barthez.

Tim_99

1.) 19 Jun 2025 20:41:57
Barthez was marginally better than Onana. But I get the analogy and both WC winners.

Personally £30-40M on Martinez is a waste of money, he’s only slightly better than Onana and he was average at best last season. Potentially we could do some trading with Rashford or Garnacho going the other way.

He could be a safe pair of hands but feel money needs to be invested in other areas and would rather sign Pope or ann upcoming player like Lammets.

£20M would be fair, I’d pay more like £30M if Villa give us £80M for Garnacho.


2.) 19 Jun 2025 21:37:30
He's a hateful so and so, but a much better keeper than Onana.


3.) 19 Jun 2025 22:39:56
Barthez is marginally better than Onana right now, never mind when he was actually playing.


4.) 19 Jun 2025 22:53:53
Move Onana into midfield, better on the ball than Ugarte and more mobile than Casemiro lol.


5.) 19 Jun 2025 23:06:54
the bass of a good successful team starts at the back. keep your current keeper at your peril.


6.) 20 Jun 2025 05:50:22
Martinez not the nicest person, but such an upgrade on Onana, so that’s good for me, personally would look at season long loan for TerStegan with option from Barca.


7.) 20 Jun 2025 10:07:39
Pope is an interesting rumour but it is vital we have a better keeper immediately. Martinez is a far better keeper than Onana, that's Emi not Lisandro but Lisandro is also better than Onana.


8.) 20 Jun 2025 10:33:39
Pope would be back up surely. What about Trafford at Burnley?

I’d have no concerns with Martinez though if Onana is to be moved.


9.) 20 Jun 2025 11:05:02
Bring back John O Shea
Seriously though, Martinez is a very good keeper but too emotional and sporadic. Can't see many out there available better than what we have. It's better to wait a year or six months than put a sticking plaster over it like Martinez would be.

{Ed001's Note - is that a typo there? Don't you mean that you can't see many out there that aren't better than what you have?}


10.) 20 Jun 2025 14:36:52
Martinez is far better than the appaling Onana. However, does he miss the first 3 games?


11.) 20 Jun 2025 14:50:20
Surely there are better options than Martinez.

I don't rate him. His red card against Utd in the last game this season, looked rather suspicious. In a must win game for Villa, he got sent off for ana absolutely ridiculous challenge, that made no sense. You can't help but feel he was trying to force an exit due to Villas PSR problems.

He makes mistakes aswell. Have the club not learnt anything, should they pursue and sign him.


12.) 20 Jun 2025 15:44:38
Rumours of Monaco after Onana ?.


13.) 20 Jun 2025 15:49:57
Ed my comment was about those available ? I don't even think Martinez is truly available but van der stegen would be a stop gap and donnaruma is only using us to get a better contract. That is the leven of keeper or the next version that we need to go for and not many if any available.

{Ed001's Note - you just need to improve on what you have - you can go for top class later once you have a steady keeper at the back that will allow you to build a side to compete at the top end.}


14.) 20 Jun 2025 16:10:55
Just a keeper can that actually make a save that doesn’t parry it back into danger, or someone who can claim and command his box.

There’s 1000s of keepers below the championship that are better than both keepers we have now.


15.) 20 Jun 2025 16:39:57
I think Martinez is a great GK, one of the best in the league. He's also a bit of a rogue/ character which I like. Surely he'll cost a sackful though. I don't see it, as much as I'd love to.

{Ed077's Note - is he top 3 in the PL? (No, he's nowhere near the best in the world, despite what the award facades say)


16.) 20 Jun 2025 17:12:46
I’d absolutely love it.
This squad lacks serious bollocks.
Him, Licha, De Ligt, Bruno and Cunha in the same side mean we actually have some fight.


17.) 20 Jun 2025 18:32:07
Horrible, horrible person, can't stand him, so don't want him.


18.) 20 Jun 2025 20:24:10
Martinez would be a mistake in my opinion. He's good without being great, drops the occasional clanger, and is an utter tool by all accounts.

We can find a better keeper than him for half the quoted 40m.


19.) 20 Jun 2025 20:29:36
Definitely an upgrade on Onana, been really impressed with Diogo Costa when I've seen him play, really calm. He would be my 1st choice.


20.) 20 Jun 2025 21:10:23
Im surprised we didn't bid for flekken. Decent keeper and went for about 10 mill to leverkusen.


21.) 20 Jun 2025 23:11:21
I like the look of the Savic Brother. He reminds me of Allison a bit. I'm not saying he is as before some of you go and break your keyboard.

I just love a keeper that can claim corners and charges down on any runners that slip through into the box. Call me old fashioned.

The need for a ball playing keeper in this "System" is less important with three at the back and a midfielder dropping into the half space.


22.) 21 Jun 2025 02:55:04
He is a really good keeper and a player well liked by his team mates which is important. All keepers make the odd bad mistake ours makes the odd good save. I'd love is to sign him we need more character in the team and he is one I'd rather have in my dressing room than the opponent's.


23.) 21 Jun 2025 06:24:17
I'm not convinced by Emi for a number of reasons.
As per thoughts on other positions and what Ed eluded to, we just need to have better than what we currently have, but we also need to have some long term vision in those improvements.
For the GK, I think it is important that we identify a target that can fill that role for the next decade. Have grown some names out there previously, many in the hat, moving for one this summer is essential, but they don't have to be out decade long number 1, it might be that we bring in our targeted #2, who if performing better than Onana, will get the nod. Onana might not get shifted on this summer.


24.) 21 Jun 2025 07:57:10
He drops the same amount of clangers as onana. And he does those at villa. What will it be like at united with the scrutiny and added pressure.

Surely there are steadier keepers out there.


25.) 21 Jun 2025 11:32:56
No he did not do the same about of clangers as onana. Simply not true.


26.) 21 Jun 2025 13:00:18
Personally, I'd prefer the guy newly linked to us - Marco Carnesecchi.

He would likely cost over £40m, but if we could shift Onana then, imo, he'd be a far better shout than either of Martinez or ter Stegen.


27.) 21 Jun 2025 15:32:43
I dislike Martinez and don’t want him. Is he a better ‘keeper than Onana? He is but he’d have to be poor not to be better. My old Mum is probably better than Onana and she died a year ago.


28.) 23 Jun 2025 07:56:32
We should wait until better becomes available, I reckon Heaven would make a great 'rush goalie'. Would give us the extra man up front we need.


 

 

17 Jun 2025 08:12:05
Reports that Betis are getting very creative and proposing co ownership of Antony. surely this isn't allowed is it? Sounds very dodgy to me.

Tim_99

1.) 17 Jun 2025 10:15:46
Tim I agree I thought this was clamped down on a few years back.

Depending on other interest for Antony (which I would expect from Spain) we may have to do another loan with a good loan fee. Alternatively a reasonable sale fee with with high sell on clause.


2.) 17 Jun 2025 10:57:30
The principle is that two clubs own the players contract, but the player can only be registered to one club to play. The Premier League do not allow co-ownership of players.


3.) 18 Jun 2025 13:20:46
Is that want happened with Teves and Masterwhats his face when they came over to the UK.


4.) 19 Jun 2025 12:52:33
Tevez and Mascherano at West Ham.


5.) 19 Jun 2025 14:02:23
I think that was a little different. Their contracts were owned by a third party.


 

 

13 Jun 2025 12:55:23
Spurs back in for mbeumo again, according to SSN he's more interested now frank has moved there. Wouldn't be surprised if this happened tbf.

Tim_99

1.) 13 Jun 2025 13:52:07
If he's more interested in spurs let him go there. Spent too many seasons buying players that want to go somewhere else but money talks.


2.) 14 Jun 2025 00:13:22
If he was willing to leave Brentford when Frank was still the manager then no need to believe he is that desperate to follow him wherever he manages. Maybe he wants a different experience rather than spending the rest of his career playing for the same manager.


3.) 15 Jun 2025 20:46:19
We need players who want to play for the club. If someone prefers Spurs then bye. That simple.


 

 

03 Jun 2025 08:07:08
Bruno stays. as per fabrizio Romano.

Tim_99

1.) 03 Jun 2025 09:37:08
Where are we getting all this cash from?


2.) 03 Jun 2025 10:03:36
Bruno Fernandes does not want to move to Saudi Arabia at this stage of his career, .


3.) 03 Jun 2025 10:20:47
Does Mbuemo work as the sk10 with Rasmus as backup? I know it's not ideal and he's generally on the right for Brentford. Just feel he'd be a fab signing, but can't see how we replace the front three (plus everything else) without Bruno dosh.


4.) 03 Jun 2025 10:33:10
Sorry meant no.9, central.


5.) 03 Jun 2025 10:43:52
Rewz I think there is a massive misconception here with regards to our funds this summer. Apparently we have around £100m-£125m plus sales. Simplistically then cunha at £62m and mbeumo £50m and we are broke however that’s not how it works. Cunha is paid in 3 installments so that’s £20m this summer and mbeumo probably similar so that’s roughly £40m on the summer spend leaving £60m + remaining. I hope I’m right in this thinking if not someone please correct me. Anyways we still need sales which will be hard, sancho now returning, rashford Antony hojlund all only getting loan offers so far. I can see garnacho being the only one that we receive a decent fee for. Guess will just see how things pan out.


6.) 03 Jun 2025 10:48:08
Hojlund to Inter might bring in some cash along with Garnacho, Rashford and now Sancho coming back, so we have to try and offload him again.


7.) 03 Jun 2025 10:59:02
Play Bruno as the false 9 and get a workhorse near Mainoo for the cm role.


8.) 03 Jun 2025 11:13:30
Spenno, signing a player for a decent chunk of money who clearly fits a certain position in the team and not play him in that position would be foolish.

Which means we will probably do it.


9.) 03 Jun 2025 11:21:10
Contrary to what some might think, I'm happy with that and I hope he can prove me wrong regarding the roles available to him.

In bad news, Chelsea have rejected the purchase of Sancho, so now we're left lumbered with spending the whole summer trying to shift that mardy clown.


10.) 03 Jun 2025 11:36:08
£50m for Mbuemo? And the rest. Brentford have no need to sell and he's barely peaked.

DSG, I'm not going to pretend I watch Brentford every week - I don't know if he often plays through the middle as opposed to off the right. If he does, then I'd be preferring him over a few options. Gyokeres remains the ideal no.9 for this club though.


11.) 03 Jun 2025 11:36:31
Said he wants to stay in Europe. Hopefully someone else turns his head. Very disappointed he is staying.


12.) 03 Jun 2025 12:09:32
I thought, clearly wrongly, that Chelsea had a loan deal for Sancho with an obligation to buy.


13.) 03 Jun 2025 12:19:16
By all accounts they wanted him to stay but couldn't agree terms. Looks like they prefer Gittens already.


14.) 03 Jun 2025 12:24:18
They did fizz but some genius at united agreed to a clause that they could cancel the obligation. Why? And if so then at least make the cancellation fee £10+m. First I’ve ever seen an obligation not go through but there u go.


15.) 03 Jun 2025 12:34:52
Fizz

Chelsea had the, perfectly fair, option of addressing Sancho's greed and delusion by delivering the outright ignominy of literally paying to not sign him.


16.) 03 Jun 2025 13:32:05
What a proper wanchor Sancho must be!


17.) 03 Jun 2025 14:30:25
The 5m is for the wages we covered while he was there.
The agreement was if they don't buy him they need to pick up those wages.
So it's now another spanner to try and shift. Book value circa 12m.


18.) 03 Jun 2025 15:51:49
How would it make you feel, United don’t want ya, Chelsea don’t want ya…. But I don’t think that really affects him, he gets paid whatever, what a waste of a talent, proves you seriously need the right attitude to succeed.
To think some posters thought he was the answer way back when we bought him, a quick intricate pass and move player think he was described as. And they also ignored all the warning signs of the attitude problem he had and clearly still got….
Someone please come and buy him…. who I don’t have any idea!


19.) 03 Jun 2025 16:08:27
Can't see where else he'd play in the Prem, or who would pay those wages. I assume he'll be loaned out again! Maybe Erik fancies it. :D.


20.) 03 Jun 2025 16:59:20
I'm not a fan of Sancho but "greed and delusion" does not come into it. Utd gave him that wage and that contract and why would he take less. He has also had a disagreement with the club so why would he make things easy for them.


21.) 04 Jun 2025 13:02:40
Mbuemo would be a great signing. Very talented, but just as importantly going by the way his manager was eulogising about him, is that he seems to have a great character as well. Makes a nice change.


 

 

 

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22 Jun 2025 20:26:33
Garnacho wearing a villa top with rashford on it on instagram. what a total ?end he is. Problem is he wants to stay England so that narrows the options. Really hope he's gone next year, rashford and sancho with him. If they aren't and they are around the squad the only negativity and media leaks will follow.

Tim_99

1.) 22 Jun 2025 21:14:56
Really can't wait til those three are out of the club. Would trade "em for a packet of Skips and a Mars bar at this point.


2.) 22 Jun 2025 22:56:34
Rather like the incumbent leader of a particular country itching to start an international war based on a BS pretext, this projecting of discontent amongst players with egos far greater than their skillsets is frustratingly predictable.

Let him go to Villa, let the little boy learn that shutting his stupid mouth and knuckling down is the only way to compensate for what he's currently too arrogant to believe he lacks.


3.) 22 Jun 2025 23:17:52
Looks like he's trying to wind the management up so they want rid of him quicker and lower the asking price to do so.
He could be a smashing player and had the potential to be a legend at the club but believes in his own hype, rather than letting the football prove it. Pogba was the same and never became the top player he so could have been. Sadly it looks like Garnacho is on the same path.


4.) 23 Jun 2025 17:05:14
I don't understand why young players are so badly advised. I fear that he will turn out to be a really top player and in some ways we will regret his departure. That said the team and club should always be bigger than one player.

What worries me is that we again won't maximise the revenue we should from sales of him Sancho and Rashford because they seem to have the upper hand knowing Utds financial mess.

Their sales may drag on for weeks which will presumably have a knock on effect on new players coming in. This limits the choice of player RA gets and gives him less time than he would like to bed them into his preferred style of play. With Arsenal City Liverpool Newcastle and Villa all having settled teams with good players it makes the managers task really difficult.


5.) 23 Jun 2025 18:12:05
Salford that's exactly what rashford sancho and garnacho are trying to achieve.
They know exactly what they are doing. They have contracts so either way they are secured their wage. They will lose a year of their career at worst playing in our reserves and eating alone that will be 2 years for sancho?
It looks to me like they are trying to force the club into low sales price knowing our predicament.
It's their perogative as they have a contract but to me it looks pretty short sighted.
They are being pushed out and will only go on their terms as a result.
Your right it makes wilcox and ra's job a lot more difficult. I reckon the 3 players don't think they owe the club any favours.
2 of them are on massive wages that the club can't just stick them in the reserves for a season.
I'll put my money down now and say all 3 will be playing in Italy next season. I might be wrong but I think rashford will end up in either Milan club at sancho at juve garna at napoli.
To quote ed002 (may he be resting in peace) "the Italian clubs love a bit of horse trading" and I can see them proposing deals that with fit all. Loans sales or swaps / players going other way.
Maybe Barcelona will take rash and offer us a player we have interest in.
Ideally they find cash buyers for all 4 of them. But I suspect to see a bit of creativity it might only be short term and be kicking the can down the road but nobody wants to see them here on sep 1st least of all themselves. It's a game of brinkmanship and its not for the feint hearted. Time for calm heads at the club and for the fans. This is a very complicated spiders Web that the management have to untangle and get through.
In my opinion the club will come out worst of the 3 parties and the players will do very well and buying clubs will all do well off any deal.
The finances involved and the amount of grubby hands looking for their share compounds the difficulty.


6.) 23 Jun 2025 20:03:11
I agree Ken. I would offer Sancho plus £20m to Juve in exchange for Douglas Luiz and Vlahovic.

Or

Offer Garna/ Sancho plus £30m to Napoli for Osimhen

Two or three good players in and two out plus wages bill should not be too badly hit

As a point of principle I would not sell Rashford to Barca.


7.) 23 Jun 2025 20:56:31
Barca likely wouldn’t take Rashford on a free. They have issues with wages and I doubt Rashford is going to play for under 200k.
Sancho + £20m is roughly £40m, both Vlahovic and Luiz could likely sell for around that amount each.
Garna + £30m might get Osimhen though.


8.) 23 Jun 2025 22:04:04
I really liked Luiz when at villa not worked for him at juve but his Mrs signed for juve ladies i wonder could the ladies team sign her keep them all happy??
Good midfielder I'd like to see him sign.
Swaps are difficult but reciprocal trading can work. We've seen Liverpool do it with leverkusen.


9.) 24 Jun 2025 06:49:36
Jeeeez Ken your have the ladies teams up in arms with that remark, so your saying ladies teams don’t matter just use them as a sweetener for the men’s teams to get what they want…. sign someone they may not even want just so the men’s team gets a player they want…. Wow brave statement in 2025.


10.) 24 Jun 2025 08:40:11
German, ‘realistic’ as ever ?. You always see a negative.


 

 

18 Jun 2025 08:22:18
Nice easy start to next season then. ???‍♂️.

Tim_99

1.) 18 Jun 2025 08:52:31
Are the fixtures out? I’ve seen something online that said we had spurs away first game, not sure how true.


2.) 18 Jun 2025 09:33:37
Question is which team will Gyokeres be playing for in the opening league fixture!


3.) 18 Jun 2025 09:44:15
Think Tim had all bases covered, any fixture would have been a nightmare :D
As it is, Arsenal at home is a corker. Obviously not the choice I'd have gone for but with that 'cup final' opening day summer atmosphere with both sets of new players on view, should be a cracker.


4.) 18 Jun 2025 09:56:50
Wow, arsenal first game. Not ideal.

September looks awful with City and Chelsea.


5.) 18 Jun 2025 11:08:03
Happy with that game to be honest, a chance for the team to go a lay down a marker for the season. Be a good indication of players mindset and approach to the pre season they had and therefore the upcoming season.


6.) 18 Jun 2025 12:08:28
I'm with ports. Love the fixture list. Tough start but I think that's a good thing.
Looking forward to it already.


7.) 18 Jun 2025 12:28:58
Saw the fixtures when I woke around 8am, leaked on social media. Some big games early so we will need to hit the ground running.


8.) 18 Jun 2025 12:39:11
According to Opta Analyst, Utd have the most difficult opening 5 games in the league :D (Arsenal h, Fulham a, Burnley h, City a, Chelsea h) with the average Opta Power Rating of their opening opponents being 94.6
Villa have the easiest.


9.) 18 Jun 2025 14:09:25
In those fixtures last season, we took 8 points against the teams who were in the league, let's be optimistic and say we'll beat Burnley at home, that's 11 out of 15 possible points. Everyone would take that.


10.) 18 Jun 2025 19:39:48
Not with Onana in goal.


11.) 18 Jun 2025 22:23:33
Apart from he did play in those games last season.


12.) 19 Jun 2025 07:16:25
Nice opening run of games, I’m happy with those, long as we got some strikers and a CB in by then that is and a GK would be the cherry on the cake…. Ter Stegan from Barcelona will do!


13.) 19 Jun 2025 07:47:09
It should focus the minds of the directors to get key players in early in the window. They need to be in and ready for the start. There is a whiff of delay right now and Amorim needs to have time with them. Suspect we could be waiting for 1st July for financial reasons and players will be on holiday, but cannot delay key signings this summer given the opening fixtures.


 

 

17 Jun 2025 09:33:35
The athletic running a story saying that onanas reps had a meeting with the club last week and he's expected to stay. I know no9 is high on everyone's agenda but I honestly feel gk should be a priority. Onana is a great guy, fantastic attitude but he couldn't catch a cold. On the rare occasions we played well last year we dropped points due to his howlers. I'd rather we were solid and dependable and only had to score 1 to win than having to score 3/ 4 to make up for his errors. Others might be happy enough to keep him but I think this will prove to be a big mistake, add that to the fact our backup is just as bad and it leaves us in a poor position moving forward.

Tim_99

1.) 17 Jun 2025 10:16:50
What is it about his attitude that you like? I think he’s arrogant and thinks he’s a lot better than he is, giving it the big one one minute then making a horrendous error and losing us a game the next. If we start next season with Onana as number 1 we won’t finish in the top 8 in my opinion, he’s that bad.


2.) 17 Jun 2025 11:16:54
Agree totally GDS2, lots of noise today about him staying. Hopefully as backup to a proper goalkeeper, much like we did with Sergio Romero who IMHO didn't get the chances he deserved. At least he had a safe pair of hands, unlike our current keeper who appears to have a very large, gaping, football sized hole between his.


3.) 17 Jun 2025 11:28:15
Onana needs to be shifted out but likely is on such a good contract he will not want to go. To deal with it buy a good quality keeper and play him over Onana, make Onana defacto No2. Our priority is goal scoring but Onana is a liability. I would have been happy with Martinez from Villa. You can’t win much with Onana in goal. Defenders will not have confidence behind them and that is vital for success.


4.) 17 Jun 2025 11:29:51
Agree GDS2

Sometimes you look at a player and feel some kind of empathy towards the when things aren't going to plan. Hojlund for example.

Onana on the other hand, keeps making the same mistakes he always makes and always has made for previous teams too.


5.) 17 Jun 2025 11:40:19
Gds by attitude I mean that he isn’t a bad influence in the dressing room unlike players like sancho etc. that’s all I meant.


6.) 17 Jun 2025 12:35:49
Red Man, anyone but that guy, I can't stand Martinez after the world cup.


7.) 17 Jun 2025 12:50:27
I think Onana talks a lot but doesn't back it up at all. As long as we get a new #1, don't care whether he stays or goes.

The funny thing is it seems there are many GKs who would be an instant - and not very expensive - upgrade on what we have, unlike strikers. So hopefully the club will move fast on that at least.


8.) 17 Jun 2025 13:07:38
Onana as no 2 for another season if no reasonable bid comes in is ok with me. But if a bid comes in, he has to go.


9.) 17 Jun 2025 14:05:51
Having two top GKs duking it out never works out in the long run so pretty sure if we got someone in he'd move on quickly enough.
It is a shame, at the point he played for Inter v City in the CL finale he was outstanding and Pep said himself that it was like playing against 12, not just in his performance but the fact he could push up and at times was even ahead of the Inter CBs. Maybe Erik will fancy him again.


10.) 17 Jun 2025 14:38:16
Jimbo.

I'm going through my daughter's piggy bank right now. See if I can do us all a favour.


11.) 17 Jun 2025 19:43:36
Spenno, he is not a top GK.
If we bought one GK, assuming they were a top one, we would only have have one. Currently we have none.


 

 

14 Jun 2025 19:59:25
Gyokeres has said no to United and made it clear he prefers a move to Arsenal.

Osimhens wages and fee are huge.

Ekitkie the asking price is huge.

Is there anyone else we could be looking at? If not then it might just be another season of hojlund incoming.

Get the feeling the club thought we'd get delap, decent option at a good price, now that's gone we are shopping at the higher end of the market and I don't think that's where we are right now.

How would we feel if we didn't get a 9 in? For me it's better to get the right one in than waste millions on the wrong player. We've been there too many times b4.

Tim_99

{Ed001's Note - Stassin?}


1.) 14 Jun 2025 20:45:00
Gyokeres has not said no. His preferred destination is arsenal. However I imagine if they get sesko he will reevaluate his options.

That being said, if Arsenal is his preferred destination. I very much doubt we will keep trying.

What with the noises coming out of the club most recently being that we will not be going for players who do not see us as their preferred option.


2.) 14 Jun 2025 20:47:13
Have never seen him Ed001, but believe he is very highly regarded, with West Ham, among others, supposedly looking to sign him. Apparently Saint Etienne will accept reasonable fee for him following their relegation.
You would hope the club would be aware of, and follow players like this. Suspect someone with more experience would be wanted though. Rumour that Sporting are looking at him to replace Gyorekes!


3.) 14 Jun 2025 20:58:41
Fairly simple in my eyes:

Osimhen would be incredible in the PL, but expensive.

Ekitike is ABYSMAL. A poor man’s Hojlund.

Mateta is a no go. Not a goal scorer.

Toney and David far better options than Ekitike or Mateta.

So:

1. Osimhen
2. Toney
3. David
4. Bruno as a F9 and invest in Mbuemo and Baleba.


4.) 14 Jun 2025 21:19:32
Good shout ed. I quite like Jonathan David, not sure what the craic is with him atm. TBH there’s none of them I’m totally sold on, there’s an element of risk with any of them.

{Ed001's Note - I don't rate David, horrible first touch, Lukaku-lite is David.}


5.) 14 Jun 2025 21:55:50
I am not even sure if it's a story that Gyokores prefers Arsenal. I always felt that if it was a straight choice between United and Arsenal then it would be Arsenal. I only felt he would come to United I Arsenal went elsewhere and assuming no other Big team came in for him.


6.) 14 Jun 2025 22:01:11
Zirkzee in the F9 will be better than Bruno, providing we have quality in the 10's.
But, for the games where we require an out and out 9, what are the options. Obi and Rasmus. I see we are getting the 18yo from France, but surely not.
I would not be against a Mateta to have another option in games, but are there better options out there (? ), within our reach, financially and logically.

What are the options Ed, for an out and out 9, who won't hinder the progress of the Obi's and is someone the Obi's can learn off?

{Ed001's Note - Martinez? Inter are in trouble and he is a great player. The striker market is weak to be honest, there are not a lot of top quality options.}


7.) 14 Jun 2025 22:21:29
If Arsenal get Gyokeres, that means Sesko would probably be available?

Although I think Gyokeres is a backup plan for Arsenal if they don’t get Sesko.


8.) 14 Jun 2025 22:37:58
Martinez is a great shout, with Rasmus offered the other way, either on loan or permanently would be perfect.
In fairness, we don't need a top top quality striker, just one who knows where to be and where the goal is. Be in the right places etc, not a game changer type player.


9.) 14 Jun 2025 22:44:24
Zirkzee can't be our first choice striker next season, 3 league goals last year lol and I've seen more intense beach football players.

Osihmen or Mateta.

Last resort, sign Welbeck back and fast track Chido Obi.


10.) 14 Jun 2025 23:14:57
Dusan Vlaovic from Juve is made for the Premier league I would be happy with him.


11.) 15 Jun 2025 07:22:55
Seriously. you just said we don’t need a top top quality striker, well none of the ones we even been mentioning are top top strikers, but we seriously need a striker, or we just give up min of 15 goals a season and go with Zirkee who might get what 5 at best! Yeah that be great move, so what we need Cunha to get 20, just to stay bottom half of league…delusional.


12.) 15 Jun 2025 07:24:51
Forgot to add David is not the answer, never looks that great to me, we already got Rasmus who can’t control a bag of cement!


13.) 15 Jun 2025 08:01:35
I'll say again, Zirkzee is not playing in the F9 to be our striker. that's what the likes of Cunha are there for.
People refer back to his stats, just watch him play. When the team ticks, it will be Zirkzee turning the cogs.


14.) 15 Jun 2025 09:13:38
Keep Zirkzee by all means, he is ok but and a big but he isn’t a centre forward goal scorer. Definitely improved since arriving but if that is what we start the season with up front we will struggle.


15.) 15 Jun 2025 14:05:24
The same vlahovic who has only scored over 10 goals in the league once for juventus? No thanks.


16.) 15 Jun 2025 16:09:46
He was injured for part of last season and scored 10 goals with 4 assists in I think 29 games. He didn't always start a game and was playing in such a poor team that they changed their manager well into the season.


 

 

09 Jun 2025 11:16:24
Get the feeling Brentford will try and drag this mbeumo deal out to try and bring spurs to the table. With frank going there it might change things for him, either way creating a bidding war is good for them so why not. Hopefully we can get this over the line this week.

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{Ed077's Note - or maybe Brentford just have too much on their plate right now ? Could the financial year also have something to do with it? Or, maybe the fact that neither club are involved in the CWC means both aren't as rushed for it ?
I'm just speculating


1.) 09 Jun 2025 12:12:50
Could be all of the above ed, your right. Losing frank will be a big loss for them so they are spinning a lot of plates atm.

{Ed077's Note - they've lost their GK, their star boy is looking at the exit door and their manager is getting interest from other club. Plus I'm sure they're getting attention on their other players too, Wissa mainly. It's getting to be a big summer ahead for Brentford. Might be a tough season ahead if things don't go the right way for them.


2.) 09 Jun 2025 17:26:32
Would of been good to get get deal done so it could be registered before transfer window closes tomorrow.
As the player cannot be registered until window reopens on 16th maybe it takes some of the pressure off negotiations, still expect things to conclude satisfactorily though.

{Ed077's Note - why? why does it the CWC transfer deadline matter to us?


3.) 09 Jun 2025 18:50:07
Ed, sorry, not too sure what you mean, but there are 2 windows open this summer aren't there? 1st-10th June and then 16th June-1st Sept. So you cannot register any signings during 11th-15th June, although they can be agreed prior to that.
I just meant as any deal cannot be registered it may take some of the pressure of negotiations, especially if Brentford have other issues they are prioritising.

{Ed077's Note - and what does Utd gain by rushing the registration for Mbuemo? it doesn't matter much for non CWC clubs as I see it. Well I guess Mbuemo can go on holiday as a Utd player instead of Brentford player ?


4.) 09 Jun 2025 19:18:32
Wow, not talking about rushing anything, merely having the whole deal fully completed.
As you say in terms of playing it does not affect us, but surely better for all parties to have all aspects satisfactorily concluded.


 

 

 

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03 Jun 2025 12:24:18
They did fizz but some genius at united agreed to a clause that they could cancel the obligation. Why? And if so then at least make the cancellation fee £10+m. First I’ve ever seen an obligation not go through but there u go.

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03 Jun 2025 10:43:52
Rewz I think there is a massive misconception here with regards to our funds this summer. Apparently we have around £100m-£125m plus sales. Simplistically then cunha at £62m and mbeumo £50m and we are broke however that’s not how it works. Cunha is paid in 3 installments so that’s £20m this summer and mbeumo probably similar so that’s roughly £40m on the summer spend leaving £60m + remaining. I hope I’m right in this thinking if not someone please correct me. Anyways we still need sales which will be hard, sancho now returning, rashford Antony hojlund all only getting loan offers so far. I can see garnacho being the only one that we receive a decent fee for. Guess will just see how things pan out.

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29 May 2025 15:46:45
Some players are just suited to a certain country or style of play. Think Italy is the best place for Rasmussen and this would be a good deal for all if somehow it materialises.

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23 May 2025 10:38:03
If this is true then it’s the same crap over and over again, simply the players trying to shift the blame into someone else. Other side is that it’s utter bs and simply the media making up crap to stir the pot and create even more tension in an already volatile situation. We need a massive culture change this summer one way or another….

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20 May 2025 13:50:17
You’re probably right. Zirkzee off the bench later in the game could be very beneficial if we need to change it up. Of those 3 I’d assume Yoro is the most likely to start, lay off hasn’t been as long as the others, nor was his injury as serious.

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23 Jun 2025 22:06:22
Isn’t he going to forest?

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23 Jun 2025 09:06:44
I hope you’re right, get the feeling that we might need to pay off some contracts to account for perceived lost wages though. Although not ideal if that does happen, I think it’s beneficial in the long term. Get these players and the negativity they bring out the door, any financial boost that brings is a bonus.

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Honestly who’s advising these guys, rashford and sancho both! Rashfords ego well exceeds his performances.

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Saw the fixtures when I woke around 8am, leaked on social media. Some big games early so we will need to hit the ground running.

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Gds by attitude I mean that he isn’t a bad influence in the dressing room unlike players like sancho etc. that’s all I meant.

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