23 May 2026 15:19:34
Hi Eds. A lot of midfielders are being linked with Man United - Anderson, Scott, Fernandes, Wharton, Ederson, Tchouameni. Is it true that Ederson is almost done deal and is there a number one target apart from him?
{Ed001's Note - he is the number one target.}
1.) 23 May 2026
23 May 2026 21:22:33
Thanks.
2.) 24 May 2026
24 May 2026 12:53:35
From what I've heard United are approaching transfers very differently under INEOS.
Previously, we would solely focus on one transfer until its conclusion (signed or not), before moving on to start negotiations with other options.
Under INEOS, we supposedly have a list of potential targets for each position, and we are negotiating simultaneously with their agents to make sure that we know what needs to be done to get that signing across the line if we want to pull the trigger.
This effectively gets deals lined up for multiple targets, meaning we can quickly pivot between them if we need/want to change our priorities.
We saw this last summer with deals agreed with the agents of both Semenyo and Mbeumo, meaning when the Semenyo deal became too difficult/expensive to deal with Bournemouth, we quickly moved to Mbeumo and signed him instead.
We did the same with Delap and Sesko, but that deal took a little longer to get over the line, as RB Leipzig were harder to negotiate with and we didn't have a third choice option to quickly pivot to, so had to work that deal through.
We have supposedly done the same this year with midfield, with the club effectively having deals lined up for players like Anderson, Ederson and Baleba. They were also exploring potential deals with Tchouameni (only recently it became clear that he could leave Real Madrid). Fernandes and Scott are other ones that the club became more interested in as the season wore on, and they were showing that they were kicking on.
We want to sign a minimum of 2 midfielders, and Ederson is seen as potentially the easiest deal to get over the line, and would be fairly cheap given the context of the current market, which might mean he is the first deal we get across the line. Also, signing him early puts us in a stronger negotiating position for players like Anderson, Baleba, and Tchouameni, who will all be expensive and harder to get over the line.
3.) 27 May 2026
27 May 2026 18:11:29
I have to laugh. We are now seriously rating Dorgu as a left winger cos he is better there than he is at LB, and we want to win a league. Come on, guys, I know the red tints are thick, but seriously suggesting Dorgu at left wing is going to compete in the Champions League or be part of winning the league is as deluded as thinking we win the league with Martinez at CB.
..... Yes, Dorgu did ok at left wing when he played there, but is he the level we have now sunk to....
4.) 27 May 2026
27 May 2026 19:24:11
JSU, no you're right, if a player isn't the best player in the world by 21 then they aren't good enough and should probably retire out of shame ?♂️
Dorgu has played a grand total of 3 games for us as a LW (against City, Arsenal and Brighton), in those 3 games he has 3 goals and an assist.
That's a pretty exceptional record for anyone playing in their best (and usual) position, at any level. Let alone for a guy playing out of position in the toughest league in the world.
I think if you're writing him off already then you aren't a true supporter, not really. I mean how are you supporting the club? Writing off a 21 year old after 3 games in a new position.
I genuinely believe we have some of the worst "supporters" in the world.
5.) 28 May 2026
28 May 2026 05:01:31
Where am I writing him off as a player!!! If you read, I say it's laughable that we are now regarding him as a great left winger, because he is better there than he is at LB.
If only he was as good as Sancho, hey, with his speed and intricate passing, that would knit the whole team together, along with Onana, who will now be able to play out from the back with all the great stats he had in Italy...
So yeah, 3 goals and an assist is fantastic, and I am sure he will tear up the Champions League next season too.
6.) 28 May 2026
28 May 2026 15:16:24
Why would he not tear up the UCL next year?
7.) 28 May 2026
28 May 2026 16:41:04
He may well do, in a perfect world, and, God, I hope he does, but would you really put your house on it... Nope, thought not. He looked really poor at LB and done well in the few games he played further forward, but to think that's the standard we now judge ourselves at... well, the mighty have really fallen...
8.) 28 May 2026
28 May 2026 17:51:32
JSU,
What are you even talking about? How are Onana and Sancho related to Dorgu in any way? You just talk a lot of rubbish...
9.) 28 May 2026
28 May 2026 20:37:41
How can one person be so insufferable. Is it some kind of fetish or what. Unbelievable.
10.) 29 May 2026
29 May 2026 04:05:19
Not related at all, just that some suggest that they are a font of all knowledge and preach, telling us they know all about football and no one else knows nothing. That same person, in this case, said the exact same things about Sancho and Onana when they arrived, that they would transform us, well, look how that turned out...
So forgive me if you did not know about those posts and my tongue-in-cheek remark confused you, because if you had not read the post previously it would be confusing.
11.) 29 May 2026
29 May 2026 17:30:12
Good to know I'm still living rent free inside your head. ?
12.) 31 May 2026
31 May 2026 13:21:15
Tu es sûrement un troll, JSU?!
13.) 02 Jun 2026
02 Jun 2026 16:28:31
I remember something similar with a "bang average left back" that lost every game he started for Spurs.
I also recall that the same lad did ok for himself when he was pushed up to left wing.
His 5 Champions League medals probably justify his switch.
If Dorgu ends up half the player Gareth Bale was, then he'd be considered worth the gamble.