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05 Oct 2020 21:28:59
Amad diallo in January, I'm wondering who's signing these players of the future, possibly the future manager? Poch?

1.) 05 Oct 2020 21:43:50
His name was Traore earlier lol.

2.) 05 Oct 2020 21:50:19
£40million for an 18 year old who has played 24 minutes of senior football, interesting.

3.) 05 Oct 2020 22:13:25
Grimslives

That much for an 18 year old is interesting, especially as they were sending him out on loan. It’s a lot when compared to some of the other youngsters at that age.

4.) 05 Oct 2020 22:23:58
He is very highly thought of, time will tell but have to say I am more excited by our youth signings this past few months than anything.

5.) 07 Oct 2020 00:45:28
I watched a couple of videos of the young lad. If he's half as good as he looks on the videos for us then my god. Look out is all I can say.

22 Jun 2015 22:07:33
Hi Eds, any more news on Radja Nainggolan
would be my first choice DM, thanks

{Ed004's Note - Looks like he is joining Roma permanently.}

26 May 2015 07:57:34
Morning Eds are we still intersected in radja nainggolan?

{Ed001's Note - yes, there is still interest there.}

1.) 26 May 2015 10:21:40
Thanks for the swift response, I think he'd be a top top signing for us

22 May 2015 07:58:26
Hi eds, does any of you know if we have any interest in Bruno Martins Indi? Looked good at the World Cup and Van gall obviously likes him, can play the holding midfield role or in defence, very powerful sort of player that we need.

{Ed004's Note - There is no interest in the player from Manutd}

1.) 22 May 2015 16:28:10
We have the same player at our team - Tylor Blackett. And I don't think Martins Indi can play holding midfielder. He is a NO GO for me.

2.) 23 May 2015 00:23:49
Martins indi is shocking! No where near United standard

04 May 2015 10:00:59
Hi Eds, could you let me know if we've got any interest in Sofiane Boufal
Looks a very good young player, dribbles past players well, wins free kicks for fun, potential new hazard?

{Ed002's Note - None.}

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31 Jan 2022 15:11:34
If West Ham sign Calvin Phillips, could we try and get Declan Rice in this window?

1.) 31 Jan 2022 15:30:14
You’ve been drinking too much home brew mate.

2.) 31 Jan 2022 17:50:12
ideal imo lingard sold to whu and henderson loan to newcastle. Lingard a sweetener in summer negotiations for rice in terms of a good trading relationship between the clubs?

19 Aug 2021 08:40:58
Hi Ed's, apparently lewandowski has told Bayern he wants a new challenge, that tells me Bayern will definitely go for Haaland, so if Utd want Haaland, they should pay whatever it takes to get him now, as once he signs somewhere else, you'll never get him because the buyout clause would me astronomical. This is a player we can't afford to miss out on, he would have the same effect as Ronaldo or Rooney. Buy him, put a massive buyout clause in his contract, and watch the shirt sales and marketing pay for him!

{Ed002's Note - It is not going to happen.}

1.) 19 Aug 2021 10:38:44
We are refusing to speak to Haaland's agent, Haaland chose Dortmund over us previously, and he will have his pick of any side in the world more or less next summer.

Erling Haaland will never play for us, most of us on here have a better chance of Margot Robbie kicking down our front door and demanding we marry her.

2.) 19 Aug 2021 11:40:03
If City sign Kane this summer, I’m very much expecting Haaland to sign for us or Real next summer. Real seems the more likely destination, but he might just fancy a spell playing in England. It is the country in which he was raised, after all.

I’m actually a little surprised that nobody has offered £100m+ for him this summer with a view to loaning him back to Dortmund for this season. It seems to me that would suit all parties involved other than perhaps Mino. Haaland could knuckle down and focus on his football without having to worry about his future, Dortmund could get an extra £50m or so on top of his release clause and whoever puts in the bid could cut out the competition at the expense of paying a premium. It seems like a very United thing to do to me.

3.) 19 Aug 2021 11:51:30
Redseven you do know that we tried to cut his agent out of a deal for haaland when he left red bull.
You do know that as pogbas agent we refused to engage with him before triggering an extention.
You do know that we are not dealing with the same agent offering pogba an extention as relations are so bad we have to use a 3rd party to mediate and pogba nd agent are not responding
We will not deal with haalands agent and he won't deal with us.
We will be thought an expensive lesson when pogba walks away for free and another lesson when we won't be offered haaland.
Also its not a real united thing to do I can't think of many if any occasions we have done that before can you?

4.) 19 Aug 2021 12:30:45
I can think of plenty of opportunities when we’ve moved early to sign a player to avoid getting involved in a bidding war further down the road. This would effectively be the same thing, although this time we’d be cutting out the competition by limiting the number of clubs who could rival us for his signature.

United may be run by amateurs, but that’s not to say that Mino is one too. He’s not going to turn down an offer that his client might be interested in without taking it to him, nor one that’s going to make him personally a lot of money - especially not over a few meaningless words that were said over six months ago. In all likelihood, Haaland will end up signing for the club that offer him the most money and that puts us in a strong position.

5.) 19 Aug 2021 13:17:40
Redseven, I think your missing the point, the club is refusing to speak to Mino. So exactly how would we approach such a deal?

Who do we make the offer to if we aren't on speaking terms with the agent?

Forget Haaland, it is never going to happen. The player turned us down once before, and we have burned all bridges needed to make a deal happen.

If we spend the next 10 years trying to rebuild those bridges we might have a chance of signing Haaland on a huge deal when he's 33 years old and on the decline like we seem to like doing.

6.) 19 Aug 2021 13:35:31
We've probably got more chance of signing Lewandowski than Haaland. We've signed a couple of older strikers to come in for a season or two in the recent past and possibly Lewandowski or Benzema could be the next one?

Ideally Greenwood scores 40 this season and just eliminates the need for a short term striker as he has shown he's ready.

7.) 19 Aug 2021 14:04:14
Agree RJ. Mason will be better than haaland.
Let's see how haaland does in a more competitive league. 100m plus is outrageous imo.

8.) 19 Aug 2021 14:38:41
I think Greenwood has as much potential as Haaland.

But even if you believe Haaland at the age of 21 to be a bigger talent, then name the second best striker in the world aged 21 or younger?

It has to be Greenwood surely? In which case why the desperation to sign Haaland when we have Greenwood?

9.) 19 Aug 2021 14:40:44
Shappy. Haaland chose Dortmund because he wanted game time and we didn’t want to sign a deal with a £70m release clause (or whatever the exact figure is) . If the club were so inclined, they could very easily pick up the phone tomorrow and Mino would answer and listen. That’s kind of his job, after all.

Hypothetically speaking, if, as you and some others on here seem to be suggesting, Mino were to refuse to entertain offers from United (or any club, for that matter) without taking them to his clients, he’d find himself out of work very quickly. I’m sure he’s well aware of that, not that he’d want to try it given that we tend to pay agents more than most. Real also have a poor relationship with Mino, so does that mean they’re not going to put in an offer for Haaland either?

I’d stake a large amount on us putting in an offer for Haaland next summer one way or the other. Depending on how much we offer him, how we do this season and what exactly he’s looking for in his next club, we should certainly have a chance. There’s a Ghosh probability that City and Chelski won’t be interested this time next year, so, realistically, the interested clubs are going to be United, Liverpool, Juve, Bayern, Real, Barcelona and PSG. Barca, Liverpool, Bayern and PSG may struggle (or in Bayern’s case, be unwilling) to match the kind of offers he’ll get from elsewhere, leaving us, Real and maybe Bayern.

Staying in Germany where he’s already proven that he can be successful may be an appealing option, as too might playing for Real in Spain as, despite their squad being a bit of a mess right now, they’re arguably the biggest club in the world. Moving back to the country he grew up in to play under his compatriot (who also happens to be the guy who gave him his big break in football) and alongside a good friend with whom he shares excellent chemistry could easily tip the scales in our favor though, especially if we’re offering to pay him more than everyone else.

10.) 19 Aug 2021 15:13:47
Redseven, when we made an offer for Haaland the only strikers we had at the club were Martial and Ighalo along with Rashford and Greenwood both of which tended to play wide.

Are you telling me Haaland didn't think he'd start much ahead of Martial and Ighalo?

We will never likely know his exact reasons for not wanting to come to United. Maybe he was scared he wouldn't play ahead of Martial and Ighalo. Maybe he listens to his agent and doesn't think United are a good place to be. Maybe he felt that he wasn't ready for a league like the EPL. Or maybe growing up supporting Leeds and City he has some sort of loyalty and wouldn't sign for us based on that.

Who knows, what we do know though is he turned us down. He said "I don't want to sign for United".

He isn't going to end up here, its as simple as that. Every single person with even a hint of insight into the situation is saying he won't come to United.

I'm fine with that. If i was to place a bet today on which three strikers in world football will be the best striker over the next 10 years. I'd say Haaland, Mbappe and Greenwood.

We have one of them, he came through our academy and we only play with one striker.

Add to that Rashford and Sancho coming from the left and right respectively I actually think we have potentially one of the best front three's in the world in a couple of years time. Of which two came through our academy.

If those three players reach their potential then I don't think there is a place for Haaland in our side.

11.) 19 Aug 2021 15:24:14
Greenwood is the best finisher we have had at the club since RVN and I don't think we should be buying anyone who could block that potential.

12.) 19 Aug 2021 16:12:30
I would love certain players to come to us, but fully support United in not dealing with that ****.

13.) 19 Aug 2021 16:22:14
Surely you can't guarantee that Shappy. There is always a chance.

Also, one person who seems to have some insight, Cheshire, said in one of his posts that we will try to get Haaland, so there's one at least.

Do we need Haaland? I suppose we could get an answer during this season. i'm a big fan of Greenwood, but it can't be bad if we have more options up top. If Benzema and Ronaldo could play together, I suppose those 2 could make it work too.

While i'm here, is anyone else afraid Greenwood might want to leave, if he gets rotated too much? Especially when Rashford comes back.

14.) 19 Aug 2021 16:26:40
Redseven why would mino be out of work quickly if he didn't take calls from clubs he felt were not a good fit for his client.
Mino will do what he believes is best. He will talk to whomever he believes is best. He does not have to listen to every proposal. Particularly one that treated him and another of his clients in a despicable fashion.

15.) 19 Aug 2021 16:27:31
There’s a chance I could get into Kylie’s knickers, but it’s pretty unlikely.

16.) 19 Aug 2021 16:27:43
Forgive me, Shappy, but I must have missed the part where “every single person with even a hint of insight” said that we wouldn’t be signing Haaland next summer. If I’ve learned anything from my 20+ years of supporting this club, it’s that those who do have real insight into the club don’t tend to go around blabbing on about it (online or elsewhere) - not unless you’re including yourself as one of these in the know people, that is. You blab plenty ;)

As you say, we’ll likely never know why Haaland moved to Dortmund instead of Manchester 18 months ago. Maybe he doesn’t want to play for us, maybe he didn’t feel that the timing was right, or maybe we refused to pay what Mino was asking for in agent’s fees and didn’t want to agree to a release/ buyout clause. Plenty of “in the know” people have tried peddling various lines.

We clearly had an interest in him though and, given his form since the transfer, I’d be surprised if we weren’t still interested. Likewise, most seem to be in agreement that he listened to our offer, which suggests he was at least open to the possibility of playing for Manchester United.

Out of interest, assuming he decides he wants to play in the premier league next season, where do you see him going if not to United? Of course, we can’t forget that - even if City don’t sign Kane - there’s bad blood between Pep and Mino - so there’s no way he could possibly go there either, right? Or is that not as simple as that?

17.) 19 Aug 2021 17:30:15
Haaland's dad says he signed for
Dortmund because the whole club wanted him, not just the coach. Read into that what you will.

18.) 19 Aug 2021 17:36:25
Trololo, you can never guarantee anything. But you have more chance of winning the lottery than we have of Haaland signing either this summer or next.

We tried to cut his agent out of the deal last time and are refusing to talk to his agent.

Simply put this deal is impossible without working with Mino. We have shown that we are unable to do that. Thus the deal cannot be concluded.

As for Cheshire, he clearly has some understanding of how football/ business finances work. But then he is also posting anomalously online. We have no idea who he is or whether he has any real inside information. He rarely gives specifics, it's often hinted or suggested. He says that we are talking to many players, which is obvious. Us and every other club in football are in talks with agents representing many players all the time. Maybe he has some link and is in the know, or maybe he's a very talented writer. Either way his posts are entertaining at the very least.

Ed002, seems very adamant that the club won't go back in for Haaland. He seems to know his stuff. There are also several people in football who seem to appreciate the magnitude of our falling out with Mino and how practically impossible any deal would be.

Redseven, I don't know where he will go, only that he will have many options. I know he has rejected us in the past, and I know we have zero working relationship with his agent and it would take months or more likely years to repair that relationship to something even considered congenial.

It's impossible to say with any sort of certainty where he will end up, but it's fairly certain it won't be United.

And that's fine. He isn't the only good player. Many of the best players I've ever seen in my lifetime didn't play for United. Zidane, Kaka, Ronaldo (Brazilian), Ronaldinho, Messi never played for United, and there are many more beside them. While they were playing well for other sides United were winning 13 league titles, 2 UCL and countless domestic cups.

We don't need to buy every good player to be successful. So why the obsession with Haaland.

19.) 19 Aug 2021 19:16:53
Shappy

2 UCL in 26 years of SAF, maybe we would have won far more if the best players had played for United. It was precisely that issue that left SAF and United short of the UCL’s European greatness brings. We have always been shortsighted and lacking real drive to be the European superpower our status demanded.

That isn’t to say Haaland should be bought, but the greats didn’t come to United when we had chances. Maybe for SAF it would upset the ethos he had but it left us short of quality at the very highest level.

20.) 19 Aug 2021 19:22:50
Shappy, I would suggest the only obsession is yours with anyone who cares to mention the H word for whatever reason. You seem to have a lengthy retort permanently on your clipboard ready to shoot anyone down with your own vastly superior opinion, yet feed us your own obsessions throughout every day.

21.) 20 Aug 2021 05:30:37
Mason has a lot of potential and also a lot of work both on and off the pitch .
Hopefully he keeps his head down and continues to improve and reaches a level many hope he can .
But to compare him to haaland at this moment in time is red tinted glasses at the best .
There is a year between them Mason has just come of the back of and up and down season with some clear issues of the pitch .
He has 13 goals in his last 53 games .
It's hard to compare that to haaland at the moment 46 goals in his last 44 games, last season and this .
62 goals in 62 games for Dourthmund .
28 goals in 22 for red bull he was 18 years old
7 goals in 12 for Norway and he has just turned 21 . It is staggering really.
I belive Mason will go on to be a very good player in the future but I'm far from convinced he will eclipse haaland .

22.) 20 Aug 2021 09:05:23
But Haaland played all those games centrally, while Greenwood played most from the wing. Can't compare those stats.

23.) 20 Aug 2021 09:11:27
Only Best (37) and Whiteside (39) have more goals as a teenager for United than Greenwood's current total of 30. While United play another 5 games before Greenwood turns 20, so he may get closer or even surpass them.

That is some accolade for a club that has a history of giving youth a chance. More goals than both Rooney and Ronaldo as teenagers at our club. More goals than Rashford as a teenager.

Obviously he has more development ahead of him, he has a long way to go.

It's difficult to compare him to Haaland as Haaland was a boy in a man's body at 16 years old. As such he was playing against full professionals before the age he would have sat his GCSE's. As such he might only be a year older (18 months in reality), but he is in his 6th year in the first team of a professional side. Mason Greenwood is at the start of his 3rd.
So Haaland has 3 years of development over Greenwood, so will obviously be the more developed player.

While Haaland has also played in weaker leagues than the EPL. 28 goals in the Austrian Bundesliga is not the same as scoring goals in the EPL where the level of competition is that much higher.

Also Haaland has played in sides with much less competition for his starting place, thus he has tended to play more minutes and on a more consistent basis than Mason.

Greenwood has the potential to become our all time leading goalscorer. Obviously it's a long road. As with any young player he could go off the rails or pick up a serious injury that stunts his development or even ends his career. This could happen with Haaland as well. Mason has at least show the resilience and ability to overcome adversity off the pitch after his personal troubles last season. Has Haaland ever had to deal with something like that? Could he handle it? We won't know until it happens. Haaland has been fortunate to have a fairly sheltered upbringing, the son of a former footballer, going to good schools being surrounded by positive influences. Mason didn't have that luxury. Growing up in a far tougher environment, with many potentially bad influences around him.

Greenwood has had to fight and overcome far more hurdles to get to where he is now than Haaland has.

So I think it's a little unfair to question his mentality or his strength of character.

24.) 20 Aug 2021 13:27:16
62 goals in 62 games at the age of 21 is exceptional.
Trying to play that sown is ridiculous.

25.) 20 Aug 2021 13:31:41
Maybe he was in the team at an early age because he is a very exceptional player hence the 62 goals in his last 62 games.
Is lewandowski any good or is just because he is playing in a poor league?
At this moment in time haaland is streets ahead of Mason you are right you can't compare the 2.

01 Nov 2020 20:17:02
I don't think Ole signed donny, that's why he's not playing him, I said it during the transfer window, I think Poch is coming, something needs to change, because otherwise we won't finish in the top half.

05 Oct 2020 21:38:10
Anyone else think the young players being brought in, might be being chosen by ole's replacement, just saying, poch is still available.

1.) 05 Oct 2020 21:49:21
why not sack him then.

05 Oct 2020 21:31:36
Anyone else think that all the young players we're signing might be being chosen by a future manager? Just saying.
Poch is still available.

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06 Feb 2016 15:52:59
Forster for me,

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21 Jul 2015 21:28:15
Please be true!

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26 May 2015 10:21:40
Thanks for the swift response, I think he'd be a top top signing for us

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25 Jan 2015 20:52:09
And isn't clyne a lifelong utd supporter?

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