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14 Aug 2025 20:55:18
Rumour deal agreed with Brighton € 112 million, be amazing if true!
1.) 14 Aug 2025 22:00:31
Amazing profit for them too.
2.) 15 Aug 2025 03:59:38
I can't see us spending anything like that.
3.) 15 Aug 2025 07:54:09
I also can’t see that being true.
If for some reason this is true, I already feel bad for Baleba. He would be joining a great club but with the amount of press United get, he would need to score a hatrick every game for the press to not constantly run stories saying £100m flop!
4.) 16 Aug 2025 21:52:38
Not sure about that Fallguy.
As long as he runs around a bit he'll be fine.
06 Aug 2025 21:15:31
Everyone believed we had a small budget, but now it is looking like we have 3 players in costing around 220 million and we are still shopping, CDM next please ???.
1.) 06 Aug 2025 23:18:49
Installments ?.
2.) 07 Aug 2025 03:57:47
I’m convinced we’ve agreed to sell Bruno to the Saudis and are just holding off on making the announcement until after we’ve got all of our other business wrapped up. Assuming the Sesko deal goes through, we’ll have dropped around £200m on him, Cunha, and Mbuemo, and we’re reportedly willing to spend another £70m+ on Baleba (and potentially more still on a keeper) .
I just don’t see how we can balance the books without significant sales, and the only player we have who could bring in that amount of cash would be Bruno.
3.) 07 Aug 2025 07:52:20
Greenwood to Saudi for 150m will help. if that materialises.
4.) 07 Aug 2025 09:09:48
Redseven, I have to say, I’m inclined to agree. I do wonder if United wanted Fernandes and maybe Casemiro on the US Tour for marketing reasons and merchandise but will sell both to Saudi (assuming there is interest) for big fees.
5.) 07 Aug 2025 09:33:06
Ports, my understanding is that both have said they want to stay at United.
6.) 07 Aug 2025 09:46:04
I'm not sure how we are affording all of this but as the wise Ed002 used to say it's pointless talking about finances as we don't understand them.
I'm pretty sure the new owners will have a calculated, well thought out plan.
Maybe they have investment coming in from somewhere, maybe there are planned sales to cover the costs, or maybe they are going big this summer with the intention of not spending as much next year when prices will inevitably be inflated due to the world cup, or maybe it's a massive roll of the dice with the aim of getting UCL football to cover the costs.
I know the fees will be paid over many years and not all upfront, which is how all fees are paid pretty much. Yet there was a report that United still owe between 300-400m on transfer fees for players already at the club. Buying on credit is fine, but eventually you have to pay that off. While hopefully the amount owed doesn't negatively impact you in the meantime.
I'll of course be over the moon if we can tie up deals for Sesko and Baleba before the window closes. And I'll just have to trust that the club know what they are doing, it does feel like for the first time in 18 years that we actually have people with the required experience and expertise running the club. I think my anxiety over the clubs potential spending this summer stems from the incompetency of the previous administration of the club.
7.) 07 Aug 2025 10:28:23
It just goes to prove that many are wasting their time preaching on here about fag packet math…. Pointless trying to make sense of anything if you are not in possession of the facts.
United employ many people who are better qualified in accountancy and more importantly know the facts, so I leave it to them, not try to second guess what we have or don’t have, it’s of no concern to me.
8.) 07 Aug 2025 11:19:12
Whilst not ideal we would have until June 2026 to balance this financial years accounts so we could be working on the basis that we will have to do some early sales next year.
If that is Bruno then I am sure we could do that easily with Saudi.
If Sesko is coming in I would expect us to try and move Hojlund on, PSR wise we may take a hit but would help with the cash. I also expect the Antony/ Garnacho deals to be done at some point so we have that as potential income.
04 Aug 2025 11:19:41
A game of cat and mouse around us buying a CDM, we want Hjulmund from Sporting, but so do Juve, they have already spoken to the player, but price is their issue They need to sell, bit like United. If we buy Luiz, they can buy Hjulmund, if we can sell a few we can try for him. All a waiting game for now.
1.) 04 Aug 2025 12:34:59
Both are an improvement on what we have. I'm happy to gradually improve positions in small jumps to gradually get us back where we should be.
"It's a marathon, not a sprint" as they say.
2.) 04 Aug 2025 13:57:41
Not keen on buying someone who isn’t wanted so the selling team can get the player we should have gone. I suspect by next summer Luiz would be on the bench. Buy cheap pay twice type thingy.
3.) 04 Aug 2025 14:54:30
Cant help but feel we missed a rick on Joao Palhinha. Loan with option to buy would have got us through this year, or maybe any other deals, including loans impact our ability to bring in the striker we want.
4.) 04 Aug 2025 19:57:06
There is absolutely no difference between Hjulmand and Ugarte. Both lack pace and finesse on the ball. Would be a total waste when we have his carbon copy already.
5.) 05 Aug 2025 06:18:11
TBF Hjulmand is a bit better than Ugarte, but I agree the difference is minimal and hardly worth the bother, we can’t surely not buy another slow one paced player! We got enough of those already.
6.) 05 Aug 2025 10:15:59
What we really need is athleticism in midfield, pace, power and mobility.
A lot of us want a playmaker type of player, but Amorim doesn't tend to go for that kind of midfielder, they need to be technically sound and press resistant, but not a Pirlo/ Carrick/ Scholes type passing metronome.
What we really need is a player similar to Ugarte, but someone who is quicker and a bit better on the ball. If they are tall and good aerially that would be a bonus given our lack of height.
Hjulmand meets a a fair amount of that, but he lacks pace and agility which will cause him problems in the fast paced EPL. I think he looks perfect for either La Liga or Serie A, but could face issues in the EPL and the Bundesliga (due to its transitional style) .
I think we need someone quicker across the ground and more agile.
7.) 05 Aug 2025 14:56:54
I been banging on, about we seriously need pace in the spine of this team, it’s all far too slow, even our keeper is very slow, our CB is slow, Ugarte is slow and can’t pass a ball 10 yards, Mainoo got no pace and not mobile same with Cass now, although with Cass experience he can make up a bit for that and is still our best midfielder by a country mile.
If we go into season with Ugarte and Mainoo in midfield and Deligt or Martinez at CB it’s going to be a long hard season.
I know for a fact RA is looking desperately for pace and experience at CB… but it’s gone in buying forwards first because of circumstance.
21 Jun 2025 15:03:44
So we have some positive news, all be it from the media, clubs now looking at Sancho, Rashford, Nacho and Hojlund, we hopefully be looking at around 130 -150 mill, we still have Antony, Malacia and maybe Mount and Onana. We would have to replace the keeper Martinez from Villa, 35 mill mentioned. So we need to get Mbeumbo over the line, hopefully the funds are already there for that and then try and get a CF and CDM for around 130million, simple ???.
1.) 21 Jun 2025 15:55:06
Don't expect to see mount leave.
2.) 21 Jun 2025 16:22:31
Yes, simple. ?.
3.) 21 Jun 2025 17:02:03
I think we are working on the outgoings now.
Wouldn’t be surprised to see one out and one in.
Eg Sancho to Napoli unlocks Bryan Mbeumo.
Mbuemo looks a done deal and can only thing the delay is for us to work on outgoings.
4.) 21 Jun 2025 17:04:45
Where do u see this?
Ornstein and a few reliable ones didn't mention anything in the last days.
5.) 21 Jun 2025 19:07:26
this morning a tabloid had keeper martinez from villa at 17 mill. personally anything over 20 i won't be interested.
6.) 21 Jun 2025 19:07:47
Orny is reliable but plays it safe and late.
Theres a lot of reports of Sancho to Napoli and Juventus. Garnacho to Napoli, Athletico, Villa.
I’ve not seen anything on Rashford tbf.
7.) 21 Jun 2025 21:00:12
A lot of reports suggesting different clubs generally means nothing concrete. All it means is that an agent has been offering their player around, and a few clubs could, potentially, be interested. It doesn’t indicate any agreement on fees, or even agreement with the player on salary.
With Sancho, we know the biggest barrier to a transfer is his wage demands. He rejected Chelsea’s offer, and I can’t see any club in Italy offering better wages than they offered him.
With Garnacho, the club have placed a high valuation on him. Amorim is happy to keep him as a squad player, and his contract is locked down for another few years. I’m not entirely convinced clubs will be willing to meet United’s valuation. Clubs are probably looking at him, but there has been no evidence of anyone making an actual approach.
8.) 22 Jun 2025 10:10:48
I think of the 4 attacking players on offer, Garnacho is the one I'd prefer to retain. He gets me off my seat more than the others, is on the least wages, has the high.
9.) 22 Jun 2025 10:28:54
Oops. Highest ceiling, best attitude (albeit not in best light this season)
10.) 22 Jun 2025 15:27:27
Best attitude, what you been smoking, when he first broke into team, manager and then Bruno had to have words with him about attitude…that’s even on record. Then last season twice throwing toys out
Argentina management team also said attitude problems…
If that’s a good attitude then well I am not sure what standards your setting!
11.) 22 Jun 2025 21:30:22
If those 4 helmet, yes, he has the best attitude.
Jeez I wish you could read.
Anthony is mentally too weak for the EPL, those are facts.
Rashford basically refused to play the way the coach wanted to play.
Sancho, same thing and then took to Twitter.
Yes Garnacho loves a tweet, but of those FOUR, he has the best attitude.
Take when RA took over, him and rashford were dropped, one kicked himself up these arse and trained and was one of our more exciting players last year, the other went on loan and smashed the last nail into his boyhood club coffin.
He should have started the final, and it probably would have been a different outcome, but that is in the past. Maybe he isn't sold, maybe he becomes a squad player.
I still hope he does stay, because he gets me off my seat, and that is the UTD way.
12.) 22 Jun 2025 22:14:47
Mentally to weak doesn’t mean he has a bad attitude though.
Wearing an oppositions shirt with a players name who you’ve listed above, cracking attitude ??.
13.) 22 Jun 2025 22:33:13
Antony had/ has the best attitude of the 4 by a country mile.
Garnacho has displayed really bad traits time and again. As has rashford and sancho towards the club the manager and their teammates.
Anthony happy to take a pay cut to move on.
I do not want garnacho to stay more importantly RA doesn't.
Fine player mind you and he will do well which is good for us as we will get cuts off all his future fees as his development club.
14.) 23 Jun 2025 02:37:48
Garnacho is gone guys, pictured wearing a Vila shirt with Rashford on the back, no way back after that and confirms RA is right to ditch if he thinks that is the correct way to behave.
15.) 23 Jun 2025 03:03:33
If Anthony's attitude was so great, how come he can't overcome his mental fragility. just saying. It is mind over matter, and his attitude stinks, otherwise he would come back and perform like he has done at Betis, in the blink of an eye.
16.) 23 Jun 2025 05:57:01
You said Antony weak mentality FACT, Dimbo, how on earth is that a fact, but only in your head does not make it a fact, you don’t know him, you never met him, your not his Doctor, Manager or coach…therapist or anything, so it’s hardly a fact, then to say he should be able to come back and play like he is at Betis, That’s laughable and aren’t you the one who got audacity to tell others they know nothing about football!
Oh and yeah your rubbish about Garnacho having best attitude, that’s aged really well ain’t it……
Mind boggles with the inept.
17.) 23 Jun 2025 06:54:59
Helmet. anthony was given time away from the club to deal with his mental health. that is a fact.
Also, it has nothing to do with football, so not sure why you're circling back to that old comment about you knowing nothing about football.
Further to your lack of football knowledge, it seems you also skipped basic English language classes, your writing is atrocious, at best. I can forgive the odd spelling mistake from autocorrect etc, but half your trollop is unreadable.
Coming back to Anthony, if he was mentally strong, he would be able to come back to UTD and deliver the goods, but he can't.
What has aged well about Garnacho having a better attitude (? ), he has, of those 4. It comes down to Anthony vs Garnacho, the other two aren't even worth talking about.
Between Anthony and Garnacho, where is Anthony better, in any quality?
18.) 23 Jun 2025 20:09:00
Just caught up with this thread and am loving the fact we’re using words like dimbo and helmet ?
Takes me back to infant school.
19.) 23 Jun 2025 23:06:15
Wasn't it dimlo 2toms?
Helmet showing his creativity is void of any substance, yet again.
At least mine has some depth to it ?.
03 Jun 2025 12:54:54
Rumours of Solet on the shopping list too, big strong CB.
1.) 04 Jun 2025 09:40:50
I think this rumour source is aiming to create a market for him. He could be a Evans/ Lindelof replacement but I’d be surprised if we move for a CB this summer.
I’m expecting Maguire goes next season and we’ll move for someone who is physical but can play out like Scalvini, or one of Benfica’s Silva or Araujo.
2.) 04 Jun 2025 11:40:00
With Heaven, Maguire, De Ligt, Yoro, Mazrauoi, Martinez and Shaw all being potential back 3 players you would think the priority would be elsewhere. They kept Maguire because doing so would be cheaper in next year's accounts than buying an expensive replacement who may or may not succeed. There may also be academy other players who could be promoted to fill in any shortfall and/ or replace Maguire when he moves on at the end of next season. The priority has to be scoring more goals and the money will be spent with that in mind.
3.) 04 Jun 2025 15:05:49
100% we get a CB…. Martinez is not good enough always targeted now and too many injuries, Deligt plays with fridge on his back, far too slow, always injured Maz is decent back up, Shaw, waste of time as proved season after season McGuire another Deligt…. So that leaves Yoro and Heaven, so we need a full of pace commanding CB, to guide them and cover those two when they make a slip up
Front 3 commanding CB and GK and some steel and legs in midfield, so allows Bruno to play in there too…. to serve our front 3.
4.) 04 Jun 2025 19:03:52
Buying someone like Branthwaithe allows us to ship out at least one of Maguire, Shaw, Martinez, MdL or Mazraoui this window.
If we're dipping into the SP pool, Diomande or Ignacio would also accelerate the exit door for the aforementioned.
The process is about upgrading the entire squad, whilst not limiting the pathway for youth players (that being the ultimate approach in the future) .
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31 Oct 2025 11:00:54
Football is really regressing back to the 70s, teams are now stopping this playing out from the back as much, simply because they can't and the well drilled press was creating mistakes and goals, but now everyone is going back to the big long ball unto the box, pulling, blocking and shoving. The big strong tall fast players are back in demand. We have come full circle.
VAR and refs don't know what to do, Arsenal have been getting away with these well worked fouls in the box for 2 season s now and every else is copying the plan because refs weren't strong enough to stop it last season. The beautiful game is now slow possession outside the box, look for a cheap free kick, corner or touch and pump the ball into the box.
1.) 31 Oct 2025 13:01:48
I don’t think football is regressing, I think it just continues to evolve in response to dominant trends — when one style becomes widespread, opponents adapt by exploiting its weaknesses. Because teams have adopted high pressing and possession-based systems, this has opened space behind defensive lines, making longer balls and direct transitions more effective again.
There maybe a time in the near future when we see 2 strikers up front again and out and out wingers. A right footer on the right and a left footer on the left.
2.) 31 Oct 2025 19:15:52
I agree ports. I do agree with some of redcons points also .
Put that great Barcelona team into the epl today and they would still walk away with it imo playing their style.
City had a similar style initially under pep not for 1 moment suggesting they were like his Barcelona team BTW.
Brazil won a world cup in 70 with that style.
The trouble with trying to emulate that style with inferior players is that they can't do it as well and get caught with a high press.
Imo its not gone back to the Jack Charlton or Wimbledon style or anything close to it. Maybe partly because the tackling and physicality allowed now is night and day from those times.
As ports says the game evolves continually. The laws also evolve so the coaches need to adapt all the time. i'm sure even the intro of VAR has made players think and act differently.
3.) 31 Oct 2025 19:24:06
Soon it may regress to the point you can actually tackle a player again and not penalised for breathing on them.
4.) 31 Oct 2025 21:09:07
That’s the thing for me, Keefy. There’s a big difference between long balls/ long throws/ sneaky fouls in the box, and the war zone of 70s football. The sheer amount of physicality allowed up until the EPL era makes it completely different to today.
You see Haaland bullying defenders, back in the 70s he would battered and the refs wouldn’t say a word. I don’t ever see the game going back to that, more that teams have started to realise that playing in a more direct way can actually be more effective than trying to play out from the back against a high press.
5.) 01 Nov 2025 02:34:22
Watched a classic 90s game of utd away at Wimbledon a while back. They were assaulting us at every opportunity. It is wild to watch even 90s era back now.
6.) 01 Nov 2025 09:57:19
Football goes in cycles, Pep brought a very possession dominant style of play that suffocate the opposition, to counter that we saw teams deploying a box midfield to crowd out the middle and teams looking to press higher to avoid being under pressure on the edge of their box, to counter that teams started playing over the press, Arsenal have moved to a very defensive compact style with an emphasis on set pieces to avoid those balls over the top.
Football keeps changing, no point trying to fight it, just adapt with it so you can remain successful.
27 Oct 2025 15:28:21
A lot more work and tracking back in our last 2 games, even the front players especially Cunha and Mbeumo which is helping to reduce the space in midfield when we don't have the ball. You really need all players working and understanding where to be in and out of possession for RAs system to work.
1.) 27 Oct 2025 17:30:03
I think you need all players working and understanding where to be in and out of possession for any system to be successful.
Maybe the players are working harder, more focused, listening, have more intensity, being more aggressive and fighting for positions more because Ratcliffe has given more time to RA?
Lessens the complacency of players just waiting for a manager/ coach change and quietens down the blood thirsty media and pundits.
2.) 27 Oct 2025 19:57:27
Spot on supasub. That's exactly what was different this time, no easy way out and the disgruntled players silenced and told perform during the African Nations.
Once again they struggled when handed a chance and nearly blew the game. They either step up or they're done at United but they're exposed as being unable or unwilling to stick to the plan.
3.) 28 Oct 2025 11:49:10
Ratcliff backing Ruben so strongly has set a precedent I think we did kinda all laugh and say what was he doing but on reflection it's a positive.
Many players have for united for so long downed tools knowing that the manager will be gone before them not anymore I think rasmus going was a sign too that nobodys safe.
4.) 28 Oct 2025 12:35:19
Agreed mate. Perform or be gone and show the right attitude as well. No matter how good you are you're expected to work for the team.
5.) 28 Oct 2025 16:43:00
What else was SJR going to say, but more fool you if you think for 1 minute he meant it, if things had not started to turn he would be gone if things take a bad turn for worse again he will be gone, SJR saying that means absolutely nothing, results are what keeps him here. end off hopefully they continue but don’t for 1 minute think SJR was not talking with fork tongue
Mainoo very poor Baleba is also very poor and many on here wanted them as our two midfielders! LOL.
6.) 29 Oct 2025 16:52:57
It does mean something ~Maze~ Notimesoon. Too often at this club the players have been given an easy run of it by blaming and changing the manager. However I do think it's less likely in general with this group. Even in bad games I think the character of the players has been good.
We have recruited so well both last summer and this. Not every player will be a hit but profiling well makes such a difference. De Ligt, Mazraoui, Yoro, Cunha, Mbeumo, Lammens, Sesko. We do need a couple more starter level players but the quality and resiliency of those we have is great.
I'll also say that for those that were criticising others that spoke about the underlying metrics being impressive and pleading for patience because those are better predictors of long term results than a handful of results, I do hope this upturn demonstrates the arguments made. We'll probably have a poor run of results again but as long as the general trends are good RA deserves our backing.
7.) 30 Oct 2025 07:38:02
Winning against the Brighton’s of this world will define our season, this is where we have struggled.
Forest, Spurs, Everton, Palace, West Ham, Wolves, Bournemouth, Villa, Newcastle and then back to Wolves are our fixtures till Christmas.
Most of these teams have not had great starts and on paper we should beat them, but as someone sensibly said once, football is played on grass not paper, but these are all winnable games.
21 Oct 2025 13:45:14
I don't expect a low block game plan for Saturday so I'll think RA will make a few changes, think Mount will drop out for either Sesko or Zirkzee and possibly Yoro coming into the back three instead of Harry with Deligt going central.
09 Oct 2025 13:00:34
Wonder was SJR involved, new partners?
1.) 12 Oct 2025 21:43:43
I'd imagine that's the likeliest case Redcon. It's no secret we're looking for investors in the stadium + property development project.
05 Oct 2025 20:11:16
6 points from bottom 3 too Madhater ???.
05 Aug 2025 19:55:34
Disaster sell him for any price, he's usless, 33 and on 190 grand a week, no brainer!
25 Aug 2024 20:47:38
Than you.
25 Jul 2025 15:09:48
They could buy Secko and Garnacho.
13 Jul 2025 16:51:49
He's still very young, needs an injury free season to back the levels he showd in his his season. I'm sure he will be a big player next season still for us.
07 May 2025 20:31:03
Remember that goal, was he only 17 at the time? Yip Remember when it left his foot is was always going in.
22 Feb 2025 19:50:12
Saying it for years he is useless, if he wasn't English he would be critised way more. Biggest was of 80+ million ever.
19 Jan 2025 18:30:38
The second was his fault too.