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30 Jan 2026 16:29:33
Probably ckick bait, but talk of Barcelona swapping Casado for Rashford, anybody know if he's any good. I think we were linked to him before.
1.) 31 Jan 2026 09:43:40
Not seen that many games he’s played. Maybe about 3 or 4. but, he’s said to be well rated and similar in style to Busquets.
Asked my Barcelona living relative and apparently he doesn’t want to leave Barca, but if the chance is there United should take it. He’s only young and still developing but has every chance to be a very, very good player. But would he want to swap Barcelona for Manchester?
2.) 31 Jan 2026 10:59:30
Old buildings, industrial heritage, left leaning politics, Blackpool beach not far. Basically like for like.
3.) 31 Jan 2026 21:45:51
Tapas bars and Estrella on tap in many locations. He won’t even notice the difference.
4.) 01 Feb 2026 07:56:55
Not seen him too much, or paid too much attention to him. If we are swapping Rashford, it should be for Cubarsi.
5.) 01 Feb 2026 08:00:11
The Rashford narrative is an interesting one. Reports today stating Carrick wants him back if he gets the gig. I can imagine other coaches might do too (Tuchel for example) . It’ll cost £60-80m to replace him plus wages for an equivalent player for the squad. Money the Rat pack won’t want to spend, and being squeezed by Barcelona hardly a good look for the club.
If definetky take him back after his “sabbatical”.
6.) 01 Feb 2026 08:21:57
Taking Rashford back would be the biggest sign that all the good work I thought we were taking to achieve stability and players with the right attitude has been undone.
Let's bring Sancho back as well shall we? Lingard anyone?!
7.) 01 Feb 2026 08:51:21
The difference between those three is Rashford is a good player though. I can’t disagree though about it might be a step back, especially if he affects morale in the dressing room!
But Barcelona have no cash, so let’s see what happens.
8.) 01 Feb 2026 11:56:22
Fortunately I think Rashford does not want to come back.
Maybe this is part of the deal going on in the back ground with Barcelona trying to get Rashford cheaper than what was agreed and the club saying, fair enough we will take him back then. If you want him pay the price.
9.) 01 Feb 2026 18:50:06
It's well recognized at Barcelona that Rashford is not a good defensive player. They want to keep him notwithstanding. The EPL is a different place. Every player has to put in a competent defensive shift when required.
Look at Amad today. He worked really hard supporting Dalot and Mazraoui. Rashford costs us £15m a year, Zirkzee maybe £12m a year. Which would we prefer? I'd probably go with Rashford, but ideally I'd like to see both of them move on.
10.) 05 Feb 2026 11:07:11
I'm sure Rashford does not want to come back.
As much as I like and rate him as a player and person, it's better for both parties that it stays the way it is.
He looks like he's enjoying himself, he is playing well, Barcelona are doing well and it's a good move he is gone. Equally for the club, there's too much baggage at this point and United are building a different way.
Best for both parties.
12 Jan 2026 19:19:58
Gallagher on the way to Spurs, Urgarte heading to Galatasary reports Collyer going out again on loan, surely a midfielder coming in.
1.) 12 Jan 2026 20:15:54
We have just signed a midfielder loan til end dof season welcome Michael Carrick.
2.) 13 Jan 2026 03:35:38
Surely Ugarte leaving and someone like Gallagher and/or Neves coming in would have just . ade sense to everyone.
I appreciate Gallagher going to Spurs, but he would have chosen us, but we just gave up and went into a death spiral.
3.) 13 Jan 2026 07:23:33
Rooney available too, him and Carrick can fill the gaps. Can't be much worse!
4.) 13 Jan 2026 09:17:59
Maybe OGS is our new striker with Premier League experience rather than coming as a coach?
In all seriousness, buying Gallagher made little sense to me. Loan maybe.
Neves I’ve always liked, but again don’t think he’s the guy for us either. We need legs in there who can bust a gut and cover every blade of grass.
5.) 13 Jan 2026 12:34:24
Maybe Hackney from 'Boro. Blossomed under Carrick.
6.) 13 Jan 2026 17:30:35
That’s a great shout ConwyRed. Believe he was highly tipped to make a big move also? Imagine wouldn’t affect the summer budget either?!
7.) 14 Jan 2026 12:55:47
As bad as Ugarte is surely they won't let him go out on loan without bringing in someone to replace him. Mind you nothing suprises me now when Man United are involved.
Please let it be Dalot going out on loan next.
8.) 14 Jan 2026 18:50:42
Heard on a podcast this afternoon that neves is keen and inside utd are too, as uts around £19m.
Just what I heard on a transfer rumour podcast. would he improve us?
9.) 14 Jan 2026 21:16:31
Jimbo Gallagher's salary would put him in our top bracket and as such would need to be a regular starter over the next few years. If we actually have ambition then he's not right for us. On loan I'd have been very happy to get him as he definitely would start this year.
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.
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21 Jul 2026 16:23:21
On Rashford, all us fans want to see is a player working hard on the pitch, give 100%. Goals and assists will come. All depends on his attitude and desire, he's 28 now, not a kid. Agree with other posters though, think he will be sold late on given the wages he's on.
1.) 21 Jul 2026 17:54:54
Let's be clear, his application on the pitch was shocking before he left us. However, my main issue with Rashford is that, for several years, he just hasn't been very good. I would far rather play Lacey than Rashford.
Whatever is being said publicly, I hope, privately, he is being told he has no future here.
Hats off to you Redcon, starting another Rashford thread when there is already one going.
2.) 21 Jul 2026 18:07:05
Rashford's problem is the fact he isn't a good enough player to start every week. He has had one good season where he did really well.
We talk a lot about wages, but in reality Bruno is worth 300 thousand a week because he plays every game.
You can't pay Rashford 325 to sit on the bench, that is where a wage bill gets pulled into it.
3.) 21 Jul 2026 18:11:15
I'm 100% taking Rashford over £70m on Summerville or £80m on Gordon.
We're basically saying that Rashford, Cunha, Dorgu, Sesko and Zirkzee cover the LW and CF positions between them this season. Personally, it's Zirkzee who needs to be sold if another attacker is to be brought in.
4.) 21 Jul 2026 18:34:10
He has to be sold. The fact he plays for his boyhood club on crazy wages, and still can't be bothered to run, amazes me. Gordon might lack certain attributes that Rashford may have, but he runs, can press, and that's the reason Barca decided on him rather than Rashford.
He has a terrible attitude, and we can't have that around the rest of the squad. I wouldn't even want him on pre-season. I would let him leave for free.
5.) 21 Jul 2026 20:51:49
I don't think anyone disagrees that selling Rashford is the preferred option, but if no club he wants to move to wants to buy him, then we're stuck with him. If that's the case, then we'll have to make the best of it. His wage is the equivalent of a £50m player on £120k a week.
18 Jul 2026 23:29:19
I know it's preseason, but if go into this season with Maguire starting at CB ws are in serious trouble. He is just a constant liability.
1.) 19 Jul 2026 07:46:19
Shaw and Maguire really limit us, as they're very limited players. I do think heaven, given an opportunity this year, could flourish. Yoro too.
2.) 19 Jul 2026 12:10:39
All our CBs are a liability. The best of them, and the only one with potential, is Heaven. Personally, I would accept offers on any of the others.
3.) 19 Jul 2026 13:31:58
De Ligt and Martinez are good enough but not fit often enough. Heaven is really promising, and Yoro, I hope, will step up this year. If fitness weren't an issue I'd be happy enough but we're always one injury away from a big problem there.
4.) 19 Jul 2026 18:05:25
Don Martinez will cost you half a dozen goals per season and gets targeted. Despite his ability and fighting attitude, he is too small to play cb in the EPL and not get punished consistently. He also gets injured fighting battles his body can't carry. It's a shame; we could do with a few more that try as hard as he does.
5.) 19 Jul 2026 19:36:57
The player I would look at in the EPL for CB is Collins from Brentford. I think he's ready to be the man to build a defence around for the next 6 years for one of the big clubs.
6.) 19 Jul 2026 19:38:28
I get that Ken, but he also moves the ball much quicker and doesn't give up possession softly, unlike the likes of Maguire, and we are a better side with him in it. Ok, we can improve on him, but there's zero doubt in my mind that he's one of our best two CBs despite the flaws.
7.) 19 Jul 2026 21:05:09
Oakbark, as an Irishman, I'd really like to see an Irish starter, but I'm not sure Collins really is at that level, to be honest.
8.) 19 Jul 2026 21:39:12
Martinez is a poor CB. Too rash in his challenges, poor positioning, and just not up to being a CB in the EPL. That's even before the injuries, most of which he causes himself.
If he is our CB, we win nothing. Yes, aggressive and willing, but so is Amad, and that does not make him good enough either.
9.) 19 Jul 2026 22:22:57
Jsu, he most certainly is not a poor CB. I agree that he lacks physical attributes to excel in the EPL, but he's a WC winner and is one of our best two CBs. I can agree we should try to improve on him, but calling him poor doesn't align with the facts, imo.
10.) 19 Jul 2026 22:28:16
I haven't validated this, but Statsmuse (usually reliable enough) gives it as 1.72 pts per game when Licha plays, but 1.54 pts per game when he doesn't. Massive difference.
13 Jul 2026 12:43:08
You would wonder will that be it for midfield now, Kobbie, Mount, Santo and Tielemans? Like the way this was done, discreet and quickly, like the old days, no dragging out for weeks in the media.
1.) 13 Jul 2026 15:15:24
This window is a real positive with how we are approaching it. Only time will tell how good it is, but I like it so far.
As for Mount, I think he will either rotate with Fernandes, be a rotational squad player, or the club will look to get him off the books at a loss, or loan with option to buy.
I like him as a player when fit. He just seems to pick up injuries every few games.
2.) 13 Jul 2026 15:33:21
We need one more central midfielder before the window closes. I can see it being Baleba.
3.) 13 Jul 2026 16:19:39
Could you see the last 2 being Santos and Yeilemans?
Let's just wait and see.
One more cm, lb rb cb cf lw all still need attention and better players.
Our full backs on both sides are useless in attack and suspect in defence.
Cb we could do with a bit of pace and experience.
Cm ideally 1 more.
Cf, personally id prefer if they sign someone with experience rather than the likes of Krupi.
Lw not as urgent imo.
So who are the outs still to come?
Mount a strong possibility.
Zirkzee a strong possibility.
Maz a possibility.
Amass on loan.
Bayindir a definite.
Ugarte stays.
Martinez a weak possibility.
Maguire a possibility.
Rashford a strong possibility.
Still lots of business to conclude.
Good start with Santos and Teilemans imo.
4.) 13 Jul 2026 17:03:05
Maguire is not a possibility. The club convinced him to stay on, and his form under Carrick was good. He has his limitations, but he's an important player for us.
5.) 13 Jul 2026 17:11:04
When Baleba signs, it'll be Baleba and Santos sharing the 6, Mainoo and Tielemans sharing the 8, Bruno and Mount as 10 options.
Exciting times!
Even more exciting when Lewis Hall signs, too.
6.) 13 Jul 2026 18:02:00
We won't need a LW if Rashford is staying.
Baleba would be a cool final addition to midfield.
We may well need another full back, though, and that'll be an excellent summer.
7.) 14 Jul 2026 05:00:24
We will need a LW if the petulant one stays. He needs to be challenged for his spot, otherwise will revert to type, knowing he gets a game regardless of the lack of effort he puts in.
Unless, and I doubt it, he has received the proverbial kick up the a55 he needed.
09 Jul 2026 11:07:16
Jesus, whatever complaints we have as United fans, what must Newcastle fans be thinking? Gordon, Tonali and now Guimaraes all being sold. Wow.
1.) 09 Jul 2026 12:43:00
You really don't read the posts do you? ?♂️
2.) 09 Jul 2026 12:49:58
I was waiting for that. ???
3.) 09 Jul 2026 12:26:37
they'veclearly learnt their lesson from last summers window too well!
Instead of pretending to be a big club that holds onto their players and dragging things out like they did with Isak, they seem to have accepted their place and let all their star players go easily (Gordon, Tonali and Bruno G).
Cant help but think the Saudi regime have got bored or given up with this "project".
Goes to show that these middle eastern/oligarchic football ownerships are not all slam dunks considering how many wanted Qatar to take over from the Glazers instead of Sir Jim.
4.) 09 Jul 2026 15:24:12
Newcastle will make a ton of profit from these sales. They also made a profit in 2024/5, but only through the gimmick of selling stadium leasehold improvements to a sister company. Their revenues were 1/2 of United's. They simply cannot afford to compete with the Big 6.
As far as the Saudis are concerned, they paid £300m for the club, and it's now apparently worth £1bn, so I'm not crying for them.
Meanwhile MUFC will probably make some profit in the 2025/6 year just ended, and more next year when revenues should rise closer to £800m. If we're going to reduce the debt, we have to make profits. We are being dragged back by interest payments, which are the equivalent of a £120m player on £400k a week.
I'm expecting us to sign another midfielder.
5.) 09 Jul 2026 16:46:26
My cousins are Newcastle fans, and they are completely split on whether this is disastrous or the opportunity to re-set from last season.
They will have a lot of profit from these sales, even more so if Hall leaves as well. There is still plenty of time in the window, and I am sure they will be looking at players on the continent as well as the Premier League for players who will see them as a good step up.
I like Howe and think they will be okay next year. They will struggle to get into Europe, but I would expect them to be competitive at that next level.
09 Jul 2026 08:32:12
Reports now Tchouameni looking at getting a longterm contract with Madrid, surprise surprise. The Rashford issue is also worrying, he will probably be sold in the cheap late in the window, but this will limit our options and time to get someone in. Really can't comment on Ederdon and Santos as I haven't really watched them, so it's a wait and see.
I know fans all want the big expensive siginings, but that doesn't alway work as well know all too well. One benifit though is hopefully they get some pre season in and are ready for the 1st game.
1.) 09 Jul 2026 09:03:33
I called it yesterday about Tchoumeni getting a new contract. It was the same with Ramos.
2.) 09 Jul 2026 10:08:52
Rashford will leave on loan to Villa or Spurs, or maybe someone else in Europe in the last day or two of the transfer window.
I doubt anybody would be interested in buying due to his crazy wages.
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.
02 Jul 2026 16:53:02
I am thinking the same thing.
23 Jun 2026 17:57:44
Sorry.
11 May 2026 10:47:11
Very true. Not to mention all the goals Arsenal themselves were given for doing this very thing from corners, long throws, and free kicks. Complete joke.
16 Apr 2026 11:29:06
100% agree. The tempo of the game, the work rate of all the players, top class.
18 Mar 2026 17:11:38
Cant see up going beaten our remain games. Hope lm wrong. Think it will right down the last 2 games.