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31 May 2026 18:25:31
Clickbait merchants on YouTube suggesting that Tonali is close to being signed.
We're planning on exercising Sancho's one year extension, so we can sell him for a small fee. Don't see this as likely, at least not at his current pay rate. Would anyone buy him for £20m?
Barcelona will offer £11m only for Rashford.
1.) 31 May 2026 19:10:24
If we activate that on Sancho's contract, then we really are stupid and haven't learned a thing. We'd be stuck paying his wages for another year, which would be ludicrous, so I'm hoping it's bs.
2.) 31 May 2026 20:54:22
Any 'profit' from activating Sancho's extension and selling him would almost all go to Sancho as you cannot 'profiteer' from one year extensions.
3.) 01 Jun 2026 10:24:01
It's simply not true.
4.) 01 Jun 2026 15:57:48
If I recall rightly, our dear Ed 002 once said that the one yr contract extensions cannot be triggered with the plan of selling the player within that year.
5.) 01 Jun 2026 16:42:26
We would make a loss if we triggered the one year contract extension on the Sancho deal, so why would we do it?
Unless Carrick is getting the band back together, which feels very unlikely, Sancho will be departing the club finally. Very poor piece of business, and a player that has always flattened to deceive everywhere except at Dortmund.
06 Jan 2026 19:06:44
But Telegraph Sport revealed on Monday morning that United’s hierarchy took the decision to dismiss Amorim before Sunday’s draw with Leeds United after the manager “lost it” with Wilcox on Friday morning.
Wilcox had intended the meeting to be a chance to discuss the evolution of the team but when the subject of Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 system – to which he has been wedded – was raised the Portuguese “blew up”, according to sources.
Sources said Amorim’s behaviour had grown increasingly erratic in recent weeks and felt his public outbursts, in which he suggested he was being undermined and hinted at a power struggle with Wilcox and the board, were designed to engineer an exit.
1.) 07 Jan 2026 12:46:19
I hope I am wrong but I think after Amorim had players wanting to play for the club and the team behind him, this is meddling from the board in exactly what Amorim Was employed to do, which is coach the team. That includes setting the formation and style of play. It was coming and we were progressing.
The fallout is clearly over the board changing goalposts from Europe to being Champions League, trying to change the 3 year narrative without the extra investment. It's a rubbish show and this is a disastrous decision and we are back to square 1 yet again.
Look how many players have come out in support of Amorim and clarifying they saw him as their boss and leader. An absolutely terrible ego driven decision based on someone reacting emotionally to being doubted within and abused by Wlcox who openly admits to interfering and believing he's a bteer coach.
This is dreadfully short sighted and utterly incompetent.
2.) 07 Jan 2026 17:19:15
The DOF is perfectly entitled to question what's happening on the pitch without the coach throwing all his toys out of the pram. Rather than act as many of our players have done by going public the correct approach would have been either to arrange for discussions with the rest of the management team, and/or if there were indeed genuine tensions between Wilcox and his colleagues, to let that play out.
In tense situations tensions are quite normal as are disagreements. Mature individuals try to negotiate through them. After all, getting into the Champions League ought to have been the priority not just for the club but also Amorim since doing so would provide more funds for the rebuild. If that required a short term modification of approach a reasonable individual should at least consider being less rigid.
3.) 09 Jan 2026 14:08:03
In truth wilcock must resign. he's a rat like Radcliffe and his pathetic ego has dumped utd into chaos.
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31 Aug 2026 01:40:52
Got a lot of luck today. The slip creates the equalizer opportunity. Then we get away with an accidental handball for the go-ahead goal. From then on we looked really good, bar Licha's error.
I've been a supporter of Shaw based on last season's performance but today he was sadly at fault for their goal. We clearly need an upgrade at LB, and probably RB too.
I was only able to watch the second half. I thought Rashford looked very like his old self, unlucky not to score, and on one occasion a really great defensive tackle. He's costing us £15m a year. A good LW of his quality could cost us at least that in wages and amortization combined, and with no guarantee of success. If he gets back to his best he could prove to be a great asset.
Ultimately a really good win, but the team's defense still seems really suspect.
1.) 31 Aug 2026 11:03:45
Luck is a two-sided coin; did we get lucky or were Ipswich unlucky?
Does luck truly exist, or is it just the excuse of the under prepared or those lacking ability or knowledge?
For example, did the player who slipped choose to wear studs or blades? Was that a choice or luck? Maybe he chose blades, and maybe if he chose studs he would not have slipped there.
Was Mbeumo's miss bad luck, or is he not quite fully sharp yet, or maybe he didn't get a good night's sleep?
I'd say it's early in the season, and a lot of players aren't quite fully up to speed and into the swing of things yet.
This will lead to mistakes. We made some in defence, as did Ipswich's players, while there are changes in managers, players, tactics, etc, all of which the teams are getting used to.
At this stage of the season, you can only make tentative judgements on what we are seeing as teams start to try and settle into the season. Everything up until October should probably be taken with a pinch of salt.
2.) 31 Aug 2026 12:43:05
Or should it not be taken with a pinch of salt? That is the question!!!
29 Aug 2026 20:58:57.
Spurs' new signings making a big early difference?
Wharton unable to deal with Cherki, who really has great control in tight spaces.
Liverpool still struggling but all will be well for them when they get their next £100m+ signing up and running.
The Champions League draw offers no cake walk. We really need to at least make it through to the play off round.
It's been a rather ominous first week of the season. We can only hope that we put on a good show tomorrow against a team who will surely park the bus and hope to catch us on the counter. We've not shown much aptitude for breaking down low blocks.
1.) 30 Aug 2026 00:25:32
I think Ipswich will come to attack after seeing us against Hull. Most teams will surely know we are weak defensively.
If you watch the series The Obsession, it shows how City have planned to rebuild. Cherki is a good example of how they identified the right players to build the next team.
Also, they expect the current team to grow and mature. No short termism. Proper planning. They will challenge for the title this year, and be close, but next year will be better.
2.) 30 Aug 2026 06:14:08
Looks like the season might be as fragmented as it was last year.
Sounds weird, but we are already in must win territory against Ipswich.
3.) 30 Aug 2026 10:19:16
Grim, can you imagine the pressure on Carrick if we lose to 2 newly promoted teams?
It's madness, but this is a must win game.
4.) 30 Aug 2026 14:17:38
Stevie, you will be pleased to hear Richarlison is furthering his career, with another payday coming his way.
Spurs have agreed a deal with Everton for Iliman Ndiaye, and in a 'separate' deal, Richarlison is returning to Everton.
So that will take Spurs up to about £400m spending this summer.
I believe Daniel Levy has been rushed to hospital, having had about 6 heart attacks!!
5.) 30 Aug 2026 15:13:01
IWOTB, my Everton brother-in-law is tearing what's left of his hair out.
Probably as much for Richarlison coming back as losing Ndiaye! ?
I just don't get him. Always strikes me as one of those guys with an attitude where they think they're a lot better than they actually are.
6.) 30 Aug 2026 15:34:36
Can understand why!
Thought we might try and go for Ndiaye, on record as saying he wanted to play for us. He is a good player and had front line flexibility, so could have covered a number of positions.
Seemingly a fee of £60m, decent value in today's market.
You need to try and re-educate your brother in law!
23 Aug 2026 18:20:40
I'm watching a bit of the Newcastle Liverpool match and have to say I'm not at all impressed by Hall. Beaten 3 or 4x in the last 30 minutes. The only thing he has on Shaw is he's younger. We need better. Not worth £60m+ for sure.
1.) 23 Aug 2026 18:50:31
I thought he has a really strong game until he gave the penalty away. Guess it's all about opinions. He's better than Shaw in my opinion.
2.) 23 Aug 2026 20:52:32
Walks into our team all day long.
That defence we have, bar Heaven and Yoro, who are kids, is absolutely terrible.
Look at how long they have been there, and wonder why we haven't won anything for so long other than an odd FA Cup or Carabao.
3.) 23 Aug 2026 21:33:25
In less than 40 minutes, he let 3 crosses come in, missed a tackle in midfield, which created a chance, and then gave away the PK. He's overrated. I'm not defending Shaw or any of the defence, but if we're going to become serious contenders, we're going to have to do better.
4.) 23 Aug 2026 22:10:24
If Newcastle are playing hardball, pivot to Truffert if EPL experience is a must. Otherwise, any of the ones mentioned from Europe would upgrade our defence. Although, we are still a rb short. cb, they just need to back Yoro and Heaven. Let them forge a partnership and get rid of the rest. They are garbage. Our entire back line of 'experience' is toilet.
5.) 24 Aug 2026 10:08:39
He is not the best in the world and not worth a world record fee imo. Lots of full backs at his level. He was run ragged yesterday and cost them the game. That can happen to any defender on any given day.
He is good, and has good potential, but he is not the be all and end all.
Personally id prefer Robinson from Fulham. I've never seen Balde or Raum so no idea about them, but both have good pedigree.
6.) 24 Aug 2026 17:05:59
There are lots of players that can upgrade us, but we shop at Lidl nowadays. We have bought an ex Chelsea player who struggled to make their team and, on what, his fifth club, and he is only 22. That's a concern in itself. Tielemans, who is OK, but come on, is he really the level that's needed? He looked like he was running in treacle on Saturday. People on here moaned at Cas's legs being gone, well it now looks like we have Santos, Tielemans and Mainoo who have no legs!
These signings worry me for sure.
That midfield is so slow, and every CB we got is no quicker. That's another huge concern. We clearly don't like pace. Cunha is slow too. I just don't see which way we are heading.
Seen lots on here being excited by Tielemans and Santos, how those expectations have fallen. Would either of those make Arsenal, City, Liverpool's midfield? Nowhere near any of them for me.
7.) 24 Aug 2026 20:15:54
Agreed fully, Ken. Antonee Robinson would be a huge improvement and EPL ready. Only doubts surround fitness issues over the last couple of seasons, but it's a single issue, and he's had surgery to deal with it now.
22 Aug 2026 15:18:22
Lammens played very well.
Defensive frailty and an inability to break down a low block remain the main issues.
Both goals came from the right side. We need some more aerial strength.
Rashford was not terrible. Rashford and Shaw used to play quite well together when they were at their best. Sesko and Mainoo got their first touches, which they need. Bruno continued with his Portugal form. Mbuemo did better with the acrobatic chances than with the more obvious ones. Cunha could have done better with his chance.
Very disappointing performance. Definitely a reality check.
1.) 22 Aug 2026 16:14:27
You know what will fix this? Extending Bruno's contract and upping him to 400K so that we have him tied down for when he celebrates his 35th birthday.
2.) 22 Aug 2026 17:17:18
No need to panic after one game, and the shock might just convince the owners to do something.
Biggest thing for me is desire. Who wanted to win the first game of the season more? We have a lot of work to do.
3.) 22 Aug 2026 17:22:48
Would just have been nice to get past the first game before becoming the banter team of the league and the butt of all jokes again.
4.) 22 Aug 2026 17:38:03
Poor. Very poor.
5.) 22 Aug 2026 17:55:59
Many many things to dissect today.
1 Bruno and Cunha were practically holding hands all game, getting in each other's way.
2 Dorgu is an athlete, but a very poor footballer; first touch is way off.
3 Our backline is poor, Maguire is still dodgy, Heaven has a lot to learn, and Shaw and Mazraoui offer very little.
6.) 22 Aug 2026 18:03:08
The lack of intensity, which then looks like a lack of desire, was shocking.
Bruno, Tielemans, Chuna in particular looked well off the pace and were exposed time and again with sloppy play, poor touch, and 2nd to every breaking ball.
All the subs were the same: Mainoo, Rashford, and Sesko, all well off the pace.
Need to get better quickly. Lots of work to do this week for those lads.
7.) 22 Aug 2026 18:11:06
It's every season, though. Players just look unfit... Pre-season must be a holiday camp. Very poor and worrying, in truth. This was Hull, who, let's face it, ran Utd ragged at times.
8.) 22 Aug 2026 18:19:28
@EastStandNick, the signs were there when we got turned over by Amorim last week. Perhaps going round the world for friendlies after a World Cup wasn't a good idea.
9.) 22 Aug 2026 19:06:38
Well, something ain't right as we start every season terrible... Be nice to actually be ready and fit. Having said that, when Utd start crap, the season tends to go well..... Im hanging on to something here.
21 Aug 2026 17:18:00
Savinho and Marmoush to Spurs for another £135m+ add-ons? Clearly both had become bit part players for City who still manage to recoup their incoming fees, which is of course where we have consistently failed over the last dozen years.
Interesting final 10 days. If we get Baleba and a full back, then I think we've accomplished what the club set out to do. We have at least attempted to seriously address midfield, as opposed to trying to paper over the loss of Scholes, Keane, Carrick etc with short term fixes like Schweinsteiger, hanging on all summer for a player who never had any intention of leaving Barcelona, and then plumping for another older player in Casemiro, or hoping that academy players like Cleverley would make the grade or spending a fortune on Pogba and then often having to play him out of his best position, just as Amorim did with Bruno last year.
We will have to hope that de Ligt will recover and stay fit, and that Yoro and Heaven continue to improve. It's probably Harry's last hurrah. The defence's performances is what's going to be the focus of the recruitment team this year. We seem to now be set elsewhere for a few years, so next summer I'm expecting that will be where we spend money.
Clearly the price for a good rather than top EPL player is now £65-£80m. It's a function of the revenues available. If they keep going up for the league as a whole, the cost of players will rise with it.
1.) 21 Aug 2026 20:42:50
Kind of hoping Harry has already had his last hurrah.
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04 Sep 2026 17:53:06
As far as producing great talent that later benefits the club's first team is concerned, the record over the last decade and a half is quite patchy. Rashford is probably the most successful. Pogba had his moment in the sun, elsewhere. McT has done incredibly well at Napoli. Garner's looked decent at Everton. Cleverley never remotely lived up to the next Paul Scholes hype. Lingard was a flash in the pan. Greenwood sabotaged himself, as did Ravel Morrison. Mainoo looks like he could truly make it. Maybe Lacey, of the more recent grads, will come through.
One of the things that's struck me is, all too often, the players coming through the academy look quite small and physically ill suited to the rigours of the EPL.
Not only have we not developed too many real stars useful to us, we really haven't been able to generate much serious cash from the academy either. Maybe, like the bloated payroll that was allowed to develop under the Woodward regime, the academy needed an overhaul. There's no point in keeping players who are not going to make it. The earlier you can recognize it, the better.
24 Jul 2026 15:27:51
It's quite possibly one of those transfers that can wait a while. We do now have 2 new midfielders. Mount acquitted himself reasonably well last year, and with Mainoo and Bruno, there's the core of a solid squad, albeit yet to prove itself. So there's no desperation at play for the time being.
I think Tielemans will be used in the creative role should we be deprived of Bruno through injury. And it will be interesting to see how they mesh together. I think he may be even more effective than Bruno at finding those incisive forward passes for forwards to run on to, which may suit Mbeumo more. About 1/2 of Bruno's assists last year were from set pieces, many of which went to Casemiro.
That's probably not reproducible, so goals are going to have to come from other sources.
The question then is, do Brighton want to hold on to a player by holding out for a sum no one will give them after last season's dip in form, and then have him underperform again, further reducing his value, or cash in for a decent price and profit. A deal really ought to be doable at £75m or less... That is, assuming United are even interested. Somehow those players we failed to get during our initial phase of interest, and then finally get acquired, don't turn out too well. Hargreaves? Sancho? As indeed do those players who supposedly wanted to go to City but we scuppered the deal.
17 Jul 2026 21:32:09
I'm finding it difficult to believe that a player who wasn't selected for Sweden's defensively poor World Cup squad by Potter will be someone who United are likely to buy, at least not for more than £15-20m. Baseless speculation spurred by the silence coming from the club regarding its targets.
15 Jul 2026 14:50:44
United need 8 home grown players >21 in our 25 man squad. We have 9 right now. Shaw, Maguire, Mount, Rashford, Heaton, Mainoo, Mee, Heaton + Darlow. Unless we're replacing any of the above, we need them to meet the requirements. UEFA's rules may be even stricter. Do we have 4 3 year academy players?
{Ed001's Note - you don't need them, you can have a space in the squad.}
09 Jul 2026 11:32:29
I'm going to wait and see. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Presumably the club will have done its due diligence via the data department on him.
Everyone on here knows we need more depth to face a much heavier schedule next season. We don't know what will be the extent of his role, nor what other signings will take place.
Ederson and Santos will add depth, but do not remove the possibility of another more glamorous signing in midfield. Santos is young and could well emerge as a real star. He's just at the age to make an impact, if given a chance (or, indeed, not).
The window is still open for 7 weeks. Relax.
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06 Sep 2026 13:32:58
They will probably park the bus. It would help if we could score early, but even then, we're not renowned for our solid defense.
03 Sep 2026 21:22:36
Dorgu scored a great goal for Denmark, coming off the right. He might be more versatile than some give him credit for. Thus far this season, including during the friendlies, he seems to have stopped playing with his head up, but hopefully that will change. He's been going for the spectacular every time, when a pass would be the better option.
The issues around the transfer window have been done to death. There's pretty much unanimous agreement that we needed to strengthen the LB and possibly the right back. There's some who doubt the relative quality of our new midfielders. I guess all of this will be settled one way or another by what goes on on the field.
03 Sep 2026 15:00:51
No question that the debt, which originated with the LBO, has been a dreadful millstone. The club has also been incredibly badly managed since the departure of SAF and Gill. Others have big debts, like Spurs, but there's new stadium debt. We already have more, and we haven't redone the stadium yet. If it costs £2bn, as is projected, where's that coming from? How are we going to manage to finance £3bn in total debt, especially now with interest rates being high, and with little prospect of them coming down as western countries drown themselves in public debt.
Whatever our preferred outcome, and all of us would like to see the end of the Glazers, the club needs an injection of capital. Merely transferring stock ownership from one party to another is not enough.
If it doesn't happen, it's hard to see how we get out of this debt trap. Even if we all of a sudden start making profits, it's going to take years to whittle it down, whether or not some dividends are paid. Ineos have begun by doing what, unfortunately, was necessary. Without them, I think things would have been worse today. But Ineos is also heavily debt-laden, so I don't see how they will be able to arrange to put upwards of £500m into the club. And of course, if it's an injection of share capital, which is what the club needs, it will further whittle away the Glazers' control, in which case they might as well sell out completely.
02 Sep 2026 15:53:27
Given that we couldn't get rid of Rashford, Zirkzee and Ugarte, because of his injury, it's not surprising we didn't buy another striker. If Rashford comes good, which he well might, then we have plenty options/goalscoring threats: Rashford, Mbuemo, Cunha, Amad, Bruno, Tielemans, Amad and possible odd contributions from Zirkzee, Mainoo, Baleba and Mount if he's ever fit.
We'll see what happens in midfield, but on paper we seem to have at least provided more depth, and if Baleba becomes the player of the season before last then we will have undoubtedly strengthened too. There should be no reason to play Bruno as a DM ever again, and there should also be opportunities to give him a rest here and there.
Like everyone else, I'm disappointed and bemused that we didn't strengthen the full backs. I don't buy the story that we couldn't afford to do so. We had probably a further £200m available without threatening the squad cost cap. The only reasons for what seems like a tremendous oversight are either they couldn't find anyone better than who we have at a reasonable price, and/or they weren't interested in gambling on an unknown, and/or their plans were waylaid by other events, and/or they simply dropped the ball until it was too late, i.e.
they blew it. Whatever, it's a sad reminder of the decade + of managerial incompetence that led us to the point where the once by far the biggest club in England by revenues, can't afford to buy a top class full back or splash out £100m on any player when all our main rivals are doing so. It might be because they need to guarantee a profit in the coming year, not necessarily because they intend to start paying dividends immediately, but to satisfy banking conditions, and to set the table for getting the new stadium project going.
I sincerely hope that the rumours about discord are just that: rumours. As we all know, the media is always out to find stories about United. If there aren't any real ones, they'll make a mountain out of some mole hill in order to create traffic.
02 Sep 2026 13:32:04
Newcastle aren't in Europe, so they can spend up to 85% of their revenues on squad cost. Did they have a PSR problem?