For me we should be looking at strengthening at CB and dm before we start splashing out 100 million on sancho.
Success is built on a good foundation,and defensively we are all over the place.
Yes we need a right winger, but that money could be spent better elsewhere.
The likes of Thomas partey would be ideal, the guy has a 45 million release clause and would give some much needed protection to a vulnerable back 4.
upamecano's release clause kicks in next season, but throw an extra 10 million at Leipzig and get the guy in now.
Big, strong, quick, decent on the ball and solid defensively... waiting till next summer would likely mean he has plenty of clubs to choose from, this should be nailed down sooner rather than later.
That could be 2 important areas tied down with the reported sancho money for quite a few years service
Ditch sancho
posted on 20/9/20
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by merrysupersteve (monitoring the situation) (U1132)
posted 3 minutes ago
I've felt this way for a while tbh. But we know how much our negotiators love a bit of brinkmanship, so it's just not going to happen. And with that being the case, we will end up bowing to Dortmund's demands anyway, as we'll have placed all our eggs in one basket
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Not all the eggs, we have signed Donny
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True. Most of the eggs then
posted on 20/9/20
pity we messed up the deal with upamecano in 2015 by going back on our agreement re his living arrangments.
posted on 20/9/20
comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 30 minutes ago
pity we messed up the deal with upamecano in 2015 by going back on our agreement re his living arrangments.
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I did not realise we missed out on him, I had not paid attention to him before but I like what I see
posted on 20/9/20
comment by Garner be a star (U13920)
posted 1 second ago
comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 30 minutes ago
pity we messed up the deal with upamecano in 2015 by going back on our agreement re his living arrangments.
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I did not realise we missed out on him, I had not paid attention to him before but I like what I see
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alas yes, read it and weep:
https://www.90min.com/posts/6291063-dayot-upamecano-s-agent-explains-why-previous-man-utd-move-failed-as-red-devils-renew-interest
posted on 21/9/20
You definitely need better CBs, Maguire and lindelof are basically Silvestre and squillaci on a bad day
posted on 21/9/20
I have been saying for many, many months that we cannot sign Sancho at the cost of strengthening elsewhere in the squad.
We spend the money on Sancho *and* commit funds to strengthening elsewhere on the pitch, or we drop the pursuit and spend his fee across those positions in need of strengthening, including across the supporting line and at CB.
VdB and Sancho won’t be enough, no matter how good Sancho is.
posted on 21/9/20
I've not bought into the Sancho hype to be honest and for 100m, I would be expecting someone like the Ronaldo that left United for Madrid.
Have this horrible feeling he will be another Memphis
posted on 21/9/20
I suspect lack of inward movement is related to the lack of outward movement when it comes to centre backs.
posted on 21/9/20
comment by A Catalyst For Change (U7080)
posted 12 hours, 34 minutes ago
You definitely need better CBs, Maguire and lindelof are basically Silvestre and squillaci on a bad day
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At least Silvestre was quick.
posted on 21/9/20
comment by rosso - for your protection, we’ve installed this camera (U17054)
posted 5 hours, 56 minutes ago
I have been saying for many, many months that we cannot sign Sancho at the cost of strengthening elsewhere in the squad.
We spend the money on Sancho *and* commit funds to strengthening elsewhere on the pitch, or we drop the pursuit and spend his fee across those positions in need of strengthening, including across the supporting line and at CB.
VdB and Sancho won’t be enough, no matter how good Sancho is.
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Tend to agree. I'd like a CB, DM and another forward, ideally RF/RW. Still won't be surprised if we pay the asking price for Shinji Sancho at the eleventh hour and get nobody else.