Transfer Tweets - Summer 2017 | Keep it on topic

[Cantonagotmehere]

"Our last offer was supposedly €75M I thought"

Supposedly is the word. Who really knows. Please don't believe the sports journos.

edit - sorry I screwed up the 'reply'

 

[ayushreddevil9]

No we dint

I thought I read somewhere that it was 80m plus addons but okay might have been mis read it

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Why do they want another right back for so much money, or can Danilo play on the left too?

 

[prtk0811]

No we didn't. We wanted Lukaku. We got Lukaku.

Our interest in morata was real, but not for that inflated price

 

[Nick7]

Our interest in morata was real, but not for that inflated price

yes. I know. Read 4 posts up.

 

[Traub]

Yeah, ok.. you never wanted Morata now.

I think we wanted both. However, we probably wanted Morata at a lower price than what Chelsea are paying.

Assuming Morata wanted to come to United, we could've got him cheaper than Lukaku. Surely if Morata was first choice, we would've signed him then?

 

[K2K]

It is, but so is Lukaku's. I would be wanting a better quality player for the money we have paid. If we get Griezmann it will be for around the same money and he is better.

I can get Lukaku because of the premiership premium and because he was second top scorer in the league last season.

Morata was bought for 30 mil just a few seasons ago and has played very little since then.

Both are ridiculous prices. But this even more.

 

[Vato]

Not saying that, but it's clear Lukaku was our first choice and we were holding out for him. We weren't haggling to save money, we were stalling until we got Lukaku.

How is making a bid of over €70m stalling? If we had accepted that offer Lukaku might have signed for Chelsea today.

 

[Vato]

I think we wanted both. However, we probably wanted Morata at a lower price than what Chelsea are paying.

Assuming Morata wanted to come to United, we could've got him cheaper than Lukaku. Surely if Morata was first choice, we would've signed him then?

Nah, I don't think United was ever trying to get 2 expensive new strikers in. It was one of both imo.

 

[K2K]

How is making a bid of over €70m stalling? If we had accepted that offer Lukaku might have signed for Chelsea today.

But Perez said we never made a bid, who do we believe?

 

[prtk0811]

I think we wanted both. However, we probably wanted Morata at a lower price than what Chelsea are paying.

Assuming Morata wanted to come to United, we could've got him cheaper than Lukaku. Surely if Morata was first choice, we would've signed him then?

We dint want both that's for sure. The Rooney offloading made the net spend on a striker lesser in case of lukaku who has already scored 85 goals in 4 seasons.

Both players have their pros and cons for the price. But lukaku is less riskier and better value for money.

 

[Inter Yer Nan]

Why do they want another right back for so much money, or can Danilo play on the left too?

Pep also likes to play players out of position like full backs in central midfield so I wouldn't be shocked if he was signing Danilo to play in midfield half the time.

 

[Nick7]

How is making a bid of over €70m stalling? If we had accepted that offer Lukaku might have signed for Chelsea today.

Educated guess but there's a reason we signed Lukaku for more than Madrid are selling Morata. We were more than likely working on both deals simultaneously and Lukaku went through. Reasoning would suggest given the money we paid for Lukaku we could have easily signed Morata instead at an earlier point in time. But we didn't.

I was honestly just being blunt in my original post to get that moaner to shut up. We didn't "miss out" on Morata in my mind. We signed Lukaku instead of him.

 

[Vato]

But Perez said we never made a bid, who do we believe?

But Mourinho said you were interested and we were negotiating for him with you. Surely you must have made a bid at some point? I don't see how else you can start negotiating.

 

[Vato]

We were more than likely working on both deals simultaneously

Correct

 

[roonster09]

Nah, I don't think United was ever trying to get 2 expensive new strikers in. It was one of both imo.

It was reported long back that ManUtd are negotiating with multiple players but finally pull trigger for one player. Did same thing for Keane and Lndelof, Morata and Lukaku.

 

[Nick7]

Correct

Just realised I bolded the wrong part of that post. Wanted to include the "we lost two signings" part

 

[prtk0811]

It was reported long back that ManUtd are negotiating with multiple players but finally pull trigger for one player. Did same thing for Keane and Lndelof, Morata and Lukaku.

Perisic and?

 

[roonster09]

Perisic and?

Don't know.

 

[el3mel]

 

[K2K]

But Mourinho said you were interested and we were negotiating for him with you. Surely you must have made a bid at some point? I don't see how else you can start negotiating.

So one of Jose or Perez is lying?

 

[Garethw]

Perisic and?

I don't think there are any more targets. It's Perisic or bust imo.

 

[Acquire Me]

I don't think there are any more targets. It's Perisic or bust imo.

Surely not.

 

[Nick7]

I don't think there are any more targets. It's Perisic or bust imo.

Exactly what we thought with Morata though.

 

[GhastlyHun]

Why don't they just loan him out, then?

 

[Vato]

Just realised I bolded the wrong part of that post. Wanted to include the "we lost two signings" part

Ah I see, I understand your post a bit more then.

 

[el3mel]

 

[Sultan]

I don't think there are any more targets. It's Perisic or bust imo.

I don't think there'll be any footballers left once City and AC Milan have done their business.

 

[prtk0811]

The transfer record could very well be broken now with 130 m euros kid mbappe

 

[Vato]

So one of Jose or Perez is lying?

Because you think neither wouldn't?

 

[prtk0811]

Why don't they just loan him out, then?

Good money for a kid.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Surely not.

If it is we are in trouble. We might have bought a striker to play a certain way, but he wants that winger to help implement it.

 

[SwansonsTache]

Such wit, such passion, such likeability..

 

[GhastlyHun]

Good money for a kid.

Well, if there's one thing City doesn't need...

 

[ehsanul]

We are the richest club in the world,if our manager wants a player then we should go all out for him rather then penny pinch for our targets.

 

[Inter Yer Nan]

Such wit, such passion, such likeability..

Shite geography skills though.

 

[SammyUnited_83]

Is Woody actually doing anything?

Our squad is looking weaker than last season atm.

 

[prtk0811]

We are the richest club in the world,if our manager wants a player then we should go all out for him rather then penny pinch for our targets.

Yes we will go for griezmann next summer.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

I don't think there'll be any footballers left once City and AC Milan have done their business.

 

[Garethw]

We are the richest club in the world,if our manager wants a player then we should go all out for him rather then penny pinch for our targets.

I'd agree if it was a bonafide world superstar, but we shouldn't be bent over by Inter for an above average winger. It sets a very dsngerous precedence for future transfers.