Transfer Tweets - Summer 2017 | Keep it on topic

izzydiggler said:
The notion that anybody has said Fellaini is solely to blame for not winning a title is ludicrous - I'm trying to think of a nice way to say it but if people can't see the correlation between signing the likes of Fellaini coinciding with us finishing 7th, 4th, 5th and 6th then there's little point in debating it - it's so obvious surely...that years of investment in poor players has resulted in poor league performances. Does anybody seriously think otherwise?
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It's true that his signing by Moyes is indicative of that catastrophic failure and the complete failure, aside from last year to have a quality central midfield which for years and years was completely neglected...and that's on Fergie and Moyes for not getting the quality reinforcements, on LVG not consistently getting the best out of Schniderlin and Herrera. Now it's on Jose to build on Pogba, but he's shipped out Schweinsteiger and Schniederlin, so he has some gaps to fill still as well. Pereira may be an answer but the jury is still out on him.

Fellaini has started roughly half of the Premier League games that he's been invovled in since his move to United...and frankly, that's too much. We know that his level isn't Champions League and he was good in Europa. The most effective thing he's done in the Premier League is been as a plan B or C and as an outlet against the likes of Spurs and Liverpool who pressure high up and he allows United to bypass the forward pressing and midfield marking. DDG has some of the best if not the best distribution and accuracy with his feet for GKs.
 
After Pogba and Herrera, Fellaini is our best midfielder. I don't think we are selling him this year.
 


Pique on Neymar “It depends on what he wants,”
“He can be in all the clubs in all the world. He can be in Paris, Barcelona, Chelsea or City. All the clubs will want him. It’s about your priorities. What do you want? Do you want more money? Do you want to win titles?”
 
Offside said:
Still a better footballer than Fellaini...you don't exactly have to be Zidane to be that...

Nope. You've just jumped to that then. I'm pretty sure when I said ''such as'' I was clearly using Fellaini as an example of some of the shit that we've put up with. I mean fairplay to Fellaini, he has worked really hard and battled through some really shit spells to at least have some use. He can leave here with his head held high. But he still isn't good enough.
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Because he is a lazy target for people on here. He hasnt even been our worst player in the last few seasons. The quicker people admit they dont like him because of his appearence and his playing style the quicker we can move on from making him the scapegoat for all of our issues.
 

Raiola contacted S. Courbis (Aurier agent) for a potential move to Manchester United. Aurier will know if he can enter UK after his appeal trial on August 8th.


Manchester United interest in Matuidi is back but Juventus is ahead on the case. He prefers the PL.
 
£10m for Fellaini would be a good buy for Gala. He is much maligned by United fans, but even championship clubs are paying more than £10-15m for players now, and Fellaini is very much a top-half Premier League level player.
 
OnlyTwoDaSilvas said:
£10m for Fellaini would be a good buy for Gala. He is much maligned by United fans, but even championship clubs are paying more than £10-15m for players now, and Fellaini is very much a top-half Premier League level player.
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True but he's also 29 and has one year left on his contract. Don't see us getting much more than that, maybe we'll milk 15m at a push.
 
Really hope we can get this Matic deal over the line before the Madrid game.
 
Zoo said:
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We could probably get Matuidi for the 10m Fellaini would get us, so that'd be an improvement in the squad without spending (wages will be higher though). Matic and Matuidi in with Fellaini going out will strengthen our midfield immensely, but then I can't see Pereira getting many opportunities then.
 



Oh dear. Mullock is a scouse bastard but he has good links at United and City!
 
NoMidfielders said:
True but he's also 29 and has one year left on his contract. Don't see us getting much more than that, maybe we'll milk 15m at a push.
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bonusroller said:
I agree but i'd imagine the fee has been lowered to help them fund his wages.
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Fair point. I didn't realise he only had a year left. Hard to believe he's been here 4 years now.

As for wages, aren't Gala filthy rich when it comes to wages? Gala/Fener seems to be next in line after MLS and China for players to get that final pay day. Drogba, Senijder, Roberto Carlos etc.

Either way, I'll be a little sad to see him go. Limited as he is, he definitely gives a shit out on the pitch.
 
Pilib De Brun seems like an absolutely shithouse of a 'source'. His MO is 'yeah, me too'. Just jumps on things other people are reporting or already existing rumours and claim to somehow be ITK on them.
 
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