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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 27, 2024 12:40:23 GMT
Sounds like Toney might be on his way to them. Smart move, to be fair. Depends on the fee, wage and contract length. Also means yet another player isn't going to be registered and needs moving.
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Post by captbirdseye on Aug 27, 2024 13:03:46 GMT
Considering the lack of strikers on the market it's interesting that nobody has really been that interested in Toney.
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Aug 27, 2024 13:04:22 GMT
I'm interested in Toney, but then again I'm an idiot and Ineos it seems are not.
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Post by Frog on Aug 27, 2024 13:07:42 GMT
More people will want him on a free next summer.
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Post by simple on Aug 27, 2024 13:32:25 GMT
I wouldn’t want him to go but if you could put Isak in the middle with Saka and whoever else either side that would be a beautiful attacking combination. Price and injury record probably not ideal for Arsenal either. Do you think Newcastle would even accept £100m? I think Arsenal would offer that kind of money for him if there was any hope of a deal but I imagine there's zero chance until he's got a year left on his contract or something. I don’t think he goes anytime soon unless its abroad and even then it’d need to be silly money. He would be the perfect type of player to complete Arsenal’s front three though.
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Post by zisssou on Aug 27, 2024 13:48:03 GMT
My brother is upset that Orri Oskarsson might be leaving for City. Claiming he’s a generational talent.
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Aug 27, 2024 15:29:00 GMT
There are increasing noises from Torygraph so hopefully BS, that Man Utd are indeed considering Sterling as a swap option for Sancho.
Please please just be posturing. PLEASE!
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Post by zisssou on Aug 27, 2024 15:31:56 GMT
Newcastle legend Merino has signed dat ting.
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Post by Dougs on Aug 27, 2024 15:45:31 GMT
Another doo-al monster in the middle imo.
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Post by harrypalmer on Aug 27, 2024 15:58:08 GMT
One attacking signing and I'll be very happy.
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Post by Dougs on Aug 27, 2024 15:59:55 GMT
Tis the one thing missing.
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 27, 2024 17:01:00 GMT
I had thought we might at least get a credible rumour today but nada so far.
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Post by bindipper3d on Aug 27, 2024 21:45:39 GMT
So Chiesa to Liverpool for the paltry sum of €15m.
We’ve been looking at him for years and I was surprised to see he’s still only 26.
Had some injuries recently, but still managed 10 goals last season.
Gotta be worth a punt, or I am missing something obvious?
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 27, 2024 21:46:57 GMT
Some properly fun nonsense about Nunez to Arsenal tonight. Ridiculous but it's an irresistible one to imagine. Kai, Jesus and Darwin in one team. So many chances, all of them missed.
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 27, 2024 21:49:59 GMT
So Chiesa to Liverpool for the paltry sum of €15m. We’ve been looking at him for years and I was surprised to see he’s still only 26. Had some injuries recently, but still managed 10 goals last season. Gotta be worth a punt, or I am missing something obvious? Few red flags, around his fitness and the fact that Juve seems very keen to get rid. Plus think he wants a fairly sizeable wage. Still, if he can get back to that level of a few years ago he would be a bargain at that price.
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Post by zisssou on Aug 28, 2024 8:24:39 GMT
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Post by cristar on Aug 28, 2024 9:26:28 GMT
There are increasing noises from Torygraph so hopefully BS, that Man Utd are indeed considering Sterling as a swap option for Sancho. Please please just be posturing. PLEASE! Why? Sancho is on near 400k a week and is clearly not getting back into the side. Get those wages gone, and get another player for (I'd hope) at least half those wages, who won't be as big a problem player for the manager. Win win. Be better if we could sell him and recoup most of the £70 million. But that ain't happening. Although, we need players in other positions more than another winger. Can't we take Chilwell instead, if he isn't forever crocked.
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Aug 28, 2024 9:33:50 GMT
There are increasing noises from Torygraph so hopefully BS, that Man Utd are indeed considering Sterling as a swap option for Sancho. Please please just be posturing. PLEASE! Why? Sancho is on near 400k a week and is clearly not getting back into the side. Get those wages gone, and get another player for (I'd hope) at least half those wages, who won't be as big a problem player for the manager. Win win. Be better if we could sell him and recoup most of the £70 million. But that ain't happening. Although, we need players in other positions more than another winger. Can't we take Chilwell instead, if he isn't forever crocked. We have enough players that can run into the box and fall over. That's why.
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 28, 2024 9:41:52 GMT
There are increasing noises from Torygraph so hopefully BS, that Man Utd are indeed considering Sterling as a swap option for Sancho. Please please just be posturing. PLEASE! Why? Sancho is on near 400k a week and is clearly not getting back into the side. Get those wages gone, and get another player for (I'd hope) at least half those wages, who won't be as big a problem player for the manager. Win win. Be better if we could sell him and recoup most of the £70 million. But that ain't happening. Although, we need players in other positions more than another winger. Can't we take Chilwell instead, if he isn't forever crocked. It does somewhat make sense in so far as you may as well pay £325k/wk to someone the manager will use. Not sure about the idea of Sterling bring cheaper though. He isn't going to take a pay cut when he has three years left and neither will Sancho so where's the money coming from? The lower wage chat regarding was dependent on Chelsea heavily subsidising a loan. Don't really see why they'd do that if they taking Sancho on loan in a quid pro quo.
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 28, 2024 9:47:47 GMT
It's just like when Auba went to Barca without permission!
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Post by askew on Aug 28, 2024 9:54:27 GMT
Are these more glamorous versions of Odemwingie in the car park?
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Post by zisssou on Aug 28, 2024 9:56:47 GMT
Think someone said that he was there watching his son play.
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Post by cristar on Aug 28, 2024 9:57:27 GMT
Why? Sancho is on near 400k a week and is clearly not getting back into the side. Get those wages gone, and get another player for (I'd hope) at least half those wages, who won't be as big a problem player for the manager. Win win. Be better if we could sell him and recoup most of the £70 million. But that ain't happening. Although, we need players in other positions more than another winger. Can't we take Chilwell instead, if he isn't forever crocked. It does somewhat make sense in so far as you may as well pay £325k/wk to someone the manager will use. Not sure about the idea of Sterling bring cheaper though. He isn't going to take a pay cut when he has three years left and neither will Sancho so where's the money coming from? The lower wage chat regarding was dependent on Chelsea heavily subsidising a loan. Don't really see why they'd do that if they taking Sancho on loan in a quid pro quo. I didn't realise Sterling was on over 300k tbh. What were Chelsea thinking? But that is true. Sancho isn't playing, so if ETH can use Sterling it still makes a bit of sense. If we could do a loan swap would be interesting, if Sancho did well there would be able to sell him on possibly.
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Post by mikew1985 on Aug 28, 2024 10:04:16 GMT
Noooo!
What is it with some United fans seemingly able to accept the possibility of Sterling. Big fat no thanks. Honestly I'd much (MUCH) rather see Antony start games than bring Sterling in.
He played for Liverpool FFS, also City but just like the clubs success that doesn't really mean anything.
I'm pretty confident it's just paper bs as it doesn't fit with anything else we've done this summer.
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Post by Dougs on Aug 28, 2024 10:20:34 GMT
Meh, I think fans these days need to get over who players used to play for. The PL is its own mental internal market now, so often no choice. Italy was the same in the 90s. Whether you think they'll improve the team is another question.
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 28, 2024 10:29:48 GMT
The more I think about it, the more a loan swap seems good for Utd. Wages are comparable. Utd would get a player Ten Hag will presumably use that doesn't tie their hands longer term and a player they want out the way, goes out. Plus when ETH inevitably gets sacked you still have Sancho to come back in case the new manager likes him.
On Chelsea's side, for footballing reasons I don't really understand why they want Sancho at all, on loan or otherwise. They have far too many players and he's not better than what they already have.
Only theory I have is that a permanent swap helps Chelsea's PSR calculations far more than just taking the loss and paying Sterling off and they feel this is the best remaining option. Given the two players are on similar wages, Utd would be expected to match Sterling's meaning Chelsea don't have to pay him a lump sum to agree to leave. Then post swap, on paper Sancho would be an asset of equal value to Sterling's remaining book value (roughly £19m). If Sancho signs a longer term contract than the three years Sterling had remaining then I think this means they'd have amortised this book value over the max 5 years rather than 2 thereby reducing the annual impact on the accounts (£9.5m/year down to £3.8m/year). Thereby essentially refinancing the transfer fee of this squad role. Doesn't seem like much in the scheme of things but perhaps every little helps.
Sorry this is long winded, but I do find second guessing what the hell Chelsea are doing kind of fascinating.
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Aug 28, 2024 10:58:08 GMT
Noooo! What is it with some United fans seemingly able to accept the possibility of Sterling. Big fat no thanks. Honestly I'd much (MUCH) rather see Antony start games than bring Sterling in. He played for Liverpool FFS, also City but just like the clubs success that doesn't really mean anything. I'm pretty confident it's just paper bs as it doesn't fit with anything else we've done this summer. I don't care that he's played for the other clubs. I care that he's not good enough.
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Post by mikew1985 on Aug 28, 2024 10:59:04 GMT
There is such limited financial upside for United I just can't see us doing it. After him basically being an unusable member of the playing squad the biggest issue with Sancho is the financial side, there's no reason for us to swap him for someone else on crazy wages who is older and loves to miss big chances.
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Post by Tomo on Aug 28, 2024 11:00:38 GMT
Some properly fun nonsense about Nunez to Arsenal tonight. Ridiculous but it's an irresistible one to imagine. Kai, Jesus and Darwin in one team. So many chances, all of them missed. glol at this one
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Post by Frog on Aug 28, 2024 11:17:50 GMT
To be fair he would score and create more than any of our existing wide players.
Not that I particularly want it to happen though.
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