Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2017

Lord TSC

MrMac84 wrote: »

What does the tweet say in English from AG?

Now more than ever. Atletico. All together.

Crimson King

MrMac84 wrote: »

What does the tweet say in English from AG?

"Now more than ever"

Courtesy of google translate :P

DM_7

Rooney leaving and finally ending what was left of the great Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez combo is sad.

Would love to see United back to those types of exiting player again in attack. Griezmann would really have helped there.

I know Jose will go for a more structured attack but would love to see some more players with skills like those lads arrive. Even if Ronnie was a one off.

GSPfan

Hopefully if that really is the end of Griezmann then its dead and buried now. Move on.

ShaneU

Plenty of other wingers at Atletico for us to buy.

Nicolas Gaitan you're up :pac:

yabadabado

Griezmann is a top class player but if he had joined still hard to know what way Jose would have used him.A free role from LW/RW ?

Nothing has changed the priorty is DM,CF and wide attacker.Get those 3 postions sorted first and everything else is a bonus.Probably buy a CB and a FB but the imo the other 3 have to be sorted this summer.

Son Of A Vidic

jayo26 wrote: »

Buffon for me even tho I loved schmeichel I think buffon has been fantastic for nearly 20 years.

I have to agree and for a guy who made his professional debut 22 years ago, he's been pure & consistent goal keeping brilliance. 39 years old and still making outstanding saves, the Italians have a wonderful pedigree of outstanding keepers, but I'd have Buffon down as my GOAT.

deaddonkey15

We shouldn't bother chasing Griezman any more in future if he is true to his word about staying with Atletico. This was his chance and he opted against it. Hopefully it will be a decision he ends up regretting.

Lord TSC

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

We shouldn't bother chasing Griezman any more in future if he is true to his word about staying with Atletico. This was his chance and he opted against it. Hopefully it will be a decision he ends up regretting.

Disagree. He's a world class player and if he opts to leave next season, we shouldn't be spiteful for the sake of it. Granted, we might have found another option by then, but turning our nose up at him for displaying loyality to a club in a time of difficulty is just petty for the sake of being petty.

LiamoSail

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

We shouldn't bother chasing Griezman any more in future if he is true to his word about staying with Atletico. This was his chance and he opted against it. Hopefully it will be a decision he ends up regretting.

I can't not read that in a Fat Tony voice

Cookiemunster

Reported by @RuizAntonito that Griezmann has spoken to United today to explain that he cannot leave Atleti after the CAS verdict today.

Bleating Lamb

Have to say I agree with poster that said Utd should not let themselves be held to paying the ridiculous release clause prices for targets.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Cookiemunster wrote: »

https://twitter.com/CheGiaevara/status/870353399295901697

https://mobile.twitter.com/CheGiaevara/status/870353399295901697


Here's the tweet

GSPfan

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Have to say I agree with poster that said Utd should not let themselves be held to paying the ridiculous release clause prices for targets.

Twas me.

I also like that United seemingly got their apparent disinterest out first before Griezmann got his messsge out.

We dumped you, you didn't dump us! I like it.

RobertKK

The message was United remain interested but not in this transfer window.

GSPfan

Is anyone surprised Aubamayang hasn't been mentioned as a target at all? Id shell out the £60 million being talked about for him no problem.

Cookiemunster

GSPfan wrote: »

Is anyone surprised Aubamayang hasn't been mentioned as a target at all? Id shell out the £60 million being talked about for him no problem.

His transfer to PSG is already supposed to be pretty much wrapped up.

GSPfan

Cookiemunster wrote: »

His transfer to PSG is already supposed to be pretty much wrapped up.

Yeah which is mad how it almost seems inevitable. Maybe he was dead set on going there so it was a certainty but still unusually quiet.

yabadabado

GSPfan wrote: »

Yeah which is mad how it almost seems inevitable. Maybe he was dead set on going there so it was a certainty but still unusually quiet.

Dortmund have denied they got any bid for him.PSG might be his only choice,hes from an area not far from Paris so might simpliy prefer a move home.

bangkok

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Have to say I agree with poster that said Utd should not let themselves be held to paying the ridiculous release clause prices for targets.

Hardly ridiculous price for greizemann? He is one of the best players in the world.

wanderer100

Be interesting to see who's next on the pecking order on Jose's list after Griezmann. I'd love a Lacazette or Aubamayang but I don't think it's realistic. Lukaku would be fantastic

Cotts72

Well hopefully this means something else isin the pipeline espeicallywith the bale rumours picking up again. Bale and Lukaku would be a dream scenario. Pace,power and premiership proven

jayo26

This looks like the moment he told pogba haha

Trigger

jayo26 wrote: »

This looks like the moment he told pogba haha

Lacazette in the back thinking of another season in Lyon

The_Kew_Tour

Bale
Injuries
Bad feeling

Trigger

At least we might actually sign Lindelof

https://twitter.com/sport_witness/status/870384459119345664

HigginsJ

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Reported by @RuizAntonito that Griezmann has spoken to United today to explain that he cannot leave Atleti after the CAS verdict today.

If that is the case then it is a bit of class on 2 fronts for Griezmann.

HigginsJ

astradave wrote: »

At least we might actually sign Lindelof

https://twitter.com/sport_witness/status/870384459119345664

I havent seen too much of him but if Jose wants him to partner Bailly that is good enough for me. Blind & Rojo as back up then and move Smalling & Jones to pastures new.

jayo26

Wonder will griezmann sign a new contract if not it could definitely happen next summer.

Trigger

jayo26 wrote: »

Wonder will griezmann sign a new contract if not it could definitely happen next summer.

Could happen in January tbf, was supposed to be confirmed with new contract this evening but I haven't see anything.. imagine it was all just to prolong the saga and generate more publicity :pac:

More than likely both clubs and player thought that Atletico transfer ban was going to be overturned. When it wasn't Atleti probably told United that they would have to pay the release clause in full instead of in instalments like we usually pay. And Griezmann didn't want to leave them stuck as he probably thinks he owes them.. who the feck knows anyways

pjohnson

Since Greizmann and Perisic seems dead in the water I wonder could we try and do a RVP 2.0 and nick Sanchez from Arsenal. If he is actually refusing a deal and unhappy without CL football it could be a slight opening.

Hococop

pjohnson wrote: »

Since Greizmann and Perisic seems dead in the water I wonder could we try and do a RVP 2.0 and nick Sanchez from Arsenal. If he is actually refusing a deal and unhappy without CL football it could be a slight opening.

Seems Munich bound

Cotts72

pjohnson wrote: »

Since Greizmann and Perisic seems dead in the water I wonder could we try and do a RVP 2.0 and nick Sanchez from Arsenal. If he is actually refusing a deal and unhappy without CL football it could be a slight opening.

How do you know Perisic is dead in the water or if we were genuinely interested...all paper talk at present

domrush

Can't see us selling Sanchez to a league rival, it had to be done in the past but I think the club would rather let his contract run down than sell in England. I'd be very surprised if Griezmann doesn't join ye in the first week of next season. Seemed to have been a fully done deal if that ruling hadn't gone against Athletico.

jayo26

Exactly lads people went on today as if United said they weren't interested it was pure media speculation.

DM_7

pjohnson wrote: »

Since Greizmann and Perisic seems dead in the water I wonder could we try and do a RVP 2.0 and nick Sanchez from Arsenal. If he is actually refusing a deal and unhappy without CL football it could be a slight opening.

Not sure where your Perisic idea is from.

Seperate reports suggesting inter want a deal done in next 10 days and another that fee is actually agreed.

Cantona's Collars

wanderer100 wrote: »

Be interesting to see who's next on the pecking order on Jose's list after Griezmann. I'd love a Lacazette or Aubamayang but I don't think it's realistic. Lukaku would be fantastic

According to The Mirror, Lacazette is topping Jose's list now as an alternative to Griezmann.

No Griezmann...well that is a bastard.

Cantona's Collars

stankratz wrote: »

No Griezmann...well that is a bastard.

https://twitter.com/ManUnitedZone_/status/870420743343013888

Lord TSC

zerks wrote: »

According to The Mirror, Lacazette is topping Jose's list now as an alternative to Griezmann.

The FIFA player in me screams with joy.

Il have to wait till next year to unleash my greizmann gif
Sigh

Trigger

Anyone else think the Links to Lacazette are a **** you to Atletico? "We will take him this summer and then we will take Griezmann next"

HONKEY TONK

If you have a transfer ban, Are you able to take a player on Loan?

bangkok

Lacazette not good enough for utd. Doubt the rumours are true

Trigger

HONKEY TONK wrote: »

If you have a transfer ban, Are you able to take a player on Loan?

No it's a registration ban so they can't, they can sign players but can't register them to play until January. They could sign a player and Loan him back to the team he was with until the ban lifts

RobbingBandit

Think it means you can't register a player so even loan transfers would be impossible. They're allowed to sell though but would be redundant to do so if there are no incoming players to replace the outgoing.

paulbok

astradave wrote: »

Anyone else think the Links to Lacazette are a **** you to Atletico? "We will take him this summer and then we will take Griezmann next"

If true, I'd see it as United taking the player Atletico want to replace Griezemann to ensure he can go to Atletico next year in a swap +€ deal.

PhlegmyMoses

The transfer bans that the Sparish clubs have received recently seem to have as much of a negative impact on players who want to move on. Not so much Griezmann, who can enjoy another season as the hero of a very good team, but more fringe players who will be kept on to ensure squad cover when they may have wanted to move on to get first team football. I know that they'll have release clauses in Spain, but they are always way higher than the players true worth.

caviardreams

There are some tickets for the Dublin match back on sale at ticketmaster in case anyone didn't get one and is looking.

Lord TSC

bangkok wrote: »

Lacazette not good enough for utd. Doubt the rumours are true

Really? Care to expand and offer more insight as to how you came to that decision?