Manchester United Thread..The Final Chapter of 17? (MOD WARNINGS IN OP)

bangkok

astradave wrote: »

Maybe we had different targets at that point.. things can change very quickly in football

Like who, Perisic??

If a player like sanchez is available and wants to join you sign him.

Lord TSC

astradave wrote: »

Maybe we had different targets at that point.. things can change very quickly in football

Also worth noting we could be far more interested in him now, when he's half the price and the cup tied element is a massive boon, and we're looking for an Ibrahimovic replacement, than we were in the summer (when he was 70m and we weren't, maybe, as in dire need of his type of player).

pjohnson

Tbf the media over the summer seemed certain our #9 would be Morata and Chelsea's #9 Lukaku. Summer Papers also said we signed Perisic/Perisic at least 3 times. No paper had any news about Lindelöf the club seemed to break that news themselves

Trigger

bangkok wrote: »

Like who, Perisic??

If a player like sanchez is available and wants to join you sign him.

So why are you getting so worked up about the potential to sign him now..

Trigger

pjohnson wrote: »

Tbf the media over the summer seemed certain our #9 would be Morata and Chelsea's #9 Lukaku. Summer Papers also said we signed Perisic/Perisic at least 3 times. No paper had any news about Lindelöf the club seemed to break that news themselves

There was links to Lindelof from the January prior as we were trying to sign him then and Zlatan was very complementary.. must have just bypassed you

bangkok

astradave wrote: »

So why are you getting so worked up about the potential to sign him now..

Now who is moving the goal posts???

bangkok

pjohnson wrote: »

Tbf the media over the summer seemed certain our #9 would be Morata and Chelsea's #9 Lukaku. Summer Papers also said we signed Perisic/Perisic at least 3 times. No paper had any news about Lindelöf the club seemed to break that news themselves

What??

Lukakus father said his son would join either bayern or utd but utd were favourites as bayern had lewandowski

No paper said we had signed perisic

Lindelof had been linked plenty of times with us. Zlatan even said how good he was. Think we even tried to sign him in jan

Trigger

bangkok wrote: »

Now who is moving the goal posts???

Ok.. yes like perisic, we would have had a budget and the like.. with Zlatan coming off the wage books we change our targets.. that’s how it works.. things can change you know..

So..why are you getting so worked up about potentially signing him now?

bangkok

astradave wrote: »

Ok.. yes like perisic, we would have had a budget and the like.. with Zlatan coming off the wage books we change our targets.. that’s how it works.. things can change you know..

So..why are you getting so worked up about potentially signing him now?

Im not getting worked up, think he would be a great signing, but he def wanted to move to city in the summer. That is my original point

jayo26

It's pretty great when all we can argue about is signing Alexis Sanchez haha.

If he signs he signs but I really think we need someone to make a midfield 3 work.

If were signing Sanchez to play in behind lukaku that won't help our midfield. If we play him on left instead of martial or rashford I'd be disappointed long term especially if his form of this season wasn't improved on drastically.

Trigger

jayo26 wrote: »

It's pretty great when all we can argue about is signing Alexis Sanchez haha.

If he signs he signs but I really think we need someone to make a midfield 3 work.

If were signing Sanchez to play in behind lukaku that won't help our midfield. If we play him on left instead of martial or rashford I'd be disappointed long term especially if his form of this season wasn't improved on drastically.

Reckon he will be a replacement for Mhki/Mata on the right.. there seems to be a lot of talk about a push for Fred And even Dunc said that Jose will push for another midfielder to allow him to free up Pogba

Trigger

bangkok wrote: »

Im not getting worked up, think he would be a great signing, but he def wanted to move to city in the summer. That is my original point

Fair enough, it reads like you are though..

hufpc8w3adnk65

bangkok wrote: »

He said he wanted to leave arsenal last summer and play champions league. At the same time city had a bid in for him. He also said he just needs to wait for arsenal to decide

Where'd he say that? Any links to quotes from him?

bucketybuck

bangkok wrote: »

Was there evidence ronaldo wanted to go to real when he was at united? No

What proof would you like? Something like: "I want to play for Real Madrid", would that do?

Because Ronaldo said that.

I want to play for Real Madrid

bangkok

bucketybuck wrote: »

What proof would you like? Something like: "I want to play for Real Madrid", would that do?

Because Ronaldo said that.

Source?

bangkok

MrMac84 wrote: »

Where'd he say that? Any links to quotes from him?

I posted a link a few pages back

bucketybuck

bangkok wrote: »

Source?

Click the link that is in the post you just quoted.

Or Google it...

Trigger

Missed this one earlier actually

https://twitter.com/DiMarzio/status/951782991843471360?s=17

pjohnson

astradave wrote: »

There was links to Lindelof from the January prior as we were trying to sign him then and Zlatan was very complementary.. must have just bypassed you

Ah yeah but I meant in the summer when we DID actually get him there wasnt as much of a circus and the club just announced done. There was more hype about his non signing in January than there was the actual signing haha.

bucketybuck

astradave wrote: »

Missed this one earlier actually

https://twitter.com/DiMarzio/status/951782991843471360?s=17

Such spoofing.

bangkok

bucketybuck wrote: »

Such spoofing.

Sure everyone is spoofing apparently. How about we have a ban on talking about targets as its all spoof and just wait until they are signing a new contract beside jose. Keep everyone happy

Trigger

bucketybuck wrote: »

Such spoofing.

Believe what you wish to believe buck, but I’m a transfer muppet

pjohnson

Actually we arent being linked to Grimaldo, has us actually signing Lindelöf broken the whole "Utd are always after Benfica player?" Garay for a few windows, then Gaitan, then Lindelöf, now silence.

Trigger

pjohnson wrote: »

Ah yeah but I meant in the summer when we DID actually get him there wasnt as much of a circus and the club just announced done. There was more hype about his non signing in January than there was the actual signing haha.

It was reported in the media that we were signing him 4/5 days before the club announced the transfer

Trigger

bangkok wrote: »

Sure everyone is spoofing apparently. How about we have a ban on talking about targets as its all spoof and just wait until they are signing a new contract beside jose. Keep everyone happy

bucketybuck

bangkok wrote: »

Sure everyone is spoofing apparently.

Speaking of which, was that Ronaldo quote enough evidence for you?

pjohnson

astradave wrote: »

It was reported in the media that we were signing him 4/5 days before the club announced the transfer

Jaysus



not any memory of that

bangkok

bucketybuck wrote: »

Speaking of which, was that Ronaldo quote enough evidence for you?

No. No link. Im on a phone

bucketybuck

astradave wrote: »

Believe what you wish to believe buck, but I’m a transfer muppet

Its not that, its the patronising muppet talking about transfers as if they are a horse race. "United are in the lead!!!" :rolleyes:

We all know negotiations are fluid in these matters, we all know it isn't True/false or Black/white, who do these guys think they are fooling?

bucketybuck

bangkok wrote: »

No. No link. Im on a phone

You could have just put the words "I want to play for Madrid" into Google.

No matter, and no less than I expected.

bangkok

bucketybuck wrote: »

You could have just put the words "I want to play for Madrid" into Google.

No matter, and no less than I expected.

Yep did that, even added in ronaldo at the end. Nothing

Delboy5

Looks like city have briefed all the hacks that they are ready to walk away, even if it means United sign him.....could be just trying to call sanchezs bluff, we'll see......

Simon Stone
@sistoney67
Re Sanchez. @ManCity prepared to walk away rather than pay @Arsenal £35m + agent fee. He wants to come but does want to be at Arsenal on 1 Feb

pjohnson

bangkok wrote: »

Yep did that, even added in ronaldo at the end. Nothing

Well my Google provided a first result citing that quote strangely enough!

xtal191

If Sanchez is so desperate to join City surely he'll refuse us and sign for City for free in the summer.

tinofapples

pjohnson wrote: »

Actually we arent being linked to Grimaldo, has us actually signing Lindelöf broken the whole "Utd are always after Benfica player?" Garay for a few windows, then Gaitan, then Lindelöf, now silence.

I thought we were at some stage, maybe back in his Barca reserve days

Joao Mario in exchange for Mhiktaryn ? Yes please, Mario, Matic & Pogba as a central midfield trio

bangkok

pjohnson wrote: »

Well my Google provided a first result citing that quote strangely enough!

Every single article is from 2017!!

wanderer100

Lot of journos going with this 'Pep or money' angle

https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/951851391387136000

IrishGrimReaper

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/11204912/man-city-not-prepared-to-pay-35m-for-alexis-sanchez

Still think he'll go to City for free but money talks.

jayo26

I'd be very surprised if United were even in for him in sure it was just fabricated.

Delboy5

Nice one Gary...

Gary Neville
@GNev2
4m4 minutes ago
More Gary Neville Retweeted Guillem Balague
You calling United Money Guillem? That’s twice today.. City have been wonderful this season but United did win 2 trophies last year and over the long term are a slightly bigger club ��

Lithium93_

Delboy5 wrote: »

Nice one Gary...

Gary Neville
@GNev2
4m4 minutes ago
More Gary Neville Retweeted Guillem Balague
You calling United Money Guillem? That’s twice today.. City have been wonderful this season but United did win 2 trophies last year and over the long term are a slightly bigger club ��

What was Balague's original tweet that got that reply from Neville?

Whatsisname

The media’s hard on for Pep is nauseating

KH25

Lithium93_ wrote: »

What was Balague's original tweet that got that reply from Neville?

The one above I believe.

Lord TSC

Simon Stone of the BBC also reporting that City are willing to walk away, but that Sanchez wants to move now, and not wait till the summer.

As I said earlier, Stone is one I trust. if he's saying it, its not cause he's pulled that line from his ass. But it reads a lot like a City brief.

I'm not saying we are 100% in for him, but I do think a lack of rebuttals through United's sources shows there is smoke here. If we weren't in for him, I think you'd have had a full and proper briefing calling BS on this.

Call it mercurial or whatever, but we're proving we want him a lot more than City do if we offer the wages and the fee Arsenal want. Maybe that sense will encourage Sanchez.

Lithium93_

KH25 wrote: »

The one above I believe.

Ah didn't see it while reading the page, seen it now.

Lithium93_

Lord TSC wrote: »

Simon Stone of the BBC also reporting that City are willing to walk away, but that Sanchez wants to move now, and not wait till the summer.

As I said earlier, Stone is one I trust. if he's saying it, its not cause he's pulled that line from his ass. But it reads a lot like a City brief.

I'm not saying we are 100% in for him, but I do think a lack of rebuttals through United's sources shows there is smoke here. If we weren't in for him, I think you'd have had a full and proper briefing calling BS on this.

Call it mercurial or whatever, but we're proving we want him a lot more than City do if we offer the wages and the fee Arsenal want. Maybe that sense will encourage Sanchez.

Okay given what's unfolded the last few hours, I'll raise my excitement a notch and post this from Dumb And Dumber.

bangkok

pjohnson wrote: »

Well my Google provided a first result citing that quote strangely enough!

Can you screenshot it to prove it??

pjohnson

bangkok wrote: »

Can you screenshot it to prove it??

Jaysus. Didnt know Google was so damn hard to use.

wanderer100

Jose presser at 5.30 will be an interesting one for sure

bangkok

pjohnson wrote: »

Jaysus. Didnt know Google was so damn hard to use.

Marca. The madrid mouthpiece. "Reported to have said" enough said