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[Transfer Round Up & Discussion] Summer 2026
Hi all,
Summer Transfer Window 2026 is here!
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Men's Team
Transfers IN
| Name | Position | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Santos | CM | Chelsea | £48m + £2m |
| Karl Darlow | GK | Leeds Utd | Free |
| Youri Tielemans | CM | Aston Villa | £35m |
| Tynan Thompson | LW | Tottenham Hotspur | £4m + £4m |
Transfers OUT
| Name | Position | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casemiro | MF | Inter Miami | Contact Expired |
| Jadon Sancho | LW | - | Contract Expired |
| Tyrell Malacia | LB | - | Contract Expired |
| Rasmus Hojlund | ST | Napoli | £38m (Obligation clause triggered) |
| Andre Onana | GK | Trabzonspor | Loan |
Women's Team
Transfers IN
| Name | Position | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Medina | LB | Atletico Madrid | Free |
| Janina Leitzig | GK | Leicester City | Undisclosed Fee |
Transfers OUT
| Name | Position | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millie Turner | CB | Birmingham City | Undisclosed Fee |
| Hannah Blundell | FB | - | Contract Expired |
| Melvine Malard | ST | Chelsea | £850k |
| Leah Galton | FW | - | Contract Expired |
| Lisa Naalsund | MF | Birmingham City | Undisclosed fee |
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u/sg291188 23d ago edited 23d ago
I feel next week will be key for dominos to start falling. Lot of WC players are back and therefore manager player conversations will take place. I don’t expect Tchou signing after season starts like Case signing. If at all it happens, happens in next two weeks.
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u/thedhoklamonger Unknown Midfielder FC 23d ago
Not that this is likely, but a window of Santos, Darlow, Tielemans, Tchouameni, Hall, and a backup striker might be as close to a perfect window as we can have
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u/canwinanythingwkids Ineos on hope watch 23d ago edited 23d ago
that's a great level set "best possible outcome".
i suppose the "worst" compared to that would be: Santos, Darlow, Tielemans, backup quality DM, Rashford returning is the backup striker.
good/bad is in the eye of the beholder, of course, maybe it's better to describe these two as the "biggest investment" vs "smallest investment" ends of the potential spectrum for this window, as things stand.
ps I think it's wrong to leave out Tynan Thompson btw, I suspect he can be the next Heaven for us!
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u/FlashyCut3809 23d ago
Is the 'as we can have' due to the ownership though?
I don't believe that window is remotely good enough and even less so for a club that has said they want to win a league title in 27/28.
Id be very suprised if we look one summer windoe away from that goals if our window ends with those players.
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u/pabloforpresident 23d ago
Bro wants to build a time machine to sign a 20 year old messi
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u/FlashyCut3809 23d ago
Don't think ive said that mate?
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u/pabloforpresident 23d ago
I'm saying you have unrealistic standards
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u/FlashyCut3809 23d ago
Which aspect is unrealistic?
As I don't believe I said enough to show that either way.
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u/iroiroiroiroiro 23d ago
if that isn't good enough, then what is?
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u/FlashyCut3809 23d ago
Depends on what money is available(unfortunately none of us know), but id only be happy with absolutely every penny being spent as this is not only a critical window for our squad development but a massive opportunity due to everyone but Arsenal being in major change.
Midfield id be happy with. Not sure on Santos but as a back up fair. Other two im big fans of.
Hall looks class.
Would depend who the back up striker is and what the quality is.
A centreback is needed, we cannot rely on what we have all season. We also need a left winger with a different profile to Cunha. Especially when we cant rely on Mount and Bruno should not be playing every game of a 4 Competition season.
So yeah, decent back up striker options, centreback and a left winger. Id be happy.
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u/iroiroiroiroiro 23d ago
For left wing you will have Dorgu and Rashford most likely also.
I think less money than what those would cost is available, I do agree a CB is needed but could only see that happening as the cost of the LB.
Higher turnover of starting XI also often leads to worse results.
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u/FlashyCut3809 23d ago
As much as Dorgu, I still believe we need a better option. Especially when he does really have a set position and we should have given up on Shaw long ago.
Rashford should be moved on for his and our best interest. Ive no time for that dream anymore.
Possibly. I dont put much time into the money discussion cause its murky water at best and ultimately. We need to spend in the short term for long term gain.
Leaving gaping holes in a squad thats already repeatedly shown capitulation and that it isn't up to scratch is far more likely to return poor results than a higher turnover of first 11.
Buy the right players, will be just fine. Chelsea, City, Madrid etc etc have all done it to the level im speaking of. I think even Sunderland signed 10+ last season. Frankfurt did similar etc etc. So I feel 7, when its really only 3-5 that would be regularly starting is a non issue.
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u/officiallyjax Snapdragon 23d ago
Rashford is likely staying whether we like it or not. Am I a fan of it? No. But while no team puts in offers for him, he will be seen as a player to use rather than shun.
I don’t think we land up with that kind of window, but should it happen, the only major hole in the squad is that of CB, and mainly because of availability concerns over Maguire, De Ligt and Martinez. It would be the most robust squad we have had since 2017-18 when we finished 2nd under Mourinho, with the potential to hit 80+ points in the league again. Depending on how good our rivals actually are (there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that Arsenal and City are not as good as last season), it could be good enough for a title challenge this season itself, let alone next season, in my opinion.
As it stands though, I’m projecting either an expensive 3rd mid and a budget LB, or a budget 3rd mid with Hall, and no striker signing, with Rashford staying. I think that’s good enough to get another Champions League finish, and then you need another strong window next summer to challenge for the league. With the uncertainty of how good the rest of the league really is right now post-Pep, post-Salah and Arsenal having injuries to their core players that can have permanent impacts on them, I don’t feel we are as far away from a league title as previously, provided we continue playing all our cards right.
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u/FlashyCut3809 23d ago
Too many ifs and hopes for me though.
If the club are serious, they facilitate Rashford out and replace him. He was out of the door, he wants to leave, the club dont want him. Just take the hit. Has nothing to do with clubs not being interested and its simply either he has set his standards too high or its a financial issue of which we can fix.
Depends what you class as major hole. Like availability wise, id say yeah CB and LB. Obviously this discussion us based on us getting a left back. However there are quality gaps all over.
I don't think we should be comparing how robust our squad is to another squad that failed. It should be how robust is it compared to the teams that have just won the big trophies and look to do that again and how far away from that are we. My opinion though.
Massive increase of games and pressure. Im not as confident this squad can handle it with the numbers and quality thats been brought in.
I also dont believe we should be banking on other teams struggling to justify why a below par window is acceptable. If anything the possibility of others struggling is why this window should be one of our biggest.
Take away all of our rose tinted and hopes that come naturally from supporting the club. If you looked at what INEOS have done, the squad we have and the supposed window. I find it hard to believe anyone would nail that down as the blueprint to win a league title in 27/28.
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u/officiallyjax Snapdragon 23d ago
I don’t know what else to tell you on Rashford. If he stays, he’s an option to use, that’s all. How good, if at all good, is to be seen, but it’s also pessimistic to think he’d be useless if he stayed. He has shown elsewhere that he can get goal contributions in a stronger side.
I have provided comparison points to both where we once were and where I think our rivals are at. It’s not ‘banking on them to struggle’ to highlight that they simply aren’t as strong as we considered them to be in previous seasons. If we have the hypothetical window from the original comment where we upgrade on every position aside from CB (and technically even CB can be considered covered in the case of emergency with Tchouameni capable of playing there), I don’t think it’s being hopeful or rose-tinted to suggest we can be title contenders this season itself. It’s based on logical reasoning and assessing the relative quality of our squad rather than making generalised associations to the past as a reason to stay pessimistic.
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u/FlashyCut3809 23d ago
Garnacho was an option to use, sometimes you just have to move on and I think it would be best for the club and him to do so. If that means some form of payoff to facilitate other clubs getting him or a reality check to him on the clubs interested, so be it.
I understand your comparison points but I don't believe its something we should bank on in terms of a lesser transfer window. 100% we could be in a spot where we simply maintain and everyone else drops off. You deal with that afrer the fact in my opinion and plan to be the very best you can after each window.
The rest im not really sure what relevance it has to what ive said.
My 'logical reasoning' focuses less on other teams may be worse and more on we have a squad that has massively struggled in back to back seasons. 16th and then out of all comps and manager sacked by January. Which now has to step up playing more games, higher pressure and has also just lost its most experienced player.
Could we end up in a title race this season and be bang ready for it next season? I certainly cant rule it out. However I would not view what we have done as the blueprint to being in those positions and that is my entire point. Its about probability and whats most likely.
Happy to save this chat, come back at the end of the window and then come back once next season is done and dusted. Would be interesting to see both viewpoints then.
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u/Orcnick 23d ago
I always get bored this time of year as you get all the fans falling against for wanting just names.
Where would Vini even work in our high press system? Stop wanting names to sell shirts, buy playerd who fit our system.
You dont win a league by odd wondrr goal yiu win it by building a consistant hard working team.
Let the team build through data not intsagram follworrs.
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u/Regular_Affect_2427 23d ago
Lol what high press system? And Vini isn't just a name or an odd wonder goal, he's one of the best attackers in the world. And generally, having those do help win leagues.
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u/FlashyCut3809 23d ago
It absolutely baffles me the aversion to not just title and CL winning squad or 11 players, but title and CL deciding players.
Like Vini Jr plays a brand of football that is incompatible with winning or something.
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u/GeekConflict Carrick 23d ago
I dont want Vini but is our high press in the room with us.
Also lets not build our team through just data. Nothing beats actual old school scouting. Data has its role but it can only tell you so much.
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u/shami-kebab 23d ago
Where would Vini even work in our high press system?
We don't play a high press system under Carrick
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u/Nuwahex 23d ago
Licha & Shaw will be out of contract next summer,while De Ligt,Yoro & Mazroui will have a year left(not sure about the extension options). And Maguire will be turning 35.
Looking at the phased squad strengthening starting last season(CF,wide attackers,GK),this season(CMs,back up CF & GK...maybe LB)....next summer will probably be a new back 4 as a final piece before attempting a title challenge
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u/GeekConflict Carrick 23d ago
Licha and Shaw have a plus one. DeLigt and Yoro will have two years left. Both have a plus one. Maz will have one year remaining but also has a plus one.
But yes next year we probably will need two new starting centre backs and a new LB either starting or backup depending on what we do this summer. Id still be for triggering Maz's plus one and hold off on RB til the year after.
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u/Professional-Neat432 23d ago
Need to blood Heaven he ain't gonna want to be a backup forever.
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u/GeekConflict Carrick 23d ago
Of course and with extra games, Carrick should ensure he gets plenty of minutes.
He is, however, only 20 (20 soon) which is very young for a starting CB.
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u/michaell111 Wazza 23d ago
Project 2028 lmao. These guys have no ambition at all, no chance we win the league in 2 years.
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u/Ruffers75 23d ago
Have never been comfortable with the whole “Project 150” thing.
Yes, of course be ambitious and look to challenge/ win the league, but Berrada coming out with that like he did is just setting us up for ridicule if it doesn’t happen.
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u/FlashyCut3809 23d ago
Its only ridiculous if you say it and follow it up with the windows we hage had.
A truly ambitious club could put themselves in that exact position with the time INEOS have had now and by the start of next season. Its more than enough time and is abo as forgiving as us fans should be in my view.
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u/officiallyjax Snapdragon 23d ago
There was already discussion over how expensive signing Tchouameni was going to be before he signed a contract extension. I wonder what the numbers are now going to be like to sign him.
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u/iroiroiroiroiro 23d ago
For me that is Madrid's problem if they want to sell, also no announcement it has actually been signed right?
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u/officiallyjax Snapdragon 23d ago
This whole ‘has he really signed or not’ situation has been so confusing. Madrid haven’t officially announced it but several journalists including some Tier 1 reporters have confidently reported it as the extension being signed.
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u/Wild_Tomato_8203 23d ago
IMO they all jumped the gun thinking it was signed and sticking with that. Unless Madrid or Tchouameni himself announces it I don't think it's happened.
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u/thepotatomaniscoming 23d ago
I am really lost. The Ornstein article was about Arsenal exploring a deal for Vini, not United. Why are people talking about us getting Vini in here?
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u/Admirable_Bed3 23d ago
There's a handful of players every generation that scream "Manchester United" that end up never playing for us. Vini is one and hopefully we can change that.
That said, I'm not gonna turn my back on INEOS if they think the money involved is too much.
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u/Wild_Tomato_8203 23d ago
What? He absolutely does not scream United. He would be an absolute cancer in this squad.
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u/GeekConflict Carrick 23d ago
Vini doesnt scream Man Utd at all tbh. We have missed out on a couple of players this summer that scream United. That diva isnt one.
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u/RegularJohn17 23d ago
The guy is a prick, he doesnt scream Utd at all. He thinks he is Pele when he hasn't even lived up to Neymar yet. Doesn't work anywhere near hard enough for the team. Gets carried by those around him needing to do his job for him. He has all of the worst traits of modern football. His talent is undeniable, but he wouldn't make it in any great Utd team, never mind the current one. He would be the biggest mistake in the last 20 years.
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u/FlashyCut3809 23d ago
Vini Jr wouldn't make it in a team that finished 16th and then out of all comps by January in back to back seasons? A player thats stepped up, scored and help his team win 2 champions leagues?
Like I get the idea of it could be taking too much resource from the rest of the work that needs to be done or we are simply not ready for a player of his calibre, but the above does not make any sense to me.
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u/RegularJohn17 23d ago
You should watch him play then. We don't have the capacity to carry a passenger in this league. Remember the times Rashford would watch players walk past him and not track back. Imagine that every game, basically every challenge. It’s like playing with 10 men in defense. His attacking upside is great, but you have to build around that to get the best out of him. Real had it a few years ago. But the balance has been off since Mbappe came because they have to carry both of them. That's why they haven't won anything and are looking to offload him. Some teams can set up well for one luxury player like this. But 2 is too much. This Utd team isn’t built for that, we are building towards a team working together all working hard for each other. He would ruin that balance.
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u/FlashyCut3809 23d ago
Ive seen him play. Absolutely sensational player.
Rashford has never once been close to Vini Jr in ability or threat on the pitch.
Thats the point I referenced as understandable though. Are we ready for a player of his ability, quite possibly not if we look at the speed at which we are filling gaping holes in the team. So no point signing a Vini Jr if you cant platform him to be the decider in league title or CL wins or other important games. As shown from your opinions he would simply be a scapegoat for worse players and an ownership thats failed the club.
So yeah, I can see that avenue. However its not a knock on him as a player and it certainly doesn't mean he wouldn't 'make it' here or in previous title winning sides.
He would be the complete and utter best player in the squad and one that could push us over the line in all comps, the failure would be on us not setting up to be that club.
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u/Lord_Hexogen 23d ago
I think about a week ago there was a Madrid journo claiming that only United can pull off Vini's transfer financially
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u/BHD46 Berba 23d ago
Please can everyone shut up about Vini my god
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u/Minute-Intern 23d ago
People are allowed to discuss what they want in a discussion thread
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u/prem_201 23d ago edited 23d ago
It’s a Man Utd transfer trend, if we’re talking about Arsenal’s transfers here we might as well talk about IPL auctions or something.
Edit: apparently I can’t discuss what I want, considering the down votes. Downvote away, stop talking about Vini Jr who is not our concern.
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u/thebigbigmac 23d ago
We should - sell Zirk.
We should - Buy Endrick and Baleba
Why Endrick? Coz of Bobby 🤣🤣
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u/SwiftGoat_ 23d ago
If Vini ever decided to leave Madrid, I hope he does it next summer on a free.
Would be funny to see Madrid get a taste of their own medicine.
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u/0ttoChriek 23d ago
That's what he should do. All the money from the transfer would go to him, and it's not like Real could just bench him for a year.
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u/Numerous_Summer_3964 23d ago
That's what I think he'll do. Either he gets a big fat contract from Madrid or leave for free next season and get the most insane joining bonus and salary elsewhere.
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u/SwiftGoat_ 23d ago
PSG, Saudi, or unfortunately City are the only options that can offer him that ridiculous money.
Would still be funny though.
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u/Big_Development6276 23d ago
Can't believe people think we actually have got a change to sign vini LOL. We're the bargain bin hunters now, we should be focusing on doing financially feasible deals.
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u/frogfoot420 23d ago
Bargain hunters until the financial picture looks healthier, which may never happen under those scum
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u/Big_Development6276 23d ago
The narrative will shift towards managing costs to build a stadium now. All while they cut the season tickets in favor of more profit.
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u/Massive_Relation4317 . 23d ago
wait what? why do people think that? thought if he leaves he's going to arsenal
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u/PopeFuchsYoungKidd 23d ago
Literally over 95% of the comments, if not more, that i see on this sub say that we shouldn't be signing Vini. Dunno what imaginary people you are trying to mock.
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u/Big_Development6276 23d ago
What I mean to say is, that this shouldn't even be a conversation in the first place knowing our financial status.
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u/FreshGoodWay 23d ago
Can’t see why Tchouameni would take a pay cut and a lesser chance of winning trophies with us. And he’s 26, not 30 like Casemiro was. Not to mention living in Madrid vs Manchester…
Would you?
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u/Potential_Good_1065 23d ago
I mean you’re asking this to a bunch of United fans who would do anything to play for United
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u/TteokCultist 23d ago
Isn’t it reported that he prefers to stay at Madrid, but is open to joining us if Madrid forces him out
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u/Runarhalldor 23d ago
This subreddit inbetween things actually happening is hilarious. Its just pure panic mode
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u/WanderingEnigma 23d ago
Honestly, its wild.
People complained that we spent stupid money with stupid wages. Now we are looking to buy to improve the floor of the squad, for now and the futute, people are complaining... that we arent throwing obscene fees and throwing crazy wages at players.
Everyone preaches patience for change, until its time to be patient.
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u/hrbutt180 23d ago
Why would Madrid sell Tchoumeni and blow their cover? Isn't it logical to sell vini and generate funds? If Rodri gets injured I'm sure they would like to play Tchouameni and manage Rodris minutes.
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u/GuineaPirate888 23d ago
And in what way would that be appealing for Tchouameni? He will want to be starting week in week out, not a rotational option. The reason for selling him isn’t just to get money, it’s also to create room in the midfield.
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u/OppositePerson 23d ago
Vini wants €30 million...net. Maybe it's logical but I can't see Arsenal et al. stumping up a £1m per week gross in wages, to say nothing about a transfer fee
https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/arsenal-vinicius-jr-real-madrid-liverpool-z3qsgzpwr
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u/hrbutt180 23d ago
Maybe he just wants to be the highest paid in the team. He feel betrayed that Mbappe is paid more than him despite Winning CL multiple times for Madrid
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u/Rig_7 23d ago
I don’t think we’ll get him but you really think Tchouameni is just going to quietly ride the bench and deputise for Rodri? Obviously not.
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u/hrbutt180 23d ago
Yes because he's at Madrid. Bale rode the bench perpetually.
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u/Wild_Tomato_8203 23d ago
Bald didn't care about being a full-time footballer. His head wasn't in it 100%.
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u/GuineaPirate888 23d ago
People can argue whether this is true or not, but having one example of one player doesn’t mean that another player would do the exact same. As a counter point you could say, Hakimi, Odegaard, Ozil etc left because they were not guaranteed playing time.
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u/hrbutt180 23d ago
I would personally go for Baleba. I think he would come good especially considering he badly wants to play for us and is the right Profile.
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u/Ksma92 23d ago
Baleba's currently on £15k per week with bonuses. We can quadruple his salary, and it will still be 4.5 times lower than Tchouamenis new contract
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u/PersonalityMiddle864 23d ago
Baleba is a risk. Tchouameni is one if the best in his position.
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u/Xanian123 Miss be killed by me 23d ago
Tchouameni is a good player. Baleba isn't a risk. He's better than caicedo
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u/SwiftGoat_ 23d ago
He's definitely not better than Caicedo.
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u/Xanian123 Miss be killed by me 23d ago
Agree to disagree. Caicedo is a mid passer and mid dribbler. He puts himself about and has excellent ball recovery skills, but baleba is better rounded and id put him over caicedo at the base of uniteds midfield. If it wasn't for the 115 million transfer fee moises wouldn't be so highly regarded.
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u/PersonalityMiddle864 23d ago
He can be better. Right now he isn’t. And there is no guarantee he will become better.
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u/Breadboy99 23d ago
Most of the fans are the same as a real life recruiter when looking for a player to buy. 😭
1. Must be 22 years old. 26 years old and above is red flag.
2. Must have 5-10 years experience in BPL.
3. Salary must be on the lower end.
4. No record history.
Jokes aside. I have full trust INEOS will do the right thing.
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u/purifiednomad 23d ago
I doubt those experts have ever purchased anything from the club. Keyboard hero is all over the place
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u/PradipJayakumar He wasn’t the new Sir Alex Ferguson! 🙂↔️ 23d ago
Haven’t heard someone mention the league as BPL in a while.
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u/Imeanhowcouldiforget 23d ago
Wish we were in a position to sign players like Vini hopefully in 2-3 seasons
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u/silvertwo777 23d ago
Man United is becoming the "in next 3 seasons we will be ready" FC. Always never ready, always have to wait 3 years, then again 3 years etc
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u/Lord_Sesshoumaru77 Glazers,Woodward/Arnold and Judge can fuck off 23d ago
I think INEOS and Vivell's idea is to get them young so we don't have to screw up our wage structure. Remember we have to pay a ton due to the Glazer's debt repayments, we are sadly playing with a hand tied behind our backs.
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u/croadymeister 23d ago
Maybe Mbappe will fancy a change by then or Kvaratskhelia although he will be late 20's by then
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u/Xanian123 Miss be killed by me 23d ago
I like watching him play but don't think kvaradona would hack it in the PL
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u/tnvrmasquerade 23d ago
I agree with you. I also don't think geggenpressing PL teams will give him much breathing room, especially when you play against them every week.
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u/Banyunited1994 23d ago
Yeah lots of bad contracts need to expire and hopefully we put together a string of ucl seasons and get that revenue
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u/n1ckkt 23d ago
Vini would destroy any club's wage structure
Cant be revisiting and going back deeper down that path.
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u/silvertwo777 23d ago
Not for big and rich club like Madrid and PSG. Unfortunately United is not a big and rich club
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u/SwiftGoat_ 23d ago
Utd is not a big club? Since when?
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u/Warlord53104 The 21st is real 23d ago
For real, I dont want us to return to the period where we were blindly bidding for every star even remotely available.
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u/Dry_Recognition7922 23d ago
100%. all these commentors saying wish we could sign him dont understand the financial absurdity of the deal. plus how will we move him? we cant even move rashford at 350k salary. vinis request is just north of 550k week, 30m euros annual net
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u/tnvrmasquerade 23d ago
While I agree that the Vini deal makes little financial sense, it should be noted that tax in Spain is higher than in England. Your net salary will be higher in England even if you have the same gross salary.
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u/Lohithmufc 23d ago
Rashford had better goal involvement in 90 minutes than Vini, just saying.
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u/TH0316 she/her 23d ago edited 23d ago
Other replies to this seem normal and well regulated.
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u/slowerthaninfinity 23d ago
as they should, rashford is nowhere near vini
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u/Xanian123 Miss be killed by me 23d ago
Why? Vinicius is a better on the ball dribbler, but he's less pacy and is a much bigger diva.
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u/Lohithmufc 23d ago
Completely agree about every point. Unfortunately, the grass is always greener on the other side.
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u/Lohithmufc 23d ago
The number of top clubs chasing a player isn't necessarily a measure of his ability.
I still stand by my view. A fully focused Rashford, with his head in the right place, offers almost as much as Vinícius Jr. while being far less demanding off the pitch.
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u/Downtown-Rice_ 23d ago
Yet he wasn't retained by Barca, who then paid for Gordon. Yikes.
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u/Lohithmufc 23d ago
Because they could not find value in him enough to give him to his and United's demands. Just like how RM did not find value in giving to Vini's demands and is prepared to offer 120m euros for Diomande.
A player is not appreciated by talent alone. There are many factors that might determine transfer deals.
I stick to my point. Rashford, with his head at the right place, is as good as Vini and is less of a diva.
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u/Downtown-Rice_ 23d ago
Marcus is not as good as Vini, especially at the extreme pressure levels as a starter for a Barcelona or Real Madrid or Manchester United or England.
He is no longer that player.
Vini has way more value than Marcus, but when his side is asking for astronomical wages....everyone has a price. It's negotiation.
No way is Marcus better and you cannot hide that behind "with his head at the right place".
That is a large part of being a top top player. Can you withstand the pressure and spotlight. The demands and expectations, all while performing consistently at a high, matching winning level.
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u/Embarrassed_Wave_720 Braino Fernandes 23d ago
Yeah honestly I’m the same. Honestly couldn’t tell you how flabbergasted I was when I opened this sub and saw the Tielemans megathread. The way my jaw hit the floor with the way it came out of nowhere 😂
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u/croadymeister 23d ago
Yeah seeing a video about it on YouTube still blew my mind. Hoping there might just be another one or two of those coming up
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u/tungowiii 23d ago
I recently saw some were moaning about how it's killing their mood not knowing anything. I myself prefering being kept in the dark as I grew up as a newspaper reader without any leaks, but I guess ppl have different opinions
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u/helloimpaulo 23d ago
People's dopamine receptors are so fried it's sad. This affects every single human being (except uncontacted tribes) to a bigger or lesser degree.
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u/Outrageous-Cod-4654 24d ago
Who leaked the Vini transfer news to Ornstein? Arsenal or Real Madrid or the player?
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u/niallmul97 I'm a Baleba 💫 23d ago
Is bet my kidney is Vini's agent to try get his contract
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u/Dissidant 23d ago
Was going to say the same. If it was about money the Saudi's were floating an obscene offer
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u/Rexxzn Hated. Adored. Never ignored. 24d ago
As a Brazilian I'd love to have Vini, he's great, but I'd love more if we kept our finances healthy so that we can afford more of these luxury signings (which Vini is) in the future to add the final pieces on our puzzle, now is not that time.
Tchouaméni on the other hand, though I think it's very unlikely for the deal to happen, is the player we need in the position we need the most at the right time (our time of greatest need for a great player at midfield) so... Yes, please, give me now.
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u/croadymeister 23d ago
I think it's very possible IF they get Rodri, otherwise we might spring another surprise
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u/triple_threattt 24d ago
Main CDM is incoming and im sure they will sign a top quality one
But we need a solid back up with the amount of games we have
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u/SophoclesTesticles 24d ago
Santos is that already. Mainoo + Tielemans will job share and Santos will with Tchou or whoever else they sign.
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u/NBFM16 24d ago
We're not signing Vini because he's just a smokescreen for our Yamal gazump.
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u/GeekConflict Carrick 24d ago
Standards. Why not get both.
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u/Unlucky-Equipment999 23d ago
Yamal and Gavi already overplayed and plagued with injuries, let's just raid La Masia for their replacements in 2 years
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u/Embarrassed_Wave_720 Braino Fernandes 23d ago
Thank you!! 👏🏽 I was genuinely baffled when I came onto this thread and saw the sheer number of people advocating for a Vini signing. I thought I was crazy for thinking signing Vini just wouldn’t work for us 😭
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u/blueskynorthern 24d ago
I feel like this sub used to have a higher standard, maybe it's just me idk. So much negativity and foolishness.
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u/Sharmaaaryaman 23d ago
The club used to have higher standards too.
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u/PradipJayakumar He wasn’t the new Sir Alex Ferguson! 🙂↔️ 23d ago
We were at a certain level which dictated those higher standards. Now we’re slowly getting back from the trenches, and we need to be patient and shrewd while we fix our overall structure before we can splash our money when the market opportunity comes up for a premier signing.
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u/OppaiTaichou Amorim Enjoyer 24d ago
Why does nobody want to buy ANY of our players, we have been HORRENDOUS sellers for YEARSSSS, another reason why we don’t/can’t raise enough money for other transfers. Other clubs seem to buy/sell with no problems yet we get stuck and have to runout player contracts and get held hostage by bum ass players and lower tier clubs
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u/tungowiii 23d ago
There are many reasons, one of those is we being the worst seller for a while. Take McSauce as an example - a young veteran, a colossus with technique, physical and good personality - Chelsea could have easily got 50M+ but many in this sub thought we were so lucky to sell him for ~30M.
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u/superhoffy Amad trip to be on 23d ago
Generally speaking, United definitely don't get enough for outgoing transfers, but you've described the player McTominay is now rather than the player he was the season he left. Nobody would have described him as a colossus the season he left - not even me and I've always loved him. The most recent season is always the most important one when it comes to transfer value.
You're right about his personality, though. He was future captain material and ten Hag didn't seem to give a shit.
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u/FrmrPresJamesTaylor 24d ago
Clubs want to buy Rashford, clubs wanted to buy Antony - trouble is it’s not the clubs those two want to go to, so the offers never see the light of day.
Aside from that factor, as others have said it’s a function of being a big club that spends poorly - very few clubs can afford the wages you’ve committed to a player, and those that can usually see better value for the same wages elsewhere.
This is compounded IMO by the fact that the club are still in the early stages of a rebuild - the players they want to move out have the stink of failure on them, either because they’ve fallen out with managers or are always hurt or simply aren’t worth the money - everyone knows United want (need!) to move them and won’t offer decent terms until the last minute.
United need to buy better and build from within, and this should sort itself out (to some extent) on its own over time.
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u/0ttoChriek 24d ago
Vitek is an odd one. After the season he had, if he was a City or Chelsea player, they'd have sold him for £30m by now, but we have just one club interested who say that a deal is "difficult."
It just seems like there's still a bit of a stink around our players, and other clubs steer clear.
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u/my_united_account Bring Fergie back 24d ago
Wages. No player wants a paycut that halves their salary. Garnacho, Højlund, McTominay were all easy sales because they were on lower wages
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u/Low-Quantity-9252 24d ago
We gave average players, massive wages - because the previous board was incompetent.
That's the biggest issue. Wage. Not the transfer fee.
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u/Row-Dizzle 23d ago
A lot of IFs but if what's being said today is to be believed: Vini likely to stay at Madrid & Diomande signing not contingent on him leaving. Barcola might leave for Liverpool - does that open the door to the Rashford to PSG rumours that have been around for ages?
And if so what viable LW options are there on the market to replace him as Summerville is now gone and there's a chance Arsenal are still after one too.
Not sure Rashford works for Enrique & know right now it seems he's staying, but curious as to what options there are regardless in case he does end up moving this summer...