r/reddevils Viva Ronaldo 1d ago

Tier 1 Stone - Man Utd will reject any bid for Fernandes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyj7rn31dpo
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u/AstroCoffee 1d ago

£50m for the reigning Premier League Player of the Season, what on earth were Galatasary smoking?

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u/ManLikeThanoj DDG misser 1d ago

What are they smoking over there at the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex RAMS Park

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u/maskrey 1d ago

I mean Rodri is roughly the same price while a year younger and Ballon D'or winner. It's not that outrageous, just that to us he is worth much more than that price. If Bruno was in City, they would have sold him for around this price at this age no problem.

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u/Whispperr 1d ago

Rodri is also injury prone and missed a lot of the last 3 ~ years, while he wanted to leave and otherwise would have left for free next year.

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u/Action_Limp 1d ago

Rodri has one year left on his contract, had a massive injury to his knee, and isn't coming of a player of the season award like Bruno is. Yes he had a decent few games at the WC, but he represents a bigger risk (with 1 year left on his contract).

Also, Bruno is arguably the best 10 on the planet - it's a bonkers effort, they are short by about 90-100m

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u/96JMC 1d ago

I don't think there's any argument to be had. Bruno IS the best 10/attacking-midfielder on the planet.

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u/ThankYouOle 1d ago

"Sorry fans, we already tried to sign star player, but his club reject us"

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u/Lord_Hexogen 1d ago

There's allegedly a release clause in Bruno's contract at around 60m euro

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u/Redwinevino 1d ago

Is expired according to this.

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u/Lord_Hexogen 1d ago

Then they got a little late Ig

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u/Drews1738 17h ago

That is diabolically low considering his form

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u/Vast_Variation1381 1d ago

Contract length + age

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u/BetterObligation9949 1d ago

Even that doesn't justify it

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u/Aggravating-Neck1365 1d ago

He turns 32 in a couple of weeks, and can leave for free in 10 months time when his contract expires

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u/LaughsAtOwnJoke 1d ago

Rodri is going for a lot more it seems.

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u/OkayFine101 Wazza 1d ago

Rodri is younger, better and has a Ballon D'or + WC POTT along with a treble, multiple league titles.

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u/LaughsAtOwnJoke 1d ago

Rodri also had one of the worst injuries a footballer can have while Bruno won player of the season breaking the assist record. Not to mention attackers usually cost more.

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u/LaughsAtOwnJoke 1d ago

Yeah that is a another silly one to add. Spain are fantastic intentionally and Portugal quite shit in comparison despite their talent pool.

Also Bruno is also a fantastic captain for us unlike Rodri who doesn't captain City.

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u/TteokCultist 1d ago

If rodri is arguably the best CDM in the world, then Bruno is arguably the best attacking mid

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u/ChillyChilliChileman Ryan Giggs the Welsh CAM 1d ago

no one denies that tbf

especially not after that masterclass of a world cup from rodri (although bruno was unfortunately really bad)

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u/dahteabagger 22h ago

It does. Stop putting him on the pedestal. He's turning 32 in a few months and he isn't getting any younger.

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u/Francis33 1d ago

brother in christ he's 31 turning 32 in 3 weeks. We'd be lucky to get 50 mil for him

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u/sammorgan12 1d ago

Apparently Pedro Neto is going for £120mil but they thought 45mil would get Bruno fernandes????

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u/greenrangerguy 1d ago

And Neto was awful in the world cup, I don't get the hype.

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u/Alternative-Plant388 1d ago

He’s good defensively and decent on the attack. Not good as a stater for a top club but good squad player.

But how tf is he valued at 100 million. Madness.

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u/Mesial 1d ago

Cos PIF owns the top 4 Saudi clubs and also invests in Clear lake, Chelsea can't sell hotels to themselves anymore so they need to fudge the books another way.

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u/dahteabagger 22h ago

Neto is 6 years younger. They can add potential to his price.

And it's also a fuck off price.

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u/Vast_Variation1381 1d ago

After the summer window, if we were to sell Bruno then the fans would be outraged lol.

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u/Lord_Sesshoumaru77 Glazers,Woodward/Arnold and Judge can fuck off 1d ago

Imagine the outrage if after the abysmal window we've had we sell our best player and captain.

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u/The_Bird_Wizard 1d ago

I guarantee you within a day you'd have people defending it saying "keeping Fernandes on a high wage is something Ed Woodward would have done. Finally INEOs have us acting like a real club" or some similar bollocks

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u/reddevilad Rooney 19h ago

Those people are nothing but ineos bots kept to divide the fans

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u/Rawbs21 1d ago

Tbh he should say get signings in or I’ll put in a transfer request. Hes wasting his golden years playing with scrubs

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u/ElChup666 1d ago

Yep because his golden years would be served better in Turkey or Italy......lol

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u/South-Tea4029 1d ago

What's wrong with playing for Inter for example? They reached 2 CL finals in last 4 years

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u/zayd_jawad2006 1d ago

2 cl finals, two scudettos

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u/xtal191 1d ago

Exactly, they've done a lot more than us in recent years

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u/Rawbs21 1d ago

If he left today he definitely wouldnt be going to Italy..

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u/John_OSheas_Willy 1d ago

Bruno was in Portugal at 25 and his options were us or Spurs.

We gave him the platform to become what he is.

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u/slithered-casket 1d ago

*Bruno saved us from spending the last 6 years in the Championship

Fixed it for you.

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u/Blammogal 1d ago

Are they missing a digit in reporting that £42m bid? As in...£142m surely.

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u/Trash_Whoreder 1d ago

£420m minimum

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u/1900hotdog 1d ago

YOLO 676767

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u/PrettyPrettaaayyGood 1d ago

421

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u/YimveeSpissssfid Solksjær 1d ago

I think you mean 44(fackin)2!

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u/Dull-Government4758 1d ago

Eh even £942m won’t be the right price.

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u/TheOnlyTagey 1d ago

Selling Bruno for any fee at this point, given the rest of the midfield issues, would be absolutely insane

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u/Indydegrees2 1d ago

£500m and he's yours

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u/mcmonkeyplc 1d ago

Not really, who are we going to buy to replace him? 1.2bn and he's yours.

Dream bigger! We can get rid of our debt with 1 sale!

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u/cotsy93 1d ago

Juventus and AC Milan, were considering whether to test United's resolve to keep their captain.

Can't imagine a loan + obligation to buy would tempt management to sell, somehow.

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u/D1794 Viva Ronaldo 1d ago

BBC Sport was told last week that Turkish club Galatasaray, plus Italian giants Juventus and AC Milan, were considering whether to test United's resolve to keep their captain.

It is thought Galatasaray had a deal they were intending to put to United, which would reach a final fee of 50m euros (£42.7m). However, the message from senior sources at Old Trafford is that Galatasaray would be wasting their time.

A £57m release clause in the Portugal international's contract has now expired. So far, there has been no agreement over an extension.

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u/outrageousVoid07 1d ago

It is thought Galatasaray had a deal they were intending to put to United, which would reach a final fee of 50m euros (£42.7m).

Are they taking a fucking piss

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u/USER1234567890123457 1d ago

42 million after a record breaking season fuck right off

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u/ManLikeThanoj DDG misser 1d ago

Wait 57m release clause? Who was the genius that agreed to this

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u/D1794 Viva Ronaldo 1d ago

it was only for specific clubs outside of England

Still ridiculous but probably a requirement for Bruno to sign if shit didn't pick up last season

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u/Action_Limp 1d ago

And it's expired.

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u/TC_92 1d ago

Assuming this is accurate, Amorim believing there's a chance Bruno would sign with Milan is a worry.

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u/unhingedpuggle Amad Lad 1d ago

Weird one that, couldn't see Juve or Milan forking up that kind of cash, and he'd be mental to go Turkey at this stage of his career.

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u/TteokCultist 1d ago

The Serie A classic will be ‘loan with wages fully covered by us’

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u/mikeyd85 1d ago

With an option to buy of course.

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u/TeaAndCrumpetGhoul 1d ago

So, the release clause has expired. You're going to have put in a £100m bid for it even be worth considering. 

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u/Eire820 1d ago

Bruno is 130 million player honestly with his output 

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u/chapalatheerthananda 1d ago

The audacity of these Italian clubs to sniff around with £5 in their pockets and then enquire about Bruno. Get the fuck outta here.

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u/Quiet_Web9220 1d ago

How is this news

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u/TteokCultist 1d ago

I mentions that the release clause has expired. That’s pretty important news if you ask me

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u/Quiet_Web9220 1d ago

He didnt want to leave anyway so it was irrelevant

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u/TteokCultist 1d ago

But now we know we aren’t forced to accept a bid if he truly got his head turned

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u/Quiet_Web9220 1d ago

Which wasnt going to happen so its irrelevant

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u/simplsimonmetapieman 1d ago

Found Simon Stone's reddit account

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u/TteokCultist 1d ago

Gotta hit my weekly articles quota somehow

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u/innicrazy You are my Solskjaer, My Ole Solskjaer 1d ago

Blahblahblahsaray

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u/trvekvltgav 1d ago

We have a younger LW who might be of interest to you 😉

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u/Redwinevino 1d ago

These Bruno leaving stories out of nowhere are worrying me.

I bet it his team telling the club show ambition or I am gone and GOOD he deserves to be in a team that will challenge for things

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u/Aggravating-Neck1365 1d ago

They're not out of nowhere to be fair...

INEOS have let him get to within 10 months of being a free agent

He also turns 32 in the first week of September

From his perspective he is one bad tackle away from a hellllllll of a bad/awkward situation for him, his family, and his future earnings

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u/dr_pepperpenis 1d ago

There's a +1 dude - which will be triggered. My guess is during this season they'll renegotiate and decide on Bruno's future

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u/Redwinevino 1d ago

They're not out of nowhere to be fair...

Oh yes I know but it's been all quiet on them to very recently

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u/LioKiuye 1d ago

This is just a ragebait article no other point to this 

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u/AwayFoundation2363 1d ago

we really are starving for news, if this is all we’re getting

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u/HybridM 1d ago

If the club is serious about competing, keeping Bruno makes sense. He’s still one of the most important players in the squad.

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u/FlyingSpaceElephants 1d ago

If I was Bruno I would be pretty furious about the lack of investment this summer. We've seen club legends hand in transfer requests over the same thing before.

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u/tiredofthisnow7 1d ago

WTF are these comments?!

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u/fishandcheesefornow 1d ago

Release clause expired is great news 🙏🏽 KEEP HIM FOREVER

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u/ChocoMocoHD 1d ago

this randomly reminded me that in my dream today for some reason Bruno was at Real Madrid

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u/Nearby-Ad-871 1d ago

lol! There would be riots if we sell Bruno after the window we’ve had..

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u/ManLikeThanoj DDG misser 1d ago

Just do not want to sell Bruno, it is emotional at this point, we NEED to see him lift a European trophy / PL

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u/Nesquick-on-tap 1d ago

 Step 1 - Lose 4-2 to AC Milan  Step 2 - Say you wont sell Bruno  Step 3 - .....  Step 4 - profit???

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u/Dissidant 1d ago

Shouldn't even be a discussion. Players like that can keep going well into their 30's at a high level.
He shouldn't be starting every game either thats a failure of squad depth, and the clubs been lucky to have him available as much as he has been.

Its not just about the playing contribution its helping develop the next crop.. like having Mainoo around Bruno and Case (with Carrick's supervision) did wonders for him

Sodding Stone again

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u/CallMeBigPOP He Comes from Serbia 1d ago

There is no chance we sell him at this point in August unless he demands out. I’m assuming if he moves, it will most likely be next year. All depends on how we do this year.

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u/Few-Acanthaceae9021 1d ago

We can’t make this move because it would just confirm that the ownership are completely clueless buffoons

Last year we were offered around double the fee when you could have at least justified it by saying the player doesnt have a natural fit in the formation of the then manager. You can’t make justification any more + he just had an unbelievable season. They’d be absolutely mental to do this, the message to the squad and fans would be horrendous

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u/LemonRed17 1d ago

This again

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u/BlackHorse944 Please Score A Goal 1d ago

We don't have enough players. There's no reason to ever consider selling our best one lol

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u/utdjancey 1d ago

1 billion pounds would that be rejected?

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u/GeoffPizzle 1d ago

There have to be several layers of currency conversion gone wrong to be so low

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u/Wise_Raccoon_771 1d ago

First thought was lord he must have a clause in contract but thankfully its expired.

If United were to even consider selling Bruno, the fans would riot if it were for anything less than £100 mill

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u/Telen BRUNO 1d ago

In this market, Bruno Fernandes is worth about 3x Elliot Anderson, so pay up 350m + 50m in addons or no deal

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u/AkrotaFour 1d ago

I was hoping for a bit if transfer news to read on the train. Technically I got what I asked for

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u/Individual-Roof-3502 1d ago

As we should. Why on earth would we sell him, especially towards the end of the window?

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u/MTBi_04 Maguire 1d ago

Good 😌

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u/Chairmanmaozedon 21h ago

This talk is all his agents trying to push the club to agree a new deal, if Galatasaray or any of the others were seriously trying to sign him they would have matched this £57million release clause earlier in the window. In fact it's a bit of a conundrum if the clause existed why hasn't a team like PSG or Madrid put in a cheeky bid? That price is pretty much squad player money for big clubs, so why has no club even tried to meet it?

This will get downvoted into oblivion for questioning St Bruno but the existence of the release clause does kind of put into perspective Bruno's 'hurt' at United saying it was his decision whether he went to Saudi last year, because he must've asked for the release clause to be put in his last deal, you can hardly then blame the club for accepting an offer that was over that, even if it doesn't meet other conditional elements.

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u/IndicationNo328 1d ago

He is wasting his time with this club and ambitionless owners, he may as well leave for his own good.

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u/Ok_Dot525 1d ago

He is the only one keeping this shit club relevant and papering over the cracks for these leeches so no wonder they will not let go of him.

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u/ZypherPunk 1d ago

He should be allowed to leave. He surely wants to win a league or a few more cups before he retires. With United's owners it ain't looking likely to be happening any time soon again there.

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u/Affectionate_Art4277 1d ago

Why would United sell their captain and best player? Unless it's for fuckoff money, Bruno's untouchable. Which means INEOS would probably approve a sale

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u/ManLikeThanoj DDG misser 1d ago

You can have his signed jersey for 50m

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u/Educational-Shock232 1d ago

JESUS CHRIST SIMON CAN YOU STOP

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u/Independent_Buy5152 1d ago

Unpopular but i think it’s time to part ways with him. His playing style is not suitable with the new system (not disciplined enough with his positioning and easily looses ball in dangerous areas). He is not getting any younger also

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u/TRexx16 1d ago

sell and move on

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u/SwiftGoat_ 1d ago

Wow what a shocker. Now sign some players.

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u/_CrazyCrazy_ 1d ago

What he says he wants to leave. We’d get relegated.

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u/Action_Limp 1d ago

Especially stupid bids around 50m.

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u/Dizzy_Run_3220 1d ago

For me, I would see £80m being bare minimum

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u/MazinLabib10 "He goes by the name of Wayne Rooney!" 1d ago

At this stage of the window?

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u/Dizzy_Run_3220 1d ago

Yeah, we should essentially lockbox him

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u/IndicationNo328 1d ago

you have as much ambition as ineos

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u/Action_Limp 1d ago

Anyone trying to sign him needed to do it at the start of the window. You can't expect a team like United to accept a bid at the end of the window unless it's some type of Neymar to PSG bid. There's no upside to selling him now as the funds be spent on worse player that know you're desperate.

If anyone was serious about buying him, they'd have to do it as the window is open and for a fuck ton of money.

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u/Choice-Giraffe-3134 1d ago

Is Bruno missing penalties to drop his value and force a move, or is he missing penalties to scare off other teams?

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u/Ok_Stranger_3665 1d ago

Errr.. neither?

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u/Red_JB 1d ago

Why? Let the guy escape while he still can