United working on a deal for Toby Alderweireld

Originally Posted by Cream

70 mil for a Toby?

Beggars belief.

My gran's dog was called Toby. Get him signed.

There can't be that many centre halves in the world you couldn't buy with £70million, if we're paying that we're £#%&!ed, the new manager next year will be getting quoted a hundred and eleventy million for every @#%&!.

Sell laurel and Hardy to cover the cost. Some crazy bastard would cough up for them.

Toby Alderweireld isn't top transfer target on Manchester United's eight-man shortlist

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...ireld-14767811

A number of defenders are understood to be on United's radar, including Raphael Varane, Jerome Boateng, Kalidou Koulibaly, Milan Skriniar, Alessio Romagnoli, Jose Gimenez and Caglar Soyuncu

In other words they haven’t a £#%&!ing clue who our transfer targets are.

Caglar Soyuncu

Arsenal "closing in" on that one apparently. 35 mill.

Originally Posted by Baron

It's honestly as easy as this - Spurs want £70m, so we either pay it or we go elsewhere.

If Mourinho & Woodward are in agreement that we want the player, then we get him.

If we don't pay it, we don't get him. Spurs need the cash for their stadium & likely to fund other player purchases. Levy won't accept a penny less than their own valuation.

We'll obviously sell someone else, lets say Lindlof to Everton for £35m () then really we are getting him at a net £35m, which is probably where the boardroom maths comes in. Wouldn't be surprised to see someone else get £#%&!ed off & someone promoted into 4th CB sport as well, we're well stocked with numbers in that position, albeit not the quality. Smalling & Jones are surely on thin ice, Bailly I think survives despite his weird in & out squad status. Rojo is signed up & flexible. Lindlof appears to be a bit nothing but if someone wants to cough up for him so be it. Tuanzebe / TFM could come back into the fold as squad options & someone like McTominey has been slated to drop back?

Point is, Alderweireld is a quality player, far better than we have & low risk in regards to settling in, experienced in the league etc.

Bailly
Alderweireld
Jones
Rojo
Tuanzebe / TFM

Smalling has pretty much been Mourinho's first choice centre half, when fit. Not sure why he would get rid of him before others.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Smalling has pretty much been Mourinho's first choice centre half, when fit. Not sure why he would get rid of him before others.

Mostly just my own personal preference, no idea who's got Mourinho's favour - seems to change every few months on a whim as well.

If we pay 70 mill for Alderweireld then we're more in need of a director of football than I thought

meanwhile, arsenal get sokratis for £16mio.

Originally Posted by AK14

In other words they haven’t a £#%&!ing clue who our transfer targets are.

Have the media decided how much we’re paying Sanchez yet.

Originally Posted by jem

meanwhile, arsenal get sokratis for £16mio.

You'll find that to be genuinely expensive in the coming months. He's pish.

70 million is the new 30 million.

Originally Posted by Buck

Know something we don’t?

Originally Posted by Baron

You'll find that to be genuinely expensive in the coming months. He's pish.

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

If we pay 70 mill for Alderweireld then we're more in need of a director of football than I thought

In fairness look where trying to be clever with Lindelof got us.

United have needed to break the bank for a top centre-half since Rio and Vidic left. When they both went we all wanted Hummels. Four years later and that void still hasn't really been properly addressed. Whether Alderweireld is quite as good as hyped is another matter, but tbh after a few years of trying to unearth a great CB I'm in favour of paying silly money for the best finished article we can get.

Originally Posted by ScarFace

£#%&! him off this summer, get him for £25mil next. Buy somebody just as good this summer for £#%&!ing half of what Spurs want.....simple

Or get him for £75mil this summer, then £#%&! him off for £25mil next

Originally Posted by Zorg

Or get him for £75mil this summer, then £#%&! him off for £25mil next

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Originally Posted by Baron

We'll obviously sell someone else, lets say Lindlof to Everton for £35m () then really we are getting him at a net £35m, which is probably where the boardroom maths comes in.

Except that we already paid £30m and wages for £#%&! all for Lindelof so we're getting shot of him for a net nothing. And then paying £70m for a replacement.

Which I'd still do though.

Originally Posted by Surfers do Charlie

Except that we already paid £30m and wages for £#%&! all for Lindelof so we're getting shot of him for a net nothing. And then paying £70m for a replacement.

Which I'd still do though.

The issue is, the spurs player wants out, their manager wants him gone and next season a clause kicks in he can go for £25mil.....so why the £#%&! are we paying over the odds for him.

Pay 50mil or £#%&! him off till next season, cheeky plastic arsenal @#%&!s.

Originally Posted by ScarFace

The issue is, the spurs player wants out, their manager wants him gone and next season a clause kicks in he can go for £25mil.....so why the £#%&! are we paying over the odds for him.

Pay 50mil or £#%&! him off till next season, cheeky plastic arsenal @#%&!s.

this. then use the £25mio saved to gazump arsenal on sokratis. :0)