Ousmane Dembélé to Barça, 130m euros (£117m)

That's a tidy profit in 12 months, great talent though.

Market is mad.

Should have been in for him when he was leaving Rennes The dream is dead.

Dembele at Barca will be something worth watching.

Why the £#%&! do they want Coutinho? Messi, biteboy and Dembélé tearing shit up. Jesus.

Originally Posted by andyroo

Why the £#%&! do they want Coutinho? Messi, biteboy and Dembélé tearing shit up. Jesus.

Coutinho will play in the midfield three I'd have thought.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Coutinho will play in the midfield three I'd have though.

Is he much of an upgrade on Rakitic?

Iniesta not getting any younger I guess.

Originally Posted by andyroo

Is he much of an upgrade on Rakitic?

Iniesta not getting any younger I guess.

Scored 14 last season, which I hadn't realised. worth a punt for them.

The fees we paid for Pogba and Lukaku looking better every day

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

The fees we paid for Pogba and Lukaku looking better every day

or appropriate.

United should be in for Rakitic now.

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

The fees we paid for Pogba and Lukaku looking better every day

We paid about £70m too much for Lukaku.

As for Pogba, we've got £90m worth of social media activity out of him, I guess.

Still waiting on a £90m performance on the football pitch, though. Would be nice...

Originally Posted by dunk

You'd be moaning about him come October anyway

Originally Posted by Jethro

You'd be moaning about him come October anyway

Rarely if ever do I moan about exciting young players pal.

Can't help thinking it's a bit early for him to be going there. Serious talent but he's a way off the finished product, so will need patience.

Aubameyang must be wondering what he has to do to get a move.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Can't help thinking it's a bit early for him to be going there. Serious talent but he's a way off the finished product, so will need patience.

Aubameyang must be wondering what he has to do to get a move.

ALL the attacking talent in the World that is worth watching is going to be pooled at 4 or 5 clubs, the vast majority at PSG, Madrid, Barca and City. Sad state of affairs United have spent half a billion in 4 years and it feels like we're being left behind..

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Can't help thinking it's a bit early for him to be going there. Serious talent but he's a way off the finished product, so will need patience.

Aubameyang must be wondering what he has to do to get a move.

do an Odemwingie - get Sparky to drive him to whichever club he fancies and sit it out in the car park until it happens.

Originally Posted by dunk

ALL the attacking talent in the World that is worth watching is going to be pooled at 4 or 5 clubs, the vast majority at PSG, Madrid, Barca and City. Sad state of affairs United have spent half a billion in 4 years and it feels like we're being left behind..

Easy to be cynical but Martial and Rashford could be it, important year for both of them...

Originally Posted by dunk

ALL the attacking talent in the World that is worth watching is going to be pooled at 4 or 5 clubs, the vast majority at PSG, Madrid, Barca and City. Sad state of affairs United have spent half a billion in 4 years and it feels like we're being left behind..

Yep, the spending at the club has mostly been disastrous since 2008

Originally Posted by Ranier Wolfcastle

Yep, the spending at the club has mostly been disastrous since 2008

We're seeing the difference between genuine footballing ambition and a club being run as a business, I'm afraid . Madrid, Barca, City and PSG are just about success, the rest comes a distant second, United quite the opposite. Destined for a long period of bouncing around 2nd to 6th, at best, and making a similar impact in the CL to Arsenal..

We have had a bit of bad luck too, and a few signing have been long term ones. You look at Shaw, Martial, Memphis and Pogba and there's no shortage of potential. Not a great sign that many players are struggling to kick on here though. Martial the biggest example atm.