Harry Maguire - City to HIJACK United's £75m deal

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

if we want to get back anywhere near the top an average 26year old from Leciester shouldn't be our first choice for a marquee signing...

What, like city with Mahrez last year?

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

No, no it isn't, as Siders Said, if we want to get back anywhere near the top an average 26year old from Leciester shouldn't be our first choice for a marquee signing...


You don't watch football though.

Probably need to get away from 'marquee' signings in the first place tbf, and build an actual team.

Scousers signed Van Dijk from Southampton...

Originally Posted by Buck

He's Phil Jones if Phil Jones could stay injury fee

Originally Posted by MrBishi

What, like city with Mahrez last year?

Chelsea signed Kante from Leicester too

Don’t get why it matters where the player is signed from tbh.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Probably need to get away from 'marquee' signings in the first place tbf, and build an actual team.

Nah, let’s sign Mustafa from Arsenal.

He’s the type of player United should be going for...

Why do people keep saying we are going to pay. It’s not your money you @#%&!s Ffs

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

No, no it isn't, as Siders Said, if we want to get back anywhere near the top an average 26year old from Leciester shouldn't be our first choice for a marquee signing...

Granted, he’s certainly no lovren or matip.

We should be £#%&!ing grateful he's even willing to come here.

We are shit. We were the 6th shittest out of the big clubs.

We've chewed up every good player that's signed for us since Fergie.

We have a manager who only has the job because he played for us, was cheap and went on a good run

We cannot attract a better defender than him, at this moment.

I FOR ONE WELCOME HARRY !

Originally Posted by puressence

Why do people keep saying we are going to pay. It’s not your money you @#%&!s Ffs

Because it's our club you fat £#%&!.

Originally Posted by windy waffles

Because it's our club you fat £#%&!.

Is that it. You contribute £#%&! all to Utd the forum or life in general you £#%&!ing massive £#%&!ing tit .. you don’t even pay to the site never mind utd transfer fees

Originally Posted by puressence

Is that it. You contribute £#%&! all to Utd the forum or life in general you £#%&!ing massive £#%&!ing tit .. you don’t even pay to the site never mind utd transfer fees

Originally Posted by puressence

Is that it. You contribute £#%&! all to Utd the forum or life in general you £#%&!ing massive £#%&!ing tit .. you don’t even pay to the site never mind utd transfer fees

That's because I'm not allowed to donate you blimp.

on his podcast he said this..

https://twitter.com/cappaMUFC/status/1150829704846413824?s=20

That's about how long it takes for the outsize electroencephelagram machine to be delivered

Originally Posted by Coracao

I don't know how many could even rank 20 defenders playing the game today. It is a sea of mediocrity and no one on here watches near enough football to even think about compiling a list. He is an improvement on what we have IMO. Past caring about fees in this current climate. They are absurd, but I ain't paying...thank £#%&!.

tibs ranks Chris 'Mike' Smalling pretty high up that list if that assists?

Originally Posted by puressence

Why do people keep saying we are going to pay. It’s not your money you @#%&!s Ffs

Its more the fact the money can be used elsewhere and sign a better calibre of player.

Man utd dont have an endless pit of money despite the annual "WARCHEST (battle cry!!!)" Of which the media are briefed about. Compared to todays market they can be competitive provided they dont spent more money than needed on players.

Macguire is an english cb playing in the premier league, naturally would then come up with the 20-30 million extra mark up a non english player would cost.

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

Its more the fact the money can be used elsewhere and sign a better calibre of player.

Man utd dont have an endless pit of money despite the annual "WARCHEST (battle cry!!!)" Of which the media are briefed about. Compared to todays market they can be competitive provided they dont spent more money than needed on players.

Macguire is an english cb playing in the premier league, naturally would then come up with the 20-30 million extra mark up a non english player would cost.

Who then? Who is better for 30 million less?

Originally Posted by sweetleftfoot

Who then? Who is better for 30 million less?

There was something about alderweirald going for 25-30 million.I dont know , I am not head of recruitment for man utd. You would like to think they have a 2/3 defenders they could be going for.

If an 80 million pound macguire is the best we can do then we are £#%&!ed. He is no better than smalling. His deficiencies will be overlooked at leicester.

Originally Posted by ScarFace

on his podcast he said this..

https://twitter.com/cappaMUFC/status...846413824?s=20

Given castles’ mourinho connections and subsequent bitterness, it probably means he’s going to city.

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

There was something about alderweirald going for 25-30 million.I dont know , I am not head of recruitment for man utd. You would like to think they have a 2/3 defenders they could be going for.

If an 80 million pound macguire is the best we can do then we are £#%&!ed. He is no better than smalling. His deficiencies will be overlooked at leicester.

I'm just glad we've bought someone that pushes Phil Jones and Rojo further down the pecking order. And I'd take Zammo Maguire over Eric Bailly.

If he turns out to be equal, or better, than Mal Donaghy then i'll be happy enough.

I imagine anyone on this forum would have been moaning like £#%&! when fergie bought Steve Bruce or paid a record fee for pallister from lowly Middlesborough. Probably the equivalent combined fee of around £110m at today’s rates.

Consistency, plays every week, good character, potential captain, a desire to play for united. Easily taken every step up in his career. Still not good enough for some. People underestimate the importance of these things, especially for a central defender where you need the same two players playing every week. On balance, he’s everything we need in this current squad. This is how you change a shit dressing room culture.