Dybala Talks Starting ..

Originally Posted by Whip Hubley

Exactly. I'm less concerned with the finishing of chances, more with the creation of them - if Pogba doesn't stick around we have £#%&! all creativity.

If we don't create loads of chances, putting away a decent proportion of those we do becomes more important.

Originally Posted by Coracao

I would say having a regular goalscorer is a bit of an issue if you want to actually compete to win things. And the forwards are part of the 'creativity' problem.

This. I don't have any faith in the forward line we have. A consistent / prolific striker needs to be on the payroll. Rashford shows no signs of banging in 25+ a seasom and don't get me started on the rest of them.

Yes, you build from the back but goals win games not defences. Look at the CL the last four seasons.


A creative midfielder and striker would get us back in the CL.

Talk this still has legs...

Originally Posted by andyroo

Frugality?! We just paid a record fee for a megacephalic grunt whose price quadrupled in fourteen months.

It's a heady cocktail of incompetence, incompetence and more incompetence that's steering the good ship United onto the rocks.

At no time since the World Cup has he been available for under 75m.

Originally Posted by Part 36 Offer

Talk this still has legs...

Oh shut up.

Originally Posted by Jammy Dodger

At no time since the World Cup has he been available for under 75m.

The world cup started under fourteen months ago.

Originally Posted by Part 36 Offer

Talk this still has legs...

Was hoping that united’s statement was a clever negotiating tactic that would see Juve capitulate before they see some actual footage of Lukaku and come to their senses. But then I remembered that this is a coveted player at a top club and not a tyre supplier or noodle brand.

I put our chances somewhere between hysterical condescending laughter and behave yourselves .

Originally Posted by andyroo

The world cup started under fourteen months ago.

So he was available for 20m last May?

Personally, couldn’t care less what he cost. I care that he turns out to be a good signing that addresses a number of our issues, because the previous 600m prior to this summer didn’t address one.

Originally Posted by AK14

Someone to sit deeper and dictate the play would be a much better signing over an attacking midfielder imo.

Would allow Pogba to play further up the pitch and stop the need for him dropping deeper the longer games go on when we can’t create £#%&! all.

No clue who that player is though, but you’d hope a club the size of United would have people running things that do know who that player is...





Would honestly much prefer Longstaff.

Savic ......

Originally Posted by oohahhpaulmcgrath

Savic ......

Isn’t he a more attacking midfielder?

We should have been all over Fabinho.

https://twitter.com/_gifn/status/1158481739855085569?s=21

Originally Posted by AK14

Isn’t he a more attacking midfielder?

We should have been all over Fabinho.

https://twitter.com/_gifn/status/115...855085569?s=21

Well this has just opened the door for Di Maria to make his long awaited return.

Originally Posted by AK14

Isn’t he a more attacking midfielder?

We should have been all over Fabinho.

https://twitter.com/_gifn/status/115...855085569?s=21

He'll be all over that like me on chips.

Get paid loads too. No brainer.

Originally Posted by Part 36 Offer

Talk this still has legs...

I can’t imagine how Lukaku and Dybala can still be at Utd and Juventus come the start of the season after everything that’s happened. Something’s going to give. Hopefully we get Eriksen and Inter step up to 70m; alternately Juve stump up the 15m to cover image rights.

He’s wearing a small childs Anderlecht kit ffs.

https://mobile.twitter.com/SkyKaveh/status/1158491536369303552

For a player who didn't want to move, makes sense that we walked away. Shame.

Originally Posted by windy waffles

https://mobile.twitter.com/SkyKaveh/...91536369303552

He’s like a tradesman who doesn’t want to take a job so quotes 4 times his usual rate in the hope that the client says no. If they still want him he has a shitty job that he doesn’t want to do but he’s quids in.

Hearing it's back on...

As frustrating as this is, we've done the right thing.

Paying anything they ask for to players that dont want to be here has killed us the last few years.

A big feature of Ole's recruitment has been getting players that want to be here. Watching the reaction of James, AWB and Dr Slab has been great to see - they're hungry and want to be here.

We cant just abandon that.

If he needed a little convincing, then fine, but we shouldn't beg and just pay whatever.

Italian press still saying we’re in talks and that he’s agreed the wages but agent fees are the sticking point. Wonder if Juve pay them to get the deal done?