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If they want Matic lets force them into bargaining for Martial, would slot in anywhere in the front three and has bags of potential. Mourinho has no issue selling youngsters for a ready made player either.

 
yorkleyblue said:
But how many of you lot have been whingeing all season that Matic just isn't good enough?
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That's got nothing to do with selling him to a direct rival. Even if he's not good enough for us, if he strengthens their squad, or gives them more options, or basically is anything other than a complete and utter Djilobodji, you should never sell to a rival.

 
Agree he gives them options, but I don't think he strengthens them. They have Pogba & Fellaini, I just can't see a pairing of Pogba & Matic working.

 
ducavis said:
Agree he gives them options, but I don't think he strengthens them. They have Pogba & Fellaini, I just can't see a pairing of Pogba & Matic working.
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I imagine it'd be Matic holding with Herrera and Pogba either side in a 3. 

 
Zeta said:
That's got nothing to do with selling him to a direct rival. Even if he's not good enough for us, if he strengthens their squad, or gives them more options, or basically is anything other than a complete and utter Djilobodji, you should never sell to a rival.
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RIP Mourinho said:
I imagine it'd be Matic holding with Herrera and Pogba either side in a 3. 
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But, if he's as pants as some posters in here would have you believe, he would weaken their squad, not strengthen it.

 
Remodez said:
Don't care how he performs for United, selling to rivals is just something you don't do. 
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I agree on a general level. Problem is that if we are looking to move Matic on and United are interested, we are not likely to get similar bids elsewhere. In recent years it seems like there is more emphasis on how much money we get for a player rather than who the buyer is. Besides, if they are looking for a Matic type player, I think they would be able to find someone of similar quality elsewhere. If we were to sell him to United, I think it makes some sense from a business perspective.

 
Would depend on price and potential replacements to me. If we sold him for same price as Bakayoko and we got in someone with more skill on the ball that may be okay. 

What I don't understand is why he'd go back to Jose. Somehow after being subbed off as a substitute (when he looked and later admitted to being humiliated) I thought they never made up. Given last year's links with Juve possible some of this is agent talk?

 
yorkleyblue said:
But how many of you lot have been whingeing all season that Matic just isn't good enough?
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RIP Mourinho said:
He'll improve Utd defensively but that isn't where they struggle. They struggle to score and Matic will just make that worse with his one dimensional football. Let him go for £40m+
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yorkleyblue said:
But, if he's as pants as some posters in here would have you believe, he would weaken their squad, not strengthen it.
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Doesn't matter if he wasn't good enough in a midfield 2 here. He could improve them in a midfield 3 with Herrera and Pogba either side of him as has been pointed out. He's been awful for us lately but Jose will use him as a DM which frees the other two to go forward more, Pogba especially. Don't give a rival team what they want or make it easier for them. If they offer silly money for him, 40m then by all means yes but they'd just buy someone else in that case.

Keep him and worse case we sell him on for less next summer to someone else. It is a two way street but I have a hard time believing some club outside England wouldn't be interested in him for a reasonable price

 
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IliyaKrostin said:
Unfortunately, we have to sell him this summer. He can be great DM for top teams and we can make a good deal. 
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Exactly the reason to not sell him.

Selling him to united to make a midfield 3 of Herrera-matic-pogba would be like giving united a massive push for the title. 

I have always felt that matic would be great as a DM in a 3-man mid, where he can just sit in front of a 4 and let the likes of cesc/pogba concentrate on attacking.

Selling him to united would be a massive mistake.

I would keep him, because I feel Conte WILL move to a midfield 3 (3-5-2), which would suit matic and cesc far more as well as our new rumored buys - bakayoko and tolisso.

 
Loving the idea of a Man United midfield pivot of Fellaini and Matic, in games where Herrera is suspended, and Pogba is injured or styling his hair ... :)

 
No freaking way we are selling him to Jose's United. We won't get stronger by selling the title winning team. I'm a critic of Matic, but he deserved his game time for good reasons.

 
Apparently he has agreed terms with United.

Interesting Jose has gone for Matic ahead of Fabinho.

 
Surprised he would want to play for Jose again. Jose seem to completely rob him of his confidence in the last half a season. 

Not a fan of selling to United unless it's ridiculous money. Though I don't believe he will add too much to the United squad. 

 
^ I guess that depends on the price. He wasn't really worse last season than Pogba... :-)

 
I wouldn't sell to United but not because I rate Matic.

hes not a great footballer but I hate selling to rivals when we don't get the same back. 

 
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