39 minutes ago, BordeauxBlue said:

The team is set up for David to flourish, not sure how he'd do in the prem. Not convinced he's the level we need to push us on either 

Ah so you think our set up would suit him but he would not suit the PL?

20 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Ah so you think our set up would suit him but he would not suit the PL?

Neither, he would need to adapt to both and I don't think he's good enough.

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Chelsea may do more incoming business other than centre back. Remember what I told you on Nkunku, in case he or his agent says let me go, could be one to watch. @FabrizioRomano

Sounds like there are whispers Nkunku may want to leave this month. Assuming we will bring in an actual ST if he does. 

Looks like we are either in for Guehi or recalling Trev. 
Guehi has 18 months left so his price should be lower than the £75 million Newcastle were quoted in the summer. We also have a 15-20% sell on clause which should mean he’d cost around £50 million.

A no brainer if it’s legit.

1 minute ago, 19seventyone said:

Looks like we are either in for Guehi or recalling Trev. 
Guehi has 18 months left so his price should be lower than the £75 million Newcastle were quoted in the summer. We also have a 15-20% sell on clause which should mean he’d cost around £50 million.

A no brainer if it’s legit.

Anything more than £40m given the bold is daft. 

I also hope he isn't the only CB we bring in this month and the summer. 

Sell Disasi for 12m

20% sell on clause

40m offer for Guehi 

Should cost us 20m in total. Looking at it like that, it’s definitely worth doing.

6 hours ago, dansubrosa said:

Sell Disasi for 12m

20% sell on clause

40m offer for Guehi 

Should cost us 20m in total. Looking at it like that, it’s definitely worth doing.

 Minus 20m for Chalobah? 

2 hours ago, Dr. Socrates said:

 Minus 20m for Chalobah? 

Palace aren't keen on player plus cash deal for Guehi apparently. That being said they might consider converting Chalobah's loan to a full time deal in the summer.

10 hours ago, 19seventyone said:

Looks like we are either in for Guehi or recalling Trev. 
Guehi has 18 months left so his price should be lower than the £75 million Newcastle were quoted in the summer. We also have a 15-20% sell on clause which should mean he’d cost around £50 million.

A no brainer if it’s legit.

Smart move is to sell Disasi and recall Chalobah (in his shoes I would say; “no thanks”), and reassess the market in the summer. Find it weird we are not looking at Barca with their current issues. Christensen is fit and no getting game time, he is probably available on loan. He can also cover the Lavia hole in midfield. Araujo would also be a world class buy, and Barca are in negotiations with Juve for a sale.

I've always wondered if Guehi is tall enough, and thought he was sleeping at the Euros on some goals.  But he is well rated by all in PL, and if Newcastle were willing to pay near £75M then it says a lot.  Would support him arriving and having a little more presence, assertiveness and quality in CB position. 

Don't see what the fuss with Guehi is. He's not much better than the options we have, and he's homophobic. Don't want him here.

I see we are being linked with Kobbie Maino. 
 

44 minutes ago, 19seventyone said:

I see we are being linked with Kobbie Maino. 
 

PR machine out in full force.

Will be plenty of false links sent out to try and appease the fanbase, as they have done basically every window.

Yeah, but oh my god Mainoo would be truly incredible. Fantastic player.

We have Santos

David Ornstein has tweeted they could reluctantly listen to offers for him.

Bravo Jim Ratcliffe!

He’s really making a difference at that club lol.

It’s come from Ornstein who is quite reliable. United fans don’t seem happy about it. 

Mainoo and Manchester United are far apart in negotiations with Mainoo wanting around £200,000 a week. United may decide it’s better to cash in now or the Summer. Chelsea leading the race. (@ChrisWheelerDM) #CFC
 

Not sure we’ll pay £200k a week

17 minutes ago, JM7 said:

Mainoo and Manchester United are far apart in negotiations with Mainoo wanting around £200,000 a week. United may decide it’s better to cash in now or the Summer. Chelsea leading the race. (@ChrisWheelerDM) #CFC
 

Not sure we’ll pay £200k a week

Not a chance 

Where’s Mainoo playing? Not sure why we’d spend £50-60 plus million on a central midfielder when we have Enzo, Moses, and Lavia.  Especially when we really need a center back, goalie, and possibly a new striker.  

I know we make some mental decisions at times but I don’t see this as anything other than paper nonsense.

3 minutes ago, DarkMata said:

Where’s Mainoo playing? Not sure why we’d spend £50-60 plus million on a central midfielder when we have Enzo, Moses, and Lavia.  Especially when we really need a center back, goalie, and possibly a new striker.  

I know we make some mental decisions at times but I don’t see this as anything other than paper nonsense.

Utd fans don’t even think he is a CM. They feel long term he is better in the pocket behind a centre forward.

15 minutes ago, JM7 said:

Mainoo and Manchester United are far apart in negotiations with Mainoo wanting around £200,000 a week. United may decide it’s better to cash in now or the Summer. Chelsea leading the race. (@ChrisWheelerDM) #CFC
 

Not sure we’ll pay £200k a week

United's financial situation is a complete mess. All these years of buying recklessly and getting nothing in return (outgoings) and their lack of UCL football this season (and probably the next ones, too) have put them in FFP & PSR territory and they are now forced to sell in order to buy any more players. If Amorim wants new players, he must sell first, there is no way about it anymore. Mainoo represents pure profit, but he is no way an 80-100M player as those deluded muppets at RedCafe think. United are desperate and clubs know this and their squad options are limited in terms of what players represent any value in the market in terms of FFP and PSR. Because if they want to sell Hojlund for less than 74M two years after they bought him for that amount, they are in an even bigger trouble as the deal would be registered as a loss. Same goes for Mount, or Zirkzee or all of the other bang average players they bought in the last couple of years. They cannot sell them at a loss for the moment. They will probably try to sell Mainoo and Garnacho and get rid of the big wages like Rashford, Casemiro, Eriksen to free up some space.

At the moment I believe United try to make Mainoo look like a w**ker in the media to please their fans when they will eventually sell him, telling them he did not want to play for them anymore and wanted a new fat contract. Truth is they are in such a big mess, they are forced to sell him if they are to even think of new signings.

8 minutes ago, petre ispirescu said:

United's financial situation is a complete mess. All these years of buying recklessly and getting nothing in return (outgoings) and their lack of UCL football this season (and probably the next ones, too) have put them in FFP & PSR territory and they are now forced to sell in order to buy any more players. If Amorim wants new players, he must sell first, there is no way about it anymore. Mainoo represents pure profit, but he is no way an 80-100M player as those deluded muppets at RedCafe think. United are desperate and clubs know this and their squad options are limited in terms of what players represent any value in the market in terms of FFP and PSR. Because if they want to sell Hojlund for less than 74M two years after they bought him for that amount, they are in an even bigger trouble as the deal would be registered as a loss. Same goes for Mount, or Zirkzee or all of the other bang average players they bought in the last couple of years. They cannot sell them at a loss for the moment. They will probably try to sell Mainoo and Garnacho and get rid of the big wages like Rashford, Casemiro, Eriksen to free up some space.

At the moment I believe United try to make Mainoo look like a w**ker in the media to please their fans when they will eventually sell him, telling them he did not want to play for them anymore and wanted a new fat contract. Truth is they are in such a big mess, they are forced to sell him if they are to even think of new signings.

Agree with what you said except the bolded part. Manchester United are a financial behemoth. They are #2 in football revenue despite a decade of failure on the pitch. Their ability to generate sponsorship and merchandising revenue is like no other club on the planet.

We know that revenue is tied to success, which suggests that Manchester United's revenue is the current floor. If (admittedly, a big if) they ever get their sh*t together on the pitch and start competing as a top club again, they will utterly dwarf every other club, including Real Madrid, in financial terms. 

And if that ever happens you can bet your last dollar we'll see talk of scrapping PSR and the ESL all over again.

4 minutes ago, SydneyChelsea said:

Agree with what you said except the bolded part. Manchester United are a financial behemoth. They are #2 in football revenue despite a decade of failure on the pitch. Their ability to generate sponsorship and merchandising revenue is like no other club on the planet.

We know that revenue is tied to success, which suggests that Manchester United's revenue is the current floor. If (admittedly, a big if) they ever get their sh*t together on the pitch and start competing as a top club again, they will utterly dwarf every other club, including Real Madrid, in financial terms. 

And if that ever happens you can bet your last dollar we'll see talk of scrapping PSR and the ESL all over again.

I agree, but it looks like the sponsorship deals alone can't bail them out any longer. It worked for the past 10-12 years, now reality finally hit them and must find other sources of income, too. 

2 hours ago, ducavis said:

Utd fans don’t even think he is a CM. They feel long term he is better in the pocket behind a centre forward.

Even then he’s competing with Palmer and Paez next season.  Don t see him as a necessary addition.  The directors probably see profit making more than squad improvement if they can get him on the cheapish side of £50 million that is.