27 Jan 2019 20:58:56
Sly sports reporting that Marcelo may be available, what's people's thoughts on him personally I feel could be a good buy at a reasonable price to compete with Shaw for LB position.

1.) 27 Jan 2019
27 Jan 2019 21:33:57
Personally don’t think the way to solve our defensive issues is to sign a player who has marginal interest in defending.

2.) 27 Jan 2019
27 Jan 2019 21:34:20
If he’s available it’s a no brainer. Shaw has done well to get back in contention but he lacks that bit of quality in the final third for me. His crossing isn’t great and I can’t remember if he’s got an assist. I think he needs to be challenged. Marcelo is up there with the best especially attack wise. Would flourish in this side.

3.) 27 Jan 2019
27 Jan 2019 22:07:36
He will go to Juventus. Makes no sense coming to us unless we require someone who will want a warm climate, dive around a bit and do a few fancy flicks. I will do it for a smidgen of the cost.

4.) 27 Jan 2019
27 Jan 2019 22:08:59
No way jose in my opinion for many reasons:

1.) real madrid will ask for an outrageous fee when they find out we are interested.

2.) marcelo will want ridiculous wages that could be used better elsewhere.

3.) Schweinsteiger, di maria, sanchez and falcao are reasons plenty enough to not go for a player that has been discarded by a top tier club. The motivation wouod not be there.

5.) 27 Jan 2019
27 Jan 2019 23:17:23
Top player on the decline, smacks of a Woodward signing.

6.) 28 Jan 2019
28 Jan 2019 05:33:07
Shaw will keep improving.
He is getting continuous game time after few years.
Moreover, a settled team will help him to get a better understanding with the rest of the team.

7.) 28 Jan 2019
28 Jan 2019 07:20:56
This is true, don't get me wrong I like the fact Shaw is proving a lot of people wrong, but at the same time he needs someone to rotate/ compete with him so he does not get complacent again so I think Marcelo would be a good buy at a decent price for a few years anyway and allows us to concentrate on other areas that need addressing.

8.) 28 Jan 2019
28 Jan 2019 09:59:25
Declining ageing player. Italy is perfect for him. Premier League really not let alone our club. Please no.

9.) 28 Jan 2019
28 Jan 2019 11:55:12
He should be left back. in the changing rooms.

Not good enough for Real Madrid anymore apparently, so if we are aiming at that level then he isn't the kind of player we should be looking at.

Di Maria, Falcao, Schweinsteiger, Sanchez even Zlatan are players we shouldn't have gone after and players we wasted huge amounts of money on in terms of fees and wages, players who have destabilised our wage structure and are causing us problems even now with renewing contracts.

And for what? What vital input did they give our side that couldn't have been done just as well or better by someone younger, hungrier and on lower wages.

Are club has historically always done best with transfers when we sign the young up and coming players, give them the platform and confidence to take their game to the next level. These are the sort of players we should be going for in the future, not 30+ players looking for one final big money pay day.