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24 Jan 2025 22:25:37
I mentioned that I wouldn’t be surprised if we made a move for Nkunku/ Felix with Garnacho going the other way. It’s now being reported that we’re in for Nkunku. We haven’t seen much of him in the league but clearly a top talent. What’s everyone’s thoughts? He would cost £70m but can play the number 10 roles. He’s performed well in Europe so it might give us a boost there if we’re to bring him in.
1.) 24 Jan 2025 23:13:31
Felix makes more sense positionally I think under Amorim’s system.
Still uncomfortable with the sale of Garnacho. Rashford can go, but there’s a player there with Garan.
2.) 24 Jan 2025 23:37:28
Maybe Garnacho plus a little cash?
Still can’t believe this club is having to consider this type of deal but it’s the new model for raising cash. Almost a two steps back to move forward situation.
3.) 25 Jan 2025 05:42:44
Isn’t Nkunku always injured?
4.) 25 Jan 2025 08:14:03
I'd stay clear of nkunku, we don't need another injured player. If we were looking at anyone from chelsea I'd look at Carney Chukwuemeka.
I hope garnacho stays. Think he adds something different to the other 10's we have.
If it is about having to sell rather than wanting to, I hoe he ends up at napoli.
5.) 25 Jan 2025 08:59:41
I agree Tom.
There are a number of players I’d allow to leave ahead of Garnacho to free up and raise funds. But when we’re being realistic, look through the actual squad and who could actually raise any funds for the rebuild?
Lindelof, Maguire, Casemiro, Rashford, maybe Onana? Malacia?
Not exactly a stellar list and none are much sought after. This goes without saying nobody till but Shaw, Antony or Mount from us. Mount’s fitness is actually more vital to us than we know. He’s perfect for the 10 roles.
6.) 25 Jan 2025 09:48:25
I agree - I would love to see Mount out there giving 100% because that’s not always guaranteed in a United shirt.
7.) 25 Jan 2025 11:49:49
£70m is a crazy fee for a player who cost Chelsea £52m two years ago and has spent most of the time since out injured. When he has played for them, he hasn’t been great.
I might be tempted by a Felix-Garnacho swap deal as I think the former is probably a better fit for Amorim’s system than the latter, but like others, I’m not sure how I’d feel about letting Garnacho go to a rival. It’s clear that he’s not a good fit for the system that Amorim wants to play, but also that he has the potential to become a top player. Seeing him do that with another Premier League club would be a lot more painful than if he did it overseas.
8.) 25 Jan 2025 13:57:22
I like Nkunku, but the player we should absolutely be going after for that 10 role is Cunha from Wolves.
Additionally, we need to significantly drop our asking price for Rashford. He needs selling before Garnacho, and is obviously of no use to us as he’s not even being considered for selection. Drop Rashford’s price to £30m and I genuinely believe we’d have multiple offers within hours. It would allow the West Hams of the world to become plausible.
Likewise with Casemiro. £10m would have the Saudis, Americans and Brazilians swarming.
All of a sudden, our sixth choice no.10 and fifth choice midfielder are out the door and we have £40m in the bank plus saving circa £600k per week in wages.
9.) 25 Jan 2025 17:11:17
If Garnacho leaves in January I'd consider Nkunku on loan until the end of the season without an obligation to buy but maybe with an option.
He's a good player, but has a patchy injury record.
10.) 25 Jan 2025 19:07:33
Wonder if no takers for Rashford it means he might play in place of Garnacho on the left.
11.) 25 Jan 2025 22:50:58
Would ya shappy? Are you in charge of united transfers now?
12.) 26 Jan 2025 11:41:01
Endo, I can neither confirm or deny that. ?.
20 Aug 2020 19:50:40
Hi ed,
There are reports coming out the United have made a “concrete†offer for Gabriel.
Is there any truth to this? It was only yesterday that it was being reported he had chosen Arsenal as his destination.
I know you mentioned Napoli and City have a verbal agreement on Koulibaly and that if he does leave, Gabriel would like to go Napoli.
Seems he is highly rated with some top clubs after him.
Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - I have no idea what a "concrete" offer is. Clubs rarely offer money for players without discussion. Manchester United spoke to those representing Gabriel last week. One offer from another side was withdrawn as they considered him a good player but immature and rather flakey. A decision on his future will soon be made.}
1.) 20 Aug 2020 20:51:39
Thank you ed.
Are you able to confirm the side which has pulled out.
{Ed002's Note - Spurs.}
2.) 20 Aug 2020 21:13:07
Thanks ed.
3.) 20 Aug 2020 23:08:08
It’s been mentioned that Gabriel’s preference would be to join Victor Osimhen. It sounds like Napoli are one of the teams that have made a bid, so it would make sense that he is on his way there. I’m just joining the dots, could be wrong.
4.) 20 Aug 2020 23:50:52
Bet he ends up at Arsenal.
5.) 21 Aug 2020 07:17:58
I wouldn't be surprised if these United links in the past couple of days is so they can run the "whoever beat United to key signing" headlines.
6.) 21 Aug 2020 07:32:15
Someone at Utd is hell bent on accumulating a very large centre back collection if this happens.
7.) 21 Aug 2020 08:57:15
Eric79,
Hopefully it means we will actually get a top defender at last.
8.) 21 Aug 2020 09:04:18
Mad hatter,
You mean til he has a poor game and everyone turns on him? That’s the usual process isn’t it.
9.) 21 Aug 2020 13:00:05
Discountdave,
That is true. But given that our CBs have been poor most of the season.
I have always felt Bailly should be olayed at the back. A run of games and confidence he would be great at the back.
10.) 21 Aug 2020 14:07:01
Not saying our defence has been great this season but it’s been no where near as bad as people would have you believe.
I agree with Bailly I think he can be good but the issue with giving him a run of games is that he can’t handle a run of games he’s far to injury prone.
I mean everyone raves about Tuanzebe but wouldn’t signing another CB limit his chances (admittedly he needs to prove fitness as well)
11.) 21 Aug 2020 15:34:23
MH, That's the problem with Bailly, he gets injured far too often.
Tuanzebe also missed tons of games through injury.
Jones, I have nothing to say.
So what we can observe is, there is really noone to genuinely challenge Lindelof and Maguire.
19 Aug 2020 18:33:03
Just my opinion but I think we will walk away from the Sancho deal and look to sign Grealish and a cheaper attacker like Brooks.
I would say the cost of those two would be similar to the cost of Sancho himself.
If this is the case then I don’t see us closing the gap on city or Liverpool and expect another battle for top 4. Not where we should be.
1.) 19 Aug 2020 18:57:07
Your forgeting agents fees, and his agents will be looking around €50M per Ed002.
2.) 19 Aug 2020 19:03:49
We'll have to see how it pans out. City and Chelsea seem to be making waves in the transfer market. Even if Liverpool stand still they will still finish comfortably above us.
The question is, is it worth blowing our whole budget on one player, or using that money to add much needed competition amongst the squad?
Ole hasn't quite got the grips of squad rotation yet. Probably the latter solution may be best considering his propensity to burn the first 11 out.
3.) 19 Aug 2020 19:13:10
Mumbles,
Unfortunately when we get linked with good players to improve the squad people moan about them as well, just have to look at social media today to see the embarrassing posts about David Brooks.
4.) 19 Aug 2020 19:33:25
Waves?
5.) 19 Aug 2020 19:39:06
David Brooks at the £20 million valuation would be a great addition to the squad.
The manager only fancies about 14/ 15 players which will cause problems over a long season with no break and injuries.
We need to be clever this summer. Money is finite and we don't know what's around the corner.
Someone like James Rodriguez to bolster the squad. Think a little outside the box.
6.) 19 Aug 2020 19:40:19
This isn’t a dig at Brooks or Grealish but my main point is I don’t see how this would help close the gap.
You do have to weigh things up and as Mumbles mentioned, it may suit Ole that he maybe has some better squad players to rely on. I think you can also spin that and ask should he be getting better out of his squad? McTominay and Fred are not bad players. Ighalo has shown he can do a job for sure but has then been criminally underused. Why did we sign him on until January?
Ultimately, if you improve the first 11 then you improve the squad.
City, Bayern, Barcelona, Madrid all have amazing squad depth and that is mainly down to consistently signing quality players for their first 11. They are not worried about who gets upset in the squad. They are worried about being the best. We say we belong in the bracket of super clubs but IF we do decide to pass on Sancho and go for someone like Brooks, what does that say about our ambition to get back to the top? Brooks definitely does not help close the gap.
We signed Daniel James last year and ended up using him as a first team player. A 15m kid who clearly needed to be bedded in. We then had to use Greenwood, who again is a kid. He is an amazing talent but I do worry how much pressure we will be putting on him to perform.
If it’s not Sancho then I want us to go out and buy someone with similar ability.
I have no idea how much someone like Brooks would go for but reports say 40m. Grealish is being mentioned as an 80m player. I think we could find better value elsewhere in Europe. The obsession with British players is a bit strange.
7.) 19 Aug 2020 20:11:12
Definitely not for me Amz. With Sancho you have a potentially world class player who improves first 11. With the other two you have squad depth. You don't close the gap buying average players for squad depth. Go for top players, that's the way.
8.) 19 Aug 2020 20:11:41
Eric, iv used what's known as an analogy. Iv taken Chelsea and Man Citys transfer activity and used "wave" to show the momentum and the fact they seem to be constantly moving.
Anything else?
9.) 19 Aug 2020 20:19:46
OP you just made up a hypothetical situation and from that decided we won’t finish top 4 😂
I think we will sign a quality RW, we’ve needed one for years. Interesting couple of months ahead.
10.) 19 Aug 2020 21:00:16
Wazza, Ed002 has confirmed the alternatives we are looking at.
I’m only giving my opinion on what I think would happen if we didn’t sign someone like Sancho and went down the route of Brooks for example.
I said it would mean we would still challenge for the top 4 as we did this year. Not sure where I have said we would finish outside the top 4 😊
You never know. We may! Top 4 went down to the last game this year and Chelsea have already improved with some top signings. I hope you’re right and we do sign a quality right winger but if it’s not Sancho then I’m not sure who is available that is the same quality as him.
11.) 19 Aug 2020 21:15:02
It's a tricky one to get right. Do you put all your eggs in one basket or spread the risk?
We could spend 120m on Sancho plus the 50m to his agent. Then in his first game he could do his knee in and be out for the season.
Then we would be faced with competing next season with the same squad as we had for this while all those around us have improved.
We have seen with Shaw, who was the most expensive teenager at the time, he took a year to settle. Then at the start of his second season he broke his leg and he has struggled for fitness ever since.
There comes a point where you decide a player is too expensive and too much hard work to pursue anymore. Both Real Madrid and Chelsea have already come to that conclusion with Sancho. I wouldn't hold it against our club if they came to the same conclusion.
12.) 19 Aug 2020 21:35:22
Brooks and Grealish and we will win the Champions League and League double.
13.) 19 Aug 2020 21:35:53
I would not want to be the one making the decisions when it comes to the this sort of money Shappy.
I just hope whoever we do sign is signed early so that they can bed in with their new teammates.
Not everyone will hit the ground running like Bruno.
14.) 19 Aug 2020 21:27:38
I think brooks will help close the gap as we can rotate him in 2/ 3 positions without a very large drop in quality. Becomes invaluable in a condensed season with champions league football. We can’t have the wheels coming off after 10 games with the first 11 unchanged.
15.) 19 Aug 2020 23:29:44
The ed has said we are interested in sancho and grealish .
Both would cost a bob or 2 . Not sure where all this, we have no money or can't buy anyone else if we buy sancho talk has come from?
But it seems to be the same people who have originally argued we shouldn't buy him.
I will be amazed if we only buy 1 player this summer.
16.) 19 Aug 2020 23:57:21
The argument was always Sancho and Grealish would cost upwards of £200 million. With the manager showing he can't rotate a team very well and is leajs to the press that the squad is poor, spending that much money on two players is ludacris.
Considering we've been deferring our loans and the uncertainty of what's around the corner. For half that amount of money and some sales, we could bring in 3 or 4 players that would help the manager achieve his goals next year. Because playing the same 11 week in week out and making subs on the 88th minute will probably get us till November before we're in the famous Ole downward spiral.
17.) 20 Aug 2020 06:56:37
Yes Mumbles. City signing Scott Carson and another defender who cannot defend certainly has caused shockwaves. Not sure that’s the correct use of the word analogy but hey ho. This is a football site not grammar school.
18.) 20 Aug 2020 08:16:02
jred its happened before with these idiots at the helm, moyes only got the wig, and jose only got fred,
both were sacked the same season.
we need quality players not just to make numbers to rotate.
we need a CB, CDM another CM, RW and even a striker.
19.) 20 Aug 2020 10:23:27
Bolger i will be absolutely amazed if we only sign 1 player .
I actually think we have bought quite well of late.
20.) 20 Aug 2020 20:39:29
Mumbles, you seem convinced that Ole just doesn't want to, or know how to, rotate the squad.
Look at the players he has to rotate with, players like Lingard and Andreas, who most of us can't wait to get rid of. In his position, would YOU be in a hurry to rotate players like Bruno or Greenwood for them?
I don't see the attraction of Brooks, he'd be an ok squad player, might become more in time, but just as likely he'll be the future Lingard. Buendia looks like a much better player IMO.
21.) 21 Aug 2020 10:18:36
Sancho will sign. I can’t see the club letting this deal collapse.
19 Aug 2020 17:16:11
Hi ed,
I have a feeling that United may cash in on Henderson to fund some transfers this summer.
Do you know if this is the case?
I cannot see him wanting to be a number 2 behind De Gea who has completely lost his focus over the last two years.
Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - That hasn't been the plan. He has unfortunately lost his chance for another season on loan at Sheffied United, so probably a loan elsewhere. If they make him available for sale then there will certainly be interest.}
1.) 19 Aug 2020 17:46:56
Ed i know it would be unlikely we would try and sell but would there be any interest in ddg.
{Ed002's Note - If he is not available then no.}
2.) 19 Aug 2020 18:25:40
Thanks ed.
I would be surprised if he’s happy to be loaned out again.
16 Jan 2020 15:19:19
Hi Ed002,
Are you able to confirm if United have made an approach to Lille for Soumare?
Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - Boubakary Soumare (DM/CM) - Soumare is being touted around the clubs that have money to spend and several have spoken with Lille but want the €60M asking price reduced. His "agent" (and I use the term loosely) says the player has no interest in joining Spurs or Arsenal but his client is the ideal replacement for Pogba or Kante and is attracted by the money available to players in England. Valencia, Real Madrid and Napoli are others who have been looking at him on a regular basis - but price is an issue. Until the summer Manchester City had an interest since he was at PSG and it was suggested he could fill the role of Yaya Toure well. Monaco saw him as a Bakayoko replacement but have stepped back. Watford pressed Lille in the summer but they would not sell. Brands wanted him at Everton but was forced down the Gbamin route by an advisor. Newcastle and Leicester also showed some intert that went nowhere. Not first choice but RM are talking about an offer of €40M plus a loan back. Probably one for the summer unless someone plays well over the odds.}
1.) 16 Jan 2020 16:44:11
Thanks for the detailed reply Ed.
{Ed002's Note - You ae welcome.}
2.) 16 Jan 2020 17:16:59
Ed, I've not seen much of Soumare aside from a game or two. Do you feel he is a good prospect and which of the club's after him do you feel he would be best suited at?
Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - He is well liked - whether or not he would fit in at MU is a different matter.}
3.) 16 Jan 2020 18:20:51
Amazing in depth reply Ed002, that is why we only look on here for news and not in the fiction media.
4.) 16 Jan 2020 19:53:10
Inhope
The op asked him to confirm if we have made an approach for Soumare.
He didn’t answer yes or no so I’m personally none the wiser to the question.
5.) 16 Jan 2020 21:19:16
Chorlton from his reply you should assume our 'interest' is nonsense.
6.) 17 Jan 2020 03:46:05
You are missing the point redwishkey. You may well be right and our interest is nonsense. However he does then go on to question if he would fit in at United so you may well be wrong. So back to my original point I’m none the wiser.
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06 Jun 2025 21:46:32
Would love a big brick s***house in goal. Van der Sar, Schmicahel, proper units. there's one in Serie A that we’ve looked. Savic and he’s 6’8. That will do.
1.) 06 Jun 2025 22:59:46
Schmeichel**.
2.) 07 Jun 2025 08:34:42
15 mill would get him they say, still supposed to be a bit eratic though . only seen him on you tube -but yes i'm with you, love my keeper and 2 centre halfs to be 6,ft 6 tall and up for a bit of argy bargy in the box when needed. Chris Smalling an exception -that lad was as weak as water.
{Ed077's Note - we never could get a WP sorted for him when we first got him.
3.) 07 Jun 2025 10:01:47
I'd like Martinez to keep with our theme of Premier proven players in their peak years. I also love that he divides opinion with his antics and character.
We need more fiery players in this squad like him and Cunha to light a match under the rest of the teams arses when standards drop.
{Ed077's Note - not for me.
4.) 07 Jun 2025 16:37:30
Milinkovic-Savic is a good shot stopper but he's limited in lots of facets of the game. He's an upgrade on Bayindir but I'd have major doubts about him being first choice for us.
5.) 07 Jun 2025 10:57:23
Ed 077, would love to hear your thoughts on who you think should take Onanas position.
I'll be honest, I don't know much about other keepers around Europe. I just feel Martinez is solid and a safer option than most. We can't (literally) afford to fuck up the GK position again.
{Ed077's Note - if Maignan is on the market for 20 odd million as is being reported then I'd go in for him, no questions asked.
02 Jun 2025 20:03:41
MBEUMOOOOO!
30 May 2025 11:53:57
If INEOS do not sell Bruno Fernandes for that much then they’re one thick bunch. Time to move on. Won’t be another situation they will get this lucky. If they do mess this up, they will regret it.
1.) 30 May 2025 12:05:52
Amz, what a ridiculous statement.
Please tell me how a player of his calibre in a crap team can be replaced.
It's unreal that people just think, yep, there's 100m, straight into the kitty and he can be replaced, it will help us rebuild.
There is no guarantee that a) that money goes into our transfer kitty and b) a player of that quality can be replaced at all.
He is too important to the team.
Build with Bruno, not without.
I think that this a choice that will be down to the player. I believe the club and coach have planned their transfers on him staying.
2.) 30 May 2025 12:57:57
He’s talented, agreed. We can’t afford these luxuries though. He has 2 years on his contract and approaching 31. Probably a good few years left in his legs but Manchester United comes before Bruno Fernandes. This squad desperately requires a raising of its level and we can’t do that without funds. We finished 15th, on the last day of the season with him. I don’t think he’s a natural fit for the “system” either.
3.) 30 May 2025 13:13:56
Firstly, it'll be down to Bruno if he goes or not. The club cannot force him to leave.
Secondly, Bruno is by far our best and most important player. Without his contributions this season we'd probably be starting next season in the championship.
We are in a catch 22 position with Bruno this summer.
Given his age, wages, and the massive fee we would get for him that would go a long way towards helping us rebuild our side. It absolutely makes sense to sell him.
Yet on the other hand he is our captain, our best player, and selling him absolutely weakens our team. There are absolutely no guarantees that the players we sign to replace him even match his level for us, let alone surpass it.
If we keep him and he declines then it's seen as a mistake.
If we sell him and the replacements don't immediately step up, then it'll be seen as a mistake.
On balance selling him is probably the best solution, given that he will 100% decline at some point, and our need for cash to rebuild the team is high.
4.) 30 May 2025 13:24:25
I tend to agree Amz. It's not up to the club though. If Bruno does not want to go then he won't.
The club can accept whatever offer they like but it's not their decision as he has a contract. I think he would be crazy not to accept 200. Net over 3 years in wages.
Maybe not even a starter for Portugal in the wc. I doubt a move would see him ommitted from the squad. 31 at begini g of next season i think the club would be crazy not to accept that sort of money for him circa 100m .
I'd probably have a different opinion if he was 27 but at this stage I'd say we've seen the best of him.
The squad needs rebuilding and sacrifices need to be made in order to do that.
Psg have up great players a have Barcelona and Liverpool all have done well since.
I see both sides of this debate and it is a tough call.
I don't think either view point as 'ridiculous' that's a ridiculous statement in itself.
If the king dies its long live the new king.
Dozens of better and much more successful players have played for and left the club simple as that.
5.) 30 May 2025 13:39:04
But there are not dozens of quality players at this time, in fact only 1 quality player and that’s the player we are talking about!
Ok 100 mil lot of money, but is it, because they are saying 100 mil for garnacho and Antony, I know I would never swap Bruno for those two, so what we going to replace him with for 100 mil…… we will be in even a worse position then we are currently without him!
Everything is not about money, which these pages seems to become transfixed with!
We lack goals big time and we want to sell our only source of the rare commodity of Goals, that’s ludicrous.
6.) 30 May 2025 13:52:58
If he wants to go and we are getting north of £100m then we should support the decision and take the money. If he does not want to go I would not be pushing him out the door. Personally I think he is desperate to turn us around and be the captain when that happens.
I think that Amorim see's him as the one player that can be relied on to be his general on the pitch. he is not perfect in an Amorim team but has the ability to cover both the 10's and midfield roles.
I would expect we could still recoup some decent money next year even if he only stays for one more year.
7.) 30 May 2025 13:53:08
I’d like us to take the emotion out of some of these decisions and that is obviously hard to do as fans but the board and ownership are paid to make these decisions. Yes, we cannot force him out but I think if the club approached him and said we need to reinvest, he would move on. The money to be earned is generational wealth for the lad and his family. It’s not that we don’t lose out on his talents, but we are not in a position to be placing one player above the club, especially with the situation we are in. Of course he would be missed if it happens but this is football.
8.) 30 May 2025 14:01:03
How many goals did bruno score last season from open play. Pens are important but many can take them.
I'm not sure he scored more than cunha from open play but I've not checked. So whist we don't have dozens of players better than him now they're are dozens out there.
9.) 30 May 2025 15:27:07
Just sell whatever class we have left.
10.) 30 May 2025 17:00:12
Quality stuff this lads. Our only world class talent.
Everyone declines at some point but he still is the best performer by a million miles.
He had 38 G/ A last season.
But look, the club have a great track record of buying quality and developing them ? sell him ?
We are no longer a football club, we are now a financial institution, turning into Brighton, selling our best player.
11.) 30 May 2025 17:00:34
Dozens of better players out there.
Name then Ken ?.
12.) 30 May 2025 17:01:19
Is this the educated football fan talking Ken? ?.
13.) 30 May 2025 18:54:40
Angel I'm happy to bet any money you like that we will do better next season than this without bruno in team. So if he does leave put your money down.
14.) 30 May 2025 19:16:47
Haha ken, come off it.
My prediction is we do better next season with Bruno in the team. So if he stays, put your money down.
??
Honestly, that is some prediction. We can't do any worse than last season, worse is being relegated, FML, is this the educated football fan coming out in you now?
15.) 30 May 2025 19:17:52
I'm still waiting on the list of dozens, name then.
I'm also still yet to hear your defence of RA given his abysmal reign last season. Told us we just need a better coach ? what happened last year then?
16.) 30 May 2025 22:53:44
Angel it don't have to defend anybody in surprised you think i do
This season was a nightmare but the future looks very brought imo. The business have made great moves and strides this year. Some bad moves too.
I'm very pleased we have the manager we do nothing new there.
As for players better than bruno in world football there are dozens better than him imo. He has been here for 5 or 6 seasons has good personal stats. But it's not a personal game.
I think mctom had a better season than bruno this year.
Was he up for player of the season in epl this season. Vvd is a better player and one I'd rather have in my team than bruno.
The list is endless of players I'd prefer or who I think would make our team better.
I think looking at goals and assistsbis a very narrow way of looking at things.
You have a very different view point that's OK.
If I was picking a prem 11 from this season as a team bruno would not be in it.
None of the top performing teams in Europe over the last 10 years have tried to sign him. His option when coming to injured was us or spurs.
You have a higher opinion of him than most.
If he stays I'm happy if he goes in happy.
I don't judge players on their personal stats in judge players on how the team performs not them individually.
Ww have not performed consistently as a team over the past 10 years. With bruno in it or out of it.
He has done well as an individual if you cont goals and assists.
I'm not alone in my view neither or you.
The list of footballers who have done better than bruno this season or over last 6 years in a very long list.
I don't think he makes the team better results would suggest as much despite his own personal good stats.
Not too many world class players winning no major comps in their career most that are not winning where they are are coveted by the winning teams bruno never was.
As I said I'm not alone in my views they are not right or wrong.
Bigger picture not just the here and now and not just goals and assists.
Your not a subject matter expert and you have as much experience and knowledge of performing heart surgery as you do of managing a professional football team. I'm not sure why your so interested in what I think of players as I'm in same boat.
You like what you like and that's fine.
Psg got rid of a load of their'top' players as did Liverpool and Barcelona and indeed united.
We've had dozens of players better than bruno and been fine.
If he leaves, we will do better without him than we have with him over last 2 seasons I don't have any doubt about that.
Lots of poor players for us have excelled without bruno as their team mate.
I'm not saying he is not a good player but as a team we have not done great with him in it.
17.) 30 May 2025 23:59:38
In the EPL this season:
Bruno 8 goals and 10 assists for a total of 18 goals and assists. The following players have all also managed at least 18 goals and assists this season:
Cunha 15 goals and 6 assists (21).
Mbeumo 20 goals and 7 assists (27).
Cole Palmer 15 goals and 8 assists (23).
Jarrod Bowen 13 goals and 6 assists (19).
Justin Kluivert 12 goals and 6 assists (18).
Jacob Murphy 8 goals and 12 assists (20).
Morgan Rogers 8 goals and 10 assists (18).
Luiz Diaz 13 goals and 5 assists (18).
So there's 8 players in the EPL that have managed the same number of goals and assists as Bruno this year. And that's without me including players who are more strikers than midfielders to keep it fair. But I could have included Salah (47), Isak (29), Haaland (25), Wood (23), Wissa (23), Watkins (24), and Strand Larsen (18) all got more than Bruno.
So just the 15 players in the league who got as many or more goals and assists than Bruno.
Hell there are a lot of players who were that far behind, Elanga (17), Saka (16), Maddison (16), Semenyo (16), Son (16), João Pedro (16), Eze (16), Jackson (15), Iwobi (15), Trossard (15), Gibbs-White (15), Jimenez (15), Delap, Welbeck, Mitoma, Sarr, Amad, Gakpo and Johnson all got 14.
That's another 19 who all got at least 14 goals and assists, with many of them not taking penalties like Bruno and/ or not played as many minutes as Bruno.
So in total in the EPL there were 34 other players across the league that got similar or better numbers of goals and assists this season compared to Bruno.
Yes he's been a great player, but to suggest he is irreplaceable is folly.
18.) 31 May 2025 01:15:17
No arguments that he is a really good footballer. Great attitude always available. Gives his best in every game. I'd not be disappointed if he stays I'm see it as a bit of a win win situation. Far from a disaster if he leaves.
19.) 31 May 2025 10:22:02
Nice stays shappy helps clear the fog.
Of the top 34 assist makers in the top leagues in Europe this season i.e 9 assists or more (bruno had 10)
So less than the Fulham lb Robinson Jacob Murphy and elenga for example.
Bruno ranks 33rd for assists per min played.
It's mad when you look into things how different things are to some perceptions.
Over last 5 years bruno aberdare an assist every 4 games or 365 mins. So a lot less than Jacob Murphy per min played over last 5 years in epl. I think its 14 players in epl with better assist per min ratio.
As I said dozens of players performing as well or better than bruno when it comes to playmaker.
28 May 2025 23:38:01
Cunha Mateta Mbuemo would be a prime Barclay’s premier league front 3 ? I would love it if we could make that happen! It would be fun to watch if we could actually get control of the midfield. I reckon those 3 or players of that profile would cause havoc.
1.) 29 May 2025 09:14:05
I'm sure somebody posted on here if we signed cunha and mateta it could be sang to the lion King tune. Hakuna matata. Cunha mateta.
2.) 29 May 2025 11:34:16
I think Mateta is being slept on by many fans. I think there is a little bit of snobbery when it comes to players already playing in the EPL from a lot of fans. I think it's because they've seen them play more often and for a less fashionable side. People tend to be seduced more by the unknown (or little known) player from a foreign league.
I think fans are also prone to ageism, they only want a player over the age of 25 if they have been playing at a world class level for the past 3 or 4 years. If a player isn't ripping it up by the time they are 22 then fans seem to think they won't be good enough.
Mateta suffers from both those issues. Playing at a less fashionable club like Palace, and being 27 having only really started to live up to his potential in the last two seasons.
Yet there are many examples of players reaching their potential a little later in their career. Drogba didn't move to the EPL until he was 27 for example. While Harry Kane didn't start showing the goalscoring ability he has until he was 24.
I highly doubt Mateta will get to the level of either of them, but I still think he could be a very good option for us this summer.
In a limited striker market with lots of competition for the best players available I'm not sure there are many realistic options better than Mateta.
EPL proven, proven in a system similar to the one we play, a physically strong player who can both score goals and create them for his teammates, good in the air, quick enough across the ground, very good link up play, clinical in front of goal, and entering the final year of his contract do should be available for a more reasonable fee (maybe somewhere between 35-40m, possibly a little less) .
If we cannot get a deal for Gyökeres, and we miss out on Delap then Mateta definitely looks like the next best option.
Currently I think Mateta is a better player than Delap. The reasons I'd have Delap above him are his age and potential means he could/ should become a better player than Mateta in the next couple of years, plus given his fixed low fee and his age he has resale value if he doesn't work out, whereas Mateta doesn't.
Beyond those three options though and the pickings become slim and the gamble on the player becomes much bigger.
Ekitike looks a phenomenal player this year in Germany, but he will be close to 100m apparently, there is lots of competition for him meaning we probably would miss out, while I'm a little apprehensive over signing strikers who scored well in the Bundesliga as goals seem to be easier to come by in that league, with most strikers seeing a significant drop in their numbers when they move to another top European league.
Sesko is another young striker playing in Germany whose doing well. But again he'll be very expensive and there is the worry about whether there will be a significant drop in his numbers when moving to a different league.
Both are young strikers with limited experience and evidence of consistently doing well. They would be a similar type signing to Højlund in a lot of ways, and we've seen how that gamble can play out.
Proven strikers like Isak, Haaland, Mbappe and Kane just aren't realistic options even if we had the money to buy them. The same could be said for someone like Watkins.
That leaves Osimhen, who will cost a fortune both in terms of fee and particularly in wages.
Schick could be available, seems a decent player and maybe a short term stop gap. Although he also has that Bundesliga drop off concern.
Wissa from Brentford could be a decent option, EPL proven, but will likely cost more than Mateta due to a longer contract.
Jonathan David is available on a free and makes a lot of sense, although he isn't quite the right profile for Amorim. He is better at running the channels than being a physical striker who can hold up the ball and link play. He'd be a great second option to bring in but I think we'd need another more physically dominant striker to come in alongside him.
The final striker I think could be a good option is Mateo Retegui who has been prolific in Italy this year. Given that he was born in Argentina despite being an Italian international I don't think he'd have the same issue that many Italian strikers seem to have with their form dropping off when they move away from Italy. He's a good age and is a well rounded striker. The issue is that he plays for Atalanta and we know first hand how much they charge for strikers. I'd expect to have to pay upwards of 70m for him. Being an Italian international, and with the goal scoring season he has had I can't see why Atalanta would accept less than what we paid for Højlund. That fee alone probably rules him out unfortunately.
If we miss out on Delap then we will likely have to pay more for a player either with less potential, or pay significantly more for a player with more.
We probably should be doing all we can to sweet talk him into picking us.
3.) 29 May 2025 12:01:55
I think we have to go prem proven. Raise the general level of the first 11 with players who know the league and perform consistently. There’s no point spending big money on talent around Europe who possibly don’t adjust to the league and country. We’ve been burned a lot of times like that and we don’t have the money to make those mistakes either. I do like the singing of Delap as I think £30m is a bargain for the current market. Signing prem proven players will push us up the table quite quickly.
24 May 2025 08:49:35
Genuinely think we need to cash in on players like Bruno, Casemiro, Maguire, Garnacho. £100m on the table for a 31 year old is crazy money. I expect him to leave.
1.) 24 May 2025 10:04:33
Amz
The club would be very foolish not to accept £100m for Bruno. I thought the final is where he should have excelled, shown leadership, yet he was back to whining, petulance and giving the ball away. Time to sell.
2.) 24 May 2025 11:48:26
Red Man, the way I see it is none of these lot have shown the minerals in the league. That’s supposed to be our bread and butter. Minimum challenge expected with the size, stature and finances of the club. Agreed on Bruno too. I think selling him, Rashford, Shaw and Maguire would represent somewhat of a reset. Yoro showed unbelievable leadership in the game apart from the shot at the end but he’s young and it happens to the best of them. We need to build around the likes of him and quickly. I do wonder how long a talent like him would stick around if things continue as they are. Even some rumbles that Mainoo is open to speaking with other clubs.
3.) 24 May 2025 19:33:18
Well said Red Man.
Maguire in that bracket too.
Mazraoui, casemiro, Shaw, mount, Rasmus too.
All did nothing in the final.
If they can't turn up for a European final, how are they turning up for 38 games.
Put the lot up for sale.
The only players in a decent light post final were Zirkzee and Garnacho, as we had something about us for 20minutes.
The rest were an embarrassment, including Amad, the new golden boy, who equally spent more time throwing his arms in the air. Pathetic.
Oddly, Onana did nothing wrong for once, but he had nothing to do, so we'll leave it at that.
02 Oct 2020 19:04:52
If you’re not going to reply constructively, then just ignore it.
What value do your posts add to this site DanJames and JamalSanchez?
30 Sep 2020 13:20:56
That is some analysis on his injury record Shappy! If we can manage his injury then we have a fantastic two footed player on our hands.
20 Aug 2020 21:13:07
Thanks ed.
20 Aug 2020 20:51:39
Thank you ed.
Are you able to confirm the side which has pulled out.
{Ed002's Note - Spurs.}
19 Aug 2020 21:35:53
I would not want to be the one making the decisions when it comes to the this sort of money Shappy.
I just hope whoever we do sign is signed early so that they can bed in with their new teammates.
Not everyone will hit the ground running like Bruno.
06 Jun 2025 22:59:46
Schmeichel**.
30 May 2025 13:53:08
I’d like us to take the emotion out of some of these decisions and that is obviously hard to do as fans but the board and ownership are paid to make these decisions. Yes, we cannot force him out but I think if the club approached him and said we need to reinvest, he would move on. The money to be earned is generational wealth for the lad and his family. It’s not that we don’t lose out on his talents, but we are not in a position to be placing one player above the club, especially with the situation we are in. Of course he would be missed if it happens but this is football.
30 May 2025 12:57:57
He’s talented, agreed. We can’t afford these luxuries though. He has 2 years on his contract and approaching 31. Probably a good few years left in his legs but Manchester United comes before Bruno Fernandes. This squad desperately requires a raising of its level and we can’t do that without funds. We finished 15th, on the last day of the season with him. I don’t think he’s a natural fit for the “system” either.
29 May 2025 12:01:55
I think we have to go prem proven. Raise the general level of the first 11 with players who know the league and perform consistently. There’s no point spending big money on talent around Europe who possibly don’t adjust to the league and country. We’ve been burned a lot of times like that and we don’t have the money to make those mistakes either. I do like the singing of Delap as I think £30m is a bargain for the current market. Signing prem proven players will push us up the table quite quickly.
24 May 2025 11:48:26
Red Man, the way I see it is none of these lot have shown the minerals in the league. That’s supposed to be our bread and butter. Minimum challenge expected with the size, stature and finances of the club. Agreed on Bruno too. I think selling him, Rashford, Shaw and Maguire would represent somewhat of a reset. Yoro showed unbelievable leadership in the game apart from the shot at the end but he’s young and it happens to the best of them. We need to build around the likes of him and quickly. I do wonder how long a talent like him would stick around if things continue as they are. Even some rumbles that Mainoo is open to speaking with other clubs.