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09 Aug 2022 08:11:50
Hi ed002
A name I haven't seen mentioned on the site, Guido Rodriguez, is being linked with Manchester United, are they showing an interest?
Thanks for your time.
{Ed002's Note - Guido Rodriguez (DM/CM) The club have said that if someone comes up with his €75M release clause then he can be sold. There is no interest at that price, but Chelsea and Arsenal have watched the player but without further departures do not need another DM player - although Kante is aging. It seems unlikely the player would want the move after only being in Spain since January 2020, although Real Betis would be open to a sale. A reasonable fee might be €20M-€25M - but that may not be enough for them. If Liverpool are interested, it would not be as a Wijnaldum replacement but more likely a Fabinho replacement - makes no sense. Potentially on the list for West Ham as a Declan Rice replacement. A potential Matic replacement for Manchester United as they continue the amateur games. I am not aware of any approach by Everton.}
1.) 09 Aug 2022 10:33:26
Yep absolutely amateur, childish and arrogant, still not making grown up, well-informed football decisions.
The people running the club have no clue about recruitment and will continue to destroy the club until they are replaced by football people.
So disappointing that nothing has changed.
2.) 09 Aug 2022 11:25:17
Hi Ed002,
So sorry to bother you but, amidst the media excuses, briefings and general United incompetence, your info is really the only news we can absolutely trust.
(Still can’t believe United have pursue FDJ all this time despite being so obvious he didn’t want to come to United. So amateur - should’ve given up ages ago and got decent targets in begire they were all signed, such as Palhinha and Ruiz)
Thus, are you able to offer us any hope in these really dark days about potential realistic signings that United are actually trying to get? (Hopefully DM? )
Or are we going to be stuck with whinging weakling, mother-dominated Rabiot and awful knuckle-dragger Arnautovic?
Thanks for any response and will understand if your response is RTFP.
{Ed002's Note - As I have said before their are options but it is difficult to expect players to drop down a level in many cases. Rabiot wants to kickstart his career and the club seem to have switched attention to him from SMS.}
3.) 09 Aug 2022 18:36:33
Thanks for informed and polite response Ed002: you had every right to tell me to search past posts.
Thanks for your forebearsnce - always difficult to know what to believe at the moment!
19 Jun 2022 05:29:37
Hi ed002
Are Manchester utd showing any interest in David Raum from Hoffenheim? Thanks for your time.
{Ed002's Note - David Raum (LWB) only joined last summer but has had an excellent season turning in numerous assists. Borussia Dortmund made an approach to discuss the player but were told very firmly that he will not be for sale this summer. Other clubs have been taking notice. He was offered and signed a contract extension in January.}
10 May 2022 05:54:30
Hi ed002, I'm seeing a few links with a name I'm not familiar with, Borna Sosa, is there any interest from Manchester United?
Thanks for your time.
{Ed002's Note - Borna Sosa (LWB) Stuttgart have admitted that there has been an approach from Inter Milan to ask about his availability and know that Chelsea could turn to him, but he is not their preferred solution. Barcelona have him on a length list of LWB options.}
1.) 10 May 2022 17:51:58
Ed, didn't want to make a new post, since it's more random names, but have you heard anything on Ignacio? Portuguese media seem to be pushing United's name forward.
{Ed002's Note - Goncalo Inacio (CB) Newcastle have utilised a very high-end scout - an ex-PL player to look at the Sporting player. Sporting will not sell unless there is a huge offer.}
2.) 10 May 2022 20:23:33
Is it true he has a 45 million euro release clause?
{Ed002's Note - Assuming you mean Sosa, the TMS shows it as rather more complex than a simple fee.}
3.) 11 May 2022 00:37:18
I think he was asking about Ignacio. Supposedly the report is Ignacio has a 45m release clause.
05 Feb 2022 13:58:30
Ed002
Any interest from Manchester United in the Barcelona defender Araujo, I've seen us linked a few times with him now?
Thanks for your time.
{Ed002's Note - There was a discussion a while ago - but there are very interested sides and Barcelona are undecided about a couple of things.}
1.) 06 Feb 2022 06:37:08
ED002,
Would Utd be down the list of choices for the player, given that there are very interested sides in him.
Also, are Utd seem as an attractive club for players or they a club where you move for the money whislt possibly not furthering you career?
I hope that makes sense.
Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - Ronald Araujo (CB) Barcelona want to refresh their CBs in the summer and are looking for a long-term replacement for Pique and they know that Umtiti is not the solution they had hoped for - although he has taken a significant drop in wages to stay. This has them looking at Free Agents, with Andreas Christensen their preferred option but there remains a desire for a major buy at CB. They could use Ronald Araujo, who has yet to agree a new contract, as a part exchange option as they look for a solution to their various transfer needs and he is another of the players they could sell, having already spoken with Chelsea, knowing they have a potential CB problem with four Out of Contract in the summer, during discussions over several players. Manchester City offer an option and have spoken with Barcelona. I doubt he would be first choice for Chelsea or Manchester City. His agent has spoken with Manchester United who are expected to look to add a CB in the summer. Barcelona will push for a new contract but to date thatere has been no agreement.
The attraction of Manchester United as a club has drifted over recent years.}
2.) 06 Feb 2022 10:30:54
Thanks ED002.
Hope you have a good weekend.
05 Jul 2019 21:02:51
Hi ed002 hope you don't mind me asking but has the situation with Ddg changed since you last told us the club had messed him about with his contract?
{Ed002's Note - No, there is still no agreement on a new contract.}
1.) 05 Jul 2019 21:14:22
Thanks for the quick reply! 1 more question if that's OK, are there any clubs showing an interest in signing Ddg? Thanks for your time.
{Ed002's Note - If he becomes available there will be interest but timing is everything with PSG looking to someone else.}
2.) 05 Jul 2019 22:58:36
Donnnnnaninananrma from ac Milan?
{Ed002's Note - Right.}
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16 Nov 2024 06:29:31
Just woke up to the sad news above, for someone I've never met its hit really hard. I've visited the site for roughly 14 years everyday, it will be hard not seeing that red ed002 reply again. I rarely write on here but if I ever did ask ed002 a question I've never been as careful as to how I word it not wanting one of his own sharp worded replies! I'm sure everyone will miss his endless knowledge of football transfers and finances, he taught me a lot.
Condolences to his family, all the eds and everyone who knew him.
Rest in peace ed002, you will be missed.
1.) 16 Nov 2024 06:54:58
RIP Pal!
A sad day when anyone passes and even worse when it’s one of the United family.
Condolences, as wiggy has said to anyone who knew him.
You will indeed be missed.
2.) 16 Nov 2024 08:04:17
This hit me hard. I don't comment on here but have been on this site daily at times through out the last 15 years. A huge loss. Will miss his witty replies and ìnfo. RIP Ed002 and condolences to his family and friends.
02 Sep 2023 19:23:15
If and when Evan ferguson becomes available for transfer, utd have to make it happen, what a player he is already!
1.) 02 Sep 2023 20:34:39
Fantastic player, he reminds abit of a young Rooney.
2.) 02 Sep 2023 20:45:09
If such a thing could happen, it would be like someone planted a seed from which a Manchester United player grew!
That's how I see this chap Evan Ferguson.
3.) 02 Sep 2023 21:15:13
Him and Hojlund could be absolutely lethal together and would sort our forwards for the next 10 years.
4.) 02 Sep 2023 21:24:12
I'll bang the drum again, Evan Ferguson. please, next year, do all that you can United. Taylor Made.
5.) 02 Sep 2023 21:44:55
He most certainly will become available and totally agree we should go for him when this happens. Looks an amazing prospect.
Perfect scenario would be takeover completed and funds available for investment next summer, he would certainly cost well over £100m but could be a 7/ 8 year player.
Him and Antonia Silva would be my ideal starts to a new era.
6.) 02 Sep 2023 22:10:34
He should be on the radar of aĺ the big teams not just in the EPL. I am glad for him he is at Brighton and under De Zerbi as well. Just listening to De Zerbi yesterday and of his responsibility as a coach to Fati impressed me, I can't speak highly enough of him and I hope he goes on to great things in the game.
As for Ferguson, it's his strength and power allied to the the quickness of his feet that impress me the most. He reminds me a lot of Gazza in the way he creates space and his quickness over to yards then has the strength to ensure you can't get back at him.
He is going to be a noghtmare for defenders with his back to goal because you are going to battle him physically but he has the speed of foot to turn you in close and with his size you are done. I am really excited to see his development under De Zerbi this year.
7.) 03 Sep 2023 08:49:28
When I suggested Ferguson last season I was told it was a good thing I wasn’t in charge of United transfers.
Ken lawman has made some interesting comments about Ferguson in another post, worth reading.
8.) 03 Sep 2023 09:39:19
Surely he is just a kid with potential. ?.
9.) 03 Sep 2023 09:43:10
He looks a major talent at 18 and gave them a very hard time and pretty damn intelligent footballer for an 18 year old.
I had a sense when Botman got injured nc will struggle. He has been a rock and excellent cb and goes about his business quietly. They are learning the harsh realities of pl and squad debt. Dan burn is a terrible CB and was a disaster lol.
10.) 03 Sep 2023 10:24:18
I hope the lad stays where he is for a couple of seasons, he’s at a good club with a good manager and the right place for him to develop.
11.) 03 Sep 2023 10:58:14
We're talking about not putting expectations on our own fledgling players yet he's younger than Garnacho and already looks like he could lead the line for any team in the Prem.
I've loved watching Brighton since the Potter days. But as de Zerbi said, for them it's not about hanging onto their players but replacing them which they do incredibly well. They've been smart enough to get him to sign another contract recently so I dread to think what they'll want next summer.
12.) 03 Sep 2023 12:34:52
Newcastle were poor defensively. Just like they were against Liverpool when Botman went off. How they never bought a top CB is beyond me.
Good player, especially for age, but still a couple years away from leading the line for a top club. He would be bullied playing for a top club.
13.) 03 Sep 2023 13:44:31
How opinions differ Sydney. So you think two years before he could start for Utd, Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal. I think he's better than anything those teams have. But maybe these aren't top clubs. :)
14.) 03 Sep 2023 16:21:07
He gets a free run at Brighton. If he played for a top team now, he would be targeted and likely man marked. Not saying he wouldn't cope, but I think he will grow immensely over the next two seasons. I think he will go to a bigger club next summer, then a season to bed in. So when he is 20/ 21, he will be a real handful.
15.) 03 Sep 2023 16:25:13
I think the one thing that kid isn't going to be is bullied. Rght now his strength is his biggest asset. The kids that make it young tend to have physical gifts that make up for their lack of experience.
13 Jan 2023 12:38:37
hey ed001,
I love reading your views on players and clubs. As the league is pretty much at the halfway mark i'd love to read your opinion on how ten hag has performed since he arrived.
I personally didn't think he would make as much progress as he has so quickly, I know there's a long way to go but it feels like he's the best thing to happen to the club since sir Alex left. Thanks for your time.
{Ed001's Note - I am so impressed at how far he has taken the club so quickly. I thought he would have needed time to get things back on track, but he did it so quickly it is incredible. He has shown he is more than just a hardheaded disciplinarian as well. I was discussing this with Ed77 just last night and we both feel he has put himself in the next group under the very top coaches like Guardiola and Klopp, with potential to move himself into the top bracket.
You can't praise him enough for how well he has done. There is not one aspect of the club under his control that has not looked to be improved. Players that looked nowhere near good enough for the long term, now look to be good enough. Though even he can't fix Maguire, which just shows he is human and not some kind of wizard.
If I was to give him a mark out of 10, it would be either 9 or 9.5 (if a half point is allowed). The only thing that marked it down is the insistence on certain players that adversely affected the summer transfer window. The de Jong and Antony transfers I mean. The focus on de Jong cost you the chance to fix the midfield and the overpayment on a player that is (at least at the moment) little more than a showpony cost you the chance to buy anyone else.
That is literally the only worry I would have about him. The insistence on only buying players who are either Dutch or have played in Holland. Though I do have a feeling that was just a short term going for what he knows plan until he could get settled in and the scouting dept was sorted out.}
1.) 13 Jan 2023 14:24:38
Ed001, I have a feeling you might be right in that EtH may have leaned more heavily in the summer on players who he knew until he could be sure the scouting department at United is up to his standards.
At Ajax the signings came from a wide variety of places, rather than just players EtH had managed previously or had watched closely.
I guess we'll see in the summer.
{Ed001's Note - at Ajax he had little to no control over recruitment, at United he has the main say, so only time will tell. This is something that we can only judge him on by observing how he acts as United boss. He doesn't seem that inflexible though, so you would have to think it is just a short term fix to get players he is sure of. I would expect him to then build around those with a more varied bunch of signings.}
2.) 13 Jan 2023 16:05:01
Let’s just hope he proves tomorrow he can go against and beat the very best in the business.
Finally feel like we are moving forward for the first time in a decade.
3.) 13 Jan 2023 16:14:04
Judging by what we read and heard the club was not in a good place before he came in and i'd imagine the recruitment team weren’t in the best place either. But the key was getting some players in who could make an impact now. That meant players he knew or had coached and understood his philosophy. Casemiro was the signing of the lot. His mentality, will to win, just everything about him oozes class. I think moving forward we will sign players who will suit exactly what the manager wants. I can’t wait to see where ten hag takes us.
4.) 13 Jan 2023 17:41:49
I think it’s only natural managers sign players they know and that they believe will fit what they are trying to build. Moyes signed Fellani, Van Gaal signed Depay, Blind, Romero, Mourinho signed Matić, Ibrahimovic. You need players who will back you when you’re not about and make other players believe in what you are doing.
I think we might still push for De Jong in the summer but the need is not as much now with Casemiro which just happened to be a gift from the gods ? expensive one but worth it.
What he, from what it appears, has created now with the team makes it easier in the summer for him to go after players he’s not worked with or has good knowledge of from leagues he’s worked in as they will be joining a group with the same philosophy and goals as ETH.
19 Apr 2022 22:43:38
I understand all the posts tonight will be negative and rightly so, however I have a small positive as I'm desperate. well done hannibal mejbri, he showed more fight and spirit in 10 minutes than the whole squad have done all season, even after maguire gave him a hospital pass before their 4th goal he kept going and never gave in. Hopefully he will start Saturday.
25 Sep 2021 18:18:03
Just watching the Brentford, Liverpool game, very entertaining, Brentford not sitting back, having plenty of possession and playing lovely, attacking football as are Liverpool, I expect Liverpool to win but its great to see 2 teams going tooth and nail but with quality, both teams obviously very well drilled, we can dream.
1.) 25 Sep 2021 19:10:42
yep, sad isn't it? West Ham, Leicester, Wolves, Brighton, have all played some good football over the last few seaons. They haven't won anything but then neither have we, but they have been better to watch in large parts of the season.
I work with Wolves fan, Leicester fan and a W ham fan none of them would have Ole anywhere near them.
18 Jan 2025 20:55:38
Chilwell spends as much time as shaw on the treatment table, not sure that makes much sense.
27 Aug 2024 15:25:48
Mad Hatter, Branthwaite and Ederson might be the two going by Eds recent posts.
{Ed002's Note - Everson is now much less likely.}
21 Aug 2024 08:06:30
I wouldn't be surprised if we tried again for branthwaite, he was obviously a top target but i think that depends if Lindelof goes.
14 Jun 2024 07:03:11
Ahmad, how on earth can you say those players mentioned are better? None have played in the prem whereas branthwaite has been standout in a struggling Everton team who had an outstanding defensive record.
Not sure who has been over hyping him either.
12 Jun 2024 07:19:41
Screwed it up in what way? Please tell us the details if you know? Or are you basing that from what you've been reading/ hearing from the gutter press/ social bull crap media?
Why wouldn't they do a review after the very average season utd have had? Be pretty unprofessional if they didn't imo.
Im also glad they have stuck with eth, but I don't see any royal screw up.
22 Jan 2025 08:11:45
Amad this is being picky but in no way did we sit in and counter against liverpool which showed the system can work, however on that particular day i didn't think liverpool pressed us very well which gave us opportunity to get on the front foot (i think ed001 mentioned this in his match report)
08 Jan 2025 08:26:05
I would accept it if Garnacho is the one who is sold but like you guys, speechless if mainoo is allowed to leave, surely there are other options before a decision like that happens.
05 Jan 2025 18:46:19
I couldn't believe var didn't get involved, he clearly looks at de ligt and deliberately smashes his shoulder into his face.
16 Dec 2024 08:34:12
it was actually mike Dean who said that redman, yes Mike Dean the retired referee, thanks for giving an insight into referees thought processes Mike.
03 Nov 2024 07:57:09
There's obviously obi Martin but the name being talked about most and I'm sure red man has mentioned him before is ibragimov.