Summer Transfer Window Thread 15/16

[Dolphin Ziggler]

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Haha I dont worry, if hes any good he'll be gone in a season and if hes not he'll throw a strop when you're 16th and Steve has lost the plot.

[westisbest]

Hope he does well.

Was a lot of promise for him few seasons back.

Sure Wessi will guide him

[Dolphin Ziggler]

What an uninspiring signing. You're going down faster than a 16 year old at the afterprom.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Cambiasso's agent and lawyer have been in london this week, either his agent or lawyer has just started following west ham on twitter..

Leicester fans are in meltdown.

Unsurprisingly, Adebayor has been linked to us and Villa. Id always take him on a one season deal, the guy is fantastic in a burst at the start of his spell anywhere, but then he gets comfortable.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

What an uninspiring signing. You're going down faster than a 16 year old at the afterprom.

Not too chuffed but hey ho, we're not exactly in a position where players are lining up to join us

[Guest]

at least the de gea situation is sorted, no chance ramos will be included in any deal or is leaving the bernabeu this summer, so de gea will now go for free next summer, after the euro's. don't blame united.

[kingraf]

The Ramos deal was always highly unlikely. For political reasons as much as anything. I'm not as fussed about de Gea as some Madridistas, especially since we can get him for free if we wait a year. Perez runs a company which generates €40 billion. He'll take Woodward apart.... Expert us to get De Gea on the cheap anyway this year.

[Guest]

Looks like Mitrovic is on his way to Newcastle for a medical

[wheelchair1991]

Looks like Valdes will leave Man Utd for the MLS

[Guest]

Patrick Roberts to City looks near to completion

[wheelchair1991]

Patrick Roberts to City looks near to completion

Oh no i had high hopes for Roberts having watched him for Fulham and England age u16 and 17's now he will just stagnate

[NickisBHAFC]

Another one bites the dust

[Dolphin Ziggler]

He's young enough to learn from good players in training but not die if he gets a bit stuck there.

[westisbest]

We signed Jordan Amavi from Nice. Only 21.

Another I've never heard of, but then i wouldn't as don't watch foreign football.

Apparantly he's a left back.

Lets hope he's not another Joe Bennet.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Man United to activate Pedro's £22m release clause - The Guardian

[Hammersmith harrier]

Why oh why would we bother, also thought of him more as a wide forward and we have more than enough of those.

[Fernando]

You have Depay, Januzaj, Young,Mata (Better at AM), Valencia(Keeps playing RB),Di Maria(More CM) & Jesse Lingaard

Realistically you have 4 and with rumors of Januzaj going out on loan i can see why Pedro is being linked tbh.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Seems like a signing for the sake of it, I don't rate Pedro in the slightest anyway and £22mil for a bench warmer is a lot of money.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Surely they should be concentrating on getting a striker in first

[wheelchair1991]

We need a CB and striker before Pedro

[Hammersmith harrier]

Exactly, we currently have three players better than him in wide positions and i'd want far more of an upgrade on Young if we're spending £22mil.

[Fernando]

3 better? really

[Hammersmith harrier]

Mata, Depay and Di Maria.

[Fernando]

Id give you Mata, Di Maria is a CM now seemingly & Depay just no I know Utd fans like to rate players higher because they joined you but no way is Depay better then Pedro. He may become in future but he isn't yet.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Lets put it this way we're not going to spend £32mil on Depay one of LVG's specific targets just to sign and play somebody else in his place so yes especially one who's not even that good in Pedro. If he didn't play for Barcelona he would not be rated at all.

[Fernando]

I was going to continue this debate right til you said Pedro would replace Depay when Depay plays LW & Pedro RW

Pedro is rated because he's a very good winger he scores every 3.8 games which is excellent for a winger, You don't play for Barca for the amount of time he has if your not you get turfed out like Fabregas. Barca don't do loyalty just look at Abidal/Valdes.

[Hammersmith harrier]

I couldn't care for a moment for his stats from what i've seen I don't rate him and certainly don't want us to sign him; Depay plays all across the front line as has Pedro so yes they do play in pretty much the same position. Add in Mata being largely utilised on the right then you can quickly see why I think he's a waste of money.

[Fernando]

Tbh with 2 proper midfielders now i could see Mata being used an AM again Actually i hope that because im fed up watching Rooney in midfield he has 1 long pass and not much else...

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I was going to continue this debate right til you said Pedro would replace Depay when Depay plays LW & Pedro RW

Really Nando? You think players play one side? Thats the biggest own goal of this "debate"

[Fernando]

I was going to continue this debate right til you said Pedro would replace Depay when Depay plays LW & Pedro RW

Really Nando? You think players play one side? Thats the biggest own goal of this "debate"

Considering it's where both predominantly play, It's hardly an "own goal" to expect them to play in that position for their new clubs

[Dolphin Ziggler]

I'm sorry but thats laughable. You really think Depay and Pedro couldnt play in a team? Id worry if you think these two are both front three players who play just one wing.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Starts last season on the right? 8. On the left? 8. Higher rating on which side? By god if it wasnt the left.

[Fernando]

I'm sorry but thats laughable. You really think Depay and Pedro couldnt play in a team? Id worry if you think these two are both front three players who play just one wing.

I do like the way you've taken literally 1 season into account when he's been a rotational player for whoever wants a break You might want to check before Neymar/Suarez arrived

At what point did i say they couldn't play together exactly? That would make no sense with one being predominantly left wing and the other right.

At no point did i say they couldn't play both but considering where they've played most their career so far it's where you would expect them to line up not where they will.

[GSC]

Depay better than Pedro, I've heard it all now

[Dolphin Ziggler]

So hes a rotational player who only plays one side? Interesting. I'm sorry, but we both know players like him and Depay will be used on both sides. They'd probably swap sides in the middle of games, let alone stuck to one side. I just thought it was absolutely ridiculous to laugh at HH (who I'm not always at wont to defend) for what is a likely, let alone unreasonable suggestion.

[Fernando]

You do know what "Predominantly" means right?

It means for the most part....Not all the time, So at no point have i said either are solely a 1 wing player...

[Guest]

I've rarely seen Pedro play left wing, if ever. Usually always on the right hand side or playing central. He's a good player, under-rated & obviously overlooked, being on the Messi supporting cast. I don't see him at United, doesn't quite fit that move, I'd prefer to see him at Chelsea on the right wing, whereby he can alleviate some of the pressure put on Hazard & would help balance Chelsea's attack out, as Willian is more of a team, defensive option on that right hand side.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

You do know what "Predominantly" means right?

It means for the most part....Not all the time, So at no point have i said either are solely a 1 wing player...

Oh so you in fact agreed with him? So your condescending tone and the laughs at him were in fact agreement. Backtrack any further Nando and you'll be Benjamin Button!

[compelling and rich]

i dont mind the pedro signing if it comes off.

god knows whats going on with di maria and he's a ? after last season. mata is too slow out wide and cant take people on, better as a cam, januzaj has regressed, really needs a season of first team football on loan somewhere. ashley young did well for us last season for ashley young, but he's still bang average. were not going to win titles with ashley young being a first team starter every week

[Ent]

No point signing players in areas of relative strength.

Centre forward and centre half a priority.

[compelling and rich]

centre forward is a strange one for me because we only play one up front and that one is our captain who isnt going to be dropped. playing wing forwards next to him who can score is what i think lvg is going for as both depay and pedro have track records of doing that. also add to the fact rooney is rarely injured i dont see where a big name centre forward fits in

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Vlaar out for 4 months. Is he a free agent? Gonna make a decent January signing for someone

[westisbest]

His contract has expired.

Lot of injury problems.

[westisbest]

Sherwood ready to listen to offers on Guzan as he searches for a new no 1.

If true, then bit dissapointed,  happy enough with him and don't think we will get much better.

Defence should be our main priority and a forward to replace Benteke.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Benteke, Delph, Vlaar and now Guzan??

Always a good idea to rip out the best players from the core of the side - especially when you're a relegation threatened side.

Think about it Timmy

[Ent]

centre forward is a strange one for me because we only play one up front and that one is our captain who isnt going to be dropped. playing wing forwards next to him who can score is what i think lvg is going for as both depay and pedro have track records of doing that. also add to the fact rooney is rarely injured i dont see where a big name centre forward fits in

Whilst that's true an injury or suspension for Rooney and we've wilson currently (presuming hernandez leaves).

Add to the fact Rooney isn't good enough to be a spear head striker for a team aiming for trophies.

[westisbest]

Maybe he has something up his sleeve

[Guest]

Benteke, Delph, Vlaar and now Guzan??

Always a good idea to rip out the best players from the core of the side - especially when you're a relegation threatened side.

Think about it Timmy

If you actually think about it, this isn't Sherwood's choice, it's completely out of his hands. Two release clauses & a player not wanting to sign a contract extension. As for Guzan, hardly irreplaceable.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Spurs interested in Hernandez too. I think we're gonna have to go after Austin. Rumours that we'd swap Jarvis and/or Nolan plus cash.

Guzan is the only one Tim has a choice about, and he clearly wasn't a fan last season.

Villa apparently interested in Ighalo and Babacar.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Tancredi expects Di Maria to PSG for close to €70m. Says United want to make a signing first (Pedro?)

[Guest]

So that's about £48m?

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