Summer Transfer Window

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Sunderland are apparently on for will Buckley again this weekend. Another one from Brighton.

Also after Nacer Chadli from spurs and Jonas from Valencia - along with still trying to persuade fabio borini.

Have they lost it? it's remarkable that two players have essentially halved the salaries, and one of them quit Champs league footie to leave Monaco. Is the manager anti Colombian?

GSC wrote:

compelling and rich wrote:

GSC wrote:Its also a shame having no coherant strategy stopped United buying players they actually needed

we need improving massively, the players we have signed do this.

How does Falcao improve United massively? Di Maria granted although I have my question marks on that one related to team shape and system.

Think this might confirm that RVP is set for a 6 month spell out through injury

Still can't help but think as well though that we might be the only team who can spend £150m+ on players and fail to strengthen our weakest areas

Almost as if these are more statements as to how big the club is with or without CL football

Guessing that midfield will keep till Jan to see if Strootman proves his fitness. The defence will likely stick as it is with Blind covering roles both in defence and midfield

Looks as if this formation is here to stay, annoyingly hinders the progress of Januzaj who doesn't appear to be in first team plans any time soon

Well, we can pretend to ignore it... but goals was an issue for Utd. Two in four games this season, and they hovered around two a game last season.

Sebastien Coates has joined Sunderland on loan. Hopefully he gets a few games and manages to improve, was very highly rated prior to his move to Liverpool.

Today gets better and better, Anderson set to go to Burnley on initial loan.

bet arsenal fans are gutted with the falcao deal, someone they really needed available on the cheap

Hero wrote:Today gets better and better, Anderson set to go to Burnley on initial loan.

What about Clevz?

Madrid confirm Javier Hernández. Good signing... we needed a back up striker on the cheap, but at this stage it's a but like repainting the walls when the roofs been demolished

compelling and rich wrote:bet arsenal fans are gutted with the falcao deal, someone they really needed available on the cheap

20m for a seasons rent with a 55m option next year for a 29 year old with a major knee injury earning 300k a week doesn't sound cheap.

Sky reporting it as £5m-6m for the year.

+ wages dolph

Can't be surely? Has Falcao really given up £10m+ tax free for what £2.5-3m after taxes, with no CL, and a snowballs chance of winning the league? Sounds almost incomprehensible.

kingraf wrote:Madrid confirm Javier Hernández. Good signing... we needed a back up striker on the cheap, but at this stage it's a but like repainting the walls when the roofs been demolished

I find it hard to have sympathy for RM or their fans...

The cost to buy him is also £43.5m rather than the £55m speculated.

No sympathy needed Juan.... life couldn't get better after la décima anyway. Plus my bet on Atlético to win the la liga is beginning to look like a boss move

kingraf wrote:No sympathy needed Juan.... life couldn't get better after la décima anyway. Plus my bet on Atlético to win the la liga is beginning to look like a boss move

What odds did you get?

Got 18/1. Ridiculously long

kingraf wrote:Can't be surely? Has Falcao really given up £10m+ tax free for what £2.5-3m after taxes, with no CL, and a snowballs chance of winning the league? Sounds almost incomprehensible.

Am sure the is a rule where Monaco players had to fall in the same tax bracket as the rest of the league, hence James and Falcao where off.

Used to be Money City to take the mick out of MCFC, now its Money Utd.

He'll wanna go back to Monaco after a couple weeks

Arsenal are just ludicrous

United going to sign a Centre back?

We don't need one, attack, attack, attack!

Rumours gathering Moutinho is also coming to Utd with Falcao as De Jong happy to stay at Milan.
Used to be decent though has dropped off of late, Mendes (the agent of Moutinho, Di Maria and Falcao) must love Utd.

I was actually thinking during the Burnley game that United needed another CF.
RVP peaked a few years back and is currently just a permanent crock while Rooney's overall game is pretty dog sh1t now.
United look a bit of a mishmash though. Will be interesting to see them attempt to bring everything together.

Vidal passed that medical yet?

Borini to QPR on loan apparently. Makes sense, a decent replacement for Remy. Shame the £15 million deal to Sunderland didn't go through.

Sandro to QPR as well, Redknapp busy as always. Think Sandro is definitely better than QPR though. Just not sure if Tottenham would sell to teams competing with them as I would have thought he'd have attracted interest from Liverpool/Man United who have both been in the market for defensive midfielders.

QPR have had a bid of 10m+ accepted for Borini.

If he rejects Sunderland to sign there hes a moron.

Yes! Still got a ridiculous amount for him!

SoF - They paid a once off fee earlier this year to continue being tax exempt.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/24/monaco-50m-france-ligue1-tax-exempt

GSC wrote:QPR have had a bid of 10m+ accepted for Borini.

If he rejects Sunderland to sign there hes a moron.

you've never been to sunderland, have you? i'd rather live in LDN, probably higher wages & the club looks like it has more ambition than sunderland do. sandro, vargas, caulker, mutch, borini or join sunderland and play with billy jones, jordi gomez & wes brown.

QPRs ambition ends up the same way doesn't it.

I'd also rather work for Harry than Gus.

still can't understand the Falcao signing....They may score a lot of goals, but they are going to leak 2-3 a game..

Well lets be honest Nick, we all know the reason for that. #poyettotheprem

Just lolz at Utd today. And Arsenal

I suppose it depends on where he sees Rojo fitting in and where Blind fits. Injuries should clear up a bit and all of a sudden their squad has a hugely fresher feel and they've got to add Falcao to it too

Fresher won't make up for the lack of difference makers in their midfielder or defense

Palace want Lee Peltier.

Only a matter of time until Warnock finds the McDonalds Paddy Kennys lodged in.

Sign loads of attacking players. Don't have the players to give them the service. Its like Norwich last season on a larger scale

not sure why all the talk is of needing a striker, we need CB cover and a DM!

To be fair to United, their attacking players are actually good.

Welbeck medical at Arsenal

wellbeck to arsenal?! didnt see that one coming? dont they need a striker who can score goals?

Welbeck to Arsenal rumoured on SSN.

Well he'll get a run of games up front. We'll finally see his striking talent I suppose

i dont mind wellbeck to be fair, think he gets a rough ride with some united fans. certainly needs to improve but he's a massive improvement on sanago.

not sure about loaning players to a rival though

Hes being loaned to Arsenal not QPR

yeah arsenal are a massive 3 points above us, how on earth will be be able to pull back such a massive gap!

Wheres Nick when you need him