Mourhino has also been wrong on players
Mata , De Bruyne ,Lukaku to name 3
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Mata , De Bruyne ,Lukaku to name 3
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
Would man U's Shaw be any good for us at LB?
Some reckon he would , some reckon he’s an overweight idiot with no positional sense and a bad attitude
I’d take a chance if the price was right
stannyr
Player Valuation: £1m
Not to mention Salah!
Amavi's career didn't need rebuilding after that relegation season - he missed it all injured.
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
Its too simplistic a way to look at it.
Some people think Baines is finished, others don't. But by the looks of it nobody in football seems to think he is hanging his boots up just yet and at the time he was only a few weeks away from returning.
This would have left us looking at players who were not getting games at their current club who would also be willing to take a back seat to Baines when he comes back in to the side. All this whilst in a World Cup year. Its tough enough to get players in anyway without this scenario on top of it.
Also again with it being a World Cup year some players will not be willing to move right now. Our options should open in the summer so why pay a premium on a player when the season was as good as over at the time anyway.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
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Big Fat Sam
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I say safely say this for the summer and next season:
- Baines is considered our best left back now. We won't sign a first choice left back in the summer, and Baines will be considered our best and first choice left back at least until May 2019
- Bolasie is highly regarded by most people at the club and will be starting most games for us next season. No chance of him being sold
- Schneiderlin's reputation and our lack of cover at defensive midfield will see him remain with us into next season
- At least one of Jagielka and Williams will be with us next season starting the majority of games
- Keane will be a mainstay of our defence next season and for years to come
- Mori, our Argentine international and mate of Lionel Messi, will be hounded out of the club before any of the above
I'm hoping for all my blue american brethren and sistren he comes good as he's just got his first senior call up.
windymiller
Player Valuation: £70m
Mathsright on the first two, check the math again on can though mate
You think it's too simplistic because what you've laid out there is your perception not the actual thoughts of those in charge. They were examples of players who would have been more than willing to fight for a place on a great contract (Mendy was playing in Ligue 2) and it being a world cup year wouldn't gave deterred either imo. I can think of another too, look up Junior Firpo from Real Betis.
As I said in the post as well, Mendy was less than 5m and those are just three names off the top of my head which would be worth the investment and I'm a layman who doesn't have a worldwide scouting network.
Finally you say the season was over in January? Are you one of the people who don't want European competition next year? Because that's a leg up in attracting better players in the summer and regular midweek games is something our squad should get used to year after year.
Yes it did. He was their main lb in a championship season they finished 13th in. To me that constitutes a massive fall from his stock at Nice.
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
But maybe we have a better option lined up in the summer who is not attainable right now. So we should get Mendy or someone as a stop gap? Its not as easy or straightforward as its looks.
No players give a toss about the Europa league. I wish that wasn't the case but its not a draw at all.
ijjysmith
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We were linked with him before weren't we?
Ha. Aubamayeng, a top class striker just moved to a Europa league team and also complained to UEFA about them not allowing him to play in it.
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