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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Matt1882 said:
Thomas Muller - 35
De Bruyne - 33
Matteo Kovacic - 31
Mario Goetze - 33
Hakan Çalhanoğlu - 31

5 mids all over 30 who have played a substantial part in big teams seasons for 24/25



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Goetze is the only one built like a small woman though and his injury record is appalling.

Like is said, Modric is an absolute freak
 
PatagoniaPhil said:
United are close to getting Mbuemo.

Where does that put them with Cunha and Mbuemo in the team. Would they have beaten us?
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Who cares on both fronts with all due respect.

We need to try and seal some deals ourselves

United need a damn sight more than Mbuemo and Cunha, neither of whom Ferguson would have looked at all those years ago.

How the mighty have fallen and how quality has diminished.
 
PatagoniaPhil said:
United are close to getting Mbuemo.

Where does that put them with Cunha and Mbuemo in the team. Would they have beaten us?
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Are Cunha and Mbeumo any better than an in form Rashford and Sancho? United have always had top players. The problem is they find a way to ruin them and then blame everyone but themselves. Amad has the potential to be better than Mbeumo but they'll destroy him by making him play wing back next season to accommodate their two shiny new toys.

United need a rebuild and to just accept they need to be poor for a few seasons. Build up with young players like Mainoo, Amad and Garnacho. Instead they'll probably fall out with them and replace all 3 with players on 300k a week! Already happening with Garnacho! Forever chasing short term fixes and kicking themselves in the face. They never plan more than 1 year ahead.
 
Don Pedro said:
Are Cunha and Mbeumo any better than an in form Rashford and Sancho? United have always had top players. The problem is they find a way to ruin them and then blame everyone but themselves. Amad has the potential to be better than Mbeumo but they'll destroy him by making him play wing back next season to accommodate their two shiny new toys.

United need a rebuild and to just accept they need to be poor for a few seasons. Build up with young players like Mainoo, Amad and Garnacho. Instead they'll probably fall out with them and replace all 3 with players on 300k a week! Already happening with Garnacho!
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I think the issue in recent years is they have not had a good team overall so the few stars they do have are elevated beyond their ability by the fans and are expected to perform like Messi every week. They are also expected to lift a relatively average team to win every game.

Rashford, Fernandes and Pogba are good examples of this. They faced criticism every time United lost.

The Fergie teams were full of top players to carry the load.
 
PatagoniaPhil said:
I think the issue in recent years is they have not had a good team overall so the few stars they do have are elevated beyond their ability by the fans and are expected to perform like Messi every week. They are also expected to lift a relatively average team to win every game.

Rashford, Fernandes and Pogba are good examples of this. They faced criticism every time United lost.

The Fergie teams were full of top players to carry the load.
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They actually had underrated players under Fergie. Carrick, Fletcher, Evans, Park for example. All top players who played a vital part of their success but even the United fans didn't notice them.

United fans have always loved a celebrity. Di Maria Ibrahimovic, Pogba, Ronaldo, Casimero. They always took the piss out of McFred but they are the type of players they need and that Fergie always rated. With social media now the fans have such voice, that they are constantly demanding some luxury signing. While its actually players like Maguire and Mctominay who would step up when it mattered. Not the fancy names.

The fans demanded they sold Mctominay last Summer for Ugarte. That eejit goldbridge celebrated it. Same stupid cycle every year.
 
Richard Splash said:
And if we were in Woolwich's position where this guy would be expected to provide cover then it would make more sense - but we need a 6 who can come in and handle 2 games a week. This guy would be a huge risk for us due to his age. We’ve seen with Son how quickly the legs can go at this age - Casemiro is another one, great for a season and then it all just stopped for him, and he has won 5 CL
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Everybody’s body is different and you can’t use Casimeiro as an example if you don’t use Modric as an example. Guys like sonny have a bigger drop off because pace is a massive part of his game but for sitting midfielders it’s completely different.
 
Richard Splash said:
What makes you think that Gray could play 6 for us this season?
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'cos he's a #6...?
kingdawson said:
another fantastic signing for them.
They lose Europa and have no CL football = Cunha and Mbuemo
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I sort of know what you mean with Mbeulo, because if the boot were on the other foot, ie: another club could offer CL football + his newly installed former manager, who wouldn't JUMP at the chance? and we could have no complaints., but that's US this time!

So you either have to assume it's just money.... OR Mbeulo loves Man Utd SO much as it was his boyhood club, and THEY'RE the ONLY Big Club he's consider (shame Darren Bent didn't have the same principles!!!) 🙄
kingdawson said:
We win Europa and have CL football = Random 20 year old kid for 5m
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....don't worry... Eze's coming!
 
PatagoniaPhil said:
United are close to getting Mbuemo.

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Yes.. in both the lge game and the final they absolutely pummeled our defence , but luckily they couldn't finish ... Both the buys imo top end footballers...BUT we've seen what the pressure the next step up does to some players.. and utd ain't in a great place ATM... But from what I've seen of these 2 they're pretty much the finished article and my gut is telling me they'll thrive on the bigger stage.
 
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