2023 Summer transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[ChicagoLion]

If Sancho is available for ~45m, I would like us to throw our hat in the ring.

I would rather throw him in the ring,

[PeterWithe]

Sancho looked a world beater in Germany, but so did Bailey.

[ChicagoLion]

Sancho looked a world beater in Germany, but so did Bailey.

exactly, at least Bailey has a turn of speed.

[Clark W Griswold]

Pau Torres sounds like a good shout though, i'd like to see us get that one done.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

The Pau Torres links are still around, as are links to Laporte at Man City. I find it strange that we so strongly linked to Left sided centre backs when Mings was so good last season. I get we need a strong squad, but right back and wingers are surely where we are weakest.

Imagine if Ty had a Diego Carlos style injury in the second game of the season though. Losing him for any length of time would hit us massively. So I can see why we want another top level left sided centre back.

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BUT - We do have Diego Carlos, who would fit in the Mings position if something like that were to happen.  As an emergency measure, we also have Kortney Hause who is a perfectly adequate third choice centre back.

If we're going for another centre back, it should be a right-sided one.  If we got Torres, then you'd think Mings might be the one under threat.

[Dogtanian]

The Pau Torres links are still around, as are links to Laporte at Man City. I find it strange that we so strongly linked to Left sided centre backs when Mings was so good last season. I get we need a strong squad, but right back and wingers are surely where we are weakest.

Imagine if Ty had a Diego Carlos style injury in the second game of the season though. Losing him for any length of time would hit us massively. So I can see why we want another top level left sided centre back.

BUT - We do have Diego Carlos, who would fit in the Mings position if something like that were to happen.  As an emergency measure, we also have Kortney Hause who is a perfectly adequate third choice centre back.

If we're going for another centre back, it should be a right-sided one.  If we got Torres, then you'd think Mings might be the one under threat.

Did Mings not play right-sided for England?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Laporte mentioned.

That sort of ball playing centre half would be extremely useful for our style of play.

Pretty sure I read recently he wants to go back to Spain.

[paul_e]

I'd prefer Torres to Laporte purely because he's younger.

What I find interesting about the Torres stories is that they almost read like fee negotiation being played out in the press. All the spanish side stories mention the €65m buyout clause and them wanting as close to that as they can get and all the UK stories seem to have settled on £35m as the expected fee.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Meunier still being touted as well, for as little as £3m to get him off Dortmunds wage bill. Played for Emery at PSG so might be something in it. Over 30, but less so than Young was.

We definitely need competition for Cash, so could see that one happening.

[Risso]

Meunier still being touted as well, for as little as £3m to get him off Dortmunds wage bill. Played for Emery at PSG so might be something in it. Over 30, but less so than Young was.

We definitely need competition for Cash, so could see that one happening.

He's had lot of injuries recently though, so that would be a risk.

[Hookeysmith]

If Sancho is available for ~45m, I would like us to throw our hat in the ring.

yet another vanity project at United that has not worked out - there are lots of them.

Player gets over hyped by the media and then linked with the filth - all summer long spent chasing, and suggesting bids offered and playing all out in the media for the johnny come latelys to wank over.

Add Anthony last year and Mason Mount this - same old story

Stay well clear of any cast offs from them

[Ads]

Man United aren't the Filth. The Albion are the Stripey Filth. Let's not confuse insulting nicknames.

[edgysatsuma89]

Well out of the big names we have been linked with then Torres you'd fancy is our best bet considering he has already worked with Emery.

[Dogtanian]

Well out of the big names we have been linked with then Torres you'd fancy is our best bet considering he has already worked with Emery.

And his parents are massive Star Trek fans.

[paul_e]

If Sancho is available for ~45m, I would like us to throw our hat in the ring.

yet another vanity project at United that has not worked out - there are lots of them.

Player gets over hyped by the media and then linked with the filth - all summer long spent chasing, and suggesting bids offered and playing all out in the media for the johnny come latelys to wank over.

Add Anthony last year and Mason Mount this - same old story

Stay well clear of any cast offs from them

38 goals and 51 assists in 104 bundesliga games. He's not overhyped, he's been used badly and suffered, like many players, with the transition between German and English football. Still only 23 as well so plenty of time for him to improve. Where they got things badly wrong, again, was expecting him to be the catalyst in turning them back into title contenders when the club as a whole was still nowhere near ready for that. Antony has had the same last season, Depay and Martial have had it in the past and Rashford fell apart under the same pressure for 2 years.

That said he'd need to be willing to take a big cut on his wages to be worth looking at.