2024 January transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[LeonW]

Just because Bailey has 'come good' after three years doesn't mean that every player will. In any case, Diaby is a much better player than Sancho, but has been below par for ages now. Let's get him back to what he's capable of before we start trying to reinvogorate other players' careers.

That's not what I meant. I'm specifically talking about the idea that Sancho is a troublemaker. That's a label that gets given to unhappy players a little too quickly is all I mean.

I don't think he'd be a good signing for a number of reasons but I have sympathy for him over how he's been treated there.

If it was just at Man Utd (which is a bit of a circus these days), then I'd be inclined to agree with you.  But the stories of his behaviour at Man City before his Dortmund move sound eerily similar.  Now, he had the excuse of youth back then, but stuff like not attending training sessions when left out of a pre-season tour don't speak to a particularly professional approach behind the scenes.  Bild in Germany previously reported him being late for training plenty of times at Dortmund too.  He wasn't a "problem"  There is something that follows him around that isn't quite right.  Maybe he's a misunderstood genius, who knows. Maybe Unai could turn him into a world beater.  Either way, it doesn't feel like the sort of signing we would make given our current position and finances.

Yes, his time keeping was definitely a reoccurring problem at Dortmund. They let it slide because of his output. At Yaunited he was given time off last season by Ten Hag to ‘get his head straight’ so to speak as reported by the athletic. Ten Hag lost his temper/tried the stick approach earlier this season and threw him under the bus by saying he wasn’t training properly.  Now he’s in a stand off with Ten Hag and that club by refusing to apologize so he’s not playing. All of which is dropping his value and probably putting off clubs at the highest level from taking a punt and picking up his (likely) exorbitant wages.

[OCD]

£300k/week just to train. Yeah, I'd say those are exorbitant.

[LeonW]

£300k/week just to train. Yeah, I'd say those are exorbitant.

Good work if you can get it.

[Hookeysmith]

£300k/week just to train. Yeah, I'd say those are exorbitant.

Good work if you can get it.

And could not be happening to a better team.

Fuck them and all thier prima Donna's

[Dave]

£300k/week just to train. Yeah, I'd say those are exorbitant.

Good work if you can get it.

And could not be happening to a better team.

Fuck them and all thier prima Donna's

Prime Donne per piacere.

[LeonW]

£300k/week just to train. Yeah, I'd say those are exorbitant.

Good work if you can get it.

And could not be happening to a better team.

Fuck them and all thier prima Donna's

Definitely. If you fancy a laugh, have a look at their 10 most expensive signings. Tells you everything about the state of that club.

[Dave]

£300k/week just to train. Yeah, I'd say those are exorbitant.

Good work if you can get it.

And could not be happening to a better team.

Fuck them and all thier prima Donna's

Definitely. If you fancy a laugh, have a look at their 10 most expensive signings. Tells you everything about the state of that club.

Good quiz question.

Lukaku
Antony
Sancho
Pogba
Hojlund
Martinez
Maguire
Wan-Bissaka
Fernandes
Fred

Something like that?

[PeterWithesShin]

Mount and di Maria?

[Dave]

Oh yes, they were both quite expensive.

[LeonW]

£300k/week just to train. Yeah, I'd say those are exorbitant.

Good work if you can get it.

And could not be happening to a better team.

Fuck them and all thier prima Donna's

Definitely. If you fancy a laugh, have a look at their 10 most expensive signings. Tells you everything about the state of that club.

Good quiz question.

Lukaku
Antony
Sancho
Pogba
Hojlund
Martinez
Maguire
Wan-Bissaka
Fernandes
Fred

Something like that?

It is that time of the year. You’re missing:

• Southgate’s original love child.
• Mr potato head.

[LeonW]

Mount and di Maria?

Thems the ones

[Risso]

Casemiro should be on the list. Then you've got the 'not in the top 10, but you paid how much?!" players like van de Beek, Bailly and Depay.

[LeonW]

Casemiro should be on the list. Then you've got the 'not in the top 10, but you paid how much?!" players like van de Beek, Bailly and Depay.

Of course. Forgot Casemiro.

Yes, so many of them. You could do a ‘how much did they pay for their squad and how much would they get now?’ game.

[Villa in Denmark]

Casemiro should be on the list. Then you've got the 'not in the top 10, but you paid how much?!" players like van de Beek, Bailly and Depay.

Of course. Forgot Casemiro.

Yes, so many of them. You could do a ‘how much did they pay for their squad and how much would they get now?’ game.

Feckin loads and not much would be the obvious answer.

[LeonW]

Casemiro should be on the list. Then you've got the 'not in the top 10, but you paid how much?!" players like van de Beek, Bailly and Depay.

Of course. Forgot Casemiro.

Yes, so many of them. You could do a ‘how much did they pay for their squad and how much would they get now?’ game.

Feckin loads and not much would be the obvious answer.

Definitely. It would be amusing to ask a man Utd fan and do it on an individual player level. Then compare with our squad.