B Maverick
Footballguy
You just heard that Gomes had left? He signed for Lille and was loanded to Boavista a month ago or so. And Yes Chong is out on loan. With the purchase plans good for him to be loaned to get game time. A good showing and he could be huge for United supplementing the attack in the next few years.some random notes
Aaron Ramsdale just signed for Sheffield United and Dean Henderson confirmed he will not be renewing his loan, so United in a bit of a quandary here. Henderson already sated he wanted to be #1 and is negotiating a massive pay raise that will pay him $100K/week for a 23 year old gk. DeGea already makes like $350K/week, so I mean United's wage bill for gk alone will be insane. In my eyes it's a no-brainer to send DeGea off. Lots of bigger clubs could use him and I think a move to Real Madrid just makes too much sense even if the transfer fee is small.
United eyeing Douglas Costa as a back up plan if Sancho can't be pried from Dortmund and frankly that's a piss poor alternative. Dybala also linked to United in a 'trade' for Pogba and that would be of some interest. Saul Niguez is another possibility and may be the best of the bunch, but I'm just not sure that's going to happen. Either way, expect United to make a big splash this offseason.
The move that would make the most sense to me would be Ben Chillwell of Leicester....but seems to me there is going to be a massive bidding war for him.
I'm truly interested in where Kai Havertz lands and if it's at Chelsea I'm gonna beThat attack with Pulisic, Werner, and Ziyach would be pretty effing sweet.
Just heard today that Angel Gomes will no longer be a United player. He was on the team since 5 and was hoping he would turn into the next wunderkid, but he stopped growing (both in height and talent) around 16 and well, off he goes. Taith Chong is another young and coming player, but he's getting loaned to Werder Bremen.
Should be a fun transfer season all in all. Leeds coming up will splash some money around. I think the premier league has a huge advantage this transfer period due to the massive television revenue, whereas most other leagues rely a lot more on their gate, and the tv revenue isn't nearly as high on a league wide basis.
Reports just now are that Henderson is close to agreeing to a new contract at United for the $100k/week. United has 2-3 younger keepers they have brought in over the last 1-2 years as well, so what I see happening is Romero leaves. De Gea is the #1 with Henderson as the cup keeper. The difference being Henderson could push De Gea for the top spot in practice and with good performances, esp if De Gea continues to decline. De Gea leaves next summer with Henderson as the #1. We could then see a couple of the youngers as the backup fighting for time. I could also see De Gea maybe leaving now or in Jan if the right offer comes in. If De Gea leaves, then Romero doesnt.
Would be very in for Saul Niguez to sit behind Pogba/Bruno. Or Donny van de Beek. Saul would start immediately with Matic and Fred as a backup. vdB might as well. And I think he can cover all 3 positions so he would be a good buy too (although Koeman wants him at Barca)
Douglas Costa makes no sense. He turns 30 when the season starts and does not fit with Ole's transfer goals. Dybala could be good, but I don't think it helps the process to get him if you have to trade Pogba for him, as I mentioned either. They need to upgrade DM, CB, RW and depth while getting rid of the dead wood.
Reports I've seen today:
Offer for Bournemouth MF David Brooks as an alternate to Graelish. Don't know much about him, but they do need depth at that position.
Romero and Cash to AV for Graelish (not a bad idea)
Plus the men have to get some marquee signings going so they aren't outdone by the women's team potentially singing Heath and Press (both of whom would be an upgrade over Lingard and great backups for the wings)
