Summer mercato thread 2022-23 season (73 Viewers)
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imagine Rabiot goes to barca and then becomes WC player for them, like doing everything right and averaging 30 g+a in first season 
Fagjinho and Pogba 
Rudiger on insane wages - yaaaaay. He's definitely going to make a difference to our attacking output from defense.
Rudiger on insane wages - yaaaaay. He's definitely going to make a difference to our attacking output from defense.
Midfield is where it's at if we want to see the team transformed.
I'd take Jorginho in a heartbeat. Really good player who can marshal the midfield. He's rarely injured and most often than not guarantees a good performance. B81's hate on Jorginho is like his love for Dybala. Based on the past 
Pogba, at those wages, is going to be a massive gamble. He shows up sporadically for United. He's still got the skill but not the mentality he had when he was first here. He'd be a better Rabiot, and that's not enough. Spend that money on SMS please Bene!
Pogba, at those wages, is going to be a massive gamble. He shows up sporadically for United. He's still got the skill but not the mentality he had when he was first here. He'd be a better Rabiot, and that's not enough. Spend that money on SMS please Bene!
Massive improvement on paper, but I don't want reheated soup. I'd rather we go for young players with upside and a desire to succeed - hunger is key. Too bad we allowed that option on Traore to expire - he is exactly the type of dynamic fast-paced mid we need.
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We don't need to play with a Regista - WE ABSOLUTELY DON'T. Fagjinho slows down the pace of the game - the opposite of what we need. He has a limited skillset, and yes he's very very good at what he does, but he's no spring chicken and he will not allow us to play at a faster pace. Of course anyone or anything is an upgrade to the two abominations we have in midfield parading as pseudo footballers in Fagiot and Arturd.
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I'd take Jorginho in a heartbeat. Really good player who can marshal the midfield. He's rarely injured and most often than not guarantees a good performance. B81's hate on Jorginho is like his love for Dybala. Based on the past
Pogba, at those wages, is going to be a massive gamble. He shows up sporadically for United. He's still got the skill but not the mentality he had when he was first here. He'd be a better Rabiot, and that's not enough. Spend that money on SMS please Bene!
Pogba, at those wages, is going to be a massive gamble. He shows up sporadically for United. He's still got the skill but not the mentality he had when he was first here. He'd be a better Rabiot, and that's not enough. Spend that money on SMS please Bene!
We agree on the first part .
But I've been on the Jorginho train for years now and I'm quite confident he would up our tempo. He'd be our first midfielder to hit one-touch passes switching sides or even launching a striker over the top.
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Bremer is a fucking hardcore merda supporter like Berardi. Don't touch.
.But I've been on the Jorginho train for years now and I'm quite confident he would up our tempo. He'd be our first midfielder to hit one-touch passes switching sides or even launching a striker over the top.
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Bremer is a fucking hardcore merda supporter like Berardi. Don't touch.
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one other season isn't a realistic scenario, i think either we extend this summer or sell.
as i said multiple times, i'd be fine with either selling him for a hefty price or get bremer as a replacement and invest in the midfield. just no more prospects like kulu, pellegrini, arthur or bentancur in the starting lineup, we have way too many youngsters already. we need experience too. if we could get sergej and jorginho that would be a dream mercato regarding the midfield. then let's add a left back and a winger (chiesa is fine on either sides), and we're good.
yeah, too bad that sergej is borderline impossible.
as i said multiple times, i'd be fine with either selling him for a hefty price or get bremer as a replacement and invest in the midfield. just no more prospects like kulu, pellegrini, arthur or bentancur in the starting lineup, we have way too many youngsters already. we need experience too. if we could get sergej and jorginho that would be a dream mercato regarding the midfield. then let's add a left back and a winger (chiesa is fine on either sides), and we're good.
yeah, too bad that sergej is borderline impossible.
Why is it not realistic? De Ligt is literally the only CB we can rely on at this point. Chiellini will probably retire, Bonucci cannot be relied upon anymore due to injuries and form, he's 35 and Rugani is Rugani. We only have De Ligt that we can depend on.
Getting another experienced CB like Rüdiger for example or even Bremer for that matter might help transition to the post Bonucci-Chiellini era. Losing De Ligt the following summer would be less felt because whoever comes in this summer will have one solid season under their belt.
Imagine a hypothetical scenario where our only reliable midfielder, Locatelli gets sold this summer. Not only we need to replace him but also replace the useless turds that are stinking up the pitch right now.
If De Ligt gets sold our defense will find itself in the same situation.
Besides no one is going to bid €100M for De Ligt this summer anyway so selling him for the same/similar amount for what we got him for doesn't benefit us at all.
Getting another experienced CB like Rüdiger for example or even Bremer for that matter might help transition to the post Bonucci-Chiellini era. Losing De Ligt the following summer would be less felt because whoever comes in this summer will have one solid season under their belt.
Imagine a hypothetical scenario where our only reliable midfielder, Locatelli gets sold this summer. Not only we need to replace him but also replace the useless turds that are stinking up the pitch right now.
If De Ligt gets sold our defense will find itself in the same situation.
Besides no one is going to bid €100M for De Ligt this summer anyway so selling him for the same/similar amount for what we got him for doesn't benefit us at all.
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Don't see his price dropping regardless of the contract situation. Besides there are already reports that we're prepared to extend his contract but on a lower release clause.
I think we will play this situation similar to what we did with Pogba. Ideally, I would like him to stay for as long as possible but that's probably not realistic.
However, retaining him this summer when our defense is vulnerable is a must imo.
I think we will play this situation similar to what we did with Pogba. Ideally, I would like him to stay for as long as possible but that's probably not realistic.
However, retaining him this summer when our defense is vulnerable is a must imo.
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