Summer Transfer Thread 2018
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Rashford wasn't that long ago, and JM also introduced McTominay (21 yo) last season - not exactly old by EPL standards, Im sure just like the other big teams United have some promising U18s (in age rather than in that group in the academy) who should get some time next season in the senior team.
Liverpool aren't that much of the exception.
In one sense its a lot easier for the kids of clubs lower down the league to make break throughs simply because they have less to lose - or rather its arguable that now a lot of games are so close / competitive nearly every substitution counts for the very top teams - can understand why the kids get less of a look in.
If only the EPL2 was more comparative to the main competition (this may make it easier to blood youngsters in EPL games)
That's really interesting as Im sure not that long ago Utd HAD to wait for New York Stock Exchange to open before it was allowed to announce certain deals.
(of course that's not to say the NYSE and the FSE don't have different rules, not to mention of course any Utd deal is a lot less likely to affect their price than any deal for Lyon. But they still were forced to do it while the market was open).
edit - really disappointed Talisca has gone to China, a lot of reports suggested we put in a decent offer for him (~£35m) , after what JM has said over the years about him, its not too far out there to think Utd did put an offer on the table, although impossible to know how much was upfront of course.
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Caporegime
Yep, we're terrible at youth development https://imgur.com/WZgq42X
Caporegime
I bet we never even made a bid. We've always been linked with Benfica players every summer, back to Gaitan and Garay. It's just talk by reporters with no sources.
The big Portugese clubs survive by selling players on to La Liga or PL sides and they use their press to pimp out their players every summer. I've lost count of the amount of stories coming out of Portugal that have claimed we've signed some random Porto, Benfica or Sporting player.
Soldato
A decent keeper is absolutely essential. Surely we can't go into next season with karius as number 1?
God knows what's going on with Fekir. Reports coming out tonight that there's something holding up the deal. A couple of the Liverpool presspack have speculated that it could be linked to his medical (although earlier today others said any issues around his medical had been resolved) but that Liverpool haven't given any comment on what the hold up is. Then in France there's talk that the deal is either being held up by stock market issues with people saying that the deal can't be announced until it actually happens and that the transfer window doesn't officially open until tomorrow (I thought it was today?) or that Lyon don't want to do the deal until after their year end so the deal goes onto next years accounts.
Someone posted on Reddit Lyon are holding off completing the deal so it appears on next year's finances rather than this year as they already sold Lacazette and another player who's name escapes me. The deal is all but done, Lyon are stalling
Its also a case that JM has actually spoken glowingly about this player several times, including in the last 6 months
It appears he has only signed for a 6 month loan
Don
Sounds like he has dodgy knees.
Really? Around a year ago our transfer record was £35m - in the last year we've matched or bettered that 5 times, including spending £75m on a CB! Who knows whether this is the end of things or exactly what's gone on but if something has popped up on his medical then the club are 100% right to look to renegotiate the deal. It would be incredibly stupid of them not to!
Caporegime
Lol get in there Arsenal 
. We tend to like injury prone players as it is 
. We tend to like injury prone players as it is Seriously the saga has daft.
The medical thing to me is ******** so has played for lyon fine and about to play in the world cup but yet failed a medical **** off.
I can only assume its we tried to alter the deal after agreed and they told us to do one.
The medical thing to me is ******** so has played for lyon fine and about to play in the world cup but yet failed a medical **** off.
I can only assume its we tried to alter the deal after agreed and they told us to do one.
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I read elsewhere he has lighter training sessions than other players too and sits out two sessions a week!