Summer Transfer Window 23/24

IvanDobskey said:
Yeh, but knowing fsg he's more of an Arthur style last minute panic acquisition.
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What makes you say that? They've basically done that once, whereas most signings have been very good, or at worst (Keita, Ox) understandable misfires.

Not to mention that Arthur and he have had completely different careers and trajectories. Arthur was a wonderkid whose career stalled drastically and he wasn't able to kick start again with us. Endo has ground out a career, become captain of his club and country, and joining us is the opportunity of a lifetime.
 
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manic111 said:
What makes you say that? They've basically done that once, whereas most signings have been very good, or at worst (Keita, Ox) understandable misfires.

Not to mention that Arthur and he have had completely different careers and trajectories. Arthur was a wonderkid whose career stalled drastically and he wasn't able to kick start again with us. Endo has ground out a career, become captain of his club and country, and joining us is the opportunity of a lifetime.
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I'd imagine, at 30, Endo expected to finish his career at Stuttgart or at least for a few more years and then back to Japan. This is the opportunity he was wishing for and I have no doubts he will play his heart out for us.
 
MissChief said:
I'd imagine, at 30, Endo expected to finish his career at Stuttgart or at least for a few more years and then back to Japan. This is the opportunity he was wishing for and I have no doubts he will play his heart out for us.
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I agree - he might not be a world beater, but I fully expect him to basically do the Milner job and be solid across a variety of positions, be a mature voice in the dressing room, and be a leader on the pitch.

He's someone who has basically experienced a slow upwards trajectory through his whole career and this is a natural next step for him, whereas Arthur basically experienced massive hype and then failure at two of Europe's biggest clubs before coming to us. Arthur was a gamble that we'd either get a world class player or basically nothing, whereas there's a decent likelihood that we know exactly what we're getting in Endo.
 
MissChief said:
I'd imagine, at 30, Endo expected to finish his career at Stuttgart or at least for a few more years and then back to Japan. This is the opportunity he was wishing for and I have no doubts he will play his heart out for us.
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I agree. He is the captain of Stuttgart and the Japan national team so this shows he has a good attitude + leadership qualities, I fully expect him put a shift in off the ball and will be neat and tidy on it.
 
Converge said:
Me trying to square peg round hole the word ‘inuendo’ with terrible results for you, Baz. Sorry about that.
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I'm not sure whether you meant this latest innuendo or whether it was a happy coincidence but that's enough pegs and round holes chat, this is a serious football forum.
 
i remember ripping man utd for signing evans and everyone on here said oh its only for the tour and to work with youth etc etc

yeah right i knew it :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Man Utd keen to sign Evans despite Maguire's collapsed transfer​

Manchester United remain in talks to sign defender Jonny Evans on a permanent basis despite the collapse of Harry Maguire's proposed move to West Ham.
Evans, 35, joined on a short-term deal to cover United's pre-season fixtures in July, but that contract has now expired.
Erik ten Hag has revealed talks are ongoing with the United academy product, who watched Monday's 1-0 win over Wolves from the director's box at Old Trafford.
"In this moment, he is not (under contract) but we are talking," Ten Hag said.
"We will see. We are in talks and when we have news we will bring it."
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