January Transfer Window

I think at this point in time any transfers made should be with keeping our academy plaers in mind. We have Tuanzebe, TFM, Chong, Gomes and Greenwood that should all be playing a part in the first team soon.

Tuanzebe – Right sided CB with good composure and reading of the game.
TFM – RB with bags of athleticism and strength in contrast to Dalot’s ability.
Chong – Pacey RW.
Gomes – Tricky/skillful LW.
Greenwood – I admit that I dont know much about him yet.

Any signings should be made to help blood these players into the first team. As good as De Ligt is, if we get him then where will Tuanzebe play? And Lindelof? We’re missing a leader and a powerhouse of a CB that can play on the left side. That should be Koulibaly. The only other signing I would make would be in midfield and possibly a striker so that we can let Lukaku go.

We are missing someone that can pass the ball in midfield and keep the ball moving. Someone like Neves. And we are missing someone that can win the ball back and get stuck into opposition players. Someone like N’Didi. Other than that, I wouldnt want to sign anyone that will stunt the progress of our academy players coming through. If they all make it we can then boast a first team that consists of Tuanzebe, TFM, Chong, Gomes, Lingard, Rashford and Pogba that have all come from the same academy. Thats how Barcelona gained so much success, and thats how we got so much success in the past. Add Solskjaer to that and we could have a successful identity again.

A sign that Ole won’t get the job full time, is if he doesn’t sign anyone in Jan.

I honestly think this team is 2/3 signings away from being a top side. A top class CB like Kouilibaly is certainly needed and I also think we require a quality CM and right sided winger as it was evident that we are weak on the right flank both defensively and offensively. If United make the right signings in the summer, promising times may lie ahead. Utd have found their mojo again thanks to good old Ole.

Kante would be a fantastic signing, a great foil for Pogba and will protect the retards we have at the back.

@scholsey

No doubt we need to upgrade the RB position and replace Lukaku (with Mbappe :), but the priority positions we need to address this summer are CB, CM and RW. I would keep Matic for another season.

Given how Jose kicked up a public stink about transfers for sure the board held discussions with him on targets and for sure negotiations for some of those targets are at an advanced stage.

We know how Ed used the “advanced stage” argument to get LvG approval for Moyes targets Herrera and Shaw.

I suspect Ed may get Ole opinion on near complete deals. If Ole says Yes, Ed gets them and if Ole says No, Ed is more than happy to keep the money in the bank.

@tma, that would be awesome but I think Mbappe, more than Pogba, will consider lifestyle ahead of money. Yes Monaco has a great climate but Paris is Paris after all and he is a Parisien. We’d compete with Barca or Real for his signature but if either of those teams seriously came in for him against us I think we’d lose out. If it was just us then yeah, I think he’d come but only if there was no other massively big club (Real, Barca) up against us.
Saw reports there of rumours that Zidane has agreed to take over Juve in the summer as well, does that mean that Allegri is moving on/being sacked? He’d be a serious contender to oust Ole if he’s free, regardless of how good a job Ole does. As stated, it is a rumour so we won’t take too much stock in it.

Been linked with a £25m move for S.Bergwijn of PSV.