Fred(Signed for United)

[TRUE BLUE NO1]

They don't have to replace him until the summer, so they benefit, and in exchange we get to sew up the transfer with minimal stress/competition.

His club are also still in the CL so it would be a win-win for both teams. The world cup could delay transfers over the summer so getting this done now could be the most important bit of business during this window....even if we did have to loan him back until the end of the season!

 

[bobmcfc]

I’m going to name him Fred Fredburger

 

[g180aj]

Maybe it is possible, he's cup tied for the CL so we could rest Fernandinho for some league games. Evans is HG so he creates no issue - especially if Mangala leaves.

Apart from the fact we already have Stones, Delph, Walker and Sterling.....which means he takes a foreign place

 

[geoff clipp]

Apart from the fact we already have Stones, Delph, Walker and Sterling.....which means he takes a foreign place

It's not a foreign place. It's just a place. The existing HG quota allows us to choose whoever we want, foreign or otherwise for remaining squad places.

 

[Trautmann's Chiropractor]

I’m going to name him Fred Fredburger

What’s the green one

 

[bobmcfc]

What’s the green one

Mystery cream

 

[MrDaveyHavoc]

It is a thing and will continue to be a thing because transfer fees aren't plucked out of thin air, they're benchmarked against other completed deals. When Neymar moves for more than double the prior record that inflation cascades down to the rest of the market, as illustrated by Countinho, Dembele, and VVD. You're either competing for the best, most in demand, players or you aren't, and the next Countinho, Dembele, or VVD aren't going to go for less than the last unless a fundamental shift occurs. The market is the market.

All 3 of those deals were a result of the Neymar deal which many feel is a one-off. We'll see if these figures persist from other non related parties now that Barca is out of Neymar money and Southampton aren't likely to buy any Galacticos anytime soon.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

This 'post-Neymar market' doesn't have to be a thing as long as clubs aren't stupid. Agents, players and selling clubs are spotting an opportunity to make a killing but there is still only so much money in the game and whilst PSG can go and drop 250m on one player, the majority of other clubs cannot, even with adjustments made for the fact those players aren't Neymar.

Hi Arsene.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

It's not a foreign place. It's just a place. The existing HG quota allows us to choose whoever we want, foreign or otherwise for remaining squad places.

That is the most pedantic post I have ever read. If we sign Evans we have to use a foreign spot. Full stop.

 

[cjn]

All 3 of those deals were a result of the Neymar deal which many feel is a one-off. We'll see if these figures persist from other non related parties now that Barca is out of Neymar money and Southampton aren't likely to buy any Galacticos anytime soon.

It doesn't really matter if Neymar was a one off, as that money filters down into the market you see inflation because subsequent deals are benchmarked off of the knock on effects. If Salah wants out of Liverpool this summer they aren't selling unless they get close to Dembele or Countinho money, because thats where the market has been set for top attackers entering their prime. Last summer maybe he goes for Higuain money instead, which itself was a knock on of the Pogba money. Similarly if a top defender moves, now its all relative to what VVD went for. Thats how market inflation works.