Are they paying him high wages?
It's a free transfer so there's that.
Are they paying him high wages?
Woodward is still running things until the end of the year, so I don't think much has changed yet. He'll be frantically trying to secure new sponsors, and keep the ones we've got, as well as come up with a new strategy to placate fans, and god knows what else. Probably re-working the ESL for a future attempt. Transfers get lost amidst all this, like they have done in previous summers. Project big picture and the ESL were big distractions.bman2 wrote: ↑2 years ago The sensible way to handle this summer would be for the club to go out first thing and sign Sancho and Botman from Lille. Two of our priority positions sorted with good players. Both of those deals are there to be done, the clubs want to sell. Then you can spend the rest of the window fucking about with sales and all the rest. If Pogba leaves we’ll definitely need a midfielder. Maybe there’d be a bidding war for Kane or someone like that. But all that other stuff depends on players and clubs making up their own minds. But the RW and CB spots can be sorted out right now.
But there’s no reason to think we’ll be any more professional this window that the previous ones. The window will probably be a shit show because the club is in chaos. Woodward hasn’t been replaced, who’s running things? We’ll probably spend most of the window chasing after Kane or Haaland and end up going for emergency options at the last minute, just like last summer.
And this is exactly why it will happen,
But Ole clearly wants him. So if that’s the plan, get it done, and get it done early. A side benefit is that Dortmund won’t then want to sell Haaland this summer, so it would improve our chances of getting him next summer.
I’ve not seen much evidence that Ole would give the kids a chance. He only changes up his starting 11 very reluctantly, and Greenwood is the only youth player who has been given much of a look in.fat maradona wrote: ↑2 years agoAnd this is exactly why it will happen,
We've some really promising U23's knocking on the 1st team door. Elanga, Shoretire and now Mejbri getting game time. Mengi, Garner, Laird et al also show huge promise. Perhaps we just need to accept that these lads will take a season to bed in and we don't actually need to spend money this summer. FWIW, I'd happily take another season of 'rebuild' to allow the youth to come into the team than bringing new players in and seeing the youth move on for lack of opportunities.