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It's not a meaningless friendly if you're trying to earn a spot on the bench for the upcoming season. His movement, dribbling and physical tools were there for all to see. Hopefully he can improve his decision-making..otherwise I see shades of Kakuta.

Hopefully Arsenal agree to a deal & return the favor for giving them our legendary keeper!

Hope Tammy lights it up for Swansea this season We could use another quality homegrown player next season!

If we don't get Auba or Belotti to lead the line, is our squad good enough to finish top 4 this season?

Is their actually proof that Lukaku wanted to join us in this transfer window...because I don't recall him saying anything about Chelsea, he just wanted to step up in his career, wanted to play for a top club. If I remember correctly, he mentioned something like 'B**S***' when he was linked to Chelsea...so I'm guessing he knew United were in for him, they were probably just trying to keep things under wraps whilst the Rooney deal got finalized.

To be fair, maybe the board is hesitant on spending such a big amount on one player (e.g. if you look at all the players we've been linked with, apart from Alex Sandro, every other rumor/bid has been well below 45 million...probably the reason why United got Lukaku instead of us). I'll be interested to see who we sign as Belotti seems to prefer Milan and there hasn't been any real evidence of us bidding for Aubameyang (even though their CEO is 'waiting' for offers)

Well if no-one ends up signing him...he can stick around as our 3rd choice striker

I guess the question is: Will Leicester sell to another Premier League side for 30 million? There were rumors of Leicester holding out for at least 40 million if they were to sell to another English club (probably the reason why Arsenal aren't that interested and Liverpool preferred Salah)

Obviously Arsenal wouldn't take our offer seriously....but from Sanchez' point of view, he'd be better off at Chelsea than City. They already have an overload in attacking players...at least at Chelsea, he'd be guaranteed starter alongside Hazard.

If we had to invest into a young striker, I'd bet on Belotti. The kid has it all. However, if the board don't want to pay the 89 million..then the next best option would be Aubameyang. Proven goal scorer, coming from a quality team, offers something different from Michy.

As long as Matic ends up anywhere but Manchester United, he can leave.

There was an interview with Thierry Henry about Belgium's attacking talent atm and I recall Henry saying something like: "Michy is a pure confidence player, if he's feeling the flow of the game, he's close to the best finisher in the team, he's capable of pulling off outrageous things you wouldn't expect". Henry also said the same thing about Hazard...he was like if Eden ever becomes ruthless/selfish in front of goal, watch out opposition defenders. I feel as though If Michy is given a run of games and he gains confidence, he can get us 10+ goals this season. *Apologies for going off-topic* I wouldn't mind Morata, but I would prefer Belotti as I feel he's got more upside in his overall game.

I agree with your points mate. I'm just saying that Belotti is only 23, whilst Costa is close to his physical peak at 28. Give someone like Belotti 2 seasons under Conte and he could be just as good as Costa (in terms of goal scoring impact).

Hopefully he doesn't become another McEachran....

I don't think Belotti is a downgrade from Costa. He would cost a fortune but in terms of talent and pure goal-scoring ability, he's up there with Costa.

I just hope the board back him in the transfer market. We can't afford to let another class manager leave!

I honestly thought we would have signed at least ONE big name player by now. All of our rivals have strengthened (City with Bernardo, Dani Alves, Ederson), (United with Lindelof, Lukaku), even Arsenal managed to get Lacazette.

According to French media sources, Bakayoko hasn't agreed to personal terms with Chelsea, he's looking for a bigger pay package.

Don't worry guys. We're gonna sign Llorente (25+ million) and Keita Balde (20 million). Our strikers for the upcoming season will be Llorente, Keita and Michy. Top-4 here we come

Mourinho probably just wants Lukaku to spite Chelsea and offload Rooney at the same time. Two birds, one stone. He's been known to hold grudges against players/clubs in the past.

Obviously he would be influenced by Raiola as the media reports are suggesting that Chelsea didn't want to pay the full agent fee. Anyway, I still can't believe Mourinho 'wants' Lukaku. From what i've seen of him at Everton, he seems like a square peg in a round hole for Mourinho's tactics.

He's not a maniac, he just wants to be paid ALOT more for staying at a club that won't be challenging for the domestic or European titles. His talent is being wasted at Arsenal, he should be at a Bayern/Juventus level of club right now..

From what I've seen/heard, Madrid were still unhappy with the whole De Gea Saga and they weren't willing to sell Morata to United for less than the asking price. As for Chelsea, maybe they'd be willing to do a deal if they get a 'gentleman's agreement' for Hazard in a few seasons time.

Hopefully it is bollocks...but you never know about a player's mentality and/or influences off the pitch. If he's anything like Lukaku/Sturridge, he may end up leaving Chelsea for first team football..

I wouldn't say his time is over yet. The guy is a winner and always will be a winner...but his approach towards coaching doesn't fit this United squad at all. It will be interesting to see how this season progresses as United don't look anything like a top-4 challenging side