Pizy 19,280 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 12 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: Yeah. Final squad looking to shape up. (Still question marks over Gallagher) Sanchez/Petrovic James/Gusto Silva/Disasi/Fofana Colwill/Badiashile Chilwell/Maatsen Caicedo/Ugochukwu Enzo/Lavia Madueke/Sterling Nkunku/Carney Palmer/Mudryk Jackson/Broja From what little footage I’ve watched he appears to play mostly on the right side as an inverted, left footed RW like Madueke. Or centrally as a 10. Stats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,104 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 next 3 days for all the big teams in UEFA are going to be crazy so many have left it late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhsc 1,146 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Cole Palmer is an interesting shout. Played as a 9 under Pep against some good teams. Played on the wing. Played in midfield. Presses well. He's tall. Lots of boxes ticked. He probably would have got a lot more minutes as striker except they went and bought Haaland and Alvarez. Surprising pick but can sort of see it. Only thing is his best position has probably been RW which is where Sterling has found his form. But like I said, pretty capable in lots of positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,104 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 The Athletic claim that despite the smoke steaming from links with Cucurella, United have been in contact over Nicolas Tagliafico. Man Utd may be using Marc Cucurella as a smokescreen for a different signing instead Man Utd could spring a late transfer surprise https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1807364/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Marc-Cucurella Who are Manchester United looking to sign at left-back? https://theathletic.com/4814809/2023/08/29/manchester-united-left-back/ Manchester United are exploring short-term deals for left-backs in light of Luke Shaw’s injury, which could keep the 28-year-old out for three months. United are closely guarding the exact nature of Shaw’s muscle problem and the time he may be on the sidelines, but the issue is serious enough for recruitment staff to be weighing up alternatives. Manager Erik ten Hag said it will “take a few weeks” before Tyrell Malacia is back, too, with the defender missing all of pre-season due to an unspecified injury. Ten Hag selected Diogo Dalot at left-back against Nottingham Forest, with mixed results. Dalot is capable in the position but United’s manager would like someone more used to operating on the left. Alvaro Fernandez is an out-and-out left-back and is highly regarded after winning Preston North End’s young player of the year award while on loan last season. Fernandez went away with United on the pre-season tour of the United States, but it would still be a big step up for the 20-year-old to play regularly in the Premier League. United want him to get frequent game time, however, and have been in talks with La Liga side Granada about a loan. United have a small budget, so may end up sticking with Dalot and Fernandez while waiting for Shaw and Malacia to recover, but the club are going through a whole host of names as they try to strike a deal before Friday’s 11pm (BST) deadline. This being United, however, there is every chance discussions go right to the wire. Here are some of the names being spoken about and the chances of them moving to Old Trafford… Marc Cucurella, 25, Chelsea The former Barcelona youth player was tracked by United when he was at Brighton & Hove Albion and he has come into the reckoning in this emergency situation because he is out of favour at Stamford Bridge. Mauricio Pochettino has selected Ben Chilwell at left wing-back and Levi Colwill as left centre-back so far, with Cucurella yet to get any minutes this season. Even left-back Ian Maatsen, 21, has twice come off the bench instead of Cucurella. Chelsea are open to a loan for a player they only signed last summer for £60million ($75.5m), but the dealbreaker could be the fee. It is said Chelsea want a payment of £7m to let Cucurella go for the season, which is a figure United would not countenance. Negotiations are ongoing, however, as outlined in our live transfer blog. Nicolas Tagliafico, 30, Lyon United have been in touch about Tagliafico, a player Ten Hag signed for Ajax in January 2018 and knows well. The club were offered the chance to sign him last summer, but he moved to Lyon for €4.2million (£3.6m; $4.5m) before winning the World Cup with Argentina. He played six matches in Qatar, starting the semi-final and final, and is friends with United centre-back Lisandro Martinez. Lyon are willing to do a deal with United if Tagliafico wants the move but are thought to want a fee or obligation to buy. United are weighing up a formal offer for the Argentine, who turns 31 on Thursday. Fulham are also interested, but Tagliafico is enjoying his time in France. He has started all three of Lyon’s Ligue 1 games this season, scoring one goal. Marcos Alonso, 32, Barcelona Having won the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup with Chelsea, Alonso is the most experienced player in English football on United’s list. Barcelona are open to letting Alonso go, with manager Xavi Hernandez preferring this option to Eric Garcia moving to Girona. Alonso, who has played one La Liga game out of three so far, is in the last year of a contract worth around £170,000 per week. That kind of salary is expected to be too high for United to cover and, in any case, Alonso would prefer a permanent move with a multi-year contract than a loan. Sergio Reguilon, 26, Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham are trying to sell Reguilon and are said to be open to letting him leave on loan without a fee, so long as his wages are covered. One hurdle, however, is his lucrative salary at Tottenham, having moved to the club from Real Madrid in 2020 after a successful loan at Sevilla. Reguilon was excellent against United in Sevilla’s Europa League semi-final in the 2019-20 season and was on the radar at Old Trafford, but United went for Alex Telles instead. Three years on, contact has been made over a potential short-term move. Luke Thomas, 22, Leicester City Thomas may be best known to United fans for scoring a wonder goal at Old Trafford under Brendan Rodgers in May 2021. He is yet to make it off the bench this season because Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca prefers Callum Doyle, 19, as an inverted full-back. Doyle, ostensibly a centre-back, is on loan from Manchester City, where Maresca was assistant to Pep Guardiola. Thomas is a low-cost option and Leicester are willing to agree a six-month loan. During his three seasons as an established member of the first-team squad, he started 44 Premier League games and has typically done well against Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, who is yet to score when up against him in three meetings. Ryan Bertrand, 34, Leicester City Another Leicester player at the other end of the spectrum is Bertrand, who is also out of the team under Maresca. The cost of any deal for the former England international would be low. Bertrand, who came through at Chelsea, has 485 career games to his name, predominantly in the Premier League. He only played 11 times in all competitions last season, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,666 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 really wondering whats the fee that the city would ask for palmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,104 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Nottingham Forest launch bid to hijack Premier League rival’s move for Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi https://talksport.com/football/1549852/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,104 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 minute ago, whats happening said: really wondering whats the fee that the city would ask for palmer pure guess £45-55m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,789 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Just now, whats happening said: really wondering whats the fee that the city would ask for palmer I doubt they'll agree to such a figure but for what its worth, Brighton had a 30m bid rejected this summer. Dortmund and West Ham were also interested with figures quoted at a similar range https://www.eurosport.com/football/transfers/2023-2024/cole-palmer-considers-manchester-city-exit-as-west-ham-prepare-for-lucas-paqueta-switch-paper-round_sto9746892/story.shtml whats happening 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,104 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 MAN UTD IN MARC CUCURELLA LOAN TALKS, EMILE SMITH ROWE TO Chelsea FROM ARSENAL UNLIKELY BEFORE DEADLINE https://www.eurosport.com/football/transfers/2023-2024/man-utd-in-marc-cucurella-loan-talks-emile-smith-rowe-to-Chelsea-from-arsenal-unlikely-before-deadli_sto9770118/story.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artandur 939 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 I'd take Palmer in a heartbeat, great talent. Only way i can see City selling him, is if he's asking for it Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,763 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Good thing is we will know in two days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,104 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, Artandur said: I'd take Palmer in a heartbeat, great talent. Only way i can see City selling him, is if he's asking for it Artandur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artandur 939 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Just now, Vesper said: And they did bring in Doku.. fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 19,280 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Cole Palmer is surely a direct recommendation from Shields. Think I remember seeing a pic of Palmer, Shields, and Lavia together a couple of weeks ago during the Lavia saga. Also noticed Palmer congratulating Lavia on IG after his move here so they’re clearly good mates from their City days. If this move happens in addition to us going big for Lavia it will be crystal clear that the club and Poch trusts Joe Shields intensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,104 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Game over with Salah ‘likely’ to leave Liverpool this week after ‘unbelievable’ double Saudi offer Samuel Bannister 1 hour ago https://www.teamtalk.com/liverpool/game-over-salah-likely-leave-liverpool-this-week-unbelievable-double-saudi-offer Mohamed Salah is now expected to leave Liverpool for Al-Ittihad by the end of the week, according to reports. Salah has become a top target for Al-Ittihad after a summer in which the Saudi Pro League champions have also signed Fabinho, N’Golo Kante and Karim Benzema. Liverpool’s stance all along has been that he is not for sale after signing the biggest contract in the club’s history last summer. Furthermore, Salah’s agent has denied that they are looking to get him out of Liverpool. But the rumours have been relentless about a move to the Middle East. Now, Jan Aage Fjortoft has revealed via Twitter that “it’s likely that Salah will leave Liverpool this week”. The former footballer, who now works in the media, has described the offers Al-Ittihad have made to Liverpool and Salah as both being “unbelievable”. Other sources have suggested recently that Salah is in line to become the best-paid player in Saudi Arabia, which is quite something when Cristiano Ronaldo is already there with Al-Nassr. The value of Al-Ittihad’s bid to Liverpool for his transfer could come to €150m (around £129m), including a guaranteed payment of £89m. Clubs in Saudi Arabia have until September 7 – six days after the English transfer window closes – to complete any more signings for what has been an incredible summer for their league. Liverpool have already sold Fabinho to Al-Ittihad and Jordan Henderson to Al-Ettifaq this summer, while Roberto Firmino signed for Al-Ahli after his contract on Merseyside expired. Firmino and Salah’s former attacking colleague Sadio Mane has also ended up in Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr after leaving Bayern Munich. End of an era for Liverpool Together, the trio of Salah, Firmino and Mane represented one of the most dangerous attacks the Premier League has ever seen. At the peak of their powers, they helped Liverpool to lift a long-awaited Premier League title in 2020. Salah will certainly go down as a Liverpool legend after climbing to fifth in the club’s all-time scoring chart. From 307 appearances, he has scored 187 times for the club – more than Steven Gerrard, Robbie Fowler, Kenny Dalglish and many other legends. During his debut season, 2017-18, he scored a sensational 44 goals in all competitions after joining the club from Roma. In the five seasons since, he has always broken the 20-goal barrier in all competitions; in fact, he hit the landmark of 30 or more in each of the past three seasons. But it could now be the end of an era for the Egyptian King, who will be a tough act to follow at Liverpool – especially if they run out of time to sign a replacement before the transfer window closes. Liverpool’s attack also consists of Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota, but most of the wider options prefer to play on the opposite side to Salah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhsc 1,146 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) My guess is fee would depend on other conditions. To a midtable club who will accept a buy back / huge sell on fee clause maybe they'd let him go for not much, to us (who wont even consider a buyback) they probably want more. I'd be surprised if we're interested unless it is gonna be sub 40m though. Edited August 30, 2023 by Mhsc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 31,104 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 45 minutes ago, Pizy said: Hmm. I was under the impression that Cole Palmer was a striker. Seems he’s a #10/winger? yes, AMF/10 and a RWer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheHulk 2,647 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 7 minutes ago, Vesper said: yes, AMF/10 and a RWer How do you rate this Palmer guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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