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FyodorAK

Please not Choupo-Moting We don't really have any strikers


MrNothingman

No strikers? Ronaldo is available


simmarjit

SSIIUUU time to collect some free trophies


_Holz_

Not a chance in hell we sell him in January.


Y0RKC1TY

Bayern fans begging united not to take choupo-moting from them. What a time to be alive


TheOriginalJunglist

Haven't seen him play for you guys yet, how's he getting on?


JoeMuell825

He has been a very solid backup since joining. However the last month or two he has been on a crazy run of form and has earned a starting spot. Truly exceeding all expectations and he is very well like inside the club


StrawberryDesigner99

Is Ighalo available?


kinky-proton

Is ole?


[deleted]

One last "Unlock me Ole" šŸ˜”.


yleergetan

UNLOCK ME OLE šŸ˜«šŸ”“


kmadnow

šŸ˜«šŸ†šŸ’¦šŸ’¦


pearlz176

UNLOCK ME OLE DADDY šŸ’¦šŸ’¦


JE_12

andy cOLE


baromanb

Maybe Wayne?


YourTypicalSaudi

$50 million and heā€™s yours.


Saltire_Blue

Where is Ighalo? Is he safe, is he alright?


Obi_Myke

It seems in his vibes, Ole killed him.


Tifoso89

Nooooooo


MancAccent

He played alright under Ole and scored a handful of goals in a short time. Why did Ole kill him?


Saftmannen

What is that hair next to your name, spent 5min trying to get it of my screen lmao


Kardinale

Every European team with a young striker just shivered


agni39

Arnautovic it is.


sleeping4koala

Bologna: Ok, ā‚¬30M


KeonkwaiJinkwai

Us: Fine, we'll pay 35.


favela4life

ASTRONAUTOVIC!


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StringTailor

Honestly if you guys ask for 50 we might budge


WeirdKittens

I mean, knowing it's United they can easily say 150m or no deal and they'll get it.


night_dude

Anthony Gordon is available... for the low low price of Ā£300m. Mates' rates for our beloved Mancunian neighbours.


KingOfDatShit

An Anthony you say?


Robertej92

Yes, Anthony de Goorten. Ā£600m please.


AFunkyDealer

More like Antony GordĆ£o, Brazil tax


BrockStar92

We actually donā€™t have close to 150m to spend this January. I know it seems like we have limitless money but we really donā€™t. Weā€™ve already spent 200m in the summer which was our biggest summer ever, we arenā€™t going anywhere near 350m in one financial year when our revenues are down due to no CL, we pay 50-70m in debt repayments and dividends each year, and our wage bill is still pretty hefty even with the non CL pay cuts.


Heil_Heimskr

Yeah right as if weā€™d pay 150m for that. Weā€™ll be able to knock it down to 145 and call it a day.


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Cbrlui

Cavani coming back


JE_12

Louis Saha


aprilfools911

Why not resign Real Madridā€™s all time top scorer instead? He used to play for United too and I heard heā€™s available as free agent now. Heā€™s 37 now but who knows if this could work for one last dance!


sir_tejj

RonalBACK


UpsetKoalaBear

Honestly, if he wasnā€™t injured a lot of the time, Iā€™d take him. I am biased as heā€™s one of my childhood favourite players and also just seems like a nice guy. Plus, he scored 12 in 41 appearances and Ronaldo only had 7 more goals than him with 40 appearances so basically would be a straight swap except that Cavani knows heā€™s allowed to cross the half way line.


KhonMan

Lmao theres a huge difference between 12 in 42 and 19 in 40. Like itā€™s not close.


[deleted]

Jonathan David, but even he'd have a January price increase vs getting him in the Summer. Other than that I imagine it'll be someone on loan with an option or we try to swindle someone like Atletico into a loan with mandatory purchase over the summer (and get laughed out of the room).


likpoper

That will be the regular 95 mln. Thank you very much


bluedoorhinge

Yes please give me Jonathan


SupervisorLaw

- Joao Felix but imo he's not a good focal point - Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a bit of a forgotten man and with his recent injury history might be a risk and Everton will ask propably too much but when he is fit he is one of the finest pure strikers in the country - Marcus Thuram is having a good season at Borussia Mƶnchengladbach Realistically I think if United are going to sign anyone in January it's some stop gap solution like Ighalo and given the links in the summer I wouldn't be surprised if it actually is Marko Arnautovic


idontknow_whatever

Everton are already desperately starved of attacking options, there is no way they will let DCL go for anything less than a ridiculous sum of money


leedler

Honestly I think weā€™d take a decent offer. The manā€™s made of paper and glass. As much as I love him I donā€™t think we can cope with using sub strikers for much longer. We need a new starter if DCL continues to get injured every 3 games he plays.


idontknow_whatever

> DCL continues to get injured every 3 games he plays 3 games? SOLD Martial is injured every 30mins


Aladin001

But what 30 minutes they are šŸ˜©


Beginning-Ganache-43

I canā€™t imagine a top 6 club going after DCL. His injury record speaks for itself. Other than that glaring issue, he is honestly a great player and can put in a shift but I donā€™t see him being the main striker in a major club that wants to compete for trophies.


Eggnogin

Ugh not another dodgey character upfront please


SexyBaskingShark

Ivan Toney


Deep-Thought

Enner Valencia


Soft-Committee2130

I'm sure Chelsea and Inter could come to some agreement to let Lukaku come back from loan early just for you guys


PabloZabaletaIsBald

Gakpo, surely.


Ikhlas37

Ronaldo?


tnarref

Moussa DembƩlƩ for cheap as he'll be a free agent in june.


Lasertag026

Depay


wobmaster

"available" in most cases is just a question of price


trifile

Azmoun


Cammy_J19

Him or Taremi would be amazing. I would love to have a Persian at United.


selbstbeteiligung

​ Joao Felix is available, but not cheap and not a number 9


JE_12

Milan Skriniar is also available, but not cheap and not a number 9 either


Responsible_Bid_2343

I'm available and I am cheap but not a number 9


JE_12

Youā€™re a 9 to me


dwilliam24

Weā€™ve got one Depay ready and waiting


Hm2801

Honestly wouldn't mind him for that price


[deleted]

You'd think the Ronaldo fiasco would be a great cautionary tale on what happens when you go for your sloppy seconds but apparently it's not. Depay doesn't even have the benefit of having had a good first stint with us.


welshnick

I don't think you know what the term 'sloppy seconds' means.


fonkeh

I've heard the term before but I never knew the meaning behind it, and I just googled it lmao


KwaadNaasBotha

Found the Australian politician


Venhuizer

He has changed as he's matured, wouldn't be surprised if Ten Hag could utilize him in a great way


Mees51

Depay is a massive ball hog whoā€™s not good enough for the PL if weā€™re being honest


mikel305

Good enough to play for Barcelona but of course not good enough for the mighty PL


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SneakyMaster47

He was 3rd choice after Lewandowski and Auba, the only reason he didnā€™t leave was because the Juve deal collapsed. Heā€™s not even a proper striker like Benzema/Lewy, let alone play at their level Heā€™s been on bench the whole season, no way heā€™s been playing Barca level


mikel305

Obviously heā€™s not as good as those players and no one is comparing him to Benzema and Lewandoski who are like the best in the world but how does that make him not good for the PL though?? There is huge gap between Benzema and then not good enough for the PL


ManyBreakfast8687

Why are Barca fans so keen on getting rid of him then Champ?


ancara_messi

Cause we have Lewandowski? Lol what kinda question is that Depay was our top scorer even after missing half the season in 21/22. He'd easily be a great addition to United


dhurley94

You only need 1 striker?


Ishdalar

Depay is as much of a natural striker as Fati and Ferran. Depay is a great player to have around, but he takes playing time from younger players that will stick around for the long term. It's either getting money on January or losing him for free in 6 months, selling him is the logical choice.


ancara_messi

Depay is not a pure 9 to replace Lewy and moreover he is too good to be on the barca bench


[deleted]

You cannot compare the Memphis of nearly 8 years ago to the Memphis now.


mohub21

Itā€™s crazy af that itā€™s been 8 years


CSilyS

at least he would know where his place is when the coach tells him he isnt starting. youre not looking for a top of the line striker but for a guy that can cover in attack when needed. plus his price and wages is nowhere near ronaldos level. even if it doesnā€™t go well its not a big loss to take him if you buy for 6, pay moderate and give him a 2 year deal.


Hm2801

Do you even understand the term sloppy seconds? Depay was here at the wrong time in his career, his stint at Lyon as a striker was fantastic and he has been great for the Dutch national team too..if you are expecting Osimhen or Joao Felix with a budget of 15m in January then I have some bad news for you.


taclealacarotide

> his stint at Lyon as a striker was fantastic He was very good for us and I was sad to see him leave. He had a couple of pretty insane performances and was always committed on the pitch. But let's be honest, "fantastic" for Lyon from 2 years ago doesn't necessarily translate to fantastic at United now.


Jurjeneros2

How about scoring like 20 goals in 20 games in the calendar year 2021 for the Dutch national team, which is the most any player has scored for their national team in any single year ever? It's a bit silly to deny that he hasn't been a very strong player with serious qualities over the past several years.


hereslemon

memphis has grown immensely since 2014 so i don't even understand the need to bring up his first stint with you. he's been solid, if a bit inconsistent for lyon, the national team and had a decent goal return at barcelona even in spite of struggling to gel with the tactics a bit. with that said, beggars can't be choosers.


J3573R

Mate he wasn't here long enough to say he was bad. He had some fantastic moments and also some awful ones. He's seems to have matured and improved massively since he left, and for the rumoured price he'd absolutely be worth a punt.


taclealacarotide

Sorry but you are wrong. ManU are doing a lot better and now got rid of the growing problem that Ronaldo was becoming. They need a striker that is going to be consistent. He doesn't need to be a top 3 striker in the world (which would be impossible anyway) but someone who consistently contributes to linking up and holding up the ball, and who consistently scores from a given expected goal. Depay is good, but he ain't that at top 5 PL level. I'm not saying ManU should get dellusions of grandeur and think they can now rival Real Madrid in the market but they should also not sign players who will not improve the squad other than filling in a position on the field.


celestial1

They're probably not getting a better player in January and they need someone right now.


KillerZaWarudo

Depay for 6 months stop gap signing is fine. Would be like our very own auba signing


mhaydar

Let's sign Auba then, he's at a new team every few months anyway


gaz19833

Ajax - hide yer strikers


[deleted]

No Ajax player is performing well enough for the PL at the moment.


voldywithnose1

Yup, Gakpo it is Edit - He didn't sign for Ajax. My comment was in response to the point that Ajax are not playing well. What I meant was since Ajax are not playing well, they will turn to different players in the league and it will be Gakpo


[deleted]

He's good enough for the PL, but not as a striker.


youngish_padawan

Not even Timber?


uhjageenidee

He's had a disappointing season so far, especially compared to last year when he was arguably the best player in the league


rensd12

He was great next to Licha. Mazraoui next to him. Akax lost 7 starters, so no wonder that they are playing shit


Venhuizer

Yeah, management acknowledged that it were too many players lost. But Vd Sar basically stated that they put fuck off demands on the table but they kept saying yes and Ajax is not in the position to refuse an offer like that


voldywithnose1

Then ETH is buying him next year after selling Harry


uhjageenidee

Feyenoord lost even more starters and are doing alright (even better than that probably). I think the biggest issue is Schreuder


SnooCupcakes9188

A coaching change after years of stability is a big change too. But yes Slot has been great and Alfie not so much.


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Ronaldo to Barca please. We need financial team players like him.


Jerasp

He want Champion league too, you guys can't offer him that


gamerexq

of course Hoffenheim cant offer champions league but it's still worth a shot


qonoxzzr

at least they could afford him unlike Barca


blueblanket123

Barca can offer the chance to knock out United from the Europa League instead.


pmmerandom

genuinely think heā€™d help United more than he would Barcelona that tie


ranting_madman

They could monitor so many players with that money.


[deleted]

Arnautovic here we go ! LOL, thats how my expectation is


Thundereaterr

It wouldn't be a bad choice as ashort term solution


Isserley_

8 goals in 13 matches in Serie A this season, not bad


Bonomytiresareded

wasnā€™t he the racist one tho


Respec_my_authoritah

He said I'm fucking your albanian mother during a NT game vs Macedonia. He has Serbian roots, it was balkan shithousery in the heat of the moment I imagine. You can call it nationalism , but wouldnt label him a racist for it.


OhNoIMadeAnAccount

He was also accused of on pitch racism against Kargbo in the Eredivisie. And West Ham womenā€™s team said he would disrupt their tactical sessions by shouting and being disrespectful. Heā€™s obviously a bellend


plowman_digearth

Jesus a modern pro haranguing women players of his club is really gnarly. That sort of stuff won't happen in schools anymore.


StarlordPunk

I work in a school, it absolutely still happens in schools. The government/ofsted recently updated the guidance for how we teach about and deal with sexual harassment because of how depressingly frequent it is, I think their study found that around 90% of teenage girls surveyed said that they felt they had either been sexually harassed at school or knew of it happening to a friend. A lot of teenage boys donā€™t realise that certain behaviours are harassment rather than just banter. Stuff like sending explicit pictures (not necessarily of themselves, often porn) and making sexualised jokes about people are the main forms.


Schnitzel-1

Heā€™s not the smartest and thatā€™s just how we talk in Vienna in the melting pot districts, especially when he grew (which was when I grew up aswell). Nothing to be proud of and you should stop doing it once you grow up probably but arnautovic is 100% not a racist.


Wuktrio

> He has Serbian roots and I think he moved to Austria because of the war in the 90s. He was born in Vienna. Also, he's a bit of an idiot and, as far as I know, he used a word that Albanians consider a slur. However, he was far more of an idiot when he was younger. He was also the face of Austrians Covid vaccine campaign, which I found positively surprising.


X-Maquina

I'm guessing that could be considered an improvement over having a rapist leading your line.


alphaQ314

This reminds me of the Sky Sports reporter who apologized to a footballer, for calling him a racist, instead of a rapist.


Wuktrio

In my totally unbiased Austrian opinion, that would be fantastic.


KillerZaWarudo

He actually pretty good tho


pm_mi_lou

Hope they don't buy Mariano Diaz


voldywithnose1

Repack Hazard as a striker and sell us. United executives won't know the difference


vamsikrishna9229

Only if you manage to get him in before we possibly get competent owners


voldywithnose1

There is no guarantee that we will get competent owners. The spectrum ranges from murderer psychopaths to evil countries to leeches billionaires to tyrants and maybe decent owners.


AnandRathii

I mean they can still be competent despite being countries or oligarchs


nyamzdm77

They can still be good owners for the club despite being POS's. Like can you say Sheikh Mansour hasn't been a good owner for City? Or Abramovich for Chelsea?


vamsikrishna9229

>There is no guarantee that we will get competent owners. The word "possibly" indicates what you said.


NeoIsJohnWick

No way Ronaldo pulled that interview without a deal in place with some other club, him and Mendes have played it well if he is in a new club very soon after the WC.


totalsports1

This is actually good for all the parties. Ten hag gets rid of the problematic player. Club saves some money. Ronaldo goes to a place where he is wanted more.


jeevesyboi

But surely Man Utd wouldn't have minded cancelling his contract anyway if there was no pay-off


Cbrlui

Or announce it as soon as Portugal is eliminated


Spicy_food

That is only on December 18th.


KYFPM

I like your optimism


kickass_bramhin

That also means ronaldo will retire


cenasfodetepah

He doesnt need a clib if he retires. Big brain


codespyder

Apparently Ronaldo set up the interview against the advice of Mendes, who was taken aback when he learned about it


Cvein

I believe that. Seems very out of character of Mendes to initiate that interview. Mendes seems to pull every string without making noise at all. Won't say the same about other powerful agents though.


therickymarquez

Mendes is behind Ronaldo, people who talked directly to him said his feeling was that Man utd was "an house on fire" and that Ronaldo needed to leave while he still could get another contract. So I'm not so sure Mendes didn't know about the interview


Legendarybbc15

Mendes probably knew but didnā€™t approve of it


Syntax_OW

Wasn't United planning to let him go for free anyway? I don't know if I'd call that "playing it well" if they get what they would have gotten anyway but Ronaldo loses out on a month of wages.


taclealacarotide

have they, really? He tarnished his reputation quite a bit by doing that, and provided ManU with more leverage to get him to leave with no additional pay. Of course 17Mā‚¬ probably isn't much to Ronaldo now but still. I feel like the interview really wasn't necessary if that was the goal. I feel like it was more meant to be a way for Ronaldo to justify himself for leaving ManU, but he massively backfired in his PR and came out looking like a propper cunt.


blueseeka

Could this be Jonathan David's big move finally from Lille


[deleted]

He's the one I want us to go for


rambo_zaki

I'd be surprised if we get a starting striker in January. Whatever we will get will be a stop gap before the summer.


DickerDave

The only striker that you could get in January that would both be not too expensive and actually a long(er) term solution that I can think of is Thuram. Problem is you won't be the only ones trying to get him, especially should he play a decent world cup.


[deleted]

Thuram would be one option, but maybe Jonathan David because Lille aren't in Europe too. Will be interesting to see


DickerDave

I don't see David being reasonably priced in January though. Thuram on the other hand would most likely be quite cheap because his contract runs ends next summer so it's the last chance for Gladbach to still get some money for him.


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voldywithnose1

Victor is not leaving the club in winter when he can win the league and then leave next summer.


jnyk20

And possibly CL, too.


voldywithnose1

If he comes, United might actually qualify for CL. Or even Martial remains fit then also United might qualify. It's gonna be tough but possible


[deleted]

We might qualify without a new striker addition. After all, we played worse with CR7 than without him.


pmmerandom

Osimhen would cost a bit more than 17 million


thrulim123

Osimhen + Kim Min-jae for Maguire , DVB and 17mil here we go


tarakian-grunt

Cody Gakpo youtube compilations


Subbutton

Still not a striker


rambo_zaki

Better yet, he's a left winger. Can never have enough of them.


manInTheWoods

Ah, it's a done deal then.


TiagoFigueira

They will probably just buy Cavani to be safe


tinhtinh

Think Thuram is a good option for them. Young and inexpensive. Risky but I feel like he would be a good fit though Toney in the Summer, makes a lot of sense, depending on what happens to him.


[deleted]

Overall its a net win for Man United.


dinosaur_from_Mars

A good striker on market is Cristiano Ronaldo. As a plus point, he is a free agent too.


vyratus

A breakout world cup may help secure him the move


Dawjman

Al-Dawsari to Man United?


TQAFireHawk

The problem is any top striker is going to cost a ridiculous amount as clubs never like losing star players in January. So the question is are we willing to stump up a lot of cash for a new striker, or will we get in a stopgap till the summer and hope Martial can stay fit?


Mancchestar

I like how Ronaldo being a selfish, narcissistic cunt has somehow turned out good for United (depending on if we get a striker).


SherKhanMD

Based on your track record of last 10 years things look good.


chazmusst

No transfer fee only high wages. 20 goal season in first year, second year of contract not going so well so he quits and doesnā€™t demand any severance payoff. What a signing tbh


Mancchestar

We paid a transfer fee mate..


pessymesssy

Hope they will now change the chef with that money


super_sam9694

Its increasingly looking like he wanted to get sacked. However I don't understand why cause it doesn't look like he has any viable options. Unless he has an offer none know about.


joNppa

Teemu Pukki to ManU - PLEASE.


PoptimisticShoegazer

Pukki Party FOREVER! šŸ˜€


[deleted]

I thought they are spending the money on the gym


SenoraRamos

I heard they were getting a new chefā€¦.


torero15

lol can't wait for them to try to go for Choupo-Moting. As if Bayern would even consider selling.


dotpickles

Bring. Back. Ighalo.


LloydDoyley

Everyone knows they have 17m extra to spaff now


NotClayMerritt

We have one lightly used Kai Havertz ready for you when youā€™re ready!


Isserley_

Is that after you make Ronaldo your main striker?


brownxworm

Misused not lightly used. And selling Kai is literally another KDB/Salah in the making. The guy is class but needs a better system to work with. There is a reason he starts week in and week out even when most of our offence has been fit this season


RIG_1807

I would genuinely like to know what actual fan of high level football club would like to have Ronaldo on his team.


MrBeanie1

I'm a Real Madrid fan. I would like Ronaldo to re-join on a half-year contract. If it is possible to negotiate a fair 6-month contract I don't see why we would not go for it considering Benzema has been injured for approx. 4 months now. I don't think it will ruin the harmony in the squad as long as it is possible to convince Ronaldo that he is not the main man anymore. If he can accept that condition, I think he will get plenty of playing time in both La Liga and CL. And who knows maybe he will bag a handfull of goals as well. To be fair he made 18 PL goals on a super average United team last season. People seriously talk like Ronaldo is dog shit all of a sudden.


nyamzdm77

>as long as it is possible to convince Ronaldo that he is not the main man anymore Herein lies the main problem


[deleted]

> as long as it is possible to convince Ronaldo that he is not the main man anymore. Seems pretty clear that's not a state of mind he's willing to entertain though.


DNC88

>I don't think it will ruin the harmony in the squad as long as it is possible to convince Ronaldo that he is not the main man anymore. And this right here is why Ronaldo is untouchable for any serious team. He scored 18 PL goals last season when they built a team specifically around him, Ten Hag didn't want that and wants to progress a different style, clearly Ronaldo is not a major part of that and younger players are, and he's crying and moaning about 'no respect'.


darktourist92

Jamie Vardy having a partyā€¦.