Aston Villa have signed Jordan Ayew! Very good singing.

Schweinsteiger is incredibly injury prone right now. Man United are in desperate need of a striker, I don't know who they will bring in but time is running out!

 

I'm surprised Chelsea haven't purchased any major players right now especially with Luis rejoining Ath Madrid!

 

My understanding is Herrera/Carrick-Schneiderlin are set to be our two central midfielders with Schweinsteiger playing an almost Paul Scholes/Ryan Giggs role later in their respective careers.

 

As for the striker I'm inclined to agree. Although Rooney, Hernandez, Wilson with the possibility of Depay/Fellaini at centre forward isn't all bad. Certainly has goals in it, just not title-winning numbers of goals.

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I think Pedro would be a good addition, he's quality. Just again I'm not sure he's what Man Utd need. I think they would be best going for an out and out striker rather than a false #9 type.

He's not a false 9 at all! He's played on the wing for years.

 

If Hernandez is staying, United don't need a pure striker at all. Neither do Arsenal. Cavani would be ideal for either because he can play out wide.

Louis wants the title and (apparently) a Champions League final in his 3 years and, in relation to the age of some of his players, is buying accordingly. As pretty as it is on paper buying your di Maria's and Schweinsteiger's I can't help but think he's gonna leave a massive black hole behind once he leaves.

 

There's a couple of schools of thought - do you go down the Liverpool/Spurs route of buying younger players and developing them and hoping they become top class, or going for the top proven talent that you pay a premium for. I think the right strategy is somewhere in the middle personally, like what Arsenal seem to be doing.

 

Schweinsteiger is incredibly injury prone right now. Man United are in desperate need of a striker, I don't know who they will bring in but time is running out!

 

I'm surprised Chelsea haven't purchased any major players right now especially with Luis rejoining Ath Madrid!

 

There's a lack of big name strikers available. They haven't been linked to anyone for a while, which makes me think they will just dig their heels and wait until next summer. Big risk if you ask me, as I think they will really struggle.

 

To be honest the lack of signings from Arsenal & Chelsea is surprising. Maybe they don't think they need anyone. Very surprised about Arsenal, but I expect they will sign someone closer to the end of he window.

 

 

He's not a false 9 at all! He's played on the wing for years.

 

If Hernandez is staying, United don't need a pure striker at all. Neither do Arsenal. Cavani would be ideal for either because he can play out wide.

 

But he can play that type of role. United need another pure striker. Rooney/Hernandez/Wilson is not going to win you any titles. Hernandez's all round play is not good enough. If Rooney gets injured I think they will really struggle to score goals.

Falcao?

 

I haven't seen the media jumping of Falcoa esp in an anti Manu way!

 

Di Maria certainly deserves some scrutiny!

I haven't seen the media jumping of Falcoa esp in an anti Manu way!

 

Di Maria certainly deserves some scrutiny!

 

I think there would have been more of it if Chelsea didn't pick him up.

But he can play that type of role. United need another pure striker. Rooney/Hernandez/Wilson is not going to win you any titles. Hernandez's all round play is not good enough. If Rooney gets injured I think they will really struggle to score goals.

But that's where Cavani comes in.

But that's where Cavani comes in.

 

They're making another poor move if they splash what PSG will want for Cavani.

Cavani is the most overrated player in world football, never seen the fuss about him.

 

Shame di Maria didn't work out, as he's obviously a class player! Obviously not a fit at United, so best to take the money for him.

 

Which club do you think has done the best business so far? A lot of people would say Crystal Palace and Man United. Personally, I think Watford could surprise.

I actually think Stoke have done the best business so far. Punching above their perceived weight with numerous signings this summer!

Stoke have made some good signings, but they're all gambles. Lots if injury prone players, and Affelay is absolute trash now.

 

I think Swansea have made some good signings.

Man Us transfer committees reaction to Romero arriving to be their No2!

 

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There's a couple of schools of thought - do you go down the Liverpool/Spurs route of buying younger players and developing them and hoping they become top class, or going for the top proven talent that you pay a premium for. I think the right strategy is somewhere in the middle personally, like what Arsenal seem to be doing.

 

Particularly under the Louis regime there seems a real hurried process going on. Title, three years, no afterthought for prices or how long specifically the club can get out of a player. My worry is where that will leave us in 5 years time.

 

I haven't seen the media jumping of Falcoa esp in an anti Manu way!

 

Di Maria certainly deserves some scrutiny!

 

It's been all over my Twitter feed since it became blatantly obvious we'd be mad to stump up the kind of cash being asked for him. Maybe your personal leanings have allowed you to overlook this?

I actually think Stoke have done the best business so far. Punching above their perceived weight with numerous signings this summer!

 

I'm in two minds between Stoke. A lot of good business but a lot of it seems to be angling towards some sort of exotic re-brand too. Will be very interesting to see how the land lies with this one.

Particularly under the Louis regime there seems a real hurried process going on. Title, three years, no afterthought for prices or how long specifically the club can get out of a player. My worry is where that will leave us in 5 years time.

 

To be fair it looks like you are doing bits of both ie. signing Depay and Schiderlin (sp?). But it does sign quite short-termism on my behalf. Like De Gea, I don;t get the logic behind letting him go for free next summer to Real Madrid, which will obviously happen. Surely it makes more sense to let him go, get some money for him and then sign a replacement. Rather than gambling that you will win the title.

 

To me it's obvious that you've not given up hope of signing Ramos & Muller, which is why I think things have gone pretty silent. Not sure I can get my head around going for all the big names, I mean it's not like it worked so well last summer! I think it's more a brand/power image.

If West Ham manage to offload Nolan and sign another striker, I think we're up there (no bias of course :lol:)

To be fair it looks like you are doing bits of both ie. signing Depay and Schiderlin (sp?). But it does sign quite short-termism on my behalf. Like De Gea, I don;t get the logic behind letting him go for free next summer to Real Madrid, which will obviously happen. Surely it makes more sense to let him go, get some money for him and then sign a replacement. Rather than gambling that you will win the title.

 

To me it's obvious that you've not given up hope of signing Ramos & Muller, which is why I think things have gone pretty silent. Not sure I can get my head around going for all the big names, I mean it's not like it worked so well last summer! I think it's more a brand/power image.

 

I'm assuming the sale of di Maria will push through another signing, maybe two. It all seems very regimented and a game of freeing up cash this summer which I guess is more sensible than the absolute shambles of two summers ago. If pressed I'd say we'll end up with Pedro and Otamendi. In the grand scheme of things it's a step down from Ramos, Muller, Bale, etc. but it's all improvement.

I'm assuming the sale of di Maria will push through another signing, maybe two. It all seems very regimented and a game of freeing up cash this summer which I guess is more sensible than the absolute shambles of two summers ago. If pressed I'd say we'll end up with Pedro and Otamendi. In the grand scheme of things it's a step down from Ramos, Muller, Bale, etc. but it's all improvement.

 

I don't think money has anything to do with it, expect United getting mugged off (Guardian story tonight, reckons PSG have bid under £30m for di Maria!). I think the only problem if you sign 2 more players, is they're likely to be starters. I do think you could be changing too much too soon with regards to personnel, but it depends on their mentality I guess. Otamendi is better than Ramos anyway.

I don't think money has anything to do with it, expect United getting mugged off (Guardian story tonight, reckons PSG have bid under £30m for di Maria!). I think the only problem if you sign 2 more players, is they're likely to be starters. I do think you could be changing too much too soon with regards to personnel, but it depends on their mentality I guess. Otamendi is better than Ramos anyway.

 

I'd say the cashflow would certainly be taken into account. Not so much in the sense of it being a struggle to stump it up but being mindful of what is going where. Ed's had too much stick not to.

 

I can probably count on one hand the amount of times I've seen Otamendi play but he's appeared a complete fraud each time. Ramos would be a f***ing nightmare in the prem, whether he was a success or not. Either would be a step up from that awful, awful merry-go-round of Jones/Evans/Smalling though.

Arturo Vidal has joined Bayern Munich!

 

Newcastle have bid 13.2m for Charlie Austin. Newcastle are really prepared to splash the cash this summer! Apparently Man United's new singing is going to be Lukaku.