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Transfer thread

Legohamster said:
I would avoid

This screams of a player that will do amazingly well at City, but the next club that picks him up he will flop massively.

Won't be used to not playing with the best/will he be fired up to perform?

Avoid avoid avoid
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With his talent he can play a number of roles in many sides. He managed 10 goal contributions in 20 still last season.

I dont buy because his season wasnt like 3 years ago, which was top top top level means he is busted, not at 26.

I think too often people make false links to players who bare no resemblance to the actual player.

Foden with 6 league titles, GHod knows what else is an absolute phenomenal talent.

As I said, he is 26, not dead
 
MartyFunkhouser said:
With his talent he can play a number of roles in many sides. He managed 10 goal contributions in 20 still last season.

I dont buy because his season wasnt like 3 years ago, which was top top top level means he is busted, not at 26.

I think too often people make false links to players who bare no resemblance to the actual player.

Foden with 6 league titles, GHod knows what else is an absolute phenomenal talent.

As I said, he is 26, not dead
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I can appreciate all of this.

One thing, which I get is totally hypothetical, but I think might explain some people’s thinking. He’s won it all at Emirates Marketing Project, paid handsomely - is the hunger still there? Would he bust a gut as he would at his boyhood club?

I know we have no way of knowing but it’s the kind of questions I’d hope our recruitment team would be seeking answers to before greenlighting a move.

Maybe just me…
 
DaveT316 said:
I can appreciate all of this.

One thing, which I get is totally hypothetical, but I think might explain some people’s thinking. He’s won it all at Emirates Marketing Project, paid handsomely - is the hunger still there? Would he bust a gut as he would at his boyhood club?

I know we have no way of knowing but it’s the kind of questions I’d hope our recruitment team would be seeking answers to before greenlighting a move.

Maybe just me…
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The hunger theory I go for more than busted.
 
Why are you talking about Foden? Are we linked with him? Had an excellent season or two for City, and I think he’s brilliant overall, but went missing pretty much all through last season.
 
Bedfordspurs said:
From what I’ve been told
Very similar
I thought it was weird that he was in and out of fitness
I’ve heard from at least 2 credible people and a couple of more suspect ones and it seems to be “ common knowledge”
But i guess we will see soon
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Surely everyone will know about it and he'd fail a medical, shame really good player. Enjoy watching him.
 
Raziel said:
No he wouldn't, don't see anyone lining up to buy him for 70M+ (which is mid tier rate at this point)



Who can't hold a starting spot in his club team, and got dropped from national team.

I'm not saying the guy is brick, but he isn't the player he was hyped to be 3 years ago, and he has not pushed on.
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He got dropped for the national team because he doesn't fit the required speed and physicality standards. Nothing to do with abilities.
 
harr1984 said:
I think GB was deliberately being a bit cheeky there - He's 3 years older than Simons and played in England all his life, I'd expect him to be better.

Must say I'm surprised that Foden is 26, assumed he was a bit younger - thought he might of kicked on by now. Maybe a change of scenery is what he needs, or maybe he will be more of a first team regular with the new manager there....
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I meant more a loan could benefit everyone - we get cover for our long term #10 being out injured, whilst City get a fringe player some minutes to rediscover some form and put himself in the shop window for next summer
 
P.D. said:
Surely everyone will know about it and he'd fail a medical, shame really good player. Enjoy watching him.
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Palmer's on a long contract with Chelsea so there's no medical being scheduled any time soon.
They can afford it, but this might be a transfer that really ends up costing them if that rumour is correct.
 
Not bad for a player 99.99% of the fanbase has never seen play.

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robp135 said:
Not bad for a player 99.99% of the fanbase has never seen play.

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The ones that have, of which there is a loyal band who go to youth games say he was one of the best they saw coming though. Seems circumstances around his dad's death is only reason this is happening
 
A counter-view from a poster on Reddit (TayTayTrouble) :

I'm a regular at academy matches, don't want to plug my own accounts but I have an X page with match reports and player profiles.

With Tynan, I'd love to know what United's scouts are seeing. I've always seen him as a big, boxy winger - low agility, mid-paced - who struggles to create separation. Technically decent, nice feet but lacking big time in terms of vision and execution (crosses, final pass)

Whenever he was trying to leave in 2025, with his reps contacting Arsenal, Chelsea, even Palace, there was no interest in him.

This year he upped his productivity, which generated buzz in the fanbase, but in terms of overall performance he wasn't impressive. Yet suddenly we're getting potentially £8m for him, when he quite literally couldn't give himself away a year earlier?

Strange deal. It'll be interesting to see if United are seeing something other clubs didn't or if they just got sucked into the hype of him scoring a few goals...which we all know at this level happens every season with a few random players (Bradley Fink, for example, was top scorer AND top assister a few seasons ago in the UEFA Youth League. He's currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers)
 
No idea if he's any good but it's a shame we don't have much of a path to the first team any more, all the turmoil and changes of recent seasons put paid to that and De Zerbi justifiably wants to get more experienced players in to sort things out.

I do think once we settle down we need to look at this and make sure the sporting directors, coaches, managers and everyone else lay out a style of play and path to the first team. Even if players get 10-15 appearances it means you can often get 10-20m for them which all helps and every so often you'll get someone who becomes a regular. I'd much rather have a youth team player come through and fill up space on the bench than expensive reserves like Dragusin for example.
 
P.D. said:
No idea if he's any good but it's a shame we don't have much of a path to the first team any more, all the turmoil and changes of recent seasons put paid to that and De Zerbi justifiably wants to get more experienced players in to sort things out.

I do think once we settle down we need to look at this and make sure the sporting directors, coaches, managers and everyone else lay out a style of play and path to the first team. Even if players get 10-15 appearances it means you can often get 10-20m for them which all helps and every so often you'll get someone who becomes a regular. I'd much rather have a youth team player come through and fill up space on the bench than expensive reserves like Dragusin for example.
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Settled (& successful) teams playing in Europe can build a model to integrate youth in the long term. That should also be aligned to solving HG squad issues in long run as well (with buying strategy).

We won't have enough games this season for the fringe players, we also need to maximize results, at the moment I'd expect EL or higher is minimum goal, if we buy a winger and striker, it's probably CL. I'd also say RDZ would do well to target a domestic cup.

The next season or two are "fix it"/reset/refresh seasons, it will be about the results.
 
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