Topic: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ - page 161. (Read 59174 times)

It's up to the club what kind of improvements they want to make if they are able, yes, they only intend to do the best for the club by making whatever effort, I also know that Man United doesn't need to replace players completely, they only recruit the players they need, because as far as I know, midfielders Man United Casemiro's defense is no longer optimal, indeed Man United still has Scott McTominay who is quite reliable but still Man United needs a second tier defensive midfielder to replace Casemiro and this player can be sold to Saudi Arabia considering he is getting older and the Arab club The Saudis are also still interested in him and this could be a good opportunity for Man United to reap a lot of profit and can be used as capital to buy new players.

Manchester United are really taking good steps. The new owners aren't like the previous ones clearly. They know who to spend their money on well. This season could really be a big opportunity for Erik ten Hag to increase his credit. Because this season seems like his last chance as well after all that criticism. They need to keep valuable players like Bruno Fernandes and they should sell the players who make unnecessarily high amounts and don't contribute much to the team.

Why does any club sell good players? Why did United sell Ronaldo to Madrid? We can go ahead and mention every good player that was every sold and ask why the club sold them. We may arrive with different answers like the club wanted the money, the player wanted to leave, the club felt the player was surplus to requirement, the manger doesn't want to use him because the player doesn't fit in his style, the club have other and better replacements in mind or they're looking at the long term. It could any of many reasons.


With PSG, I can say it is not a very well run club. They have refused to use players like Xavi Simon, they prefer to send him on loan while they use midfielders that are not as good as him, like Carlos Soler. They sold Paredes too. Besides they have Vitinha who plays same role with Ugarte and to them he's better.
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Indeed, William Saliba is often linked with Real Madrid. If Ricarrdo Calafiori was used as a recruit to anticipate the departure of sSaliba, there are two assessments from me. The first assessment is that Arsenal must look for another center defender because they only have Gabriel in his main CB position. Second, if William Saliba stays at the Emirates, Calafiori's arrival will be more competitive considering that Arsenal already have 3 center defenders when facing their busy schedule next season.

By the way, Riccardo Calafiori is a good defender with a good age to develop potential at Arsenal, which is famous for having the youngest average age of the squad.

I'm not sure about Maresca to stay that long honestly. Especially after seeing how Boehly treated Pochettino despite the improvement in performance.    It wouldn't surprise me if Maresca also shares the same fate in case of having a similar season.

I have just checked out one thing about Chelsea and things are really just as I expected. Since Conte's time at Chelsea between 2016-2018, nobody was able to stay at least for complete 2 years. It's strange, right? 

Since those times Chelsea has really had no patience with coaches. This isn't a good vision at all. It needs to change immediately. Even the best coaches in the world don't make incredible starts all the time.

Ugerte will be the right solution for Manchester United to strengthen their current midfield, Ugerte is actually a good midfielder and very strong in a 1 by 1 duel in guarding the midfield, although actually his job was to help PSG defend  last season but instead he very reliable when PSG has to attack, reportedly currently Manchester United has reached a personal agreement with Ugerte and of course that could be the way for Manchester united to recruit ugerte from PSG, ugerte has actually only been at PSG for one season but it seems at the moment he does not have the full trust of Enrique to be the first choice, thus making ugerte feel uncomfortable and urging PSG to sell him to Manchester United immediately, ugerte's arrival will guarantee Manchester United's midfield is very solid and strong next season if he is paired with Kobie Mainoo who last season was impressive in center line, the arrival of Ugerte will certainly make Casemiro lose his place and I think it's quite natural because indeed Casemiro current performance is declining drastically. 
https://www.footballinsider247.com/man-united-close-in-on-manuel-ugarte-deal-sources/

Zubimendi isn't actually cheaper. I mean the market values first. His value is €50m while Ugarte's is €45m. But when it comes to the asking prices, I haven't heard about how much Real Sociedad wants for their player. Maybe they would also demand an amount near what PSG wants who knows. Both of them are talented players in the end.  

I really like what INEOS is doing right now by the way. Manchester United must have really missed being managed decently.  


I completely agree. I must have also said it before. There is no reason to keep huge earners who are making a small impact on team success. I hope this problem will be fixed nicely in time.  

I know too well that there was PSG was readily interested in Marcos Rashford of Manchester United. I don't know if such interest is still active or it has faded away. Incase, there's such an interesting, Manchester United could go for something like swap and balance deal in order to go around the alleged financial fair play. I do not think that Rashford is so much important to Manchester United that they cannot let him go. If Rsshford goes, it will give room for a better play to come in.

I do think that Manchester United need a crop of new, determined and focused players and not the ones that ride on media hype to fame which they cannot maintain. Manchester United needs rehabilitation both in structure and mentality of players.

I followed EPL, I know how Man United performance. Sure, it was worse than the season 2022-2023. Last season, they only could finish in the 8th place, meanwhile they could be in the top 3 in the season 2022-2023. However, we are focusing to discuss about the defensive midfielder position, dude! We don't discuss about the performance of the whole players. Even if Man United performed badly, it doesn't mean all the players should be changed. I personally think that Man United still doesn't need a new defensive midfielder. But I don't say Man United doesn't need new players in other positions. Sure, they need new players, specifically for the defenders. I think the defenders are the weakest players in Man United lineup.

Have you got my point?  

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Latest news about Arsenal arrival.

After becoming rumors, finally, Arsenal and Bologna officials have reached an agreement for Riccardo Calafiori and they are preparing documents for the Centre-Back player's immediate move to Arsenal. They will also immediately sign the contract and have a medical checkup this week. The 22-year-old center back has been targeted by Arsenal for quite a long time, and finally it was just a matter of signing. This means that William Saliba's chances of going to Real Madrid will be much higher. Let's wait for the next few days.



Source: Arsenal and Bologna are now preparing all documents for Riccardo Calafiori deal

What I do not understand about the whole Ugarte situation is, why would PSG want to get rid of him so badly? Like did they not like him that much? He seems like a good kid, he seems like he has some potential and when he plays he is not that bad. I am not saying he is some amazing player, but if United gets rid of Casemiro and gets Ugarte there, I can't see how that would be worse, doesn't seem like it would be all that bad, it looks like it could very well be something that could benefit them to be fair.

This is my idea though, I could be wrong and maybe Ugarte isn't as good as I assume. I can see why United would want him, and like I said replacing casemiro with upgrade would be great for them and that's what I believe, which looks like what United also believes as well. The question here isn't why United wants him, the question is why PSG doesn't want him?

I mean for them to sell such a young kid, they must think he is not good enough and I do not see how you can think that he is not good enough, he has done alright enough. In any case, if all three parties are happy with the situation then let them do it, I am sure that PSG has enough money to buy someone better anyway, they are very wealthy.

We saw last year that Manchester United had problems in the defensive area. They should definitely recruit new players for defense this year. Ugarte could be an important target. He is still very young and talented. Paris Saint-Germain may not let him go. In fact, that is the only problem for Manchester United. He is a promising defender, so Paris Saint-Germain wants to have him in their team. It could be an ideal transfer for the Premier League. Manchester United may be the right address for him.

Did you see how Manchester United performed last season? In my opinion, Man United's performance is worse than the previous season and that's why the club is trying to improve their performance by replacing players who they feel are no longer optimal. We have to support Erik Ten Hag in doing all this because he has been given the opportunity, the club also doesn't retain the midfielder. their seniors if Man United has found a suitable player.


Many news stories on social media say that Manchester United intends to find a replacement for Casemero as a defensive midfielder because the Red Devils are making improvements to the squad. Casemero can no longer be relied on completely and to be able to bring in Manuel Ugarte Manchester United needs to sell several of their players. Casemero was recently linked with a Saudi club and this could be a good advantage for the Red Devils to reap a lot of profits.

It will be a brilliant transfer by Manchester United. Ugarte is who United needs now. He'll be a rock in their midfield. He can also help to free up mainoo to play forward. Again, Ugarte is elite at winning the ball, and this will help United dominate the midfield. Ugarta is obviously a great choice, but if united seems difficult to get him, then Martin Zubimendi is available as a secondary option.

I'm absolutely delighted to see the new regime, INEOS, is moving quickly in the transfer window. Any step taken by INEOS makes me feel United is going to come back to its greatest form. It feels like after INEOS stepped in, everyone wants to move to Manchester United.


It could be a sign from Casemiro. His contract will last until 2026. But, Manchester United appears keen to find a replacement or backup for him. This was after United had returned Amrabat to the Fiorentina, and there is no good DM. I'd like to get rid of some overpaid players at United.

If you ask me, I think state of emergency should actually be declared on the Man Utd defense. Their last season performance in the defense was not that encouraging and if they have to do well this season, a complete overhaul is very crucial to that. I'm glad they are seeing same thing I'm seeing and are already making effort to do the needful. Their interest in Ugarte is a good one for me, so Ten Haag have to do everything to get him from PSG. Casemiro is still active and could coordinate the defense very well but they need new faces.

Ugarte seems not to move anywhere because he is an important player in PSG. That's why PSG only wants to sell him at €70m. PSG is a rich club, they probably don't want to decrease the price because they are not in urgent of money. Ugarte is a young player, if they keep him a longer time, his market value can be higher. I think Zubimendi is a realistic target, Man United is better to focus on him if Man United really needs a new defensive midfielder.

Anyway, I don't understand why Man United must spend a lot of money to buy new defensive midfielders. Man United has Casemiro, I think his ability is not so badly. If Man United needs another player in a defensive midfielder position, Man United has McTominay and Kobbie Mainoo who can be a defensive midfielder. 

Sacking pochettino was not due to the performance of the season but had to do with the transfer arrangement, pochettino want to be in charge of the players to be signed but Todd borely does not agree with that because he is a business man and he wants to maximize profit, so Todd borely tactics in the transfer market is to sign young talented players and give them a very long term contract, and send out some on loan and sell them for a higher price than he purchased them, why pochettino want some experienced players in his team so they can challenge for titles.

So this is what trigger the sack of maricio pochettino, if not the management where convinced with his performance and wanted to give his project time, but due to the reasons above both of parties have to path ways.

So far, I will say Enzo maresca will do a good job in Chelsea if he is given time. They have a lot of quality players already  and they are also signing more quality players, with the right philosophy I think Enzo maresca project is one to watch out for in the premier league next season.

I agree about Ugarte. He is a talented defensive midfielder. He is earning only €6m a year at PSG now. I assume that there wouldn't be a huge change in his demands. He is already keen on joining Manchester United.

There are many useless players in their squad who earn much more money than him. Mount, Antony, Maguire, Luke Shaw... Some of them might have an excuse like injury but it is also a serious problem.    They really need to make some changes there. All these names should be sent to tell the truth.

Mount and Shaw are getting serious injuries. Maguire is terrible. Antony is nothing like he was at Ajax.

It definitely going to be a big plus in the Manchester United midfield, I think the DMF position have been a huge problem in Manchester United for quite some time now, it’s definitely going to be a big plus if his signature is secured. He have a lot of qualities on and off the ball, he is aggressive and that exactly what is required in that midfield right now. But the big problem in the negotiation in the asking fee from PSG, I don’t think that amount can be afford by Manchester United due to financial fair play reason, it also the reason they are willing to let Anthony go out on loan if the club interested is willing to pay for the wages.

I know for a must Manchester will definitely get a new DMF this season but the question is who will it be, because there are other names in their radar but for me personally I will prefer Manuel Ugarte because I think with is style of play and the aggressiveness it will be easy for him to adapt to the premier league.

The league commence in a month time and i know for sure a lot of transfer saga is going to happen in Manchester United, players will come and some will leave but I hope for a better season.

Manchester United are currently monitoring some few names in the defensive midfield position. They’ve been trying to negotiate with PSG for Ugarte but the asking price is way more than what Manchester United wants to offer. They have Zubimendi of Real Sociedad on their radar because he’s cheaper than Ugarte. €70M is a lot of money and I don’t think Manchester United new owners will want to put that much on a singe player considering that they’ve other positions to strengthen in the team.
I have a feeling that PSG will lower their asking price because they’re interested in Joao Neves as a replacement for Ugarte if he leaves.

Oh, Ugarte? It would really be a great signing for the Red Devils. He is only 23 and has a bright future I believe. I like him as a DM. They need players to fix the weaknesses in defense and he is one good candidate for it. However it is likely to be difficult to convince PSG for a cheaper price. They wouldn't like to make a loss considering Mbappe has just left for free. They don't have money issues but they need to balance finances not to have issues with financial fair play.

Could it be the sign of Casemiro to leave soon?    He also doesn't play as good as before in my opinion. He makes 18.2 million pounds per year (23.4 million with bonuses).