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Bid or not bid
The Daily Mail employs many real football journalists, with contacts between players, agents and clubs. Two of them are Chris Wheeler and Adrian Kajumba and they combined on Tuesday night for a Manchester United update:
Manchester United could move for Barcelona Ousmane Dembélé if he abandons attempts to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund before the transfer deadline.
“United denied reports that they have made an offer of £ 91.2 million for Sancho, £ 73 million plus £ 18.2 million in add-ons, which has been rejected by Dortmund.”
This comes three hours after the mail delivered these ‘reports’ (from Sky sports) of an offer of 91 million pounds sterling as a fact because the clicks.
Summarize the ridiculousness of presenting ‘reporting’ as fact when you have real journalists with connections … pic.twitter.com/5riUxeYOy9
– Fútbol365 (@ F365) September 30, 2020
But did Wheeler and Kajumba manage to get any comment from Manchester United on Sancho’s initial £ 65 million offer concocted by one of his colleagues at the Mail under the completely fabricated name of David Kent. Earlier this week?
Can you feel the force?
Neil Custis, Sun, 4 August: “There has been a breakthrough in the negotiations as the Red Devils have forced the Germans to accept staggered payments, with £ 70 million up front.”
Neil Custis, Sun, September 30: “With the player’s personal terms agreed, talks are ongoing on a transfer fee of £ 70 million, which rises to £ 100 million, and Dortmund demands £ 90 million in advance.”
The ‘ongoing’ talks about a transfer fee Manchester United ‘forced the Germans to accept’ almost two months ago?
It sounds normal for the field both for the club and for the journalist.
The thrill of the new
‘The transfer of Jadon Sancho is the last as a new warning given to Man Utd by Borussia Dortmund’ – Daily mirror.
A ‘new warning’? It’s no wonder you get top billing on ‘Transfer LIVE news’.
“Manchester United have been told that no less than £ 108 million will see them land Jadon Sancho before the deadline.”
New? They have literally been saying the same thing for months.
Sending an AMN
When the hunger for Manchester United transfer news is so strong …
‘Man Utd is ready to’ complete the transfer of Ainsley Maitland-Niles from Arsenal in the coming days. ”- Quick.
‘Manchester United is already in advanced talks on SHOCK Arsenal transfer raid’ – Caught offside.
‘Transfer news LIVE! Manchester United want Arsenal’s Maitland-Niles, Rice wants Chelsea FC; Milik, Skriniar at Tottenham ‘- Evening standard.
… That tweet from a German journalist specializing in Bayern Munich news was enough to launch a dozen headlines about an English player moving between English clubs.
Never mind that Manchester United was quick to dismiss the rumor as nonsense, give those delicious clicks a try.
In fact, why stop there? Why not speculate how Man Utd could line up with Arsenal star Ainsley Maitland-Niles on a ‘closed deal’ (Quick).
And this is just glorious:
‘What would it mean for your starting eleven?
“Well, for starters, it could lead to Aaron Wan-Bissaka permanently falling into the bank.”
“That is unless United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is willing to rotate the pair, although the constant changes and cuts would not favor defensive stability.”
Yes, they would definitely drop their £ 50 million real right-back to make room for Arsenal’s current left-back. If they bought it. That they won’t.
How much?
Speaking of desperation over the Manchester United transfer news …
‘Edinson Cavani’s contract requires Man Utd if free transfer is to be completed’ – Daily star.
And all based on a story in Brand on September 21 when Edinson Cavani’s contract demands were revealed to Real Madrid and Manchester United was not mentioned.
Next week: ‘Edinson Cavani contract requires Ipswich Town if free transfer is to be completed’
Something inside so strong
Across Manchester, the Daily mirrorDavid McDonnell is claiming that City no longer have strength in depth. Yes, that’s Manchester City with 20 full internationals on their squad. They just don’t have the players.
He looked at the bench since Leicester’s defeat and concluded that City have a problem:
“An excess of injuries and illnesses is responsible for the exhaustion of the staff, but the force in depth is no longer there, a consequence of the poor work of City in the transfer market.”
Against Leicester, Sergio Agüero, Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo and John Stones were absent.
Do you think there is a small possibility that I could explain why Liam Delap, Cole Palmer, and Tommy Doyle were at the bank?
Thanks for the days
We are a little late for this particular party, but even the leftovers are delicious.
Garth Crooks wrote in his BBC Illan Meslier team of the week:
The more I watched it, the better it got. I haven’t seen a Leeds goalkeeper with this kind of promise since I first saw a young Mervyn Day 40 years ago. ‘
Just a few words and yet a lot to dissect. 40 years ago, Mervyn Day was a 25-year-old ‘youngster’ in Leyton Orient, where he had moved after losing his place in the first team at West Ham (where he had been the PFA Young Player of the Year when he was actually young ). He didn’t appear for Leeds until 1985 … at the age of 30.
Other than that, everything is fine, Garth.
A headline of our time
‘Watch Dele Alli take the watchdog for a walk after England’s ace was robbed and beaten by robbers with knives’ The Sun Website.
Since the robbery was in May, you are literally invited to click on the link and watch a man walk a dog.
Recommended reading of the day
Julien laurens in Houssem Aouar
Richard Jolly about football in the cities of the Red Wall
Recommended look of the day
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