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Just throw £50m at them tomorrow and see what happens - this guy would transform us

Definitely should be after Origi now if not the summer

This signing is so exciting - the guy looks world class and ready to slot into the league easily. Let’s get this done!

The thing that annoys me is that just signing Lingard doesn’t mean we survive. It will be a hard fought team effort that the guy can contribute too. The audacity to try and get some cash for a team effort is just silly and there’s no way that we would do that. Maybe give the player a bonus, but no way do we give a club that

Pretty farcical that Man Utd would stand in his way when they have no intention of playing him - they are just trying to screw us and the reports seem to suggest that Lingard knows that’s what’s happening

Yeah I’d have him playing from the right side in the 4-3-3 system

I think it’s doing the rounds that he’s going to Barcelona - wish we could be in for him as he’d be an ideal signing for us alongside Bruno

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/26/jesse-lingard-dismayed-newcastle-loan-on-verge-of-collapse-over-15m-terms-manchester-united ‘United are demanding a £2.5m loan fee, full coverage of the player’s wages and a £12m bonus if the Saudi Arabian-owned club avoid relegation from the Premier League’. What a fucking mess that is

There hasn’t been anything confirmed other than Lyon officially saying there’s no agreement

I always think at the start of the season that we just need to get 8/9 wins and we will be safe with some draws. I’m thinking we will still need to get close to winning that number of games and we should be fine

This is definitely one for the summer - let’s hope we can keep our league position and come back in for him then

Yep, the Everton game is another huge one and I would be a lot more confident if we have 2 or 3 solid players coming through the door to start that game. Especially when we can get a week of work on the training ground to integrate whoever comes in

I only see this as being accurate if we think that Botman and Carlos will be cheaper in the summer

I really like the idea of a review system that managers can use during the game. Essentially get three people in a box to review the decision a manager disagrees with based on some sort of criteria and the consensus wins out. Keep the video for offsides only and red card tackles - job done

I just think we should chuck that money at Botman instead because he could conceivably be here for the next decade given his age

I’m not certain he would walk out on us if we go down as e’s getting a hefty salary that would be hard to match elsewhere and it seems this move was more of a family decision. I guess it’s the England thing that may mean he wants a move, but I’m not sure he gets into the next squad given the competition at right back. You never know, he may be convinced to stay on and see how we go

Van Dijk was in his early / mid 20s when they got him for £75m. Liverpool knew he would be with them for at least 7-8 years at his peak. Carlos is 29, has less time at his peak and also untested in England. It’s perfectly right for us to not want to over pay no matter how desperate we are

I haven’t see a lot of him to suggest he would be worth £50m. If others have seen more of him and think there’s a top player there, then I’m all for it because we need better players in his position ASAP

There’s no way they will sell him right now, but I could see another loan deal on offer

That little lob pass that he made late on the second half for Fraser to run in on goal was absolutely delicious

I would love it if we beat them

Have to give a shout out to Longstaff, I thought he was excellent alongside Willock in the final 30 minutes

I think that they are here to beaten. The problem is that we can’t do anything when we have the ball in and around their goal

I’d swap him for Murphy soon into the second half if he doesn’t improve

At least we are still in the game and have not been completely battered like last year