Real Madrid just submitted a bid and signed Marc Cucurella today. City have already made multiple bids for Anderson. Meanwhile, Manchester United are still romancing the Mateus Fernandes deal.
I said the other day: just submit a bid first and see if they reject it. If you really want a player, you show your interest by putting money on the table.
But United fans have become so used to mediocrity that they’ll tell you, “This isn’t Football Manager,” whenever someone suggests actually acting decisively in the transfer market.
Meanwhile, the clubs that move quickly are the same ones that keep competing for the biggest trophies.
INEOS are embarrassing me, man. We’ve been in talks since morning with West Ham and we’re still saying, “We won’t pay crazy money for Matheus Fernandes.” How about submitting a bid first and seeing if it gets rejected?
We can’t sign Anderson for £130m, but surely £70m–£80m for Fernandes isn’t crazy, they’re likely thesame player talent wise.