123: Rashford RETURNS! Vlahovic FREE Transfer?

0:01Hello, everybody. Good morning and welcome to The United Stand. I'm Mark Goldbridge and this is your latest Manchester United transfer news as we get a big reveal on when Brian Embermo will be signing for Manchester United. Also, Marcus Rashford is back in training at Manchester United. But there is a twist. He's not allowed to train with the first team. Why is he back? Is it embarrassing? Should the club be letting him back? Should he be wanting to come back? We'll talk about that. Also, Vlahovic could be available on a free transfer. He's having his contract terminated by Juventus. Would you take him at Manchester United?

0:37Tyler Dibling is back on the agenda for Jason Wilcox. He's been linked to United according to Pletigol. Jadon Sancho is also very close to a move to Juventus apparently as well. Lots to get into this morning. Apologies for being a little bit late. Sometimes this happens with live content. Just a bit of a technical error and it took the time it takes. But let me just start off. with a big hint around Brian Mbermo. If you haven't seen this news yet, we're going to talk about Rashford, we're going to talk about Vlahovic, but nothing is bigger than a signing for Manchester United. And they have put a tweet out in the last few minutes about the 16th of July.

1:14The away kit is coming out a week today. So effectively, I would say absolutely guaranteed at some point in the next few days, we will get a here we go, because he's definitely going to get officially announced a week today. That's a new kit. This is Apollo tires on Red Bull. It's absolutely nailed on. Embermo is going to be here around the new away kit to sell the kit the same way we did with Kunya because we are a business club. We are a business club. So yeah, little bit of a hint there. I'm having a little bit of a joke with you, but am I? Am I really? Come on. New away kit coming out a week today.

1:59Embermo, come on. It's very, very obvious. Thoughts on Aubameyang on a free, says Villa Trufan. Well, similar thoughts to what I read about this Marcus Rashford story. I'm there minding my own business. Having a glass of red wine last night, watching Chelsea play Fluminese in the Club World Cup, nothing else to do. And it comes out from The Athletic that Marcus Rashford actually reported back for training on Monday and yesterday, despite being given time to find a new club by the club. So really being told to stay away. He's turned up, he's trained individually, and he's not been involved in team training.

2:37I mean, what are your thoughts on this? I've got to say, it's embarrassing. It's embarrassing on all parties, right? So first of all, you've been told to stay away to find a new club. That's a nice way of saying don't come near the training ground. So he turns up at the training ground, as is he's right, he's under contract with Manchester United, he's still a Manchester United player, but it's like turning up at a party where nobody wants you to be there. So he turns up, he's had the number 10 shirt took off him, and he turns up a new season where Amarim doesn't want him there, and he's turning up training on his own.

3:16Reminds me of David Beckham doing this at Real Madrid years ago, And he ended up back in the Real Madrid team because people were like, we may as well use him. We haven't got anybody else. And I think that's the tactic here. And you know what I'm tired of? The bad advice that Rashford gets and the noise he brings around Manchester United. Because yet again, every interview now is going to be questions about Rashford's training. When are you going to let him train with the first team? And essentially, Amrim's going to end up being the villain because people are going to start going. Well, if he's training, why aren't you letting him train with you?

3:50And it's a clever PR move by Rashford's people. But it's, again, very, very anti-Manchester United and very, very pro and individual player again. Sancho sort of did it last year, to be honest with you. But my big issue with it is, is if Amrim takes him back, he looks really weak and Rashford looks really strong. So effectively what we've got again, and we've had it for seven months now, is this power play between Rashford and Amrim. So Rashford did the interview at Christmas, which was against the club's will. Amrim basically kicked him out of the team and said, I don't want you. Rashford then waited all month and then went last day of the season, last day of January.

4:33Then he does quite well and Rashford's cooking and Man United don't, so Amrim looks stupid. Then he's flirting with Barcelona again. then Amorim's like I don't want you back in training and he turns up back in training and we get the PR piece from Henry Winter as well at the start of the week saying Rashford doesn't want to leave and I'm just you know what this club is on its backside and I'm tired all I care about is Manchester United and I'm bored of the Rashford Amorim Manchester United PR spin and And all that's going to happen is we haven't bought the players we need. We haven't sold the players we need.

5:13It's the worst Man United sign we've all seen. And this summer now, for the next few weeks, is going to be, when's Rashford going to train? When's Rashford going to train? When are you going to let Rashford train? And it's the Rashford show again, isn't it? And this is why Amrim has got to get a little bit harder about it. Because if you let him back, you look weak. You look really, really weak. You may as well sack yourself straight away. If you bring him back in the team and go, he's working really hard now. He's a changed character. You are an absolute fool and you will lose your job because of it.

5:46Just the same as Ten Hag did. Just the same as other managers did. He has got to double down and not let him anywhere near the team. As for Rashford, look, I'd take Rashford over Calvert-Lewin. I'd take Rashford over bloody Mitrovic. I'd take Rashford over Jamie Vardy. Of course I would. But we're not talking about the player. We're talking about the noise and the problems around that player at Man United. He needs a new challenge. He needs a fresh challenge. It's embarrassing on his side that he's back because he's had the number 10 shirt taken off him. He's done multiple interviews about a new challenge.

6:20He's openly said, I want to go to Barcelona, basically. At Aston Villa, it's the happiest he's ever been. And yet you've got injured in April. So you've had all of May, all of June. And here you are back training with Man United because nobody wants you. So we've basically got Amrimu doesn't want him. Rashford, nobody wants him. And he's now back training on his own at Carrington, trying to get back into United because no one else wants him. If Barcelona, Bayern Munich were in a bidding war, he wouldn't be back training at Carrington. It's a show of desperation because nobody wants him. And he's realised, I need to play football.

7:00And his best pathway to playing football now is to go to Manchester United and say, please bring me back, even though he's lost his number 10 shirt. And I'm sorry, look, there will be people out there that want it. The last thing I want is a Rashford redemption arc at Manchester United. I'm bored of it. It's every year there's going to be a Rashford redemption. It's time to move on. It's time to part ways. And if the club even consider it and Amrim even consider it, it's their fault. It's not Rashford's fault. I ain't got a problem with Rashford, by the way. He's got no other option. He's spoken about how great it was at Villa.

7:34He's spoken about how great Barcelona are. He's done the interviews about a new challenge. He's spent the last two months trying to find a move and no one wants him. What's he supposed to do? He's had to come back to Carrington with the tail between his legs, basically begging it, trying to get back into the team, even though he's been humiliated by this manager. He's had the number 10 shirt off him. He's desperate. I understand that. Rashford's made his play. His play is, I'm here at Carrington, even though I've been told I don't need to be here man united need to deal with the problem and if the problem if they're going to solve the problem by bringing him back in all we're going to get is pre-season perlo working really really hard the real work starts the bad results come in and we know what happens so i'm very relaxed about it but i think it's a i understand what rash was doing i understand it completely.

8:23And it's sad, really, that he can't get a move anywhere. But Man United, look at what Juventus are going to do with Vlachovic. They're going to terminate a contract. Now, Man United can't terminate Rashford's contract, but they can chuck him out on loan. And maybe that's what he's doing. When you think it through and you talk it through, maybe what Rashford's doing is, I'm not going to stay away and find a club. I'm going to turn up and make your life difficult. I'm going to be there every day at Carrington training, making your life difficult, and then you'll loan me out. It's a power play. And the decision's going to be Amrim.

8:58Does he bring him back in? Does he say I get rid of him on loan? I don't know. But you've got to admit it's very clever as much as it's irritating from Rashford to decide to just turn up. Because when he turns up, there's a story in every interview. and as we know there's certain journalists like the guy at the Manchester Evening News who's under the thumb of Rashford's people you know he gets his info from them so it's it's that's the thing that irritates me it's the noise we're trying we've had a shit transfer window we're trying to move forward and every interview is going to be about Rashford now and that's what irritates me and that comes down to weak leadership like would this be happening at Liverpool would this be happening at Arsenal would this be happening at Man City the fact that Rashford's still in control.

9:45As I say, I understand why he's doing it, but Man United are being taken for fools again. Good morning, Mark. Did he already train with the first team or just train on his own? No, he's on his own, Red Devil Germany. So he's turning up at Carrington. But he'll still be interacting with the first team because they're mates. And that's what I mean. This separation's not there. It's not there. It's a power play from Rashford and his camp, testing how much noise they can stir from the English media and his loyal fan base. Classic PR, says John. I think Amrim, the club, and the club has handled this poorly.

10:17We have no cash, no Europe and players we can't sell. Zero leverage in any situation. Fair point, Kiel. This is why youngsters follow City over United, says Slow Sports News. Nicholas says, everyone knows that we are desperate to sell, so they will wait till the last week of the transfer window to buy and loan players. Well, there's zero noise around Ganacho at the moment. I was doing the Chelsea watch along last night and I was saying Chelsea is surely the option. And the amount of Chelsea fans were laughing, going, we're not going to go anywhere near Gannaccio. So again, like Gannaccio loves Rashford.

10:49He might turn up. That's the thing. I thought the first thing I thought last night is, who's the next player to turn up and start training individually in this little group? And this becomes, this is the environment that the Glazers and Ineos have created because these players are going to still turn up and they're going to be in this little camp of training on their own. And it just becomes big news, doesn't it? What a wonderful attitude to show the youngsters, says Robert McCormack. Yeah, I hope you're being sarcastic because I think it's a selfish, PR-driven power play attitude to make Man United's job difficult.

11:25If this away kit is the black and yellow one, then I'm all over it. It's a slow sports news. Not that I want to fund the Glazers, but a replica of the iconic 93-94 is gorgeous. I don't think this I think I think the black kit's the third kit isn't it I can't remember what the away kit looks like anyone know in the chat what what what color the away kit is I know they all get leaked but I can't I can't remember seeing the away kit the third kit's the black kit as far as I'm aware my thoughts on Rashford is that it is it's sorry Matt McD says my thoughts on Rashford is that it isn't great using Carrington but I'm sure there's something PFA related regarding access to facilities no outweigh Amarin would get him back in team training it's white with a little bit of purple in it okay thank you everybody oh yeah Matt you make a great point some people will be saying ban him from Carrington absolutely got no chance the way the PFA works and I'm not a big fan of the PFA on certain things uh players uh football association um there is no way absolutely no way that Manchester United can ban a player from turning up to Carrington for pre-season you can stop them training with the first team but you can't stop them turning up so it is a power play yeah Rashford turning up his attention seeking says Patrick so much for not wanting to cause issues for the club once again he seems to be putting himself first um

12:46I don't respect it that's not the word but I do get it I understand it he's desperate nobody wants him so he's got to keep himself in the look his people around him or himself will be saying you've got to stay in the papers if you stay at home the phone ain't ringing you've got to be going to Carrington you've got to be getting pictures of you you know every day you turn up David Beckham did this at Real Madrid years ago and he was in the papers every day you turn up at Carrington every day you're going to get pictures of you in your car you're going to get pictures of your training we can pump that out we can put it on here we can put it on there you're keeping your name in play and you're making things difficult for United.

13:29I understand what they're doing, but obviously as a Man United fan, I don't like it. I don't like it because it's negativity. But I understand why they're doing it. And this is the problem you got. Ultimately, it always comes down to the same thing. You give stupid contracts out, then bad things happen later on. If he isn't announced by the 16th mark, you should do a forfeit challenge. Mate, I'm not the CEO, Nick. I'm just putting two and two together and saying, away kit next week, I'm Envermo signing. In my opinion, Rashford will never return after they took away the 10, symbolises your career at United is over, says Rajaf.

14:02I mean, great point. Imagine Amrim says to Rashford, all right, you can train with the first team. And Rashford trains really well with the first team. And then he goes on the tour. And then next season, he starts getting back into the team. I was thinking about this last night and I thought, there isn't a way back though, is there? there actually isn't a way back. You've had the number 10 shirt taken off you and you won't get it back. Like it's Cunha's shirt now. So you're not, that's humiliating. And also we don't play a system that suits you. You're not a number 10. And even if you are, you're not as good as the number 10s we've got.

14:37For me, he's never a number nine. I know he thinks he is, but he's not a number nine so I don't actually think if I'm being honest that look it's opinion I don't think his game is to get back in the Man United team I think his game is to be causing Man United a problem putting himself in the public eye getting the press talking about him I think he wants to go but I think I think he thinks the quick he wants to go quick he wants to be out of the club quick because he needs a pre-season. He needs to start the season and he needs a pre-season. World Cup's coming up in a year. So I think he thinks if I turn up every day and making it really difficult for United, they'll just make a decision about me and let me go.

15:21But that's my opinion on it. I don't think he wants to come back playing for Manchester United. I mean, if he does, what's all the interviews been about? You know, I don't think he wants to come back at Man United at all. Slazy I'm not going to read that Good morning Mark How are you in the family? I would love Vlahovic over what we've got And Mbamo needs to be singled out I want to start He needs to be signed I want to start the season strong This is Man United fan for life

15:50Edward Morley Welcome to Members Club A couple of weird comments there I mean it's a football news show mate I don't know why I have to take it into the bedroom Cruel has been a member for 26 months Would you take 15 million for Ashford and use the rest to subsidise his wages. I would, says Chuffbridge. Rashford coming back is like cheating the cheating ex who's had an affair and comes crawling back, says Alexander. The Rashford situation is so predictable that it begs the question, why haven't the club mitigated this situation? Drop his price, get him gone. Because the truth is, Sweeney, if we're being completely honest, it's very predictable.

16:22You're absolutely correct. And what I will say is, the people around Rashford are more intelligent than Manchester United when it comes to PR and, you know, making noise. Um, they've owned Man United pretty much every step of the way. Uh, the interviews they've done, the comments they've made, uh, their relationship with the press. Um, and this is just another win for Ashford. Man United look a bit silly again, to be honest with you. Um, but that's not surprising because we're crap at dealing with stuff like this. Um, Sean Turner says, hasn't he been doing interviews trying to push and move away?

16:55You've made your bed, jog on. He cannot go on tour. If if Amorim brings him back he may as well sack himself straight away he's done because in the power play he's lost we know what Amorim wants he's said it he wants Rashford gone we know what Rashford wants he wants to play for Barcelona if Rashford's playing for Man United next season Amorim may as well sack himself because he loses all authority he loses all respect in the dressing room he looks weak doesn't mean it won't happen but that's the situation um Roro says at this point I think Rashford will make his own arrangements out of pocket to travel with the team on tour I mean no one can stop him it's a great point um thank you very much okay let's move it along uh obviously we can come back to that but it's there are other things to talk about so I want to talk about Vlahovic so coming out from Italy this morning obviously Man United need a striker 25 year old Juventus striker uh Vlahovic is apparently going to have his contract terminated.

17:57Now, some people were saying we should be doing that with Rashford. A bit different. Blachowicz has got one year left on his contract. Rashford's got three and he's on about 300 grand a week. To terminate Rashford's contract, you're probably talking in excess of 50 million quid. So we're not going to do that. But could we sign Blachowicz on a free if Juventus terminate his contract and why are Juventus terminating his contract well I would imagine Juventus are terminating his contract because they can't get a fee for him for whatever reason and um he's out of contract in a year anyway so they would rather let him go and pay off his wages for one year um which is a weird thing to do because for example if I'm on if I'm Vlahovic and I'm on 100k a week 5.2 million pounds a year he's probably on more than that but let's just keep it simple if i'm on 5.2 million pounds a year 300k a week and juventus can't sell me and they come along and they say look we're going to terminate your contract and i go well that's 5.2 million then please and juventus go we'll give you two and a half and you go well no it's 5.2 and they go no we'll give you two and a half because you're free and then you can go and buy play for whoever you want straight away getting another wage.

19:20So we're not going to give you 5.2 because you are going to get another wage and you're going to get a signing on fee, which we don't get because we're not selling you. So they'll probably do a deal where they give him some of his wages, but he instantly becomes free. And that's why they're doing it. But it only works with players that have got one year left on the contract. United would never do it. So if Vlahovic becomes free, would you do it? Is there a red flag? There is a red flag because Juventus can't sell him. So they're having to terminate his contract. Why can't they sell him is the question I would ask, to which the answer has to be, I think there's a big reason they can't sell him.

20:06And I think the big reason they can't sell him is because he's massively, massively injury prone. Like massively injury prone. Now, when I look at a player's injury history, I would rather see two bad injuries in the last five years than what I see with Vlahovic. So I would rather see a player that's, you know, maybe broken their leg in 2022 and done their cruciate ligament in 24. I'd take a risk on that player more than I would Vlahovic because although they are two bad injuries and there might be issues down the line, they could, you know, a physio could say, look, it's just unfortunate. people get cruciate ligaments people break the legs but actually the body is in good working order but you look at vlahovic and it's just volume of injury over the last few years ankle sprain thigh problems groin problems back problems muscular problems inflammation of the spine muscular injury muscle muscle fatigue stress stress reaction of the bone and they're always like a month two weeks six weeks two weeks you know it's just ridiculous he's never he's not actually missed a huge, there's not one injury that's a huge amount of time.

21:18I think the longest period of time was an injury he had at the start of 2023. But his time at Juventus is just riddled with these minor injuries. And they are more impactive than anything. It's like Cavani with us. I don't think Cavani ever had a bad long injury, but there was loads of games that he missed here, there and everywhere. And you can't have players like that. You look at Martinez at Man United, he's had two bad injuries and they're long injuries. But before that, he wasn't a player that picked up injuries. So you hope that when he comes back, his body's not broken and he's okay. But what Man United need on the pitch is consistency.

21:59And to have consistency, you need players that are consistent. I look at someone like Masrawi, what a signing he is, consistently gives you 7 out of 10 every week and plays every week. Vlahovic is going to be Masraoui but only plays a couple of games a month and then misses a couple of games and we don't need that. We don't need that and that is probably why people are looking at Vlahovic and going no thank you. Beyond the footballing reasons I think that's a good enough reason. What news on Malasia to Celtics is Celtic mad? Look I know Celtic have got a massive fan base and they're a fantastic club.

22:35But Malassia to Celtic to 3 million is not really something that's going to register massively with us. It's not a lot of money and he's not a player that's got a future with us. Somebody just said to me that Vlahovic is on...

22:55He's on 10 million pounds after tax. So he's on a lot of money. he's on a lot of money I mean he's got he's got to be like yeah he's got to be touching like over 300 grand a week then it's a big wage that is as well that's a big I never knew he was on that sort of money as well so there's another reason as well he's on massive money and he's injury prone I mean look Juventus' problem is like ours then isn't it they've got a player with one year left on his contract that nobody wants because he's injury prone and his wages are massive. So you can understand why. I completely understand why Juventus wants to pay his contract off because he's not part of their plans.

23:40He's on huge wages and they can't sell him. It's very similar to what Man United have got with Rashford, actually. It's very similar to what Man United have got with Casemiro. Their wages are so big, nobody will take them. So you either keep loaning them off or you let them run the contract down. So it's massive, really. Yeah, absolutely huge wage.

24:04Mr. Shoty Boy says, this transfer window is like drawing circles in Argos' catalogue for Christmas, and every other day someone rips out a page. Bottom of the barrel choices. At this point, I think Rashford will make his own relation. I've done that one. I've done that one. I've done that one. Rajaf says he did one that I haven't read, so I'm just going to read it. In my opinion, Rashford will never return after they took away the number 10. That symbolises it. we read that Rajaf. Yes. He says, did you read my previous super chat? Yes. What's the point in doing one? And they're not bloody listening.

24:34Shaquille says, actions speak louder than words. There's a serious lack of action. If we miss out on the Champions League again, we'll fall further behind. We need real investment now. I've got to say, if you, and look, I don't know how many of you watch every show. We're live every morning at 10. We've got the eight o 'clock show, the two o 'clock show. Did a show last night. the information we're getting from the training ground is that amram is relaxed he's calm he's optimistic he's patient um he believes that there's plenty of time to spend on the training ground during the season so having players in for pre-season isn't as important um it is has he now become uh you know is he naive is he silly i don't know but i do subscribe to the view that there's very little point you as a fan getting stressed and angry and frustrated when the manager isn't when the owners aren't and we've got absolutely no power in the game um i i am just going to say this from now on i think this club is absolutely done and i would love to get proved wrong and i don't like i told you so but if amrim's relaxed and the club are relaxed when we're having a shit season in October, I would just say like every one of you, oh, look who was right.

25:52Look who was right. That's all I'm going to say. Not to say I told you so. I'm just going to say, look who was right because the way they're behaving, I can only see one outcome. And also, as we said a couple of days ago, if the Glazers tried to take us into a Super League, the Super League actually exists. UEFA's reaction to the Super League was terrified. they were terrified. So they basically created the Super League anyway. And the Super League is the Champions League. And the wealth in there is incredible. When football clubs are earning £100 million, Liverpool earned£100 million from the Champions League last year.

26:29They got knocked out in the first knockout round. They would have earned more than that if they got to the final. So when clubs are earning£100 million just for getting out the group stage of the league stage of the Champions League. That money's ridiculous. Ridiculous. And that's why Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City and Arsenal are doing what they're doing in the summer transfer window, because they're going, wow, look at what we earned last year. We need to be in this every year. And then we're cooking. And United have just got no concept of this at all. Because they think in 2028 they're winning the bloody league.

27:04And we're not. We're miles off. So, you know, you can have all the smiling training ground pictures all you like. You can dig yourself up all you like. You can release all the kits you like. You can talk about all the regeneration project you like in five or six years. But what's going to happen over the next five to six months because of this summer transfer window, I think it's going to be a real eye opener to the club. I think they think they're going to be okay. I think they actually think they can get fifth place and they think fifth place will get us in the Champions League. There's no guarantee that fifth place gets Champions League and I think it's a stretch to think that we're going to get fifth place but we'll see I'm not going to get stressed about it anymore all I'm going to say is this transfer window has been a shambles and it continues to be a shambles and you can't polish a turd so let them spin what they want to spin Chelsea have already earned 85 million pounds from the club world cup ladios already.

28:00Nightmare deadline day, second signing Embermo, says Ronan. Amram and Rashford need truce, press conference, I was under too much pressure, blah blah, make him number nine, put him in the window, sell him, says Keel. I wouldn't be surprised. Rashford's definitely winning. That's what I would say. United haven't got a bloody clue how to deal with this sort of thing. Vlahovic misses more open goals than Darwin, says Luciano. And this season, I just want the players to turn up every game. I don't want to see players choosing which game to turn up, says Mirror FTW. Even Beinder is becoming not comfortable as number two, says Tech.

28:36Mark, could Vitek cut Oost Anana this season? Starting him in pre-season is another way to send a message to Anana without having to buy first, says Ali Jr. Well, I think with the goalkeeper, before we move on to the next story, I think with the goalkeeper, we're really starting to understand what we were talking about in March. And remember, this came from the same person we got the information from last night. Amrim really wants a goalkeeper. He likes Anana. Anana's a popular player in the dressing room and on the training ground, but there's a lack of confidence in his goalkeeping ability and he wants his own guy, the way Arteta wanted Raya and the way Pep wanted Edison.

29:21So he wants his own guy. But even back in March, the story was, it's down to whether the club can remove him. And the answer to that question is very, very clear. It makes you think what else Amorim would want, ideally. I mean, he probably wants another centre-back. I was reading the other day that Anacho of Sporting is going to go to Dortmund. Diamande of Sporting is going to go to Palace. Kenda's going to Chelsea. Jokic is going to Arsenal. It's amazing that the team that Amorim built is being dismantled by everybody other than Man United. So I would imagine there's a lot of things Amrind wants, but he can't get them because United are too slow or incapable.

30:10So, yeah, I think the goals that you can understand, well, not understand, but you can see why we're not getting a goalkeeper when we're talking about the 9th of July. We've made one signing. We've sold nobody. the Rashford show is about to start up again. We still don't know what striker we're going for. We're being linked to bloody Calvert-Lewin and Vardy. The goalkeeper sort of becomes a problem that gets buried in the sand, really, doesn't it? Do you think Madrid and Benfica are mugging us off by including this second player in the Alvaro deal? Lower fee means the selling clause will be less as Joshua Woods.

30:46Probably. Yeah, probably. But I also think Joshua, Man United, think they're clever when they're not. It was only a couple of days ago, people were championing the glazers for these sell-on clauses. But as James said yesterday on the show, we might be earning six or seven million pounds on a langa, but people think we're getting it today. That will be installments. That 55 million pound fee to Forest will be paid in installments. And if the first installment this year is 20 million, then we won't get seven out of that. We'll get two. And then next year we'll get two. and it's all right having a sell-on clause with alvaro fernandez but if benfica and real madrid work out a deal that benefits them and not united they'll do it so it's not always the dream ticket you think it is when you're being clever is it um actions speak louder than words there's this i've done that one from shaquille uh done that one as well okay let's move on so want to talk about Tyler Dibling very, very quickly.

31:48This came out overnight from Pletigold, who has been pretty good on transfers, especially over the last couple of summers. So Manchester United, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest and West Ham are keen. Oh, remind me about Richard Rios as well, got a story on that. So Manchester United, Tottenham, Forest and West Ham are all keen on Tyler Dibling. Southampton's price valuation is set at 55 to 65 million euros, which is about 50 million pounds um obviously uh jason wilcox bid big admirer um was the director of football at southampton which is where tyler dibbling is uh they got relegated last year so is dibbling an opportunity for manchester united well never say never because i think we sometimes say well it's 50 million pounds who won't do it and then you go and buy anthony and casimiro for 130 with a week left in the window so you never know what money the Glazers might have under their desk but it's certainly not an Ineos strategy to go and spend that much money on a player so I think that Dibbling to me is going to be a very good player but he doesn't suit what Manchester United need now he's a kid he's a learner driver he's no doubt talented but it's just not the right signing for Manchester United.

33:07I can't say definitively we're not going to do it. I think all the signs are that we would like to do it. Certainly, Jason Wilcox had worked with Liam De Lape and really wanted him. He chose Chelsea, although that's looking like a bad decision, isn't it? I mean, I don't know what Liam De Lape was thinking. I mean, look, obviously, we're talking about Man United dibbling Wilcox De Lape, but did he not think that Chelsea would still keep buying strikers because I saw João Pedro last night and I thought I understand why United weren't in that race you know we haven't even bought Mbermo so how would we do that deal quickly Chelsea swooped in very fast but João Pedro would have been a very interesting striker for Manchester United but he's infinitely better than De Laap now that doesn't mean that De Laap won't be the starting striker for Chelsea doesn't mean he won't get lots of game time but you do look at that from from from the lapsed points of view and go okay you can apparently chose chelsea for champions league football which he might not even get picked for whereas at united you'd start every bloody week wouldn't you so a bit of a weird one but yeah i think that obviously wilcox would like dibbling i think therefore united would like dibbling but look at the moment we're trying to break our own record for how long we can drag out a transfer aren't we so my big concern with any player now is that we're not in, and this is absolutely definitive A-star information, we are not in any concrete talks with any other player apart from Mbermo.

34:41So you can't even start the clock. And what I mean by that is Kunia took from the middle of April to the start of June to be official. Mbermo is taken from basically the last week of May to the middle of July and is still not official. So whoever the next target is after Mbermo, and we're operating in a more difficult market now because we're entering the back end of the market where people don't want to sell and they want more money. Whoever the next target is, can you imagine how long it's going to take to get them done? I mean, I don't want to be saying I told you so, but I did say mid-June, we won't have a striker for the pre-season tour and people are going, you're nonsense there's plenty of time I said no you just look at it pre-season tour is four weeks away we're not getting a deal done in four weeks pre-season tour is now two weeks away we're not getting a striker but we're not even getting a striker for the first game of the season we play Arsenal in five weeks not happening not happening I think we play Arsenal four weeks on Sunday.

35:45We're not getting a striker for that. No way. So whoever the next target is, add five, six, seven weeks onto that before they're actually holding a shirt up. Limit says yes to Vlahovic. So you would take an injury prone flop who is on 300 grand a week. yeah this is why we struggle um gary says which reserve under 21 under 18 player excites you and you think amram will promote to the first team i'm rooting for kakonki uh and kone says gary um nothing against the youth team but it's not actually going to excite me this season um if that's the plan then we're in big trouble um we're in big trouble like this team is not crying out for another 18 year old to come through and learn on the job i look at what's happened to ganacho i look at the treatment of dorgu i look at the treatment of maynew i don't think this team needs to throw more kids in into the mix i think we need a couple of experienced players to come in like cunyre and embermo and probably a couple more um this team needs to deliver week in week out i don't think we need any projects hopefully some will come through but it's not this it's not it's not the solution.

37:04For me, they would be side projects. If a young player can come through and get some game time, it's a bonus. But for the actual season, we need consistency of performance. We need to climb that league table. And therefore, I think we need players that can offer that straight away. Basically, I would take a 26-year-old striker that can score me 20 Premier League goals over an 18-year-old striker who might be the best player in the world in five years. we need we need the now we need the now um what do we know about tony apparently we submitted a 30 million bid last week and they want 35 to 40 i've never heard such shit in all my life bill as if we've offered 35 million for ivan tony you know how much his wages would be as well uh rajaf says sorry i was a bit distracted before mark christian horner has just been sacked by red bull and i was busy celebrating it's probably long overdue that to be honest in 2023 we got third with not a great team I see top five says Reflex yeah football was very different in 22-23 I genuinely genuinely would not look even to last season to compare anything now I genuinely feel that football is moving into a new era that some people haven't realized is happening, namely Manchester United's owners, cannot explain the uniqueness of this summer transfer window from the Premier League elite.

38:31I thought last season, bar Liverpool winning the league and the obvious relegation battle, was ridiculously competitive. Like, ridiculously competitive. It was such a good league. I think that's over. I think the top four have spent ridiculous money on ridiculous talent and they are going to be in a little league of their own earning a hundred million pounds more than everyone else a year getting better and better and better so I don't think you can look at 22 23 or 16 17 or whatever other year and go well we finished third then so I think we can do it I don't think you're looking at the squads of those top four teams and the investment they're putting in to make sure they get top four every year because they want that Champions League bag.

39:18I think football has changed. And we've slept, we fell asleep at the wheel. Definitely. We've messed up. I can't see our plan putting us anywhere near third place this season. Nowhere near. I think our only hope, and it would be a big, big, big surprise, is fifth place. And I don't think we can do that, really. The best ability is failability, says Slaze. We don't need another Martial. We need stability throughout the season over Magic in six games and gone in the rest. Of course, the other problem with Vlahovic as well is that you sign him, he's not going to do a one-year deal, is he? He's going to want a four or five-year deal at 25.

39:55So when he flops and gets injured, you stuck with him for three or four years on 250 grand a week or whatever it is. Sarvish says, I can trust Sancho on this mark. He won't be turning up for training, even if Rashford and others did. Yeah, just a little bit about Jadon Sancho as well. Then I'll talk about Richard Rios. so there was a report last night coming in that Jadon Sancho to Juventus is getting really really close he is willing to take a pay cut and there should be something by the end of the week so look I don't like talking about Jadon Sancho people are saying not Sancho but it is news and it is a player that we that is technically a Man United player that we should be able to move on so it's looking like Jadon Sancho to Juventus is going to happen.

40:42All I'd say about Sancho, he's a very lucky boy. Very, very lucky boy. I mean, what a fantastic club Juventus is. He's been at Dortmund, fantastic club. He's been at Man United, obviously unbiased, fantastic club. He's had a season at Chelsea. I mean, some would say he deserves to be playing for bloody Burnley based on his ability over the last few years. But still, clubs, big clubs keep giving him a chance. And look, I hope that if he gets the move to Juventus, he delivers. I mean, Juventus are a club on their arse a little bit, but they're still a great club. I love Juventus. It's my Italian team.

41:20It always has been. But they are a fallen icon of Italian football. But we've seen players from this league go to Italy and do really well. It's less intense. It's slower. so you know hopefully that will get done and we can start talking about that um let's see talking about the italian league i'm very disappointed about this obviously first of all i'm disappointed about manchester united but secondly i'm also disappointed that he's not going to be playing in the premier league so richard rios a player that we as united fans have scouted i mean this is completely fan-led there is no story about man united at all um i think he would have been a brilliant signing for United.

42:02I think he embodies exactly what that team needs. Consistency, passion, ability. He's 25. I think he'd be brilliant in the Premier League. And I also think, I've said this before, having watched more Brazilian football than I've ever watched in the last few weeks, I actually am going to be keeping an eye on the Brazilian League because it's back this weekend. I really enjoyed it. The Botafogo centre-back and striker that Forrester have bought. Guarantee again, they've gone and bought a couple of good players there. I think that striker is going to do really well. I think his name's Jesus and I think the centre-back's called Cunyur or something like that.

42:38But Richard Rios, Palmeiras, I think he's going to be brilliant, but apparently he's going to Roma. Roma are the most advanced club for him. So good move for him, 25 million pounds, but won't even be in the Premier League. I'd love to have seen him in the Prem. Man United are too stupid, but if he'd have gone to West Ham or Forest or Everton or wherever else, Newcastle, I was really looking forward to seeing him play in the Premier League, but apparently Roma are moving on that. United, no. I think there's been a bit of spin coming out around the midfield. Douglas Luiz, Swap, Edison, Richard Rios, but the news out of United has always been for a midfielder to come in someone's got to go and whilst Collier could still go I don't think he is the player that is going to be enough to bring a midfielder in I actually expect us to have the same roster as last season for the midfield Collier Casemiro which is scary in itself actually the midfield is a very important part of any footballing side we lost the Europa League final and we had our worst ever Premier League season and we're going to keep the same midfield roster as last year.

43:55Collier, Maynou, Agate, Casemiro, Bruno.

44:01I think that's a mistake. I think that's a mistake. I think the midfield to me, when I've done coaching, when I've played, and I didn't always play in the midfield, but I always respected the fact that the midfield really is the engine room of the team. Your strikers score your goals, your flare players make things happen, your goalkeepers make worldies and your centre-backs control the defence. And the full-backs in the modern game are massively important as well. But the engine room of the team, that they do the most running, they, you know, get hold of the game for you or lose the game for you.

44:33And over the last couple of years, our midfield has been, well, look at the 10-Harg midfield. Over the last couple of years, our midfield has not been good enough. And I think it's a risk going into this season with the same roster. I think it needed a new signing to sort of inspire everybody else. But I suppose the minute you keep Bruno and you don't bring that money in, you're giving one of your places to Bruno as well. You've only got four players. I mean, look, let's be honest. Collier, Casemiro, Agate and Mainu are all playing for the same spot because they ain't getting Bruno's spot. So the midfield story would stun me if we brought a midfielder because we don't actually need one.

45:14It will be Bruno and one from four. Hi, Mark. I love your content. I've been watching for a long while. We were linked with Pickford two years ago. Do you think we could go back in for him? And would you take him over in Arna? Brennan, I will give you a straight answer on this. I've never rated Jordan Pickford. I don't think he's a very good goalkeeper. I certainly think that there are a hell of a lot of goalkeepers better than him. I actually think Dean Henderson's better than him at Crystal Palace. but as far as England goalkeepers go but he's still better than Inanna as much as I don't rate Pickford he's still an upgrade on Inanna he's a better shot stopper he's a better organiser he's more aggressive coming for crosses so I wouldn't I don't rate Pickford but he's better than Inanna yeah definitely would I take him at United I think if you're going to upgrade you upgrade properly but he's better than Inanna I would concede that this club makes me laugh we have no Europe this season no midweek games give the manager the players and we have a straight road for top five says Gareth look this is not coming out of the club obviously what I got last night I told you but I genuinely do think we're naive I genuinely do think there will have been a conversation in that boardroom about well look at Liverpool when Brendan Rodgers was in charge and they nearly won the league they didn't have European football look at Chelsea when they didn't have European football they had a great season I think we'll have looked at past seasons and gone not having European football is a golden ticket to top four we might even win the league I don't think they figured out why we finished where we did last season I don't think they've done that post-mortem at all I think they're looking at positives and going no European football means we'll be able to train and we'll really fresh and we're better than everybody else.

47:06But Fulham aren't in Europe. Bournemouth aren't in Europe. Brighton aren't in Europe. We're not the only team that's going to get the week off. When we play Bournemouth away on a Saturday and we're not in Europe, they're not in Europe either. So it only gives you an advantage against the teams that are in Europe if you've had the week off. Well, I'm sorry, Liverpool are going to beat us regardless of whether they've played midweek. and so are Man City. Well, look, on our day, we can beat those teams, of course, but having the week off is not going to be a massive advantage against Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal and Chelsea when they're way better than us.

47:43It might help us against Newcastle. It might help us against Aston Villa and it might help us against Spurs. But the vast majority of the league also get the week off and also the vast majority of the teams that don't get the week off are better than us. So I don't see it being a free ride into the top four, is what I'm saying. But it feels like Man United think it is. This club, and also, also, the biggest problem is, is that Amarim's system, in my opinion, is magical. I think the Amarim system at Sporting was brilliant. It was technical, it was expansive, it was successful. And I think it can work in the Premier League.

48:22And if you've got a team that's fresh from having a week on the training ground, ready to go every weekend with an Amrim system yeah it could really help us improve but we're still using the same players that couldn't figure it out last year like we haven't got the players for it I will guarantee you now we are not playing Amrim system from sporting next year he still doesn't have the players he hasn't got the wingers for it he hasn't got the striker for it he hasn't got the midfield for it and some of the centre-backs aren't mobile enough for it so and the goalkeeper ain't good enough for it.

48:56So it's all right saying he's got a pre-season and he's got midweek, but he still hasn't been given the players for the system. Orange says Rashford's number this season will be L. Are you excited for the friendly against Leeds, says Rari? Incredibly, our first pre-season game is a week on Saturday. Yeah, a week on Saturday is our first pre-season game playing Leeds. And the good thing about United's pre-season games actually is that they're all Premier League opposition, aren't they, apart from Fiorentina. So Leeds, West Ham, Bournemouth, Everton. All Premier League opposition. So we're all working towards the same deadline.

49:39And they all gave us a decent game last year, don't they? Are you looking forward to doing the watch-alongs? I'm looking forward to having football back. Definitely looking forward to having football back. Would you sign the lap in two years? With Jael Pedro, he shouldn't get much playing time and should look for a move. guy wanted Chelsea to live in London I wouldn't sign the lap now you know you've had your chance no um it's like saying would you take Jokeres in a year's time if he flops at Arsenal no I understand why you chose Chelsea understand why you chose Arsenal but I'm not I don't want to take people's rejects I mean did you see Chelsea yesterday they're such an intelligent football club I know I know people take the piss out of Chelsea but they're so intelligent at transfers they they need to sell players to keep buying players they are skirting on the edge of regulation but people take the piss out of them for it but they have to buy players at the volume they do if they're going to catch Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City and people moan at them for doing it almost like you shouldn't be doing that if they don't do that they're where we are they're trying to be ambitious you know that they are skirting the laws they are selling their women's team they are selling hotels to themselves but it's all ambition it's all about trying to climb the league and look at how much money they're going to get out of the club world cup but they're even so intelligent that Nkunku's a player they don't want but they play him in a club world cup semi-final for 90 minutes to put him in the mind of people that might want to buy him because some people will be going oh Nkunku's actually quite good he is not part of Chelsea's plans but they put him in the window very very intelligent I wouldn't be surprised if Man United are on the phone I wouldn't go anywhere near Nkunku he's injury prone but I'm never going to take a pop at Chelsea for their transfer strategy.

51:21I think it's wild at times, but it is ambitious. It's completely opposite to what we are. Now would be the time to invest with no Champions League because system could have an actual foundation and help with future signings, says Malik. I'm going to say this now. If you look at teams like Leeds, where I'm moving like they used to, love Kunia, but he isn't bringing us up to anywhere near the top nine, let alone five, says Krul. Brennan says, I've done that about Pickford as well. Okay. Sorry for being a little bit late on the show this morning but it is 10 past 11 now so we have gone a little bit later than we normally do but thanks everybody for tuning in this morning um we have got a two o 'clock show for you and it's seven o 'clock again tonight because i am watching psg against real madrid at eight o 'clock tonight on the um that's football channel so you can tune in there for that um take care everyone have a great day i'll speak to you in a bit Thank you.