353: Bruno TRANSFER Snub? De Zerbi TALKS!

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0:33Hello everybody, welcome to the United Stands. I'm Mark Goldbridge and this is your latest Manchester United news and transfer news as Bruno Gormérez apparently snubs a move to Manchester United. De Zerbi manager talks will be held this week and also United linked to two new midfield targets, both pretty young. We'll talk about that as well. A raft of news that's coming in this morning as we start another week. And as we start, what I think has to be a big two weeks for Manchester United. We'll get into that, of course. But with the manager and the transfer situation, this is a huge opportunity for United and they need to be moving forward.

1:11But look, we'll start off with this story that is coming in from Newcastle sources. Newcastle Chronicle, which is a local paper, are saying Bruno Gamerez remains committed to Newcastle despite strong links with a summer exit. Man United have been heavily linked, but the midfielder is settled in the North East. So effectively, this would be a snub to the supposed advanced or talks that Manchester United have held with Bruno Guimaraes as the Newcastle Chronicle is saying that Guimaraes is committed to staying at Newcastle and is settled in Newcastle. I mean, I don't know whether this is the Newcastle Chronicle or the Christmas Chronicles, because it sounds total fantasy to me.

1:56I mean, it's absolute rubbish. I call fake news. You know what this is? You know what this is? It's bloody fantasy from Newcastle again. They keep doing this. On the one hand, they're shouting Eddie Howe out. This is a terrible season. We finished mid-table, blah, blah, blah, blah. It's not good enough. And on the other hand, Bruno Gimérez, one of the best midfielders in Europe, is really happy to stay in Newcastle in the shit show that they are at the moment. I mean, come on. You can't have your cake and eat it. You can't moan about how crap your season's been and then put it out there that Bruno Guimara is really happy.

2:30Newcastle Chronicle, Christmas bloody chronicles. They're making it up. They're living in bloody fantasy land. They're getting Santa to write bloody letters. Absolute joke. I mean, it's a nonsense. It's an absolute nonsense. All this is, and we must call it out, all this is is panic from Newcastle as Anthony Gordon gets linked to Liverpool. Everybody wants Lewis Hall. Tonali's wanted. Bruno Gomérez is wanted. They're going to face decimation of their team because they messed up and they didn't get Champions League football again. So they're trying to say, well, you know what? Bruno Gomérez loves Newcastle brown ale.

3:04He loves the bridge. He loves Anton Deck. He loves the colours black and whites. He loves Newcastle. And he's actually Newcastle born and bred, even though he's Brazilian. He loves it. There's nothing that would make him happier than playing for a mid-table club next year. And look, I respect Newcastle. I feel that they've had too many games with a squad that can't deal with it. I think they are hindered by how much they can spend. I think it's a bit unfair. But the reality is he has held talks with Manchester United through his agent and he is going to want to leave in the summer because Newcastle aren't going to offer a 28-year-old Champions League football and we will.

3:42So what I think you've got here is Newcastle And they've got a very big habit of doing this. Another episode of Geordie Shaw. Yeah, they've got a very big habit of doing this at Newcastle, where they don't like the fact that Manchester United is bigger than Newcastle United. Oh, Sesco won't choose Manchester United over Newcastle United because we've got Champions League football and Eddie Howe. And he did. he chose a club that finished 15th under Amrim over Newcastle who were in the Champions League because it's Manchester United and we are a bigger pull than them and I think what you've got here is stories like this about Bruno Gamera is being settled and I'm sure there'll be a North East correspondent piping up again just like there was with Sesco I forget his name gobbing off oh why I and all that the reality is I like Newcastle I've always liked Newcastle I like them under Kevin Keegan I like them under Eddie Howe respect But it's not our problem that you're not in Europe next season.

4:48And you've got players who deserve Champions League football. So they will look to move if they can. It's the circle of football. That's the way it works. If you're saying that he is settled, I say bullshit. I say that is about respect from Bruno Gimérez for a club that he likes. as a first stage of a transfer, he's saying, look, I'm not going to start pushing for a move, but I want to move. And also from Newcastle's point of view, if he's settled, you can try and push the price up a little bit. We saw this with Harry Maguire at Leicester. Leicester took us for £80 million because Harry Maguire never said a word publicly.

5:23He was just, let Leicester and Man United sort it out. I'm settled in Leicester. We never had the Harry Maguire transfer request. We never had the Harry Maguire, I'm going on strike. It was just, I'm not getting involved. I respect Leicester. Let Leicester and Man United sort it out. And they took us for 80 million quid. So, look, I think that's all this is. I call fake news. I do not think that Bruno Gomérez is settled in Newcastle and staying at Newcastle. Not for one minute. Do I think that's going to happen? So I think that we've clearly held talks and we need to advance on those talks. I mean, I think if we can get this deal in the bag early, it benefits us massively because we have a very experienced, very passionate, very good Premier League proven midfielder to replace Casemiro in the bag before the World Cup.

6:15I also think it helps Newcastle because as I said before, we can't buy every decent midfielder this summer. And the Premier League is awash with good Premier League midfielders. So even if Newcastle did let Bruno Gomérez go and they let Tonali go, I can buy you two midfielders straight away that will make you good next season. Manu Kone, Alex Scott, James Garner, Giao Gomez. There's so many good Angelo Stiller might fancy Newcastle. Who knows? You took Volta Meda from Stuttgart. Why not have a go for Stiller? There's plenty of good options for Newcastle, but it's not my job to go chasing them.

6:51But Newcastle just need to grow up a little bit. You've had a crap season. You're not in the Champions League. You've got players that probably want to go in the Champions League. You'll get decent money for them, applaud them, thank them and move on and build a team that can stay in the Champions League. So I'm not worried about this at all. Bruno Gomeres, transfer snub. He's happy at Newcastle. Let's wait and see. Let's wait and see what happens. And also, let's wait and see what happens anyway, because maybe, maybe Elliot Anderson fancies Man United and we don't go for Bruno G anyway. You know, people need to remember, we're being treated like a bloody mug here.

7:29You know, you've got this outrage that we've spoken to Bruno Gameres as agents. Oh, he doesn't want to go. He's going to snub you. Well, hold on a minute. We're not walking up to bloody, we're not walking up to the bloody Tyne or whatever it is. and, you know, asking Gaza to negotiate for us, you know, we might have other options on the table and we bloody will. Maybe we've spoken to Bruno Guimaraes and gone, we really like you. But maybe we're going to speak to Elliot Anderson this week. Maybe we're going to speak to Adam Wharton. Maybe we're going to have a look at what suits us best and make the right decision.

8:04So I'm very relaxed about this. I like the signing of Bruno Guimaraes. I think Tonali is going to be a bloody nightmare. I'm not convinced he wants to come to Manchester United. I'm not convinced Man United would pay over£80 million, and I'm not convinced Newcastle would make that very easy. But I think Bruno Gimérez is a straightforward deal, and if we're going to sign two midfielders, getting him in number one, I'd be very happy with. So, yeah, Newcastle Chronicle, Christmas Chronicles. Very good film, actually, with Kurt Russell in it, but complete and utter fantasy. It's got Santa in it, which is the same thing that the Newcastle Chronicle has got in it.

8:38It should be bloody written by Santa because it's a wish list. It's not real. Saying he's settled and doesn't want to move is just a way of Newcastle pushing up the price. It's basically a way of signing, saying pay up if you want him, says Patrick Lynch. Absolutely. And look, some of you might not be old enough to remember this, but when Ronaldo left Man United for Real Madrid, literally the day before we played Barcelona in that final, he was talking about being settled and staying at Man United. And within two weeks, he'd signed for Real Madrid. So, yeah, I do need a shave. Breaking news, Castello says, how about having a shave?

9:15Thanks for being a member. I desperately need a shave. I feel like it's, yeah, it's horrible. I do need a shave this morning. Well done. I've got Borla League later. Links in the live chat for the live stream. Second game week. I've got me, I've got me different, I had me leather jacket look last week. I've got a different look this week and I will be having a shave. So thank you very much. If we get Bruno Gomeres, I guess that means no Tenales is one inch wonder. Thanks for your super chat. I don't think for one minute that we would get Bruno Gameres and Tonali. I don't think for one minute we'd get two players out of Newcastle.

9:48I was talking about that yesterday on the watch along on That's Football. How many times do you see a club buy two players from one club in one summer? It doesn't happen very often, especially in the Premier League. I think there was some examples of Burnley doing it, of Everton doing it, taking Tarkovsky and McNeil. I think Man City did it one summer, didn't they, with Kliché and Nasri. I think Arsenal did it with Shevchenko and Jesus. We obviously did it with Masraoui and Deleuze, but I don't think it's going to happen, if I'm being completely honest. But look, we don't have to buy a Newcastle player.

10:22I think in some ways, we're almost giving Newcastle too much credit. Like, we want to buy one of your players. If you don't want to sell them, it's not that deep. We'll move on. It's not that obsessive. I mean, I'd like Lewis Hall. I'd like Anthony Gordon. I'd like Bruno Guimaraes. I'd like Tonali. I'd like Liveramento. They've got some good players. But I don't want all of them. And if we don't get any of them, there's plenty more fish in the sea. But ultimately, they've finished mid-table. They lost to Sunderland yesterday. They're crap in the Premier League. They're not going to be in the Champions League.

10:54They might not be in Europe at all. They're in big, big trouble. they're going to have to sell because players are going to want to leave. And it's the same as what I said about Chelsea last night. Players are going to want to leave clubs that aren't heading in the right direction. What's Newcastle's future? What's Chelsea's future? What's Liverpool's future? We're not buying a Liverpool player, but there's a few clubs in the Premier League this season that have fell on their arse. And we've benefited and Villa have benefited. I look at that race for top four and I think, okay, applaud, well done, but we've got issues in our team and somehow we're third.

11:24That's because Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle have fell off a cliff and it's opened a door that us and Villa have walked into. So look, there are other clubs at the moment that I think are in a worse position than is. Bluegate says, I don't think Bruno will leave Newcastle. Maybe he won't do, mate. Maybe he won't do. But I'd hazard a guess that he will. Well, I'm not even guessing. I'd say he probably wants to go. It's his last big contract. He's out of contract in two years. Do you think Newcastle are going to drop him a big contract? If Newcastle drop him a big contract, maybe his loyalty to Newcastle is there.

11:57And I, for one, would applaud that. But he's out of contract in two years' time. He's going to be 28. His contract runs out in 2028. I don't know what his wage is at Newcastle, but let's say it's, I don't know, what is Bruno G wage at Newcastle? Let's guess. Yes, he's on 160 grand a week at Newcastle. He's going to go to about 200 grand a week at Man United, if we're being honest. And Newcastle going to give him 200 grand a week. So he can stay at Newcastle, not playing Europe, on 160 grand a week and watch his contract run down. Or he can sign for Man United on 200 grand a week, play Champions League football and have a longer contract.

12:44I think he'll leave. Daniel Thompson says, Hi, Mark and United. But before I move on, stop myself. Let's not forget as well. Newcastle fans rightly are losing their shit about this. But hold on a minute. We might not buy him. We might not buy him. The big thing is, I don't think there's a United fan out there saying we're definitely going for Bruno Guameres. I think there's some people like myself going, I think it'd be a good signing. But hold on a minute. We don't buy players over 26. We don't like spending over 60 million. And he is, you know, he might not be the midfielder we want. Hi, Mark.

13:26United stand. Hope you're well. I think Newcastle must be put on the radio and Kylie was there, as it sounds like they're spinning around with those reports. I'm hopeful on Bruno G and hopeful on Tonali. Game two, let's go to work up the Gold Devils. Thank you, Daniel. Looking forward to it tonight. Hope you're doing well. New Wilcox transfer policy. Sign players called Bruno and hope for the best, says One Inch Wonder. Thank you very much. OK, let's move on because the second story I wanted to talk about this morning, there is a little bit about Christos Muzakitis, who plays for Olympiacos. Lots of people talking about him over the last 24 hours.

14:07We are going to talk about him. Also, an update on another young midfielder as well. But reports coming in this morning that Manchester United do have Roberto De Zerbi high on their managerial shortlist and that they will be holding talks with him over this international break. Now, look, it's obviously put some people into a bit of a spin. Go and work for Newcastle. No, seriously, it's put some people into a bit of a meltdown. I actually think this is a positive and before people start moaning I think this is a real positive that we're going to hold talks with Dezerbi because it means that we're doing the thing we need to do we cannot just give it to Carrick we can give it him in the summer once we've interviewed other people but we can't just give it to Carrick without interviewing other people and the point of interviewing people is obviously you want to interview Enrique you want to interview Nagalsman you want to interview good managers but you also need to interview shit managers as well you need to interview a wide range to realize what's not good enough and appreciate what is so interviewing Deserby for the job I actually don't have a problem with it because if he comes in with some good ideas it enhances the managerial pool if he comes in and you realize he's not the guy it makes you realize what you do need so I haven't got a problem with this a managerial process should be diverse in relation to options there might be a couple of free agents like Deserby that you look at.

15:35There might be a couple of people that are very hard to get that you look at. Obviously, Carrick's in post. You look at him. So a best-in-class recruitment process of a manager must incorporate... Here's golf legend John Daly. Hell yeah, these wins are piling up faster than my divorces. I only spent on Moto, America's social casino. You know I've won a couple of majors. And on Moto, I've won majors, grands and epic jackpots on their classic Vegas slots with huge, huge bonus rounds. Moto Casino adds new games and awards players free coins every single day. Grip it and spend it on Moto Casino. Download the Moto Casino app today.

16:08Moto Casino is a social casino. What were prohibited? No purchase necessary. Visit Moto.us for more decades. Moto Casino. America's social casino. Multiple strands. And De Zerbe was somebody that we wanted to give the job after the FA Cup final, sacking Ten Hag. It was going to be De Zerbe or Tuchel, and they both ended up not getting the job because they rejected it, apparently. So he's obviously high on the Ineos list. They obviously like De Zerbe. I don't know why, but they obviously do. So interview him. Interview him. It's absolutely fine. I don't mind. I would rather we started interviewing people this international break than not interview anyone at all.

16:47To me, it's concerning. And I go back to what Ben Jacobs said to Beth last Thursday. Man United have basically done the internal process on the manager. It's now the time to start doing the external process and start speaking to managers. and we as fans must embrace this. We mustn't be scared of this. Obviously, we can comment on it. We can debate about it, but this is actually positive. It's good news that we're starting to talk to managers because my fear is that we're going to wait till the end of the season to do it, which is too late, or we weren't going to do it at all and say, do you fancy the job, Michael, without interviewing anyone, which for me is catastrophic.

17:24It's Oli all over again. Carrick can have the job if he interviews better than everybody else and they decide to give it him. that's on them but you've got to interview other candidates because you're basically going to give the job to somebody um that is a um an inexperienced coach effectively and an inexperienced coach is somebody that you know doesn't have a lot of experience and if united michael i went in the chat um but if you interview carrick and he tells you what he's going to do and then you interviewed interviewed Zerbi and he's on a different level, you realise Carrick's not the guy.

18:03If you interview Carrick and you interview Zerbi and you realise Carrick's better than him, then it helps Carrick. So I think it's a real positive. I really, really do. In relation to interviewing managers in this international break. What I also want to see is how do we interview or speak to Nagalsman? How do we approach Enrique? Do we approach Emery? Do we approach another manager? I don't know. But I absolutely applaud the club for this sort of stuff over this next couple of weeks. I absolutely do. I've got no issue at all with Man United holding talks with De Zerbi, interviewing De Zerbi. And as fans, I think we need to be a little bit mature because it's going to be better for us as a football club to interview as many prospects as possible and do a thorough process.

18:52Because what I want to do is if they get it wrong, I want to go, these people are absolute shite at their job and look at the mess they've made again. But they will get that shit anyway. They need to interview as many people as possible. Absolutely. Any good business explores every option before making a decision, says Michael Doherty. Exactly. And thank you for being a member for 40 months. Do you want the Zerbi, Mark? Well, look, let me read this super chat from once. He says the biggest positive with the Zerbi is unlike a lot of managers, he's more than willing to resign when he's doing badly at a team.

19:30Do I want the Zerbi? Look, he's not as bad as people think. like he did do relatively well at Marseille and he did do relatively well at Brighton my issues with Deserby are really quite tame I just I just think at Brighton he was really one-dimensional like he wouldn't change how he played so let's say Brighton were at Anfield they're playing out from the back they go 3-0 down after 20 minutes he wouldn't look at it and go how do i change this game around he'd go let's keep playing out from the back um and i remember one of his interviews where he said i'd rather play football the way i want to play than win trophies and i'm like that's not man united i want to i want to play good football i do want to play good football but i also want a tactically adaptable manager who ultimately understands that man united is about playing good football but it's also about winning trophies as well and sometimes sometimes in a 90 minute game you can change and then go back to what you want to do in the next game but you've got to be you've got to you've got to change you've got to be able to change in the game and I don't think that the Zerbys like that look in some ways you could level that at Steve Holland and Michael Carrick I think we saw against Newcastle the inability to deal with 10 men um I think we saw against Everton even though we won the inability to adapt to how Newcastle were playing and we just got that one break away and we scored.

20:56I think we saw against Bournemouth as well, an inability to take opportunities when they were so wide open. And then obviously against West Ham and the low block, an inability to break the low block. So I think we definitely need an experienced coach who has a proven track record of being tactically adaptable. And there's plenty out there, but I don't think the Zerbe fits into that for me. He's not shown enough tactical fluidity. So he wouldn't be a choice. I mean, whether he's better than Carrick or not, obviously you could say he is better than Carrick, but at least Carrick's got a bit of knowledge about Man United.

21:37So for me, I don't want Carrick anyway. At the moment, I'm like, I wouldn't give the job to Carrick. I know some people would give him a contract now. I wouldn't give him a contract now, but I wouldn't rule him out. I just want him to be part of a really good managerial process where he is actually interviewed as well. Carrick's interview should not be what he's done as an interim. I think this is a really important thing before we talk about the other transfer stories. Michael Carrick should be interviewed for this job and in that interview he should be asked about his coaching style, his adaptability, his plans for the next two to three years, where he sees Man United going, how we're going to play.

22:15He needs to be scrutinized in a proper interview. If you give him the job on this interim period, what basis is that on? Results. What have we seen in the last few weeks that makes us know what we're going to be next season? Are we playing like this next year? Are you going to change it? What's your best 11? Where do you think the weaknesses are in the team? Who do you want to keep? Who do you want to bring in? So he must be interviewed. The interview cannot be the interim. This is the mistake we made with Oli. We gave him a job based on an interim manager CV. And we had no idea what his plan for the future was or what he wanted to do.

22:50So look, Karik must be interviewed to understand what his actual projections and visions are for the future anyway. What about Cesc Fabregas? Doesn't feel right, does it? Just doesn't feel right. It's a bit like Xabi Alonso. Just doesn't roll off the tongue in the right way because of the Liverpool and Arsenal attachments. um Olu says this squad lacks the flair players Enrique will need I mean look Enrique may well snub Man United I mean look I saw something today um look Malpa says Luis Enrique is the guy but getting him from PSG I just can't see it I don't know whether him still being in the Champions League with PSG makes him more likely to leave or whether if he'd been knocked out by Chelsea it makes him more likely to leave?

23:34I don't know. The thing with Luis Enrique is it's really easy. You ask the question and if he says no, it's over. If you ask the question and he says maybe, you've got a chance. And you need to ask the question because if it's a flat no, then it's over. But from the interviews he's done so far, i.e. ahead of the Chelsea game, I don't think it's a flat no. Reminds me a little bit of Pep. Is Pep staying? Is he going? And with Enrique, it feels a little bit like that. But look, I actually saw somebody today saying, like trying to create a debate of should it be Carrick or Enrique? And I thought, just go and go and go and go and analyze a different sport.

24:13If you genuinely have a conversation about Carrick or Enrique, you're a problem. I'm sorry. It's like saying David Moyes or Pep Guardiola. Like there are certain conversations Where it's just ridiculous Like Enrique or Carrick Fucking hell come on Are you being serious Like of course it's Enrique But he might not be gettable He might not be gettable And I do agree that if you get Enrique He's going to want some flair Is there flair in that team? There's more flair in that team than you think If you bring Diamande in I think Enrique would love him I think Dorgou's got huge potential I think you've still got people like Ahmad, you've got Lacey coming through, JJ Gabriel could be a very exciting player for him.

25:00So I think we do have flair in that team, but we also need to add some flair as well. He might look at Man United and say, are you having a laugh? No way. In which case it's over. But, you know, it's a good point from Olu, certainly. Connor says the way Glynios have been recently I seriously don't see as doing any early business in regards to players or managers and it chills me to my bones says Connor thanks very much for your super chat and Patrick Lynch says do we even have the players to play how deserved he wants to play are they willing to invest in the players he needs based on the past the answer is no yeah and I think that's going to be a really interesting point because whether it's Enrique, De Zerbe, Nagalsman, you would need to back those managers with money to bring their players in.

25:55With Carrick, how does he want to play? It can't be like this. If we're going to play like this, then you don't need to spend a lot of money, but it can't be this. It can't be counterattacking football. It's boring and it's got no future twice a week. So whoever comes in, you've got to spend money. You have to. We don't know what Carrick's vision is. He might want to play a different way. He might just be using what he's got, which is tactically adaptable. So they will need to spend money. But as I've said before, I think this week's really interesting because we know from Friday night that Manchester City are in advanced talks with Elliott Antetor.

26:34Not talks, advanced talks. We're in talks with Bruno Gomeres. Man City are in advanced talks with Elliot Sanderson. We need to respond to that. If we use this international break in the way that we need to, we'll be interviewing managers and we'll be speaking to players. If we don't interview managers and we don't speak to players, there may be trouble ahead because we have to be doing it. We're the only club that's got an interim coach in the top six. We're the only club in the top six that needs a whole new midfield and fullbacks. Liverpool needs to do stuff. Chelsea need to do stuff. They might change their managers, but they don't need a whole new midfield and they don't need two fullbacks and they're not being managed by interim.

27:19So the prospect of United spending the March international break doing nothing, when you put it like that, is ridiculous. So I just can't see it. I think we've got to do it. the way thank you very much Patrick Lynch says do we even have done that one from Patrick thank you Ray Carl Brown Amore hope you're doing well thanks for your super chat this morning legend of the community says Deserby reminds me of Amrim stubborn in his system and will be moaning about formation again I feel yeah he is well he is very very stubborn very very stubborn and Dave the Brave thanks for your super chat he says love Enrique but I don't see it imagine being a fly on the wall when he's trying to talk football with Ineos it will literally go over their heads.

28:01And Blameshifter, thanks for your super chat, says, manager and player talks are great. Are we forgetting the elephant in the room? The owner is all just about spin. Yeah, but even if, you know what, Blameshifter, even if they are about spin, I know and you know from previous Man United quarterly shareholder meetings, there is a category on social interaction. now we're not in Europe this time last year you had Lyon you had European games that that captured the imagination they don't have Europe um they need to sell season tickets um we don't know who the manager is we don't know who we're going to sign we're not in Europe to make people excited right here right now we've not qualified for the Champions League yet so look people will renew their season tickets, but United live on their oxygen is being spoken about.

28:52They're the ones who've got to create that. And they don't even have to make it up. They don't even have to make it up. They should be talking to players and they should be talking to managers. And that generates excitement, that generates conversation, and they need that. Where and how would you rank Maresca compared to the other names? Do you think he's a bit overrated says once um i i think mareska is an interesting one i mean i think the um i think i think actually just i mean i want to talk about this transfer stuff around the young lad and and sandro but i think with with mareska i think the feeling is he's going to chelsea he's going to um Manchester City.

29:38And, you know, I listened to what Enzo Fernandes has said about Maresca. They were clearly disappointed that he left.

29:50He was doing quite well. I mean, look, he did quite well. Look, Maresca to me is a weird one because he never really excited me when he went from Leicester to Chelsea. but Manchester City seemed to want him. So where would I put Maresca in the Carrick, Enrique, De Zerbe, Eddie Howe, Glasner debate? I'd probably put him ahead of, I would put him ahead of Carrick and I'd put him ahead of De Zerbe. He's managed the big club. I mean, look, I think he's the sort of manager that could bring stability and experience to the club. And let's not forget, this could be the next Man City manager. So, yeah.

30:37I just don't see a future with Karakit. Risky, this is Bear. Thank you very much. Thanks for that. Okay, let's move on a little bit. This is a story that's been floating around all weekend. And it's an interesting one because I've actually seen a lot of people We're talking about him. This, um... Ten hours on my feet. Traffic, noise. Everybody needing something from me. My head is spinning. I just need the world to stop for one second. But then I get home, shoes off, phone out, and I open Modo Casino. Hundreds of slots. Classic table games. It's my instant reset. The variety I want in the quiet I need.

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31:29I saw a post from an account called Rising Gems. And I'm going to read. It's a good account. Give it a follow. But I'm going to read what they've said about him. So Manchester United have been linked to Christos Mazzacchitis, who plays for Olympiacos. He's 19 years of age. So reading directly what Rising Gems has said. This is another textbook Christopher Valle play. Mozekis is the definition of a high upside developmental profile Getting him through the door now would be like buying the dip on a world-class asset At 19, he's already won the 2025 Golden Boy Web Award Which tells you everything about the hype surrounding him in Greece He isn't just a prospect, he's already a senior Greek international and a Champions League regular Honestly, this would be a top signing even as a third or fourth option for a developmental role In terms of playing style, he thrives in a central midfield role, often as a deep-lying playmaker or an energetic No.

32:268 who bridges defence and attack. He's got a key iron for a progressive pass, breaking lines, accurate balls from deep, and isn't afraid to carry the ball forward under pressure. His movement off the ball is intelligent. He positions himself well to receive the ball in half spaces, creating overloads and exploiting gaps in opposition setups. Defensively, he's tenacious without being reckless, using his anticipation to intercept and disrupt, though he's not the most earlier dominant at 5 foot 10. Technically, his first touch is reliable and he handles the ball with composure in tight areas. He's like a more mobile version of an early career genio, but with added dynamism.

33:01His strengths lie in his work rates and decision making. He's a high volume tackler who recovers possession effectively. So look, I like this sort of thing um so i i do like this sort of thing and um i think it's it's interesting that we have profiled a player like this i can't pronounce his name for the love of money but um he can't be he can't be signing one or two it can't be bruno g and this lad But if you got, let's say, Elliot Anderson, Jal Gomez and him, I'll be over the moon. I agree with Harry. If this guy was the third midfielder, we're having a disco. I think we need three midfielders.

33:59I've been saying three midfielders for about six months. We need three midfielders. Casemiro's gone. Agate's gone. If you buy two, you're just replacing what's gone. and we were a midfielder short anyway. You look at our midfield at the moment, we've got Maynou, Agate and Casemiro and we're screwed. How many games over the last few weeks have we gone, Casemiro's looks tired, Maynou's not had a great game, Agate comes on, it's not enough. We've got three midfielders. These people who are leaking that United might sign two midfielders and these fans that are going, that's enough. The evidence is in front of you.

34:37at the moment is our midfield good enough no we've only got three casemiro agate and mainu that's all we've got and casemiro and agate are going so you bring two in you've got the same problem we're a man short and yeah you can bring a prospect in from the youth team but a prospect should be a prospect they shouldn't fill a role so we need four midfielders if we could bring this 19 year old lad in whose champions league experience and a greek international and has a very interesting profile of player. You bring him in as midfielder three and add Manu, that makes you have four. I think it's really intelligent.

35:14I just don't know how much it would cost, but I mean, it does have Favelle's fingerprints all over it. Olympiacos. I mean, I don't know what their record... Mazu Katis. Mazu, Mazu Katis. Mazu Katis. There we go. Mazu Katis. Mazu Katis. You bring him in and two other midfielders and Manu, you've got four midfielders next season. And as a 19, 20-year-old, we can probably get him plenty of minutes. I mean, you want to be in a situation where maybe you start your two new signings and with 20 minutes to go, you bring Maynou and the other lad on. You know, that's what we need at Man United. So look, hopefully it can develop into something as long as it is a third signing, a third midfield signing.

36:03Because if you bring him in as the second signing, that's a big risk because it's another prospect. Also on the midfield, again, another story about André Santos of Chelsea, who we keep being linked to, caught offside as saying that Manchester United will face competition from West Ham and Juventus in the race to sign Chelsea midfielder Andres Santos. Now, I remember Ben Jacobs was saying last week that Chelsea don't necessarily want to sell him.

36:33Chelsea might need to sell players. That's why they buy young players so they can sell them. It always makes me laugh when Chelsea aren't selling players and yet their transfer policy is clearly to sell players. You don't buy exclusively players under 23 and then not sell them. So they're going to sell some players. I just think with Chelsea, as I said last night, is that the best you can get out of Chelsea? And look, again, we might offend Chelsea fans here, but again, you're in a similar position to Newcastle. You might not be in Europe at all next season and there will be players that want to leave.

37:05So Man Utd, this is how it works. We've mentioned Spurs. We've mentioned Newcastle. I think the same with Chelsea. see it if they have a bad season then we should be looking at what we can get out of there i mean respect fine but ultimately there might be a good deal that we can do um does santos excite me no i think that that greek lad as a third midfielder next to two good midfield signings would be a good idea santos is our second midfielder no it doesn't do i as i say the midfield market is so full of talent that we should be buying two good midfielders and a prospect third that that makes sense to me so if you want to get santos as your third midfielder fine but your chelsea ain't going to get let him go cheap anyway so it won't work but santos can only come to man united if he's the second midfielder and he ain't good enough to be the second midfielder the second midfielder for me has got to be a starter these have got to be two starting and also that that's important as well we need to buy two starting midfielders can't buy a bench player we need to buy two starting midfielders because we're going to be short in midfield next season anyway and effectively we're two injuries away from at the moment in midfield from crisis if we had an injury to Maynou and Agathe now we'd be in crisis so if we're replacing Agathe and Casemiro by default next year if we have two injuries we're crisis.

38:38So we need three. We definitely need three. Let's say Carrick leaves and gets the Spurs job, says Daniel, who takes the team until the end of the World Cup. I'd be happy with Tonali, Anderson and Diamande quality. Carrick is not going to leave Manchester United to take the Spurs job. No, he won't. He won't. He's more a Man United player than he is a Spurs player. He might take the Spurs job in the summer if he doesn't get the Man United job, but he's not going to leave Man United to take Spurs job now. Absolutely not. And I tell you what, if he knocked on the door and said, if you don't give me the job, I'm off to Spurs, I'd say, tell me how it goes.

39:14I mean, he ain't going to go. He ain't going to go. Anderson and Bruno G is my dream midfield, says Olu, and I'd be very happy with that myself. City wanted Amrim too. Not every manager City want is good, says Max. Yeah, I think that's a bad take though, Max, because Rib and Amrim taking the Man City job. he'd probably be successful. Ruben Amrim isn't at Man United anymore because he fell out with Jason Wilcox. Whether you like it or not, he fell out with Jason Wilcox. That's why he got sacked. He didn't get sacked on results like Mourinho or Ten Hag or Oli. So if Amrim had gone to Man City, he'd have had a very good director of football.

39:56He'd have had a very good board and he'd have had a very good squad. And he probably would have got the players he wanted. At Man United, he'd never even got a midfielder. So I don't think it's as simple as saying, well, let's not go for Maresca because Man City want him and they wanted Amorim. Man United's biggest problem, whoever they give the job to, is supporting them. There's no point getting Nogalsman and not backing him. There's no point giving it to Carrick and not backing him, they'll fail. So I think when we choose the manager, we also need to remember that, will they be backed? because there hasn't really been a manager that's been backed properly since the Glazers came to Man United.

40:37Sir Alex Ferguson didn't get backed, really. We've never really backed a manager. But look, I don't think Mureska will be considered. Bromi says, what about bringing Jose back? We never should have sacked him in the first place, but I don't think we'll be bringing him back, no. Other news, apparently Harry Maguire rejected approaches from Everton, Sunderland, Tottenham and West Ham to sign for Manchester United, to stay at Manchester United. I mean, look, some people will, you know, be grabbing the tissues about that in an excited way. Some people will be grabbing their tissues in a, you know, crying way.

41:19I think that

41:25I think

41:30I mean look I'm not surprised that Everton and West Ham Wanted Harry Maguire but That's where I think he should have gone Karl Walker plays for Burnley now Kevin De Bruyne plays for Napoli now Gundogan went to Galatasaray didn't he I think that's where he is now there becomes a point where you do go and play for Everton or West Ham because you're stepping down from the level that you're getting older I think Maguire should have been moved on I do, I think he should have been moved on I think in a back four with his lack of mobility I don't know how this is going to work next season I like Maguire, I think he's proved himself to be a very valuable player but I think there was a time to move on I think there's a time for Casemiro I think it's time for Luke Shaw.

42:18I think it's time for Harry Maguire. But we seem to have got locked into this. Oh, they're good to have around the training ground. And I don't know that I agree with that. I really don't. In relation to a new manager, this is Andy Atherton. And players, we must try for the best. Better to try and fail than fail to try. If we don't try, then Wilcox needs sacking. I completely agree. I completely agree. I think, you know, Manchester City are in advanced talks with Elliot Anderson. I'd be furious if we're not in talks with Elliot Anderson this week because if we don't we've given up so you can't put it out there for eight months that Elliot Anderson's your priority see Fabrizio Romano say that Man City are in advanced talks and go let's leave that we need to be there needs to be a breaking story this week of Man United in talks with Elliot Anderson there has to be there has to be we've put it out there happily that he is one of our number one targets we now know that Man City are in advanced talks we better pick up the fucking phone and have a chat he might say no but we need to pick that phone up if Romano is saying that he is in talks that they're in advanced talks with Man City United need to pick up that phone and similarly with the manager he needs to pick up the phone to Enrique if he says no he says no but you've got to pick up the phone and you've got to make a play and also if he says no it can't just be hello do you fancy managing Man United no okay see you have a good day bye good luck in the Champions League you've got to go we want you as Man United manager we want to make Man United the best club in England we want to make Man United the best club in Europe we want to do what you've done with PSG which is an amazing thing nobody could do it and you've done it we want you to be the guy that does the impossible mission we want you to copy what you've done at PSG in Barcelona we want you to make Man United great again and we want to back you and support you uh and um this is the dream job and we want you and you've got to you've got to put that on the you've got to put that in the offer as well you can't just be oh i don't think he wants us you know you've got it you've got to go and do it um we have a quick look what else is going on this morning oh ref watch says it was a penalty i've moved on i've moved on from that i've moved on from that you know um i think that there's loads of decisions wrong in the pgmol and i'm bored of it i'm absolutely bored of it um you know there's been loads of decisions that have gone against us and for us and um you know the weekend didn't work out that bad for us anyway i almost feel like maybe some people don't watch that's football we've been talking about the pgmol for about three years and it's only when it happens to your club that people have an outrage if it happened to arsenal they'd be going mad it's happened to us we're going mad it actually happens to people every week but fans won't collectively just say this enough is enough so this week it's man united fans saying what a ridiculous decision but we ain't got liverpool fans and arsenal fans and chelsea fans and newcastle fans saying yeah it's a disgrace enough is enough they're going oh i actually think it wasn't a penalty because it just gets it gets um it gets tribalized so at the end of the day man united write a letter to the pgmail they might say no next week it'll happen to newcastle we'll laugh at them they get away with this incompetence because it's always tribalized oh it's united's turn this week of course it was a shit decision um but it ain't gonna make any difference is it and it'll happen to us again at some point and it'll happen to an opposition when we play them at some point it's just shit inconsistent officiating and thankfully the weekend went our way anyway um uh yeah and we should have beaten bournemouth without that i don't think we played very well against bournemouth i thought half the team was shit um and that's been the problem the last few weeks we've um we've struggled but um yeah move on i i i want talks with managers i want transfer talks i'm not really bothered about uh the pgmol um if i'm being honest with you.

46:27But yeah, I think collectively fans need to come together. There should be a general protest. Jacob says, I have a feeling that Agate stays. I mean, if Agate stays, he's just not good enough. I like Agate, but even I would say that fans have given up on him and it's very difficult to come back from that position. I also think as well, you know, a lot of people want to say that Verts is a flop or Primpong's a flop, but that's year one. Agate, it was the same with Anthony. I think when you've been here for two years, you are a flop. Like, I can't remember a player being crap for two years and then turning around.

47:07So I think we already know, it's a shame, but we already know Agate is a flop. And it's a little bit like keeping Casemiro or Maguire or Shaw. they need to be moved on because they're getting past their sell-by date. But also, it works the same with people like Agate. If we keep him for another year, that just shows you the lack of ambition at the football club. Because at Manchester City, that wouldn't happen. Two years, you're not good enough, you're gone. They're ruthless. But at Man United, we keep players for too long. And it's not just about keeping a 33-year-old, it's about keeping Agate like he's had two years and it's not worked and Bitter Moose says Agate never gets 90 minutes it's unfair but you'd assume that's because he's not delivering in training because he you know he's clearly not grabbing the opportunities Xerxes another one two years it's not worked out you've got to move him on so Agate and Xerxes they need to be moved on this summer in my opinion thank you everybody for watching as always absolute legends.

48:11Don't forget, we've got the eight o 'clock show tonight as always. And we've got Beth on it too. Let's see what the week brings, but I'm hoping we're going to get some really big stories because United need to grab the bull by the horns this next couple of weeks and get some advanced talks and speak to managers and start prepping for what a big summer is. Because my word is Newcastle and not because of the Bruno G story. Newcastle are a warning. This time last year, they're in the Champions League. they've got a good team everything looks great one year later mid-table players want to leave they're not going to be in Europe because they didn't have a squad to deal with 60 games United need to be preparing and in a summer that's going to be short utilise this international break to get your preparatory work done because we need to do a lot of business a lot of business and get a manager in take care everyone stay safe links in the live chat for Borla League get there for 5 o 'clock we're playing tonight I'll speak to you in a bit

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