398: EMERGENCY Transfer Meeting! Tchouameni AND Fernandes Latest!

0:00Hello, everybody. Welcome to the United Stands. I'm Mark Goldbridge and this is your latest Manchester United transfer news. As emergency transfer meetings take place this Friday morning that directly impact Manchester United. Fabrizio Romano talking about dream deals. Chouamini, Fernandes, would that be a dream Manchester United summer transfer window for you? Also, we're being linked with bringing centre-backs in again. Van der Benz mentioned Martinez out the door. Or what's this all about? Is it a bit of a trickle coming out of the club to try and prepare us for something I don't think we should be doing?

0:34Also, Michael Carrick has spoken about the depth of the squad. His future at the football club. We'll talk about that as well. Jadon Sancho causing a bit of a stir last night, winning with Villa. Third European Cup final in three years. But loads of people saying he's loaded shit. He was actually replying on social media last night, which just shows these players do monitor what is being said about you, about them. But look, let's get into better things because Sancho will be leaving Manchester United. Let's talk about this Chiamini stuff that's going on. So look, Fabrizio Romano has spoken about Man United's involvement in trying to bring him to Old Trafford this summer.

1:15First and foremost, I think just to give a background of what's going on, because it developed even more from the seven o 'clock show last night, Real Madrid are now holding an emergency meeting to consider taking action regarding Ciomini and Valverde after the two got into another fight today, worse than yesterday. And obviously what we know is that Valverde has now put out a statement saying that he obviously was involved in something. He didn't get hit. He accidentally hit his head on a table. There's definitely been altercation between the two. The club are now looking at disciplinary proceedings.

1:50And look, ultimately, I think that But Man United had already made contact with Chiumini. Ben Jacobs was actually replying to somebody on Twitter last night because they said, oh, so Chiumini gets into a fight with Valverde and we make contact. Listen to what Ben Jacobs said. This contact with Chiumini went on way before that. A couple of weeks ago, three weeks ago, whatever. We've made contact with him to bring him to Manchester United. We've been linked to him before that. So whatever's gone on between Valverde and Cermini or the Real Madrid dressing room, we haven't seen an opportunity. We've already looked at that opportunity.

2:27I think what this does is it potentially enhances our opportunity to bring him in. There could definitely be a cut price for him now, says Savage. But ultimately, look, I think Real Madrid, the way I look at it is this, and I'll tell you what Fabrizio Romano has said about it this morning. But the way I look at it is this. Even without the altercation in the dressing room, Real Madrid were probably looking to revamp their midfield. Valverde is too important to them. Bellingham is too important to them. And, you know, in the modern game, you do need to bring money in. so Chiumini is probably a player that they don't want to move on but in essence they will need to raise some funds so sometimes you sell an asset to bring money in and I think with Chiumini they probably don't want to go and he probably doesn't want to go but if they're going to revamp that midfield and bring in players such as Rodri or whoever then they probably would let him go And the price will be reasonable because Real Madrid, they'll want a good price, but they won't want a stupid price because they'll want to move him on to bring better players in.

3:37So the question is whether Man United think he's good enough to bring to Manchester United because he will be cheaper than Tonali and he will be cheaper than Elliot Anderson and he might even be cheaper than Balaba. so look that price for Chimini is going to be something like 60 to 70 million pounds and we are open to doing that deal maybe other clubs will come in maybe Liverpool will come in maybe Chelsea will come in I think he's a good player does the incident yesterday change the dynamic I think whoever the next manager is of Real Madrid if it's Jose Mourinho or it's somebody else, they have to also insert their authority very, very quickly.

4:18So I think that the chances of him leaving Real Madrid are probably bigger today than they were yesterday morning, but they were big anyway, because they may need to raise cash. The question is, do United follow through with this deal? Well, this is what Fabrizio Romano has had to say about this. He said, for example, on uh orion cermini there is interest from man united that's for sure he is a dream target for man united but it doesn't mean that he's going to man united because he had a fight with alverde i oh exactly i mean i i mean i don't know what what type of a moron would think that because there's been a fight we're definitely going to sign him i'm sure there will be other clubs around europe looking at that situation and going we quite like him as well i mean i think the thing that makes him very interesting for Manchester United is that Casemiro is going and he was Casemiro's replacement.

5:11So if Real Madrid can replace Casemiro with him, then why can't Manchester United replace it with him? And we're at a different stage, but he's six foot two. He's only just turned 26. He was 26 in January. So you're going to get all of half of next season where he's 26, half of the next season where he's 27, half of the next season where he's 28, half of the next season where he's 29. So he'll still be 29 in four years. We'll get four seasons and he'll still be 29. So I think it makes a lot of sense. He's got a lot of big game experience as well. 44 caps for France. He's played 122 games for Real Madrid.

5:49I think it makes a lot of sense for Manchester United to try and do this deal. But I would hold caution and say it is a bit of a dream deal for Manchester United. And also there will be a bit of a fight for him. But look, I think there's a real opportunity for United to do something there. The question is whether you want to do that, because I do see some people in this chat and outside who go, actually, I don't want him. I don't think he's that good. Or actually, I think we should go for somebody else. But I think in the world that we operate in, it would probably be more helpful to Michael Carrick as well, because we all expect them to give Carrick the job.

6:26And I think, would you rather Carrick had Balaba or Anderson, or would you rather he had someone like Chiamini or Tonali? The finished article who he can talk to on a level and expect them to deliver straight away. I was thinking about this this morning with Carrick. He's clearly going to get the job. And there is a lot of people like myself who feel that ultimately it won't work, but obviously would love to be proven wrong on that. The way we're going to get proven wrong on that is on what we do in the summer transfer window. If we provide him with players that can hit the ground running to replace players that were hitting the ground running like Casemiro, then he's got half a chance.

7:02If you give him players he's got to develop, then I think he's, you know, he probably will struggle. So I think Cimini may well be a dream deal for Man United, but it's a deal they've got to try and make happen. And I think at this stage, it's very important that they make deals like that happen. My Red 555 says, I feel like we need to make an early signing. If City sign Anderson for a big fee, I think all the prices go up for targets. Yes, yes, a great point. This is why we played£65 million from Bermos. We took so long to do it that by the time we were finalising it, a lot of players had moved for£60 million, whether it was João Pedro or whatever.

7:39So, yeah, the sooner you move on a deal, the better. It's an intelligent point, my read. And look, you know what, would you be happy with that? I mean, this is a good point from D official as well. He says that interview with Varane kind of made me feel like he's interested in Man United. So there's a little clip going round of an interview with Varane and Chumini, where he's asking him about why he went to Man United. And Varane basically said, look, I just felt like I needed a change. And I celebrated winning the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup more than I did winning the, I think it was La Liga or might have been the Champions League with Real Madrid.

8:14Basically saying, look, I needed a change. And the change at Man United was really good for me and I really enjoyed it. So look, you know, I think maybe Chumini wants to stay at Real Madrid. but if they bring players in that are going to play ahead of him, I think he wants to play football. And look, I think it's the right deal for Man United to do. I think it's a dream deal. I genuinely do think it's a little bit fortunate. I wouldn't have expected it. But when you're replacing the calibre of Casemiro, I think it has to be one of two midfielders beginning with T. I think it's got to be Tonali or it's got to be Ciamini.

8:49That's the dream deal for me. One of those two replaces Casemiro. And most of it comes down to experience. I'm not going to lie. Most of it comes down to the fact that they're in their mid-20s and they've played at a high level. I mean, I don't know whether you watched the Villa game last night. I was watching it on That's Football and I felt Elliot Anderson really struggled in that game, to be honest. I think he's a good player, but I think he really struggled. And you know what? It set alarm bells ringing for me because I think he's a fantastic player and I think he's worth£100 million. pounds but I was watching the game they had no Gibbs White they had no Hudson-Odoi they had no Murillo and it really fell on Elliot Anderson to deliver in that game and whilst he wasn't terrible I wouldn't say he was great and I think the pressure sort of fell on him a little bit and you know at Man City he'll have people like Erling Haaland and Cherky and all these players around him that are very, very good and very, very experienced.

9:48At Manchester United, he's going to come in and look around and he's going to have people like Maynou and Ahmad and Deleu and Luke Shaw and people like that. It's very different. And I just think that, you know, you drop Tonali or Chouamini into that and I think with their experience, they can handle it. I think you drop Anderson into Man United's midfield. I don't think he's got the experience to handle that. And we need somebody that can come in and deliver straight away. So look, let's see what happens with it. I think at the moment we need to update the hotter meter because Chumini wasn't in it anyway, but I'd sort of put him at a six out of 10 at the moment.

10:24We do need to update it. But yeah, I think at the moment, with the likelihood of him leaving Real Madrid, probably going up a little bit and Man United definitely being interested from Ben Jacobs and from Brixio Romano, I think that I would pop him in at six there above Tonali and with Edison at the moment. but look let me know your thoughts I'd be happy with Fernandes from West Ham and Chiamini from Real Madrid I'd be very very happy with that certainly let me have a quick chat at your chat there every deal for United feels like a dream deal mate but you know what I don't mind using the term dream deal because people think dream deal and they think not going to happen deal but I genuinely look at the impact of Casemiro and whilst Casemiro definitely needs to go because he doesn't have the legs anymore.

11:13He is still massively impacted for Man United and you can't replace Casemiro with an if, but or maybe. You've got to replace them with a Chumini or a Tonale. You've got to replace them with somebody that has pedigree. Absolute pedigree. That's what you've got to do. Not football news, but something else very special because the UK and the world's very own Sir David Attenborough turns 100 years old today. He does. He does. I do. at the end of the day I'd like to thank everybody who is tuning in in the chat because today I am a hundred years old and I absolutely think that signing Chouamini for Manchester United will take them right back to the fucking top United erm yeah well done David Attenborough a hundred years a hundred years old very good legend Baby Bub says if old mate gets charged with assault United won't go anywhere near him because of his adverse PR.

12:10I did want to bring that in, actually. I did want to bring that in. Does this sort of thing give Man United an excuse? Now, I'm going to move on from this very, very quickly, but we've heard with Tonali, oh, there's a concern about the gambling, right? We've heard with Anderson, there's a concern about the fee. We could hear with Chiamini, there's a concern about his attitude. Now, if they want him, it won't be that. But if they're looking for excuses to move towards someone like Baleba, this could be an excuse to move us away from him. So it's worth bearing in mind. I would be very, very disappointed by that.

12:55Very, very disappointed. But they could use it as an excuse. like we've used it with managers you know Emery is clearly a fantastic coach and I'd welcome him at Man United you know he's going to get Champions League football twice isn't he he's going to win the Europa League and he's going to be in the top five his win ratio at Aston Villa is brilliant his ability to play good football and manage a squad is brilliant United will go he's already got a contract he's too expensive Tuchel would have been brilliant at Man United he's signed the new contract for England Nagelsmann would be brilliant for Man United He's got no experience and he's just like Amarin, which is bollocks.

13:30So we're very good at using a reason to not do something. I'm not saying we will do that with Chumini, but if they don't want to spend money on Chumini and he pays wages, I mean, I don't know what his wages are. Nobody has mentioned his wages, by the way. Chumini's wages needs to be mentioned. We'll mention it here on the United Stand. He's on€240 ,000 a week, which is around£200 ,000 a week, which is something Man United should be looking to pay. So that's not too bad, actually. I'm quite OK with that. I was a little bit concerned that£205 ,000 a week he's on. Yeah, that's doable for United. I mean, we're replacing Casemiro.

14:14We're going from a£350 ,000 a week to£200 ,000 a week, which is fine in my opinion. Good point. Wage is very, very good point. Very important. Do you remember last season we had a strict budget? Newcastle bought Wizzert. United had an emergency transfer meeting and they bought Mbuermo. Deja vu, says Slow Sports News. Hope you're doing well this morning. Mimic Act, what's the name of that cough syrup, says Amit. And I want someone to slap Deleu. Chumini would be perfect, says Kristen. Well, we don't condone violence here. Absolutely not. Just quickly, just a bit of a diversion for a moment. Jadon Sancho will be leaving Manchester United this summer.

14:51Some quite funny stuff going on last night. You might have seen it. I saw it this morning. So basically, Jadon Sancho, it's true, has been, will play his third European final in the last three years with three different clubs. Champions League final with Dortmund in 23-24, Conference League final with Chelsea last year and Europa League final with Villa this year. he was getting a bit of stick on social media because basically people were saying well he's got nothing to do with it and he's shit and he started replying he started taking the baits and a load of people will say wow Sancho's cooking Sancho's cooking um I think it just you know my only thought on this is Jadon Sancho is an absolute waster like as a Man United fan he's a waster we have given him well we gave Dortmund 75 million pounds and I think we've given him about 50 in wages.

15:46So his cost is£125 million. I don't care if he's cooking on social media. I don't massively care what he's like in real life. Maybe he's a nice guy, whatever. I don't know. The reality is he has cost us a lot of money and he is a huge, massive flop. But at the end of the day, he's not a Man United player, really. He's gone in the summer and I don't really care. I don't really care. I don't know why Man United fans are getting involved. Because ultimately, who's the real winner? Oh, you're a load of shit. You're just a bench player. Oh, you know, this, that and the other. He's made£50 million out of this club in wages.

16:26£50 million in wages. He's on like, he's on more than a million a month. And how many months has he been at Man United? So the only person laughing here is him. He is another line in the sand. massive mistake that has cost this football club huge, huge amounts of money. So you can take the piss out of Jadon Sancho if you want. You can praise him if you want. But the reality is he's the one laughing. 50 million quid he's made out of this football club for doing next to nothing. So, you know, I think at the end of the day, people taking the piss out of him on social media. I'm sure he sat there.

17:08You know, obviously he doesn't give a massive shit about his career anyway, does he? I mean, this is a guy that was playing in the Euros final a few years ago, missing a penalty for England. Can't get near the England squad, so he's wasted his talent. But he probably doesn't care. I think some people hold people to their own standards. I certainly look at him and the buzz around him when we were bringing him in, and I really hoped he was going to be something really special. And I think a lot of us did as well. But he absolutely pissed his career up the wall, hasn't he? This is a player that, you know, the chosen one.

17:37You were meant to be the chosen one. number seven solve our midfield issues become a Man United great the only thing that he's you know really achieved is a huge bank account isn't it but I'd look him in the face and say mate you can do what you like with your money I know a lot of rich people but he wasted your talent and if you're comfortable with that fair play but you know he wasted his talent definitely but he's made a lot of money he's made a lot of money and so who's the real winner him morning Mark When you're doing your world tour, says Bayer. I didn't know I was. Didn't know I was. Baller League tonight, though.

18:15Gold Devils against SDS. Big game. Make sure you tune in for that. We're about nine o 'clock. I'll be live on my channel for that. We have got an eight o 'clock show on the United States. Don't worry. Emily Derry says, hilarious. Yesterday, someone taking my name in vain. What? She says, Chumini is a golden opportunity. If we pass him up for Balaba, then Wilcox needs to go. I really don't mind if Forrest Midfielder goes to City, as long as we get someone like Tonali or Chiumini. What are your thoughts, Marks, Azarshan? Yeah, I mean, I'm a big fan of Elliot Anderson and he's clearly Man United's priority.

18:46I'm a massive fan of Elliot Anderson and I'm not one of those people. Like, I really liked Fabinho and he went to Liverpool, our biggest rival. And it would be easy to say I was over shit anyway, but I didn't. I said, I think he's a good signing. If Anderson goes to Man City, I think it's a good signing. If Man United sign Anderson, I think it's a good signing. But what I would say is I can see the value in Tonali and Chiamini over Anderson, and it's not price. I just think that when you're replacing someone like Casemiro, bringing somebody in that's got big game experience. I mean, look, what I'm trying to say is you bring Anderson in or Wharton in or Belaber in, they're going to walk in and go, help me, help me.

19:26I'm not used to this. Help me. And you bring Tonali or Chiamini in and they're going to walk in and go, I'll help you. You know, Tonali's been in the Champions League playing for Italy. He's done it. Germini's been playing for France and Real Madrid. I think there is something to be said about bringing somebody in who goes, I'll help you, rather than bringing somebody in where we need to help them. Because we're not that club. I think there are times in the past where United can bring players in and help them. But I think where we are at the moment, we probably need players who can come in and help us straight away.

19:59So I see the value in Germini and Tonali. Neil says, it's a scary thought that this board may pay more for Balaba than Ciumini. If they pay more than 40 for Balaba, I'd be worried for this window. Thank you very much for that. I just want to talk about Martinez a little bit here, because there's a few stories last night that started to concern me. And I'll cover it a lot more in the preview, because obviously it's about whether he will start or not. But this was in the Manchester Evening News. Under the INEOS regime, United want to get their best paid players on the pitch and it hasn't gone unnoticed that Martinez and De Ligt, two centre-backs who should be in their prime, have struggled through injury this season.

20:39The club are monitoring the centre-back market despite Harry Maguire signing a one-year contract and they've been linked with a left-footer in Van der Ben, although there is a feeling he's more likely to sign for Liverpool. So another story there about how potentially, you know, Martinez could be on the move this summer for Manchester United. I just find it a little bit like, and this is also in the same article, Martinez is comfortable with his contract situation and is focusing on finishing the season strongly rather than what might come next. He's told people how much he loves playing for the club and he sees his own future as being at Old Trafford.

21:16Look, I don't think like many things this will be coming from the player. I think this will be coming from the club if it's coming from anybody. there is absolutely no reason in my mind to be making decisions about De Ligt and Martinez this summer. De Ligt has had a very distinctive injury. We paid next to no money for him. You know, he was, you know, he's still only what, 26? He's 26, right? We bought him for like 40 million pounds. He was probably one of our best players when he did his back-in. If he can get past the back issue, I think you'll be absolutely fine. And you've got a centre-back with huge experience who's still got many years left to play.

21:59With Martinez, obviously he had a very bad injury, but he's not injured at the moment. He's suspended. So I think people are psychologically thinking Martinez is out again, but he's not out with an injury. He's out with a suspension. So I think that, you know, are we almost doing a Real Madrid here? Real Madrid, I think, have a good player in Chumini, but want to bring other players in and realise they might need to sell to buy. So they might sell Chumini. Are Man United starting to look and go, we could probably do with a sale or two each summer? And they look at the summer and they go, well, Rashford's money is really from last year.

22:36Rasmus's money is really from last year. Who is the person that we're actually selling? Well, Xerxes is a candidate. Agati and Arna will do well to get money for. so maybe they're setting us up for selling a centre-back and going we don't need another centre-back they might be looking at it and going we've got Maguire, Yoro, Heaven Masraoui can play centre-back Luke Shaw can play centre-back so we can afford to sell one it might not be sell to buy it might be sell to make some money so keep your eye on that it's only early days I hope there's nothing in it but it just sounds like you've got Whitwell and the Athletic you've got Manchester Evening News sort of setting us up for selling Martinez and I don't necessarily think we'd replace him.

23:18I think it would be remove him to make some money. I don't think we'd replace him because tell me the logic of giving a Harry Maguire 190 grand a week for another year because hello, a lot of people said they'd keep Maguire on 100 grand a week. Apparently he hasn't reduced his wages at all. So we're keeping a 33 year old on 190 grand a week. Nobody anywhere has reported that there's a pay cut So we keep a 33 year old on full wages for another year But then we're looking to sell Martinez or De Ligt How does that make sense? So hopefully there's nothing in it But we'll have to wait and see As for Van Der Ben No thanks Well I don't need another light switch player Who's got hamstrings like a bloody breadstick Thanks So no I think he's overrated as well I think he's overrated I think if he didn't have pace he'd be playing for Burnley.

24:15I don't think he's that good. His pace gets him out of trouble a lot but I don't think he's that good. I say, why opt for Luis Enrique when there's a charm in backing Carrick's as Nuke, old chap? Winning trophies would feel deserved rather than purchased. Okay. I feel Chumini fits better with Maynou covering his pace and physicality weaknesses more than Tonali, Anderson or Wharton. I'd pick him and Stilla. So Slazy, thank you very much. Arshon says, I really don't mind Andy Forrest midfielder goes to have done that one, haven't I? Appreciate that. OK, moving on. A few comments from Michael Carrick this morning, actually, I wanted to delve into.

24:52But let me just move slightly here. What do we got? There we go. OK. Thanks, everybody's tuning in by. We're closing on 8 ,500. A lot of people starting to tune back in now because, as we know, we're heading into the exciting zone of transfers. Emily Derry with the Super Chat says, if you buy a centre-back, it's to replace Maguire, not De Littor Martinez. Last time I checked, Maguire is 33 and becoming increasingly injury-prone and Van der Ven will be expensive. I think what, you know, I like Harry Maguire. We've kept him for another year. He's had a very good end to the season under Carrick. But you know what?

25:32I do sometimes laugh about how the media and certain fans cover things up. If you look at Maguire in the last few games, Bournemouth, he gets rinsed and gets sent off. Liverpool, he gets spun by Saboslay and they score. But all you ever hear is Maguire's playing well. And in recent games, we have seen him get exposed in a back four because of his lack of pace. but because he's doing well from corners it's being ignored like i like maguire but i don't like him in a back four i like him in a back three i think under amarin i thought maguire was really good i think under carrick very good at set pieces but you know i think defensively there is an issue there um in a back four i don't think it suits him i really don't uh let's have a look at what michael carrick's had to say anyway because he did do a press conference yesterday and we were actually live covering off the interview with Ben Jacobs.

26:32So there was some interesting stuff coming out from Carrick. And basically he said about his future, I'm calm about it. It will get sorted when it gets sorted. It's out of my hands. So we will see what happens. Also saying that on the squad depth for next season, there's definitely different challenges within that. I think largely the boys are used to playing more games than we have done over a period of time, over a number of years. And I think this has been a little bit unique in many ways, not being in competitions and an extended period of games, no games and things. We've had to adjust a little bit.

27:07So there's going to be certainly a change and a shift with it. I think that's just part of evolving the squad and growing the squad and a little bit more experience. You know, some younger players more experienced. It will be a natural step to take that one. and as a club will face that head on. I mean, again, with Carrick, I sometimes, I don't know about you, I don't think he answers questions. I think he sort of starts off answering a question, goes somewhere else, then comes back and doesn't. So I don't really know what he's saying there about squad depth. It sounds like we'll hit it head on, but then some players are used to playing more games and there's young players.

27:39I don't know what he's saying there. I mean, I hope he's saying we need to go and buy seven players. But reading it back, I'm not 100 % sure he is. I think he's saying we're more than capable of dealing with more games with what we've got. And we can bring some young players in and some signings as well. So I don't know. Answers on a postcard there. But I think Michael Carrick is intelligent enough to know that he needs seven players. Whether he thinks he's going to get seven players or not, it actually won't come down to him. What I'm saying is Michael Carrick is not going to sit there with a board that's got half a billion and say, don't buy me players.

28:13He knows what he needs. maybe he's just speaking in a way where he knows he might not necessarily get it he also said about his future listen clarity is important I think moving forward it's come to the time of at the end of the season where I think we finished strong put ourselves in a good position you know and obviously the situation of my role and what it looks like moving forward I think it's just the natural time it was always spoken about towards the end of the season if not the end of the season so nothing has really changed to be honest I'll fucking out I again I haven't got a clue what he's saying there.

28:44I sort of set myself up a little bit there, didn't I? I said beyond the last one, I find it hard sometimes to understand what Carrick's saying. And then I read that and I haven't got a clue what he's saying. On his future, listen, clarity is important. I think moving forward, it's come the time of at the end of the season where I think we finished strong, put ourselves in a good position, you know. And obviously the situation in my role and what it looks like moving forward. I think it's just natural time. It was always spoken about towards the end of the season, if not the end of the season. So nothing has really changed about it.

29:11Okay, to be fair, I understand it now. He's basically saying clarity is important, but it looks like it will be at the end of the season. Phew, God, it's like bloody solving a puzzle, isn't it? It's like an exam question. Okay, I think basically what he's saying is at the end of the season, there will be some clarity. I don't know why. It's like, you know what? You know what, Carrick, being the Man United manager, right? It's like waking up on Christmas Day morning, you want a bike, you wake up on Christmas Day morning, you go down to the Christmas tree, the bike is there and it's not wrapped up.

29:47And then your parents say, we're not opening presents until tonight. And you go, and they go, yeah, we're not opening them till tonight. You know, you can wait and get excited. How many presents have I got? Well, you've got one big present. So, you know, it's one big present. so I've got one big present yeah and we're not opening them till tonight no yeah you're not opening it until later it's fucking there it's a bike it's in front of the tree you twats you know so I do feel a little bit like um that in the sense that we all know what we're getting and we're having to wait for it and as we've discussed and debated I suppose it just depends on your interpretation of why we're waiting.

30:38Are we waiting? Are we waiting because we actually are going to interview other managers and we might give them the job? I don't think so. Are we waiting because we're trying to build momentum and PR so that everybody's happy with the decision? Maybe. Are we waiting because the minute we give Carrick the job, everyone's going to say start signing players? Probably. I think it's that. I don't think they can wait until the end of the season and hope that the fan base is going to be happy with the appointment because I think some will be happy and some won't and that won't change. I do think they might be waiting until early June because it kills off May for the transfer market.

31:18Because if they'd announced Carrick after the Liverpool game, by today, we'd all be used to it and we'd be going, right, let's get on with it. We know who the manager is, who are we going to sign? So maybe it's that. Four says boring press conferences are strategic marketing It's interesting you should say that Because I saw something from Rooney I presume this is a true comment Because it's on an account that's got nearly a million followers Eurofoot.com Wayne Rooney said this If you bring in Luis Enrique or Thomas Tuchel And they won 10 of their last 14 games You'd say that's incredible So just because Michael Carrick is a young English manager it means it's not the right place to look in a lot of people's eyes.

32:01Michael Carrick is a clever person. He's a good coach. And I think he can lead the team for however long he wants if he gets it right. It will be an interesting summer. For the first time in a long time, Manchester United seem like they have a bit of calmness around the whole place. And that's a good thing. I think that fits in with what you've said there. Strategic marketing is boring. Carrick is safe. Rooney's even saying it there. For the first time in a long time, there's a calmness around Manchester United. you could substitute calmness with boring mundane is that good i think the club like it i think they like the fact there's no protests i think that i think they like the fact there's no you know manager in press conferences saying interesting things they they like a puppet don't they they liked ollie united's board was most happy with ollie we were most we were most successful under Mourinho but they couldn't control him um we were more successful under Ten Hag but Ten Hag would occasionally say things in interviews about you know ambitious things about what he wanted to do Oli would say what he was told you know if he said something about Rashford and they didn't like it he'd come out in the next interview and apologize so I think United like the safe calm mundane thing that they can control um I don't know whether we like it his fans but I certainly think they do and I thought it was a good observation by Rooney what I would say about what Rooney said if you know if you bought in Luis Enrique or Thomas Tuchel and made one 10 of their last 14 games you'd say it's incredible but some people don't think it's incredible with Carrick I mean look Rooney wants to give it to Carrick absolutely got no problem with that not going to tell him he's wrong but to scrutinize what he's saying there.

33:47If Luis Enrique was here and he'd won 10 out of 14, we wouldn't be playing like this. And we'd also have a manager that's used to Champions League football winning things. And you'd be bloody excited by it because you'd go, Luis Enrique's won 10 out of 14 with this squad and he's a bloody good manager and he's got a big summer transfer window coming up. The difference with Carrick is he's won 10 out of 14 as an interim with very little experience, with a style of football that we can all see is a little bit weak? And do you trust him to go into next season with very little experience? So I think they're very different scenarios, in my opinion.

34:23And also, sadly, if Enrique had won 10 out of 14, you look at his back catalogue and his experience, he'd be very excited. When an interim wins 10 out of 14, like Di Matteo, like Oli, like Tim Sherwood, you go, I've seen this movie before. I've seen this movie before. So look, I think that there's nothing wrong with backing Carrick. A lot of people do do it. But I think there is a big difference between appointing an interim with very little experience and also appointing somebody that does. But also what Carrick said sort of caught my eye about whether he's going to change the way he plays. He was asked if his approach would change if he got the permanent job because there has been that.

35:12Remember, there was that ridiculous rumour last week that he's going to completely change the way he plays if he gets the job. Well, he said something very different when he was asked about it in the interview yesterday. He said, when asked whether he'd approach, change his approach, he said, I've said from the start that I never approach the day here in terms of short term decisions. Me and the staff, we make decisions for the long term. I don't think I'm going to change that approach. So I think that the way we play is the way we play I don't think we're going to change the way we play I don't think we're going to start next season with three at the back A high line, high possession, rock and roll football I think that we're probably going to play the same way we are now But have better players playing in the system which, you know, we could still win a lot of games doing that.

36:07But I don't think we're going to change. I don't think the board can afford to give him the job on a punt either. I think the board would say, what you've been doing, we like. We want you to keep getting those results. So I don't think there will be a massive change. I don't think he can take the job and sack Steve Holland. So I think we will see what we saw with Southgate, where they will try and have a period of time, whether it be two, three, four, five years, and look at Southgate and England, you know, two semifinals in the World Cup and two finals in the Euros. The football wasn't great.

36:49I didn't like Southgate for a very long time at England, but he did get results. So I think United might look at that and go, with the backdrop of building a stadium, they might go look we just want you to keep doing what you're doing for the next few years you're having a laugh Mark Martinez is held together with string and glue physically bloken get rid of us as soon as possible says Wendell fair enough playmaker says I think Carrick will get the job and not because the board thinks he's the best man for the job but for the players sake they love to be pampered and babysitted they hate pressure thank you very much playmaker like the name thanks for the super chat Patrick Lynch says after the loss to Brentford under Ten Hag.

37:29Casimiro said, I'll fix this. That's the kind of attitude we need to bring in. Someone not afraid to accept the challenge of playing with this squad. Yeah, Patrick, the more and more I think about it, the more I like Chiamini. I do. Or Tonali. It's got to be one of those two for me. I like Elliot Anderson, but I think there's an element of risk, certainly, in my opinion. Nearly 9 ,000 watching. Please do smash a like on the video. My final thing I want to talk about on the show this morning is Marcus Rashford. some very interesting stuff coming out from Spain some quite encouraging stuff coming out from Spain in fact so essentially Rashford as we know doesn't want to come back to Manchester United which I think is a good thing I'm comfortable with that sorry nearly choking there yeah I'm good with that I'm comfortable with that so but a few things coming in from Spain those close to Marcus Rashford's camp say his priority is to stay at Barcelona beyond the summer and they will do their best to make sure there is an agreement on personal terms with the club.

38:27It would not be a problem, one source close to the player said. So it feels like Rashford does want to stay in Barcelona. And look, I think this is great. I think this is what everybody wants. Apart from those who want to bring him back, I think this is what everybody wants. It's what the player wants. It's what the club wants. And I think it's the best thing for him if that happens. I think the problem is going to be the price. But it also goes on to say it's fair to wonder how much a player with Marcus Rashford's kind of stats would cost in the summer, probably more than the£30 million option that Barcelona have.

39:04There's also another argument in his favour is how well he's fitted into the dressing room. Hansi Flick has been impressed with his attitude around the training centre, while multiple teammates describe him as a quiet guy who always has a smile on his face and is a positive presence. Rashford has understood his secondary role and he's never complained, despite being below Rafinha and Jamal in the pecking order. That is not something easy to find in the market and is a key consideration for sporting director Deco and Flick when assessing new signings. So this is all coming out from Spanish reports.

39:36And I think this is good for Rashford. And I've been saying this for a few weeks. If you actually monitor what Rashford's done at Barcelona, similarly to Aston Villa, huge problems at Man United. and many of them brought on by himself. And, you know, I don't think he'd acknowledge them publicly, but I think he would acknowledge them privately. We all know about Belfast. We all know about the poor performances, walking around on the pitch. There was an issue there, and he said he needed a new challenge. And we saw at Villa, under a new challenge, a different Rashford. And at Barcelona, we've seen a very different Rashford.

40:11The problem is most of us haven't seen it because most of us don't watch La Liga. But I certainly do monitor his minutes and his performances and the feedback. And he has done well for them. The only reason Barcelona don't really want to do it is financial. Barcelona are just, you know, they don't have loads of money and they're ambitious. They probably want to bring in Alvarez as well as keep Rashford and they know they haven't got the money. So they're probably saying to Rashford, we want to keep you, but we've got to get this price down. And Rashford wants to stay. But it is a good point that a player of his experience and quality probably does cost more than£25 million, which is the option that they have.

40:51They're just being greedy. They're just trying to get that price down. They're trying to get him on a loan for another year. Now, Rashford's willing to bring his wage down to stay in Barcelona, which shows how much he loves it there. The fact that he has basically gone to Barcelona, worked hard, and he's happy to be the understudy to Jamal and Rafinha and has got on with it. Again, you've got a player there that's happy to sit on the bench and work hard and be there for the team. There's not many players like that. Rashford's a unique player. He's had a very interesting career where it sort of went off the rails and then he's had this chance at Barcelona, which he's grasped.

41:32And I think he's at that stage of his career where he knows what a position he's in and where he could have been, where he was heading maybe a year or two ago and where he is now is at Barcelona. and I think he values that opportunity. He's back in the England squad. He's at Barcelona. He's playing in the Champions League. He's going to win a La Liga medal in a fantastic city, in a fantastic country, in a fantastic climate. And I don't think he wants to give it up. And I think it just comes down to Barcelona realising what they've got. And it's starting to sound like to me they do because he has been a success in relation to what he's there to do.

42:09He's not a£100 million player who's meant to be scoring 40 goals and, you know, start every game. He is there to do what he's there to do, which is, you know, fill in in multiple positions, work hard and, you know, not cause issues. And I think that's what he's done. So I think it would be, I'm quite hopeful that that deal, I think with the Rashford deal, everybody, including Rashford, United, just want to get it done soon so everybody can move on. Because if it doesn't happen before the World Cup, it takes up your time having to do it at other times doesn't it so look it sound sorry it's sounding like that's all from spanish reports that's sounding like quite positive so there um and i don't as i said before i don't think he wants to come back to manchester united um really uh 9 000 watching which is absolutely fantastic please do share the video let's have a quick look at some of your comments.

43:10Malpa says, we won't get Chiamini. He'll be signing for the UFC. Pengas says, the agenda against Martinez is strange. All his injuries are not degenerative injuries. It's poor luck and he's started and been critical in our past two trophy wins. You know what, Pengas? Get me a big, massive microphone so I can drop it. It's really funny, isn't it, how Harry Maguire at 33, who's had quite a few injuries in the last two years, is a brilliant signing to keep on the current wage for another year. It's really funny how Luke Shaw, who at 30 has been injured for most of the last five years, is such a great player suddenly.

43:45But De Litt at 26 and Martinez in his late 20s have a couple of injuries and suddenly we need to sell them. Oh, I wonder what passport they've got. Is it not UK? It's the same old bollocks. You're absolutely right. It is an agenda and it's always the same. If you've got a foreign passport and there's a chance to get at you, they'll do it. but Maguire's had numerous injuries in the last two years. He's had numerous injuries this season. He's 33. Oh, it's a brilliant deal to keep him on the same wage and keep him at the club. Luke Shaw has missed most of the last four seasons, but because he's been fit this season, oh yeah, Luke Shaw, Martinez gets a bad knee injury.

44:24De Ligt gets a bad back injury. Oh yeah, well, you know, get rid of them. Get rid of them. They're both, they're both, De Ligt's 26. Luke Shaw's 30. Martinez is five years younger than Harry Maguire. Sometimes it makes no sense. Sometimes it makes no sense. He's 3-1 to be at Barcelona next season, says Robert McCormack. That's a great price. That is quite a big price, actually. You're right. It is. Amarin was unpredictable which we saw with the players on the pitch Carrick is predictable and safe which we see on the pitch the players like safe says Denise I think also Denise the players like power they like training less, going home early they like having a voice some managers don't give you that I think we need to look up and also what tends to happen with an inexperienced coach is you do give power to your dressing room ollie did it karik's probably doing it when you're an inexperienced coach you walk into a dressing room and you go look i'm one of you you know i haven't got a massive cv i need your help i'm one of you and some players like that whereas if you're marino you walk in and you go i'm jose marino you do is what i tap you do what i tell you to do you know um i think we need to look up bringing Nico Pass.

45:58Bruno is getting older and older. He has looked great at Como this season, says Junkyard James. I don't think there's much chance of him coming to Man United, mate. I think he'll be going back to Spain at someone. Keeping it real says, when someone sneezes at United, it's front page headlines. I don't think Carrick is the best coach, but him shutting down the media circus is a plus. Thank you very much for that as well. Okay, let's have a look what we've got. We are back at two o 'clock with you, of course. So make sure you tune in for that. We'll see what today brings. I think we are starting to, as I said to you yesterday, a lot more people are starting to tune into the morning shows.

46:32And I think that's because we are heading into that. We've got Champions League football now. Everything's becoming more real in May. The transfer window, the World Cup are on the horizon. It's barely a month until the start of the World Cup, by the way. We are no longer in speculative area. We are in real area. And I think every story starts to sharpen and, you know, we're not speculative about players now that every story is sort of examined and it's like, is it bollocks? Is it real? And I think, you know, even in the last 24 hours with the Chumini thing, it sort of looks like there's something in that and you're monitoring it and seeing what's going to come next.

47:13I think the next thing, obviously this is really important we can talk, react and debate what's going to happen I think the next, one thing that we do really well as a community and we need to do here, is what's going to happen next and I think with Ciumini what happens next is not the outcome of the brawl they're not going to stick him on the transfer market because he's had a fight because that massively devalues him, they're going to PR it aren't they, they're going to probably be together with a picture and smiling and stuff like that. What comes next is, do Real Madrid move for midfielders?

47:51That's the next thing. Because it won't be he's for sale because he punched Valverde or whatever like that. That devalues him and they want to get his value up. What comes next is, are Real Madrid moving for Enzo Fernandes? Are Real Madrid moving for Rodri are Real Madrid moving from midfielders that's what comes next and that's the thing to monitor with Real Madrid definitely Fantastic show today everybody don't forget to support the Gold Devils tonight just put it in your diary 9 o 'clock after the 8 o 'clock show we will be on my YouTube channel Borla League Gold Devils up against the goats of Borla League SDS they've been in the final the last two years let's see what we can do looking forward to that tomorrow Man United are playing at 3 o 'clock We've also got a morning show for you tomorrow, two o 'clock show this afternoon as well.

48:44So make sure you subscribe if you're new, bottom right-hand corner to do that. Thank you, everybody, for tuning in this morning. Jodie says, are there any updates on Stilla? I feel like I'd love Stilla to come into the equation, but there's not really anything out there at all at the moment. United seem to be very, very quiet on that. I mean, I'm hopeful that there might be a quiet deal that we're not talking about that comes through, but I'm not hearing anything at the moment at all. The only thing was Juventus. Take care, everyone. Stay safe. We'll speak to you on the next one. Thank you very much.

49:15Oh, if you want to check out Premier League predictions on Mats Football, that went out this morning as well. It was late last week, but Premier League predictions with me and Robbie predicting all the games. And the great thing about Premier League predictions is it's only two weeks to go and we started doing it on the first week of the season and the forfeit was whoever loses has to go to the opposing team's ground in the new kit. So I ain't going to the Emirates in an Arsenal kit. Robbie is looking like he's heading to Old Trafford in a United kit, which is going to be great content. So yeah, make sure you check that out.

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