414: Tonali WANTS Out! Ederson AND Fernandes TRANSFER Latest!

0:01Hello everybody, welcome to the United Stands. I'm Mark Goldbridge and this is your latest Manchester United news and transfer news this Sunday. Hope you're doing very well. We've got Tonali wanting out of Newcastle, an open door for Manchester United to walk through. Are they going to walk through it? Italian reports say yes, Fabrizio Romano is not so sure. We'll talk about that, the big news this morning. Also, Michael Carrick, a little bit more coming out from his press conference overnight, has some United fans concerned. He's playing down the importance of this summer transfer window, basically saying it's no more important than any other window.

0:38We'll also have the latest on Edison and a very interesting take on the Edison transfer, by the way. And Fernandes from West Ham as well. Big day, final day of the transfer win. Sorry, final day of the Premier League season is going to have a big impact on who we could be moving for tomorrow. Obviously, we'll be live later for Man United against Brighton. We haven't picked a load of kids, by the way. I think he's only taking Fletcher and Lacey. So there won't be Thwaites or people like that that some people were predicting as well. I've also got something to say about why Pep Guardiola is not a better manager than Sir Alex Ferguson.

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3:55But more importantly, I think many great stories are about the start and the end. Yes, the middle is interesting. And look, Sir Alex Ferguson won two Champions Leagues, many, many Premier League titles. But I think the reason that Sir Alex Ferguson eclipsed Pep Guardiola, in fact, Jamie, is because he came from Aberdeen, where he is the only man to have won the Scottish Premier League title and broken the Rangers-Celtic axes even today 1984 hearts got very close last weekend it's 1984 since a team out of Celtic and Rangers outside of them won the Scottish Premier League that was Sir Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen he also won a European trophy at Aberdeen he came down to England and picked up Manchester United who hadn't won a league title in over 20 years a broken club and turned it into the domination and he walked out the front door with a Premier League title with everybody applauding him.

4:54So his start eclipses Pep Guardiola, who came into a Man City side that was already a juggernaut, had already won the Premier League and had already wrote those checks. And then he came in and he wrote a load more checks. And then he's going to walk out the door with Liverpool beating him last year with slot and Arteta beating him this year with Arsenal. He hasn't won a league title in two years. The last two years have been Liverpool and Arsenal. Arsenal have just won their first title in over 20 years. That's Pep's legacy. Walking out the door in second place to a team that hasn't won the Premier League in over 20 years.

5:33No guard of honour. Fantastic manager. But don't come in here trying to tell us that Pep Guardiola eclipses Sir Alex Ferguson. look at the start easy job at Man City hard job at Man United look at the end walking out to applause by the whole league you are the best whereas Pep is going to be in second place for the second year in a row it's about how you start your story and it's about how you end your story yes there's a big story in between but Sir Alex eclipses it thank you very much right let's get on with the show so I want to talk to you about Tonali so reports coming out this morning that Manchester United are very close to signing Sandro Tonali from Newcastle.

6:13What can't be disputed here is that Tonali wants out of Newcastle. And it's interesting because I sort of bring Edison in here because there is this obsession with speed in the sense that get your deals done quickly. and somebody criticised me last night when I said about Edison, I don't mind Edison, but it's a bit lacklustre. I don't mind Edison, but he's a bench warmer. I don't mind Edison, but the red flags are there. And somebody said, oh, here he goes moaning again. One day he's moaning that we're not quick enough in the market. And now that we're being quick, he's still moaning. And I'm sort of like, it must be hard or simple to be a simpleton in the sense that you live your life so literally.

7:05If I get kicked out of my rental in London by my landlord and he wants me out next week and I've got a lovely two-bedroom flat in London and I love it and I say to my mates, I need to find someone else to live quickly. And one of my mates pops out, comes back from Argos and goes, ta-da, it's a tent. On the one hand, they've gone and got me something really quickly. But on the other hand, I used to live in a two-bedroom flat in London and I loved it. And you've just bought me a tent that I'm going to put up on the side of the road. It's a solution. It's quick, but it's not necessarily the right solution.

7:45So just because Man United might be being quick, you know, you could go and buy bloody Dan James back quick. It's about being quick and bringing in the right players. So don't be so literal with, oh, you're moaning when we're not quick and then we are quick. your moan? Well, obviously it depends what you're getting. If you go and get Elliot Anderson quick, you go bloody well done. Well done on Elliot Anderson and well done on being quick. So look, I think the Edison deal, you can't, what the problem with the Edison deal is, you've got some people thinking it's a shit deal. You've got some people thinking it's a great deal.

8:18And you've got some people like me going, I'm not sure. Not sure. I'll have to wait and see. Let's hope it works out. But what you have got is this 2026 vibe of, I can't stand it if you don't like my opinion. I can't believe he doesn't like my opinion. Have you heard this? He doesn't like, I don't agree with him. Hey, everybody, listen to me. I don't agree with him. Have you heard him? He doesn't, he disagrees with my opinion. Oi, you, you, you and you. You know him? He disagrees with my opinion. Hello, everybody. I'm typing that he disagrees with my opinion. I can't believe it. This fucking idiot.

8:55He disagrees with my opinion. And that's the problem we have. Like, Edison is a player that's going to divide opinion. And end of story, you know. Tonali, I feel, and there was a reason for all that. Tonali is a deal, I feel, that can be quick and be good. Whereas Edison, I think, is a deal that's quick. And I'm a little bit like the guy in Gladiator. I don't know whether to do a thumbs up or thumbs down. You know, Edison, we should do that for transfers, actually. The Goldbridge thumb. Some people get excited about that. With Edison, I'm sort of still like this. Until he signs, I'm sort of like this.

9:35I could go like that. I could go like that. With Tonali, yeah, it's a thumbs up. So I think with Tonali, all these reports coming out from Italy, do you want to know what it is? Have you guessed what it is? Do you know what it is? You know the Tonali reports from Italy? Agent. Tonali wants out. He's not going to the World Cup. He wants out of Newcastle. And he wants people to come and get him. And he wants to know where he's going to be in the first week of July. Because he doesn't want to come back from holiday and go back to Newcastle. Tonali wants his future sorted quickly. So his agent's working on that.

10:15So all these reports from Italy are Tonali this, Tonali that, Tonali this, because what they want is someone to pick up the phone and go, yeah, we want Tonali. Can we get on with the deal? And they'll go, yes, let's get working. So Tonali wants out of Newcastle. Where do Man United fit into this? Well, Anthony Gordon wants out of Newcastle, but he's off to the World Cup. Liveramento apparently wants out of Newcastle. He's off to the World Cup. There's talks about Lewis Hall and Bruno Gomeres. Newcastle can't lose half a team. So anybody with a brain at Newcastle who wants out has to push themselves to the front very quickly and get themselves out because Newcastle will cash in on some people, but they won't cash in on everybody.

10:57So that Tonali deal is quick. The problem is Newcastle are going, we want£100 million and clubs are going, yeah, we'll wait a little bit. We'll wait a little bit because that price is going to come down. But I don't think it is. I don't actually think it is because I think The more players Newcastle sell, the less they'll want to sell Tonali. So I think with Tonali, his side are, we, you know, Newcastle are putting a high price in. Some clubs are going, the price is too high. But I can't wait because if I wait, they're going to start selling other players and then I'll be stuck. So I think there's an urgency from Tonali's side to force this deal through.

11:35And that's what we're getting from Italy. What we're getting from Romano is, yes, Man United retain interest in Tonali, but they don't like the price. So for me, yeah, Edison is going to happen really, really quickly because we like the price. Tonali is not going to happen really quickly because we don't like the price. Now, you can determine what you want from that. What I take from that is what I keep saying is United are more than happy to make themselves look good in the transfer window as long as it suits their budget. But if it doesn't suit their budget, they'll sit on their arse and do nothing.

12:10Tonali is the player that Man United should go for. Now, I've said to you before, one day it's Tonali, one day it's Anderson, Mark. You can't make your mind up. Well, are you telling me that indecision is a bad thing? Like, I can't make my mind up on the two. One day, you know, last Sunday I wanted Anderson. Today I want Tonali. I can't actually make my mind upon the two because I think that they are both very, very good. And, you know, I think last Monday my preference was Anderson. I think the week before it was Tonali. And I think today I'm sort of like, I don't mind. I really don't mind between the two.

12:44I think it's like wafer thin. I don't mind. I actually think Chumini is a level down because he's coming in from Real Madrid. you don't know what his mentality is going to be like we don't know how good he's going to be I rate Germini but I think Anderson and Tonali for me are the better two and between the two I don't really know I think they'll both suit us in very different ways I think Tonali comes in with a lot more experience and maybe that's a better replacement for Casemiro but these where I have an issue is I don't want to do Anderson or Tonali although I'm literally going to do it because this is what we do but I don't really want to do that because for me, it's get one.

13:27That's my concern. I prefer to just escape the poll, let you lot vote and go, if we get one of those, who gives a shit? I actually don't care as long as we get one of them. If we get neither, I'm sort of like, where's the ambition? And that goes back to what I was saying about Edison and Fernandes and Belaber and everyone else. I mean, it's Belaber Day today, isn't it? If he has a good game, six o 'clock tonight, everyone's going to be saying sign Belayba. I'm telling you now, I've played the game. I know what's going to happen. Belayba has half a decent game today. And most of our fan base are like, sign him up.

14:03He's brilliant. Because that's how stupid they are. One 90-minute performance, and everyone will be saying sign him again. And I'll be like, oh my God, it could be Belayba, Edison and Fernandes. Oh, shit. So look, as long as we get Tonali or Anderson, I'm over the moon. I'm not convinced we will. I'm not convinced we will because Fernandes from West Ham won't want more than 100 grand a week. Edison from Atalanta won't want more than 150 grand a week. And Balaba from Brighton won't want more than 150 grand a week. Well, hello, my name's Jason. Coxie, call me Coxie. He's going to love that. He's going to love that because he can go to Barada and he can go to Sir Jim and go, look what I've got.

14:44nobody's on more than 200 grand a weed well done Jason have a car so champers so I think that is my scare point my fear is that everything we're doing everything we're doing is located on price we don't know what Michael Carrick's being paid he signed a new contract we don't know what he's being paid why don't we know what he's being paid when Eric Ten Hag got the job we knew exactly what he was getting paid when Amrim got the job we knew exactly what he was getting paid when Mourinho got the job, we knew exactly what he was going to get paid. Why don't we know what Carrick's being paid? I wonder why we don't know what Carrick's being paid yet.

15:21Because it won't be very much. That's why. And take Carrick out of the equation. He will be cheap, but so will Edison. So will Fernandes. And so will Belayba. And Tonali and Anderson will be value for money. They'll be expensive but they'll be what they're worth they are they are they are in my opinion top European midfielders and top European midfielders earn 250 grand a week we don't want to pay that we don't want to pay that and that's going to be the problem here so you can go Anderson or Tonali but until we actually follow through on getting it frustrates me it frustrates me that we are that Casemiro is walking out of the door and we you know there are so many things you can say about Casemiro whether it's right or wrong but we know that we are losing a huge influence on that team with huge international pedigree and huge influence on that team he is going we need to bring somebody in that can at least attempt to fill that void of which there are only three players Chiumini, Tonali or Anderson and if we don't get any of them, we're not a serious football club.

16:34And if we don't get any of them, it will be because of money and we're not a serious football club. Look, Chiamini is going to be 250 grand a week as well. So somebody in that football club has got to say, right, we can buy Edison and we can give him 100 grand a week. We can buy Fernandes and we can give him 100 grand a week, but the Casemiro replacement's got to be 250 grand a week. No fucking about 200 grand a week wage limit. We won't get anybody. we have to pay this person 250 grand a week that's what we have to do and we'll find out whether we're going to do it because as I say Tonali is an open goal and the scary thing about Tonali is is that like he's not going to the World Cup he wants out of Newcastle and he knows he needs to do it quickly so we should be in there doing something but we're not because we're scared of the price I'll be very interested to see I tell you now Tonali won't be at Newcastle somebody will sign him the only way I would be happy with United signing Edison is if they go on to sign Anderson and Chomini or Tonali and Scott Fernandez says Rajaf, look you know what it's a bit like Iriola I think Alex Scott is going to be an incredible signing for somebody, I just don't know if it's going to be Man United and look I'm not overall I'm not overly excited about Edison, let's see how it plays out I think Fernandez is an interesting signing we probably won't even sign Scott so I'm not even doing it as hype for United but whoever signs Scott from Bournemouth is going to get a fantastic player much the same as whoever gets Iriola as their manager is going to get a fantastic manager Brayden says might not be a conversation for now but now we have a season's context how would you rate last summer's window out of 10?

18:185 I'm not changing my mind Brayden and I love the fact that we assessed the summer transfer window but going into last summer we needed a midfielder we didn't get one Kunyur and Mbremo did well until Christmas Le Mans has got better and better through the season and Sesco has contributed but as a summer transfer window I would give it a five in relation to how those players have performed I think that in general they're almost pushing towards sevens a lot of them but the actual window five Mike wants to give it an eight no yeah but Mike we're not giving the players a mark, we're giving what the board did last summer a mark out of 10.

19:03And I don't think the board got his top three. I think Bruno Fernandes got his top three. I think Casemiro got his top three. I think Harry Maguire got his top three. I think Michael Carrick got his top three. I mean, in a way, Amrim had a part to play in it because we were fifth when he got the sack as well. I think the players and the manager did it despite the board. I don't think the board helped us. We didn't do anything in January. We didn't get a midfielder last year. One game a week has helped us as well. So I don't think it was a spectacular transfer window when you don't solve the problems that need to be solved.

19:37And we need to do that this summer. The silliest thing about these owners is if Belieber had a good season and was 100 million plus, United would have pulled it out. It's like we want to sign certain players to see hand. Sanska said, would you put Stiller in the same bracket as Anderson and Tonali? No, no, he would be tier two. So you've got your tier one midfielder tier two tier three edison's in three fernandez is sort of between two and three still it would be two tonali and anderson would be tier one uh proper club wouldn't be messing about with edison they'd be away signing anderson first and a left back then worry about tier three players like edison says daniel um he disagrees with my opinion he must have an agenda he critiques my favorite player he must be a hater 2026 everyone exactly gandos do you think tonali edison and Fernandes and Mainu is good enough balance for our midfield next season to complete on all fronts, Mark.

20:27So Smorg. So Tonali, Ederson, Fernandes, Mainu. It's not a bad midfield that. And you are right, Smorg, to balance the midfield as a three. I think what a lot of people are doing with Ederson at the moment is they're looking at that signing as an individual and thinking that that's our summer. We are all working towards signing three midfielders. If we sign Ederson and one other, that's not good enough. If we sign Edison, Tonali and Fernandes, I don't think that's terrible. I think it could be better, but it could definitely be worse. Predict the Bruno record means full strength today. So streets will never.

21:04Mate, I knew Michael Carrick was going to go full strength today. He is not up for rotation and, you know, giving people a chance. He is trying to preserve his record so that when he needs to fall back on it, he can do. Another win against Brighton gives him another win, boosts his win percentage. So I don't think Michael Carrick is ever going to play games where he gives people game time because he's always, he knows any slip and the people will be on him. So he's just trying to preserve his record. I did not think he was going to rotate people. I don't expect to see Xerxes starting today with Agate and Heaven and Masraoui.

21:46Rowie. I don't expect to see Behinder in goal. I don't expect to see Bruno on the bench for Mason Mount. I think he will go strong because he is trying to preserve his record. And also, there is a level of integrity today. Brighton win the game. I mean, you know what? In a way, I'm a little bit annoyed that Casemiro's not playing because Balaba against a weak Man United midfield. I mean, personally, I think I could put my boots on and play well against that midfield. So if we weaken our midfield to make the labour look good. I mean, it's not good, is it? I wish Casemiro was playing. Jay says, I'm happy with Edison, not overly gassed, but will be a good squad player, especially if we get the likes of Anderson or Tonali, people being dramatic.

22:28Jay, I don't think people are being dramatic. I think people are having an opinion and there's two different things there. But I've said this for years, so I can't be a hypocrite. One, I don't think Edison's a bad player. Two, I don't think you should be buying squad players. I cannot stand the word, oh, it's good to buy a squad player. I don't want squad players. I don't. Look at Norgard at Arsenal. They bring a squad player in and they never bloody use him. Look at Zubemendi. They bring him in and he's fighting for a first team place. So, you know, look at Cherki. They bring him in at Man City.

23:02He's fighting for a first team place. You bring a squad player in, that's all they end up being. We shouldn't be signing squad players. We're not good enough to sign squad players either. We don't have a good enough first 11 to buy squad players. So I would rather we bought three midfielders that are going to compete from day one. I would rather we had Stilla, Tonali and Fernandes because I'd go, who's the bench player? I don't know. I'd rather not know about what I'm trying to say is, Jay, I'd rather not buy a bench player. because a bench player ends up being a bench player. A squad player ends up being a squad player.

23:35I don't think successful clubs do that very often. You want to buy, you know, I want to buy three midfielders where I go, well, I don't know who's starting. You know, any two of them could start. That creates competition. That creates, you know, results. You know, hopefully Edison can come in and fight for a first-team place. but if he's coming in as a squad player whoever the other two well edison's on the bench you know even carrick might be thinking it so um edison reminds me of fred a lot and that worries me he's an unproven team and unless a league feel we need ready raid players now says daniel i've not i've not actually heard anybody say that daniel in the last 48 hours i've not heard anybody say that and it's a fair point you're right we do need ready to go players we don't need experiments and I think we often think that the experiments would be young players but Edison is an experiment.

24:30He has to be given time to adjust to the Premier League and I think that's a great point by Daniel. He will need time. He's never played in the Premier League before so if he has a bad start, I'm guaranteed we'll be saying it on the United stand. Well, it needs time to adjust to the league. Can we afford to bring players in like that? You know, I don't know. What time are the kickoffs for the Premier League? I think they're at half four, aren't they, today? Four o 'clock. Four o 'clock today. Everyone kicks off at four o 'clock, so we'll be live at about half two. Welcome to the Members Club, Donut and Josh Allen.

25:08Thank you very much for that. You're very, very welcome. United never drawn with Brighton and Girona relegated, says Robert McCormack. There we go. Is that the Man City-owned club as well that was nearly in the Champions League not that long ago? So football change. I think we should keep Agate. If Rodri could win the Ballon d 'Or, I'm sure it's a bit that Agate could win it in a few years. Says Fix. And if we sign Fernandes and Tonali, does Mainu get benched?

25:38You see that, you know, that's my point. I love it when someone makes a point, I react to it, and then someone else gives it another layer. That's my point. If you sign Fernandes from West Ham and Tonali from Newcastle, you can only pick two of them. Maynou has to up his game because you could argue that Fernandes and Tonali could start. So I quite like the idea of Fernandes and Tonali competing with Maynou, but I'd like another one to compete. If you buy Fernandes, Tonali and Edison and you've got Maynou, I don't think Edison hardly plays. I don't think he does. Keeping Carrick, two-year deal.

26:18Edison first signing not looking good Is it there seems to be no plan If we don't get Anderson or Tonali where next Jormland says Nicky What do you think of Pavlovich at Bayern Even though Bayern hardly sells their players He's a good player Michael but you've sort of hit The nail on the head there That they won't They won't get rid of him Yeah they won't get rid of him

26:44Have Nice been relegated yet they've got a playoff game on Tuesday and Friday against Saint-Etienne two-legged game they actually lost the French Cup final on Friday as well which to be fair to Nice they did well to get to the French Cup final I think but they could also get relegated Ineos owned Nice seeing the club pump out Anderson being our number one target all season and going for Edison first is exactly why we won't win a title under these owners says Nick and Mark, will this Edison be like Donny from Ajax, says Banny. Well, he could be Donny from Ajax. He could be Agate from PSG. He could be Fred.

27:25I can't remember where we bought Fred from. There's a quiz question. Where did we buy Fred from? Shakhtar. It was Shakhtar, wasn't it? Yeah. I'm sure it was Shakhtar. The only way I would be happy with United signing Edison is if they're going, I've done that one from Rajaf as well. Right, let me talk to you about Michael Carrick. So obviously, last press conference has been done now. But as with every other press conference, there is the press conference and then there is the embargoed section, which comes out at about half past 10 the night before a game. Got absolutely no idea why we do this.

28:02It's always been crazy to me why we do. But look, some quotes came out last night. This was Michael Carrick playing down the importance of this summer's transfers for Man United. He said, obviously, there's work to do on transfers. It's quite obvious with certain players leaving. But this one window is not any more important than the last one. It's what's ahead of us as a football club to try and make the most of. Now, some people have gone into meltdown. I'll read it again. Carrick playing down the importance of the transfer window, saying, yes, there's work to do. Players are leaving. But this window is no more important than the last one.

28:41It's what's ahead of us as a club to try and make the most of what we've got. Some people have lost their shit about it, to be honest. They're like, oh, my God, we're going to have a terrible transfer window. You know, where's the ambition? What's the club doing? This, that and the other. So some people are getting very agitated about it. Genuinely, I don't think I care about that at all. I mean, Michael Carrick is not going to sit there and say, yep, it's the most important summer transfer window we've ever had. And if Wilcox messes this up again, you know, what am I supposed to do? We all know Michael Carrick, when it comes to press conferences, is quite dull in the sense that he doesn't say anything controversial.

29:29And we all know because of that, he is never going to speak like Mourinho or Amorim or Ranić or Ten Hag in relation to, we need to go and do this this summer. He's very like Oli. He will tow the party line. He will not say anything negative about the club or the board. So I don't know why people, when he does that, are now moaning about it. He is never going to say anything about we need open heart surgery. He is never going to say anything about we clearly need to bring in a lot of new players. he is never going to say anything about you know we've done our side we've done our bit the board now need to show the ambition all of which has been said by previous managers so it's not even like it's left field for a manager of man united to say look we've had a really good season we need we've shown ambition we now need to show ambition in the transfer window there'd be nothing wrong with saying that but he won't say that because that could be interpreted as challenging the board and he's not going to do that because he's gratefully got the job like ollie so we're never going to get quotes like that.

30:33But that doesn't mean it's not going on in the boardroom. You might not get it publicly, but you don't know what's going on behind closed doors. So it's a bit like Jill and Steve down the road. They might look like an amazing couple, but behind closed doors, who knows what's going on? So I think we just have to accept that with Carrick, we will never get the story but it doesn't mean there's not a story we all know that this summer transfer window is massive I very much doubt Michael Carrick is walking into the boardroom going yeah it's not even that important this window is it you know let's just see what we can do and I'll get on with it because he will know that the minute those bad results come which they could he's out of a job so he will want the best players that he can get we're just not going to get those public sort of soundbites with Carrick.

31:28So I just don't think it's a big deal, if I'm being honest. Andy Atherton says, Tonali's been playing well alongside Bruno G. I think Tonali alongside Edison would mirror that better than playing with Mainu, says Andy. I mean, look, I personally believe we should be building a team around Mainu. I think a lot of people agree with me on that one. I do still think there is a bit of uncertainty with some fans around Mainu. That's fine. next season's a big season for him he's going to be going to the World Cup as well as a Man United player you should never get comfy you know you've always got to go again and again and again so I don't mind people saying look I think Tonali and Edison would be better than Tonali and Manu but Manu will be given that opportunity and if he grabs it then he'll be absolutely fine but competition for places definitely is good Mark problem is we need eight signings and realistically we're only going to get three or four going to be a disaster next season says Chris Well, we don't know that, Chris.

32:27You know, I think you're right, but we don't know, do we? And, you know, by the sounds of it, Edison could be a Man United player by the end of the week. Fernandes could be relegated by the end of the day, which opens the door there. you know, Tonali is waiting for somebody to do some business. I mean, it won't happen, but you know what? And I'm not sure it's the best midfield three we could have got, but there is a scenario where Edison, Tonali and Fernandes are Man United players by the first week of July. Well, we're not buying four midfielders. So, I mean, I don't know how many of you would be happy with Edison, Fernandes and Tonali.

33:06I would probably give it a seven.

33:11And we can all build midfield threes. I mean, look, an eight for me would be Anderson, Stilla and Fernandes. So Tonali, Fernandes and Edison as a seven isn't far off. And with this board, you'd probably take it. that Tonali, Fernandes and Ederson is achievable in a month. So you could have your midfield three done in a month. Now, come on, we know we're not going to do that. But then it gives you time to go and get hopefully a left back, a backup striker and a winger. I mean, look, to everybody saying you're high, we actually do need to move quick. I'm not applauding the club for moving quick.

33:54they actually do need to move quick because even if you got your three midfielders in by the first week in July, you've then only got about seven weeks to get your left back, your winger and your backup striker in. So you still got to do another three deals in six weeks. So I'm not going to applaud the club for getting three midfielders done by the end of June because then they've only got off the window to get another three players in. So if we're going to buy, if we're going to move quick because if you don't do anything in June, you've got to get six players in in six weeks. So we have got, you know, anybody who's getting excited about us moving quick, we have to move quick.

34:33We can't move slow. We have to move quick. As Jack says, six transfers, good luck. But if we want to do six, we've got to move quick. The club I know might just sign two midfielders. If we buy two midfielders, Hugh, and one of them's Edison, it's a shit show. I'm sorry. And I'm not saying Edison's a shit show, but a 27-year-old who's never played in the league before, who's going to need time and might not be good enough anyway, and one other, that's not good enough. He has to be one of three. We need you not to lose for Chelsea to get Europa, says Max. And yeah, we're here to help Chelsea, of course.

35:11We can build a team around Maynou, says Emily Derry, but we need him to be challenged. Competition would teach him far more than a guaranteed place in the line-up. The same is true throughout the team. I completely agree with Emily. I mean, look, I think if you look at Maynou, it's about balance, isn't it? For the first half of this season, he was never getting in the team no matter how well he played. And for the second half of the season, he wasn't going out the team no matter how bad he played. So the balance, you're right, is to put him in the team with competition. But this season, it's been a weird one.

35:43Half of it, you're not in the team, doesn't matter what you do. And half of it, you are in the team, doesn't matter what you do. So we need to find that balance. DK says, if last summer window is only a five, what realistic signings would it take for you to say, OK, this window was an eight? Three midfielders and not just any three midfielders, DK. Three midfielders of quality. So if I said to you, you know, it's got to be Tonali or Anderson, a decent second midfielder, and then I probably would put up with an Edison. A left back, a left winger and a backup striker. That to me would be an eight.

36:19yeah and if you get anything else it could go to a nine but I think an eight is what we need and six players is what we need and it's got to be those six positions for me three midfielders a left back a left winger and a backup striker that's the window for me if we then get a right back and somebody else you know I'll keep adding numbers um Glenn says there are rumors that we've moved away from Belaber I'm you know what I am I always enjoy the final day of the Premier League because you've got the United game on and then you're keeping an eye on everything else and it's just a really fun packed two hours.

36:54But the thing that's concerning me is I think we're in quite a good place at the moment. Most of the fans are talking about Edison, Fernandes, Anderson, Tenali. There's not a lot of talk about Balaba. If he comes into the equation because he has a good game today, I start to get scared that it could be Balaba, Anderson, sorry, Balaba, Fernandes and Edison. and that ain't good enough. I start worrying about United going, ooh, Balaba, Fernandes, Edison, all under 150 million, all under 150 grand a week wages. That's what worries me. Balaba cannot come to United with Fernandes and Edison. Balaba can come to United instead of a Fernandes or an Edison, but he can't come with them because that would be our midfield and that terrifies me.

37:48What else? What else? What else? I did a lot. It would be wrong of me not to talk about this. So Edison has paused all of the clubs keen on signing him to give priority to Manchester United according to Fabrizio Romano. Yeah, I would love to know who these clubs are. Who are these other clubs? Because it's such a great soundbite, isn't it? Edison only wants to sign for Man United. He's paused all of the club action. Yet he wanted to sign for Atletico Madrid four months ago and they didn't want him. They wouldn't pay for it. So who has he paused it on? Because Atletico Madrid moved away from him.

38:28He wanted to go to Atletico Madrid and Atletico Madrid snubbed him for the price. So who are these other clubs that he's saying no? You know, because I don't think it's Real Madrid, PSG and Arsenal. Who is it? Because you know what? it sounds great when a player is snubbing other clubs for Man United, but who is it? Plume says Coventry. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know who it is. But, you know, let's not try and spin this into, you know, some sort of major coup, because I guarantee you there ain't a big list of people looking for Edison. We don't buy the players we need. We buy the players that are easier to bring in, where deals are easy.

39:11Edison for 35 million. Madrid got Kroos for 20. Says Akash. Look, I don't mind the player. It could be a good signing. But£35 million for a 27-year-old who doesn't play for Brazil and only has one year left on his contract for an Italian club ain't cheap. It's not cheap. He should be going for£20,£25 million. He is well overpriced at£35. I don't know why we're paying£35. Atletico Madrid were right to walk away. That is too much money. it might be too much by 10 million but it's still too much money you don't pay 35 million pounds for for that i'm sorry we are being we are overpaying if you want to talk about price we are overpaying but it doesn't mean he's a bad player you could overpay you know we could have paid 100 million pounds for embermo he's still embermo isn't he you can overpay and still get a good player but i think 25 million pounds is what he's worth um and wages wise i wouldn't give him more than 125 grand i don't know what he's on it's um i don't know whether he can find that sort of thing edison wages at atlanta um

40:38yeah it's not it's not very easy to find

40:43United are willing to offer him 150 grand a week

40:50But I don't know what he's on

41:06He's on about 3 million euros a year

41:15he's apparently he's on about 50 grand a week

41:20that's um

41:26k matt says how do you know you don't watch edison shut up mark okay but goodbye i don't i don't need to take abuse mate if you don't if you don't watch the show that's absolutely fine and i don't mind a bit of abuse if it's fair but you know we've literally been talking about edison for three years mate it's not a name we've plucked from our arse grow up um so he's on about 50 grand a week we're apparently willing to pay him 150 grand a week um it's a cheap deal i don't i don't think man united care about the front end by the way i think we're a football club that doesn't mind about the transfer fee it's the wage because you pay the wage every week so i think we pay 70 million for Belaber if he would come for 100 grand a week because I think we'd go well 100 grand a week is only 5 million pounds a year I don't think we're that bothered about the transfer fee I think it's about the wage structure I think that's what United are happy about Andy Atherton says I honestly believe our transfer summer will be Edison, Belaber, Morgan Rogers and another tier 2 or 3 midfielder no fullbacks no second striker Ineos out I hope you're wrong Andy I hope you're wrong but we'll be here to We'll be here to react to it.

42:36We all want to see Everton win and West Ham to win. So Spurs are going down to Gaming UK. Yeah, but remember, look, Beth was on about this and she's right. If you want Fernandes from West Ham, you need West Ham to get relegated. I know a lot of people want Spurs to go down, but we do need West Ham to get relegated if we want Fernandes. And I know that might be a hard thing, but we do. are we aware that Mainu and Anderson played for England against Japan and lost outgoing's very important again cash in on Ahmad Martinez and Delo says Ivan can we get Emily to run a show once a week with Beth we'd love to see that dynamic look if Emily wants to do it I don't know whether she would like to do it she's more than welcome to do it would you be happy with Belaber if we got Tonali too says Marcus I'd take Tonali Belaber and Fernandez for me it's much of a much Belaber and Edison I really don't think there's a hell of a lot between them look I've never said I think Belaber's shit I have said he's got a lot of red flags and he's overpriced and it's a risk I don't think Belaber's shit I just think he's a massive red flag and he's overpriced and he cannot be our star signing but if you gave me Tonale Fernandes and Belaber I wouldn't go oh my god we've bought Belaber it's about where you buy Belaber that's what I've always said I think we need a centre back as well considering De Lytton, Martinez as Hardik and Maguire I don't think Maguire is, you know, likely to stay fit next season either at 33 with two games a week.

44:07I think I guarantee you Maguire will get injured in the first three months of the season because he actually does pick up injuries. Thank you, everybody, this morning. We are back live with our final Premier League game of the season. But of course, it's all kicking off around transfers. So make sure you're subscribing to the United Standard. the busy summer ahead. Let's see what today brings. It could have big ramifications on our summer transfer window, Belaba and Fernandes especially. Take care. Emily says, can't do weekly, but would love to have a debate with Beth. Would be hilarious and interesting.

44:39There we go. She's up for it. We need to arrange it. Take care, everyone. Stay safe. I'll speak to you a little bit later on.