MegadriveMan

I meant that maybe there's a feeling from both the player and the manager that when push comes to shove he is not the first choice. If we were to sign Thiago, then Gini would fall down the pecking order. All the signs are pointing to him leaving either this summer or next due to his contract situation. We wouldn't have allowed this to happen with VVD, Salah or Mane. He's not viewed as indespensible.

Agreed. Thinking back to the Barcelona semi final, he didn't start in midfield in either game and he said he was angry at being on the bench. If both parties wanted him to stay we'd have offered him a new contract by now and he'd have signed it.

Edit. Already posted.

Can't make up my mind on this. In some ways he could be our best midfielder, seems to have the skill and the dribbling/passing ability required, but I wonder if he's got the industry to do what our midfield does?

Have they actually got that sort of money to throw around though? United do this thing where they leak stories about how they were just about to sign Gareth Bale, but missed out on him,then sign Marouane Fellaini instead or pretend to walk away from a deal, only to go back at the end of the transfer window with their tail between their legs and stump up the full asking price no matter how much it is. In the last 12 months they've spent nearly 200 million on four players that wouldn't get in our starting eleven. They are now being linked with the likes of Grealish for £70/80 million!

Just read that, how they can call one rejected bid a 'saga' is beyond me!

Just wait until they hear about the pedestrianisation of the City centre.

The selling club have named their price, United have pretended to walk away. No doubt they will be back in to pay the asking price just like they did with Maguire and Fernandes.

Offside, but yeah hes a very good player.

I think there's a big difference between wanting your club to spend some money against wanting to spend over 100 million on one player in the current climate.

The Sancho thread on Redcafe is really something to behold. Most of them have been convinced he's nailed on to sign for them for months. The stupid thing is, I don't think United realy need him. Rashford, Martial and Greenwood having been playing really well together. Its at the back where they need to spend. Dortmund have form for this sort of thing though. I can still see Sancho going to United. Its just that they are determined to get as much money for him as possible.

Red hot again today. Its days like this where I envy Prince Andrew. I bet he's sitting at home all nice and cool with his inability to sweat.

Dan Burn is a centre back as well really, even though they play him at left back.

Marcel Brands is frustrated at the club’s interest in Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes and Southampton midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg leaking out early. He feels this gives rival suitors of #EFC targets and makes agreeing a reasonable price harder. Disgraceful stuff that. Selling clubs trying to get as much money as they can and not just let Everton get their players for peanuts!