Possibly but at least he won't have David Moyes as his manager. Mind you he might not have OGS as manager for very long if United's form of the end of last season persists beyond September of the new season.

Different circumstances and expectations, including position on the pitch.

COYP

I think people are forgetting we made a 35M loss. All these ridiculous posts stating that we lack ambition etc etc. We're not a top 6 club and we can't even break even with the huge wage bill currently so of course we had to accept that offer

A lot of good has come out of this - not least that the Zaha 25% sell on is now openly in the public domain.

That means Parish can openly stand his ground on the basis that "we can't replace Wilf for 75% of what you're offering".

Someone would have to offer expected Zaha replacement cost PLUS 25% for Parish to want to accept it.

The only way Zaha leaves now is to let his contract run out (4 years)

Let’s we forget, he would have got nowhere near the first team without a massive injury crisis.

Let that sink in.

We just sold a kid for 50 million quid and he only got a run of games through luck and happenstance rather than the skill of the manager.

Hodgson literally had no other choice than playing the best right back from the academy.

Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.

I tell you what. If we make a couple of top signings and finish higher in the table than this season I will be he first to say that the sale worked out.

However, you cannot replace a potentially world class defender if you are a team like Palace.

I hope everyone enjoys watching AWB making good wingers look ordinary for United next season while Ward gets done by quality most weeks.

Absolutely.

Isn't it ultimately what an academy at our level is meant to provide - players to enhance your squad thus saving money or those that other teams are willing to pay handsomely for.

The only real difference between a club that has to sell & one that doesn't is what you can demand for your academy products.

Will this be five? It's gonna be five! It IS five!

Do I think it’s a bit early? Maybe. But it’s the opportunity of his life in a short and uncertain career & United really wanted him, so good luck to him.

He truly is a fantastic defender - one of the best in Europe even without the rose tints on and has an impeccable temperament which should hold him in good stead. Will always hold him in a very high regard.

As for us. I am doubtful this 50m will simply be reinvested on players. But considering the fact he was on the periphery of the youth team & got his chance circumstantially, it’s still good business.

I think the one thing we need to take from this is that we *must* start giving youth a chance. We’re in the heart of South London near estates of kids doing nothing but playing football. Our academy really is the one asset we have and we should be utilising it better.

At least one youth player a year getting some first team action has to be the aim from now on.

Edited by Mstrobez (26 Jun 2019 1.45pm)

We're the Arthur over ere!

It’s been reported that there is no inclusion of a sell on clause on the AWB deal and no removal of the clause on the Zaha deal.
If this is correct it would seem to me that we have a short term need to get a lot of money in as opposed to taking a longer view.
Taking into account our relatively limited spending in recent windows I am concerned about the clubs finances moving forward.
Freedman’s role seems to be very much about cost cutting and the players we have been linked with this window are again free transfers, potential loans or players with buy out clauses.
I acknowledge that we don’t want to repeat expensive mistakes of the last few years but don’t see why we can’t compete for younger players as e.g Bournemouth did for Brooks and Leicester did for Maddison.

Let's also not forget that Hodgson wouldn't let him go out on loan because he wanted to include him in his playing squad.

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