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Summer Signings

I've listed who I'm selling. Now for who I'm signing if I'm United.

As I said in the last blog post, I'll list it as:

Who will we get

Who should we get, and

Who could we get

Who will we get

Two players: Matheus Cunha and Liam Delap.

United are crying out for a dazzling, technical 10 and a striker who actually plays as the centre-forward and can score. These two tick those boxes. I'm not saying they're Champions League winning quality, but they're better than what we've got and they do improve us. They would have made the difference vs Spurs in the EL final...

Who should we get

One name stands out as the prime target - Viktor Gyokeres. He's good, he proved he was up to the physicality in the Championship, and he's gone from strength to strength at Sporting. He suits Amorim football to a tee, but he is Champions League quality. Will he waste a year or more away from it gambling on us to qualify? I doubt it.

Beyond that, I still really think we're weak at the 10 even with Cunha in. I'd be looking at Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford. I think he's more of the scorer we need than Cunha is, though we want his technical skill and his shithouse temperament. Those two behind Delap would be fire & ice, and I like that. I see Mbeumo as the next Sane in terms of development.

Who could we get

None of the names above are surprising. This section is where we get fun and start listing potentials:

Victor Osimhen - A world-class striking talent. You'd be silly not to want him, but it'd be a bold move from him to come to our shit show. That said, we are a step up in stature from Galatasaray...

Jean-Philippe Mateta - This one might seem odd, given Palace won the FA Cup and are now into the Europa League and we're not in Europe at all, but playing well for Palace hasn't earned Mateta a regular France spot. Playing for United, and well, would, and he'd have plenty of game time.

Tyler Dibling - A good young prospect who can play RWB and as the right 10. I like the idea of him and Amad rotating in games, and maybe he's affordable from Southampton, but they were talking big money and we're not going to fuck around overpaying.

Denzel Dumfries - A proper RWB. Mazraoui isn't one, and Dalot is average. Amad has been our best pick but it seems Ruben wants him in the right 10 more.

Emi Martinez - Villa are letting him go and he's better than Onana. If he's available on a good deal... why not.

Zion Suzuki - The young Japanese keeper is currently at Parma and doing well. He'd like a United move, but he said before he'll only go places as their no1. It might be a few years too soon, but who knows.

Rayan Cherki - I really like him. Great with both feet, can hang wide or cut in, offers goal threat, composure on the ball, willing to receive... if he's available I'd get him with a quickness.

Adam Wharton - The next Ruben Neves. We need a midfielder to sit, in a pair, and dictate games. Someone to pull the strings reliably, ala Carrick. Wharton does that, and given his overlook from Tuchel for the England squad... reviving United could be the way he earns the manager's respect.

Ruben Neves - The OG Ruben Neves lmao. He's everything Adam Wharton offers and more. He has experience to boot, and is a tried and tested leader. He'd be someone reliable and dependable in our squad and our dressing room, and that leadership and standard setting is exactly what we need.

Jonathan David - Available on a free from Lyon. Why not. He's quick, similar profile of forward to Gyokeres... can't be worse than Hojlund.

Angel Gomes - Another free from Lyon and a former United academy player. While he's a bit small, he's very good on the ball and under pressure. He has that close quarters technique we see in Mainoo, but he's more at home sat further back in CM.

Francisco Trincão - A good RW from Sporting. We can't have Quenda because Chelsea got in first, so who else can we rob that Amorim trusts?

Franco Mastantuono - The kid's mint. If he goes anywhere but Barca/Real I'll be surprised, but Yoro came to us. We could offer a similar stepping stone for him on his rise to stardom...

Éderson - Atalanta's CM has been linked to us repeatedly. He's good, but he's quite similar to Ugarte. He offers a bit more passing range and box-to-box profile, but I feel he'd be rotating WITH Ugarte, and that we'd still need a playmaker CM alongside.

A lot of potentials and prospects there. I still feel there are probably more goalkeeping options we haven't considered though.

Here's hoping for a busy old summer. I want a lot of people fucked off out of our club - and ideally shot into the sun - and a lot of fresh blood, eager to battle and win, brought in. UTFR.