Welcome to Old Trafford #7 Alexis Sánchez :)

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  1. United 16

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  2. Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10

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    Jamaica
    Jun 4, 2006
    Antilla
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  3. Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10

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    Jamaica
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    Antilla
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  4. Ashur

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    Manchester United
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    Riding off into the sunset
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  5. Anonymous_United

    Manchester United
    Brazil
    Jul 13, 2018
    The sooner the better..
     
  6. Drae

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    Jun 26, 2006
    Australia
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    He's hardly lighting the world on fire over there. With his age, recent record, injury record and salary, it's hard to see us selling him to anyone, let alone for a decent price.

    Another Ed deal that will cost us money on its way out.
     
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  7. The Jitty Slitter

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    Ja - he is just way too expensive
     
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  8. Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10

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    whether he stayed here or went on loan. dumpster fire that we can't extinguish any time soon regardless
     
  9. The Jitty Slitter

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    Wow - he still has over 2 years on his contract?

    Gotta stop giving these contracts to old guys
     
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  10. Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10

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    yes. highest paid player and can't crack the 18 much less stay fit.

    probably the worst swap deal in history. it's like we imposed our own transfer ban on ourselves
     
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  11. The Jitty Slitter

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    It is a strange one - as he did have very very good data at Arsenal, and without his output our attack collapsed
     
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  12. Chaz Striker

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    Jul 26, 2005
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    I hope we sell him to China and he gets the coronavirus.
     
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  13. J'can

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    Lol damn Chaz :laugh:
     
  14. johno

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    Jul 15, 2003
    in the wind
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    I'm not exaggerating when I say that his deal is the kind of deal that should result in the firing of the people responsible. It will cost the team, has cost the team more than any single player we've ever signed.
     
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  15. thebigman

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    May 25, 2006
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    Any sane person could see he was waining at arsenal as well

    mikhi has been shite too

    just a bad deal all round compounded with ozils salary
     
  16. MizzouMUFC

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    Sanchez is the single worst signing in the history of this football club.
     
  17. The Jitty Slitter

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    I agree it turned out terrible, but the odd thing is Dino tried so hard to keep him, to the point of almost destroying any transfer value and then having to let him go at the last, and both City and Utd fought over him

    So with 6mths to run on his contract at Arse, at least 3 teams believed he was still elite?

    We certainly knew there were serious issues with him at Arsenal, especially in how he broke our structure, but in hindsight, a large amount of our goal production was him and ozil.

    You can trace our offensive decline directly to his exit.
     
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  18. johno

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    Jul 15, 2003
    in the wind
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    Yeah, I think the issue I have is not in pulling the trigger. You can't be faulted for that. The issue is in paying a boatload of guaranteed money over a long time to a player past his peak. That's a no-no. I think Alexis needed very very much a lot of movement and ideas around him but he also needed to be batman and chemistry just wasn't there for United.

    You don't fire your broker because he picked a bad stock that he thought was gonna be good. You fire him because he put all the damn eggs in one basket that it turned out was on fire.
     
  19. Ashur

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    Hope we can find him another club to go to on loan at the very least. China would still be ideal solution as they'd be able to take him off our hands completely but who knows if it's even an option right now.
    Whether we get Sancho or not, I don't want him at the club again. If he genuinely wanted to be at the club, might be inclined to give him a chance (even as a rotation/squad guy). But Ole has done well by the looks of it to build a solid team in terms of spirit and squad unity and Sanchez could definitely have a negative impact on that, based on what we know about him.
    Even if it's another deal, like the one with Inter, where we have to eat part of his salary, then so be it. That is the price to pay unfortunately for the insane contract the club gave him. Still have 2 full years to go too...
     
  20. Red Jeph

    Red Jeph Member+

    Aug 26, 2006
    Chicago


    Thank god it’s almost time to lock this thread.
     
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  21. Chaz Striker

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    Jul 26, 2005
    Denver
    Worth waiting on Sancho just to get this albatross gone.
     
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  22. Anonymous_United

    Manchester United
    Brazil
    Jul 13, 2018
    Thanks for 2 assist against city..
     
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  23. JC7rox

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    Jun 11, 2004
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    A bust.

    I know y’all will likely disagree but I wish United would have signed him when they signed Ashley Young. It was too late when he did arrive and his failure at the club was just bad business and so not a United type signing.
     
  24. Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10

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    Jamaica
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    Antilla
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    Manchester United FC
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    Jamaica
    agreed. we most likely bought him past his prime
     
  25. Sofabloke

    Sofabloke Member+

    Dec 24, 2003
    Mu
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    He (& his teammates) were crushed by the bad karma of that obscene contract given him by Ed.

    The obscene weekly wage causing envy. The greed in his play from his goal bonus. The entitlement from his appearance bonus. The suspicions when Mou wouldnt drop him.

    No wonder the football gods dumped all over this transfer.
     

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