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BBC News
3 days ago
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What does a striker signing mean for Hojlund?
BBC Sport chief football news reporter Simon Stone has been answering your asked: Following the signing of Matheus Cunha, what other signings can you realistically see Manchester United making this summer?Simon answered: Clearly a number nine is a priority. Liam Delap turned United down, so Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford, Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta and others come into the that means for Rasmus Hojlund I am not sure. He could be an (expensive) understudy or United could try to sell, although they won't get anything like the £72m they paid for is the general problem for United and Ruben Amorim this summer. I think they would like to make a lot of signings but they also have a lot of underperforming players under contract who are not worth what they paid for sale could cost money and they can only get rid of so we have not even started speaking about Marcus Rashford, Antony and Jadon Sancho back at the transfer window Q&A here
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Should Man Utd sell Bruno Fernandes? Transfer window Q&A
BBC Sport chief football reporter Simon Stone has been answering your questions on the summer transfer window. A suffering Man Utd fan asked: Do you think Manchester United should sell Bruno Fernandes and reinvest in a couple of players? I can't make my mind up if he is part of the problem through no fault of his own as we are so reliant on him! Advertisement Simon answered: Oh my goodness, where do you start with this? By some considerable distance, Fernandes is Manchester United's most effective attacking player. He is the one they rely on to create, score goals, galvanise the team and lead. Aside from that, he is a pivotal figure off the field, tries to guide young players around what it means to be a young player and the behaviours and scrutiny that entails. If he left, it would be absolutely huge. On the negative side, I accept his approach does not help when it comes to a 'system' because if he has a flaw, it is his positional discipline, which can create massive problems for his team-mates. I actually thought Erik ten Hag found the answer when he played him as a false nine in the FA Cup final against Manchester City but Ruben Amorim is not heading down that route, so if he stays it will either be as one of two number 10s or as a holding midfielder. Given his age and where United are, I would be inclined to sell. But, and it is a very big but, they have to buy well and so many alarm bells go off in my head when I think of that because of United's overall recent record.
BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
Will Marco Silva stay at Craven Cottage? Transfer window Q&A
BBC Sport chief football news reporter Simon Stone has been answering your questions on the summer transfer asked: Will Marco Silva still be manager of Fulham come next season?Simon answered: In fairness, there has been noise around Silva and he is experienced in terms of the Premier League and the challenges it presents so will have a more realistic view of what can be achieved at Fulham. They have just had their third mid-table finish but I got the strong feeling around March-time that Silva felt Europe, either through the league or FA Cup, was a possibility. He will want improvement. If he doesn't think he will get it, Silva is bound to start looking at his the Q&A and the rest of the day's football news here
BBC News
3 days ago
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Do West Ham struggle to attract 'big name' players? Transfer window Q&A
BBC Sport's football reporters have been taking questions all day, including chief football news reporter Simon in Leeds asked: Given the size of our fan base and stadium, being a London club, and having recently won a European trophy, why do West Ham struggle to attract and afford bigger-name players? Is our board to blame for the way it runs things?Simon answered: Hiya Andy. I am not sure what you mean by 'big names'. West Ham spent a lot of money on Mohammed Kudus, Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta etc. What they can't do is spend lots of money on players who are going to sit on the bench (they have spent a lot on players who ended up sitting on the bench but that is different).West Ham did win a European trophy and under David Moyes qualified for Europe for three seasons in a row. But that was something they had never done before in their entire history - and in two of their last three seasons, they have finished 14th, which is around where they have tended to finish.I have always felt there was potential for growth at West Ham - but competition in the Premier League is harder than its ever been. Newcastle and Aston Villa are similar sized clubs but have qualified for the Champions League under relatively new and hugely ambitious owners. West Ham have lost the momentum they had under Moyes. They can get it back under Graham Potter but it takes more of the Q&A with our reporters
BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
Should Man Utd sell Bruno Fernandes? Transfer window Q&A
BBC Sport chief football reporter Simon Stone has been answering your questions on the summer transfer window.A suffering Man Utd fan asked: Do you think Manchester United should sell Bruno Fernandes and reinvest in a couple of players? I can't make my mind up if he is part of the problem through no fault of his own as we are so reliant on him!Simon answered: Oh my goodness, where do you start with this? By some considerable distance, Fernandes is Manchester United's most effective attacking player. He is the one they rely on to create, score goals, galvanise the team and lead. Aside from that, he is a pivotal figure off the field, tries to guide young players around what it means to be a young player and the behaviours and scrutiny that he left, it would be absolutely huge. On the negative side, I accept his approach does not help when it comes to a 'system' because if he has a flaw, it is his positional discipline, which can create massive problems for his team-mates. I actually thought Erik ten Hag found the answer when he played him as a false nine in the FA Cup final against Manchester City but Ruben Amorim is not heading down that route, so if he stays it will either be as one of two number 10s or as a holding his age and where United are, I would be inclined to sell. But, and it is a very big but, they have to buy well and so many alarm bells go off in my head when I think of that because of United's overall recent record.
