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    Manchester United stepping up Max Aarons interest
    Manchester United are stepping up their interest in Norwich defender Max Aarons, who they see as an alternative to Aaron Wan-Bissaka


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    Quote Originally Posted by Giggs View Post
    Good news
    He is already 31 , three more years
    2 years with option to extend

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giggs View Post
    de Gea poyaal puthiya GK onnum venda ...ivan mathi
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    Excerpts from a damning read on Manchester United and it's future!!


    Still a Long read!!

    CURRENT DEBT: ?496m
    *As per the latest 2019 accounts, Manchester United's current debt stands at ?496m. In 2005, The Glazer's leveraged buyout saddled the club with ?540m of debt, meaning that the debt has been reduced by just ?44m in 14 years.
    TOTAL INTEREST PAID: ?768m
    In interest alone, Manchester United have spent ?768m, essentially just to service the debt that The Glazers placed on the club.
    To give this figure some perspective, it took United 13 years under The Glazers to spend this amount on players.
    SHARE SALES: ?452m
    The Glazers launched Manchester United on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012. The MUFC shares have been sold in 4 tranches between 2012-2017, overall raising ?452m. What has happened to that ?452m? Let's just say that absolutely none of that has been invested in Manchester United.
    DIVIDENDS PAYMENTS: ?80m
    In 2012, unlike Manchester City and Liverpool, for example, Manchester United decided to commence dividends payments. Since 2012, The Glazers have taken ?80m in dividends alone.
    DIRECTORS FEES: ?75m
    ?75m has been paid in 'Directors Fees' since 2011. Salaries for Woodward and Arnold are included in this figure, but the rest? You guessed it, The Glazers. Not included in this figure, but reported by Red News, is a further ?8m per year that The Glazers receive in 'Consulting Fees'.
    With those stats alone, which are extremely conservative, not giving the total amount drained from the club - Manchester United have lost ?923m by paying the Glazer family and servicing their debt, the club has sold ?452m of shares of which none has been put back into the club and are still saddled with ?496m of debt with crippling interest rates. The total figure that The Glazers have drained from the club, and incurred with debts and interest is much closer to ?1.8 BILLION.
    Manchester United had a net-spend of just ?158m across 8 years under Sir Alex Ferguson - that's just ?19m per season!

    Here's the breakdown of the money paid in transfer fees(overall spend), by season, under Sir Alex Ferguson;
    05/06 - ?28.62m
    06/07 - ?24.48m
    07/08 - ?93.15m (The stand-out year for investment, United won the PL and CL double)
    08/09 - ?40.73m
    09/10 - ?24.66m (Ronaldo left for ?80m this summer ? less than ?25m was spent)
    10/11 - ?26.37m
    11/12 - ?56.07m
    12/13 - ?68.81m

    During those 8 years, we were fed the 'no value in the market' line. Even Rooney questioned United's ambition. It was evident that United were being held back. Whilst Manchester City were building one of the best squads in the world, Manchester United were resigned to signing Antonio Valencia as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo and taking punts on the likes of Bebe and Manucho. The year City signed Aguero, United signed Young. An average net-spend of ?19m per season for 8 years, for a club the size of Manchester United, is madness.


    A recent example of more severe under-investment was last summer, as a club that needed significant improvement on the pitch to compete, Manchester United were outspent by Liverpool, Chelsea, Fulham, West Ham, Leicester, Everton and Wolves ? How is that even possible? Two of those clubs were newly promoted.

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    Another good example of the recent under-investment at United is the % of turnover spent on transfers in the last 3 seasons;
    Everton - 60%
    Liverpool - 47%
    Chelsea - 46%
    Manchester City - 43%
    Tottenham - 22%
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    Manchester United - 19%

    Since 2013, Manchester United have spent a net of ?569m on players, including the recent signing of Daniel James. Whilst that is significantly more than the previous 8 years, that's still just an average of ?81m per season. Given that United have spent ?200m more than that in interest fees alone, it shows that they've been financially restrained. Still, let's say that ?569m is a fair amount to spend on players over 6 years, which it is in any other scenario, how is it possible for that money to be spent so poorly?
    The wage structure at Manchester United is out of control, the transfer strategy is erratic and there?s a general feeling that whoever the manager is, they don?t have the final say on transfers. If the manager wanted a CB that costs ?50m, Woodward would deliver the cheaper alternative at ?30m. Short-term, it saves money - long-term, a replacement is needed.*Rinse and Repeat. Unless it's a star-name, Woodward isn't interested.*

    Manchester United employ at least 40 full-time scouts. 7 in the UK, 18 in Europe, 13 in the Americas, 1 in Japan and 1 in Senegal. A huge scouting network watching players play every week, surely I hope recommending players regularly. Are their suggestions ignored?

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    Almost every transfer window under Woodward has been a desperate scramble. The writing was on the wall in Moyes' first summer when United ended up paying ?3.5m more than Fellaini's release clause on deadline day in 2013.*

    ?If I answer that just very simply and candidly, playing performance doesn?t really have a meaningful impact on what we can do on the commercial side of the business" - Ed Woodward


    At United, the investments at the stadium have gone no further than a lick of paint here and there and upgrades of the hospitality suites (of course). The average spend on refurbishments across all of the club's properties - Old Trafford, Carrington and The Cliff - is just an average of ?3.7m per year - again, the majority of that being spent in hospitality. Even plans to expand the Ticket Office were shelved in an attempt to save money.

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    The only major work done on Old Trafford under The Glazers were the new quadrants in 2006 - a project that The Glazers were obliged to fulfil as part of their takeover, as considerable money had already been spent. You can bet your life that The Glazers would have pulled the plug on that, too, if they could. Even then, it's believed that The Glazers had to lend money to complete the Quadrants, which was then in turn loaded onto the back of the rest of the club's debt.

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    Old Trafford, one of the most historic stadiums in world football is being left to decay. The roof is leaking. The paint around the ground is tired and tatty. The whole ground feels dated - and not in a good historic English football kind of way - more in a 'this is a bit of shit-hole' kind of way.

    It's not just the stadium either. Before The Glazers, Carrington was a state-of-the-art training facility, maybe the best in the world - now it's been surpassed by the likes of City and Spurs in England and there are no comparisons with the world-class facilities of the likes of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich

    The Glazers have been here for 14 years now, in that time they've made the best part of ?1 billion for themselves - this doesn't include the interest or debt. Not bad from a club that essentially cost them nothing, right? Everything runs its course and everything has an expiry date. With Manchester United seemingly in decline, now might be the best possible time for them to get out. Here are some bullets in favour of why The Glazers might sell;

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    Commercial Revenue: Commercial revenue at the club has stagnated since 2016 and has pretty much flat-lined every year (2016, 2017 and 201.

    Champions League: Champions League football, a certainty for almost a decade under The Glazers, is no longer a given - that's roughly ?84m per year. With the state of this current squad, Champions League football looks a million miles away.

    Champions League bonuses: Contracts such as the Adidas deal are loaded with Champions League incentives meaning less money across the board should Manchester United fail to qualify for the Champions League, which by all accounts is likely.

    Share Prices: This one will be a killer for The Glazers - The Share Price has dropped considerably since March. The Share Price reached a high of $21.20 in March, now in June it's at $17.84. It doesn't sound like a considerable jump but that effect has essentially knocked $550m off the value of Manchester United!

    Fan Unrest: At the end of the day, we're all just fans and we are limited in how much we can do, but fan unrest, providing it happens consistently with numbers, will put pressure on the owners and could be the deciding factor in whether they sell up or not.

    Investment Needed: It's clear that investment is needed - on and off the pitch. Every penny spent on Manchester United Football Club is a penny out of The Glazer's pockets. They've hung off as long as possible in certain areas, but when more holes appear in the roof at Old Trafford and when the facilities age by another 10 years - they will have no choice. Would they really want to oversee a rennovation project that would cost them over ?500m?

    Debt: The debt isn't going away any time soon, neither is the interest. The Glazers know full well they can sell the club with the debt and it's just not their problem anymore.The debt is manageable, and I use that term loosely, but it's manageable now whilst everything is rosy and there are no unexpected costs on the horizon.

    Here's why they probably won't sell;

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    Cash Cow: The Glazers are in charge of arguably the biggest club in the world. A club that provides them the best part of ?20m per year in dividends and fees - probably more.

    Finding a buyer: The Glazers will want at least ?3bn to sell Manchester United. There are very few people in the world who can afford that, and the debt that comes with it.

    Big Pay Outs on the Horizon: It's likely that The Glazers will sit tight, at least for the forseeable future. Two big deals upcoming in the next few years are the new US TV deal in 2022 which will be a massive increase and a proposed FIFA World Club Cup from 2021, which if it happens, you can be sure Manchester United will be playing a part.

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Malcolm Glazer bought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1995. The franchise is worth 10 times what he bought it for then, and The Glazers are showing no signs of going anywhere. They've been in control for 24 years now, which suggests when they get involved with a sports franchise, they're in it for the long haul. Especially when there are rewards to be reaped.

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    We as a fanbase need to do anything we can to unite against the owners.

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    This isn't about a bad season, finishing 6th. This isn't about not signing a centre-back last summer. This isn't even about success. This isn't about being a spoilt fan because I've seen nothing but trophies all my life.

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    This is about so much more. This is about the leeches sucking our club dry for their own personal gain. This is about getting our club back. Manchester United is deeply engrained in the lives of thousands of people and I, and I'm sure thousands of others, don't want to sit back and do nothing anymore.


    2005 didn't work. 2010 didn't work. Well, they didn't work in the sense that The Glazers are still here, but surely they had an impact. If not for the protests, maybe the club would be in an even worse position than it is now. Without fans speaking up, The Glazers may think they can get away with even more.

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    We shouldn't all sit here in silence and accept what is happening at Manchester United. If you want The Glazers out of Manchester United or even if you want to push for improvement under them, do your bit. Tweet. Protest. Wear Green & Gold. Do what you can.

    it's about getting our voice heard and forcing a change that benefits Manchester United Football Club, not Manchester United PLC.

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    If you made it this far, I salute you and thank you for reading.




    Full article:
    https://www.thefootballwriter.com/si...u-NEED-to-know


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    Looks like AWB to manutd is done deal!!

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    Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the Premier League last season (out of full-backs):

    Most clearances (129)
    Most tackles won (129)
    Highest tackle success rate (94%)
    Most take-ons completed (90)
    Most interceptions (84)

    via @btsportfootball

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    Soon ❤️

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    Inter will present soon the first bid to Man United for Romelu Lukaku.
    ?10 million for a 2 year loan + ?60 million obligation to buy. So, ?70M guaranteed to Man United. Meeting scheduled on next days between the two clubs. Lukaku wants to join Inter. 🔴💰 #MUFC #ManUnited

    A 20m upfront and 70m later would be good (?81m approx over 3 years)

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    Inter considering a loan proposal for Romelu Lukaku with obligatory option to buy was quite predictable seen their finances. Man United?s stance over the last few weeks: a deal only possible if they pay around ?80m, the ?75m they paid plus the ?5m that will go to Everton. #mufc https://t.co/oKXtfyfgUR

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    Rashford signs four-year United deal
    Marcus Rashford has signed a new four-year contract at Manchester United.

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