This was the one summer INEOS should've gone all in. Spend 500m+, take the hit and build the squad properly. A deep CL run and a top PL finish would've made a chunk of that money back. This wasn't the summer to be obsessed with balancing the books.
For too long, Mumbai has believed there were two rulebooks- one for the ordinary citizen, another for the influential. If Tukaram Munde is proving otherwise, Maharashtra should protect officers like him. Nothing restores public faith faster than seeing the powerful treated like everyone else. Nothing destroys it faster than transferring the officer who made that happen. Let’s hope this time it’s different.
I don’t remember a transfer window in recent times where so many top tier midfielders were available to sign & we missed out on every single top tier target we needed, genuinely shocked at the incompetence shown this summer #MUFC
I might have to just come to the realisation that Manchester United might never be great again.
Successful clubs don’t move like this when they smell blood.
- Signed Zirkzee just because he had a release clause.
- Wanted to sign Delap just because he had a release clause.
- Signed Tielemans over Anderson and Fernandes just because he had a release clause.
People think INEOS are being smart, when in reality they’re just being cheap. Their priority is saving money, not being successful.
It’s insane to me how people still defend them…
Liverpool are in talks for a £130m rated winger
City are in talks for a €100m rated (prospect) midfielder
Chelsea got a £117m Rogers weeks ago
But INEOS have gone cold and bankrupt after splashing a whopping huge amount of £35m on a 29 year old. 👏
INEOS are you mad!!!
The uncomfortable truth about Manchester United:
We finished 3rd off the back of Bruno magic, Casemiro carrying the midfield, sitting deep/countering, and zero mid-week fixture congestion.
Look at the squad today. Can anyone honestly say we're in a strong position to compete?
If we’re being completely honest, this has been a very poor transfer window from #MUFC so far. How do you expect to compete at the highest level when your rivals are strengthening with world‑class players and operating freely in an inflated market, without barriers on wages and fees? Yes, Man Utd have implemented a wage structure and price‑cap strategy, but at the end of the day, if you want to compete, you have to pay for the best.
On top of that, United are very poor at selling. Rivals are moving on non‑starters for sizeable fees, while United struggle to shift players who are starting games every week. Does that reduce spending power because of low income generated? Absolutely, but who’s responsible for that? Poor squad planning, poor timing, and poor market strategy.
And whilst I, like many others am hopeful that the signings of Tielemans and Santos will prove successful, these deals weren’t exactly difficult to complete. One was triggered via a release clause, and the other involved a £50m purchase from a club actively looking to offload the player.
There is still time left in this window, and I’m hopeful Michael Carrick is given the players and squad he deserves after securing Champions League football when nobody thought it was possible six months ago.
When results start going south, nobody will be talking about this transfer window.
Everyone will be talking about Carrick's tactics, his management, his experience etc. INEOS will escape criticism for all of this once again.
At this point, it's just the same cycle repeating itself.
It’s been over two weeks since this signing & we’ve had legitimately no concrete links at all.
I understand the concept of staying patient, but it’s starting to take the piss. We need more.