[Albion] Bart Verbruggen to...Man Utd?

[A1X]

Been expecting this TBH, Onana is shite

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

According to the Japanese grapevine Man Utd are after Mitoma as a Rashford replacement too. So that's an expensive summer for them...

 

[Jackthelad]

30 million would be an absolute joke. He’s raw no doubt, and nowhere near the finished article but his potential is huge. Finding a keeper is very difficult in todays market and this why the big boys like Chelsea and Man Utd often get it wrong. I want closer to 50 million.

 

[bluenitsuj]

Why spread these repetitive rumours zzzzzzzzz

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

What did we pay for Verbruggen? Was it 22m? or something like that?

So an £8m profit on doing the research, taking the risk on him and backing him through his initial bedding in period?

That would be derisory. £45 or £50m. £60m to Man Utd

 

[Napper]

50 about right

 

[Weststander]

What did we pay for Verbruggen? Was it 22m? or something like that?

So an £8m profit on doing the research, taking the risk on him and backing him through his initial bedding in period?

That would be derisory. £45 or £50m. £60m to Man Utd

£16.3m.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

£16.3m.

It doesn't really change my view to be honest. £30m isn't enough to make our model viable. Some signings will inevitably flunk as well

 

[Jeremiah]

Well with TB's statement that anyone is for sale at the right price I should reckon all our better players will be off shortly to join those who have already been plundered.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Well with TB's statement that anyone is for sale at the right price I should reckon all our better players will be off shortly to join those who have already been plundered.

Remember that TB's idea of the "right price" is likely to be very different to what you see reported in tabloids

 

[Weststander]

It doesn't really change my view to be honest. £30m isn't enough to make our model viable. Some signings will inevitably flunk as well

I only mentioned it because you said £22m?

 

[Seasider78]

Getting him games ready for a summer Bart departure?

https://x.com/alex_crook/status/1873384285031526616?s=46

 

[Gabbiano]

Under their new penny pinching owner, expect Man U to try to nickel and dime their way to signings next summer. It'll be the Caicedo back and forth with Chelsea all over again, dragging on and on.

 

[Hometownglory]

Imagine Steele being our No 1.

 

[Jeremiah]

Remember that TB's idea of the "right price" is likely to be very different to what you see reported in tabloids

I agree but our revolving door policy means we never seem to have a settled side that can achieve consistency. We are always rebuilding , trying to find players that are potentially as good as those let go , plus our appalling injury and recovery record doesn't help. The top six finish under RDZ was a pinnacle that maybe we will never be able to reach again. Verbruggen is an upgrade on Steele and Joao Pedro on Maupay but not sure about the rest. I'll probably change my mind if we beat Villa

 

[slimes]

55 million + add ons

 

[Mancgull]

Under their new penny pinching owner, expect Man U to try to nickel and dime their way to signings next summer. It'll be the Caicedo back and forth with Chelsea all over again, dragging on and on.

United should realise that even if they are penny pinching, Tony won’t sell for anything less than what he sees as market rate. The fact that others will also be interested will assist in pushing the price up.
No way will be let him go for £30m.
If they want Mitoma as well then they better start selling a few of their better players. Perhaps do a part exchange for Amad

 

[marlowe]

I imagine there’s a lot of teams that fancy Verbruggen at the moment but it really would be stretching it to think we would put Steele back in as our number 1 and sell the best GK we have for well below his potential - Steele is not exactly the football playing keeper I imagine FH would prefer between the sticks over Bart.

I think I’ll discard this along with rumours of January departures for Welbeck and Ferguson as just rumour and gossip until solid sources come to light.

No point worrying and stressing preemptively about our top players who might move on to bigger clubs, we’d never have a moments peace!

Agreed. As good as he was with us in his day I think now at 70 he may have lost some of his agility.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Getting him games ready for a summer Bart departure?

Did wonder this when I heard earlier. Looks like maybe we want a better loan for him to get him “prem ready”

I don’t see Bart leaving in January noting we are still short of 30 points going into the second half of the season.

My guess will be mid 40’s in the summer with some add ons (if it’s United we won’t see these) but hopefully a bidding war with Chelsea. Would be funny if we play a significant part in Sanchez getting bombed out of Chelsea, I can’t lie.

 

[jcdenton08]

Out of curiosity I just checked and this hasn’t been mentioned anywhere on their forum, and they’re normally all over even the thinnest of gruel. Doesn’t mean anything either way, just interesting.