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afrodoc2:
We are not signing both. It’s either Ugarte or Zubimendi.

If McTom, Casemiro and Erikson leave, then we will need to sign 2 midfielders.

I am still expecting Saudi Arabia to come calling for Bruno.

mrvitalis:
How anyone is surprised is what's beyond me

Buhari first for years he handed the economy to Tinubu team na... The finished the economy save for Emefule that tried to stabilize things and thank heavens Buhari was slow to implement things recommended

The economy was handed to Tinubu someone who knows nothing but has the arrogance of a prof


Now we pay subsidy of over ₦550... Yet still buy petrol for ₦750

Float naira yet spend money defending it

Borrowed 30 trillion with nothing to show for it

You don excuse your own...We all know what we are doing.

onuman:
One of them still on shuffering and smiling is passing the buck to @officialPDP.

APC has destroyed the gains made by PDP. APC made Nigeria become the official poverty capital of the world.

Is this what you could make of all you read? You must be very intelligent my friend.

Delta State and Bayelsa State remain a disgrace. If the PDP want to be taken seriously, they should task those governors to up their game...

You are blaming the FG but in your midst, you have the Governor of Delta and Bayelsa State.

If you want to get back to power, start by showing Nigerians what they stand to get if your party is given a chance at the presidency. The way to go is for PDP governors to beat the expectations of the masses something like what Alex Otti is doing (he still has a lot of room to improve but he is on the right track) but they are not doing so because they're also fantastically corrupt.

otherway:
Tell me one intelligent thing he wrote in countering Dele momohdu.

If you think Reno is intelligent then I may begin to ask if you are anywhere near intelligence.

No pun intended at all.

The onus is on you to counter his fact-filled fact filled claims.

For the records, I don't care about what you think.

Ellexy:
Don't be surprised if we make a move for him

He is 29 years old so I don't see that happening. If he was a goalie then it's understandable but definitely not an outfield player.

larride:
There's a world of difference between Ugarte and Mctominay

The thing come dey shock me. We seem to be too critical of our players yet when it is time to move those average players on, the same fans start asking questions that gets you wondering if it's the same players we spent the whole season criticising...Imagine Ellex.y comparing Ghostominay to Ugarte.

Ellexy:
Names of possible replacement?

Dani Olmo, Tijani Reijnders, Wirtz etc. The replacement must not be exactly like-for-like. With Olmo/Reijnders, we will keep the ball better. Witz is slightly similar to Bruno but he doesn't give away possession like Bruno.

TrebleChamp:
We should move Bruno on too imo, i don't see him fitting into whatever style of play bald fraud would introduce. We need a creative midfielder who can keep the ball well and make those defence splitting passes, Bruno has served well but United should cash in if an offer comes.

Your opinion might be unpopular but not with me. If an outrageous offer comes in, we should cash in on him and get a younger AMF who is cheaper and also get a CB.

afrodoc2:
We will see if we eventually sign him. Hopefully he is able to cope. The pace of the English league sometimes exposes people's weakness on the ball in a surprising way. An example is Amrabat.

Fingers crossed...

PoundHound:
Reno is trying so hard to get a job from this government. A government that has rendered once average families paupers. Giving them sleepless nights as to how to provide basic needs and essentials.

A party he was vocal against has turned all of a sudden his darling party.

Wetin poverty nor fit do nor Dey exist.

If I am the president, I won't think twice about bringing Reno into my team. Love him or loathe him, you can't deny the fact that he is intelligent and well informed.

Ellexy:
I know we won't sign him but saying he was bad at the Euros is stretching it don't you think? The whole team was just somehow.

I am particular about Rabiot because I watched all of France's games and was keen to see why Deschamps preferred him to Camavinga but just couldn't see any reason. Rabiot is not the player he once was, I was a big fan when he was at PSG and dropped his name here a couple of times but Afrodoc drew my attention to his mum and her influence which is trouble.

He is now 29 years old and even though he has never been the quickest, he has lost a yard of whatever he had for pace.

afrodoc2:
I have not really watched him but depending on clips is usually dangerous.

I was particular about how he receives the ball from the CBs and goalie, his passing and positioning.

His positioning helps him intercept a lot of balls, I feel that is one of his strongest points. Then, his tackling is also very good. His passing and turn on the ball is good but can be improved on which is very possible as he is still very young.

Ellexy:
For me I don't like his profile. We should be looking Rodri, Zubimendi, Vitinha type of players. I wouldn't mind Rabiot though.

Rabiot is the last player we should go after. He is 29 years old and too heavily dependent on his left foot... Watch the just-concluded Euros and see how bad he was...

Ellexy:
He's an old school DM for sure but in the wrong era. Nowadays, ball playing and progressive passing DMs seem to be the order of the day the way Ball Playing GKs are now.

We need some measure of control in the midfield and he's not the one to do that. He doesn't have that quality.

It his not his strong point doesn't mean he can't do a job. Mainoo will be beside him so I don't have any qualms with his signing. I'd prefer Zubimendi though.

I have taken time to watch clips of Ugarte. One thing I noticed which is at odds with what has been said about him is that his passing is underrated with his tackling catching the eye first. Ugarte is very much in the mould of an old-school but in a team that keeps the ball, he can very much hold his own...

He will be a very fantastic signing...

typicalgamer:
Fabian psg

He won’t cost above 60

Although not a hard tackler he’s a work horse who can do just about anything

Then there mikel merino he won’t cost above 40
Also a work horse

Zubimendi there’s too

Zubimendi is a solid option.

Which Calabar?

afrodoc2:
I hear that Ugarte is limited on the ball. We need someone who is not only a defensive beast but also able to pass out from deep positions.

I can't even place my head on any.

I'd have suggest Rodrigo De Paul but he is 30 years old.

Our interest in Ugarte seems to have cooled. We need to sign another CB, LB and RB (If AWB leaves).

MRTA7:
I remember Sir Alex losing out on Varane to Real. Hopefully we win on this one because I'm always skeptical on young CBs from abroad.

I more comfortable with them, less hype...

OgidiHerbals2:
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He is a member of a party, one that sponsored him to the Senate hence he needs to abide by the ethos of his party.

MRTA7:
This Yoro better be the reincarnate of Varane because we seem to have gone all in on this 18 year old with little experience.

I really hope he fulfils his potential here.

We battled Madrid for Varane when he was in France. I wish we had gotten him then. I hope Yoro is some sort of recompensation for us from the gods of football for losing out on Varane in the time past.

De Ligt, a LB and a technical DM. If we mange to offload players who are not needed, I wouldn't mind if we add a RWF, I don't want to suffer the pain of watching Antony for another season unless Amad will feature prominently.

BlueRayDick:
Is the West behind Yahaya Bello stealing 80 billion Naira as governor of Kogi state ?

Is the west behind Mamman Saleh stealing 33 billion Naira meant for zungeru and mambilla power plants which are meant to generate electricity for us?

🤷‍♂️

Trust me, that money is not in Nigeria, the same western governments and corporations aid these guys to steal us dry. They'll return with aid in a bid to placate us...

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Funny thing is that if you follow these guys on YouTube, Instagram, etc. You see them vibing to African music, their mum cooking African food for them etc. Accept African cultures yet choose to represent European countries in international football.... E dey confuse me. Ex Spanish coach Del Bosque approached Messi to convince him to represent Spain. But Messi refused.

You begin to wonder. He grew up in Spain from a very early age, got everything going for him but choose to represent his country of birth but not players of African origin worst of those who were born in Africa but moved to Europe at a young age.

Ballzproblem2:
I pray United win race for yoro, Madrid is one hell of a shady club , they want all players to run down their contract so they can snap them up for free ,that is wickedness.

Alphonso Davies should better stay at Bayern Munich.

Madrid should not be given a free run at Alphonso Davies. I don't know why Utd are not looking towards his side because we definitely need a LB...

God knows I don't trust Afrodoc's colleagues @Shaw and Malacia.

Jodera:
Personally, I think you're wrong here.
You're mixing national politics with sports(and subsequent someone's potential Job) and deviating from the main discourse

Nobody tells our wicked leaders to continue being corrupt and impoverish its citizens. We tend to make our environment not conducive for growth due to corruption and wickedness yet wants the best brains to come work in such conditions. Not as if these people grew up in these conditions sef.

Most of these players grew up in their adopted countries, they're familiar with their adopted countries and all, connected to their adopted countries. Lastly, their adopted countries mostly "made" them. How then do you want them to abandon all those things and jump to a country they're not connected or familiar to because "it's their fatherland"?

Let our leaders fix our country and stop their corruption and everything we'll see the Messis and Ronaldos. Or do you think Nigeria presently is lacking in people who are better than Messi and Ronaldo on the streets but just because of lack of sorting and connection can't get the due attention? Will you blame your colonizers for it too?

The west influence our elections, sponsor regime change and all that. It is very difficult for 3rd world countries to develop further because their development is a threat to Western Superpowers.

In all, I just hope his signing won't see us pull thee plug on the deal for De Ligt. We need to move on from Lindelöf and Maguire or at least one for them.

immortalcrown:
Nigeria is a joke. You don't want to give the governors the allocations but the same governors are the ones to choose who will get the allocations from you. Are you not funny?

Na still the governors go put their puppets in the positions. No be the rulling party in each state go win most of the seats?

The autonomy is just for the collection of the allocations, not for the spending of the allocations. Each parish will still pay tithes to the headquarter.

I support local government autonomy. But the new policy will not achieve the autonomy. Remember that the elections will be conducted by state INEC, not the main INEC. With this, governors will make their puppets LGA chairmen and decide how those chairmen spend the federal allocations.

If you think the chairmen can decide to disobey the governors, think of how many LGA chairmen that are clean enough to boldly and successfully disobey their political godfathers. Remember that the puppets selected as LGA chairmen are the ones with rotten profiles that can be used to blackmail and silence those chairmen when those chairmen prove stubborn.

As long the Governors do not have the power to remove them once sworn in and the fact that they will get funds to run the LG direct from the FG, they'll be a lot of betrayals. You think the Chairmen don't have wives, friends, close associates, followers and all that? They'll be in their ears pushing them to ignore the Governor knowing that the Governor does not have the power to remove them. You will see LG chairmen teaming up to tackle Governors just the same the Governors do the President...Wait for it.

CrystalTiger:
Let's just believe it's all media stories honestly..

We need this deal too as a big middle finger to Everton..

Let them keep Braithwaite, they'll learn the hard way. Crystal Palace and Zaha episode about to be repeated.

Pegasus01:
It should be a Win Win at that point, for him to still be on Madrids radar by then it means his quality earns it. If the time comes and he still has his mind on them, he should be sold no question. Hopefully United would not be so stagnant or unattractive for replacements for it to impact us too much.

Well, your argument is sound but it is very difficult replacing top performers. Let's just hope for the best which for me is him doing well here and having a long career here.

Cc: Afrodoc.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
The French players should stop crying and go release their own song.

Left for me, they should play that song until it dawns on those guys to represent their father land rather than opt to represent those colonizers that keep colonising.

They help corrupt politicians loot 3rd world countries and take these lots to their countries which they use to develop their countries leaving 3rd world inhabitants impoverished so they easily come in and handpick the best brains across all fields of endeavours.

Wait for the day a Messi or Ronaldo choose to play for Nigeria or Ghana and see how the hypocritical lots will react.