Originally Posted by batdude_uk1:
“About the only players not going anyway (even with Real Madrid getting their summer back) are De Gea, Bailly, Carrick, Miki, Ibra, Herrera, and Pogba, the rest, well I think they have their price, and we could be persuaded to sell for the right sort of deal.”
All of the players 'have their price'. I can't imagine that Carrick or Ibrahimovic will be sold, simply because of their age, but the others could be.
Originally Posted by TheMunch:
“You wouldn't want to lose either Martial or Rashford and risk them realising their potential elsewhere. A loan move for Rashford wouldn't be so bad if you weren't so short up front, unless Mourinho had a striker lined up in January. Otherwise you'd be left with Ibrahimovic, and Rooney, when he's played there. You're already pretty thin up top, I think.
It sounds odd but the Rashford one at least (as a loan deal) would make some sense if there was a striker getting bought around the 25-27 age mark. Someone like Griezmann seems unlikely in January, though. But even then you'd want Rashford still at the club, learning from Zlatan and new guy would be better than spending half a season losing at West Ham, but at least in that circumstance a loan would be justifiable.”
Good summation of the situation. Agreed.
It might be worth looking at a loan for Rashford next season, providing that a striker is signed, but it makes no real sense now.
Originally Posted by Jamesp84:
“Highly doubt either will be going anywhere, although I get the impression that things aren't totally hunky dory where Martial is concerned.”
Yeah, he's been underwhelming this season, and there's been a fair few stories about him in the press. I just hope that it gets sorted, because he's potentially top-drawer.