Can van Gaal just Fuck off?

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Exclusive: Man Utd launch bid for Southampton forward Sadio Mane - by @ JBurtTelegraph # MUFC http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/11812248/Manchester-United-launch-bid-for-Southampton-forward-Sadio-Mane.html …

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Manchester United launch bid for Southampton forward Sadio Mane

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Southampton are understood to have received a surprise inquiry from Manchester United to sign Sadio Mane.

United are believed to have registered their interest last week with an initial bid which could partly explain why they stalled on completing a £21million move for Barcelona’s Pedro, who is now set to join Chelsea.

The scale of the United offer is unclear but manager Louis Van Gaal is interested in signing the 23-year-old, who enjoyed an outstanding season after joining Southampton from Red Bull Salzburg for £10million. Southampton are expected to fight to keep the player.

Mane scored 10 goals for Southampton – including the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history in the 6-1 win over Aston Villa in May – and caught the eye of a number of clubs with his pace and trickery.

Van Gaal is among those who has been impressed and having already signed Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton this summer, and Luke Shaw the previous summer, has returned to the south-coast club for a third time.

United’s interest in the Senegalese attacker, who primarily plays as a winger, would indicate that Van Gaal is still trying to strengthen his forward options.

• Six reasons why Chelsea were desperate to beat United to sign Pedro

United insist that it was their manager who decided against moving for Pedro despite executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward having flown to Barcelona on Monday to discuss the deal. It was not the only piece of business on the agenda for Woodward.

United never offered to meet in full the £21.5million buy-out clause in the 28-year-old’s contract and structured a deal of around £18.5million plus add-ons.

Chelsea moved on Tuesday to sign Pedro and immediately met the clause with the Spanish international then flying to London to finalise the deal. United also were unsure as to whether Pedro really wanted to join them despite agreeing personal terms.

…propitiatingly pieced together by Optimus trousers…beta v1.6

Indeed Bob.

Might this explain the otherwise odd suggestions that Januzaj was going to join us?

I’ve remained optimistic about our team and season when other have been shitting the bed, but selling Mane would be a disaster for us given he is consistently our most threatening player.

Reckon it’s a bollocks article to be honest. Mane’s quick but too erratic for a team of United’s calibre, I would suggest.

It would confirm what an over-rated manager (and bellend) Van Gaal really is if he pays stupid money for him.

Steady on, people of Sotonia - we have to set an example to the children who are already in full weep mode over on SWF.

Mane to ManU is not going to happen. Not now anyway. I hope.

He doesn’t strike me as LvG player. As said above, is pretty erratic.

Don’t see it, but far stranger things have happened.

We will be fine. Trust in the management team. The Europa league will mean we will finish 10th-12th, but after we can rebuild - #WeMarchOn.

they just confirmed the bid on talksport but didn’t day how much.

And yet Saints are saying no “formal” bid has been received. (and I highlight the word formal).

If this is true then Mane is going to hear of it and, my guess, demand a move…

It’s all about the Mané, Mané, Mané.

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£40m and he’s theirs

BBC have said the club have said “No bid and not for sale”.

Underwear remains un-soiled and heart-beat normal…thanks for your concern. :wink:

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Saintsweb thread is one for the ages. Meltdown in full effect. Fucking weirdos.

We’ll fold and sell, of course we will, lets not kid ourselves. we always do in the end and with United at the top of the tree or near it how can they refuse?

Why are Stevesweb in meltdown mode over this? According to their experts Mane was completely sh1t when we signed him.

And in any case, we have a ready made replacement who can come straight in, knows our systems and playing more centrally as Mane has done will be fine. Eljera of course.

35mil, plus a 25% sell-on fee and Januzaj with his salary paid to the end of his current contract, luverly jubbly.

WTF?

How the hell did Rupert hack my account?

Pap. Sort your bloody security out ffs this isn’t some weird dating site (mind you reading some of Lou & Bear’s posts…)

Meanwhile Mane is trending on Twitter ffs

LvG trying to wind up his old adversary Koeman?

Or another MBA PR expert who thought the leak might placate the mancs who are now in total meltdown themselves having missed out on Pedro and then see Chelsea linked with a deal for Pogba.

#eggonface