Nowhe's currentlyon a seasonlongloaninTamerlan, butitseemstheforwarddoeshave a futureattheclubIfthereissomethingouttherethan, uh, theclubpursuingthatonlookingatit.
Andofcourse, itisdifficult.
Leastthedifficultwindowhasalwaysbeen.
I can't rememberhowmanyGooden's we'vebroughtininah, gooddealsthatwerebroughtinJanuary's.
I thinkhe's playedsomethinglike 214 minutessincethatloanspellstarted.
I thinkdegreeofsurpriseswell, thatUniteddidn't have a recallclausebuiltintothatdeal.
Thatwouldhavemadelifemaybe a littlebiteasierbearinginmind.
Ofcourse, they'd lostMarcusRation.
They'restrugglingtoget a replacementininthiswindow, but I thinkyouknowwhatmoreisAligonnasell?
SheareexpectedtosaytherewassurprisedwhenhetalkedaboutSanchezthere, andhesaid, Look, he's gonnaproveyouwrong I think, youknow, ifUnitedtotryingtoget a marketforhim, clubstobabypurchasehiminthesummer, thentheycan't betalkinghimdown.
So I thinkthere's anawfullotofreasonswhiletheGazelleshesaidwhathesaid.
But I'd bemoresurprisedifAlexisSanchezmade a successofhiscareeratManchesterUnited.
Itreallywouldbe a huge U turnforhim.
Whataboutpotentialincoming?
So, James, willtheygetBrunoFernandezoverthelinebyFridaynight?
Yeah, I think I'd liketotryanddothat, but I thinkit's alsostill a substantialgapbetweenwhattheywanttopayhim.
WhatSportingLisbonone.
I thinkthat's perhapsnaturalinnegotiations.
I knowthereis a kindofschoolofthoughtfrom a lotofManchesterUnitedfansthatsaidGoanddothebusiness, but I thinkyouknowthey'reequallysomeofthesameManchesterUnitedfanswhocriticizedtheclubforpayingovertheoddsforplayersunitedNotheyhavetodothat.
TheyaretryingtodosomehardbargainingonthisbecauseofcoursetheyknowtheplayerwantstocomeandtheyknowtheSportingLisbonwantstodo a deal.
A littlenoteofcautionwhen I talkedabout a searchfor a striker.
Again, Theyaresearching.
Theyarescouring.
I don't thinkit's gonnabeIslamSlimani.
I thinkhe's someonehasbeenmentionedandlookedat, but I thinkalsoprettymuchdiscardedbyManchesterUnitedasanoption.
I thinktheproblemis, as I'vesaidbefore, theyweretryingtogetplayers.
Maybetheyhad a summerkindoftargetsandbringtheminearly.
Thatisn't happening.
It's a toughmarket, onlygonnasoldiertherewithonly a veryfewexamplesofwhatUniteddonewellintheJanuarywindow.
SoBrunoFernandezis a dealthatcanbedone, perhapswillbedone.
Butintermsofgetting a striker, I thinkthat's farlesscertainrightnow.
AndJameswas a littlebitofconfusionamongstothernewsoutletsthismorningover a playerarrivalattheUnitedtrainingGround.
Justexplainwhathappenedthere.
Yeah, there's been a lotofexcitementandconfusionlasthalfhouraboutthespeculationthatSandberg, ofcourse, gangsmidfielder, hasbeenlinkedwith a movetoshareforUnited.
TurningupatCarrington.
Therewascertainly a bigcarthatarrived, andcertainly a playerthatlooked a littlebitlikeSandbergweretold.
Itisn't himatall.
Sandbergisn't inManchester.
Heisn't itCarrington.
Heisn't having a medical.
Thegentlemanthatwasthereis a 15 yearoldgoalkeeperthatManchesterUnitedarelookingatandperhapsmightperhapspotentiallysignonandbringintothefootballclub.
And I'm sureifyouplaywhenyouhearyourmanagersayingyou'redefinitelygonnabehappyaboutit, Unitedfanscangetintouchwiththis.
HashtagtransferredtolookatSkySportsnews.
Whatdoyouthinkthey'llmakeofthistoday?
Well, I knowyoureadoneout a secondago, butthemajorityoftweets I'veseenhaven't beensokindtoAlexisSanchezhasbeentrendingsincethisnewsbrokesinceweheardfromonlygonnasocial a littlewhileagoonSkysportsnews.
Butjusttogiveyou a littletasterfleckedunitedsomeonewe'vehadontheshowbefore, a coupleofweeksago, hetweetedsayingThisis a joke.
Wecan't signanyone.
InJanuary, whenaskedaboutit, Alisaysthat a playerhedidn't wantwillcomebackinthesummerandprovedpeoplewrong.
Thisismadness.
Rance, whoalsoparttheUnitedStandFanchannel, hassaidhehasmutedthewordsAliattheSocialand O.
G s andMarkGoldbutalsofromtheUnitedStand, saidMissingoutonplacetoLeeds, obviouslyreferringtothatstrikerfromourbelightsigandofferingcenters a chancetoresurrecthiscareerUnitednextseasonisjustanotherdayatManchesterUnited.
I think a lotoffansnothappy.
I thinkmajorityoffansprobablythoughtthey'd seenthelastofAlexisSanchez.
AnyandIsisshowtheydidn't reallyworkoutforhim.
Hewascameinfromourstars, a propergamechanger, reallyandthenmadethreegoalsin 32 PremierLeagueappearancesforManchesterUnited.
I thinkit's reallyinterestingpickupwhatSoulwassayingabouttheinjuries.
AlexisSanchezonlyjustturned 31.
He's playedmorethan 500 gamesalreadyinhiscareerandthinkaboutitHe's a highenergyplayerandhewasgoingaway.
ThetravelerswellofgoodplayingHere's basic.
Playing a fullseasonintheCopperAmerica, fullseason, workoutforcesinternationaltournamentandsuresoultellyouhowmuchthattakesitoutofyou, especiallythistypeofplayer.
AlexisSanchezison.
Theseinjuryproblemsonlyreallystartedin 2018 becausethisis a llcatchingupwithAlexisSanchez.
It's hardlysurprisesonlystartedonegameintotheseasonbecauseoftheseinjuryproblems, buttherewas a oneheckof a playerthat, butallhehasn't givenuponit.
I'm a desperation, butthenyou'vegottheothersideofit, whichis, well, whydidyoulethimgointhefirstplace?
Andthisisobviously a playertheytrackedfor a whileandlookslike a realinvestmentintalent, really.
ForSpurs, absolutely.
QuestionsfromsomeTottenhamfansaboutwhetherit's a playerthattheyneedatthispointintheseasonisnotgonnabe a lightforlikeforChristianEriksen.
Whenwhenhefinalizesthatmovedtointerview.
SeesomeonethatneedatthispointunderJoe's a marina?
I don't thinkso.
I thinklikeyousaid, youneedtoreplacecivicCenter.
So I thinkMaura's a number 10 andobviouslythestrike a situationhasalwaysbeenthecasefor a longtimeof a placementforfromourweekendwithhisinjured, so I don't thinkitistheplayerstheyneedatthemomentatthismomentintime.
But I thinkit's 1 maybefulloffuture.
Yeah.
Doesthatsuggestthatperhapsthisis a differenceinphilosophyforforMarinagoingdown a differentrulingtofold a gofromordirectoptions?
They'vescatteredwhathe's giventotheteam, andthat's what I'm tryingtodealwith, a directlingerthatcutsinside a lotandthatwillscoregoalsbutalsosetupmany, manychances.
That's whattheywantbecauseyou'vegot a goalscoringsortofsecondpairlikeSohnandyou'vegotthreatsthreatsaround.
Butthey'vebeenblackingassistswhenyoutakeErikssonoutouttheteam, butit's justgettingamended, differenttypein a differentway.
I thinktheyjustneednotneednumbersanddon't neednumbers.
Harrycameoutfor a fewmonths.
Weallknowaboutthat.
Ifnotreplacedthemwith a centerforward.
They'vebeenplayingsortofmakeshiftstrikers.
I don't liketosaythat, butthey'd bemovingthelikesofLucasMurderthroughthemeadow.
Yeah, thingshavebeendifferentoptionbecause I thinkTottenhamonlygoonewaytoplay.
Andifhedoesn't work, doesn't have a Plan B.
Ifyoulike.
And I thinkwith a playerofthiscaliber, theywantsomethingdifferent, likeyousaidpayspower.
And I thinkspeciallyMarinoliketoplay a lotofourcontractfootballaswell.
So I thinkitbenicetohavesomesomeonefunnytalkingaboutthatpacebecause I wastalkingto a recruitmentscoutovertheweekendandjustgoingthrough a fewoftheplayers.
I suppose I'vebeenlinkedwithmovesthatwe'vebeentalkingabout, and I askedhimaboutWilliamJosie, andhereplied, saying, TooslowforJosieMarino.
I mean, thismoveforStephenBowenmadedirectlyaffectanotherpotentialtransfer.
Piercevealreadylookingforreinforcementsthere.
Keith, what's thelatestonPatrickvanonhold?
Yeah, well, I mean, thisis a It's a leftbackratherthanonattackingaddition.
Buttheyhavethismorningraisedtheiroffer.
PSBraiseitofferforCrystalPalacethere.
Defender, Patrickvanandwhole.
Ofcourse, anotherDutchmanhimself.
Theveofferedourpackage, whichcouldrisetojustover 7.5 £1,000,000 includingaddownsthataftertheopeningbedoff, I thinkitwasaroundfivemillion.
Poundwasrejectedovertheweekend.
So P s V makingitclearvanonholdastheirmind.
Theywanthim.
Remember, heonlyhas 18 monthsleftonhisaircontractatSelhurstPark, butPalacehavemadeitclearthattheywanttokeeptheirmindandweexpectthemtorejectthesecondofferfromfrom P S V.
WeallknowexactlywhyUnited a thinkingofgivingAlexisanotherchance, asthehierarchybelievethattheywon't getthetargetstheywantinthesummer.
Ifyouaskme, it's outofdesperation.
Sowhereplentyofftweetscomingin?
HashtagtransfertalkatSkySportsNewsonTwitter.
WearegonnatalkMauraboutfootballtransfernewsin a moment, butthereisverysignificantnewsreachingusfromSuperLeaguethislunchtimeFraserDanesandbigbignewsforyou.
Youjoinuslive.
Whatcanyoutellus?
Hugenews, asyousayfromSuperLeague.
ItconcernsthecontroversialAustralianIsraelforallowwhowecantellyouhassigned a oneyearcontractwithCatalansDragons.
Nowyou'llrememberflowersatthecenterofhugecontroversylastyearwhenheexpressedhisreligiousviewsin a homophobictweetandas a result, wassackedbyRugbyAustralia.
Therewas a lengthycourtcaseafterwardswhereRobbieAustraliaissued, felloutwithanapologyafteranagreementwasreachedbetweenthetwoparties.
Nowweknowthathe'd beentryingtogetawaybackintoprofessionalsportsandas I saythatappearstohavehappenednow, withhimsigning a oneyeardealwiththeDragons.
Butit's hiscontroversialviewswhichwillnodoubtprovoke a hugeamountofreactiontothisnewsthathehassigned a oneyeardealwithCatalansDragonsinSuperLeagueonwillbringyoumoreonthisstoryassoonaswehaveit.
Yeah, itwasdifficultbecauseobviouslyfirsttime I wasmovingawayaswellFromfromthefamilycompletely, but I waskindofusedtoitbecause I wasawayanyway, theweek.
Butapartfromthat, honestlyonthegoodtimeandlearnmyEnglish, they'replayedtoogoodseasonthereandstick a couplefriendsoverthere.
Sohewaswas a specialclubforme.
Now I knowafterDonFermin a lotofinterestfromchampionshipclubs, buthedecidedtostayinScotlandofftheHibernian.
Wasyournextloveplayedtheir 80 times.
Whatwasthatlike?
Why, whyherburning?
Whynotmoveto a championship?
Yeah, I dothinkabouttime.
I needtheirleaderto t play a bitmoregamesintheScottishleague.
I don't think I wasreadyforforthechampionshipyetandthegreatmanagertheremixupatthelineandyouaskedmetocomeandplayforhimandhesaid I wouldplayonmyfavoritepositionwhereitwasAh, centremidfield.
So I wentthereattheFantastictoseasonaswell.
Wayplayedyourpart B openlyqualifier.
Very, verygoodclubandgoodfriendswelovethecityofEmberis a lovelycity.
Theydon't.
Youoften?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Stillgouptheirgirlfriendsandlovetheclub.
Andwhen I cannotgoonsaleof a stickAwesome.
Somepeoplestillworkingontheclub.
Anditwas a fantastictwoyearsformeoverthereaswell.
I know.
Keepdown.
Hesayshecanstillhere.
But I'vegot a taxithereaswell.
Oh, God, Yeah.
Opponentlastedgothereondhe.
Funnyenough.
When I when I leftapesandcametolessthanotherfirstpersonofChrisConfickerinterviewand I wastalkingandeveryonewastherelaughing.
And I waslike, wiseandeveryonesaid, Well, you'refromfundsandyouspeakScottishaccent.
Sometimesyoumentionedlessthanthat.
Andthatwasthemoviemadelessthan a championship.
Thatmusthavebeen a dreamonambition.
IsWalterplayingEngland?
Yeah, absolutely.
Goingup.
Watchinmind, Unitedwithmydad's s.
Soitwasalways a a dreamtoplayforEnglandandplaying a poem, a leak.
Sowhen I gotthechancetomovetoLester, itwasItwas a greatopportunityand I tookitwithbothhandsandfantasticclubstinkoffriendsoverthereaswell.
Whatyouseeiswhatyougetisvery, verygoodin a dressfrom a verygoodman.
Managementon.
EveryonewilltellyouthatonDhe.
I wasuphereeventuallyworkunderhimbecausewhen I was a lead, solet's start, hesaidtome, I shouldhaveworkedwithhim 10 yearsago, and I wouldhavebeen a betterplayerthan I amnow, hesaid.
Soitwasgoodtowalkon.
Dammit, It's typicalnewwarrior, isn't it?
Sostilltalkingtothem I'm a lovehimtodayis a very, verygoodman.
I knowyoufamouslysaidthatyou'rebetterthanVirgilVanDyke.
Yeah, I mean, obviouslycomingbackfrom a longterminjuries, it's alwaysgonnabedifficult.
Theteam's beendoingwell, so I justhavetowaitforforformyopportunitytocomeandwhenyoucomedownto, youneedtobereadytograbit.
Butobviously, I'vegot a fantasticrelationshipwiththefundwiththeownersand a loveoftheirfamilies.
Settle.
I don't wanttomovethemagain.
I'vebeeneverywhere, so I think I havetohavetostayafterstayinginCardifforforaslongas I can.
Butobviouslyfootballbeingfootballifif I'veopportunitytogoandplaysixmonthsandcomebackattheendoftheseasonandseewhereweare, what I knowabout, like I saidMottamaCardiffabsolutelyloveissohopefully I willstaythereaslongasaccountcouldbeplannedtonightagainstWestPalm.
Let's hopeyoudon't MrTrainers.
Look, I want I wanttobethere.
Definitely.
I'llbethere.
Don't worry.
Thefundrevisionsshouldbeokay.
I'llbethereTheygo.
Somemberssurvived.
Thisisyourlife.
Thanks.
BrilliantAt a A andsoulThankyouverymuchmorefrom a soultocomeinJust a moment.
A reminderofthebreakingnewsThislunchtimeCatalanDragonshaveannouncedthesigningofIsraelforallowthe 30 yearoldhassigned a oneyearcontract.
Heis a controversialfigureinsportafterhewassackedbyRuby, Australiafollowinganoffensivesocialmediapostlastyear.