Speaker 1: What's going on Manchester United fans. My name is Drew
Speaker 1: Dickinson and welcome to this edition of the three D Friday.
Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining, Thank you so much
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Speaker 1: every week is my beloved Manchester United, and we're gonna
Speaker 1: get right into it. Lots to talk about, of course.
Speaker 1: United just ended their twenty twenty five Premier League Summer
Speaker 1: Series tour here in America, saw them defeat west Ham
Speaker 1: and New York, travel to Chicago where they defeated Bournemouth,
Speaker 1: and just round it out here in Atlanta with a
Speaker 1: two to two draw against Everton. Get into that in
Speaker 1: just a moment, but first I want to talk about
Speaker 1: the exciting news the one of the biggest transfer sagos
Speaker 1: of the summer. It's actually the second biggest, United already
Speaker 1: involved in the first with Brian Umbumo, but it is official.
Speaker 1: Benjamin Cesco is a Manchester United player. I came to
Speaker 1: you guys yesterday with a three D with breaking news
Speaker 1: the signing of the twenty twenty Easy for me to
Speaker 1: say twenty two year old Slovenian from Red Bull Leipzig.
Speaker 1: According to sources, David Ornstein and Forbitzia Romano fee of
Speaker 1: sixty six point four million pounds, with seven point four
Speaker 1: million pounds in add ons and here in America that's
Speaker 1: about ninety eight point eight million dollars. Deal also includes
Speaker 1: a sell on clause which, if you're unsure what that is,
Speaker 1: it entitles Red Bull Leipzig to a percentage of any
Speaker 1: futures transfer if United were to ever sell Benjamin Cesco.
Speaker 1: Of course, he made it clear he only wanted United
Speaker 1: this summer, told his agent, whatever you gotta do to
Speaker 1: get me there, please, let's do it. That meant waighing
Speaker 1: part of his salary, and even this is kind of
Speaker 1: unheard of. In twenty twenty five, the agent gave up
Speaker 1: a massive share of his commission all to make the
Speaker 1: move to Manchester United possible. He could have earned more
Speaker 1: money wage wise by going to Newcastle. But I take
Speaker 1: the words right out of the mouth of the wonderful
Speaker 1: Fabrizio Romano. Don't underestimate Manchester United. Cesco and his agent
Speaker 1: have flown to Manchester. They flew in yesterday. They don't
Speaker 1: want to wait anymore. He said, you know we're supposed
Speaker 1: to fly in on Saturday. You'll get through the week
Speaker 1: come over on the weekend. He said, no, I want
Speaker 1: to fly in today. I do not want to wait.
Speaker 1: So his medical is scheduled for was scheduled for later
Speaker 1: today and hopefully he'll be unveiled, in veiled. Hopefully he'll
Speaker 1: be revealed to the old Trafford crowd tomorrow morning when
Speaker 1: United face Fiorentina. But think about this. You've got the
Speaker 1: very talented Benjamin Chesco playing as the number nine. You've
Speaker 1: got Matteias Kuna playing as the left sided number ten,
Speaker 1: and of course Brian and Buomo playing as the right
Speaker 1: side number ten. Ahmad behind him as the right wing back,
Speaker 1: Bruno Fernandez bringing the ball up the pitch, creating doing
Speaker 1: what he does best. Man there could really, really, really
Speaker 1: be an exciting season four United. Benjaminchesco twenty two two.
Speaker 1: Benjaminchesco twenty two year old Slovenian, a Manchester United player,
Speaker 1: now back to the to two draw Sunday in Atlanta
Speaker 1: against Everton. It was the last game of the American Tour,
Speaker 1: the Premier League Summer Series Tour. If you will, we
Speaker 1: got to see the debut of Brian and Boomo. It
Speaker 1: was like it was a starting attack of Cunya kind
Speaker 1: of playing as that false nine. Bruno starting on the
Speaker 1: left as the left side of number ten with Patrick
Speaker 1: Dorgu or excuse me, with Diogu Dalo behind him. We
Speaker 1: had Ahmad starting as the right wing back behind Brian
Speaker 1: im Boomel who was the right side a number ten
Speaker 1: who I told you was making his Manchester United debut.
Speaker 1: Things got off a little a little slow for United.
Speaker 1: The press really was kind of non existent. But you
Speaker 1: got to take your hats off to Jordan Pickford, who
Speaker 1: is one of the best goalkeepers in the world at
Speaker 1: distributing and playing out from the back, so it made
Speaker 1: that press a little difficult to come alive. We saw
Speaker 1: some great build up play down the right side with
Speaker 1: Ahmad a couple of times. We saw him and Cunya
Speaker 1: just at the beginning of the game. I want to say,
Speaker 1: within five minutes get inside the box. Cunya had some
Speaker 1: great cuts inside the eighteen. Ahmad found him, Kunya laid
Speaker 1: the ball across the mouth the goal, nobody was there
Speaker 1: to finish. You could also see lots of how do
Speaker 1: I say, this, you could see Everton having lots of
Speaker 1: attack as well. I mean, you couldn't count them out
Speaker 1: the entire game. They got right after Bruno was able
Speaker 1: to get the penalty kick in the net. At the
Speaker 1: nineteenth minute, Everton were able to sneak one in the
Speaker 1: back post as well, tied up one to one. That's
Speaker 1: how the first half ended. Coming the second half, United
Speaker 1: started off a little bit stronger, had some substitutions. Mason
Speaker 1: Mount scores an incredible goal. You saw him score a
Speaker 1: couple of those last season from the left side of
Speaker 1: the eighteen where he receives it, turns kind of no
Speaker 1: look and hits it back post with a cute, sweet
Speaker 1: little bend on It made it two to one. But again,
Speaker 1: like I said, can't really count Everton out. They were
Speaker 1: able to score double their goals, double their goals and
Speaker 1: tied up and that's how the game ended at two two.
Speaker 1: But look, there's a lot to take out of that game,
Speaker 1: good or bad. But for me, I was mostly impressed
Speaker 1: with Lenny Euro. The nineteen year old came over from
Speaker 1: Lele He chose United last summer over Real Madrid, which
Speaker 1: is just fantastic. You can see the match period of
Speaker 1: this kid right before your eyes. We saw some shines
Speaker 1: of it last year. He unfortunately got injured the beginning
Speaker 1: of the season, didn't really get to make his debut
Speaker 1: until the season got underway. But he's he's superb in
Speaker 1: the back, absolutely dominant in the air. But what's most
Speaker 1: impressive for me is his ball carrying ability. He saw
Speaker 1: United sometimes morph into that four four two while in attack.
Speaker 1: The entire time that happened, there's one person with the
Speaker 1: ball at their feet, and that was Lenny Euro bringing
Speaker 1: it out from the back. So I asked myself, is
Speaker 1: this a tactical tweak from Ruben mrim And or the
Speaker 1: growth of Lenny Euro. Fortunately, SDH was able to catch
Speaker 1: up with the young Parisian postgame and to collect his
Speaker 1: thoughts on the confidence from himself and from the manager.
Speaker 1: As you guys can see, the kid oozes confidence and
Speaker 1: obviously seems to have the true us from the manager. Definitely,
Speaker 1: definitely a player to keep your eye on during the season. Okay, transfers,
Speaker 1: we'll start with outgoings. United have officially set a price
Speaker 1: for Alejandro Garnaccho fifty million dollars, and I stated last
Speaker 1: week the kid only wants Chelsea. That seems to be
Speaker 1: his destination because it's either Chelsea or he's gonna stay
Speaker 1: at United. But both of the clubs have begun talks
Speaker 1: over the young Argentine. We'll see where that goes in
Speaker 1: the next few days. No news on Jaden Sancho. The
Speaker 1: word between United and Juventus is kind of out of
Speaker 1: stalwart right now. No news, so I guess no news
Speaker 1: is good news. We'll find out more on that as
Speaker 1: it develops. Real Batist still trying their best to figure
Speaker 1: out a way to get Anthony over the line. He's
Speaker 1: also got a lot of offers from clubs all over
Speaker 1: the world, particularly Saudi Arabian clubs, who I think would
Speaker 1: be ready to pay that fee. But I'm unsure if
Speaker 1: Anthony wants to go to Saudi Arabia. Of course he
Speaker 1: needs to do something to get playing time if he
Speaker 1: wants to impress Carlo Encelotti, who is the new Brazilian
Speaker 1: head coach. Of course, the World Cup coming to America
Speaker 1: next year, Anthony's gonna have to find some playing time.
Speaker 1: Look at Rashford, he found his move to Barcelona, where
Speaker 1: he seems to be fitting in. Well, he's gonna be
Speaker 1: looking to impress Thomas Tookel to get back in the
Speaker 1: England squad for the World Cup next year. But back
Speaker 1: to the three d incomings. Already spoke about Benjamin Chesco
Speaker 1: and here's the big one. Here's another another transfer saga
Speaker 1: brewing here for Manchester United. Reports came out yesterday United
Speaker 1: and Brighton Hove Albion have opened talks on what a
Speaker 1: potential move would cost for the Cameroonian defensive midfielder Carlos Balliba.
Speaker 1: Brighton have officially set the price at one hundred and
Speaker 1: four million pounds, which you know can We've seen We've
Speaker 1: seen Brentford stand tall and strong with their evaluation of
Speaker 1: m Boomo and I see it being so late in
Speaker 1: the window, Brighton want to do the same. They have
Speaker 1: a predecessor who is out on loan right now for Balliba.
Speaker 1: You know they had Cisato go to Chelsea. Balliba came
Speaker 1: up and immediately took over and showed exactly why Brighton
Speaker 1: are fantastic at developing these young defensive midfielders. He's he
Speaker 1: as in Balliba, a ball carrying defensive midfielder and that's
Speaker 1: one thing that this club lacks. It lacks that ball
Speaker 1: progressor we talked about Euro doing it out of the
Speaker 1: back is as a central as a center back, but
Speaker 1: we need more speed and more aggression in the midfield. Envoy,
Speaker 1: does Carlos Balliba check all of those boxes? Like I said,
Speaker 1: Brighton have set the price at one hundred and four
Speaker 1: million pounds and I fear that it might be too much,
Speaker 1: too late in the window for United and Brighton to
Speaker 1: be able to do business. But Brightoner is selling club,
Speaker 1: so let's see what United can do. My main question
Speaker 1: for this move though, is who's plan b You know,
Speaker 1: Ruben is pushing for a midfielder hard behind the scenes,
Speaker 1: and like I said, Balaba seems to check the boxes,
Speaker 1: but you're gonna have to need a backup plan and
Speaker 1: we just unsure of who that is at the moment.
Speaker 1: Right now, it seems that United are all in for
Speaker 1: Balliba and just like all the others, will keep everyone
Speaker 1: up to date as things develop. But just think after
Speaker 1: Mateus Kunya, after Brian and Boomo, after Benjamin chesco in
Speaker 1: just two months here with Ineos's second summer in charge,
Speaker 1: really their first with their new coach that they wanted, guys,
Speaker 1: and this would be a shock to me in the least,
Speaker 1: But of course, as everything when it comes to indgoings
Speaker 1: and outgoings, I'll have more information once things develop. Now
Speaker 1: mentioned it a little earlier on in the broadcast or
Speaker 1: in the show, but we're gonna put a bow on
Speaker 1: preseason tomorrow morning as United welcome in I, Fior and
Speaker 1: Tina to Old Trafford. Just another opportunity for Ruben Emmerim
Speaker 1: to work out those kinks, whether it's tactically, whether it's
Speaker 1: the lineup. He prefers so many different things that tomorrow
Speaker 1: can spell for United. I'm just unsure of how he
Speaker 1: goes about it. Well, Brian and Boomo get more minutes.
Speaker 1: I expect to see that, and I wouldn't be shocked
Speaker 1: if we saw. Once again, I stated that what we
Speaker 1: see against Everton could possibly be the starting eleven for
Speaker 1: the Arsenal game. That's I believe on the seventeenth of August.
Speaker 1: But with the signing of Benjamin Cisco, things could be
Speaker 1: completely different come August seventeenth. But I do think that
Speaker 1: tomorrow will get a good eye idea of what the
Speaker 1: eleven will look like against Arsenal. Of course, I said
Speaker 1: maybe more minutes for m Buomo andre Onnanna. He won't
Speaker 1: feature tomorrow. He's still nursing that injured hamstring. He hopes
Speaker 1: to be back for the Arsenal game. Los Angele Martinez
Speaker 1: also not expected to play. I read some reports that
Speaker 1: he won't be back in the Fold until probably September,
Speaker 1: which isn't too far away. Fiorentina, of course, finished sixth
Speaker 1: in siri R last season, so it's a good little
Speaker 1: test here for United before the season starts. Moyses Keene
Speaker 1: Edinjeco a couple of players that will feature for Fiorentina.
Speaker 1: But let's be honest, guys, the only thing anyone is
Speaker 1: talking about regarding this matchup Saturday morning is the return
Speaker 1: of David Dejeya. He's coming home back to Old Trafford
Speaker 1: where he grew up, where he was born in bred
Speaker 1: in this professional soccer I suspect, of course. He was
Speaker 1: brought over from Spain by Sir Alex Ferguson, another one
Speaker 1: of those hand picked players like Christianna Ronaldo by Fergie
Speaker 1: and Dehea just took the club by storm. He won
Speaker 1: two Premier League Gold Gloves. He was four time Manchester
Speaker 1: United Player of the Year, one time Premier League champion,
Speaker 1: one time Europa League Champion, two time League Cup winner
Speaker 1: and one FA Cup. You know, between Peter Schmichael and
Speaker 1: David de Haea, the two best goalkeepers in my opinion,
Speaker 1: in the history of the existence of Manchester United. Dave Sabes,
Speaker 1: if you will, there's a lot of there's a big
Speaker 1: period of time to where United were still finishing top four,
Speaker 1: still going to Champions League. But we're kind of kind
Speaker 1: of an outcast, you know, just weren't the same dominant
Speaker 1: you know that they were before and one of the
Speaker 1: reasons why United were able to stay in the forefront
Speaker 1: of European soccer. David de Haa, he came to the
Speaker 1: rescue so many times and was I a proponent of
Speaker 1: Andrea Nanna coming in to United. Yeah, of course, you know,
Speaker 1: a new coach, a new regime, change was needed. Did
Speaker 1: it happen too fast? Did it happen a little disrespectfully? Yeah?
Speaker 1: I think it did. An absolute club legend, and he
Speaker 1: just he kind of got it. He kind of got
Speaker 1: the short end of the stick. So I'm sure Old
Speaker 1: Trafford will give him the warm welcome and the ovation
Speaker 1: that he deserves. Welcome back to Old Trafford, Dave. I
Speaker 1: hope it is a great homecoming for you, but I
Speaker 1: still hope United put it to you, give you some
Speaker 1: give you some tests inside the goal, but I still
Speaker 1: good to see you back home, Dave. Well, guys, look
Speaker 1: you know, after after a fun little show we had,
Speaker 1: it's going to be exciting to watch United tomorrow morning.
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Speaker 1: do it for this edition of the three D. Like
Speaker 1: I said before, enjoy the game tomorrow morning. I believe
Speaker 1: kick off is seven thirty or seven forty five State time.
Speaker 1: Enjoy it. We will be back next week for the
Speaker 1: opening week three D. Looking forward to it. Manchester United,
Speaker 1: Arsenal August seventeenth, eleven thirty am. Can't wait. Enjoy the
Speaker 1: rest of your weekend, folks. We'll talk to you next week.
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