26 Apr 2026 17:29:14
29 is relatively "old" in EPL football but I would like to see LFC sign Jarrod Bowen, especially if West Ham get relegated.
26 Apr 2026 18:12:45
He's too old, and we'd be signing the poor lads divorce papers too.
26 Apr 2026 18:16:45
I would second that, whether or not he would move north is another question. Tottenham are going down anyway, so it really doesn't matter. ?
26 Apr 2026 18:54:28
Is 29 too old though?
If you sign him and get 2 really good years out of him (of which I think he's fully capable), then I don't see him being too old.
Was Thiago Silva too old when he joined Chelsea? He was fantastic.
Everyone talks about RVP joining United from Arsenal.
Those are just off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are lots of other examples.
Not sure we'd go for him anyway, but I think we could do a lot worse!
26 Apr 2026 19:12:29
It's not the age but the fee that worries me. 10-15m then sure go for it.
26 Apr 2026 20:42:20
His wages will be problem no1. After that, will be his affiliations and lifestyle down south.
26 Apr 2026 21:01:03
We could do with a good 28/29 year old or two in our side for leadership provided they are good enough and I would not mind at all having Bowen in our squad at a decent price.
Not buying this 29 is too old.
Bunch of Chelsea minded DOFs on this site. A squad needs men as well as young talent.
26 Apr 2026 21:11:21
The Robin Van Persie thing is a myth. He had one really good season and the other two were hit by injury, and was then sold at an £18m loss to Fenerbahce.
29 is too old, specially when you're talking about spending big money, West Ham won't be letting him go cheap as he has a contract until 2030.
Just remember, United spunking big money on Varane & Casemiro, who were both at the wrong end of their careers and how badly that worked out. Let's not be Man United.
26 Apr 2026 21:17:47
@Diogo, isn't he 30 already?
26 Apr 2026 21:18:02
He's never leaving London so not happening.
26 Apr 2026 23:08:25
Absolutely would go for Bowen.
We don't need a 25-man squad of 23-25yr old players in or entering their prime years.
He'd be great in the squad and assuming he'd take that kind of Shaqiri-type role then 100%.
27 Apr 2026 00:14:32
We are already losing Salah and Ekitike is out for a while and will likely take time to get up to speed.
Then we have Gakpo and hopefully a fit Isak as forward options.
Ngumoha is very talented and exciting future prospect but still a little hit and miss attacking and literally does not do a lick defensively. Has got everything to learn from defensive point of view.
Then I'm sure we'll get someone young like Diomande who is also incredibly talented on the ball but coming to a new league and question marks defensively.
We need high intensity around Isak because he will get better with fitness but he won't all of a sudden become a pressing machine.
We need 10 men busting a gut around him and him playing the Salah role of becoming a numbers machine.
So yes. We need someone reliable up top who knows the league and we can almost bank on a certain level of play and can also provide leadership to what is becoming a young group.
Bowen fits that bill. If we go full on 15 and under only, then likelihood is we become a Chelsea like team and a bit soft. We are already soft this season.
We need men out there. You say Van Persie Victor, I give you Milner.
Trust me, we need leaders. I'm actually dreading a fully youth transfer season this one. Think we'll be in big trouble if we go down that route. Very much following the Chelsea lead.
27 Apr 2026 02:12:22
Bowen would be an excellent addition to the squad.
Keys - transfer fee, wages, what does Bowen expect in terms of starts?
27 Apr 2026 04:30:10
Bowen is all right, but I'd want us to look at Said El Mala.
27 Apr 2026 07:37:35
Van Persie was the example cited by someone else, Davey, I merely pointed out that he was effective for one season and the perception that United had more than one good year out of him is false.
I could equally point out Joe Cole, Fernando Morientes & Paul Ince as examples of players at 28/29 who had nothing left in the tank.
Milner is an outlier because of how dedicated he was to his own fitness.