DcFc Dyycheee Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Clubs are already clamouring to sign young Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone on loan next season. The 21-year-old is currently on loan at Championship side Doncaster. He was initially signed as emergency cover when Ross Turnbull was ruled out with a calf injury but the stopper has since kept his place in the starting XI. Three clean sheets in his last five games has attracted interest from Burnley and Derby who are both eyeing him for next season. Johnstone has been a regular No 1 for England from the Under 16s through to the Under 20s and is being monitored by Under 21 manager Gareth Southgate. He has been on the bench twice for the United's senior side, against Stoke in the Capital One Cup and West Ham in the Barclays Premier League. David Moyes made it clear he has no intention of letting Johnstone leave United permanently when he handed the player a new three-and-a-half year contract in January. But with David de Gea well-established as United's first-team goalkeeper, a host of clubs are ready to take Johnstone on loan next season. - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2590799/Manchester-United-keeper-Sam-Johnstone-wanted-loan-Burnley-Derby.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_Stand_Ram Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Odd. Good keeper but us and Burnley have decent keepers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Don't we have the new wonder goalie already in that young Dutch or whatever he is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Teale Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 He would have been one Steele knows for utd I guess. Probably helped bring him through the ranks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 It would be a strange one. Unless he's to be number 2 and the other lad for development Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 If he is coming, Lego is surely going out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 We need Iker Casillas next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Seeing as we already have a couple of decent young keepers, and Granty is the steadiest Keeper we've had in a good few years, I don't see the point. GK certainly shouldn't be a priority position for the Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 He wunt be allowed to play against Man U for us next season anyway. Assuming they stay up obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 If we sign him, then I have the deepest, deepest, deepest faith that he will be a lot better than what we have. Eric Steele will have watched this kid since he was 15/16. He will know what he's about. The only doubt I have, is that if he was so good why didn't we grab him before he went Doncaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabber Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I think he will want to play regularly and I can't imagine he would get that with Grant the incumbent. Only other possibility is that they want him to spend more time with Steele? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 This makes very little sense, unless Grant is on his way. We can only have five loan players in the match day squad. Steve and Sam have often mentioned that high quality loans are part of our strategy to progress. If we one of those loans is always taken up with a bench warming goalkeeper it clearly restricts things. Even if Legzdins is on his way (and Eric Steels said to me they are going to look at that at the end of the season once we know what league we are in), surely Roos and Morch should be sufficient cover. Also, as dabber mentioned, why would Johnstone want to come here not to play? Loaning in a keeper, other than in an emergency situation, makes no sense unless it is as a number 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I think some lazy journalist has made the Steele connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 This makes very little sense, unless Grant is on his way. We can only have five loan players in the match day squad. Steve and Sam have often mentioned that high quality loans are part of our strategy to progress. If we one of those loans is always taken up with a bench warming goalkeeper it clearly restricts things. Even if Legzdins is on his way (and Eric Steels said to me they are going to look at that at the end of the season once we know what league we are in), surely Roos and Morch should be sufficient cover. Also, as dabber mentioned, why would Johnstone want to come here not to play? Loaning in a keeper, other than in an emergency situation, makes no sense unless it is as a number 1.The 5 loan rule is for the emergency loans only, I believe, you can have as many season long loans in the team as you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 The 5 loan rule is for the emergency loans only, I believe, you can have as many season long loans in the team as you want. No they changed it this season in response to Watford's rent a team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptherams Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 If we want him then he is ours. No doubt about that. The GK position could be an interesting one to watch. In all honesty I have no idea what will happen in the summer with this position, especially if we get promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 No they changed it this season in response to Watford's rent a teamDidn't realise it counted for all loans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Ram Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Eric Steele will have watched this kid since he was 15/16. He will know what he's about. The only doubt I have, is that if he was so good why didn't we grab him before he went Doncaster? you could say that about a lot of players, if will hughes is so good and such a prospect why is he playing at derby? because hughes came through the derby ranks just after we decided not to sell players for dirt among other reasons (with the exception of brayford) i do beleive that until doncaster, hes never really played first team football at a 'higher level' and if youve never seen soeone play football, you dont know how good or bad they are s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddesdenRam Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Thought we just signed Kelle Roos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Thought it was a Scottish football team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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