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BBC News
04-07-2025
- Business
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Goodwin eyes European return with 'big rebuild'
Manager Jim Goodwin aims to lessen Dundee United's reliance on loans as he embarks on another "big rebuild" at the six new signings so far, only Isaac Pappoe is on a temporary deal, with the midfielder arriving from Ferencvaros in last season, United had six players on loan as they finished fourth in the Scottish Premiership, including top scorer Sam Dalby and goalkeeper Jack may yet try to tempt back Luca Stephenson and Emmanuel Adegboyega, who were also regulars last term, since he is far from finished in the transfer market."It seems to be one big rebuild after another," he told BBC Sport Scotland."I feel it's the way it's been for probably the last five or six years of my managerial career."It would be nice to go into next summer and only need three or four players. But that doesn't ever seem to happen."We relied heavily on the loan market last year, which is something that we're trying to change a little bit."We've signed a number of players on permanent contracts already. But we've got a job on our hands to put a squad together that's going to make us as competitive as possible in the league first and foremost."But also we want to compete in all the other competitions and we have the Europa Conference qualifier, that first competitive game at the end of this month." Having enjoyed an impressive return to the top flight last season, Goodwin is out to emulate that success."Our points return in the opening 11 fixtures was really good," he reflected. "I think since August last year we never dropped out of that top half."The objective changes as the season goes along but the fact we finished fourth, everybody, from a Dundee United perspective, would want us to be at least in that top six and competing for those European places."We're not stupid. We understand how difficult that's going to be, especially when you see the kind of investment that's been made in some of the other clubs."
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Pappoe eyeing up European football and a trophy win with Dundee United
Playing European football for Dundee United will be "a dream come true" for new signing Isaac Pappoe, while "winning a trophy" is the Ghanaian central midfielder has joined on a season-long loan from Hungarian champions Ferencvaros, with manager Jim Goodwin describing the 21-year-old as "a really exciting talent"."I'm very excited to be here and that's a dream [playing European football]," Pappoe said. "It's a dream come true. I'm just here to give everything as a player."I'm here to help Dundee United to be successful this season, maybe to get to the Europa Conference group stages and to get to win a trophy this season. That's the joined the Hungarian giants from Swiss club Aarau, where United said he "maintained a phenomenal 87% passing accuracy, averaged in excess of five interceptions per 90 minutes and ranked second in the division for passes into the final third"."I'm a lovely player," he added."I'm a good player with the ball, without the ball and I give everything on and off the pitch."My experiences elsewhere I think have helped me because in life you have to face a different culture and different people."That gives you a lot of experience in life and I think I enjoyed each and every one."
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
United sign midfielder Pappoe on loan from Hungarian champions
Dundee United have signed Ghanaian central midfielder Isaac Pappoe on a season-long loan from Hungarian champions Ferencvaros, with manager Jim Goodwin describing the 21-year-old as "a really exciting talent".Pappoe made only five appearances last season after being signed a year ago from Swiss club Goodwin said United had "worked extremely hard" to sign him "amid strong interest from elsewhere".The United boss told his club website: "His energy and work ethic is infectious and he has terrific ball-carrying and progressing abilities. "Out of possession, he reads the game intelligently - a quality which allows him to intercept passes in dangerous areas and transition defence into attack quickly."Goodwin is confident Pappoe will follow in the footsteps of Luca Stephenson, Emmanuel Adegboyega and Sam Dalby from last season in proving a "great success" via the loan midfielder began his career with Golden Kicks in Ghana's capital, with whom he earned a call up to his national under-21 just 18, he moved to Ashdod in Israel then, in summer 2023, joined point out that, during his season in Switzerland, he "maintained a phenomenal 87% passing accuracy, averaged in excess of five interceptions per 90 minutes and ranked second in the division for passes into the final third".That led to a switch to Ferencvaros on a four-year contract, but Pappoe is now "excited" to have the chance to win more game time in the Scottish Premiership and experience yet another "different culture"."It was a tough season for me last season, but I got a lot of experience and learned a lot," he added."It is a good platform for me to improve as a young player."
BBC News
01-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'United in talks over Pappoe loan from Ferencvaros'
Dundee United have held talks with Ferencvaros as they pursue a loan move for 21-year-old midfielder Isaac Pappoe, who is keen on a switch to Scotland after struggling to make his mark in the Hungarian champions' first team since arriving from Aarau last summer. (The Courier), externalDunfermline Athletic and Partick Thistle have both declared an interest in Louis Moult after the 33-year-old striker was released by Dundee United. (Daily Record), externalRead Tuesday's Scottish Gossip in full.
