No.Having a better last season does not make him a better player.
If you had a choice now of either player for the rest of their career Di Maria or Bale surely it would be Bale.
Having a better last season does not make him a better player.
If you had a choice now of either player for the rest of their career Di Maria or Bale surely it would be Bale.
I can see us signing him, but it still doesn't solve the biggest issues we have. With a shite defence we are winning feck all.
Having a better last season does not make him a better player.
If you had a choice now of either player for the rest of their career Di Maria or Bale surely it would be Bale.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admits he does not know whether or not Angel di Maria wants to leave the European champions but is ready to play the Argentina winger in Tuesday's Spanish Supercopa first leg against Atletico Madrid.
Di Maria's future has been the source of much speculation this summer, especially with Madrid having spent around £85million to bring in World Cup stars James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos to bolster their midfield options.
Manchester United have regularly been linked with a big-money move for the 26-year-old, and fresh media reports on Monday suggested the Red Devils were willing to spend up to £100million on transfer fee and wages to take Di Maria to Old Trafford.
Ancelotti was again asked about the former Benfica forward's future on Monday ahead of the derby with Atletico, but, not for the first time, the Italian was giving little away - save for the fact Di Maria could play on Tuesday.
He said: "I don't want to enter into this theme so I don't lose focus on tomorrow's game. Di Maria is available like all the others. He may or may not start the game and has opportunities, but like everyone else.
"What I won't do is put out the same team in both legs. One team will play tomorrow and on Friday I will change it a little.
"I don't know what Di Maria has decided. But I know that he's training and that he could help us in tomorrow's match. Until August 31 it will continue the same way and after that everything will be cleared up and things will return to normal."
Obviously it'd be better to have Di Maria instead of Young on the wing, but that's not the central issue and would largely amount (just as it did with Mata) to tinkering at the edges.
You've already spent £130m net (wages excluded) on additions to the squad that won the title. And now you're blithely suggesting that United could commit another £50m on Di Maria (+ £50m on wages) and then go and sign a top quality CB and a top quality CM. Let's say these two extra players would cost another £70m, so let's call it another £100m net in total (assuming you sell players for £20m) plus say another £80m net on wages ... all on top of the £130m already mentioned.
Well, I call "nonsense". I don't believe that United have the money to do this. And in any case you need two quality CMs (not one), plus decent cover for Shaw, plus probably two CBs rather than one).
And the notion that you have "unlimited funds" is of course laughable. Nobody has unlimited funds.
Sounds like he's conceded that there's a strong possibility he might leave.
I genuinely think that Di Maria is a compromise between Woodward and Van Gaal.
I think Van Gaal would quite happily take this squad into the league this year and see what he can get out if them before making changes next summer while Woodward is craving a marquee signing to help sell the brand around the globe.
Vidal was that signing we were "watching the space" for but the knee has put it on hold and now after Van Gaal's comments about Di Maria I reckon Woodward said "listen, if you want a winger of Di Maria's quality why don't we go for him?" I'd bet that Madrid have made contact with us about him much like they did with Ozil.
No we haven't. We've spent £120m and recouped around £8m. At least try and be factually correct before you rant about something you haven't a clue about.
Will be interesting how much Real Force him and Khedira out close to the end of the Window.
They want to make a push for Falcao.
He might end up being sort of similar to Arsenal signing Ozil late last summer.
He's also one of a select few at the top level who absolutely turn it up for the big games. Look no further than the UCL final or the latest El Classico, he tore Barcelona apart in the first half.Yes our defence is poor but having Di Maria would be a dream come true. He is fast, direct, can beat a man, has great workrate and can score goals. He would tear any left back in the prem a new arsehole when he's running down the wing and cutting in. We should just break the bank for this cnut.
Why do you care about our spending so much?
I'm just giving my views on the wisdom of signing Di Maria (if you do) for a lot of money versus what are IMO much more pressing needs at United. It's not a question of my worrying about it. In fact as an opposition fan I'd be quite pleased if you continue in the Mata-style vein of spending (as I see it) by getting Di Maria. This because I don't think it would strengthen you anywhere near as much as spending money on the player positions I've mentioned, and I don't see you as being able to do both, or not in terms of top-quality players in addition to Di Maria anyhow.
I genuinely think that Di Maria is a compromise between Woodward and Van Gaal.
I think Van Gaal would quite happily take this squad into the league this year and see what he can get out if them before making changes next summer while Woodward is craving a marquee signing to help sell the brand around the globe.
Vidal was that signing we were "watching the space" for but the knee has put it on hold and now after Van Gaal's comments about Di Maria I reckon Woodward said "listen, if you want a winger of Di Maria's quality why don't we go for him?" I'd bet that Madrid have made contact with us about him much like they did with Ozil.
Never in a million years would van Gaal be happy with that squad when he even mentioned our lack of quality on the wings, our lack of defenders and not beeing able to compete for the title.
I'm talking about a £100m transfer fee, that would be high, making him more expensive than Ronaldo or Bale. £50m in wages over 4 years for example is £240k/week. It's very high, but Rooney's on £300k so could be worse. £50m fee is again high, but it's nearing the end of the window, people can see we're desperate, we've stated we have deep pockets, so sort of to be expected. Besides, all that said, i don't believe these figures stated, they always change and can be as outrageously and inaccurately low as they can high (£16m for Hummels for example). So basically, we may well be in for him but the figure is likely a load of old bollocks. Not to mention it could include player swaps, extra clauses, all sorts of crap to pad out the overall value which isn't part of the initial deal.
I somewhat agree with GlastonSpurs. Di Maria is a star signing and will have a positive impact to the quality of our squad like Mata had. However, it is not a position that should be the upmost priority. For example, a player like William Carvalho is a much more needed addition. Like how Liverpool is utilizing Sterling, Januzaj can develop in the role we want to play Di Maria in and benefit from the experience. However, I am not complaining with this addition because Di Maria will be a quality buy and can provide more than Young in our current attack.
We don't need two CM's. If we manage to get a ball winning CM in we'll be ok. Rojo can cover LB as well as CB.
Di Maria @ 50mil
Rojo @ 16mil
Benatia @ 28mil
Khedira @ 8mil
All prices are quoted today or yesterday as asking prices. That's 102million outlay. That would see us comfortably a lot stronger, first XI and squad, plus we would be able to play 4-2-3-1/4-3-3. Rather than the questionable 3-5-2/5-2-1-2.
So that'd be £102m + £140m = £252m on additions to the title-winning squad in a short space of time. Let's call it £220m net spend if you can find buyers for 2 or 3 players despite the high wages that most get.
Sorry, but I just don't see it happening. But it's all about opinions so I'll wait to see if events prove me wrong.
Having a lack of quality and production from wide areas had hurt us for a long while. I've said for ages that it's a more pressing issue than CM and I still maintain that.
Games might be lost in midfield but they are won in attack.
Would you be concerned if we could do a double deal for both Di Maria and Khedira?
Midfield situation is more pressing that's for sure, but we need better winger options and Di Maria would give us that, on top of that he can play in midfield too.I'm just giving my views on the wisdom of signing Di Maria (if you do) for a lot of money versus what are IMO much more pressing needs at United. It's not a question of my worrying about it. In fact as an opposition fan I'd be quite pleased if you continue in the Mata-style vein of spending (as I see it) by getting Di Maria. This because I don't think it would strengthen you anywhere near as much as spending money on the player positions I've mentioned, and I don't see you as being able to do both, or not in terms of top-quality players in addition to Di Maria anyhow.
I doubt we'd not sign a centre back just because we got those two.It'd improve United of course, but still leave you seriously short in terms of your back 4. Whether it would improve your CM by enough (enough to get top 4) would remain to be seen.
Midfield situation is more pressing that's for sure, but we need better winger options and Di Maria would give us that, on top of that he can play in midfield too.
So that'd be £102m + £140m = £252m on additions to the title-winning squad in a short space of time. Let's call it £220m net spend if you can find buyers for 2 or 3 players despite the high wages that most get.
Sorry, but I just don't see it happening. But it's all about opinions so I'll wait to see if events prove me wrong.
