We could have done with him yesterday. Just the sort of tenacity and grit we seemed to be lacking. He can play CM/DM & LB as cover too. No chance of us getting him off Juventus for a couple of seasons now though, even if we were officially interested.
Arturo Vidal
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Was really surprised more teams weren't in for him when he moved to Juve. feck, I wish we signed him... Especially now Song has gone.
Absolute steal.
Great player.
Missed a trick with this lad. Fantastic player.
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No chance Juve would sell him. Which is a shame, as he looks like the final piece in our jigsaw.
No chance Juve would sell him. Which is a shame, as he looks like the final piece in our jigsaw.
no way are we interested in signing him. if we wanted to, we would have signed him last season.
We're too late..
Seems like another pointless City signing
Juventus recently bought him. He ain't going nowhere. He's settled in Italy and is playing with the top club there.
He is a great player, love the guy. Was a steal for Juve, and we missed on a great value in the market.
Can only hope
40 million? Piss off 
Top player.
Just hope we find a way fo getting revenge at Juve by tapping up and poaching a player of theirs but definitely not for 40 million quid. Would be brilliant to poach one of their best players though and offer higher wages too to make sure we get them
Extended contract till 2017.
Ah crap my dreams are trashed.
Juve are more willing to let Pogba go than Vidal, let's go for him.
The most complete midfielder in the world at the moment.
Our lack of interest in him when he was at Leverkusen baffles me.
Our lack of interest in him when he was at Leverkusen baffles me.
He is said to be PSG's big target of the next summer.
Absolute colossus of a footballer. Always unlikely we would get him from Juve but I always had a slight hope 
I'm glad this has been resolved. Vidal is our best player. He can do everything and is a huge fan favourite.
Not even the most complete midfielder at Juve. Our lack of interest at that time was baffling though.
haha...
Pogba can do everything he can and more.
After Buffon retires, its going to be a difficult choice between him, Chiellini and Barzagli? for the next captain.
Chiellini I think will get it. He's vice Captain now isn't he?
He would have been absolutely spot on for us. Quite tragic he went so cheap and we never batted an eyelid
Considering how little business we've done with clubs from certain nations I wouldn't be surprised that SAF showed little interest in those league overall and that we didn't get consistent scouting done in those areas.
Heinze, Evra, Kagawa, Pogba and Hargreaves is all I can think off from France or Germany. Taibi and Veron might have put us off Italy. Can only think of a few youngsters coming from that area. Spain is definitely on the radar and has been for a little while.
There must as least be some reason why the spotlight hasn't been on the places very much.
When Medel and Vidal were still playing in Chile, i send an email to Utd recommending them... but probably went straight to the webmaster junk mail.
When Medel and Vidal were still playing in Chile, i send an email to Utd recommending them... but probably went straight to the webmaster junk mail.
At least you tried man! Hard to believe that Fergie didn't at least scout Vidal, regardless of the quotes suggesting otherwise. Colossal player who would have been ideal for us.You'd be foolish to do either. Please tell me what he can do that Pogba can't.
Finally a player who lived up to his FM potential. Top guy, always signed him in FM.
He's faster, stronger, scores more goals, better tackler, can play in more positions and is currently, without question, THE best central midfielder in the world. Anything else you need?
Me too, he did wonders for my QPR side that took all amd sundry to the cleaners.
I rate Busquets and Schweinsteiger over him.
midfielder - fergies one glaring weakness.