Still mulling over whether or not to approach van Gaal for his opinion on whether or not to possibly mull over preparing a bid.
Arturo Vidal
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For me, it would be Kroos and Bastian who go.
Martinez and Lahm offer a lot defensively and can play other positions very well.
I agree Thiago won't be sold, so Vidal would put in nicely
He could play in any midfield in the world. His skillset pretty much covers everything. I can't think of a midfielder who'd improve us more than him. Him alone offers more movement and attacking threat than all of our other midfielders put together, not counting Herrera.
If Juve are even considering selling we need to go at him all guns a-blazing.
If Juve are even considering selling we need to go at him all guns a-blazing.
We can mull all we want, we're not the decision makers
Currently in Vietnam and I noticed earlier one of the main headlines on the sports channel mentioned Utd and Vidal. I asked my Girlfriend to translate and she said it was along the lines of 'Utd to bid £36mil for Vidal' - usually would just dismiss it but channel looked fairly legit and other main headlines were factual (about WC and Wimbledon and something about Higuain and Barcelona).
Rushed to a Internet cafe as subtly as I could without looking a dick and was disappointed not to find anything a little more concrete on the Vidal story.
Reminds me of a time I was in the Far East and it was all over the news we had signed Kerlon... Should have learn't my lesson...
Hopefully this time might prove to be successful.
Are you on holiday? Don't go to an Internet cafe looking for transfer rumours on holiday!
Thanks for clearing that one up.
I am... The thought of Vidal signing was enough to send me scrambling for some where with wifi!! Unfortunately seemed someone in Vietnam perhaps got carried away. What a signing it would be though.
Oh, not Vidal related but seen a few yellow Utd shirts over here (have the Chevy sponsor).
Totally agree with this. Get it done Ed, Shaw and Herrera are a good start, but you still owe us for last years debacle. Grabbing Vidal would certainly be an 'Equalizer' though. Sorry lads and lasses, couldn't resist.
If Chelsea try and get Pogba .... It will make the Vidal purchase very hard.
Or alternatively, if we try and get Vidal, it will make Pogba's purchase very hard for Chelsea.
Don't forget, Chile are already out, while the French are still in the WC. therefore if we move swiftly, i think we could tie up a deal for Vidal quicker than Chelsea could for Pogba.
Or alternatively, if we try and get Vidal, it will make Pogba's purchase very hard for Chelsea.
I like!
I'd imagine if anything were to happen we'll hear about it this week.
Can't see it though.
Can't see it though.
If that dubious scenario actually panned out...the early psychological blow delivered by LVG to Jose would be almost as satisfying as nabbing Vidal! I hope you're right. Can't see that happening though, the Vidal and Sanchez transfers will be drawn out and made huge.
As if, this is a saga that could easily drift through July and August!
I'd imagine not actually as interest in Pogba, who Juventus must prefer to keep, may hasten a sale of Vidal to eradicate the pressure to sell Pogba. If all they have is the money on the table for Pogba then it'll be difficult but if they can see the sale of Vidal as an 'out' they may very well take that. Sell the family silver to fund the keeping of the family gold.
Juventus feel that they probably have to sell one of Pogba and Vidal this summer.
But obviously they would much rather keep Pogba due to his age, and the fact he'll be worth even more next Summer, whereas Vidal's value can only really decrease from this point on.
But obviously they would much rather keep Pogba due to his age, and the fact he'll be worth even more next Summer, whereas Vidal's value can only really decrease from this point on.
Word on twitter seems to be 40m+Nani and he's ours or a straight up 50m bid. People expect it to start racing in pace by Tuesday
So we negotiating on twitter now?
From who on Twitter?
That's not an optimistic way of saying 'Indykaila says...' is it?
Aha no no, just the usual accounts, people that know people and so forth. Nothing we could really lay our hopes on but none the less there's smoke here.
Who else has missed @SolidState so far this window?
What usual accounts?
Just a bunch of ITK types
Which is sad because if this window has taught us anything it's that were handling transfers very differently than we did under Moyes, less leaks so just trust the local papers to the club. Luckily Tutto also reported something similar yet didn't go as far as to mention fees
Most ironic thing the internet has ever seen.
I really wouldn't get your hopes up on Vidal. If there is even a hint that he is available there is going to be a host of wealthy Champions League clubs queued up to sign him.
The mental ward he escaped from?Who else has missed @SolidState so far this window?
If we do sign Vidal, which I admit is very unlikely, I want an Ed Woodward statue outside Old Trafford, I want a Sir Ed Woodward Way somewhere around the ground and feck it, rename the stadium Old Woodward.
This would be a phenomenal few weeks' business if he gets it done. feck it, get Sanchez as well and we'll rename the city. Although the Sun are already calling it Sanchezter.
This would be a phenomenal few weeks' business if he gets it done. feck it, get Sanchez as well and we'll rename the city. Although the Sun are already calling it Sanchezter.
Just you I think mate.Who else has missed @SolidState so far this window?
----Carrick----------
--herrera--Vidal----
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-----RVP---Rooney--
The wing lovers would be so Disappointed.
--herrera--Vidal----
-------Mata----------
-----RVP---Rooney--
The wing lovers would be so Disappointed.
Vidal would be an incredible signing. Herrera was a massive improvement to our midfield. This guy would be dynamite in the premier league and we'd go from having a sub par midfield to possibly the best with just those two signings.
Or just push for Rooney to be benched and one of Januzaj, Nani or a new signing to play instead and offer width.
This. We need some pace.
Is this on? I always thought he was unobtainable but there's been a lot of speculation in the past 4 days.
I think this speculation is gathering pace just because Chile was knock out from World Cup. However, it will not be as quick as Shaw transfer as we already submit a bid for Shaw before the World Cup. If we are really submitting a bid for Vidal, we would have to wait for Juventus's reply and also if Vidal is interested in coming. This could take up a few weeks.
Clubs don't submit a bid without first ascertaining if the player is interested in a move. The bid is usually the last thing that gets done in a transfer. Personal terms and such are usually agreed beforehand. Otherwise the club would look stupid submitting a bid only for the player to reject the move.
Yeah. Ask Fabregas.
His camp led United to believe that he was open to coming. The fanzines and some of the journalists have reported this. Plus, United's bid was so low that Barca were never going to accept it. Nothing to do with whether Fabregas would have agreed to move if the bid had been accepted.
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