Arturo Vidal
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Arsenal were definitely interested if reports are to be believed but there bids were well short of Leverkusen's valuation.
There could be several economical blows if the club fails to finish top-4 this season. Sponsors etc. can have various clauses.
It's crucial for United to bounce back quickly so if Vidal is available and judged to be fit enough I think the club must invest in him, or a similar player.
This is an interesting situation, Van Gaal wouldn't have named him twice if he knew there was an issue with his knee and little point in signing him, but we obviously have the cash so if we actually wanted him we could have made a bid. Maybe there are others at the club who are worried about his knee and Van Gaal wants to risk it so was putting pressure on them.
I don't think he is going to sign, but I don't think its an issue of money from our end. If we sign him and get into CL, the revenue from CL itself would cover his transfer fee. Plus, the new adidas deal. He would sell as much shirts as Di maria. Signing high profile players is good for the image of the club, on that standpoint, its a real good investment.
Yea I don't think the transfer fee is a sticking point here, its pretty obviously his knees.
Well I got told 
Pah, forty million pounds? Tis mere pocket change to us at this stage!
His knees? Nobody cares about mine, which have been trembling for weeks!
The story the independent are running with is interesting, hard to see Vidal wanting to sign such a deal, though.
I'm sure this ain't happening. It's what, six days till the window closes?
Transfers can be completed within 24 hours.
I've always felt that we could do with a proper functioning midfield even if we don't have a proper superstar like Vidal in it and his dodgy knee doesn't make me comfortable with the transfer. For a guy that relies on hustle and athleticism quite a bit, he'd lose a lot with a bothersome knee. Even Di Maria had an ice cooler's worth of ice on his knee while on the bench for Argentina in the world cup.
Sheesh, wish someone told Sir Alex "buy every forward/winger in the world" Ferguson that!
Aye, so we're told. Not sure this is the easiest deal to get done although I'd love him here.
Cue the greatest day the Caf has ever seen on deadline day.
Do you think Di Maria will be our last signing of the window?
i am pretty optimistic that this is happening. We want him, he wants us. Juve want Hernandez and could do with some money. His knees should be fine, cmon Ed do it.
That's what I tell myself about all the women in the club at 2am but sadly it doesn't usually end with cocks out.
Would be great and what a contrast to last years deadline day.
Loves the Vidal thread being bumped, makes me happy
@Massive Spanner Plural? What type of clubs you going to?
No, hope for two more as we need it but don't think it'll be Vidal.
Are you being sarcastic Spanner?
As I wrote in the Blind thread.....
Personally though, I feel to really truly compete this season and to be really feared or taken seriously, I think we need Vidal or Carvalho. I was really optimistic during pre-season. Young was my player of the friendlies and has gone straight back to his old self it seems. The exact same can be said for Fletcher who was immense in pre season, and Cleverly who wasn't amazing, but wasn't bad in America. Back here though and it seems most of our players have reverted back to type. I can't begin to explain the difference in a lot of them as Swansea and Sunderland aren't exactly Inter, Roma, Real Madrid or even Liverpool. I think nerves and pressure must count for some of it. But the truth is United don't have one truly world class star in midfield, and are especially lacking because Herrera and Carrick are both injured. Swansea was bad enough but at least United created more chances. Yesterday was a pure shambles and mainly in midfield. Fletcher and Cleverly were truly abysmal. It's a good job Fellaini is injured because he would have probably got himself sent off yesterday.
Without a doubt yesterday highlighted yet again Uniteds' lack of a midfield. I think the defence did remarkably well considering the midfield mistakes made it so much more difficult for them. I personally don't think we can afford to patch the midfield up for another season. Everyone else has strengthened their squads. City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Everton, Arsenal and even Spurs have improved slightly. You can argue if Liverpool will click and if Sanchez and co click at Arsenal or if Spurs can gain consistency under Pochettino, but you can be sure City, Chelsea and Everton will only be improved by their signings. If anyone thinks United can achieve top 4 with Cleverly and Fletcher in the middle of the park, then I'd think they are mad. I really like and want Cleverly and Fletcher to do well, but it's clear they are just not good enough and especially not when paired together. Any of the top 6 last year would have a field day never mind Sunderland. I am 100% sure LvG knows this even more than most of us fans, and I am 100% sure he WILL fix it. He hinted as much yesterday by name dropping Vidal. I really hope it was to lure him into putting in a "come and get me" transfer request. I just hope he fixes it this summer, especially as I think the chances of getting Vidal or fit/unfit (who knows?) Strootman in January are slim to none.
To be fair, it's completely counter-productive to NOT fix it as our sponsorship deals are well known to have no CL clauses. Ironically, it would cost United more and (I don't just mean financially) by not qualifying for the Champions League than it would signing say Vidal for £50 million.
Fingers are definitely crossed on this one.
To add to that, I know LvG has a long term project and I know it's absurd to think or to expect everything to be sorted in ONE transfer window, but it it equally absurd to think or expect United to go in to a new season with the midfield we have and to be able to qualify for the Champions League. I'm also quite sure a signing like Vidal would please the sponsors no end, and surely would increase merchandise sales no end, and coupled with the signings of Shaw, Mata, Herrera, Rojo and Di Maria would make United EVEN MORE attractive to new sponsors and fans. Juve apparently REALLY want Chicharito, so he should definitely be included or used to get the deal done. But I do completely understand the hesitation over his knee. It's a risk either way, but is it one United can afford to not take?
Who the hell are H and J?
If we do get him, wont he need a work permit as well?
Yes, normally it's not a big issue.
Fair enough, I still think there is a chance. He's had all Summer to come and say he's going nowhere but hasn't. You never know
Bloody talksport! They lost all credibility with the Sneidjer deal.
Reliable?
I posted this...
Then just 3 posts later...
Let me ask you, you that can't see the club funding another 40m transfer, did you foresee the club being on the brink of spending 130m in one window before this summer started?
Then just 3 posts later...
Let me ask you, you that can't see the club funding another 40m transfer, did you foresee the club being on the brink of spending 130m in one window before this summer started?
Well, it's pocket change to me lang.Are you being sarcastic Spanner?
I didn't reveal this before but I actually come from a very wealthy family, I'm imbued with diamonds across my edges. Pimped to shit.
No I'm just a single spanner, haven't found a cog to wrap my ... oh the clubs you mean. Err, a ... sexy ... time ... club?
Some of us are making way too much of Vidal's knee.
Spend the money, bring him in and let him complete his recovery.
Spend the money, bring him in and let him complete his recovery.
Although im most likely forgetting some obvious deals, but usually transfers from abroad certainly big ones like this do not happen on deadline day
Robinho to city was a freak transfer
Robinho to city was a freak transfer
H and J look like a ventriloquist act from their twitter picture
Talksport article... retweeted by a bunch of comedians
It's not them though. Hawksbee and Jacobs just do the afternoon show. They have a "man in the know" Warren Haughton who comes on and discusses all the transfer news. He DOES have some insider knowledge but mainly he reports what everyone else is saying or have been briefed. His own additions are sometimes reliable. I'm really hesitant with him though as in Fegies last summer transfer window he said "I GUARANTEE Wesley Sneijder will be a Manchester United player before the end of the window" He went on about it for days being absolutely nailed on. And we all know how that ended up.
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