It's him, Adler or Neuer but yes, it does look like De Gea is the most likely option as Neuer will not move here and Adler interest seems to have cooled down.
David De Gea (SAF confirmed signing!)
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Well there are no certainties in football. He could go down the same road as Foster, but equally he good go on to become a very good and reliable goalkeeper.
17m for a goalkeeper isn't all that expensive. It always makes me laugh that people seem to be unwilling to spend that bit more on a goalkeeper, when it's the most important position on the pitch. Look how many points Arsenal have dropped due to not having a reliable goalkeeper.
Maybe, they've also admitted to offers from Chelsea too.
Doesn't mean he would be our first choice goalie. We've also bought Lindegaard. Chances are that Fergie would want a more experienced first choice goalie anyway.
Guardian and Wiki say 1.92 m, about 6'4". A couple of inches shorter than VDS.
I'm sure no-one would laugh at spending that sort of money for a VDS replacement.
Nice
if we were to sign him id like us to sign maybe another spaniard who possesses united quality to help him settle in
But why?
We have those Portuguese speakers, the languages are so close there will be little mistaking between them.
A lot of Brazilians also speak Spanish fluently don't they?
The languages are that close they might as well do, there's just a few subtle differences.
There are so many of these types of stories. I wish there was a law which stated that if papers printed false stories, they got banned for printing for a day. Let's say we don't sign him, then this was just complete bullshit crated withnno evidence but the paper gets away Scott free. I'm all fir freedom of the press, but you should get punished for lying.
Chicharito is also fluent in Spanish, as I'm sure are some of the coaching staff/scouting team.
is a bazillion Brazilians
If the Mail are printing such a story, it has to be true. If not I will never visit their website again.
He already speaks English
The way they're reporting that it seems like it actually is going to happen, what with the 'We told you so', that's normally only printed after deals are actually done.
Juan Mata please.
Yeah. Then I'd like us to sign another Spaniard to help the second guy settle in too.
Also Rafael/Fabio are feeling alienated because they are the only set of twins in our first team. Obviously we need to be find another set of twins so that they can share the heavy burden that is twindom. Oh sure people would have you believe it's all about lifetime companionship and screwing each others girlfriends (without them knowing) but really there's a downside that only twins can understand.
Plagiarised from the manual of the Rafa Benitez school of management.
I better see Lindegaard given a chance.
I don't know if the De Gea deal is done or not...but I doubt Linde is going to be given an opportunity to straight up compete for the position.
No way are we paying 20mil pounds to keep a keeper on the bench, unless Fergie somehow convinces Edwin to go back on everything he, Fergie, the club have been saying all season and come back for 1 more season.
In that case, De Gea could sit and learn under Edwin for a season or so...but otherwise, if the deal goes through, he will be our uncontested starter.
The obvious thing here is a player not wishing to get stick off his own fans for the remaining matches of the season by admitting he's signed a contract with someone else.
Aren't 99.9% of all deals announced in the closed season (except for the January window) but how many really think they're not started and concluded way before?
Aren't 99.9% of all deals announced in the closed season (except for the January window) but how many really think they're not started and concluded way before?
until its actually confirmed, these threads belong in the transfer forum, and theres already a huge 18 page thread there about him (hard to miss!)
https://www.redcafe.net/f9/david-de-gea-283988/
https://www.redcafe.net/f9/david-de-gea-283988/
According to Dailymail we've signed our man, fee agreed and he'll sign a five year deal.
Manchester United to sign David De Gea | Mail Online
Manchester United to sign David De Gea | Mail Online
Daily Mail are just pathetic aren't they, they rehashed a story from that Spanish Radio Station and now they've put it under their Exclusive section.
To be fair, that story just says that HE hasn't held talks with United, not that his club haven't agreed a fee with the next step being to talk to him.
Graham Hunter was on SSN this morning again and said that United and Atletico have agreed a fee in principle and De Gea's comments yesterday were that of a player who will most probably move in the summer. I think it's only to be expected that De Gea would dismiss any talk of a transfer when Atletico are approaching their most important part of the season, but his comment that he'll evaluate his position at the end of the season does insinuate quite a lot.
id prefer neuer.....but id take him as opposed to relying in PIG or the untried Lindgaard.
Daily Fail believes we have signed him for £17.8m on a 5 year contract.
He's an inch smaller
That's what she said.
Manuel Neuer 27/3/86 = 25 6ft 5 - built like a Tank - 187 games
David De Gea 7/11/90 = 20 6ft 4 - thin and wiry - 74 games
Neuer has about 2 full seasons more experience under his belt but is 5 years older.
Cech was 22 when he joined Chelsea and had played 136 games before he joined. He signed for £7m in 2004. £7m in todays money would be around £10m. Assuming a 15 year playing career until he is 37 thats £666k a year. If De Gea signs for £17m and carries on until he is 37 then thats a cool £1m a season or 50% more than Cech a season.
A fair price would be nearer £12m.
David De Gea 7/11/90 = 20 6ft 4 - thin and wiry - 74 games
Neuer has about 2 full seasons more experience under his belt but is 5 years older.
Cech was 22 when he joined Chelsea and had played 136 games before he joined. He signed for £7m in 2004. £7m in todays money would be around £10m. Assuming a 15 year playing career until he is 37 thats £666k a year. If De Gea signs for £17m and carries on until he is 37 then thats a cool £1m a season or 50% more than Cech a season.
A fair price would be nearer £12m.
Is this done of dusted or what ?
Thai forums have it as official which is comical.
Confirmed by a big English newspaper company as they say
But I will definitely try a 17.8m transfer for De Gea.
It's like signing an 18m Nani in a way.
Thai forums have it as official which is comical.
Confirmed by a big English newspaper company as they say
But I will definitely try a 17.8m transfer for De Gea.
It's like signing an 18m Nani in a way.
On a slightly related note, what has happened to Sergio Asenjo? He looked brilliant before joining Atletico, and if you had asked me two years ago which Atletico keeper we would sign, I would have said him. Has he just gone off the boil or something?
Long term injuries IIRC.
Why?
You can't compare prices like that, if so compare it to Buffon and it seems very cheap, whats stopping him being better than Cech?
Poor form and a back injury coinciding with De Gea playing exceptionally, they loaned him to Malaga in January.
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