David De Gea

Raees said:
It's not. It's man management. How is Romero going to feel if he's been promised this one tournament and he gets dropped. Especially if he hasn't put a foot wrong yet.
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I would imagine he'd feel the same way other second choice keepers do when they get benched for big games. It happens quite a lot.

Plus, Romero's feelings are far, far less important than winning this game. Willfully hindering ourselves for the sake of one rather unimportant player would be quite stupid.
 
Macern said:
Romero has been just as good as De Gea if not better recently
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Even if that's true (and it's debateable), De Gea is still a far, far, far, far better player generally. We're talking about one of the best goalkeepers on the planet vs someone who should only ever be second choice at a club of this size. It's not a difficult choice.
 
sunama said:
I like how you think.
I agree with how you think.
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togg said:
Yeah, I agree. Also....if his head really wants to be at Real, then to be honest I'd rather he went. The last position you want someone in a huff is the GK! Although I hope we screw Real for every penny. I think Mourinho will be the same as Fergie...if you don't want to be here....feck off.
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Von Mistelroum said:
Assuming we get a good keeper to replace him, I agree that we don't need him like we did. He's great to have but the money would be better spent upgrading our outfield.
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Are you guys for real or do you have short memories? Funny how the occasions Jose has actually won the premier league, he always had a world class goal keeper and now you believe it isn't essential?
He has had better defences than we will ever have (Gallas, Terry, Carvalho, Cole) yet Cech was still an essential piece and Cudacini was turfed out. Courtois then followed.
I am sorry but if we are serious about becoming champions, we are going to need more than just a good goal keeper. Our defence isn't any better than Chelsea's or Spurs yet you would be happy to downgrade our keeper? statistically De Gea has been virtually identical to Courtois in things like catches, saves, saves per goal and only the likes of Lloris has higher saves per goal out of the top keepers but he catches less due to his height. In the past we paid dearly for not having a world class keeper or have you forgotten yet again?
 
Manchester United star 'puts home' up for sale

David de Gea’s £3.85m mansion has reportedly been put up for sale - fuelling speculation he will leave Manchester United in the summer.

The 26-year-old has been heavily linked with a summer move to Real Madrid, having come perilously close to joining Los Blancos on deadline day in 2015.

And, according to the Sun, de Gea’s five-bedroom house in Bowden has now been put up for sale on an estate agents website.
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top1whoisman said:
I think for most it's more about coming to terms with the inevitable.
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Whats inevitable about it though? It also doesn't mean that every bit of transfer nonsense should be met with "let him go then!! "
"Sell him if he wants to leave!! "
Start another thread about a replacement based on a throwaway piece in The Sun.
It's ridiculous, I still remember Ed getting shit on in 2015 because he didn't ring up Perez and offer DDG at a discount price just to get it over with!
 
Losing De Gea would still be a huge kick in the balls. Yes, our defence is good. And yes, we (finally, hopefully!) do look like getting our act together. But having to replace our excellent goalkeeper amongst all of the other inevitable transfer work we'll be doing this summer just isn't ideal. I'd love one more season out of him.

With that said, if he really, really wants to head back to Spain then we shouldn't begrudge him the opportunity and turn this into yet another saga. Just get a good fee and replace him properly.
 
Billy Blaggs said:
If he's thinking about Madrid then let him go. That's it. He'll never be one of them and he'll be forever hated in Madrid and in Manchester.
That's why I'm not buying it.
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People would hate him after he showed patience and single handedly saved us a bunch of points season after season? Don't buy it, maybe he'll be hated in Madrid because of Atletico but not Manchester, infact I've never actually met anyone from Manchester that shares your opinion, ever.
 
cyberman said:
Whats inevitable about it though? It also doesn't mean that every bit of transfer nonsense should be met with "let him go then!! "
"Sell him if he wants to leave!! "
Start another thread about a replacement based on a throwaway piece in The Sun.
It's ridiculous, I still remember Ed getting shit on in 2015 because he didn't ring up Perez and offer DDG at a discount price just to get it over with!
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No, not every bit of transfer nonsense. But as it was clear David wanted to move to Real in 2015, and even though we fortunately kept him, I think most accepted at that stage that the move will happen one day. We've seen over and over again, that it's pretty pointless trying to force a player to stay. All parties lose.

Again, most of us definitely don't want him to leave, but acknowledge the fact that it's possible, if not likely. Romero's performances have made it a tad easier for me personally. Don't know why you're so pissed about the rumours and how people react to it. If it's just nonsense, then surely it's not worth a reaction at all.
 
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I'll take 60 million and no, I don't want the club to buy James Rodriguez for £60 million either. I know what those Madrid cnuts are like.
 
Madrid guy watching both big Madrid clubs play in CL finals year after year. In the prime of his career. Can't blame him a bit. If we were competing at that level it would sting, but this is just reality.
 
top1whoisman said:
No, not every bit of transfer nonsense. But as it was clear David wanted to move to Real in 2015, and even though we fortunately kept him, I think most accepted at that stage that the move will happen one day. Again, most of us definitely don't want him to leave, but acknowledge the fact that it's possible, if not likely. Romero's performances have made it a tad easier for me. Don't know why you're so pissed about the rumours and how people react to it. If it's just nonsense, then surely it's not worth a reaction at all.
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Because it's the same shit, different day. This is literally based on nothing but David moving house. Did he sell his house in 2015?
From what I've read Madrid aren't even that confident of signing David and have lined up Courtois as a fall back option.
There's nothing inevitable at all in my view.
He was supposed to move last summer, clauses and everything. Now he's going to move this summer, it'll probably be the same next season or some undefined season in the future.
 
cyberman said:
Because it's the same shit, different day. This is literally based on nothing but David moving house. Did he sell his house in 2015?
From what I've read Madrid aren't even that confident of signing David and have lined up Courtois as a fall back option.
There's nothing inevitable at all in my view.
He was supposed to move last summer, clauses and everything. Now he's going to move this summer, it'll probably be the same next season or some undefined season in the future.
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Ignore it if it's useless shite? Why do you care in some people think he'll move?
 
If he is dead-set on returning to Madrid, he certainly hasn't shown it. When the initial move was botched, he could have walked for nothing (whilst possibly pocketing a tidy signing on fee) 8 months later, but instead he re-signed for 5 years. Then he supposedly had a release clause with an expiry date, which it seems he doesn't push for a move, or have his agent causing waves with Madrid and the media.

I'm just not convinced he'll leave. Maybe he's pissed at Madrid for botching the original deal. He definitely does appear to have a genuine attachment to this club though, because he could have walked and chose not to. All the power he had in the situation, he signed over to the club.
 
OnlyTwoDaSilvas said:
If he is dead-set on returning to Madrid, he certainly hasn't shown it. When the initial move was botched, he could have walked for nothing (whilst possibly pocketing a tidy signing on fee) 8 months later, but instead he re-signed for 5 years. Then he supposedly had a release clause with an expiry date, which it seems he doesn't push for a move, or have his agent causing waves with Madrid and the media.

I'm just not convinced he'll leave. Maybe he's pissed at Madrid for botching the original deal. He definitely does appear to have a genuine attachment to this club though, because he could have walked and chose not to. All the power he had in the situation, he signed over to the club.
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He could only have walked for nothing if he was willing to sit on the bench for a year, with an international tournament coming up. I don't think he had much power at all in the situation once the deadline closed.

We'll struggle massively to replace him if he does go. Don't agree at all with people who would be fine with it, he's the last player we have that I'd want to see leave. We'll either have to vastly overpay for someone from this league or we'll have to deal with a settling in period for someone from a different league. Who we'll probably vastly overpay for anyway.
 
There is one thing I noticed in the pictures of the property, there's a slide in the garden.. I'm not so sure that's his property anymore. De Gea doesn't have children, unless the slide is for when Juan and Ander come around.

Edit: On the Reddit sub thread someone compared the property and a picture De Gea took in what appears to be his garden. The garden looks similar to the property for sale. So I think it is his property after all.
 
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Probably buying something bigger near Manchester after that big contract. Or at least that can't be ruled out.

Not bothered about Madrid rumours, I'd predict he will stay.
 
sizzling sausages said:
He could only have walked for nothing if he was willing to sit on the bench for a year, with an international tournament coming up. I don't think he had much power at all in the situation once the deadline closed.

We'll struggle massively to replace him if he does go. Don't agree at all with people who would be fine with it, he's the last player we have that I'd want to see leave. We'll either have to vastly overpay for someone from this league or we'll have to deal with a settling in period for someone from a different league. Who we'll probably vastly overpay for anyway.
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That's certainly possible, but do you think we would really have done that? He was benched whilst he wasn't fit to play on a mental level. If it was nailed on that he was leaving on a bosman, I don't think we'd bench him for a year, knowing how good he is and what he can give us.

Unless, of course, he'd been told "sign, or you're training with the kids until June", but I really can't see the club treating him that way. I predict we'd do with him what Dortmund did with Lewandowski, and play him until he goes. Perhaps I'm being optimistic, but I just don't see the club acting so vindictively towards a player.

I'd understand him signing to make sure he plays if he then left the following summer, but he's stayed two more seasons now, and I'm still not convinced he leaves this summer either.
 
KN5 said:
People would hate him after he showed patience and single handedly saved us a bunch of points season after season? Don't buy it, maybe he'll be hated in Madrid because of Atletico but not Manchester, infact I've never actually met anyone from Manchester that shares your opinion, ever.
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I'm fairly sure he uses both hands. :smirk:
 
If we wants to go and we get a good price then so be it. Would rather have players that are committed than ones that angle for a move away every summer.
 
Stop being drama llamas. He needs a bigger house, he's got octuplets on the way.
 
esmufc07 said:
If his wish is to play for Real Madrid he has earnt it and deserves our best wishes.

That said, I think he'll stay.
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I agree. He has been a great servant, during our most difficult period where he remained professional and performed to the highest level, whilst the club faltered and could not deliver top trophies mostly. Fair play though he has at least won every cup in England, although I imagine he thought we would be competing for more titles and the CL, otherwise he may as well of stayed at Atletico. I would like a big 6"4/6"5 beast to come in and replace him
 
Maybe he wants an upgrade on his house? He could probably afford 3 times more than what his house is worth.
 
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