David De Gea
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Expect him to play against Palace.
Thought Romero would start tomorrow and in the EL anyway but weird one thinking DDG could've played his last game for us v Spurs. Wouldn't be too surprised to see Pereira play in the league after tomorrow.
I'm expecting Pereira to get his debut that day.
Makes sense for Romero to start tomorrow and get decent match sharpness. It would he too close playing him on Wednesday.
Stop acting all knowledgeable if your response is going to be to ask me to do the research. Why should I do research to prove the point you are trying to make? Don't make a point without substantiation.
To your point about Cassilas, he was club captain and a fan's favourite. Also he was very influential in that dressing room so a direct comparison isn't fair. Also DDG isn't considered to be a galactico signing either.
Also, if they wanted him so badly then they would have definitely paid up the season before last, not hold off to do a cut price deal so your opinion isn't so obvious as you are making out to be. DDG for them was more of an afterthought.
Played his last game for the club lads. Been a good player. Leaves with the best wishes
You're the one who's bringing up claims without substance (Madrid will not match his salary, yeah right) I just provided you with facts that 3 years ago they were paying a keeper close to that amount. Him being captain is irrelevant for someone like Perez. If he sees a toy he likes, salary won't be the issue. He also will want to make good for his fax bungle.
The key in all of this is how much Woodie and Mourinho demand in return. If they go for double the record for a keeper, then he'll back off. But salary won't be the issue. They pay plenty in Madrid.
Still surprised he isn't starting the final given it's importance, be interesting if Romero starts tomorrow and makes a mistake to see if Jose will stick by him. Couldn't blame DDG if he does want to go to Madrid and there is a good chance he has played his last game for us.
Wasn't even the best in the league this year. "Most" people would also say Neaur is better anyway.
Anyway I digress, the other side of this is Dave kicks up a fuss and we end up compromised. Don't be all"Levy" like, be reasonable, move on.
Otherwise other players won't want to come here for fear of ending up stranded if it goes badly or they don't settle. You can be "too tough" in negotiations in my view.
Florentino and Real Madrid aren't dumb and they know how Real/Spanish fans react to players. When De Gea turns 30 people will start calling him old like they did with Cristiano, Casillas or Raul. If he survives being first choice until 32 that's almost a miracle, chances to have a good career here for 10 years (36) are slim.
If Buffon was Spanish and playing for Real/Barça he would be out of those teams 9 years ago with his injury problems after reaching 30.
I'm not sure De Gea will go to Madrid this season tho. If they win the double with Navas in good form they don't need this kind of signing, and I won't take anything serious until the Madrid press start their war campaign talking about how much De Gea wants to leave United in order to try and sink his value
Totally agree with this.
The willingness to let him go here is mental, Jose has a big enough job on this summer/next season without adding a Goalkeeping problem to the mix
Vital we keep DDG for at least 1 more season because if Jose doesn't get us closer next season he never will
Vital we keep DDG for at least 1 more season because if Jose doesn't get us closer next season he never will
One of the top two in the world at playing the most important position on the pitch. Offer him a new contract. Rooney/Schweinstager/Zlatan like wages. If he still wants to go, he will know how much we value him & won't mind us demanding top dollar.
There's no logic in even considering selling De Gea unless there's some kind of agreement between club and player and he just can't hack being away from his hometown anymore. If he's satisfied and willing to suck it up and stay then send Real a fax telling them "feck off he's our you cnuts". You don't sell your best players especially in a rebuilding phase and your rich and the player is such an important player around the camp. End of.
I don't think De Gea has been far off his past 3 seasons. I think our defense has been good enough to give him a normal workload for once and he hasn't been forced to bail us out 2-3 times a week. He was irreplaceable before due to our defensive frailty, now we can probably get away with a slight downgrade.
I don't want him to leave, but like Ronaldo it seems inevitable and I've accepted it will happen at some point in the next year or two. If the club and De Gea decide this year is the time, I hope we use him as leverage to get Morata out of it.
Most players don't see United as a stepping stone, so that won't be a problem at all.
I would say that we definitely needed to either don't enter the table of negotiations, or asking for some absurd money. But I think that Mourinho played this very poorly, and De Gea now might really ask for a transfer considering that he is getting benched for the biggest match of the season (and the entire Europa League benching was totally pointless, something that you don't do with 'the best keeper in the world'). If he actively works for a transfer, then we will likely need to sell. While I think that De Gea is highly professional, having a keeper who wants to leave is enough, having a keeper who wants to leave after he got benched despite being the best keeper in the league for like 5 years is even worse.
We aren't anywhere near as dependent on him as we have been in the last couple of seasons. If we can get someone like Bale, Kroos, Marcelo, Varane or Isco in return then the deal will improve us a lot overall in my eyes. Probably Morata as well, he has scored on average every 87th minute in the league this season, although I'm not sure whether I'd like us to try and get him in return or buy Lukaku instead.
Bottom line; We aren't as dependent on him and him leaving isn't necessarily a bad thing if we can get a good player or two from RM.
Yep.
The willingness is a result of the inevitable. He's going to leave sooner than later and some of us would rather not deal with this every window.
Thanks. I can understand his frustration. He should have played IMO. Anyway, if Madrid would offer 65m, I'd part ways.
If we pay him the money sergio ramos earn in madrid , or even more then it surely will be an issue
, who likes a salary cut in peak of his career? We have all the power in our hands in this case. We should sell only on a insane offer.When there is world cup next year, imagine the marketing potential of a spain no 1. We have all the power here.
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I like him, so I hope if he does go, he doesn't subject us to some load of disingenuous, revisionistic cat piss:
"I was totally happy at the club, right up until Mourinho dropped me for the Europa League and we played like a shower of cnuts in a couple of end of season games. That really made me yearn for the warm embrace of Madrid. No other reason, though. I've definitely not wanted this for ages. Actually ignore that. Dunno why I even said it."
"I was totally happy at the club, right up until Mourinho dropped me for the Europa League and we played like a shower of cnuts in a couple of end of season games. That really made me yearn for the warm embrace of Madrid. No other reason, though. I've definitely not wanted this for ages. Actually ignore that. Dunno why I even said it."
That's a massive fee. As the tweet says, may just be the right time.
I thought he's gone in the summer but if not and we piss him off by not playing him in the EL cup final (on top of the already obvious reason of playing our best team), it'd be a catastrophic error to compare with Pogba's departure.
Play what is undoubtedly the PL's (if not the world's) top goalie in our most important game for years, Jose!
Play what is undoubtedly the PL's (if not the world's) top goalie in our most important game for years, Jose!
The value wont sink, pretty assured of that, No player rebels against a club who is paying him a higher salary than a club he wants to join in his hometown.
Madrid have to bring in a obscene amount or a player we'd like to sign and also an attractive offer for de gea and sell navas too.I love de gea but if he leaves i hope he doesn't win another single medal in he's career. And also eats a dodgy meal and he's then stuck on bog for a day or two.
Feels like an exit strategy to me.
Well, if he is to go sooner or later, I'd sell this summer provided we can win the race for Donnarumma against Citeh.
There is no point keeping him here for a season but if he's happy to commit to another long-term contract, I say we go for it.
There is no point keeping him here for a season but if he's happy to commit to another long-term contract, I say we go for it.
If he's leaving id like to see him play one last time
That Spurs game would be a horrible way to go out.
That Spurs game would be a horrible way to go out.
He'd better not whine. All it would take for him to start the EL final and the remaining matches would be pledging his future to us for the remainder of his contract, as long as that hasn't happened then he should just shut it.
That being said I still think we should play him in the EL final, would be harsh on Romero but the guy is top 1\2 in the world, could be the decisive factor. Leaving out the one WC player you have for a final really isn't a wise choice.
That being said I still think we should play him in the EL final, would be harsh on Romero but the guy is top 1\2 in the world, could be the decisive factor. Leaving out the one WC player you have for a final really isn't a wise choice.
Classy. Also it's his and not he's.
Just struck me that Pepe could be a very useful player to include in the deal. Alongside say Morata. Both players are realistic and would probably be very good additions to the squad.
Sorry but i don't do grammar when I'm drunk so sue me.
What am I missing? Didn't the tweet say he's not looking to leave
Pepe's contract expires this summer. Inter are apparently set to win that race.
Morata would be a good player to get for De Gea though.
On the De Gea situation: I'm not so sure Madrid will pay £65m for a goalkeeper. If he's not pushing for a move and we secure champions league football, I could see him staying.