Why would he? If I were him, if I had decided to stay or not, I'd at least wait until the season is over. There's really no reason to think about it much until then. I think the media are making more of this than United or De Gea are. Even if he breaks his leg in the next match he's still in the same bargaining position in regards to United.
De Gea Contract Situation
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Dave doesn't need her. He's got everything he needs right here in Manchester.
'Tugs, Juan'...?
Well I hope you're right but history isn't on your side sadly.
Haha, yeah you 'fans' you.
But in all honesty, do you really believe he will leave? I can't, even if it means running down his contract I can't see him leaving. And of course the contract will be renewed.
I thought there wass a better than 50% chance when i voted he would leave. There have been noises recently about Real wanting other goalkeepers but i still think its more likely than not going to happen. Just my opinion. Real usually get their man.
There could be plenty of reasons towards that scenario. Couple of rumors being: he wants to see if we finish top 4 before committing; he wants a release clause.
Yeah but it's also been reported recently that Iker will stay at Real with Ancelotti championing him. Doubt De Gea wants to sit on the bylines.
http://socceraspects.com/2015/04/16/de-gea-will-stay-at-old-trafford/
There's no ways he is leaving.
The day before a big Champions League game Ancelotti is hardly going to say that Casillas will be gone in the summer.
Carlo may not even be around and at Madrid it does'nt seem like managers have a big say in transfers anyway.
Carlo has nothing to say over there..
If De Gea want´s to go to Madrid they will get him if he dosen´t he will sign for us. But I said it before he is making sure we are on the right path before he does anything. And we are with CL looking very likely and everything going in the right direction I am very optimistic about him staying on. Plus all of his mates are here so everything looks much better than couple of months ago..
If De Gea want´s to go to Madrid they will get him if he dosen´t he will sign for us. But I said it before he is making sure we are on the right path before he does anything. And we are with CL looking very likely and everything going in the right direction I am very optimistic about him staying on. Plus all of his mates are here so everything looks much better than couple of months ago..
I sense conspiracy.
Juanary 14 we bought Mata to keep him happy
July 14 we bought Herrera to make him stay
January 15 we bought Valdes to prolong his stay
We just need a new Spanish player every transfer window people!
Hmm, who should we get next I wonder.
Juanary 14 we bought Mata to keep him happy
July 14 we bought Herrera to make him stay
January 15 we bought Valdes to prolong his stay
We just need a new Spanish player every transfer window people!
Hmm, who should we get next I wonder.
60m deal for Bojan would surely make him stay.
The same thing as what happened to Suarez at Liverpool's going to happen to Dave here imo.
Dave will sign a big new contract, we will rejoice, there will be chitter chatter on here, in media and in the stands about how it was never in doubt but actually behind the scenes both parties have agreed that if and when a good offer comes in for him, he gets the choice whether to stay or go.
Its basically a Ronaldo situation here again. Actually i've never mentioned this on here but speaking to someone who worked in finance at the time of the sale, she told me that one day £80m just appeared in the clubs bank account. This was because Madrid had called up SAF/Gill and said we'll pay £80m for Ronnie, they said we want sight of the funds, so Real just transferred all the money into Utd's account without any formal agreement at all!!!
My point is, is that if Madrid want someone, they'll stop at nothing to get him, whether we have a 1 year or 10 year contract in place. Dave won't be out of pocket either as we'd pay him a fat signing on fee as will Madrid, but it won't come down to money anyway. He's spanish and will eventually return. The best we can hope for is that they go and buy Leno and he ends up being a great for them too. Everyone's happy bar probably Daves Mrs...:-)
Dave will sign a big new contract, we will rejoice, there will be chitter chatter on here, in media and in the stands about how it was never in doubt but actually behind the scenes both parties have agreed that if and when a good offer comes in for him, he gets the choice whether to stay or go.
Its basically a Ronaldo situation here again. Actually i've never mentioned this on here but speaking to someone who worked in finance at the time of the sale, she told me that one day £80m just appeared in the clubs bank account. This was because Madrid had called up SAF/Gill and said we'll pay £80m for Ronnie, they said we want sight of the funds, so Real just transferred all the money into Utd's account without any formal agreement at all!!!
My point is, is that if Madrid want someone, they'll stop at nothing to get him, whether we have a 1 year or 10 year contract in place. Dave won't be out of pocket either as we'd pay him a fat signing on fee as will Madrid, but it won't come down to money anyway. He's spanish and will eventually return. The best we can hope for is that they go and buy Leno and he ends up being a great for them too. Everyone's happy bar probably Daves Mrs...:-)
My only hope is that Real wont want to pay huge money for a goalie. So if he signs a new deal it might put them off.
Perhaps. Fingers crossed obviously!
It makes a lot of sense. He's not very highly rated here in Spain, most people have no idea who he is. Their idea of him is that he's a young talented third goalkeeper for the Spanish national team.
Never met anybody who actually rates him as a world class player here. So I don't think they will be going to be interested in some kind of world record fee for a goalkeeper as they usually base their purchases on popularity.
Hopefully they don't realize how good he really is and how marketable he is. Whenever he gets his breakthrough in terms of international recognition then we should really start to worry.
Well that is just bizarre. Surely some of the English press spills over to Spain and they realise that he is good? Not that I'm complaining if they don't.
I think the overall understanding of their own league is probably the best as most people have a local team they support and then one of Barcelona/Real Madrid who they also support or follow at the very least.
So when most people in other countries watches the two best games of Europe - say Barcelona VS Atletico and then City-United or whatever. They would watch Barcelona VS Atletico or Real Madrid VS X and then also their own favorite team playing.
So it isn't very common to meet people who actually closely follow Premier League, Bundesliga and Serie A as well. Probably more likely if they are only fans of one team in their own league, otherwise that is a whole bunch of football to follow on the regular.
This is of course generalizing, I am sure there are loads of people who keep great track on the top leagues and follow them all or have United as one of their favorite teams. Just saying I've never met anybody who rated DDG myself. The first thing people ask when you talk about United is if you like Rooney.
These people who have no clue about DDG are people who can name the best players in Almeria, their likely line ups etc so football fans.
If these people in Spain don't rate de gea and still think casillas is their best keeper then fair play. Hope they keep thinking that, although it sounds a bit ridiculous.
I have a hard time imagining that. Not calling you a liar, I just can't imagine it happening like that.
Don't worry, i don't take offense but that's what i was told from someone who worked with the lady in question.
It sounds like horse placenta. If a transfer like that is made in that way then utd have NO obligation to return that money. No one is going to take that sort of risk on 80M.
People showing proof of funds put it in escrow, not directly into someone else's account. Anyone that reckless would have bankrupt an organization eons ago.
There's no way that happened. None.
I just can't see the Ed Woodward who seemed to sanction the Di Maria and Falcao deals as much to make a statement of intent to the fans as anything else letting one of our best, most important and most popular players get stolen by a 'bigger club'. It would be the exact opposite of the story he's trying to sell about us at the moment to fans, sponsors and the football world in general.
Even if the price is right? 50/60 million?
But Woodward can't do anything if DDG insists on joining Madrid.
But I believe he will sign a new 5 year deal in the next few weeks or this summer at the latest.
Even then. As I say, it's the opposite of the image he's trying to sell, and I think he sees that image as integral to United's continuing financial success (which it is his job, after all, to safeguard.) He wants us to be the club making the big money buys, not the other way round.
Also there's no way in a million years Madrid would offer that sort of cash for a keeper. Especially since, as Annahnomoss says, opinion in Spain hasn't even really caught up with where De Gea is at the moment. He's still seen as the precocious youngster, the next in line national keeper. Their big money signings are about hype, and that means going for the in-fashion forward, like James last summer.
Technically no. But we have the financial might these days that if Woodward wants to keep him, he can offer him more than enough to do so. Maybe that wouldn't be a cast-iron guarantee if De Gea was a childhood Real fan, or had come from their academy, or was unhappy at United, or if we weren't going to be in the CL next season.
But he's clearly happy here, he's an established star and fan favourite with us - with the security of knowing that we won't drop him at the whim of the fans, or a dressing-room clique, or some new club President - we're headed for Europe, and he's got no particular attachment to Real.
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And the club sent the 80m back ? What are we, idiots ?
What was opinion in Spain like for Bale before his transfer, i'm guessing at the same level. Aside from his Inter performances he wasn't destroying opposition until his final season which prompted RM to pay 85M for him. So if it took 1 great season for RM to break the record then who's to say it can't happen with DDG.
Secondly, the image is important agreed, but the image can be restored if you take a crazy sum like 50M for a keeper and plow that back into someone like Courtois. Chelsea wouldn't think twice at 40M. And just like that you have made a 10 million profit while keeping image and not sacrificing quality in the team.
I'm sorry but if you think real madrid get 99% of everyone they want, you're wrong.
Should have kept both the money and Ronaldo
To stay on topic, I'm pretty confident that de Gea will sign once CL has been formally secured.
All true, but if for example he and his gf are planning to have a kid in the next couple of years and therefore don't want a distant relationship with a kid then no money in the world will keep him here.
As I said I believe he will be here for years to come but I really can't see how Woodward can do anything considering his contract situation.
I can't think of many occasions where they haven't since Milan faded.
In the last 5 years there is Hazard, Neymar and apparently Thiago Alcantara.
And there is no reason for De Gea to sign for them, they don't win more titles and they don't give better wages.
All young players who know Madrid is bad for development. How many peak players have they missed?
Absolutely agree.
The only worry for me is the potential pull of his girlfriend, which could end up being considerable. Other than that we have absolutely nothing to worry about. De Gea loves it here, and as you say we can pay just as much has Madrid can...if not more. Also, this bollocks of how much better Madrid is than Manchester does my head in. I'm sure some people here honestly believe the players live on some grotty Manchester council estate or something. They live in a lovely area, surrounded by other lovely areas. I've been to Madrid and unless you are a sun worshipper, then there is no reason to assume Madrid is better. In my personal opinion, I'd much rather be here than there (since I'm not arsed about baking in the sun all day).
Neymar they were interested in but I don't recall them going for Hazard as he plays where Ronnie plays, Zidane talked him up but that was all.
Going back to his home city and living in a warmer climate?
No one was complaining about Turin and Milan in the 90' and 00', the weather is overrated. Vidic said that he would like to play in a warmer place but he never did.
There is other examples, Luis Suarez, Lewandowski, Rooney. I bet that Zanetti, Nedved or Gerrard were also targets at some point.
Madrid don't sign all the players they want, they only make you believe that.
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