Tend to agree. From De Gea's point of view what's not to like about playing for Real? And he would immediately displace Casillas as the Spain number 1.
De Gea Contract Situation
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Play hard ball, give us £30M or he stays.
Yea definitely, any girl who tried to get you to sign for city needs ditching.
I think in the scenario where he absolutely refuses to sign, then we need to assess our next move based on who is available to replace him. Chelsea may not want to deal with us on Cech, so we might need to wait until next summer to get him on a free if Levy won't sell us Lloris for instance. We could let him play out his last year and do that. On the other hand, it makes zero business sense to do so when we could just take the money, mindful of the fact we have another good keeper on the bench.
Would be hilarious after all this he signs a new deal and was just waiting for top 4 or some really picky pointless reason like a new boot sponsorship renewal or something.
I really wouldn't blame him if this was the case.
Is he going to marry this bird or what? Understand that she's banging but surely the reason isn't going to be that he was chasing skirt and did one to Madrid?
I might have explained myself incorrectly. I meant that he has looked a little switched off on a few occasions. Unlike his high standards who he set by himself. It might be a coincidence but the opposite is also possible.
I expect him to leave and I won't blame him, or wish him anything but the best. People wishing for him to have a shit time at Real need to get a grip. Look at the situation and get some perspective, Real Madrid would be a great move for him personally and professionally.
He can sign a new contract or leave for RM,in both cases i am not bothered,maybe its odd to say but i find any scenario not worth of my nerves.What i dont understand are those "I cant/wouldnt blame him for wanting to leave and join RM",i mean really? After all support fans gave to him in his tough times and before some jump with "all fans support their players",would those white flag wavers gave him the same?I doubt it,they would eat him alive,he would feel how heavy politics is in that circus club.
In any case good luck to him,he might need it.
In any case good luck to him,he might need it.
I doubt something like whether or not we qualify for the CL is affecting his decision. Especially if we finished fourth there is no guarantee we are in the CL proper next season. Him and his agent are going to be thinking of the next 5 seasons not just next season
He will be the no.1 goalie in 2-3 years and it would be a great loss for us. But for some reason, I'm very confident that LVG will have another great solution for us.
I honestly don't know if there are going to be many better destinations than us for the next 3-5 years. I know I might have the blinkers on but the signs are hugely encouraging. We are spending money, have a coach who has a track record of success and have shown some real good flashes this year.
I think the only reason DDG is glancing at Madrid is because it's home for him.
Without wanting to sound callous, flights to and from Madrid are frequent and take, what, 3 hours?
She's a singer/presenter, he's a footballer, it's not like they are going to have a lot of time together even if they live in the same city. It's a lame excuse. You're a long time retired as a footballer, he's going to have 50 years with her after he finishes.
He will be no where near number 1 unless Neuer somehow disappears of the face of the earth. Considering Neuer just turned 29 that is high unlikely.
I agree with you there I am just that CL will not be the reason he stays or leaves.
The difference between them is nowhere near the size you suggest.
There only needs to be one, as we found out with Ronaldo. Dave is a Madrileno and Real is definitely a contender.
I don't see De Gea dethroning Neuer any time soon. Neuer right now is supreme number 1 keeper, he even came 3rd in the Ballon'Dor awards. There is even a debate if De Gea is better than Courtios let alone Neuer.
Have Real been a better destination than us while Ronaldo's been there? We've won more league titles and been to as many Champions League finals where his presence may have made a difference in winning or losing.
At his age, each year seems a lifetime. If he can advance (or at least maintain) his career and spend more time with his girlfriend, then it's a no-brainer.
Our only hope is that he's put off by the bullshit circus around Madrid and fallen in love with playing at Old Trafford every second week. That and the massive pay cheque on offer.
DDG is comfortably the best in the PL as far as I'm concerned. Courtois is excellent, but not at the sake level as Dave.
Neuer is probably better, but for me there's not an awful lot in it, they just have massively different styles. Neuer gets a lot of praise for his 'sweeper keeper' style in the way he comes 40 yards off his line all the time, but that doesn't necessarily make him a better keeper, just different.
It has worked for him, which is what counts. The success of Ronaldo's move could even be a factor in De Gea's thinking.
There's no doubt in my mind that Ronaldo would have a bigger trophy haul right now had he stayed with us. He seems pretty happy, though.
Sometimes. He would never ever have been booed by us.
I think he wanted Real and on a personal level he's scored goals on an unprecedented level which makes him happy but there's intangibles he would've and did have here that he'll never get Real. But to be remembered as one of the all time greats, which is what he wants, he needed Real. Shame really, imo.
Club trophies, very likely. Individual trophies/praise, I really doubt that. Ronaldo might be one of the very few footballers who seems to prefer the later.
Ronaldo would have won more individual trophies if he had stayed in England imo.
If anything he'd have probably stood a better chance of winning a few more Ballon' Dor if he'd stayed with us. There'd have been more room for debate if he and Messi had stayed in different leagues. He'd probably be on course to be our highest ever goalscorer instead of Real's and he'd have probably have helped us win a few CL titles along the way. All speculative, obviously, but I'm pretty convinced personally that if Ronaldo had stayed at United he'd have achieved even more than he has, although with a lower goal/game ratio.
He's been a bit crap this last few games in all honestly, if his mind is elsewhere he should be dropped, I wouldn't put it past LvG to do it too.
No point keeping a player who doesn't want to be here. I'd just grow to resent him knowing he's just playing for us because he couldn't leave this Summer. He's had plenty of chances to commit his future to us.
I don't really blame him. It's his home-country, his girlfriend/wife whatever is there and it's more or less guaranteed trophies every season.
I don't really blame him. It's his home-country, his girlfriend/wife whatever is there and it's more or less guaranteed trophies every season.
If he wants to leave just let him leave. It looks like we'll bring in a couple of defenders considering our horrible defending this season and it would be a good idea to get a goalkeeper and a set back 4 this summer if he wants out.
Assuming the rumours are true. In the grand scheme of things if it is just £18m we're getting for him (same as we paid for Young in his last year and £6 less than RVP in his last year). Then I say put him in the reserves for a year and let him rot.
Far be it from my place to stand in the way of true love, it seems strange that his girlfriend is so reluctant to support Big D and insists on remaining in Spain.
Certainly if my partner was earning more money than sense in her career, I would be happy to support that - including relocating if necessary.
I'd keep him and play him, but the powers that be aren't going to run the risk of losing him for nothing a year later. Unfortunately the ball is in de Gea's court, it was poor from the club to allow his contract run this far without an extension.
If he won't sign one now what makes you think he'd have signed one 12 months ago?
Tend to agree but I'm sure there will be a way of buying out his contract.
If these rumours are true, no way he should be playing on Saturday.
Shame as it will start the summer off on a negative note, though why we let his contract run down I will never know.
Dunno, it appears we've sat on our hands a bit and it's going to bite us in the ass.
This really annoys me. Weve developed Ronaldo / De Gea / Pogba and havent seen anything close to their prime here. What's the point? We have the money so lets go for the finished articles, we're sacrificing more mediocre seasons for these players to develop and when they do, theyre gone and we have to regroup to replace them.
It isn't worth it.
It isn't worth it.
I really don't think the club can be blamed here, to be honest.
12 months ago it's hardly crazy that DDG might be thinking 'new manager after 26 years, let's see what happens'.
Now it's hardly crazy that he might be waiting to see if we get back on the CL.
The club are only really in a position to offer him one thing and that's money, which for one I'm sure we've done but secondly probably isn't the issue.
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