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when we have Valdes, oh dear!
Only player I'd want is Lloris if must let him go
when we have Valdes, oh dear!Only player I'd want is Lloris if must let him go
De Gea Replacement
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Wouldn't touch Lloris as well. Either get Cech from Chelsea, or play Valdes whilst promoting someone from the academy/buying a young keeper.
Petr Cech imo. Whether he is attainable is another question. I don't think De Gea will leave though.
True. I think best case scenario (assuming Dave wants to go) would be using him as a bargaining chip to get Bale
I think he's the most important man in the squad alongside Rooney and would be a massive hit id we lost him and I can't think of anyone other than Coutoir that would be suitable personally. And I can't see Chelsea selling him to us for any price tag.
Fully agree, if he's going to go lets get 1 of last seasons must have players Real are constantly throwing away! And hope our next keeper isn't going to be as busy as Dave has been this one!
Hate to see him leave, but speculation is only ever increasing & no assurances from the player all point to a likely exit in the near future....
I think Cech would be available but Chelsea would look to fleece us. Lloris would cost us a bomb too.
I'd rather sign Karius. Zieler hasn't improved in recent years and seems to have settled with Hannover. Don't think he has the mindset to play for United.
Karius has just half a good seasonb in his pocket, while Zieler has 6 seasons of Bundesliga football and a World Cup.
I don't think Zieler hasn't improved, but rather Hannover became worse and people forgot about him a bit because he isn't the newest new thing in german goalkeepers.
I'm sure he's up for a challenge and he always seemed immensly confident.
He has a clause in the summer and can leave for 8 million €, so why not give him a shot?
Would Zieler count as a homegrown player if we sign him?
If we want to sing an easblished keeper then i see Cech as the best option. He might not be the keeper he was 5-6 years ago but he is still great and PL proven.
If we want a replacement without sacrificing the quality or downgrading the GK position then we should sign Petr Cech. He's legit one of the best goalkeepers ever and I don't think he will cost more than £15-17million.
I don't expect De Gea to be here long-term, and think Lloris would be a great replacement. Don't think potential cost should put us off him either, he is that good.
Zieler has had periods of mediocrity through those 6 seasons and if he was as good as you are saying, he'd surely play for a better club than Hannover by now. Being selected as third choice keeper by Löw for the World Cup means feck all, he has his personal favourites and has constantly overlooked better performing players. For example Fährmann has been the better goalkeeper for a while now, which wasn't recognised. Ter Stegen is a better goalkeeper as well and he didn't make the squad. Karius wouldn't immediately be first choice for us, I think Valdes should have a chance first, he was quality before he tore his ACL. Karius or another talented keeper could be developed as second choice, playing the cup games or have the occasional appearance.
In which world exactly has Fährmann been better than Zieler? Is mediocre with some occasional signs of brilliance, very occasional ones. Never got a full season as first choice, be it injuries or bad games which ended his spells.
Yes.
It would be so typical of Levy if he sells Lloris to us for double the price we have to sell DDG to Real for.
You haven't seen him for Schalke then. Fährmann has been quality, since he's become first choice for them. He obviously has had the odd game, where he makes mistakes, but I've seen far more from Zieler. We should end it here, since you think that Zieler is a better keeper and I simply don't.
http://www.squawka.com/comparison-m...ls_conceded/catches/punches/saves_per_goal#90
Thanks for the 3 points, really useful now
I just won't accept that, because someone who hasn't finished a season without injury or getting benched because of bad perfomances clearly can't keep up with Zieler. Fähmann is just mediocre. Fährmann hasn't even finished one season beeing number one!
To be honest, neither Fährmann nor Zieler would satisfy me as long term options.
If we'd really be looking for a long time replacement for De Gea and we were looking into Germany, I'd like us to sign Vlachodimos from Stuttgart II. He's arguably the most talented young keeper there. Until now he didn't get any first team experience yet, but is an excellent performer in the U23 (playing in the 3. Bundesliga). He's also being chased by top clubs from abroad for a while now.
He'd probably need one to two years to take over, but we do have Valdes to fill in.
What about Leno? Seems to be pretty good too.
Handanovic
any better than valdes?
6 la ligas, 3 champions leagues and 5 zamora trophies
And two years younger than Van Der Sar was when he joined.
I think if De Gea goes Valdes will at least be given the opportunity to be our no1
Given the fact I was exceptionally drunk last night, I'm amazed by my english. Just the last sentence was a tad unneccessary 
How about Diego Benaglio? He's older but would be a decent short-term option for a few years.
Liverpool allegedly signed Andy Carrol for Torres - 15m. We could do a similar deal if de Gea is sold. Tell Madrid our price is whatever we have to pay Chelsea/Spurs for Cech/Lloris plus 30/40m.
Subasic is not bad
That is history, nobody knows what kind of player he is now
In some appearence with the U21 he didn't impress
just make de gea our highest paid player, alongside rooney of course, i think there is a clause in his fat contract that he will always remain top paid in the team.
just cannot imagine United without de gea at this moment. our best player without a doubt.
if he does leave though i'll take Lloris or cech. cech would be a very VDS like signing. maybe jose is generous enough then.
just cannot imagine United without de gea at this moment. our best player without a doubt.
if he does leave though i'll take Lloris or cech. cech would be a very VDS like signing. maybe jose is generous enough then.
Don't really think he is good enough. A decent GK yes but Valdes and Lindegard are decent GK's as well, we already have backup options.
It's his last year of his contract they aren't going to pay that amount of money.
If and when Dave leaves, and I personally think we'll sell up this summer, I'd be happy to see the club offer Chelsea an amount they can't refuse for Cech. There's no risk attached to such a signing, only experience and consistency.
However, Van Gaal is a lot more likely to press ahead with Valdes and improve the defence. Valdes' ability to deal with the high ball will make or break his United opportunity.
However, Van Gaal is a lot more likely to press ahead with Valdes and improve the defence. Valdes' ability to deal with the high ball will make or break his United opportunity.
How come more hasn't been made of this tweet?
Begovic wouldn't be an awful bet.
Has to be the weediest looking keeper in the world though...
Could be a Mignolet esque signing.
I don't think Lloris is better, and Begovic will cost a fraction of his fee. He's a very good premiership-level keeper. I don't watch lots of football other than some premiership stuff, but I'd say that most foreign names thrown to the air here are not much safer bets than a proven premiership keeper.
A comparison with DDG will be unfair on most keepers, and obviously Begovic isn't as good. However, comparisons aren't going to be very constructive when we accept DDG is gone.
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How is Lloris not better than Begovoic? Lloris has been top notch for Spurs for a couple years now, yet he constantly gets written off on this board, similar to how other Spuds players such as Modric used to, then Real come in and everyone suddenly starts unziping their pants over the same player, sorry not aimed at anyone in particular but, just dont understand why some domestic players playing out of the top 4 continually get written off so easily.
Lloris is one of the best sweeper keepers I've seen in a good long while, hes also a quality shot stopper and already a top performer in the PL for a top 6 side, he could potentially fill in for De Gea without much of a drop off in quality almost instantly.
Lloris is one of the best sweeper keepers I've seen in a good long while, hes also a quality shot stopper and already a top performer in the PL for a top 6 side, he could potentially fill in for De Gea without much of a drop off in quality almost instantly.
Lloris is definitely better than Begovic, and would be a good replacement.
The issue with Lloris is that he'd probably fecking cost us more to buy off Spurs than we'd get off Real for DDG.
The issue with Lloris is that he'd probably fecking cost us more to buy off Spurs than we'd get off Real for DDG.
Valdes and hopefully get Lindegaard to continue as backup. Then look for a top young prospect.
But I still think that De Gea will be here next season.
But I still think that De Gea will be here next season.
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