Di Maria replacement if he decides to leave

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Sarni said:
If he has second bad season we're not getting more than 20 million next year. This is the risk.
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Its not all about money at the moment. Id rather get less next summer than 50 now. And anyway, his value won´t drop THAT much. If he has another season similar to the last one he may be valued arround 30-35M.

The only - and really the only reason to sell him is if he would personally approach the club saying he and his familiy are uhappy in Manchester and the whole stuff. But for a possible avoid of money loss or "the risk of another bad season" we shouldn´t let him go now. I am 100 % sure if we get it running and have a proper midfield behind him he will be back at his best soon - I mean why not? Best age, no injuries, good players arround him.
 
doomy20 said:
Does any1 else think letting him go would be the biggest mistake since giving away Pogba?
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Not at all, but it would reduce a bit of the sweeping of feel good around at the moment, especially with the De Gea situation still to be resolved.

PSG are increasingly being linked with him, with talk of deals agreed etc. But I certainly remember a sh!T tonne of the exact same last year!

Certainly feels like we need to add to the attack, not reduce.

Otherwise we'll most likely line up with Young Rooney and Mata/Depay, which is decent, but we need excellent.
 
Okay he's as good as gone. Lets hope his replacement can settle quicker than he did and score goals. To be honest i'm abit disappoint with him to be honest as it looks like it is his decision to leave after a season as he would rather be in Paris playing in a shit league, so good on him.
 
C'est Moi Cantona said:
If he goes then I'm sure we'll be all over Felipe Anderson.
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Well if di Maria is leaving, which is looking possible with the sources reporting it, and we can swap him for Cavani (and get some money) and sign Felipe Anderson it wouldn't be so bad.

Would hate to lose him and not find a replacement however.
 
I didn't get all of these Di Maria is gone vibes that everyone else is getting. It was non-committal -- to me it indicates that anything could happen.
 
This looks like it will be the next hot topic here, I just can't see LvG not wanting to add another fast, left footed wide man if Di Maria goes.
 
Mciahel Goodman said:
I didn't get all of these Di Maria is gone vibes that everyone else is getting. It was non-committal -- to me it indicates that anything could happen.
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As a coach if you want to keep a player with 4 years left on his contract you say he's very much part of my plans and a world class player. Massage his ego and build him up. If he's being sold it also increases his transfer value by bigging him up.
 
I rather keep him for another year first. Remember it took a while for Ozil to settle in the league too, before he finally find his form back at Arsenal at 2nd half of last season.
 
Sultan said:
As a coach if you want to keep a player with 4 years left on his contract you say he's very much part of my plans and a world class player. Massage his ego and build him up. If he's being sold it also increases his transfer value by bigging him up.
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The implication being that he's already been sold? I don't know, I hope not at least. If he does go to PSG, as is rumoured, we should be asking about Verratti, not Cavani.

Makes no sense to let Di Maria go.
 
United can afford to give him another year. If he comes world class again, keep. If not, reconsider.

If have to replace, I like the idea of one for the future: Draxler.
 
Mciahel Goodman said:
The implication being that he's already been sold? I don't know, I hope not at least. If he does go to PSG, as is rumoured, we should be asking about Verratti, not Cavani.

Makes no sense to let Di Maria go.
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We have no room for Verratti mate. It makes no sense.
 
Mainoldo said:
We have no room for Verratti mate. It makes no sense.
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I hope everyone appreciates this sentence. It is glorious.

Indeed we have no room for Marco Verratti in our midfield. Because we have enough actual good central midfielders. Still feels surreal.
 
Surely we should be looking at someone who can play on the wing and up front? Like Griezmann... and why it'll probably be Cavani (even though he doesn't want to play or the wing).

Having said that, obviously I'd be feckin ecstatic if it was someone like Reus, though I doubt that'll happen.
 
van Persie said:
Well if di Maria is leaving, which is looking possible with the sources reporting it, and we can swap him for Cavani (and get some money) and sign Felipe Anderson it wouldn't be so bad.

Would hate to lose him and not find a replacement however.
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For me that would be perfect, Cavani is about as good as we could get from the potentially available strikers out there, and Anderson looks like he go far.

Like everyone I'd rather ADM stayed but he'd have to want to, and he'd have to offer way more than he did last season.
 
Siorac said:
I hope everyone appreciates this sentence. It is glorious.

Indeed we have no room for Marco Verratti in our midfield. Because we have enough actual good central midfielders. Still feels surreal.
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Agreed, Verratti was my #1 CM choice this summer, but with the acquisitions of Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger we don't need him. We could definitely use Lucas Moura or Thiago Silva, if PSG want ADM bad enough I think they will have to give someone up, like Ramos for De Gea.
 
There's something about Cavanni I don't like as someone to rely on as first choice striker. IIRC he took ages to settle at PSG and had a long barren run to start.

Of course if he's our best option, then so be it. Benteke and the Lyon striker being mentioned aren't overwhelmimg options.
 
gooDevil said:
There's something about Cavanni I don't like as someone to rely on as first choice striker. IIRC he took ages to settle at PSG and had a long barren run to start.

Of course if he's our best option, then so be it. Benteke and the Lyon striker being mentioned aren't overwhelmimg options.
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Regardless of personal opinions, I too am not over enamoured with the idea, the guy scores goals. His record over the past 5 or so seasons is pretty decent.
 
We have plenty of options for the wing: Mata, Depay, Januzaj, Young + Valencia, Lingard, Wilson or even Rooney can be used there. On the other hand we are very light in the striker department. That's why I think we will sign Cavani - he can play in the middle or on the wing, there were noises from his camp that he is unhappy at PSG and he could be a part of a swap for ADM, allowing Woody to save face - it only makes sense.
 
On her same day that LVG comes out and says ADM is joining the tour, the daily fail says he will be a PSG player by the weekend :wenger:
 
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It's a possibility, so we might as well discuss the possible replacements.

It's possible that we already have his replacement in depay, but my gut feeling is that the club will go all out to replace him with an equally impressive signing.

It might not necessarily be a wide player, but it'll be an attacking player nonetheless.

Possible targets:

1-Kevin De Bruyne
2-Griezmann
3-Reus
4-Lucas Moura
5-Cavani ( He could operate on the flanks and a wet dream for woody )

Predict away.
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+ The always linked Gaitan
 
Hey, what about this kid called.. Abnan? Adnan..? Janusomething? or other? or are we all ok with tossing him in the dumpster?
Even if Di Maria leaves, we have Young (our most consistent outfield player last season ?) and Depay for left side options, right side we'd have Mata and Januzaj?
Hardly in dire need of signing anyone.
 
BennyBlanco said:
Hey, what about this kid called.. Abnan? Adnan..? Janusomething? or other? or are we all ok with tossing him in the dumpster?
Even if Di Maria leaves, we have Young (our most consistent outfield player last season ?) and Depay for left side options, right side we'd have Mata and Januzaj?
Hardly in dire need of signing anyone.
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We'd potentially be perfectly fine, but also maybe in need of strengthening there. It would be a bit of a risk. If Mata is on top form and Memphis adapts quickly, then we are sorted, especially if Januzaj gets his form back. If he plays as he did last season, and Mata struggles to have a big impact on games, then we'd suddenly look weak on the wings and struggle with the creativity aspect... And besides, Memphis will play games up front if Rooney is out, so a bit more depth there wouldn't be terrible if Di Maria left. It's perfect as it is right now IMO, so if Di Maria leaves, a versatile player who can either play up front and out wide, or out wide and as a creative midfielder would be perfect.
 
With Depay, Mata and Januzaj I am not too bothered if he does go.
 
I just hope we get someone in to replace Di Maria. I really don't want to see Young or Valencia getting the nod or even Mata.

Would love to see us take a chance on Anderson from Lazio.
 
Adnan said:
I just hope we get someone in to replace Di Maria. I really don't want to see Young or Valencia getting the nod or even Mata.

Would love to see us take a chance on Anderson from Lazio.
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Come on man; if we dont get a RW this season thats because we probably are waiting for a proven RW like muller or bale. Until then mata is twice the player of felipe anderson.
 
NK86 said:
What does that mean?
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A transfer fee is 'written down' over the course of the contract, so a £60m, 5 year deal will be written down at £12m per year in the accounts, so a year down the line Di Maria as an asset of Manchester United is valued at £48m.
 
Santiago_KinderBueno said:
Come on man; if we dont get a RW this season thats because we probably are waiting for a proven RW like muller or bale. Until then mata is twice the player of felipe anderson.
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Mata is twice the player maybe centrally but not out wide.

Muller isn't a RW and Bale doesn't seem possible at this moment in time.
 
Rado_N said:
A transfer fee is 'written down' over the course of the contract, so a £60m, 5 year deal will be written down at £12m per year in the accounts, so a year down the line Di Maria as an asset of Manchester United is valued at £48m.
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Cheers for that. However it would be foolish of us to take such a big loss on a class player. One cannot assume that the book value is what the club actually value him at, else every transfer would be much easier and cheaper.
 
NK86 said:
Cheers for that. However it would be foolish of us to take such a big loss on a class player. One cannot assume that the book value is what the club actually value him at, else every transfer would be much easier and cheaper.
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I agree, book value is just an accounting figure, if we sold him for £50m I'd consider it a loss regarded of the technical accounting profit.

I personally still think he's going nowhere though.
 
Rado_N said:
A transfer fee is 'written down' over the course of the contract, so a £60m, 5 year deal will be written down at £12m per year in the accounts, so a year down the line Di Maria as an asset of Manchester United is valued at £48m.
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So what happens to his asset value if he signs a new contract?
 
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