I thought the RB rumours had been killed for this summer at least
Diogo Costa Porto keeper
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Ahh man, I hope we can still sign him
Benzema said that a few days ago...
Doesn't need to mean anything. We all know he wants to go to bigger club and league sooner or later. And get that big paycheck. Players like to stay polite in scenario where clubs can't get the deal done and they will/have to stay. If he gets a right offer and clubs can find agreement, he will move.
Yea. O jogo was the one, which was better apparently.
Nowhere near the shot-stopping ability of DDG, which is the bread & butter of a GK.
Much rather we give DDG a new deal. Not an urgent position we need to fix at all.
Much rather we give DDG a new deal. Not an urgent position we need to fix at all.
You're here all week?
Mate I love DDG, but it's been so obvious from the end of our season how much we need a ball playing goalkeeper.
After the fa cup final even his shot stopping doesn't seem that great anymore.
Bit of context here.
A few mins ago.
This an hour and a half ago.
2 mins later.
Yeah my opinions have changed since. I'm allowed, just like anyone else to do that.
What caused your opinions to completely change in the last 2 hours?
Would love it if we sign him
In fairness going from he just needs to go to wanting to give him a new contract in 90s mins, it just doesn't make a hell of a lot of sense.
The links to Costa.
I'd rather give a new contract to DDG than sign Costa. I want a new GK but not just any GK who is worse!
Fascinating. Clearly not someone to take seriously.
On a scale of 0 to 10 on how hard your knee has jerked, you're probably at a Todd Boehly
Do you not want Costa because he's a bit prone to mistakes or what is the reason?
Because De Gea made a lot of mistakes this season, and generally he always has.
Signing Costa would make us a lot better at build up from the back while also thinking long term.
Not disheartened by the news. Have go agree with the posters that say he is overrated. Happened to watch 3-4 Porto games after the WC and can't say that he is an excellent shot stopper or that assured in possession.
He is young and he might develop into a top keeper but at 70-80 mil Porto would have fleeced us.
He is young and he might develop into a top keeper but at 70-80 mil Porto would have fleeced us.
He's a very good shot stopper and excellent in possession.
He's been linked for months.
Yeah, that is what most people say and yet , having actually watched him myself on several occasions, I'm not convinced of that. Time will tell.
Not worth the price tag, as many Portuguese fellas here already told. He has potential, but he's levels bellow what a top club needs. On the other hand, José Sá who actually coudln't even make into Porto's bench is now playing at Wolves, so who knows? Premier League success is a strange place: players like Jota, Boly, Neves, Podence, Toti and Jimenez were quite average players on the Portuguese league and somehow they made it in the Premier League.
Jota was fine for Porto, I remember being disappointed we couldn't buy him. Neves was too young then.
Boly and Sá were atrocious though.
But yeh Costa although good is not worth the price tag, but you always pay extra for young players with great potential, plus i think Jorge Mendes Is involved, so somebody is going to pay.
Boly and Sá were atrocious though.
But yeh Costa although good is not worth the price tag, but you always pay extra for young players with great potential, plus i think Jorge Mendes Is involved, so somebody is going to pay.
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I'm not mad on him for what he'd cost.
Not been that impressed whenever I've seen him + there's a million other alternatives
Not been that impressed whenever I've seen him + there's a million other alternatives
I don't think anyone was ever going to pay his release clause, so we'll see where Porto look to raise funds first
Aye, i had to double check that i wasn't confusing posters as i had just read that about EtH being weak minded and should be sacked for wanting to renew DDG and sign Mount. He sold us all nothing but dreams. Turns out it is the same poster now wanting to renew DDG.
Give us Mehdi Taremi and Diogo Costa for the €75m and we have a deal.
Romano made a very simple point on The United STand today.....
DeGeas contract talks re very advanced, it appears the club want him to stay and he wants to stay. If DeGea stays, its unlikely we spend £60m o a keeper, more likely we look for a cheaper young number two to compete.
Henderson is going, the natural reality is DeGea goes, get the wages off the books and we have to sign two keepers....or he stays and we look for a talented long term cheaper option.
I am 50/50 either way. DeGea overall has had a decent season despite his limitations....but his recent form is really alarming as it harks back to two years ago. We do need a modern keeper, that is obvious but we need 2 or other positions more and I know little about Costa, but I am leaning more towards the staying on a short term contract IF he accepts a much lower wage and buying a younger keeper....but I think that power is in our hands. The fact his contract has ran down and nobody seems heavily linked let alone has made moves to talk to him is quite telling
DeGeas contract talks re very advanced, it appears the club want him to stay and he wants to stay. If DeGea stays, its unlikely we spend £60m o a keeper, more likely we look for a cheaper young number two to compete.
Henderson is going, the natural reality is DeGea goes, get the wages off the books and we have to sign two keepers....or he stays and we look for a talented long term cheaper option.
I am 50/50 either way. DeGea overall has had a decent season despite his limitations....but his recent form is really alarming as it harks back to two years ago. We do need a modern keeper, that is obvious but we need 2 or other positions more and I know little about Costa, but I am leaning more towards the staying on a short term contract IF he accepts a much lower wage and buying a younger keeper....but I think that power is in our hands. The fact his contract has ran down and nobody seems heavily linked let alone has made moves to talk to him is quite telling
Backwards logic by the club
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