I think he was never a 35 million player. He has a 20 million release clause (50/50 between Real Madrid and Benfica). His contract is up next year also.
Ezequiel Garay
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And Thiago.
If we wanted him we'd have signed him, on the first, second, third, fourth or fifth time we were said to have signed him way before Moyes came anywhere near us.
We obviously didnt want him, with the portuguese media having some fun linking him like everyone else to us.
Or did Moyes also "nix" Gaitan?
Mental, for that price he was definitely worth it IMO.
Why do other big club's seem to get fair prices, but we get stung with 30+ deals with almost every player
Why do other big club's seem to get fair prices, but we get stung with 30+ deals with almost every player
Why do other big club's seem to get fair prices, but we get stung with 30+ deals with almost every player
Our negotiation is shite.
We will learn to regret not getting this player
I really think Garay was never a go. I think it was more media hype from Portugal than anything. Sort of like Gaitan was in the summer of 2012.
Some people will believe every story about United in the media
There are quotes from him saying he was supposed to move to United last summer but Moyes blocked the move.
From my Twitter feed.
Tancredi Palmeri @tancredipalmeri 23h
Bayern Munich close to find a deal for Garay from Benfica for 15m € according to Gazzetta
Ed Malyon @eaamalyon 20h
Garay to Zenit seems done. Benfica won't buy to replace him, but will bring Lisandro Lopez back from loan. I rate him. Scores goals too.
As you can see these two stories are only 3 hours apart.
Tancredi Palmeri @tancredipalmeri 23h
Bayern Munich close to find a deal for Garay from Benfica for 15m € according to Gazzetta
Ed Malyon @eaamalyon 20h
Garay to Zenit seems done. Benfica won't buy to replace him, but will bring Lisandro Lopez back from loan. I rate him. Scores goals too.
As you can see these two stories are only 3 hours apart.
So having signed for us 5 times in 3 transfer windows, he's now signing for 5 other clubs that arent us.
I did not like that option, especially last year, and especially after watching Benfica in last year's Europa League against NU, Kiev and Chelsea. I'd say he has not really been all that great to be a first team member here and we don't need such a expensive and old squad player/cover. But this year's EL changed my mind. I am not exactly for him, but i am not against him either. Somehow with Van Gaal i don't think this transfer is gonna happen. We will probably go for one of the young dutch CBs. Which i think is a worse option, but lets see.
There's been nothing new about a move to Bayern in the German media at all, only speculation about the reports from South-America. Even the Portuguese sources are only referring to the Argentine papers who broke the story.
I'm beginning to suspect this rumor is not what it seemed after reading the reports from Clarin, but maybe the story will pick up steam in the German media later this week. We'll see.
I'm beginning to suspect this rumor is not what it seemed after reading the reports from Clarin, but maybe the story will pick up steam in the German media later this week. We'll see.
It looked more than just a media bullshit. Garay said himself (with quotes and other shit) that he thought that he will come here but then when Moyes became the manager things changed.
No. It was actually "O Jogo" bs. Garay never said anything like that. He said "This has been spoken for a long time and there are alot of rumours but i don´t know anything about that".
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...el-Garay-claims-David-Moyes-did-want-him.html
Despite being dailymail, it has quotes from Garay so I supposed isn't false.
I prefer to give credit to actual Garay interviews to the portuguese press. It isn´t the first time english media makes up interviews (see the Ronaldo fictional interview last week for The Sun that he denied that happened).
Zenit getting him for 15 mil euros apparently. Almost like losing your own player.
Portuguese media says it was 6 million. I bet it was to screw up Real Madrid and their 50% rights. I think we will see another Benfica player move to Zenit with an inflated price to compensate this 6 million.
Edit: It really is 6 million since it has already been reported to the portuguese CMVM (stock exchange). Here´s the link, it´s official now
http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=485690
Edit: It really is 6 million since it has already been reported to the portuguese CMVM (stock exchange). Here´s the link, it´s official now
http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=485690
I read it was 6 mil to Benfica, total to be about 15 mil. Third party and Real get the rest according to ownership.
€6m is Benfica's cut, the other €9m is to RM & 3rd party.
Third party? I thought it was a 50/50 deal between Real and Benfica. No other party involved
Alright i stand corrected. Even so way lower than the supposed 10 million for Benfica
It's a bad deal for Benfica but not much more they could have done if he was out of contract this time next year.
Yep. It´s their fault for negotiating him so close to the end of the contract. Guess his contribution on the pitch compensated that. Supposed we will sell Rojo in the same type of crappy deal thanks to this kind of fund business deal
Yeah thought they'd at least renew his contract last year after he didn't end up moving. Yeah Rojo's quite heavily owned by a third party too isn't he? Something like 65/75%? Doubt we'll see much of what he's sold for if/when he goes.
Oh well, one less CB to consider/hope for
We have about 30% of Rojo´s Sporting rights. We will get peanuts for him. I won´t be sad because he isn´t exactly my cup of tea. I mean he´s a decent player but with too many concentration lapses and disciplinary issues.
Looks like it´s really a 6 million deal. It´s 2,4 million for Benfica, 3 million for Real Madrid and 600k for the fund. That´s a really low ammount. Benfica only had 40% of the sporting rights. Looks like another shaddy deal like Roberto to Zaragoza.
Did Moyes really pull the plug on this?
Fantastic CB.
Fantastic CB.
There wasn't even space for him last season.
Why would we have needed 6 centre backs?
MoTM today though and has been great all World Cup, Zenit have got a great bargain.
People were calling him a Real Madrid reject this time last year. We didn't need him last year, with our CBs. We wanted a midfielder this time last year. Put things into context and everything makes sense.
I'm pretty sure SAF went after Varane after signing Smalling and Jones. Perhaps the idea was that Vidic/Rio would leave last season and Garay came in.
Having his debut at Zenit. Already at fault for a goal in what's shaping up to be a shock Zenit's defeat in the CL qualification against some cypriot side.
PS Although Witsel was shown an extremely harsh red card! Second time in CL, first was in the last season against austrian side, also quite harsh and probably not a red.
PS Although Witsel was shown an extremely harsh red card! Second time in CL, first was in the last season against austrian side, also quite harsh and probably not a red.
Everytime I see him mentioned that is all I think about, all the time times we were said to have a "done deal" with him.
Manchester United eye Ezequiel Garay transfer as Louis van Gaal aims for defensive fix in January
United sent two scouts to watch the Zenit St Petersburg centre-half play in the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday with a view to making a January bid.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-united-eye-ezequiel-garay-4502157
United sent two scouts to watch the Zenit St Petersburg centre-half play in the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday with a view to making a January bid.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-united-eye-ezequiel-garay-4502157
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We'll still get to linked to him even after he's retired.
Please mind the editing, that was huge range
Sorry about that...