Ezequiel Garay

I'm sure the new manager has a plan. But I just can't see what we'd do with another CB. Injuries like Vidic and Smalling's don't happen every season. I suspect that if we do sign this fellow, Evans/ Smalling or Vidic will be moved on. Although I bloody hope not. I think Vidic is still amazing and rate Smalling and Evans much higher than Jones at CB.
 
Vidič is still the best...anyone who doesn't see that (still) should take a look at our defensive record during Vidič's injury and compare with our defensive record when he returned in the first team, so moving him would be the dumbest move possible (yes, even more retarted than letting Nani go for 8 fecking million).
 
Why are our first two signings in areas that need the least improvement!!! For feck's sake what is going on. All I can see this doing is stopping Jones and Smalling from getting CB action, which is something I was really looking forward to in the next couple of seasons. Is he really an upgrade over these two players?
 
This would be a very weird signing. I'd expect something like this maybe from SAF but surely Moyes should have focussed our transfer dealings towards areas which actually need strengthening.
 
Half of this would go to Madrid, too.
 
Rafael
Varela
Jones
Smalling
Ferdinand
Vidic
Evra
Buttner
Fabio

And now supposedly we're signing Garay. That is one huge list of defenders for four spots. If this means a replacement instead of Vidic then I say Bollocks to that.
 
Devastated by this. 17 million less to spend for other areas as well.
 
The good old accepting the signings perceived as being bad...I really doubt this will happen.
 
£17 million is a lot of money for us. Would not be happy with this signing. A centre back is not needed at all.
 
Unless moyes sees jones as a midfielder and we are going to sell another centre back (vidic to monaco for stupid money for example) then it seems a very strange move as its probably the position we have most strength in depth for
 
Would be pretty underwhelming. I find myself amused at City's £50m spend, but whilst i've nothing against this player if we were to part with £17m I wouldn't be against him, but he'd certainly have a lot to live up to.

We are overly reliant on Vidic, he is the one who can bring the best out of anyone. Garay certainly can't be seen as a long term replacement for him because he's not close to Vidic's quality. But I will bare in mind that he is a similar age to Vidic when he arrived.

Also, nothing's happened yet so not reason to be up in arms just yet, if you are totally against it.
 
All we ned now is to keep rooney and buy a striker or two.
 
Rafael---Vidic---Rio---Evra

Fabio---Evans---Jones---Buttner

Varela---Garay---Smalling---Wooton


I suppose depth is key.
 
I'm sorry, but I just don't see the need for a centre back. Jones and Smalling can barely get a game as it is.

This has to be nonsense.
 
If he was one for the future like Varela I wouldn't be too bothered, but the fact that we're buying a CB and an expensive one at that whose ready now when we already have 5 of them is pure stupidity no other way to put it. Even if Rio were to retire next season, we still wouldn't need Garay.

My only hope is that since this story came out of the US, the people there assumed that what people report in football is exactly the same as in America where sports journalists don't make up shit for the sake of it. Hopefully they don't know this and read a caughtoffside or bleacher report article and assumed Garay was the one we were after.
 
If he comes in someone has to go. Vidic is the only plausible option? Wierd but true.
 
Manchester United sign Argentine international as deal wrapped up, it's like deja vu all over again


Manchester United will shortly be wrapping up the signing of Argentine international defender Ezequiel Garay after the transfer was stated to be happening this summer by major Portuguese sport newspaper Record. They said a 'gentleman's agreement' had been sorted out between the two clubs and that the arrival of the defender at Old Trafford was all done apart from the actual details of signing a contract and paying the fee. Manchester United have decided to sign the player after scouting him several times because they want competition for Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand in central defence, despite appearing to have enough of that already.
Hang on, haven't we all been here before? Well, yes we have.
On June 3rd we said the following:
'Record are it again with their Garay to Manchester United claims. This time they say that the two clubs made a 'gentleman's agreement' at the beginning of the year to complete the defender's much rumoured transfer to Manchester United this summer.
According to the Portuguese newspaper, the only thing that could get in the way of such a deal is the change of manager. Sir Alex Ferguson was apparently very keen on Garay, sending his brother Martin to watch him several times but that appears useless now that both have left their roles at the club. However, as we said a few weeks ago, Everton had also been sending scouts to watch Benfica, which appeared very odd at the time. David Moyes has brought so much of his old Everton team with him that those scouting reports will come in useful, there's a conspiracy theory in there somewhere just waiting to break out.
Record say 'Garay should be sold for the amount of the termination clause - €20m - and half of the amount will be deposited in the vaults of Real Madrid, the club which Benfica signed him for €5.5m in 2011.'
The Portuguese newspaper have basically reported the same story on June 3rd and June 12th, which appears to be remarkably odd, either there is an agreement or there isn't, and what is a gentleman's agreement anyway?
Record appear to be being encouraged, because someone must be giving them this info, to repeatedly post reports that Manchester United are on the verge of completing a deal for Ezequiel Garay. We could assume they'd suffered some form of amnesia and forgotten that they'd already said the 'gentleman's agreement' was about to be finalised and the signing was imminent, but it's not the first time.
On June 3rd, we also said:
'We've got big trust issues with Record on their Garay reporting. In March they said that Manchester United had agreed a deal to sign him and plastered it all over their front page (see left). The player himself and even his girlfriend commented on the situation, with Garay giving the usual guff about being flattered but concentrating on his football. The newspaper were absolutely insistent a deal had been done, but the rest of the Portuguese media weren't so excited about the whole thing, leaving Record out on their own somewhat.'
So how many times can Manchester United sign Ezequiel Garay? This looks like someone trying to hurry the club along to complete the deal or trying to push his name out into the market yet again. If it's the latter then it's worked because there are stories all over Europe already, relating to Record's 'gentleman's agreement' claim today.
The transfer window doesn't close for around another 11 weeks, how many times can Record run the same 'gentleman's agreement' article claiming Garay will move to Manchester this summer? If Manchester United are interested, and some of the reporting is true, then someone somewhere obviously wants the deal concluded quickly.
Garay is represented by Jorge Mendes and if the player doesn't end up at Manchester United then the 'super-agent' shouldn't have trouble getting him a good deal elsewhere. As long as he represents you, he seems an excellent agent and adept at working the media, with the only exception to that being the mess Nani, another client, finds himself in at the moment. http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...gn-argentine-international-as-deal-wrapped-up
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weird that the same paper have run the same story like three times already.
 
Garay and Strootman will be our transfer business this summer IMO.
 
:lol:

Manchester United Transfer Window 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Winger? Check.
Defender(s)? Check.
Central midfielder?
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Ramshock said:
Why does someone have to go? Rio and Vida wont play full seasons leaving us with Evans, Smalling and Jones all of whom have had their own injury problems.
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So we will have 6 players for 2 positions. 4 of which will be first team regulars.
 
Mainoldo said:
So we will have 6 players for 2 positions. 4 of which will be first team regulars.
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Like I said 2 of those 6 have issues with longevity. If Garay is coming i imagine it was preemptive because I honestly can't see us letting Vida go just yet. Rio I think this might be his last year. I would be amazed if we let Vidic leave because David Moyes is a defenders coach first and foremost and I would be shocked if he didnt want to coach him
 
Vidić will turn 32 next season and has only played 25 League games in the past 2 seasons. It's not impossible that he leaves. Ferdinand is unlikely to play as many games as he did last season again. I believe Garay is better than Smalling, and currently better than Jones, though Jones undoubtedly has enormous potential. Evans is of similar ability, if not better. This would not be such a strange signing.
 
this better be bullshit...because CB is the last spot we need to spend on...and I know this is a bitch move from my side but if getting Garay means Vidič is off then I'm prepared to say "feck this guy" before he even comes here....nobody should be even allowed to contemplate the idea of "replacing" Vidič. Besides, we've already lost the best manager in history and one of the best midfielders (ever) this summer, with the added possibility of a world-class player leaving as well...if that all happens and Vidič is replaced by this guy for 17 fecking million to top it off then I'll go nuts.
 
gaz1185 said:
We've been sending scouts to Benfica numerous times over the last season, we're definitely interested in some one at Benfica, and with the recent links to Garay I'd be very surprised if it wasn't him.
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Gaitan?
 
I don't get it, rio has renewed his contract and no other defender is leaving so why do we need this signing exactly?

Are we banned from signing midfielders ?
 
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