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Galactico Watch: Summer 2015
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the way Van Gaal came out with it, just sounded like casual musing.
"you know what chaps, what we really need is a really good player"
Ah yes...agreed....
"you know what chaps, what we really need is a really good player"
Ah yes...agreed....
Who is available that we could get our hands on? The best bet would be from La Liga, all the players have release clauses in their contracts so if we meet the release fee then we could at least get to speak to them. Griezmann would be good for us, has pace, skill and an eye for goal, not World Class yet but he could get there. Would love to get Reus but not sure he would leave Dortmund, he had a 25m release fee in his contract last season and no-one activated it, which strikes me as odd as he is a wonderful player.
Finance wise everything points to a big bid for someone before the window closes.
Assuming ADM goes we will have a net spend of £20 million, then add in Evans, Rafael, and quite likely Hernandez it'll likely be near zero (or better) with about £1 million per wk saved in wages.
Assuming we get Pedro and Otamendi for a combined £45-£50 million, we should have £75 million + for the 'galatico' signing if we are serious with the budget that was talked about.
Personally think we'll struggle to get anyone in that bracket though, if we don't wonder if we'll take a punt on a young player with bags of potential and lots of pace, Felipe Anderson springs to mind.
Assuming ADM goes we will have a net spend of £20 million, then add in Evans, Rafael, and quite likely Hernandez it'll likely be near zero (or better) with about £1 million per wk saved in wages.
Assuming we get Pedro and Otamendi for a combined £45-£50 million, we should have £75 million + for the 'galatico' signing if we are serious with the budget that was talked about.
Personally think we'll struggle to get anyone in that bracket though, if we don't wonder if we'll take a punt on a young player with bags of potential and lots of pace, Felipe Anderson springs to mind.
Muller and Cavani pls
Let's have a strong front line
Roo-Muller-Cavani
Let's have a strong front line
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Cavani? Why... He's looked awful every time I've seen him. He'll be an incredible waste of money.Muller and Cavani pls
Let's have a strong front line
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I'd take Muller though
I still don't think AdM will be leaving
Please no, not Cavani. He wont be happy playing on the RW, or it will mean Rooney in midfield again, I dont think I could watch the agony unfold in front of me.Muller and Cavani pls
Let's have a strong front line
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No idea how you could come to that conclusion. He's got two feet out the door and and a middle finger waving back at us already.
I think Reus or De Buyne and Pedro would be great options. Muller/Ronaldo and the like would be very difficult to get out of their clubs. The tier under that would be better for us and all are at pretty good ages. If we let go of Di Maria unless they break the record, I think we should probably look to exchange. I just don't see the point selling to them at a loss. Certainly not prior to us bringing someone in.
Theres been too much from PSG on their official page saying the deal is very close to being done, and after ADM didnt make the flight, LVG will demand the club sell him on.
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Muller and Cavani pls
Let's have a strong front line
Roo-Muller-Cavani
I'd take Cavani, surprised we aren't pushing for it in the ADM deal, or if not him certainly a different player.
He wont play back up to Rooney and wont play RW. Id rather have the money and buy a player for the RW position that wants to play there. If he was bought and played up front then I would be happy with a swap but I just dont think he would get the game time he needs to be happy and we dont need another unhappy South American at the club.
Aye that's a good point, I do think though given the same game time as Rooney he''d get us more goals, Rooney also at some point will get injured, then what?
Non of Hernandez, Wilson, Memphis, or Januzaj would be like for like back up, and all would be huge risk.
Am I the only one who didn't take LVG's comments to mean he wants a Galactico in the sense that we understand it? Thought he was trying to say we need someone that create something, do the unexpected, etc etc? You don't necessarily need a Galactico for that? Sanchez isn't considered a Galactico, yet he gives Arsenal that extra outlet. That's what I thought LVG was alluding to. But with his English language skills who knows?
I think a Sanchez is exactly what he's after, take Galactico with a pinch of salt, more a high profile highly expensive player.
But he even named the world-class players he was thinking about that he considered were in that bracket - then went on to mention Ronaldo by name too. I think he definitley meant the type of player that most of us would consider a 'galactico'.
The thing I love about Sanchez as well is that he literally leaves everything out on the pitch - each and every time he's performing for Arsenal - I really envy them this type of player. Our players really need to start playing as if their lives depended on it. I find that a bit lacking tbh. Roy Keane can drive me crazy with his ways, but honestly, you can never blame him for his work on the pitch - gave it his all - really miss not having that
Bale, Reus, Griezmann for me. In that order of preference, probably in reverse order of attainability.
Galacticos is just an idea. I think some people imagine some players being able to represent humanity in the galaxy or something. It's just a concept of buying the best players. That's all it is. However it's also bullshit. If we bought most of the players people have come up with, they would improve us. In terms of profile if we're playing Barcelona, Pedro (no one would call him a Galactico) would probably feel at ease playing Barcelona in a big game. So he could be very influential for us should we buy him.
It'll be interesting to see who we go for. I wouldn't buy into the Galactico tag too much. LVG wants higher profile players so as to compete more and not have to counter attack. It's difficult but our youth at the minute is perhaps not quite ready. We have to scare teams. We have plenty of heart, we just need an edge. Reus, Pedro, Greizmann etc - there are options out there for us but you have to make the player know that you will sign them. That is the advantage Madrid have. They've history of this type of buying. We're relatively new to it so we have something to prove.
It'll be interesting to see who we go for. I wouldn't buy into the Galactico tag too much. LVG wants higher profile players so as to compete more and not have to counter attack. It's difficult but our youth at the minute is perhaps not quite ready. We have to scare teams. We have plenty of heart, we just need an edge. Reus, Pedro, Greizmann etc - there are options out there for us but you have to make the player know that you will sign them. That is the advantage Madrid have. They've history of this type of buying. We're relatively new to it so we have something to prove.
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This whole galactico thing is such bullshit.
Balls to big names, get the right player.
Balls to big names, get the right player.
Reus or Griezmann... would be good options. Griezmann is actually a very smart player, but I wonder how all of that would work out. Can he challenge Rooney?
Or is he going to compete against Herrera, or Young on one side?
Or is he going to compete against Herrera, or Young on one side?
There are no Galatico's around at the moment that aren't already playing for the likes of Madrid. Expect some more names to be made after the Euro's next summer.
Yes the club needs to change it transfer policy I think. We should not be looking to buy galacticos from Real Madrid. We should have signed Bale before he went to Real Madrid, Neymar before he went to Barcelona. In all fairness, maybe that is what we did with Depay :P
Maybe Manchester have certain difficulties in competing with Barcelona and Madrid in terms of climate but we could aim for central Europe. Belgium, Germany and Netherlands.
I think we may have to go for hot prospects rather than Galacticos.
To be fair if van Gaal continues with buying the on-paper best players he lacked for his 433 with a #10 then Pedro is a good shout. He ticks all the boxes of a winger and might be available for a reasonable price even if he isn't the most spectacular name. Griezmann maybe? Haven't seen enough of him to judge him. Might need a striker aswell if we don't get the latter.
The likes of Muller, Robben, Bale, Ronaldo, Hazard, Sanchez are just unavailable. Reus I imagine has a price but is unlikely, very expensive even if he is keen on the move which might not even be the case. Can't think of many available wingers who are experienced and I don't think we'll need another youngster.
The likes of Muller, Robben, Bale, Ronaldo, Hazard, Sanchez are just unavailable. Reus I imagine has a price but is unlikely, very expensive even if he is keen on the move which might not even be the case. Can't think of many available wingers who are experienced and I don't think we'll need another youngster.
Schweinsteiger is a Gaalactico.
Buy Reus, win the league. It really is that simple
Buy Ronaldo, walk the league.
Anyone got an idea how much we've cleared off the wage bill net? Apparently £800k a week down from departures of RvP, Falcao, Di Maria, Nani. But how much are we paying the new 4?
Certainly got the resources to make a big signing if one becomes available but I don't think there is anyone at this stage.
Certainly got the resources to make a big signing if one becomes available but I don't think there is anyone at this stage.
Buy messi... Walk the cl ;-)
Falcao, RvP and Di Maria were on high wages, the new three are probably on half that amount. Darmian's wages can be offset by Rafael+Nani..
By all reports Nani was on £100k + a week
I agree totally! Just someone that can do the job well. I prefer a surprise signing that may not have the massive price tag that comes with a so called galactico! Look at who we signed last season and how they did, both Di Maria (spineless git) and fall over Falcao! Both galacticos and look where we are with them now, one would prefer to play in an inferior league and the other one was useless for the complete season!!
The other one still looks useless, not going well for him in the Charity shield today so far.
Embarrassing for whom? We're all supporting the same cause, so I don't see anything wrong with speculative thinking/discussion on a fan board. It would be embarrassing if representative of the team were talking that way publicly, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Muller and Griezmann is what we should push for. If the former is not available I think we can get the latter for 50m EUR or so as he had a release clause? in that region.
I watched through gritted teeth just in case he scored but yeah still looks the same. Although knowing my luck he will be top scorer next year
.You know what though good luck to him I do still wish he would have come good here but it wasn't to be. Same feeling I had when Di Maria came I was so excited but now I just think he is a spineless Cnut! Galaticos don't always mean you get an instant legend.
What kind of annoys me is that we now have this mind set that we need to buy big names for the sake of buying big names. It's ludicrous and superficial.
We need to build the best team possible, and that doesnt necessarily mean the biggest names are the answer to that equation. Mercenaries dont typically give a shit about a club. Players who are committed and hungry to do the job are our best options. Di Maria and Falcao are glaringly obvious big names that came, didnt perform and left. We were no better for having them here.
We need to build the best team possible, and that doesnt necessarily mean the biggest names are the answer to that equation. Mercenaries dont typically give a shit about a club. Players who are committed and hungry to do the job are our best options. Di Maria and Falcao are glaringly obvious big names that came, didnt perform and left. We were no better for having them here.
Plus they left us out of pocket