Gareth Bale | Linked with United again

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"He's a fantastic player. He has always kept in contact with the people who worked here. You never know what's going to happen in football". Back page of The Sun today.

Would have to take a massive pay cut, unless so,e sort of bonus scheme would be considered. Honestly think it's a bit tongue in cheek but if Levy were to get him back the summer we move to outer new home it would be brilliant for us... As long as he can sort his fitness out of course. It's just very strange for Poch to comment on another player, we do have first option too so I live in hope lol.

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It’s possible with Kane going the other way.
 
InLevyITrust said:
Direct quote,

"He's a fantastic player. He has always kept in contact with the people who worked here. You never know what's going to happen in football". Back page of The Sun today.

Would have to take a massive pay cut, unless so,e sort of bonus scheme would be considered. Honestly think it's a bit tongue in cheek but if Levy were to get him back the summer we move to outer new home it would be brilliant for us... As long as he can sort his fitness out of course. It's just very strange for Poch to comment on another player, we do have first option too so I live in hope lol.

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As fantastic as he can be, you can't hide from the fact he is a crock. Stay clear.
 
Spurs are welcome to him, injured far too much for the 50mil RM will want.
 
Zoo said:
It’s possible with Kane going the other way.
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Spurs fans wouldn't be happy at all but if Kane does make his mind up to go, then losing him to R.Madrid (instead of domestic rivals) and getting Bale + a lot of money is not the worst result in the world. Far from it.
 
There is no way Spurs can pay even reduced wages that he will accept is there?
 
The Cat said:
There is no way Spurs can pay even reduced wages that he will accept is there?
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Not this season at any rate. I suspect we will break the bank next season if we move into the new stadium and we have first option on Bale if he does move. Not saying it will happen of course, but it's not impossible.
 
We need to stay away from Bale. Don't need any more crocks who play 20% of the time and he's gonna cost massive amounts in salary.
 
balaks said:
Not this season at any rate. I suspect we will break the bank next season if we move into the new stadium and we have first option on Bale if he does move. Not saying it will happen of course, but it's not impossible.
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You'd have to budget extra for all the overtime for the physio department.
 
balaks said:
Not this season at any rate. I suspect we will break the bank next season if we move into the new stadium and we have first option on Bale if he does move. Not saying it will happen of course, but it's not impossible.
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The difficulty for a club like Spurs, who don’t pay at the highest level, is that if you bring Bale in on, say, £200k a week then your 6 or 7 best players will want massive increases to get close to Bale’s wage, so the £200k a week for Bale quickly becomes an overall increase to the wage bill of several times that amount. Incredibly difficult jump to make without either changing the entire financial footing of the club or making numerous players unhappy.
 
A certainty to sign for United in the summer. Mou will spin it as another megastar signing. The reality is it'll be a panic buy as Pep guides City to the league, a cup, and quite possibly the CL. On the other side, RM will want rid two make space for 2 Major World Cup summer signings.

So Bale No.7 on Aug 1st. Injured by Sept 1st.
 
Brophs said:
The difficulty for a club like Spurs, who don’t pay at the highest level, is that if you bring Bale in on, say, £200k a week then your 6 or 7 best players will want massive increases to get close to Bale’s wage, so the £200k a week for Bale quickly becomes an overall increase to the wage bill of several times that amount. Incredibly difficult jump to make without either changing the entire financial footing of the club or making numerous players unhappy.
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Why would Bale take £ 200k a week, isn't he on about £350k a week after taxes now? I doubt there is any chance Spurs can afford him.
 
Canuckred64 said:
Why would Bale take £ 200k a week, isn't he on about £350k a week after taxes now? I doubt there is any chance Spurs can afford him.
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I just picked a figure Spurs could afford. It’s not really the point I’m making.
 
Rob Beasley who's very well connected to Mourinho posted a tweet suggesting Bale will sign for us next summer. Then again it could be a red herring Mourinho has asked him to put out there, he does done things like that for him in the past.
 
Acole9 said:
Rob Beasley who's very well connected to Mourinho posted a tweet suggesting Bale will sign for us next summer. Then again it could be a red herring Mourinho has asked him to put out there, he does done things like that for him in the past.
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I don't think he has any connection with Mourinho anymore? After he published that book..
 
SirAF said:
I don't think he has any connection with Mourinho anymore? After he published that book..
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Mourinho must have given his approval though? I'm reading the book at the moment and he makes it sound like they're very good friends. Even after the tapping scandal with Ashley Cole.
 
If Real are willing to loan Rodriguez, why not Bale. I doubt even PSG would buy him and cough up his wage demands
 
PeteManic said:
A certainty to sign for United in the summer. Mou will spin it as another megastar signing. The reality is it'll be a panic buy as Pep guides City to the league, a cup, and quite possibly the CL. On the other side, RM will want rid two make space for 2 Major World Cup summer signings.

So Bale No.7 on Aug 1st. Injured by Sept 1st.
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Would be the exact opposite of a panic buy if Mourinho's been trying to sign him for years.
 
SAF should have bought Bale(perfect giggs replacement) and Modric(perfect Scholes replacement) with Ronaldo money + more.
or at least Sneijder + Robben.
 
Acole9 said:
Mourinho must have given his approval though? I'm reading the book at the moment and he makes it sound like they're very good friends. Even after the tapping scandal with Ashley Cole.
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They were very close, but I don’t think Mourinho approved the book. I read it once it came out, was a compelling read.
 
Appearances for Real:
2016/2017: 27
2015/2016: 31
2014/2015: 48

This season he's played in 10 games. It's a risk, outstanding player though.

Is it mostly recurring ankle injuries?
 
I'd buy him & play him as he does for Wales much more centrally.

I'm sure he can't handle the pace anymore; saying that it would be wrong to say he had nothing without speed as I have seen plenty of times before. Again tends to be for Wales.
 
Damien said:
This is Real we're talking about. They'd probably want at least what they paid for Bale in the first place.

They should have sold him in the summer and agreed a deal to sign Mbappe. There was nothing that indicated that Bale was suddenly going to become a player who can play a prolonged run of games injury-free.
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If they had sold Bale, it would probably have been us who would pay what they were asking for him. Looking at the games he has played so far this season, it's good that we dodged that bullet. There is no point going after such a injury prone player who will cost such a high transfer fees and wages.

Now that the transfer window is open, its inevitable that these rumours are back. I am just a tad worried that Madrid do not 'fool' us again and sell Bale and spend money to further strengthen their squad.
 
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Anyone taking bets on how long before he gets injured again?

I think he's got another in him before 2018.
 
No doubt if we did buy him, (I fecking hope not) hed be another Hargreaves, but if he signed for say Liverpool, he’ll be the the second coming.
 
Bastian said:
Appearances for Real:

Is it mostly recurring ankle injuries?
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posted earlier in the thread-
17/18 Tear in the abductor muscle Nov 10, 2017 Nov 27, 2017 17 days 3 Games
17/18 Calf Injury Sep 27, 2017 Nov 6, 2017 40 days 8 Games
16/17 Calf Injury Apr 24, 2017 Jun 1, 2017 38 days 8 Games
16/17 Calf muscle strain Apr 13, 2017 Apr 20, 2017 7 days 2Games
16/17 Ankle injury Nov 24, 2016 Feb 16, 2017 84 days 17 Games
16/17 Hip injury Sep 15, 2016 Sep 22, 2016 7 days 2 Games
15/16 Disrupted Calf Muscle Jan 18, 2016 Mar 3, 2016 45 days 8 Games
15/16 Muscle Injury Oct 19, 2015 Nov 5, 2015 17 days 4 Games
15/16 Muscle Injury Sep 17, 2015 Sep 28, 2015 11 days 3 Games
14/15 Hamstring Injury Oct 20, 2014 Oct 30, 2014 10 days 3 Games
13/14 Muscular problems Oct 3, 2013 Oct 17, 2013 14 days 1 Games
13/14 Mensical Laceration Aug 29, 2013 Sep 2, 2013 4 days 2 Games
13/14 Foot injury Aug 12, 2013 Sep 2, 2013 21 days 2 Games
12/13 Malleolar injury Apr 4, 2013 Apr 18, 2013 14 days 3 Games
12/13 Hamstring Injury Dec 3, 2012 Dec 20, 2012 17 days 3 Games
11/12 Hamstring Injury Feb 27, 2012 Mar 5, 2012 7 days 1 Games
10/11 Torn Ankle Joint Ligament May 9, 2011 Jul 7, 2011 59 days 3 Games
10/11 Back trouble Jan 27, 2011 Feb 24, 2011 28 days 6 Games
09/10 Knee Problems Aug 3, 2009 Sep 10, 2009 38 days 5 Games

We should stay well clear, well maybe there is a caveat, I dont think anyone would be complaining too much if we spent 30mil on him. It's a gamble, it may pay off and he may stay fit and 30 million isnt too much to splash. On his day hes one of the most exciting players on the planet when fit and firing.

But to pay 50mil for a 28yr old crock on the sort of wage demands he has we should well avoid.
 
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That's quite comprehensive thanks! So first season at Real he misses 3 games, then 15, then 29. Currently missed 11 games this season.

Would his wage demands not acknowledge that he misses half a season of games these days? Would make it more understandable that he wants to stay on at Real regardless of decreasing importance to the team.

30m is quite unrealistic though, I think Real could recoup around 50-60m for him.

I'm 50/50 on this...
 
Bastian said:
@Scroto Baggins
That's quite comprehensive thanks! So first season at Real he misses 3 games, then 15, then 29. Currently missed 11 games this season.

Would his wage demands not acknowledge that he misses half a season of games these days? Would make it more understandable that he wants to stay on at Real regardless of decreasing importance to the team.

30m is quite unrealistic though, I think Real could recoup around 50-60m for him.

I'm 50/50 on this...
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Agreed. £50/60m isn't actually that bad of a transfer fee for a player of Bale's quality, but his wages are. If he misses over half a season every season for the time he's here, he's surely not worth the £350k+ a week he'll demand.
 
Another sick note who will miss most of matches. Just what we need to beat City. If he is unable to play continuously in a protected league like La Liga with half of the teams just crumbling when they see big teams, it is easy to guess what will happen in PL, where we have the likes of Clattenburg and Oliver.
 
I can see him coming to United in the summer. Mourinho openly admitting earlier this year he would sign him given half a chance doesn't happen often and I'm not sure there's much more he can do in Spain. 50/60 million I think and probably a five year deal. If he avoids injury (Ha) he could make a big difference to us I suppose. The only stumbling block I can see is that our relationship with Real looks to be at an all-time low, I think had it not been we would have signed Morata rather than Lukaku.
 
Bastian said:
@Scroto Baggins
That's quite comprehensive thanks! So first season at Real he misses 3 games, then 15, then 29. Currently missed 11 games this season.

Would his wage demands not acknowledge that he misses half a season of games these days? Would make it more understandable that he wants to stay on at Real regardless of decreasing importance to the team.

30m is quite unrealistic though, I think Real could recoup around 50-60m for him.

I'm 50/50 on this...
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All going to depend on his price, wages wise there's not many clubs who are going to offer him what he wants and 4 of them in Bayern, Barca, City & PSG won't want him so he doesn't have a great deal of choice. He'd likely cost United somewhere between £65m-75m on a 4 year contract. if United could get him for under £50m then he's probably worth the gamble although given his age, injury problems and the size of his wage packet I'd be reluctant to go any higher.

I can see a big summer in the transfer market this summer for Real especially if PSG knock them out of the CL. They don't have the same resources we do and thats without mentioning City & PSG so if they want to bring in a couple of big names they'll look to get rid of one of the big earners and Ronaldo is going nowhere so won't be surprised if they want rid of him.
 
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