Somehow his injuries have made him less of a player. He is elite level and a genuine match winner. If one can afford him, there really is very little to doubt.
Gareth Bale | Mourinho: "Game over. Now everyone knows he's going to stay."
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So what? We wait until Bale admits that he will move because he's pissed at Madrid? Seems like a waste of an article
I don't get it what Castles has been saying in these last few days. He even said this in the podcast about Neymar, that the Glazers have suddenly decided that the market is too expensive for them and they don't want to compete for top players because they are more interested in the dividends they get from the club. But surely if we buy top class players, we have a better chance of winning things and the club will continue to remain profitable hence benefitting the Glazers as well.
I can understand not wanting to get involved in the Neymar deal but Castles logic doesn't make sense where Bale and Sanchez are concerned. Moreover the prices aren't gonna get cheaper in the next few years. So what are we going to just sit and do what we did in the SAF era and not spend? Despite the fact that under him we nearly always had a great squad that was capable of winning the league but at this time we are far from that level.
Either Castles is talking bull or the Glazers' policy is getting weird.
I can understand not wanting to get involved in the Neymar deal but Castles logic doesn't make sense where Bale and Sanchez are concerned. Moreover the prices aren't gonna get cheaper in the next few years. So what are we going to just sit and do what we did in the SAF era and not spend? Despite the fact that under him we nearly always had a great squad that was capable of winning the league but at this time we are far from that level.
Either Castles is talking bull or the Glazers' policy is getting weird.
He's 28 and a sick note. Its not worth it
Phil Jones and Gareth Bale walking into the hospital
Where has this injury prone stuff come from? Hasn't he only been injured twice this season and that's only cause Zidane brought him back too early after the first injury?
Seems exaggerated from where I'm standing..
Seems exaggerated from where I'm standing..
Based on the Morata saga, what fee would Real want for Bale? And in the present climate? In excess of £100m, surely? Yet some people are so desperate for a big name - despite being burned by the likes of Di Maria and Falcao - that they would happily get on board with that. Madness.
They will probably expect us to buy 2/3 of Mbappe for them which would be crazy
Too expensive, wages and fee. I dont see it, Perisic it is.
It comes from 27, 31, 23 & 19. Those are the number of league games he's played for Real in each of his four seasons. It is a very poor record, especially for the insane fee Madrid will want.
I totally agree he's injury prone, getting old, not the the player he once was.
But lads, it's Bale.
But lads, it's Bale.
Do not want. Would be shattered by this signing. No value.
Who gives a shit about value. We aren't buying a second hand family worrying about depreciation. If hes available, then get him. We need a player like Bale or Sanchez to help us compete with City.
Sanchez yes, Bale no
I totally agree he's injury prone, getting old, not the the player he once was.
But lads, it's Bale.
It's Bale
I think we can all agree we need a LB, CDM and winger, but we have no wingers at the moment.
Perisic hell no, Bale yes. City are stacked with attacking quality and we need to take note. Aguero is injury prone also but he tears the league apart when he's fit - Bale would be the exact same. Sorry to use City as a reference but they are our neighbours and things are happening there.
Great player. Do not want.
Have 'shattered' and 'exhilarated' replaced 'devastated' and 'delighted'?
This would be my dream signing but sadly this is obviously just a #smokescreen for closing the deal for Perisic
I thought Perisic was a smokescreen for Bale? It's a paradoxical smokescreen.This would be my dream signing but sadly this is obviously just a #smokescreen for closing the deal for Perisic
I hope Madrid are relying on the Bale sale and we feck them up last minute and get someone else in.
This would be my dream signing but sadly this is obviously just a #smokescreen for closing the deal for Perisic
feckin' hell. Bale a smokescreen for Perisic...
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if Madrid are buying M'Bappe and have to/want to sell Bale there's a handful of clubs who could afford him.....
United, City, Chelsea and PSG
reckon PSG and us would be most likely
United, City, Chelsea and PSG
reckon PSG and us would be most likely
Given the level of competition in the PL, overpaying for the elite players with no guarantee of success is arguably more likely to hit profit than increase it. For the Glazers profit is more important than success.
Take Bale vs Perisic with some example figures. Bale (for example say £120m, £15m a year) vs Perisic (£50m, £5m a year). Little resale value for both at the end of a deal.
Over a 5 year deal amortisation + wages, Bale costs us £39m a year, Perisic £15m.
To the Glazers is Bale worth £24m more a year? Premier league prize money is only around £2m difference per position.
I agree with the figures you present. But it's not only about the prize money. The value of any club is directly related to how successful they are over a period of time. Look at Liverpool. Why aren't they as valuable a commodity or why don't they make as much revenue as Utd?? Because they haven't been consistently successful for 30 years. Same applies to Arsenal to a lesser extent. If we stop being successful, eventually it'll reflect on our value and revenue. To continue raking in as much money as we do now, we need to maintain a level of success. And for that we need a high quality of players.
I'd take the risk on Bale over a mediocre player like Perisic, but I get why some are concerned given the fees that would likely be required. He'd be the only elite attacker we'd have though and we desperately need that.
Buy him, best thing out of Wales since..............
Great player
Great player
Does anyone actually believe Bale is going to join this Summer?
There is more chance of me winning the lottery without buying a ticket than there is of this guy joining us.
He has no interest in us and Madrid are not going to sell him for anything reasonable.
I was reading the Nainngolan thread last week and these fans totally convinced themselves that he was leaving Roma and that we were going to buy him.
And lets not forget Antoinne Griezmann who got a new bumper contract. Some fans believe that he will join us in January!!!
Why do MUFC fans do this to themselves?
There is more chance of me winning the lottery without buying a ticket than there is of this guy joining us.
He has no interest in us and Madrid are not going to sell him for anything reasonable.
I was reading the Nainngolan thread last week and these fans totally convinced themselves that he was leaving Roma and that we were going to buy him.
And lets not forget Antoinne Griezmann who got a new bumper contract. Some fans believe that he will join us in January!!!
Why do MUFC fans do this to themselves?
And he would miss many games.
Didn't you say similar about Pogba last summer?
Yes, the prize money is just one example. I'm sure the Glazers will take multiple factors into account but at these sort of figures you start to see why they might be unwilling to go ahead with such a deal.
I'd be happy with either him or Perisic, just as long as we sign someone.
I get the impression he'd have said the same thing about the van Persie transfer, or the di Maria transfer, or any transfer that involves a world class player potentially moving to Utd.
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