I'm never going to get tired of this.Gareth Bale Transfer Speculation | Done
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss Amad saving our blushes in a win against Southampton as well as our now annual loss at home to Brighton. They discuss Amorim's post-match comments, revisit how mid-table we may or may not be, and discuss some transfer news.
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I'm never going to get tired of this.Come on Florentino, throw in Ronaldo + £40 million to get the negotiations going!
G'luck...
I wonder what the hell they're going make up for deadline day.
We're obviously trying to sign Bale. Otherwise Moyes would have flatly denied it during the post match.
At first I thought Moyes would just have said no, but I am starting to think even if he'd been asked about Messi he would have said we're always interested in the best players.
Moyes is just having fun with the muppets on here. Oh David, you old tease...
G'luck...
I don't know how things are in the UK in relation to the medias but this sort of stuff can be easily sued in France.
SSN "No bid from United for Bale"
though doesn't rule out interest.
though doesn't rule out interest.
When a player has his heart set on a move to Real, you can have as much interest as you want, you won't get him. That's like one of the rules of football. And with Rooney looking likely to stay, buying Bale would be an overkill unless some of the players are included in the deal.
There may be interest from us, but there's not a cat's chance in hell we'll bid £80+mill on ANY player, let alone Bale!!
I know that. Just reporting what I saw. That Sun article has a rather big 1 in front of what we would bid.
Well if you're going for the insanely stupid, just say we bid 150 million pounds, none of the 125 million pounds none-sense. I wonder what journos' salaries are like, easy living really.
Moyes says it's not us ,and the sun go with 125 mil for Bale,Like the transfer forum ignore the facts and make it all up.
If post match is the interview you're referring to then Moyes didn't really confirm or deny whether it was us. Just a cheeky grin. Troll
But yeah, not denying in journalism these days = United definitely bid.
£125m bid for Bale FFS , the Sun is a shit newspaper.
If post match is the interview you're referring to then Moyes didn't really confirm or deny whether it was us. Just a cheeky grin. Troll
But yeah, not denying in journalism these days = United definitely bid.
Apparently off the TV cameras in the press room, he confirmed to other journalists we have not bid for Bale.
So why not say it at the press conference?
Oh wow. I didn't know that. Any links to what else he said? Right you were Drifter!
DM Quotes in the Metro newspaper, my local..
"I said at the start when I got the job that Manchester United will always be interested in the best players and we're always looking to try to improve the team.”
"It's been tough in this window but we're always looking at the best players. I can't give you any more."
"I'd be extremely surprised if Bale doesn't join Real Madrid in the next couple of days.
"Man United would be in position to do a deal of that magnitude if they wished. It would be hugely disappointing for Bale if it [the Real move] didn't happen.
"Good players are always targets and he's been a consistently good player. It's no surprise that he's attracted massive attention."
"I said at the start when I got the job that Manchester United will always be interested in the best players and we're always looking to try to improve the team.”
"It's been tough in this window but we're always looking at the best players. I can't give you any more."
"I'd be extremely surprised if Bale doesn't join Real Madrid in the next couple of days.
"Man United would be in position to do a deal of that magnitude if they wished. It would be hugely disappointing for Bale if it [the Real move] didn't happen.
"Good players are always targets and he's been a consistently good player. It's no surprise that he's attracted massive attention."
I would be disappointed if we made a bid for Bale, i would prefer spending the money on Fellaini and Ozil, might cost around £60m but would be more useful to our squad requirements.
The second half of those quotes are actually from Mike 'rent-a-quote' Phelan.
Completely ignoring the fact that Bale wants to go to Madrid of course!
Meanwhile the Spanish press, the As wing now backed by El Mundo and a couple of other nationals who are close to Madrid say the deal was done at 90m Euros (78m quid) last week.
It was on temporary hold pending new arrivals at Spurs. Bale went to Marbella for the weekend. Madrid put up the podium (and accidentally added him to the shirt sales list). Mourinho went shopping. Levy got pissed off with Madrid's preparations and reopened bidding.
Levy may be looking for some kind of compensation for emotional distress
like that last couple of million he squeezed out of us on the Berbatov deal, as moral compensation for us tapping up their player. However that just-under-the-record thing is quite a sensitive issue for Madrid and they don't plan to join in an auction.
Incidentally it sounds like it's a stage payments (over three years) deal not a cash one.
They still think Bale will be arriving this week.
It was on temporary hold pending new arrivals at Spurs. Bale went to Marbella for the weekend. Madrid put up the podium (and accidentally added him to the shirt sales list). Mourinho went shopping. Levy got pissed off with Madrid's preparations and reopened bidding.
Levy may be looking for some kind of compensation for emotional distress
like that last couple of million he squeezed out of us on the Berbatov deal, as moral compensation for us tapping up their player. However that just-under-the-record thing is quite a sensitive issue for Madrid and they don't plan to join in an auction.Incidentally it sounds like it's a stage payments (over three years) deal not a cash one.
They still think Bale will be arriving this week.
Is it true there has been absolutely no comment by Bale?
So really Mourinho is pissing off Real even after his departure?Meanwhile the Spanish press, the As wing now backed by El Mundo and a couple of other nationals who are close to Madrid say the deal was done at 90m Euros (78m quid) last week.
It was on temporary hold pending new arrivals at Spurs. Bale went to Marbella for the weekend. Madrid put up the podium (and accidentally added him to the shirt sales list). Mourinho went shopping. Levy got pissed off with Madrid's preparations and reopened bidding.
Levy may be looking for some kind of compensation for emotional distress
Incidentally it sounds like it's a stage payments (over three years) deal not a cash one.
They still think Bale will be arriving this week.
Nothing at all in public for weeks. In private he's supposed to have told Welsh teammates he won't be playing for Spurs again and said goodbye to Spurs players. However as he's back training today, maybe it was just a hasta luego that he said.
Just that a few commented he wouldn't go to United as he 'wants' to go to Real Madrid, the only thing that is obvious for me is he wants to take the next step to a bigger team such as MU/RM/Barca etc, Spurs are still a good tier behind, but there isn't anything that I know of to suggest his interest in RM is so concrete that it couldn't be swayed, however I move to confirm that I am not saying we are interested or that any of this is real, but I don't see why people assume he is set on Madrid..
This just on the BBC:
Link to the English version of marca.com: http://www.marca.com/2013/08/27/en/football/real_madrid/1377590053.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/23846847
Link to the English version of marca.com: http://www.marca.com/2013/08/27/en/football/real_madrid/1377590053.html
Saving face - he wants to show we are bidding for the best players, without actually confirming or denying if we did or not.
He has said the same for other players when asked. I truelly believe Madrid already have the deal wrapped up.
Well if Barca turned round tommorow and said they wanted Bale here's the money.. He is hardly going to turn round and say 'Madrid only' so i doubt he would do the same to us.
Not that I want us to be interested with the fee touted..
Probably - but he needs to learn he's not impressing anyone with it.
The fans appreciate honesty. I'm getting sick of the same sound bites. His press conference last week was concerning, saying we "need" additions but saying there is a possibility nobody might come in.
If the club have made no bid, which seems to be the case then just bloody say so. Dont try and be coy because you look like a numpty when it actually transpires that they havent bid. If he's a player the club have no interest in and have not made a bid they why not just say so?
Wait, are Madrid playing a friendly tournament despite the fact that their season has already started?
Isn't training today, they might have finally finalised a move:
Ronaldo and Bale... Looks like fifa will be fun to play online, looking forward to everyone using Madrid....
like being in a zoo...
Did Ronaldo get a stand? I don't remember him getting one like this.
Yep, right in the centre of the pitch.
He got a platform in the middle of the pitch if I rememebr correctly. think they said at the time 100,000 tunred out for him, could be wrong but whateever it was it was a lot!
That's right, he was in the middle, now I remember. Small crowd eh.
Have they ever had one of these things and the player has just dropped a massive bollock like managing 2 keepy ups before he slices it or something like that?
I mean I know stuff like thats bread and butter, but its not hard to imagine a little case of the yips.
I mean I know stuff like thats bread and butter, but its not hard to imagine a little case of the yips.
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