Gareth Bale

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sun_tzu

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Papers today linking us with a 120m move (not sure if euros or pounds?)

I suppose if madrid do get reus it's not impossible they let him go... Especially at £120m

But would you want him at that price?

Personally I'd rather see a top midfielder who can boss the middle of the park a centreback who can command a defence and a right back who does not require "caution - fragile, handle with care" stickers attaching to him

Great player though bale is would he actually improve us that much?
 
sun_tzu said:
Papers today linking us with a 120m move (not sure if euros or pounds?)

I suppose if madrid do get reus it's not impossible they let him go... Especially at £120m

But would you want him at that price?

Personally I'd rather see a top midfielder who can boss the middle of the park a centreback who can command a defence and a right back who does not require "caution - fragile, handle with care" stickers attaching to him

Great player though bale is would he actually improve us that much?
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120m euro would be too much.
 
No, other positions are needed first.

Plus any deal involving DDG would be better for Madrid than us.
 
It's £120m by the way (pounds). According to AS at least.
 
sun_tzu said:
Because his buy out clause is about 20
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Yes, that's why I said 40m (a number picked out of thin air). I am sure multiple clubs will start bidding for him. Why not offer him a ridiculous contract and bit more to BVB to get the deal done? You will save a lot more instead of trying to buy Bale.
 
Surely we could play hardball with them. I genuinely don't think any other side in the world would pay over £60m for him. Keeping him could be problematic for them if they sign Reus. He'd be great but we have other priorities anyway.

If they're demanding this sort of money no one will buy him an his value will just decrease if they hardly play him.
 
CLARiiON said:
Yes, that's why I said 40m (a number picked out of thin air). I am sure multiple clubs will start bidding for him. Why not offer him a ridiculous contract and bit more to BVB to get the deal done? You will save a lot more instead of trying to buy Bale.
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Why on earth would you pay more to the club than the required minimum?
 
Having him and Di Maria in the team would be fecking great. Genuine pace.
 
CLARiiON said:
Yes, that's why I said 40m (a number picked out of thin air). I am sure multiple clubs will start bidding for him. Why not offer him a ridiculous contract and bit more to BVB to get the deal done? You will save a lot more instead of trying to buy Bale.
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Because it's not up to BVB... Any club pays the 20m and they have to let him go
Given he seems to want madrid or Munich rather than say psg or city it seems winning things might be his top priority and we are certainly a way behind Munich and Madrid in being able to offer that
 
All I know for sure is that if any potential deal involved de Gea going the other way, I'm not interested.
 
I wouldn't say no. Not my money and if the club can genuinely afford it then it would be frickin ace to have Bale and Di Maria flanking our attacks :drool:

Mind you, I do hope it doesn't come at the expense of signing a defender or two.

(Assuming any of this bollocks isn't just that - bollocks)
 
First thing that springs to mind is that is a hell of an investment in a man who starts next season as a 26 year old and whose game is based considerably on his pace.
 
@Bob Loblaw

Well, i'm a muppet, i love when we sign players, except Obertan. I'm totally biased and i want Bale. :D
 
Surely Bale would be an automatic upgrade on Navas for City? Its a no-brainer. The Arabs to work on another 'sponsorship' deal to allow this to get through FFP.
Great player, but his injury record must be of concern in Madrid. Coming to a club like Utd where injuries are like a commutable virus, eeek.
 
Dumbstar said:
Surely Bale would be an automatic upgrade on Navas for City? Its a no-brainer. The Arabs to work on another 'sponsorship' deal to allow this to get through FFP.
Great player, but his injury record must be of concern in Madrid. Coming to a club like Utd where injuries are like a commutable virus, eeek.
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It's certainly a shout, even Chelsea could potentially go in for him but given FFP I don't think either would go in for him unless the fee drops dramatically I think only United would be willing to stump up the cash.
 
For £120m you could buy 3-4 proper world class players. A RB, two CBs and a midfielder. The squad would look a hell of a lot better for it as well.
 
Would he improve us? Absolutely. He's a phenomenal player and would be fantastic for us. Should we spend 120m on him? No - that's a ridiculous amount of money and that should be spent on three top class defenders.
 
Of course we shouldn't buy any player for 120 million pounds. That's insane. I'd even turn down Messi at that price. It's enough we paid 60 million for Di Maria. We needed to because we were desperate but let's be a bit more sensible from now on.
 
Jev said:
Of course we shouldn't buy any player for 120 million pounds. That's insane. I'd even turn down Messi at that price. It's enough we paid 60 million for Di Maria. We needed to because we were desperate but let's be a bit more sensible from now on.
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You really wouldn't, trust me.
 
Wouldn't want him for £80m

Would rather spend £40m on Strootman and £40m on Hummels (Despite both being overpriced at that sum, it would add far greater to the team).

Bale isn't even a £50m upgrade on any of our attacking players IMO...

Jev said:
I'd even turn down Messi at that price.
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Waaaa?
 
DiseaseOfTheAge said:
First thing that springs to mind is that is a hell of an investment in a man who starts next season as a 26 year old and whose game is based considerably on his pace.
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Not saying we should go for him but since when did 26 year olds become old? Robben is in his 30's now and is still rapid.
 
Red Shorts said:
You really wouldn't, trust me.
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I'd never advocate paying 120 million for anyone (well, maybe in 10 years with inflation). I would always believe buying two 60 million players would benefit the team more overall. Plus, I've got a feeling we've seen the best of Messi. He's still the second-best but I don't think he'll quite hit his 2012 level (91 goals in a calender year) again. That's based on nothing but a gut feeling.
 
Is this us trying to get Bale or Real trying to get rid of Bale? Don't think I've ever heard of Real selling players they don't want leaving, and 120m is just silly money for a player that a club is offloading.
 
Redo91 said:
Not saying we should go for him but since when did 26 year olds become old? Robben is in his 30's now and is still rapid.
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Depends on the player though. Some slow down quite a bit by 29-30. I have no idea whether or not doctors can tell who is likely to slow down earlier than others, these days, but if not, we'd be crossing our fingers that his legs are still there come 30.
 
Bale by all accounts is a fitness freak, so he isn't going to decline rapidly with age. I also think people forget just how effective he can be if played in his proper position.. as an out and out LW there are few better in the business. He'd be an upgrade on Di Maria on the wing.

There is also the British factor, he is sponsored by Adidas... our soon to be Kit sponsors. It is all set to be a fantastic marquee signing, I honestly think there is more to come from him as a player. He'd give us 7 years top class service, no doubt and around 20+ goals a season in addition to plenty of assists.

I think we can get him for £80-100m. £120m.. is too much.
 
Jev said:
I'd never advocate paying 120 million for anyone (well, maybe in 10 years with inflation). I would always believe buying two 60 million players would benefit the team more overall. Plus, I've got a feeling we've seen the best of Messi. He's still the second-best but I don't think he'll quite hit his 2012 level (91 goals in a calender year) again. That's based on nothing but a gut feeling.
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Can't argue with that logic at all. In fact I agree completely with the part about seeing the best of Messi. Fortunately for Barca fans, he's still at an incredibly high level still even if he may not again reach those heights of a couple of years back.
 
That's just extortion. I've never really been concerned about how much the club spends, but when they are more viable options for far lesser fees like Depay or Reus it would be a very silly move to spend that kind of money on Bale.
 
Chaky_Best said:
Rather spend 40M on Hummels + 25M on Godin + 30 on Strootman/Vidal + 35 on Reus
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:drool: Except Hummels, he is injury prone and his current form do not warrant 40m. For that price we could sign Varane or laporte, and that would make more sense since Godin is experienced.

Now, i don't think that the 120m price tag for Bale is true, i think that he would be closer to Di Maria price.
 
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