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Gareth Bale
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You've clearly never heard of Djalminha.
There's some jabronies in this thread..
Bale not worth 60m?
What else does he need to do? Genuine question
Bale not worth 60m?
What else does he need to do? Genuine question
There's a rather obvious reason why the club wont be signing Suarez
Sounds exactly like what we need.
£120m 
he's worth £50m, max.
he's worth £50m, max.Let's raid Arsenal for Sanchez instead. Imagine him and AdM on opposite wings 
£60-70m is a fair price for him.
No player is "worth" anything, it's just a case of how much you're prepared to pay to get him and how much the other team is prepared to accept to sell him.
Really hope this one doesn't halpen as he's not worth the fee being banded about. We got mugged for Di Maria, fair enough, he's a class player but he was a player Real Madrid were actively looking to sell. The fee just kept on rising with every report. Let's hope the same doesn't happen with Bale.
Ronaldo is worth £120m. Bale is simply not. I'd much rather United spend that money more wisely. It's all very well saying "it's not your money" and "we're loaded" but with there's a limit to the massive overspending we're doing. We overspent on every player we brought since Fergie left (except Blind) and sooner or later it'll come to bite us in the ass with FFP. Let's say we spunk £40m on Falcao and £120m on Bale yet we'll still have a glaring problem in defence and midfield despite spending £160m there and £200 million the previous year.
Ronaldo is worth £120m. Bale is simply not. I'd much rather United spend that money more wisely. It's all very well saying "it's not your money" and "we're loaded" but with there's a limit to the massive overspending we're doing. We overspent on every player we brought since Fergie left (except Blind) and sooner or later it'll come to bite us in the ass with FFP. Let's say we spunk £40m on Falcao and £120m on Bale yet we'll still have a glaring problem in defence and midfield despite spending £160m there and £200 million the previous year.
No
It's worth over paying for him. He the best British player full stop. It's worth a lot of money to be called that. You only have to hear the way the media wax lyrical over him. Sponsors etc hear that and want to invest. We'd make our money back no problem.
Scores 2-3 times as often as a scoring midfielder Mata's level and averages close to 10 assists a season.
Isn't that just being a great player regardless of how much you can't match Isco and Di Maria for silky dribbling and vision?
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Don't be silly. He's a 60m player easily£120m
A little video of his last year at spuds.
I wouldn't be shedding any tears if we spent 70 million on him anyway
I wouldn't be shedding any tears if we spent 70 million on him anyway
He's an outstanding footballer and in terms of suitability for the league, he'd probably be our best player.
Doubt Madrid would sell him, though.
Doubt Madrid would sell him, though.
He would be our best player for sure, he needs a team building around him though, I don't think any 1 team can have more than 1 main man or you'll get what happened yesterday with him (booed because he never passed to golden boy Ronaldo) and from now, he'll always pass whereas in his Spurs days or if he was at another club, he'd do it alone and take all the glory.
We should have grabbed sanchez when we got di maria imo. Those two on each wing would have been oh so good. As it stands, getting another attacking player, again, is just not what we need. Our football is starting to flow, and our defence is getting a tad better, but the constant injuries is ridiculous. We need to strengthen that defensive line now. With numbers, and a solid back 3/4 who you know are going to play every week. With the odd rotation of a player for rest.
Bale is just a glamour buy. I would love him here at united, as would I love ronaldo, messi, sanchez, neymar. But we have other important things we need to deal with sooner.
Just look at Chelsea/City. The title claimants. They have solidness right throughout the team, very few weaknesses. We cant keep strengtheming our strengths and hope people will forget our soft spots.
Bale is just a glamour buy. I would love him here at united, as would I love ronaldo, messi, sanchez, neymar. But we have other important things we need to deal with sooner.
Just look at Chelsea/City. The title claimants. They have solidness right throughout the team, very few weaknesses. We cant keep strengtheming our strengths and hope people will forget our soft spots.
I agree that we need to start looking more solid (much more solid, actually), but how much more confident would we be going into games this season with someone like Bale in the team. He would return some of that swagger and confidence we lost when Ronaldo left. Teams would set up wary of his threat, which would help us defensively too. We need teams to fear us again. That's one reason why City and Chelsea are so solid - teams don't believe they're going to beat them.
Any great wide goalscorer like Bale would be a brilliant signing since it would let us play 4-3-3.
And then Shaw would get injured and Bale would play as a wingback in the 3-5-bloody-2.
No need to spend 120m if he will be played at LWB or as one of the two strikers. We already are wasting Januzaj.
Why would he want to join a team that only lumps the ball into the box and passes it backwards
To be fair he used to play as a wing back for Spurs, it might not be a bad idea. We could then relegate a £30m signing Shaw to the bench and used Di Maria as a right back with Herrera in attack and Fellaini as a centre half.
Smalling starting for a team that would compete to win the PL and CL?!!!
Agreed - he and Evans need to move on. Probably Jones too. Hopeless the three of them. Laporte, Hummels, Godin - shell out for them, not Bale.
Smalling starting for a team that would compete to win the PL and CL?!!!
Does every team that compete for the PL or CL need to have already established world class players in every position?
Smalling starting for a team that would compete to win the PL and CL?!!!
People would have laughed had someone had made the same statement 3 seasons ago and replaced Smalling's name with Boateng's, yet here we are with some claiming him to be one of the best defenders in the world today.
I live in a reality where the 3-5-2 is a gimmick we only use as a change of pace to counter against big teams and in it, Bale and Rooney are up front with Bale doing a Robben impression from the World Cup.
Smalling is nowhere near good enough, and nor are Jones or Evans. Rojo still up for debate but he's not showing it yet.
I think Bale will happen assuming Real get Reus.
I think Bale will happen assuming Real get Reus.
ummm as a first choice CB, I would stick my neck out and say yes!
agreed with everything...
I never thought Real would sell ADM either... if they want Reus someone has to make way and it wouldnt be Ronaldo or James.
Smalling starting for a team that would compete to win the PL and CL?!!!
I think if Smalling is paired with a seasoned CB like Hummels or Godin it would do him a world of good.
Our backline changes almost every game.
Something that is ignored time and time again on here.
I get that LVG is most likely waiting on Hummels in the summer but I dont think it would be a bad idea to buy out the release clause on someone like Godin (His is >£30M) just to ensure a top 4 finish.
No champs league for one year is bad enough, but to miss out two years consecutively would be hard to swallow.
Smalling starting for a team that would compete to win the PL and CL?!!!
I disagree big time. I still really think Smalling when fit is a quality centre back.. I can't say the same about Evans and Jones.. but Smalling is worth keeping. Pair him up with someone solid and sort rest of side out we'd be fine.
Our defenders have to defend a lot more than other top sides because we are not creating chances at will or keeping ball in attacking areas long enough.
Totally agree. Just because he was worth 100M to Real Madrid does not mean he is worth that to anyone else. I don't believe many clubs will be after him, so 60M max.
He's not going to be moving anytime soon, but if he was available, i would be more than happy if Woody spent 120 million on him. He is the best British talent by a Country mile. He has proven himself in the Premier League, European football, and the Spanish league. Just the type of player we need if we eventually play a 4-3-3. Easily in the top 8 best player in the World.
No he's worth no more then what Madrid paid for him two years ago. If we pay more then we are fecking idiots.
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