Gareth Bale

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I think he would be good for our squad in all honesty, real pace down the wing and decent crossing ability. However, the suggested fee is just absurd and I can't see us paying that much. If any team were to buy Bale, think Madrid would have to take a loss on him as they overpaid in the first place.

I can see Real Madrid prying David de Gea from us eventually, but I hope we keep him rather than get Bale as a player + cash deal. In the current market of availability I think de Gea would be the hardest player in our squad to replace. The only goalkeeper who would be available who is anywhere near the quality of de Gea is probably Petr Cech, but he's not been the same since the injury and never will be (still quality though).

Would anyone here take Petr Cech in goal and Bale in our first 11 over having de Gea? Because I think that's how it'd go down (and we'd probably have to spend at least £30m~ on top of selling/swapping Dave as well).
 
It would be crazy if we really sign him for that money, and absolute madness if De Gea is involved in the transfer.
 
No. He scores and assists a lot but it masks up a lot of flaws his game has had recently. He isn't worth such an amount. We do lack real pace in the final third though.
 
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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With upcoming rebuilding of their midfield and possibly defence as well as the need for a striker there is no way City could spend a penny above £40m on a player and keep up with FFP.
 
Chaky_Best said:
Rather spend 40M on Hummels + 25M on Godin + 30 on Strootman/Vidal + 35 on Reus
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A few of them could be brought in along with Bale as well.

120m seems like a lot of money but considering he'd more or less start tearing the hole out of PL defences pretty mush from the word go and how we'd get a good 6/7 years if not more out of him I'd say by the time he finishes up with us it would be money well spent.

If we sort out a few other areas on the team and Bale can be got well then he should be got.
 
Bale should be the very last of our priorities. Considering how Madrid are still lurking around for DDG, I would not come close to deal anything with them.

I would spend that money on defenders and midfielders above all. I just don't understand the fuss over Bale when we all know what we need first.
 
I'm a huge fan of Bale but I don't want us throwing money left and right, especially at a position that isn't that much of a need. We still have Januzaj back there and I'd rather develop our own talents than constantly overpay for already established superstars.

We need a CB, that's it. Other than that, I like the squad we have and believe with some time and health we can compete with the best of them. It's not just about having great players, it's having a great system and as a result a functioning team in place.
 
Getsme said:
Not my money
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This. Love it how people moan about fees like they won't be able to pay the rent at the end of the month.

Bales fantastic. He was born to play for United imo and he will play for us one day. I doubt United board will part with £120m mind. No more than £80m I would expect
 
Not taking money off me, don't care how much any player cost and never will.
Player cost 90 odd million and has improved at Madrid, god knows why people think they'll get him for 80. After Messi and Ronaldo he's in the next group, a match winner with pace who plays as an inside forward who suits the English game to a T.
That's how much top tier player will cost and if you're a top tier club then you pay it
 
Can't see why they would sell or why he'd want to leave. Nothing story. I'd rather a couple of new centre backs.
 
If it is to happen it won't be £120 million, I'm guessing thats with wages or something. He's worth £60 million in my opinion, which is exactly what he was worth before moving to Madrid but Levy screwed them.

Godin, Reus and Koke. = 90-100 million, then go back for Bale a year later :drool:


........De Gea
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Reus-Rooney-Bale
 
Why does it concern anyone if we want to spend 120M on him? Ed dream is to have an Elite team like Madrid and Barca. I will take him for whatever amount the club is willing to spend on him.
 
Provided it didn't prevent the club from strengthening in other important areas then why not?

Many of us have complained for years that the club has not been spending the money the club rightfully generates on the basis of its own success and commercial expertise.

Financial Fair Play has aided us more so than many other clubs, and we are now in a position of strength in the transfer market, while a few years ago it was looking a little more bleak.

As long as the club is buying elite talent then there should be no complaints in regards to the transfer fees. Of course, this fee is particular highlights the madness of the modern game, but if it wasn't United doing it, it would be another club elsewhere.
 
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I would love to see him here, he'd be fantastic for us. Ronaldo went for 80m and that was a massive undervaluation. I'm well aware Bale is no Ronaldo but if we get five top years out of him he'll easily recoup the transfer fee.
 
Sereques said:
Why does it concern anyone if we want to spend 120M on him? Ed dream is to have an Elite team like Madrid and Barca. I will take him for whatever amount the club is willing to spend on him.
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I think the concern lies in the fact that we don't have an infinite amount of money to spend so spending that on bale (in arguably a position we are quite strong) could be at the detriment of strengthening areas we have greater need
 
He isn't worth £120m of course but I would gladly take him for a lower fee. £90m? Still ridiculous but not quite so.

And buying him isn't going to necessarily affect signing other players (Strootman, Godin, etc) -- it's not one or the other.
 
Put it this way. As long as it doesn't screw up our financial situation and we still strengthen other areas such as the defence and midfield, I really care less how much the fee is.

After all, if we can afford it, why go for a cheap option? That's just like having the money to comfortably afford a Ferrari, but deciding to buy a Toyota just because it is cheaper. If you can afford it, you go for it.
 
I'd much rather sign Falcao and Reus than pay that much money for Bale, Actually I wouldn't pay anything over £70million for Bale.

Also I think on form Reus is a much better player than Bale and can offer more to the team, and Falcao pretty much guarantees goals and is a extremely marketable player which is why I wouldn't hesitate to sign him permanently.

Falcao £45million + Reus £20million(:lol:)>>>£120million for Bale imo.
 
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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Yes. His pace and directness is exactly what we need, although we could do with help at the positions you mentioned too.

Edit: but £120m is crazy money.
 
iBoss said:
We probably will do something major to mark our return to the CL.
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And the biggest sporting sponsorship deal ever. Moving from Nike to Adidas is huge, it wouldn't surprise me if they wanted a flagship player.
 
Trizy said:
And the biggest sporting sponsorship deal ever. Moving from Nike to Adidas is huge, it wouldn't surprise me if they wanted a flagship player.
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This is a decent point actually. Although hard to see how you could actually write anything like that into a contract.
 
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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If any football fan is really going to be honest, Messi is definitely number one. There is another guy who is admittedly a comparable goalscorer, but Messi is pure magic and shits on him in every other area of the pitch.

For me, other than Ronaldo's great year at United where Messi was still a baby, he has been number one. For £120m, he's the only player that would be worth the money. Perhaps Neymar too, although that will be as a result of a combination of footballing and off-field benefits, coupled with his age.
 
Sied said:
This is a decent point actually. Although hard to see how you could actually write anything like that into a contract.
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Could be down as a bonus, just a guess though I dunno how it works but as far as I remember from Ronaldo's return last season there was huge talk of Nike helping pay, same with Sneijder.
 
Rozay said:
For me, other than Ronaldo's great year at United where Messi was still a baby, he has been number one. For £120m, he's the only player that would be worth the money. Perhaps Neymar too, although that will be as a result of a combination of footballing and off-field benefits, coupled with his age.
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What?!
 
120m on Bale is rather poor business. If I was one of the Glazers, I would rather we finish top 4 and not challenge for the league, than spend that money on Bale.
 
What is Man United Valued at? 1.2 Billion? Spending 10% of that amount on one player? How marketable is this guy?
 
It is also worth considering that £120m is reportedly exactly what we were willing to pay for Bale last summer by most accounts, and those accounts also indicate Real were very aware of this. I'd expect them to charge the same amount. Some sort of 'agreement' from last year wouldn't even surprise me. I think there always seemed an inevitability that he would end up at United eventually. He was also never goinig to go straight from Spurs to United.
 
For that money we could get Reus, Hummels, Strootman and probably still have a few millions left. So thanks but no thanks.
 
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