Well, De Gea is going to Madrid sooner than later (if not this summer then next summer) so I would take Lloris and Bale.
Gareth Bale
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss three 1-1 draws.
The first got us knocked out of the FA Cup, the next puts us in a good position in our Round of 16 Europa League game, and the latest was an actual decent performance against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
All hopes for the season now rest on the Europa League - does Amorim have the squad to win it?
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I'd go with any deal that involves Bale. He ripped up the PL before and any player who can win matches single handedly - like Bale - is a must. Depay could well become world class but Bale is the real deal. Tried, tested and proven in PL and CL football. What his move to Spain has given him is a winning mentality, couple that with the player who left Tottenham and he'd be unstoppable in this team.
Would you buy Bale at 80m even if it meant we had to compromise on the quality of other players we buy ?
No way.
Yes. I don't think there is a better signing we could make
I am certain bale would become a Utd legend and stay at the club without any issues for years
I just don't rate him as an £80m player. 50 or so would be justifiable. I'd rather we buy 4 or 5 very good players that we can build a CL winning squad around - Depay, Hummels, Carvajal, Dybala, Gundogan etc.
I think signing Bale will not hinder other targets. For what it's worth I don't think we should go anywhere near Gundogan
I was just using Gundogan and the others as an example of the sort of players we could buy for a collective fee that's not much more than Bale would likely cost. Not that its my money, it isn't, but I'd prefer the club doesn't mortgage its future by going down the slippery slope of inflated transfer fee, feel good galactico buys, even though I am a fan of Bale.
Moved the last few posts in here, as they are more related to Bale than Lloris.
Cheers,
But yeah he would be my ultimate dream signing. Always felt he was destined to be a Utd player
And If getting bale means we miss out on some other targets, so be it
But yeah he would be my ultimate dream signing. Always felt he was destined to be a Utd player
And If getting bale means we miss out on some other targets, so be it
No, that is not what we should do. Our team is far more important than individuals, especially under van Gaal. No way should we buy him and compromise on othet targets.
I think a much more logical deal would be something like 50m for Bale, with Hernandez and Nani thrown into the deal. They would be squad players (one of them already is) for Madrid, and would allow us to permanently remove Chicharito and Nani's wages from our books, get about 20m for them collectively, and use it to offset the ridiculous fee Perez would want for Bale to avoid looking like a wasteful muppet for what he originally paid Levy.
I'd buy bale no problem but then again i'd be thinking about Nani and Hernandez and what they could provide us. I think both would have improved us this season. It might even suit Hernandez more, the way LVG plays because there's more control in our play. But Bale would be like bringing in the quality Beckham had. People say Bales all about pace but his final ball is what makes him a good player. Is he worth the money? No but blame Madrid. It's not our fault. It's always nice to buy from them so why not 
If we could throw in Hernandez to lower the fee for bale, then I think it won't hinder us for other options too. And let's not discount Nani, who I think is quite capable of getting into double figures for us with goals and assists combined. That would be an improvement.
If we could throw in Hernandez to lower the fee for bale, then I think it won't hinder us for other options too. And let's not discount Nani, who I think is quite capable of getting into double figures for us with goals and assists combined. That would be an improvement.
Yes but no more than 60m please.....
the problem is if your going to be as selfish as ronlado you have to be as good as him, and bale isnt, so a lot of the time just comes accorss as a greedy ball hog, hense allthe madrid boos towards him this season
Im judging him more on his last season at Spurs though, he was a machine and undoubtedly if we sign him it would be a massive boost on achieving our Goal of winning the Premier league post fergie.
Why on earth would Real Madrid want Nani??
Bale is a league-winning signing Imo. We have to try.
Nani is a good player, probably on par with some of their current wingers who could add value to their squad.
He'd be a long way away from being a dream signing for me but I do agree he's destined to play for us and would be a huge asset. We've shown interest from the beginning, he'd be working under one of his national heroes and while we might not quite have the glamour of Madrid we're undoubtedly one of the clubs British players dream about playing for - particularly those who spent their entire youth growing up in the PL era.
No chance is he.
Even if he was, do they shop for players like him? No chance. They go top shelf, not bargain barrel.
They've got players the calibre of Isco, Illarramendi, Jese, and others so its not like Nani is in a different category. A technical winger on good form with loads of CL experience, as well as experience with CR7. Completely plausible.
I still don't know if I would like us to sign him. First, he's a 50m player at most, who will cost around double of that price. Second, if there is a player who doesn't suit posession football, then that player is Bale. He's great - of course - but not 100m great and don't think that he can play in this system, neither that LVG will change the system for him.
Isco is brilliant. You can't club him with illararamendi, Jess and others.
I do. Jese is quite a player as well.
Yep. Especially this season, I think that he has outperformed most of their players, including Bale and Rodriguez.
You're clearly saying Madrid also have "decent or goodish players". Isco doesn't fall into that bracket.
Jesé is just a talent right now. Nothing like Isco.
I disagree. An in form Nani could easily slot into their lineup. He's in another category when on form, which by all accounts, he has been for a good part of the year.
Rodriguez has been excellent of late, but yeah Isco has been far better than bale.
Still, this is just a blip for bale. I'm sure he'll be back to form soon.
A season of being in form in Portugal isn't going to put him on par with a top performer at Real Madrid, I'm afraid.
Tell that to the likes of Falcao, James Rodriguez, Angel di Maria, Pepe, Coentrao, and a litany of other former Portuguese league players who have made a splash in Spain, many of them with Real Madrid, which more or less blows your theory out of the water.
We could do with a player like Gareth right now.
Yeah they didn't become completely shit and then go to their home country to recover their form.
Look, a properly in form Nani can play for any team in the world although i doubt he'll be a starter for a top team again (although it would be good). I just disagreed with your assessment of Isco, who you seemed to be clubbing with squad players.
I'm not concerned with Isco, my main point is Nani is perfectly capable of making an impact at Madrid, which along with Hernandez, could be used to sweeten the pot in a potential Bale deal.
Sure, depends on whether they want him. Jess is highly rated so another "squad player" I'm the front three would be a risk to his future which I'm not sure they'd want to take. I reckon if they let bale go another big name wide forward would be coming in.
I really doubt that Madrid would touch him. First, they don't rotate. Second, they have enough players on attacking positions. And more importantly, they don't buy players like Nani. It is either a Galactico or someone who is famous on aa geographical area. Their last weird signing was Adebayore, but even that was as a short loan when they had Benzema and Higuain injured.
why do you say that?
I find it amazing how people can watch games like today and moan at how much Bale will cost. Bale has the potential to win games like today on his own and offers 10x as much as Young. He is exactly what we need and then some.
"Don't need him?"
We are absolutely desperate for him. We have a team full of average and/or past-its.
We need top quality. We don't have any currently.
We are absolutely desperate for him. We have a team full of average and/or past-its.
We need top quality. We don't have any currently.
Did I hear a "we want Gareth Bale" chants from the crowd today?
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