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Karim Benzema
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If they think someone would chuff up 60 million euros they're having a laugh.
I could see it being around 50 million euros. Lyon know we have money, they know we need a striker, they do not have to sell.
Here's a better translation of the France Football article (with my own minor alterations):
For a player that has made 8 national appearances that feels a bit much.
Maybe 1-2 years ago, but the transfer market has become something else now. A player that you could have signed for 5-10 million pounds now costs 20 million pounds easily.
We should have kept Alan Smith in the reserves for two years then.
Maybe. So what do you think a reasonable price would be for a player like Benzema?
In today's market.
£30M, and I'm guessing £35M at most will be our final offer.
My feelings exactly, I mean France haven't exactly been playing amazing as of late, and therefore you would of expected him to break into the squad and get some goals. I think we need someone who has got some decent international experience, especially when you are paying £40 mil (which I feel is what Lyon want).
If we are going to be making a bid, I think our final offer will be more around the £40M mark.
We'll see, won't we?
same. I also think that IF we make an offer and he turns us down this season, we won't make an offer for him again next season. He will only get one chance IMO. I think the only player fergie has asked to come twice was Shearer.
berba?
You if anyone should know that, Kia!
Done with the Tevez thread?
I think Berba wanted to come to us over Spurs, just finances were the problem or we weren't willing to take the risk. Either way I don't think we actually put in an offer for his services the first time round. I think...could be wrong though.
Pretty much, was fun while it lasted, got a bit boring. He has gone, I got over it a while ago, I just wished other would and would stop habering silly feelings towards him.
I think he mentioned it had something to do with Ruud not being sold. And eventually United not wanting to pay the price that was quoted them.
Well if a player doesn't want to come then there isn't any point trying to convince them IMO. Fergie I think will of learnt his lesson the first time.
same I was thinking.Take the weak pound into account.
£35m seems like a good guess though, I'd say we would go as far as £40m (46m Euros).
The market has gone crazy this summer. Ronaldo £80m, Kaka £60m, Bayern want north of £50m for Ribery, Santa Cruz £18m, Glen fecking Johnson £17m, Gareth Barry (one year left on his contract) £12m... City and Real are totally ruining the transfer market. Unfortunately we won't get quality for little money anymore. A winger like Valencia costing in the range of £15-20m (proven in the Premier League, decent overall-performer) should tell you something about it.
If its 40mn they want, we should pay the 40mn and get on with it without hanging around like what we did last summer with Berba.
Good find. Despite being a little hard to make out at times, those videos do a better job showcasing his all-round threat than the others, which mostly focus just on his goalscoring.
When he's running with the ball he reminds me a lot of the fat Ronaldo.
I've only seen him in full matches four times or so, two of which were against ourselves. I saw that he has got a lot of qualities though, he's seems a strong confident lad with good pace and genuinely two footed.
I'm sure he's destined to be a top striker within Europe in the future.
I've only seen him in full matches four times or so, two of which were against ourselves. I saw that he has got a lot of qualities though, he's seems a strong confident lad with good pace and genuinely two footed.
I'm sure he's destined to be a top striker within Europe in the future.
he reminds me a little of R9 and Zidane, obviousley not as good.
Will we f'ck it up like we normally do, piss around trying to get him on the cheap then Barca come in and steal the deal.
have we signed him yet?
it's becoming a problem walking around at work with my winkle out in atticipation!!
it's becoming a problem walking around at work with my winkle out in atticipation!!
He's my dream signing. I really think this is a player we should break our balls to get. We've let the likes of Essien and Torres slip by - both of which had United written all over them (altho Torres only had eyes for Liverpool in truth) - and this guy is another one of them. He's another player that has Manchester United written all over him - he'd be an absolute star at Old Trafford.
I'll be sick if we miss out on him, sick !!
Can't wait for the comeback of this chant:
OOH-AAH! BEN-ZE-MA!
OOH-AAH! BEN-ZE-MA!
Agreed. I heard a lot of those comparisons before actually seeing him, but thought they were the usual 'new Zidane' or 'new Maradonna'. But when I saw him I realised that the comparison was quite apt. He doesn't have the sheer skill level of Ronaldo and isn't quite as fast as the Brazilian was when he was young, but he's the closest thing I've seen to the phenomonen.
Benzema is the only striker I've seen first physically push Vidic around, then go and burn Rio with skill and pace. To take on the two best defenders in the world at their own strengths takes something a bit special.
Trying not to get too far ahead of myself, but I hope he's right at the top of the list for Fergie.
for a start all these stories are rehashed so there is nothing new here - these aren't new statements as these sites edit,omit, cut and paste and use all sorts of tactics to drag out a story and no one can be bothered 9/10 to deny them
Look how long ronaldos people took to deny the rubbish that he was quoteed as saying
There is every chance of getting him. The fact is according to all quotes he is happy to stay AND the player has said himself - if Lyon accept a bid he'll look at it.....
So you can say what you want but your ignoring the facts because your not confident and that's fine. we'll see - the question is, do WE want him?...
Don't believe everything you read in the papers, not to mention the final sentence of that quote leaves the door open to an offer really.
I've no idea if we'll get him, mind.
What did you expect, that he'd come out and say "I want to play for Manchester United, I can't imagine another season at Lyon."? He doesn't want to burn his bridges. Of course that he will be happy to stay at Lyon for another year, why wouldn't he be - he's still very young after all. But at the same time his agent admits he'd consider an offer if there comes one. And with Sir Alex mentioned by his agent and Manchester United mentioned by Aulas you come to believe there's no smoke without fire.
That's the same story you posted before, just with the writing moved around a bit. the Quotes are all the same and tell the story of how Lyon will sell him if we offer enough.
I expect him to say that he grew up with pictures of Mickey Phelan on his bedroom wall.
It might help if you actually read and try understand whats written in the story rather than just reading the dramatic headline especially if youre trying to use it to back up a statement youve made
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