35 Million Euros, that's too good to be true for Real. We're mad if we don't bid at least as much.
Karim Benzema
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to talk about United's dreadful home defeat at the hands of Big Ange's Tottenham Hotspur. Should this have been the end of Ten Hag? How long does he actually have left? And does Nik finally want ETH out?!
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He was always going to end up at Real someday, it just depended on whether he'd go straight there or do a Ronaldo and use us a stepping stone!
We have made NO offer.
I believe he is overpriced. He could turn out to be the new Cisse.
Pretty much spot on.
Ah feck it - seriously. If this is true it's a crying shame. The guy was cut out for United, he would have been the absolute perfect signing for us. I can't tell you how disappointed I am. This is worse than losing out on Torres
Hoping for Dean Ashton were you?
Yes.........and the muppets want to commit suicide over this.
We should get out bid in and accepted and then it is down to the player. Still unlikely, but we'd still have a chance if we could get Fergie on the case 
Signing Wigan players is called ambition!
fecking hell, that's a bargain. I'm hoping we didn't want him because if we were outbid then we are cheap bastards!
It does to Lyon, they'd want to get the best deal financially.
This is terrible news. Benzema had a game that would have fitted perfectly to United.
It doesn't stop me from thinking Ferguson is a clever guy who will bring good additions to the squad in the forthcoming months.
It doesn't stop me from thinking Ferguson is a clever guy who will bring good additions to the squad in the forthcoming months.
We have made enquiries.. i remember reading that we've tabled an offer, but Lyon are waiting for Benzema to return and find out whether he wants to stay or go. So it could be that Lyon accepted both our and Madrid's offers.
No.
Gudjohnsen available on the cheap according to his dad.
Real sure know how to negotiate.. €35 million is peanuts for the lad
Ah feck it.
which is a sign that we never wanted him then. I'd be a bit gutted if we had bidded for him but were being cheap and not upping our bid.
feckin gutted if this is true.
We should get out bid in and accepted and then it is down to the player. Still unlikely, but we'd still have a chance if we could get Fergie on the case
Not really, he prefers to listen to Headbutt Zidane.
Some one did say last night there would be news between 11-2......he never did say us too.
no thanks...........
Shit!
Hopefully Fergie knows what he's doing. Still if that means Rooney through the center I'm not too disappointed. Rooney - Berbatov partnership has huge potential.
Hopefully Fergie knows what he's doing. Still if that means Rooney through the center I'm not too disappointed. Rooney - Berbatov partnership has huge potential.
arghghghgh
I am a self confessed muppet in when it comes to signing this lad.
I hope Perez catches herpes.
You can't get rid of that shit.
I am a self confessed muppet in when it comes to signing this lad.
I hope Perez catches herpes.
You can't get rid of that shit.
My dream of singing Ooh Aah Karim Benzema shall remain unfulfilled, then.
no big-name players want to join us.
bastard cnuts
Who have we even made a bid for?
I know - I don't get it !!
He hasn't signed and he wants to sign for us, there's still hope.
He is a clever guy, but sometimes it isn't down to who he wants to bring in, it is down to which of his targets are seriously aquirable and whether that player wants to play for us.
i.e, if it was down to the player, would he chose us or Madrid, it looks like he prefers a move to Madrid.
As it stands who else is there that can come in for the forward position? No other realistic 'known' targets that I can think of. Villa will stay in Spain, who else is there? No-one in the Premiership....
I just hope United have had another target in the pipeline and we haven't missed out on Benezema, we just haven't made a bid.
Not sure if its just the ronaldinho thing but it really does feel like that. Not the end of the world but quite annoying.
Without acting like a drama queen it's because we've shown our hand to the world by selling Ronaldo. A really "big team" wouldn't sell its best player, especially the best player in the world, and so despite being rolling in cash at the moment we're suddenly not viewed at the very top of the game anymore.
Whatsmore, its Spain where everyone wants to go again. The past few years it's been the Premiership, but with Barcelona cleaning up last year and this spending spree by Real, players all want to ply their trade in Spain instead. Which means that all the young talented youngsters being prised away from their clubs will all go to Spain instead - that's where the best football will be, or so they think.
Ok how about Fabiano.
We should have first bought the players and then let Ronaldo go.
He wanted to play for Madrid, they wanted to sign him and Lyon were willing to sell.
The outcome was inevitable. Anyone who thinks we stood a chance of somehow intervening between the three parties involved is kidding themselves.
A lot of people got their hopes up because of the interview where he said he enjoys watching the English league and Manchester United in particular. This is not remotely the same thing as saying he wants to live in Manchester and play for United.
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