Keylor Navas

What do you think of Keylor Navas as David De Gea's replacement?

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@Roman Bellic
Did you understand my point at all? De Gea wants to move. Ballsack is saying his source is the De Gea camp. They would hardly be the most reliable source given the circumstances.

But no, since it is an anti-Van Gaal story it is definitely true.
 
saivet said:
It may well be but with even LVG admitting he wasn't sure about DDG initially, it fits the story.
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LVG wasn't sure at the beginning of the season and that tweet says DDG was offered a new contract in the spring of 2014 when LVG wasn't even in the club. After season started DDG played all the games so it's safe to say LVG trusted DDG and knew how good he was. Especially after a shaky start.
 
I have never really rated him, but better than Romero at least.
 
TooBias said:
Somewhere, someone at the Mirror is just waiting to type, "SAT NAV signs for United."

Personally, I hope they go with 'KEYLOR SOZE'.
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Those are too intelligent for the Mirror. They'll probably end up going with IN THE NAVAS, THROUGH THE KEYHOLE or KEYLOR DONUT.
 
Ole's_toe_poke said:
Did you understand my point at all? De Gea wants to move. Ballsack is saying his source is the De Gea camp. They would hardly be the most reliable source given the circumstances.

But no, since it is an anti-Van Gaal story it is definitely true.
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No one is saying it's definitely true, this is an internet forum and people are allowed to deliberate on different topics.

Guillem Balague has been pretty accurate with his information for years now, so the same way you are accusing people of believing this to fit their negative agenda, you can also be accused of calling him 'ball sack' and questioning the legitimacy of his sources to fit your narrative.

I find that people who always complain about people complaining are just as bad on here.
 
Brwned said:
Not true at all. Before he left there were plenty of people who talked about Navas as the best keeper in La Liga.




Most people who watched La Liga that season called him outstanding and he had a terrific World Cup to back it up. He's done little wrong at Madrid too. I for one could quite easily see him as a long-term option for us.
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If Bayern wanted Lindegaard to be their no 1 keeper after we've nicked Neuer than we would be laughing at them and calling them a small time club
 
According to twitter Real will even make a profit out of this deal
 
devilish said:
If Bayern wanted Lindegaard to be their no 1 keeper after we've nicked Neuer than we would be laughing ourselves and calling them a small time club
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Your obsession with the European perception of United makes you say a lot of silly things but that's right up there with the best of them, Dev. Madrid are the only team that would throw away Navas just a year after buying him and playing an inferior keeper ahead of him. Hence why their fans are saying they don't quite get it. Let's not let that get in the way of good ol' hysteria about United though. Some of you can't live without it.
 
Done deal looks like. Welcome Navas, here's hoping you have even half the impact de Gea had... :(
Good deal overall but it's just sad De Gea is leaving. Oh well. I'm sure Navas will do well, and it is only a keeper afterall.
 
Mali_Zeus said:
Doesn't mean it isn't bullshit.
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Except that in the Spring of 2014 LVG wasn't even the manager yet, and Navas hadn't yet starred at the World Cup.

I guess if you want to get technical, LVG was hired in the Spring (late April), but then we'd have to assume that LVG made this "decision" without ever managing either player, and from watching on TV was more impressed with Navas at Levante than with DDG at United. All seems a bit of a leap to believe that.
 
Never been impressed with him apart from at the World Cup. I guess he's better than Romero.
 
Vato said:
Dunno, which keeper other than Neuer is super solid on high balls and crosses though? Cech maybe? People are overreacting imo.
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I think those are Neuer's weakest skills by far. Not saying they're not very good, just can't keep up with the rest of his game imo.
 
I know absolutely nothing about this guy, but why is it such an amazing deal if Real are so happy to get rid of him for De Gea. I've seen in this thread that a straight swap for De Gea would be awesome - if he's that amazing then why are RM so open to regressing? Is it a case of us as fans over-exaggerating to lessen the impact or is it actually legitimate? If he was the best keeper in La Liga then why is he out the door?

Not trying to be cocky, I genuinely have no idea so just asking.
 
MiamiSpartan said:
Except that in the Spring of 2014 LVG wasn't even the manager yet, and Navas hadn't yet starred at the World Cup.

I guess if you want to get technical, LVG was hired in the Spring (late April), but then we'd have to assume that LVG made this "decision" without ever managing either player, and from watching on TV was more impressed with Navas at Levante than with DDG at United. All seems a bit of a leap to believe that.
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Well we agree, that's what I meant, the fact that rumor isn't new doesn't mean it isn't a complete bs.
 
Didn't Mourinho drop Casillas because of Navas' form while at Real?
 
Zarlak said:
I know absolutely nothing about this guy, but why is it such an amazing deal if Real are so happy to get rid of him for De Gea. I've seen in this thread that a straight swap for De Gea would be awesome - if he's that amazing then why are RM so open to regressing? Is it a case of us as fans over-exaggerating to lessen the impact or is it actually legitimate? If he was the best keeper in La Liga then why is he out the door?

Not trying to be cocky, I genuinely have no idea so just asking.
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Perez wants a shiny new toy aka DDG. And they were always more than happy to let their good players go for someone new.
 
So it seems Navas as agreed to leave... But doesn't really want to so that's not a good start.

Not convinced by him at all but sadly he's an upgrade on Romero. Basically this has been one balls up of a transfer dealing. Why they left it so late and why we want a player who is reluctant to leave Real is beyond me.
 
Zarlak said:
I know absolutely nothing about this guy, but why is it such an amazing deal if Real are so happy to get rid of him for De Gea. I've seen in this thread that a straight swap for De Gea would be awesome - if he's that amazing then why are RM so open to regressing? Is it a case of us as fans over-exaggerating to lessen the impact or is it actually legitimate? If he was the best keeper in La Liga then why is he out the door?

Not trying to be cocky, I genuinely have no idea so just asking.
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He will never be as good as De Gea and he is not an amazing keeper, but the fact he's being sold by Madrid has nothing to do with him not being good enough for them. All three Madrid fans agree on that. It's just that Perez needs to buy the best Spanish talent to maintain his position and De Gea was available.

Vato said:
From what I've seen of him, which admittedly isn't very much, I'm pleased. I don't see the need to go for a new goalkeeper to be completely honest. Especially having just bought Casilla aswell.
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carvajal said:
Spectacular and with good reflexes,it would be a great choice
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Raul Madrid said:
He was one of the best performing keepers in La Liga during the 13/14 season. Courtois was perhaps the only keeper better than him that campaign. He should have played over Casillas last season IMO but like Madrid have shown with Raul, Guti and Casillas amongst others, they have a tendency to keep playing their legends well past their expiry date. He had a strong World Cup and played a very good game at the weekend there too. It is hard to say for sure how good he is now because he hasn't played much in the past year (even though he should have played over Casillas last season IMO) but if he can still perform regularly like he did in 13/14 and at the last World Cup then he is a very good shot-stopper (although claiming crosses and dominating his area is not his strong point so perhaps not ideal for the Premier League).
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Brwned said:
He will never be as good as De Gea and he is not an amazing keeper, but the fact he's being sold by Madrid has nothing to do with him not being good enough for them. All three Madrid fans agree on that. It's just that Perez needs to buy the best Spanish talent to maintain his position and De Gea was available.
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That makes sense, I was confused by seeing posts like the OP that a straight swap for De Gea would be a good idea rather than setting us back somewhat. Really it sounds like making the best of a bad situation.
 
Nobody should try and second guess what Real Madrid are doing - just because they don't pick Navas doesn't mean they don't rate him

Everything at that club comes down to politics and the global brand. Navas didn't fit with either
 
Does he even want to come or is he being pressured into leaving? I suppose we shall see soon enough. I'm not questioning his abilities, but the whole di Maria affair has made me a bit weary.
 
mancan92 said:
Man Navas is a ok keeper who had a good world cup but he is at romero level. It's crazy that we even want him in return.
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Absolute bollocks. I've absolutely no doubt that people saying things like this and "I've never been impressed by him" haven't seen him play in more than a couple of games outside of the WC. He's shown far, far more than Romero.

Zarlak said:
That makes sense, I was confused by seeing posts like the OP that a straight swap for De Gea would be a good idea rather than setting us back somewhat. Really it sounds like making the best of a bad situation.
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Yeah, it's not ideal, but it's not a bad outcome for us at all. Navas is good enough to be our keeper for years to come. The only concern I have is whether he actually wants to come here. Another Latin American player from Madrid coming here somewhat against his will is the last thing we need.
 
His record at Levante before the Real move is quite impressive.

Obviously the profile of a keeper in England generally tends to be different...but he's not Romero so that's a start.

I'm not sure van Gaal will be manager next season now, so I don't imagine Keylor being a long term anything here, but let's see what the little man can do.
 
Not a fan of this guy, hopefully he proves me wrong and does well.
 
Come on Brwned fight for all the rational posters on the forum!
 
Brwned said:
Your obsession with the European perception of United makes you say a lot of silly things but that's right up there with the best of them, Dev. Madrid are the only team that would throw away Navas just a year after buying him and playing an inferior keeper ahead of him. Hence why their fans are saying they don't quite get it. Let's not let that get in the way of good ol' hysteria about United though. Some of you can't live without it.
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Ancelotti didn't rate him very much as he used him as no 2. Rafa didn't rate him very much either since he's selling him to make space for DDG. Correct me if Im wrong but I don't remember him being linked to any top club this summer. So it seems that not many top clubs rated him either.

I think the only one having an obsession is Woodward and its about Real. He spent ridiculous money for ADM and if the rumours are to be believed he kept whoring DDG for 3 Real players including Benzema, Ramos and Bale. I understand we're nowhere near to Real at this point. They are within the world top 3-4 clubs while we aren't even top 3 in the EPL. However I still believe we can do better than Navas
 
Kraftwerker said:
Pretty braindead statement right there when you consider much of Bayern's recent success was built around some Real Madrid cast-offs.
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And some of their cast offs are great. Sneijder, Etoo and Xabi Alonso to mention three. Would you put Navas at that level?
 
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