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He's worth the risk, we're desperate for a game changer, someone to transform us, and fill a hole in our squad. We'd be mad to let him join a rival.
He's worth the risk, we're desperate for a game changer, someone to transform us, and fill a hole in our squad. We'd be mad to let him join a rival.
This time though he’d actually fill a position we need, and is still genuinely a class player. Only doubts are about his injuries, but we’ve got a good enough squad not to worry too much.Ah, the Sanchez/Di Maria/Falcao logic.
I do agree though, and think Sanchez will come good next season.
Trying to use RvP to justify buying Bale is dumb.
RvP. Looked to be over his injury problems and coming off the best season of his career. 41 full 90 minutes. Performances that were statistically better than anything he had ever produced before. Relatively small fee due to his expiring contract.
Bale. Still plagued by injuries. Managed to complete a full 90 minutes just 10 times in a season when Madrid played 63 games. Same injuries have had impact on performances. Lightening speed that people remember from his peak has gone, getting outpaced by Lovren in the CL final was not a coincidence. Look at the stats, they show clear decline in his ability to beat players over the last few years. Expensive and would use up a significant portion of transfer and wage budget in a window when many other purchases are needed.
Similarities? Both approaching 30 with limited time left at the top. RvP gave United one good season before his decline and disappearance to footballing backwaters. No reason to expect Bale would do better given severity of injury problems and declining pace. United already have one ageing attacker on massive wages in Sanchez, adding Bale would compound that problem. Possible solution would be to offer Sanchez + money for Bale (with the aim of fixing the ridiculous left wing vs right wing problem Mourinho has created) but unsure if Madrid would want Sanchez.
I also think Chelsea is the biggest danger. More money for wages than Spurs and the allure of London plus they have pieces that Madrid covet. Courtois could bring down the sale price of Bale by 40, 50 million or so.Spurs would have to break their salary structure to get him and that would cause all sorts of issues then for the rest of the big players there. Liverpool have bigger issues to address in defence and after they sort out that I don't see them having the funds for Bale. Chelsea haven't been buying all around them in quite some time so the only way i see that move happening is if hazard goes the other way (which is a possibility).
Bale is on 600k odd pre tax.
Our stock is pretty much at the highest valuation in ages. Money for this would probably not be the most massive issue. If the owners like the prospect, and it's sound from a sporting perspective, the money is there.I was totally bummed when he joined Real Madrid. Class act. Would love him here. Pay him whatever he wants. I don't understand finance anyways. He wants money, we have a lot of money. That's how our competitors do it.
Our stock is pretty much at the highest valuation in ages. Money for this would probably not be the most massive issue. If the owners like the prospect, and it's sound from a sporting perspective, the money is there.
https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/Man Utd:US
Those ads are Cringe to the max, but clearly lucrative. We need to match clubs with similar business model like us in terms of squad investment (obviously not counting petro$clubs), I'd hate to see excess not being used for sporting growth and reinvestment into squad vs lining rich pockets a bit more. Our allure looks better and the quality we are linked to has gone up nicely.That's what I think as well. But people on here throw around valuation numbers like they work with finance analytics. "He's not worth X, he's worth exactly Y". "No way we should pay X, Y would be the appropriate amount". I see the money spent by our (financial) rivals, and think that we can actually spend (almost) whatever we like. I mean, we're officially the richest club in the world.
Sure, we still have to pay a fair price, and not just throw money at greedy clubs. But I have no perspective on player value, and it fascinates me how so many people seem to have so much insight in in this area. The market has exploded in the last few years, and the world record is something like 2,5 - 3x the amount Real Madrid gave up for CR7. Esitmating player value seems like estimating the price of bread in Venezuela. Today it might be one billion, tomorrow it might be two.
I understand we don't have oil money. But we do have a lot of noodle-, tractor-, wine- and mattress money.
I also think Chelsea is the biggest danger. More money for wages than Spurs and the allure of London plus they have pieces that Madrid covet. Courtois could bring down the sale price of Bale by 40, 50 million or so.
If you think a RW is more important than the full back areas then we watched different teams last season.
He’ll cost an obscene amount, won’t he. Woody is about to get rinsed.
Bale is on 600k odd pre tax.
He was a very good fullback when he started out. If he still has the legs to be an attacking fullback we could do a lot worse.Knowing Jose's logic, he'll probably end up as a fullback anyway. Nothing to worry about here, he's an upgrade on Young.
The issue isn't just a matter of personnel. It's clear that Jose isn't getting the best out of the squad that he has.
How much would you be able to pay for Bale?
Why would you want to do that? Why not just buy him and keep De Gea?Only on 2 conditions.
1. Sign Jan Oblak from Atletico Madrid.
2. Straight swap for De Gea.
I'd say, first we should buy the two fullbacks, at least one CM, a CB who can remain fit. Beyond that any money left on our transfer budget + players' sales could possibly be used for Bale. So I would say, we won't spend any more than 70-80m on him and that would be the sane thing to do.
80+ Points for the first time in 5 years... Jones blunder loses us the FA, otherwise we controlled Chelsea. Jose is getting the best out of what average players he has, let him build his own team... then we'll see.The issue isn't just a matter of personnel. It's clear that Jose isn't getting the best out of the squad that he has.
He’ll cost an obscene amount, won’t he. Woody is about to get rinsed.
A player/opportunity like this available once ever so rare is probably outside normal planned budget.I'd say, first we should buy the two fullbacks, at least one CM, a CB who can remain fit. Beyond that any money left on our transfer budget + players' sales could possibly be used for Bale. So I would say, we won't spend any more than 70-80m on him and that would be the sane thing to do.
Yeah I reckon funds would be made available for a player of his calibre. Might have a knock on effect to transfer windows down the line but United are desperate to have a player in that mould.A player/opportunity like this available once ever so rare is probably outside normal planned budget.
I think he's not far off it? Madrid bumps it up by paying for his image rights as wellHoly...that's mad. Thought he was on £350k pre tax.
Agree with this.I know everyone is still on a high from his wonder goal and all, but is this signing really logical given our recent history in signing superstar players from Madrid, or anywhere? Especially an injury prone one.
Sanchez, Pogba, Di Maria and Falcao have all underwhelmed either so far or completely. I’d honestoy rather we tried to go for a player around someone like Salah’ age and ability.
From today's press gossip thread, Daily Star are reporting that Real will demand a 200m transfer fee for Bale. He's averaged 2200 minutes a season over the last 3 seasons and will be paid 600k/week until June 2022. I'd like to see Mourinho get Sanchez playing well enough to earn his 600k/week before splashing 324m in fees and wages for 2200 minute/season Bale.
I do get those points of concern, but we desperately need a player of that caliber as a poster child, star and goal scorer. To me it seem Sanchez came of an infected roller coaster ride of conflicts with a swap of cities and sporting organisation mid season, loss of locker room status, on top of missing the WC and I think it's too early to judge his stay with us, given all that he is working hard and I hope he comes good for us. Di Maria in my mind WC at the time came into a toxic stage for us and under different circumstances would have done better. Bastian+LVG nostalgia more Daimler than Mercedes. Falcao came off a career ending knee injury and some shady things were going on behind the scenes with his agent and us I didn't fully grasp, same with Valdez.I know everyone is still on a high from his wonder goal and all, but is this signing really logical given our recent history in signing superstar players from Madrid, or anywhere? Especially an injury prone one.
Sanchez, Pogba, Bastian, Di Maria and Falcao have all underwhelmed either so far or completely. I’d honestly ather we tried to go for a player around someone like Salah’ age and ability.