Did he mention Neuer? From what I've read yesterday in the Dutch press, he only said Utd have already made their decision on who will be his successor but won't say who it is, no mention about Neuer at all.
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Did he mention Neuer? From what I've read yesterday in the Dutch press, he only said Utd have already made their decision on who will be his successor but won't say who it is, no mention about Neuer at all.
Its from the twitter AthleticoFans
How much have we spent on Keepers after Pete retired?
£24million is a snip for what he'll bring to the team. Hope United break the bank to get him, we need solidity & not to have nightmares about keepers like we had after Pete & before Edwin!
Man, that figure is one which might outbid Bayern - feck all logic about goalkeepers value, its undervalued imo anyway. If we pay £30m i wouldnt give a feck, can you imagine how many games he could win for us?!
I'll even chuck a tenner into the hat aswell
Anyone think VDS will have a say in who our next GK is?
I wonder who his first choice would be?
Neuer, De Gea have a lot of press attention but somehow I feel we will go for someone slightly off the radar.
Look at our best GK signings -Schmeichel and VDS both were low key transfers.
I wonder who his first choice would be?
Neuer, De Gea have a lot of press attention but somehow I feel we will go for someone slightly off the radar.
Look at our best GK signings -Schmeichel and VDS both were low key transfers.
No.
Disagree,
I'm actually sure that at some stage it was reported that VDS had been asked his opinion and thoughts on the matter.
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Of course Edwin will be asked his opinion, he's still one of the best in the world and hugely experienced, and presumably cares about the future of the club.
Primitive. Keepers, it has come to be found are as important as your play maker or whatever important player you think is worth 24m or more.
Keeper like Neuer can save you from dropping like 15 points a season.
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Exactly, I've never understood the logic that some people have about spending money on a keeper.
I think it comes from the play ground, usually the least skillful is asked to stay in goal. As a results most of us grow up not respecting the position.
I would disagree and say well worth the money.
A good keeper can save you points in a season ,how many points did Peter save us over the years.
I say if we could get him for £24 mil , snap there hands off
He would be given the coaching role without a doubt but I highly doubt he will influence any decisions as to who we get to replace him.
Going by yesterday's report VDS knows who our next goalkeeper is - it's obvious he was consulted.
So maybe it's a Dutch player?
That's the one thing that makes me think it's Stekelenburg.
It was very odd how the "it's not Neuer" quote was completely left out of the reporting of that interview for at least 24 hours.
That doesn't make any sense - he'd only be consulted if the keeper was Dutch? Would be incredibly little faith shown in his judgement if they thought he could only give a credible opinion on a player if that player was Dutch.
Either that or Stekelenburg is plan B..
Anyway, what happened to Rene Adler? He used to be rated higher than Neuer just over a year ago? Anybody follows Leverkusen??
Or it was added out of the blue 24 hours later...
Van der Sar didnt mention Neuer at all, just said a decision has been made...
Now also being reported by German media - BILD.de suggesting that United have bid 27m for Neuer after his top notch display last Tuesday.
He plays for Schalke in Munich in the Allianz-Arena on Saturday and at Old Trafford on Wednesday - let's see whether this might influence his decision. Bayern's supporters group ''Schickeria'' have apparently announced that they are planning on letting Neuer know that they simply do not want him as their new goalkeeper.
that would be lovely if they´d be so nice as to do that.
Keeper is the most important signing we need this season by a mile.
Neuer would be superb but imo we should sign a top class keeper even of it is a big fee.
Neuer would be superb but imo we should sign a top class keeper even of it is a big fee.
No doubt about that - Neuer has been the best goalkeeper in Europe this season and if we could somehow snatch him, it would be absolutely fantastic.
Doubt it. Bayern fans are the most fickle supporters in the whole word and they love the presents they get from daddy Hoeneß. Worst bunch of plastic supporters in the whole world.
As much as I want us to buy a top midfielder, if the whole budget has to go on Neuer then so be it.
Even if there is a less than 10% chance of signing him we should do our utmost to get him.
Didn't Keane agree to join Blackburn and then changed his mind later to join us, so lets hope he Neuer changes his mind too.
Didn't Keane agree to join Blackburn and then changed his mind later to join us, so lets hope he Neuer changes his mind too.
If I recall correctly when Keano saw OT he said "I fancy that", and he never went to Blackburn "cause they're shite", so I doubt he wanted to go there.
They already have done it, they unfolded banners at their last meeting to tell him he wasn't welcome at the club.
Hmm! The plot thickens. Don't know whether this alleged bid is accurate but i admit i would be very surprised if it were.
What we do know though is that his move to Bayern is not set in stone, Bayern are currently out of the CL places, and if they were not to qualify it would make a move to OT that little bit more tempting.
I do get the feeling however that should Utd make a serious bid, then Schalke may well accept and the ball is then in Bayern's court to see how seriously they covet Neuer.
Neuer has stated he wants to stay in Germany but imo Bayern is the only reasonable option for an ambitious young player in Germany, so if Bayern were not prepared to match a serious bid, that may give Neuer little option but to consider a move abroad.
A quick calculation...
Bosnich - Bosman (but received something like a £2m sign-on fee)
Taibi - £4.5m
Barthez - £7.8m
Carroll - £2.5m
Lopez - £1.5m
Howard - £2.3m (plus add-ons up to £1.2m)
Total: £18.6m (not counting Bosnich's signing fee and Howard's add-ons, nor Luke Steele at £500k plus add-ons up to £2m (I think))
Or he could refuse and just play out his contract and then join Bayern on a free. Isn't the contract up in 2012?
What about buying out his final year - does he have this option?
Why do Bayern fans not want him? Just because of where he's coming from?