Why would you pay 10M when Barca are ready to terminate his contract so that he can leave for a free, doesn't make sense.
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Barca have written him off, so the 10 million incoming will be used to pay FDJs outstanding wages along with the rumoured 7 million Barca offered him along so they can sell De Jong.
Total muppetry.
Don't fancy this one at all.
why not ? He was superb in France just 15 months ago - and he did quite ok for Barcelona, while averaging 1 goal a game for Holland over the last 2.5 seasong. If we can get him for free, its a no-brainer for me
Agree if he was free but the way we’re run we’d end up giving him massive wages and it would prevent us from signing our primary targets. I think we should pass.
If we could bring in Depay for a reasonable cost -- in today's insane world maybe that's anything under 300k/week -- we could do with a bit of depth on the front line, even if we do bring in Antony.
Because we already had him when he was young and more agile/fast(which isn't one of his best qualities to begin with) and he didn't cut it. He's not suited for the PL and lacks the explosiveness some other wing forwards will provide.
Wouldn't take him even on a free, especially considering the massive wages he would come with.
No, getting him would help barca, we don't want that do we?
I think it would be a good move. Rotation with Martial.
Getting Depay would be a far better move for United than getting Gakpo. Gakpo would just be an expensive flop. Gakpo is an expensive 21 yo Depay. Depay as he is now has really matured a lot and became a much better player. Sure he's not the an absolute elite player, but being a non CL side you're not going to get these players. Depay on a free, with a decent loan would be much better depth signing than an expensive, inexperienced €50/60m Gakpo. Sure Depay has his weaknesses, but price/quality wise he'd be a good player for depth.:
Maybe Bebe's available too... and what is Massimo Taibi doing these days?
Looks as if the only sources linking us are absolute garbage: Daily Express, Daily Star and Daily Mail.
good... don't want him
In think he’d work well in an EtH side to be fair
I'm not against this at all. He's not a tricky pacy winger (a role he failed at at United) but he is an experienced right-sided attacker who can also fill in competently as striker. Consistently decent goal stats at all levels.
While not elite level, he's a better player than Gakpo and could immediately start games for us if required, at probably half the price.
While not elite level, he's a better player than Gakpo and could immediately start games for us if required, at probably half the price.
If he comes I hope he doesn't get demoted to the reserves and rolls up to training in a Bentley, wearing an expensive fur coat.
Yeah, no, unlikely
He would never do that.
He'd be a great backup to Martial as a false 9 that can hold the ball up well.
Let Ronaldo leave, everybody happy.
Let Ronaldo leave, everybody happy.
If Ten Hag wanted him, he'd have been here long ago, considering he's Dutch, Barcelona want him out and he doesn't have another club. I don't dislike the idea of having him as a back up to Rashford and Martial, he's quite good and a lot more mature these days.
Don't want him
Good rotation option if he can integrate well with the squad. Better than spunking silly money on Gakpo.
To me it all depends if he is going to have a good attitude about being a rotation option here.
If he does then his ability as a player would mean he is a really solid backup option for a good price.
If he does then his ability as a player would mean he is a really solid backup option for a good price.
I'm fine with this.
He's a United fan to boot, would be a much better buy short term than Gakpo and his game and mentality has matured so much more now compared to when he left us at 23.
Would offer us a very versatile array of depth in attack if we got him and Antony
Would offer us a very versatile array of depth in attack if we got him and Antony
Tadic role.
Barca felt the need to upgrade the CF position with Auba and soon after with Lewy. He is a decent player, but he is neither a winger nor a #9, who can play up top alone for a top team. Regardless where he appears on the team sheet, he plays like he has a free role where he is allowed to float around. Unless you build the team around him, he always looks a bit out of place.
Lovely finish against City yesterday.
No thanks.
we literally need depth and squad players but people are turning their nose up to a very cheap deal for the Dutch record goal scorer.Wtf is wrong with people?
It'd be funny if only to wind up LVG.
People want messi/ronaldo level of signings for rory delap prices
Wtf is wrong with people?
He is sh1t
Wtf is wrong with people?
The CAF things everyone is shit!
Yeah but he really isn't shit though is he?
Good enough to be the talisman for a massive club? No. Shit? Obviously not.
Shit source
He isn't
Pacy? I don’t remember him being oacy
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