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United are stepping up their bid to sign Athletic Bilbao’s £26million-rated 22-year-old midfield dynamo Oscar de Marcos. [mirror] #MUFC (via @ManUtdStuff)*
 
£26m though? Also I had Muniain, Martinez and Herrera ahead of De Marcos on my Bilbao shortlist.
 
His buyout is set at £26 million. Doubt he will cost more than £15 million.
 
this guy impressed me cause he seemed like he could run all day, but i think he is not as talented as herrera muniain martinez
 
I can imagine the headline if we won a trophy in his first season

1Medal de Marcos
 
Wikipedia has him listed as a defender/midfielder/forward which is impressive in itself, if true. This seems to have been his break through season as he was mostly coming off the bench previously.

Probably a load of shite though.
 
He's been great in the EL this season but I don't know why the press made up that figure.
 
I want Ander Herrara and Munian from Bilbao. Saying it since the Euro U21s that the two will be stars.
 
SAF doesn't like the name Oscar. No chance.
 
I think De Marcos a lot..
I think he's a lot more dangerous than Herrera in the last 1/3 of the field..
And he plays more centrally compare to Munain, which is probably what we need more at this moment of time..

I prefer Martinez & De Marcos more compare to the other 2 ..
 
Is this the guy who wasted a gazillion chances against us?
 
Donut said:
Is this the guy who wasted a gazillion chances against us?
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He tends to miss a whole bunch of chances against everyone. But he still scored a good goal against us and pops up with them every so often.

I think he's a good hassler in midfield ala Fletch, but he makes very good runs forward and works hard. His finishing is very hit and miss.
 
Ekeke said:
He tends to miss a whole bunch of chances against everyone. But he still scored a good goal against us and pops up with them every so often.

I think he's a good hassler in midfield ala Fletch, but he makes very good runs forward and works hard. His finishing is very hit and miss.
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Well if that's true, i have lost any excitement i had coming into this thread. fecking £26m on a guy who works hard? They should all work fecking hard for the money they get!

Let's look to buy some players who have real quality. For me only Martinez would fit the bill for us from Bilbao. If we bought him and Sahin this summer, we would be all set. Real top quality players providing us with many options and additional attributes, that is what we need imo.
 
For those wondering about the position he plays, here's a quite recent piece from SF:

THE OMNIPRESENT ÓSCAR DE MARCOS

Before this season, most people would have struggled to tell you much about Óscar de Marcos – many in Spain included. Only recently has he started to gain recognition after having his best season to date, and it’s no coincidence that it has happened under the supervision of managerial mastermind Marcelo Bielsa…

Three years ago De Marcos was plying his trade in the Spanish second division, at Alavés, where he was spotted and eventually signed by then manager Joaquín Caparrós. He cost Athletic Bilbao the princely sum of €350,000 and took his place in Bilbao Athletic – the club’s reserve team. It soon became clear to the staff that De Marcos, at the age of 19, was far too good to be sitting in the reserves.

During the 2009/10 season De Marcos was called up to the senior team by Caparrós, featuring in a number of games in a number of positions. Originally a midfielder, he played mostly as a winger during the campaign, whilst occasionally filling in as a forward, and even at full-back. He is the definition of versatile; something which makes him an incredibly useful option to a team like Athletic who are already limited in their options due to the nature of their transfer policy.

The appointment of Marcelo Bielsa in 2011 brought changes up in the Basque Country, and a change of manager meant a change in style and methods. Over the years Athletic have, as you probably already know, been known for their more physical, direct, uncompromising style of play, making the San Mamés a nightmare for every visiting side. However, Bielsa being Bielsa had his own ideas, plenty of which were initially met with skepticism by the Athletic faithful.

After watching billions of videos of his new squad members, Bielsa soon had them playing the way he wanted. He had created an efficient blend of styles, mixing the old Athletic approach with a high-intensity pressing game focused on speed, technique and hard work. And no one epitomised the ‘new’ Athletic like Óscar de Marcos. From the minute Bielsa arrived, he saw the potential of the now 22-year-old. At the start of the season Bielsa often played De Marcos at left-back where he was favoured over the youngster Jon Aurtenexte. More recently, though, he has returned to arguably his best and most effective role as an attacking midfielder, as Manchester United found out in the Europa League.



Not only is he a firm favourite in the manager’s books, he has also become quite popular with the fans. He’s a fighter on the pitch and a humble, down-to earth guy off it – what’s not to love? To see just how much he is loved, all you need to do is take a trip to Lezama, in the province of Bizkaia, where you will find the the words ‘De Marcos = Dios’ graffitied on the walls. I’m pretty sure praise doesn’t come much higher than that.

The Spanish have a term – ‘todocampista’ – which essentially translates to an all-round, decent-at-everything sort of midfielder, and it describes De Marcos perfectly. He’s technically sound, he’s intelligent, he’s quick, but most of all he never stops running. He probably runs more in 90 minutes than you could manage in 90 hours. And, in a system like Bielsa’s, a player like De Marcos is essential. Of course Bielsa saw it all along, whilst us mortals were left wondering why a guy classified as an attacking midfield/forward, and wearing the number 10 shirt, was lining up in defence.

De Marcos’ fine form this season is in part down to the coach and his methods. “With Bielsa we learn things that we couldn’t have even imagined,” he enthusiastically remarked in one interview. With every game it seems as though De Marcos is improving, and that is down to the confidence Bielsa has shown in him from day one. The pair also seem to have a great relationship, as this rather amusing exchange between them from the Atlético game demonstrates:

Bielsa: “De Marcos, ¿te duele algo?” – “De Marcos, are you in pain?”
De Marcos: “No?”
Bielsa: “¡Entonces vamos!” – “Then come on/let’s go!”

As a result of his performances De Marcos was offered a new four-year contract at the start of the year, which will keep him at the club until 2016. The contract also included a bump in his release clause, which for any potential suitors wondering now sits at a cool €32 million – almost €31.7 million more than what Athletic paid for him just three summers ago.

And finally, with the European Championships looming on the horizon, I leave you with this: De Marcos selección?
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http://siemprefootball.com/the-omnipresent-oscar-de-marcos/
 
apotheosis said:
Well if that's true, i have lost any excitement i had coming into this thread. fecking £26m on a guy who works hard? They should all work fecking hard for the money they get!

Let's look to buy some players who have real quality. For me only Martinez would fit the bill for us from Bilbao. If we bought him and Sahin this summer, we would be all set. Real top quality players providing us with many options and additional attributes, that is what we need imo.
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He shouldn't cost anywhere close to that. There would be doubters if we paid £15 million for him let alone more.
 
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