As long as we have LVG, we have a good chance of signing Strootman. So I would like to wait till next summer to sign him. I want to see him come back from injury and performing well for Roma again before we try and sign him.
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Agreed. The chance of LvG not going after Strootman are quite low, although it looks like it may be more likely in the winter window.
I'm eating cheese right now. Red cheddar.
Is Strootman actually any good? As when we were linked with him before he signed for Roma people were slating him saying e was good enough for us
He's had an excellent time at Roma before getting injured.
But then he'd be cup tied for the Champions le... Screw you Moyes
Moyes! *shakes fist*
I'm not sure Roma would let him go in January without a replacement or if they're competing for cups/place in Europe. If it looks like he'll be fit around September,I can see us taking a calculated gamble on him in this window.
Will he pass his medical if we try and sign him this summer? Or is it just in FM where players don't pass their medical two months before they are back in training?
Aye, he was great for Roma until he was injured and became very key for Netherlands in the World Cup qualifiers.
I'd think so. There isn't any ball work involved in the medical, is there? Just determining whether the player has any health issues, which he probably hasn't and then they should look at his recovery, if his knee is stable and that there aren't any issues with his reconstructed cruciate ligament. He should also be running by then, aqua aerobics, anything to get him to the required fitness level.
Shame on you Walsh for not knowing what a WCM is!
Ignore them.
He was quality before he even went to Roma. Would of fitted us brilliantly which is why it was even more baffling when we passed up the chance to sign him for a good price.
Yeah it depends on his recovery progress i suppose. If he looks like he's made significant progress by July to where he may be available to play by October, I could see us making a serious inquiry.
I think the concern with Strootman was how he'd fare in a tougher league with a team with higher expectations. He did very well in the Italian league with a team that challeneged for the title so there is less of a concern there now.
He saw the light
I think under van Gaal he'd do brilliantly. van Gaal has a huge amount of faith in his ability and Strootman knows the style van Gaal plays. He'll fit in well if he comes here I'd say.
Not a single tweet on the last two pages. Well done muppets.
His most notable clients: Zlatan and Balotelli. Robinho was previously his client. I wouldn't want to deal with him for any player. They'll want out within two years, guaranteed.
We need to hook Valencia up with Raiola.
Or even better Ashley Young.
There is only so much a good agent can do! 
Stick Harry Redknapp in charge of PSG and we might have a chance!An agent isn't a child or necessarily a lifetime commitment. It is possible Raiola will not always be his agent. As it is, he had an agent before him.
Can't find any other Twitter link for this bar on this guy I follow. He isn't some dodgy ITK and The Times link checks out
He's on big wages as well. Will be difficult to get rid of him.
At the right club, he's still a very good player.
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Big Sam will be all over it for that price surely?
Anybody able to post the full times article?
So many people on this forum were turning their noses up to Cabaye, I wanted him as well.
Sounds stupid maybe, but I thought we could try to swap him plus money with Strootman, Roma might be interested and it isn't the worst transfer for Fellaini as well.
Anyone can pass a medical. You do the medical to see if there is any concerns and if you don't care about those concerns/problems then he passes.
Unpopular opinion but I'd be content if fellaini stayed. I still think he can offer a decent option in midfield if LVG deploys him with the correct system and personnel. Nobody can match him physically and he's a monster at set pieces.
Will he even fit in Van Gaal's system? His not a great passer, zero technical ability and defensively all over the place. If we sign two midfielders he'll be first out the door.
And he has no positional discipline which will see quickly out of the team with van Gaal at the helm.
Honestly think he's a good impact sub and an alternative option to Hernandez to bring on when we need a goal. Also pretty nifty at seeing a game out, great chest control, holds the ball up well - we saw that against Olympiakos.
Will be interesting to see what role he plays for Belgium in the WC. I think he has more to offer than he showed last season.
With Moyes around that was a possibility, but with Van Gaal no chance his style of football is the complete opposite of Fellaini. Total football possession based style can you realistically imagine him ordering our CB's to hoof the ball up the field to Fellaini?
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