Vidal.
This was one of the reported deals to be done early. If Van Gaal wanted him he would have given Woody the green light like with Shaw and Herrera, don't think we're interested.
De Jong has his critics , but he'll do a job, then van Gaal will go after Strootman or Carvalho in January or next summer.
If we are not spending £40m on Vidal, we aint going to spend 37m Euros on Carvalho.
They need someone to replace Arteta as a starter. They were also looking at Khedira but they don't want to break their wage structure.
Not sure he is only 22 and if we get him. Then if he has to go to Real Madrid he would be like 26 27 if he improves his transfer fee might be 60 million.. Seems like good business
Well you're pretty confident he is going to be the next big thing in midfield. I would be in favor of getting him if his fees were lower. 37m Euros release clause is just an exorbitant amount of money.
But without strengthening the midfield, you may not get back into the champions league, hence the need to sign a midfielder. I think De Jong can do a job.
Just because we spent £30m on two players doesn't mean we will continue to spend £30m on five more players. Yes we have the money but it doesn't just work like that. We aren't going to throw money at every single player that comes along.
If I had to make out a list of better midfieders out there, we would be here until morning. He is 29 years old and very limited in what he does. He is solid defensively, his passing is far from great, average at best. We might as well stick with Fellaini if we are going to sign De Jong, barely an upgrade. Bearing in mind Fellaini is also several years younger and more dominant in the air. I'm sorry but I can't get excited at the prospect of signing De Jong, failed to impress me. He would be a solid squad player but should not be bought to be played alongside Herrera and be expected to be our midfield saviour, cause he would severely disappoint. If we end this window with De Jong and Blind signed, I reckon the majority of fans will be quite disappointed and I certainly would not expect to win too many trophies this season. We should be competing for the best players in the world, we are Manchester United, not Aston Villa.
It's impossible to say who is available or not, only Woody and Van Gaal are aware of that. Who says De Jong is available? Even Alex Song from Barcelona would be a better option. We could have signed Fernando before City signed him, seems like a decent player and came quite cheap, Khedira, Gustavo, L.Bender, Schneiderlin, Sandro,Imbula,Mccarthy maybe even Illarramendi, since I'm guessing he won't play much for the next few seasons at Madrid.
That's debatable
Illarramendi would be realistic but there'll be those complaining about united signing a player who barely got a look in at Real Madrid. Carvalho might still come after all.
Still an awful lot better than Nigel De Jong. Players leaving Madrid means nothing in regards to their quality, the fact they are considering selling Di Maria says it all.
We already know his ability and his potential and LVG is also going to be aware. He said it himself he prefers giving young players opportunities. Im sure Januzaj will get his chances this season. I doubt we will play 3-5-2 every single game.
