I'd be satisfied with him as long as he isn't our only addition, he really is a classy player but obviously we would prefer to see a higher calibre signing. Would take him over Fellaini or Strootman though if I'm honest.
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For anything around £10-12m, by all means YES!
This is Newcastle. They'll probably want 30m for him.
I agree he'd be a good signing.
However it seems like a massively optimistic prediction to say he could surpass Carrick, who was the best midfielder in the league this season. I can't see Cabaye ever doing that.
How high was the bar this year. Who are the other top cm's in the league this season? Carrick is great but let's not overrate him either.
Cabaye is better than people give him credit for. I would like him for 10-15 million but Newcastle would try and make you pay a fortune.
The underrating of our players is so common place now it's beyond tedious.
Carrick is excellent.
For around £15mil I think he would be a good option and would rather him than Fellaini, especially as I think we'd be paying a lot more for Fellaini because of his perfomances in a role we don't need him for. I doubt though they'd sell him for around that price but then you never know.
Why? Cabaye is a rather large 5 years younger than Carrick. Plenty of room for improvement there.
We signed Carrick when he was 25yrs old. Cabaye is now 27.
I agree he is a good player. His style is not really appreciated in this country. He does the little things so well and people think he is a weakness defensively which shows they don't watch him, fans here want goals and hard flying tackles.
When I say overrated I mean on the caf not out there.
Correct. I don't get the whole inference that he was only good because everyone else was shit. Its the same crap that opposition fans use to explain why we won the league this season.
Carrick was excellent in his own right regardless of how anyone else played.
I hope you're not referring to the Cafe when you say Carrick is under rated because that's not true at all.
Because the odds of a good player becoming the best player in the league in their position are very low.
We're talking about Michael Carrick here. He's a brilliant player but his ability is far from unsurpassable (have I made that word up?). Let's not get carried away. He's no Xavi etc etc.
Cabaye isn't too far away from Carrick's ability IMO and if Cabaye can improve his game he's got enough about him to go on and be a better player.
Cabaye isn't too far away from Carrick's ability IMO and if Cabaye can improve his game he's got enough about him to go on and be a better player.
I have to admit I have not watched Cabaye very much. On what level is he? Is he better/worse/same as the likes of Modric, Gundogan, Moutinho?
One level below Moutinho and two levels below Gundogan and Modric.
I don't think Moutinho is so much better than him he may shade him but I wouldn't say a whole level.
Pointless. I would rather keep Anderson and play Cleverley regularly than have Cabaye next to Carrick. United need star quality to raise the bar in midfield not another player to make up numbers.
He went missing far too often for Newcastle last season. When you compare his season to the one Carrick has just had the difference in consistency is clear as day.
He went missing far too often for Newcastle last season. When you compare his season to the one Carrick has just had the difference in consistency is clear as day.
Agreed.
Cabaye is not the answer to our midfield woes.
Cabaye is not the answer to our midfield woes.
He's not even that good. Decent midfielder, probably worth around £10m for someone as a squad player but pretty far from the world class potential we should be looking for. Then again there aren't many available midfielders who are significantly better than Cabaye.
Would be a weird signing. Hardly a signal of intent.
If we're going for a Premier League midfielder in the £8 - 14 million mark, I'd go for James McCarthy from Wigan. In fact, I think we should be monitoring him very closely as I think he's the closest player to a young Michael Carrick, and with a similar scope for development, too. If we are considering offers for Anderson like it's being reported, and Fletcher will retire, then signing McCarthy and another top-drawer midfielder in the Fabregas/Thiago mould would see us in good shape.
Cabaye for circa. £20 million makes no sense on every level.
Cabaye for circa. £20 million makes no sense on every level.
McCarthy oozes class and composure, he looks made for United. I would hope the powers that be recognise his potential and I agree fully he is the closest thing to Carrick at a similar age. He has been well schooled under Bobby Martinez and now that Wigan are down he must continue his development in the Premier League. To have him come in might give Cleverley a kick up the arse and some serious competition for a place next to Carrick.
Love these kind of articles with these headlines. come and get me, make me laugh. Reporter asks him a question, he gives the stock answer we have seen 100's of times in past summers, the means nothing really. Good player though
Pretty much this.
Still a level above Cleverley.
Monaco are tracking him now. He has probably engineered his way out of the Toon with his previous comments.
Source: http://www1.skysports.com/football/...fielder-Yohan-Cabaye-attracts-Monaco-interest
Source: http://www1.skysports.com/football/...fielder-Yohan-Cabaye-attracts-Monaco-interest
Mendy out, Cabaye in...
Do you mean when he was injured?! He only made 25 starts. I had a look at the numbers, he still managed 52 successful tackles, which practically matches Carrick's 58 and for interceptions over the season he made 55, more than Gerrard (51), Yaya Toure (31), Fellaini (38), Dembele (44), who all played nearly every game. Unsurprisingly, Carrick made 74, but he played 10 more games as well.
He's creative, he's a goal threat, he keeps the ball well and I think he'd fit into our midfield quite nicely. I'd like another player to come in as well (Thiago would be unreal), but I think Cabaye would be a terrific addition for us regardless.
I like him, a lot. One of those players who could slot in easily alongside Carrick, as well as in his place. If you consider that the like of Gundogan, Modric and Veratti are ungettable, then this guy could be a very good option. He's not a world beater, but we don't need world beaters to significantly improve our midfield.
One of the most overrated players on here. I don't really rate him as a player that is good enough for a top 4 team.
Well 25 starts is definitely enough to suggest he went missing far too often, which he did. In terms of possession win he is way behind the top performers in the league....Mulumbu, Carrick, N'Zonzi etc. Comparing him to Gerrard (Allen, Henderson and Lucas are the workhorses) and Fellaini (deployed further up the pitch) are a touch misleading as well.
You say he is creative but it's in that area where he really went missing. Played far too deep on the occasions I saw him and lacked real invention. You mentioned Dembele well take a look at his passing/creativity stats for last year, particularly in the final third and you will notice they are twice as good. He is a good player Cabaye that much is clear, but United have got too many "good" players in midfield. They need a great player and that is not him I'm afraid.
You've got to remember he's been playing in Newcastle's midfield though. Put him in a better squad and he'll be excellent.
I agree with this. Newcastle were woeful this season. Him and Ben Arfa both had injury ravaged seasons and were expected to carry the team on their return. Neither finished the season with many plaudits but I personally like both, and they visibly push hen the team is playing poorly. Cabaye would be a good addition here imo however, being Newcastles best player they'd want an arm and a leg for him. At his age I don't think we should be paying top dollar at all.
Sign him
Not neccesarily. He should stand out in Newcastle's side, be a shining light. Put him in United's first eleven and he could look ordinary. Ashley Young is an obvious example.
I rate Ashley Young though 
I rate Ashley Young though
Well then we really can't take your opinion very seriously, can we? Joking, Jungians, I'm joking.
Cabaye, Tiote and Ben Arfa were all massively overrated after the 11/12 season. Thank God we didn't go out and sign any of those particular trio, following the fanfare. Cisse would also fall into that category to some extent.
Cabaye is technically sound but I feel he offers very little else on the pitch. He isn't good enough to be a deep-lying playmaker nor is he good enough to be a defensive midfielder. He is definitely not the kind of player that we should be looking at. If he was available for around £5m as a squad player, then why not? Fact is, he will cost upwards of £13m and he is absolutely not worth anything like that figure. I feel it is indicitive of our midfield problems that some on here rate Cabaye so highly.
Cabaye is technically sound but I feel he offers very little else on the pitch. He isn't good enough to be a deep-lying playmaker nor is he good enough to be a defensive midfielder. He is definitely not the kind of player that we should be looking at. If he was available for around £5m as a squad player, then why not? Fact is, he will cost upwards of £13m and he is absolutely not worth anything like that figure. I feel it is indicitive of our midfield problems that some on here rate Cabaye so highly.
This is a player that is both overrated by some and underrated by others it seems... He is pretty good and better than anything else we curretnly have in CM bar Carrick. For a fee of £10m and under, it would be worth while i believe but not a penny more
Highly unlikely you'd get him for £10 million or less.
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