Manchester United Superthread 2014 mod warning #8081

Mikeyt086 · 15-05-2014 02:00PM

Buddy Holly wrote: »

Granted off the field Woodward has performed well so far. Not much good though when we're 7th in the league. Last summers transfer window was a disgrace. Also the constant Leaks to the media would never have happened under Gill. The way he handled the Rio and Moyes Situations was also embarrassing.
But if fans are happy as long as the club is making money then happy days!

Blatter · 15-05-2014 02:03PM

Don't have a clue how reliable this italian media outlet is but they're claiming that SAF offered Conte €30-32m for Vidal last night.

Surely his fee would be much higher than that!

http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/calcio/2014/articoli/1034883/ferguson-a-torino-ha-chiesto-vidal.shtml

spiralism · 15-05-2014 02:05PM

Blatter wrote: »

Woodword says he expects United's wage bill to increase by ~15% by next year due to incoming transfers.

That would be an increase of around £30m. Considering Vidic and Ferdinand are gone, Giggs and Evra are likely to leave along with a few other players - that's making an allowance for a lot of big money earners to join the club.

I don't see Van Gaal splashing at the rate people expect. Could see Janmaat coming over as well as a CB and Shaw and him to promote a ton of players. We have promising young lads and i could see him giving it a go with them from the start. He doesn't care about throwing young lads in if he rates them, his first season at Bayern he threw Badstuber, Alaba and Muller into the first team consistently with the 21 year old Badstuber being the oldest of them.

He'll not go over 100 million i feel, just on that basis. If he comes some developmental signings like Kongolo or Depay could follow though, at a lower cost. Van Gaal has a very high opinion of both and will probably take them to Brazil despite how raw they are.
One interesting notion i havent heard talked of a lot though is possibly Robben? Bayern have a lot of depth and could be persuaded, he's not as central a figure as a year ago. Van Gaal is a big fan of him and Robben has a great opinion of him.

Also: interesting bit of LVG trivia, he gave Xavi his Champions League debut at the Nou Camp in 1999 against us in the second of two 3-3 draws.

bangkok · 15-05-2014 02:15PM

Blatter wrote: »

Don't have a clue how reliable this italian media outlet is but they're claiming that SAF offered Conte €30-32m for Vidal last night.

Surely his fee would be much higher than that!

http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/calcio/2014/articoli/1034883/ferguson-a-torino-ha-chiesto-vidal.shtml

why would it be much higher than 30m?? 30m is a huge amount for a player unproven in the premier league...

redbaron_99 · 15-05-2014 02:15PM

Blatter wrote: »

Don't have a clue how reliable this italian media outlet is but they're claiming that SAF offered Conte €30-32m for Vidal last night.

Surely his fee would be much higher than that!

http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/calcio/2014/articoli/1034883/ferguson-a-torino-ha-chiesto-vidal.shtml

He's just undergone surgery on his knee, so that could reduce the fee considerably.

15-05-2014 02:15PM

Blatter wrote: »

Don't have a clue how reliable this italian media outlet is but they're claiming that SAF offered Conte €30-32m for Vidal last night.

Surely his fee would be much higher than that!

http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/calcio/2014/articoli/1034883/ferguson-a-torino-ha-chiesto-vidal.shtml

Fergie still pulling strings then,hope he backs off when LVG is installed!

redbaron_99 · 15-05-2014 02:17PM

bangkok wrote: »

why would it be much higher than 30m?? 30m is a huge amount for a player unproven in the premier league...

30M euro is around 25M pounds.. Less than Shaw or Lallana... Arturo Vidal...

TheTownie · 15-05-2014 02:18PM

De Telegraaf saying Frans Hoek will be the goalkeeper coach and Max Reckers the video analyst.

Blatter · 15-05-2014 02:19PM

bangkok wrote: »

why would it be much higher than 30m?? 30m is a huge amount for a player unproven in the premier league...

Because he's different class. One of the best, if not the best CM in the world.

redbaron_99 wrote: »

He's just undergone surgery on his knee, so that could reduce the fee considerably.

He's been included in Chile's World Cup squad and was only playing a couple of weeks ago, I don't think it's serious enough to cause a significant drop in his fee.

FourFourRED · 15-05-2014 02:20PM

redbaron_99 wrote: »

He's just undergone surgery on his knee, so that could reduce the fee considerably.

He'd still be better than Cleverley & Fellaini combined with only one knee!

£36m is the magic number apparently.

adox · 15-05-2014 02:20PM

bangkok wrote: »

why would it be much higher than 30m?? 30m is a huge amount for a player unproven in the premier league...

30 million euro, which is about 24 million pounds sterling. That for one of the most highly regarded midfielders in the game today would be a steal.

adox · 15-05-2014 02:22PM

TheTownie wrote: »

De Telegraaf saying Frans Hoek will be the goalkeeper coach and Max Reckers the video analyst.

I hope he joins just for the name alone.

Fantastic.

spiralism · 15-05-2014 02:25PM

zorro2566 wrote: »

Fergie still pulling strings then,hope he backs off when LVG is installed!

Needs to be careful there too. Barca went over his head years ago and signed Riquelme, who he immediately decided "wasn't his player", didnt use and ended up getting rid of him.

NTMK · 15-05-2014 02:25PM

redbaron_99 wrote: »

He's just undergone surgery on his knee, so that could reduce the fee considerably.

it was meniscus surgery it only takes a few weeks to recover fully (less time than a hamstring) it wont harm his fee in the slightest

FourFourRED · 15-05-2014 02:29PM

Just loading up teletext page 220 to check if there is any news on Luke Shaw

RobertKK · 15-05-2014 02:34PM

Gazzetta dello Sport yesterday claimed it would be €40 million for Vidal.

Rubber_Soul · 15-05-2014 02:35PM

Aodhagan wrote: »

Just loading up teletext page 220 to check if there is any news on Luke Shaw

Man I miss those days...

Sportsmediaset is ****e anyway, unless it's coming from DiMarzio in Italy I'd take it with a truckload of salt. Pure speculation based on a photo of Fergie and Conte at the match imo, no different than how he was apparently sorting the Kroos deal the other week just because he was sat by someone that remotely resembled his agent.

No doubt the usuals will be on decrying the club as pathetic for lowballing the imaginary offer soon enough though.

FourFourRED · 15-05-2014 02:39PM

keane2097 · 15-05-2014 02:47PM

bangkok wrote: »

why would it be much higher than 30m?? 30m is a huge amount for a player unproven in the premier league...

Is this for serious? About Arturo Vidal?

bangkok · 15-05-2014 02:47PM

vidal is nearly 27, just had knee surgery never played in the premier league.....

aquilani was a big move from roma 20m and was awful

veron 28m from Lazio was also awful...

I wouldn't be saying many players are "world class" from Italian football until I seen them in a stronger league.

even kaka excelled in Italy but never really cut in at real madrid

redbaron_99 · 15-05-2014 02:50PM

NTMK wrote: »

it was meniscus surgery it only takes a few weeks to recover fully (less time than a hamstring) it wont harm his fee in the slightest

My bad. Thought he was out for a couple of months.

bren2001 · 15-05-2014 02:50PM

bangkok wrote: »

vidal is nearly 27, just had knee surgery never played in the premier league.....

aquilani was a big move from roma 20m and was awful

veron 28m from Lazio was also awful...

I wouldn't be saying many players are "world class" from Italian football until I seen them in a stronger league.

even kaka excelled in Italy but never really cut in at real madrid

You're right. Reus at CM would be a safer option. Should go all out.

Sheepy99 · 15-05-2014 02:54PM

Ye hardly think ye're getting him & Shaw lads? Chelsea are after both too apparently, I couldn't see ye getting both ahead of them just in terms of fees paid and the whole no Europe debacle.

If ye were to get one i'd say Chelsea would go all out for the other.

The_Kew_Tour · 15-05-2014 02:56PM

Juve lads I know pretty much said that 30-35 million offer would be considered by Juve if its true.

even Juve lads I know on twitter seem to think it has legs.

I guess time will tell.

bangkok · 15-05-2014 02:56PM

bren2001 wrote: »

You're right. Reus at CM would be a safer option. Should go all out.

yea good answer

glued · 15-05-2014 02:57PM

keane2097 wrote: »

Is this for serious? About Arturo Vidal?

Vidal is the kind of player that you sell a kidney for. There is no chance that he signs for United though.

bangkok · 15-05-2014 02:58PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Juve lads I know pretty much said that 30-35 million offer would be considered by Juve if its true.

even Juve lads I know on twitter seem to think it has legs.

I guess time will tell.

know people in turin and they said they wouldn't expect any more than 35m for him. talk of pogba maybe 40-45 but that mainly due to age difference and potential. I don't know what people expect like he is not a Ronaldo or a bale or suarez and go for 50m plus.

The_Kew_Tour · 15-05-2014 03:03PM

bangkok wrote: »

know people in turin and they said they wouldn't expect any more than 35m for him. talk of pogba maybe 40-45 but that mainly due to age difference and potential. I don't know what people expect like he is not a Ronaldo or a bale or suarez and go for 50m plus.

ya I know 3 Juve fans well one my best mates Italian fan livibg in Dublin. he was telling me that if Juve got 35 million be fair chance Juve will consider.

FourFourRED · 15-05-2014 03:04PM

Sheepy99 wrote: »

Ye hardly think ye're getting him & Shaw lads? Chelsea are after both too apparently, I couldn't see ye getting both ahead of them just in terms of fees paid and the whole no Europe debacle.

If ye were to get one i'd say Chelsea would go all out for the other.

Don't think Shaw will be going to Chelsea.

Rayne Wooney · 15-05-2014 03:04PM

He's phenomenal, I wouldn't care what was paid for him if it meant him bossing the premier league in a United shirt next season

Fantasy signing

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