Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Read Mod Warning in OP 7/1/15

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

The "I look in the thread and De Gea is leaving?!" nonsense is just that. There IS a reason to be worried, hopefully it turns out that De Gea wants to stay forever, and Valdes just loved the Spanish lads so much that he wants to stay and join them, ****, I know I would. I just doubt it.

I.M.O. it is not nonsense Mikey. When I came into the thread earlier there were what I'd call O.T.T. reactions to the Valdes news prominent throughout. Being worried is one thing, wondering what the odds are on who DDG's next club will be are another thing.

I see this deal as a bit of a no-brainer for both parties. Valdes has been on the shelf with a serious injury for a while now. What he needs at this moment is a notable club to give him a 'shop window', somewhere he can show that he has recovered 100% and still can compete at the top level, and be of value to a club for some years to come. Manchester United is perfect for him in that regard. With DDG currently playing a blinder between the sticks, there is minimal pressure on Valdes at the moment to play more than he needs to while he works on his recovery.

From United's point of view: It was heavily reported late in the Summer window that Lindegaard looked to leave. Victor Valdes is an established keeper, known to be world class, but currently a free agent looking for a way back into the game. Yes I'm sure he could get first team football in various other parts of Europe, but could he currently get the number 1 slot at a top club? Definitely not. For whatever his wages cost, United have rightfully jumped at the chance to sign Victor Valdes who as I have surmised above is looking for a notable club and/or a shop window.

From the point of view of the fans; We now have an absolute powerhouse of a G.K. team (if Valdes recovers 100%), if one fails the other can slot right in. They are the cream of Spanish goalkeeping talent and they're all ours.

I don't think Valdes is looking to warm a bench for the rest of his career, but at this transitional time of his career maybe he is quite happy to stop over at a club like Man United while he tries to regain peak form and sees what his next move is. I think it is an absolute golden ticket for Valdes and don't look at it at all as him 'settling on warming a bench', or doing an Anderson as we know it.

On the off-chance that I'm wrong and 32 year old (33 next week) crocked Victor Valdes is in fact being brought in to replace the 24 year old David DeGea who'll depart this Summer, then I didn't see that coming and may God help us all.

We need a CB and RB urgently, but signing DDG to a new improved contract would be the best bit of business the club could do in this window.