He's 33. He's got more than two years left easily. I think he can get to 37 like Buffon has.
De Gea Contract Situation
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He's 33. He's got more than two years left easily. I think he can get to 37 like Buffon has.
Could even potentially go beyond that, since some GK's can continue performing till they're nearly 40. Obviously not a guarantee, but a possibility at least.
That probably wouldn't have helped the club though given they were likely still negotiating with Madrid.
DDG can't win here. If he says nothing he gets accused of being dishonest, if he's honest he gets accused of behaving badly and trying to force a move.
What if we signed Hummels and Chiellini...? Fairly sure that'd improve us more than having de Gea in goal behind Smalling and Jones.
We haven't had a dominant CB pairing for 2 seasons - the same two seasons that our keeper won POTY. That isn't a coincidence.
Losing de Gea puts such a firm emphasis on the back line that strengthening it becomes paramount, and I'd rather that than keep relying on the keeper to bail us out.
A dominant, World Class CB pairing is more important than a shot stopper like DdG, it's what we need to move toward, and in his absence I think the club is more likely to prioritize that.
Just my opinion of course, no worries if you disagree.
Going to be fun watching Messi and Suarez humiliate him next season, Makes my head hurt reading comments about wishing him the best, this guy is *making me lose all control of my emotions like a child*
If family is so important to him, why the hell did he even come to England in the fist place?
*excessive language/inappropriate remark removed*
If family is so important to him, why the hell did he even come to England in the fist place?
*excessive language/inappropriate remark removed*
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Yep and Van der Sar was 34 when he signed for us.
I still don't get how a player coming out and saying that he wants to leave is better than him staying quiet about it. One of my worst United moments was when Vidic the club captain decided to announce in the middle of our worst season for 2 decades that he will be leaving in the summer, staying quiet and doing your job is without doubt the best way.
So… He’s off to Madrid. Now United need to think wise on this situation… Should we give Valdes the spot for one year and see how he goes ? Or should we go for a more longer solution one like Lloris or a truly great one like Cech, but spend 20 or 25 for one of them ?
I’m not really afraid to give the spot to Victor Valdes. I mean he’s training for more than 6 months and at his age, 32, he has still 2 or 3 years in him regarding his experience.
Now the absolute must would be to strengthen the defense in order to protect more the keeper. We loose our last wall, so build a better wall in front of him.
Oh, and yes, if we can manage to get Carvajal (I’m not talking about Bale) in the deal it would be great for us
I’m not really afraid to give the spot to Victor Valdes. I mean he’s training for more than 6 months and at his age, 32, he has still 2 or 3 years in him regarding his experience.
Now the absolute must would be to strengthen the defense in order to protect more the keeper. We loose our last wall, so build a better wall in front of him.
Oh, and yes, if we can manage to get Carvajal (I’m not talking about Bale) in the deal it would be great for us
And there it is - just 1 hour after my post above
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Still waiting for official confirmation. Refuse to change my vote.
How will you feel if he decides to stay now?
Voted, never doubted he was leaving.
Agree - without him we probably wouldn't have made top 4 this season - and that alone is worth more than whatever extra we would have got last summer
He's been gone for around 18 months his refusal to commit spoke volumes despite ongoing speculation.
Whoever thought he was staying I don't know how you came to that conclusion.
Constantly avoiding answering questions, if he wanted to stay here sign a contract and state his intentions.
It's his career at the end of the day, good luck to him.
As good as he is he's not VDS or Schmeichel he is replaceable.
Whoever thought he was staying I don't know how you came to that conclusion.
Constantly avoiding answering questions, if he wanted to stay here sign a contract and state his intentions.
It's his career at the end of the day, good luck to him.
As good as he is he's not VDS or Schmeichel he is replaceable.
Perhaps United was his best option at the time, and now he has the option to return to a top club in Spain, he’s deciding to take it? I’m pissed off that he’s leaving, and I’m sure family isn’t the only reason, but I find levels of hatred towards the guy a bit bizarre.
How will you feel if he decides to stay now?
I know he isn't staying or he would have signed the big money contract we offered him.
Anyway, I'm not really bothered about players leaving as long as we can get a top like for like replacement, I'm just scared of seeing a 2009 repeat in which we replaced Ronaldo and Tevez with Valencia and Owen
Calling a player a cnut for wanting to return to his home with his family and ply for the biggest club in the world, though? Bit extreme, no?I know he isn't staying or he would have signed the big money contract we offered him.
Anyway, I'm not really bothered about players leaving as long as we can get a top like for like replacement, I'm just scared of seeing a 2009 repeat in which we replaced Ronaldo and Tevez with Valencia and Owen
Index has taken another dive, oh ye of little faith.
You lot are going to look a right bunch of cnuts when he signs the new contract. I hope he doesn't read this Forum.
You lot are going to look a right bunch of cnuts when he signs the new contract. I hope he doesn't read this Forum.
Firstly they are not the biggest club in the world, secondly he shouldn't have come here in the first place then.
Wanting to return home is nonsense peddled by the agent/media/whoever. He is not going back to Atleti, he is going to Real. I wonder if his desire to "go back home" would be as strong if Real weren't in the picture.
I think it's very unlikely DdG spends his time sat on Redcafe, to be honest.
Sure they would improve us, but there's nothing to say we wouldn't improve our defence anyway. If anything our goalkeeper winning the award two years running highlights the issue of a poor defence more than him leaving would. Plenty in the media have made light of our defensive problems, when in actuality they aren't that bad.
Of course we'd be improved by signing defensive reinforcements of that calibre, but we would also do that regardless of who we've had in goal. If we'd had Taibi in there the last two years people would be asking for a better keeper, in addition to better centre backs. If anything having a great keeper would mask defensive issues rather than expose them.
They are the biggest club in the world.
I kinda hope we never sign another young Spanish/Portuguese player again as it's almost inevitable the trajectory they're heading in if they make a name for themselves here.
Seriously disappointed in losing de Gea and completely irate that Real fecking Madrid keep poaching all the top talent.
Have fun with the circus, David, you putz.
Should we help box up his furniture, carry his luggage out to his car, and give him a peck on the cheek and a swat on the fanny on his way out as well? It's just business, right?
It's his business to bugger off to whatever destination his bird drags him by the short hairs off to while it's my business to continue on supporting United while recognizing that his leaving seriously weakens our squad.
Seriously disappointed in losing de Gea and completely irate that Real fecking Madrid keep poaching all the top talent.
Have fun with the circus, David, you putz.
Should we help box up his furniture, carry his luggage out to his car, and give him a peck on the cheek and a swat on the fanny on his way out as well? It's just business, right?
It's his business to bugger off to whatever destination his bird drags him by the short hairs off to while it's my business to continue on supporting United while recognizing that his leaving seriously weakens our squad.
There are not even the biggest in Spain any more, but this is De Gea thread.
If we want him we will get him.
Of course they're the biggest club in Spain. They've been the worse team for the last 10 years or so but they're the bigger club.
maybe they have their own jobs, lives, friends, other relatives...yeah cnuts.
I don't really get the 'Biggest' in the world argument. It's so broad. If we're going for best, then Real are right up there. And we're just not. When you add in the girlfriend, family, weather and all the other annoying factors in their favour then it becomes undeniably the better option. It's surely just delusion saying otherwise.
They're certainly the most attractive club in the world. Plus there's no rule that says you should only go to a club if you plan on staying there forever.
The longer this goes on the weaker the club's negotiating position gets regardless of whether he speaks or doesn't. Whether that is down to him refusing to sign a new deal that has been put on the table before now or the club letting it get to this point with a bizarre extension policy (or indeed a combination of the two) we'll probably never know.
We have no idea what's going on in the background though. All I'm saying is that saying nothing in this situation would usually be regarded as a classy thing to do rather than some sort of betrayal.
Home as in the city, not the club.
Yeah, Real are the biggest club in the world, I don't get how people can argue otherwise.
I'd admit Real Madrid are the biggest club in the world.
Exactly. It's hard to blame him really when you consider the circumstances. I accepted about 6/7 months ago he was leaving. We wouldn't of let his contract run down if he was staying.
People who thought he was staying are completely delusional imo.
You think he would go back to Atletico Madrid or Rayo Vallecano if Madrid were not after him? Being back home is an added benefit. Anyway, he left it to come here.
Now in Diego Costa's case I can understand as he wants to go back to Atletico Madrid.
@Vato is using our tears as lube as we speak.
He left his home because he wanted to progress his career. That was a smart choice. Now he has the chance to move back home and progress his career further. That would probably be a smart choice too.
Basically he's now in a situation where he can have the best of both worlds, so why wouldn't he take that opportunity?
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