I won't be surprised if Perez has promised a nice fat cheque to Mendes if he makes sure De Gea doesn't sign an extension.
De Gea Contract Situation
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If he's so keen to leave, with only a year left on his contract a a minimal "loyalty" bonus to lose it really is a wonder why he hasn't put a transfer request in and made it public.
The only logic behind it is that a transfer request would tarnish his legacy with us United fans.... as if it would make any difference whatsoever. If he leaves after this long saga it'll be clear all along that he's done all he could to push for the move so a transfer request means feck all in the grand scheme of things.
The only logic behind it is that a transfer request would tarnish his legacy with us United fans.... as if it would make any difference whatsoever. If he leaves after this long saga it'll be clear all along that he's done all he could to push for the move so a transfer request means feck all in the grand scheme of things.
The way I see it now, we have and are currently addressing more pressing issues within the squad. With the additions we've already made and a top class CB added, we'll only need a good-very good keeper between the sticks. Valdes will probably do.
Rumours Real Madrid are incentivising De Geas contract offer that if he signs next summer so as to avoid ANY transfer fee for Real Madrid he will get a 3.5 mil sign on bonus.
Cheeky feckers...
Cheeky feckers...
He's came across as a sly cnut in all this saga. I prefer people who act as a cnut on face rather then on backside.
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Problem solved if DdG goes we can promote from within:
Sorry lads but I believe it's inevitable he returns to Spain, sooner than later
Nobody doubts this.
The only questions is: when?
I am hoping that he stays for this year and if we do well this year and he falls out of love with Madrid, then maybe he signs a new long term contact...who knows?
If he stays I'll be able to let him go for free. After the last two seasons it hurts to see him wanting to leave, mostly because of how we've needed to rely on him.
This season will change that. He won't be in the centre of focus as he has been. We have a balanced squad that'll make sure he's not needed to make the difference between finishing 4th and 5th.
But he might make the difference between finishing 2nd and winning the league and that's why I wouldn't let him go.
This season will change that. He won't be in the centre of focus as he has been. We have a balanced squad that'll make sure he's not needed to make the difference between finishing 4th and 5th.
But he might make the difference between finishing 2nd and winning the league and that's why I wouldn't let him go.
He has big aspirations, especially with La Roja, and he knows his future is tied to being at a Spanish club now that there is a real possibility another Spanish keeper could supplant him simply due to proximity & exposure with one of the big clubs in Spain. Asenjo, Andes Fernandez, Casilla, Guaita along with a host of others are all lining up to take the mantle too - even if they aren't necessarily better than DG
Sign that extension already you goof. Can't have both our keepers leave in the same window. I'm dreading Lindegaard and Cillessen as our first team GK pair next season. 
Not to mention Romero now with Lloris out of contention.Sign that extension already you goof. Can't have both our keepers leave in the same window. I'm dreading Lindegaard and Cillessen as our first team GK pair next season.
How truly underwhelming, the three of them.
He is young, world class and our best player by a distance, won us many points too. 35m is the minimum I could accept only because he has 1 year left in his contract and won't renew it. Otherwise I won't sell him even with 50-60m offer.
With each passing day, i'm convinced he will be here this season and leave at the end. If this is the case, lets hope he plays at the same level if his head is elsewhere.
I'd want more than that.
The best player at MANCHESTER UNITED does not get sold for £35M. Madrid seem to ask £60M for their best players (Di Maria, Ramos), so why would we sell for £35M, especially now that Lloris is injured and there are no top class replacements available.
Hell, even Tottenham wouldnt sell their best player for such a low price.
Goalkeepers naturally command lower fees. It makes no difference rather he was our best player last season, which is criminal in itself.
Real Madrid have us by the balls. They know DDG wants them and no one else and even £200k a week is not keeping him. We either get some money for him now, less in Jan and have to pay more for a replacement, or accept that he'll go on free and it works out a very expensive season.
With so many good keepers out there we really need to cut our losses with the best sale this year we can get. The advantage is that Madrid have sold Cassilas so will be keen to get a top keeper in ASAP. They should have kept him until the deal was sorted for DDG, but who knows it might already be agreed behind the scenes and just waiting for us to buy someone else!
With so many good keepers out there we really need to cut our losses with the best sale this year we can get. The advantage is that Madrid have sold Cassilas so will be keen to get a top keeper in ASAP. They should have kept him until the deal was sorted for DDG, but who knows it might already be agreed behind the scenes and just waiting for us to buy someone else!
If there are so many goalies out there, why are we all struggling to think of a world class replacement for David?
We could just offer DDG £10m upfront to sign on with us. It's arguably worth it as instantly his value doubles to £50m ish
All depends what they're offering though doesn't it. Apprently they started at £13 million which is a paltry amount. The reality is United can afford financially to keep him and lose him on a free next year. At those sort of figures they'd be made to let him go frankly. He might be worth that much to us this year if his form brings a title or a good run in Europe.
Madrid want the player and he wants to go - fine. But a lot can happen in a year. Injury, lack of form of Real's current keeper being so bad they move for somebody else and his opportunity is gone. He might even end up signing a new deal if things change.
I admire United's stance. Not bowing down to Real and then with Ramos letting them know that unsettling players can work both ways - especially when you have the financial muscle United have in terms of offering massive wages with little problem. if they're serious about him then make a serious offer. If not, then I say keep him and worry about it next summer.
I can say with absolute conviction that Navas should not be included in any kind of deal. We need to steer clear of that.
Well some we have missed out on - Cech, Begovic and Casillas
But there are other decent enough options:
Forster
Lloris
Adrian
Neuer
Lopez
Handanovic
Adler
Stegan
Enyeama
Sirigu
Navas
Ok few can compare against DDG and some would be hugely priced, but there are options!
Agreed, price is key, end of transfer window, someone else lined up you'd have to say what £20-25m maybe? Otherwise it's a heavy price to pay for one season
DDG's worth is more than just what RM are willing to pay us for him. Arguably without him last season we could have ended up outside of the CL places and therefore the potential for revenue from there.
He's one of the best GKs in the world at the moment, and I'd prefer to have him in our goal for a year and lose him for nothing at the end than to settle for the paltry handout that RM are willing to give us. What we should be doing is bringing in a young, promising GK (as DDG was when we bought him) and bedding him in for that year without the pressure of being thrown in at the deep end.
Very good post. This is what's exactly happening. A lot of folks here somehow don't want to believe that players find RM to be a bigger club than us. De Gea would have never gone back had it been AM and 10 girlfriends waiting for him.
Why are some of you quoting Cilessen as if he were already ours? Have I missed something?
It depends on price but also on whether we can find a decent replacement. Is bringing in £25 million going to compensate for a poor season due to having a sub-standard keeper? Not for me, and not when we generate much more than that in a year and spent at least 4 times that amount in the summer transfer window.
I assume the club are working on something if this is going to happen, or alternatively are just going to keep hold of him and worry about it next year.
On other words, you know the surnames of 10 or so keepers that play in Europe.
Valdes is gone, so he is no solution
Yeah I posted that before the press conference.
What is worth more? £20 million (give or take) or one more season with Dave in the net.
I think we are going to keep him for one more year. With the transfers we have made, if he has a season like the one he just had we could be looking at a lot more than £20 million.
I think we are going to keep him for one more year. With the transfers we have made, if he has a season like the one he just had we could be looking at a lot more than £20 million.
Me too. It's definitely the best stance. I don't think Real have us by the balls at all, I think we have them.
Real being without DDG this season is a big, big problem for them if their remaining keepers don't perform. And if they do perform, everything could change by next season. If Navas has a great season for example why would they sign DDG on massive wages and create unrest?
And of course if they want him now, they would have to sell us Ramos and not for a ridiculous amount.
This club is allot different to the one in 2009, imagine if we had ronaldo now? damn real may have had to pay 180 million lol
I'm at the point now where I'd keep him irrespective of the contractual circumstances. If he still wants to leave in a year then so be it, we'll be better prepared for his departure than we are now. We've had a good summer so far but De Gea and Di Maria are irritating question marks and I'd sooner see this one put to bed. He signed a five year deal and he can see the thing out.
Pretty standard practice I think.
United targetting Ramos - a key player, and importantly a key personality at the club is a really smart move. It makes a big statement about where we're now at.
De Gea seems like teh kind of player who will put the effort in if he stays. Infact, he'll have too, or a season of poor form might play him out of a move to Madrid and have him reconsidering his options.
Burn it with fire! Sweet Jesus that's a terrible list! Would you really have some of those players sign for us?! Neuer and Stegen are unobtainable but the only other two in that list who are even remotely good enough are Lloris and Handanovic. Forster and Enyeama?!!! Behave!
Personally I'd rather see us potentially lose him for free than sell him for 25 million now and be forced to use an average keeper for the season. After forcing Casillas out Madrid have to sign someone, I'm not sure the fans would be happy with Kiko and Navas. At least we'd then get a year to work on a transfer for another top keeper.
Thinking to change my vote from no to yes...
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