De Gea Contract Situation
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No I do too, if we'd have sold him a few months ago we'd have got a lot less.
Thought this is a really cool image.
Well money wise we did do well,but is it worth it considering we are getting the replacement after the season has started?
I saw a replay of him making an amazing save against Palace and I shouted eff off at the TV. 
This.
Seriously, feck off. The point is obviously he did not leave the club holding on with one year left on his contract. Not seeing that is just being dense, intentionally or not.
Hope he does well there - in a 'never actually wins anything and has error strewn performances if he ever plays us' way. Well enough to cement his place as their undroppable first choice and the same for Spain, anyway.
He's been brilliant for us, through a difficult period. Also think he seems a nice enough bloke and don't get any of the criticism from our fans.
He's been brilliant for us, through a difficult period. Also think he seems a nice enough bloke and don't get any of the criticism from our fans.
So we got 25M€ for a player who would have left for free in a year's time with his replacement (valued at 15M€ - making the total figure 40M€) thrown in. Doesn't seem so bad considering the cirucumstance.
I was under the impression that madrid didn't offer anything remotely acceptable before today, 40m euros is a record for players with one year left.
Navas also is a very good keeper.
No you're not. Don't think we could have done more. If we'd sold him for that insulting offer they first made it would have been worse, as we would have been raped on the fee for a new goalkeeper. This way a bit of cash and a reasonably priced keeper. Don't know what else we could have done given the situation.
Playing Devils Advocate but I don't think the club have done itself any favours. IF its true that LVG was unsure of him when he signed....well considering DDG was our best player for about two years before LVG joined I can see why DDG considered his options.
He was our standout man and we have only finished seventh and fourth in then last two seasons even though he has performed miracles at times. Even this year we look unlikely to challenge for domestic and European honours (particularly with a lack of striker options)
In contrast he has the options to move back to his home city and immediately challenge for honours.
Losing De Gea sucks...massively...but I understand his reasons behind it. Let's just hope Navas is a suitable replacement
He was our standout man and we have only finished seventh and fourth in then last two seasons even though he has performed miracles at times. Even this year we look unlikely to challenge for domestic and European honours (particularly with a lack of striker options)
In contrast he has the options to move back to his home city and immediately challenge for honours.
Losing De Gea sucks...massively...but I understand his reasons behind it. Let's just hope Navas is a suitable replacement
I think there's probably a lot of "he could have been a United great" thinking going on. Unfortunately it's not worked out that way, but £29mil for a *keeper* with one year left on his contract is a very good deal indeed.
Ya,I do agree we did get a good deal.. But the fact it is late in the transfer window just dampens my mood.. Surely Navas would need atleast a month to settle down..
DDG would have been an extremely stupid man to sign a new contract right before trying to push for a move to a new club. Don't think he handled the situation badly at all, especially if you compare this transfer saga to, say, the Sterling one.
Glad it's finally settled.
apparently the second biggest fee for a player in the last year of his contract....
who was the biggest fee football nerds?
who was the biggest fee football nerds?
Perhaps. It's certainly a massively frustrating loss and it being the same team who previously nicked our best player makes it hurt a bit more, to some.
All journos on Twitter seem to be reporting a different fee, and whether or not the deal includes Navas.
So who's word are we going with? How much have Madrid boned us for?
So who's word are we going with? How much have Madrid boned us for?
30M for a GK, who only has one more year left in his contract is a good deal, in my opinion.
Not sure what Navas is like, but judging by what people have been saying, he can't be any less than 10M.
Not sure what Navas is like, but judging by what people have been saying, he can't be any less than 10M.
You are too fecking stupid to reason with. He didn't leave with one year left on his contract because we sold him before he reached that point. I'm done here.
True, but that is hardly saying much!
Also, players sign new contracts right before leaving all the time. It requires all parties involved knowing that the buying club is willing to pay a reasonable price, which Real were obviously trying to dodge.
29m plus Navas? We've done well there, but it still doesn't stop me feeling gutted. Hope the boos aren't too loud for you, llama faced prick.
Thanks Dave, clearly didn't want to be here any more, so good to see him on his way.
That wannabe pop-star girlfriend of his got his way.. Doubt Dave even gets to listen Slayer in their new mansion in Madrid..
We got screwed on the money(again) and even when on the other side was a team who gets free loans from Spanish banks and has spend more than double of the amounts that are being reported on much more unproven players.. Navas to me isn't going to take the no.1 spot from Romero and if Lindegaard nor Valdes weren't good enough for LVG, I very much doubt that Navas is..
We got screwed on the money(again) and even when on the other side was a team who gets free loans from Spanish banks and has spend more than double of the amounts that are being reported on much more unproven players.. Navas to me isn't going to take the no.1 spot from Romero and if Lindegaard nor Valdes weren't good enough for LVG, I very much doubt that Navas is..
It's Mata I feel sorry for in all this.
That's rich, coming from someone who evidently thinks that a player who wants to leave should only be given credit for signing a new contract if it occurs no more than one calendar year from when he leaves.
Looking forward to how you're going to argue that Suarez also didn't sign a contract a year before leaving. Lest you forget the original context:
FFS Dave.
Be fine, he'll be out of the door to Atletico next summer anyway.
Let's hope navas could fill that amigo void.
If that's the fee then yep, we've done well. Other sources had it at around €18m + Navas though, which is less good.
His blog next week will be really emotional.
They had no interest in leaving at the time- there was no serious interest in either of them! Once a player wants to leave and a club wants to sign him, why would the player sign a new contract, thus making it more difficult for them to leave? Players are not altruistic- they have to look out for their own interests too.
Most of the sources i've seen have said either £29m or €40m plus Navas, Sky included. But then what do they know? They've been pretty clueless with us for a good while now.
I forgot he was at the club to be honest. In my mind, we sold him back in June. We missed him between the sticks in the Swansea game, and he has been a magnificent goalkeeper for us. In terms of quality, he may have been the best keeper we've had. Too bad he couldn't combine that with longevity.
The quote from 2011 burns. It just goes to show how you can't trust what footballers say at times, and that minds can be changed. The guy didn't want to be here anymore, and we tried to hold out for the biggest amount possible. Roughly £30million is OK.
Hope he becomes a massive success in terms of personal accolades, but hope he crumbles at Madrid. Let's see how he deals with it when the fans turn on him.
The quote from 2011 burns. It just goes to show how you can't trust what footballers say at times, and that minds can be changed. The guy didn't want to be here anymore, and we tried to hold out for the biggest amount possible. Roughly £30million is OK.
Hope he becomes a massive success in terms of personal accolades, but hope he crumbles at Madrid. Let's see how he deals with it when the fans turn on him.
Not going to go dig up reports from the time. Someone already did that in another thread. Feel free to believe what you like.
Is he officially gone yet or what?
Pretty much what happens in real life.
No I am glad as well. Better to take the Money now.
The first reports I'd seen seemed to suggest the fees quoted were without Naylor's value factored in.
But people like Ducker reckon it's £25m plus Naylor who is valued at £15m.
If that's correct, that looks like a sensational deal in the circumstances to me!
Well it's Navas so I'll keep my fingers crossed that he's up the required standard, the up side is that DDG hadn't featured so far so we can't miss him for anything he's done this season, and Romero in the first game he was tested (and not even that much) failed miserably, so he has to be an improvement on what we've got.
No hard feelings for towards DDG, if it wasn't for him we wouldn't be back in the CL.
Been over ddg since the end of last season but I'm obsessed with the fee for some dumb reason I really hope it's 40m plus Navas and not us actually buying Navas or having his valuation included in the 40m.
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