De Gea Contract Situation
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Unless there's some truth in the £10m compensation rumours.
Cant lie, I am not sad that this fell through..and I feel zero pity for him..absolutely none..He is an employee here for the next year, but other than that, definitely wont be cheering him for anything other than when its for United's benefit..We should defintely start the search for a new gk now, and it shouldnt be Navas.
However, I do feel pity for Navas..as fans we are quick tp point out unloyal players..but the way this guy was treated is classless..Madrid may be the most succesful team in Europe, but they are scum of the highest order.
However, I do feel pity for Navas..as fans we are quick tp point out unloyal players..but the way this guy was treated is classless..Madrid may be the most succesful team in Europe, but they are scum of the highest order.
Yes! Yes, we did.
I love how you created the scenario, convinced yourself that it was true, and then got angry about it. I love it You, sir, are a true transfer muppet. Welcome to the club Absolutely delighted with the way this has turned out, and a fantastic response from United. Madrid have not come out of this well at all. Hopefully DDG sees through them and realises how much he's loved here.
Also, I love Juan Mata and his hugs
You would hope that players remember how Navas has been treated here when deciding to sign for this lot. But it probably wont put them off though, unfortunately.
OMG i'm absolutely SICK of these people on the radio calling us "amateurs".
We clearly didn't want to sell him. What do you want us to do?! Initiate talks with Real?! These people are actually getting paid for this. Unbelievable.
We clearly didn't want to sell him. What do you want us to do?! Initiate talks with Real?! These people are actually getting paid for this. Unbelievable.
Anyone else wonder if we purposefully fecked up the deal, hence leaving it to the last day, and that De Gea was told before hand this would be the case and that he would not be allowed to leave until next year? Would make sense with our previous statements that he's not going anywhere and also teach Madrid a bit of a lesson. A big one at that.
I think Man Utd are a disgrace to England, and football as a whole for not instantly terminating his contract the moment Real Madrid displayed a sniff of interest.
Cnuts, we are.
Think the statement was necessary as the 1st stage of getting DDG back onside. We could do with him playing & we could do with him being worth something on the balance sheet, probably. We want him to sign a contract extension.
We need to atone by ringing round Europe to see if anyone wants to buy any of our other players. As all well run clubs do.
We clearly should have been begging RM to take him off our hands. I mean, wanting to actually keep our best player? Imagine that, complete madness.
They will still be lining up to join and then cry when they are mistreated..You have to feel pity for Navas..he knows now that he is clearly not wanted..if he were smart, he should be looking to get out of there next season..Good perfomances this season wont help him whatsoever..ask Diego Lopes.
Same people who can't see any good in anything that has been done.
Getting Navas and losing DDG would not be a good deal, better than only having Rom'
Yep. Radio shows bring out the true experts; those that know the game; those that conduct multi-million pound deals on a regular basis; the real pros. I can't listen to phone-ins. They do my head in.
I am almost certain its been mentioned so I apologise if it has but have searched back and not seen it.
But our lad Olly made it to the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34112132/david-de-geas-real-madrid-deal-in-memes-and-tweets
But our lad Olly made it to the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34112132/david-de-geas-real-madrid-deal-in-memes-and-tweets
Do not agree. Getting £29.5M for DDG and ending up spending £10M+ for Navas was not a good deal. Spending £29.5M on a similar standard GK would have been a good deal.
Having DDG for a year to help us get further in CL and then get a similar standard GK is a far better deal.
DDG will play alright, we have a keeper with the reflexes of a wheelie bin at the moment so we have no choice, I also maybe stupidly think he might sign a new deal, maybe one with a buy out clause but a new deal all same.
I have no idea who is to blame tbh, I have deep rooted hope that we deliberately held up the deal on purpose, and gave you guys no chance of completing it as a lesson for been so dam arrogant, but I doubt it tbh, I'd row in with the view that it was a Perez mess up, and I hope DDG finally sees he's better off where he is.
On a side note there is absolutely zero chance DDG will get booed when he returns, he will get cheered to rafters and his name chanted, doubt if the roles were reversed he'd get that from you guys.
The assumption was that Navas was a goalkeeper we actually wanted as LVG had been linked with him before.
€25m + a goalkeeper we rate > De Gea for a year + having to spend more money on a goalkeeper we rate.
That is like saying it was better to take Howard than wait for VDS.
I am sure the Navas deal was More a case of RM not wanting to go public with a deal which was very close to United' valuation rather then LVG wanting Navas. If the latter was true the deal would have been done weeks ago.
Window is closed. Transfer didn't happen and Valdes is also still here. Time for professionalism and not petty point scoring from all parties.
It would be plain dumb of van Gaal to keep selecting Romero and have two better goalkeepers sitting in the stands. De Gea must surely want to be Spain's first choice at the Euros and do do that he needs to be playing well and playing regularly. Champions league offers the ideal environment. Worst case scenario is he has to spend another nine months here. Boo hoo. May be give DDG time to reflect that if Surreal Madrid wanted him that bad why didn't they open negotiations much earlier rather than trying to railroad us at the last minute and also ask yourself if you want to go to the club that has treated Casillas and Navas so shabbily.
It would be plain dumb of van Gaal to keep selecting Romero and have two better goalkeepers sitting in the stands. De Gea must surely want to be Spain's first choice at the Euros and do do that he needs to be playing well and playing regularly. Champions league offers the ideal environment. Worst case scenario is he has to spend another nine months here. Boo hoo. May be give DDG time to reflect that if Surreal Madrid wanted him that bad why didn't they open negotiations much earlier rather than trying to railroad us at the last minute and also ask yourself if you want to go to the club that has treated Casillas and Navas so shabbily.
It's absolutely ridiculous, never seen anything like it. Both our clubs are coming out of this like incompetent idiots.Two of the biggest clubs in the world, fighting like children
Just need for his bird to dump him now and job done.,get him a tasty bird off Corrie, if there are any, I don't watch that shite so I don't know.
Yours is.
Like I said, LVG has been linked with him in the past and did agree to a deal to bring him here so I'd say it's fairly safe to assume we rate him to some degree. If not then we should never have agreed to the deal at all.
Plus there's absolutely no guarantee that whoever we bring in next year would be a Van Der Sar level player either. Much more likely to be a Cillessen I'd have thought, in which case I'd definitely prefer the €30-40m + Navas.
Hammer meet nail
Real are the undoubted idiots in all of this.
I still have no idea what United are perceived to have done wrong? Especially when Madrid only make their first bid on deadline day.
Oh please. 'Manchester United acts appropriately and efficiently in its transfer dealings.' Riiight...
Please tell me where Real Madrid have ever botched a transfer a la Pedro, Thiago or Vidal. (and I'm not even going to speak about the Fellaini deal)
We wanted to get DDG and you guys wanted to keep him but somehow we messed up this transfer.
Believe what you want to believe.
Oh please. 'Manchester United acts appropriately and efficiently in its transfer dealings.' Riiight...
Please tell me where Real Madrid have ever botched a transfer a la Pedro, Thiago or Vidal.
We wanted to get DDG and you guys wanted to keep him but somehow we messed up this transfer.
Believe what you want to believe.
Out of the two statements that have been released by both clubs I think even the most anti United fan can see that Real are completely to blame for this and no one else. We didn't make them wait until the last day of their transfer window to bid for De Gea and try to offload Navas as well. United fans can be happy that we have kept him for another year at least, it's the Madrid fans who should be thoroughly embarrassed about this whole sorry saga.
Think about how long this has dragged on, United have done nothing wrong here at all other than to try to keep hold of one of our best players. It's a nice change to see Real miss out and not get their own way for once. Hilarious that they couldn't get the paperwork done in time, we just have to hope that De Gea signs that new deal now he has seen first hand what a joke of a club Real Madrid can be.
You wanted him so much you only bothered bidding on the last dayWe wanted to get DDG and you guys wanted to keep him but somehow we messed up this transfer.
Believe what you want to believe.
You had all summer to conjure up a fair offer and when you finally did, Madrid acted like incompetent idiots, not us. We wanted what was best for De Gea, while you have only increased your reputation for treating players like toys, not human beings.
Agreed.
Oh please. 'Manchester United acts appropriately and efficiently in its transfer dealings.' Riiight...
Please tell me where Real Madrid have ever botched a transfer a la Pedro, Thiago or Vidal. (and I'm not even going to speak about the Fellaini deal)
We wanted to get DDG and you guys wanted to keep him but somehow we messed up this transfer.
Believe what you want to believe.
Wow, going off the deep end here, Vato.
Oh please. 'Manchester United acts appropriately and efficiently in its transfer dealings.' Riiight...
Please tell me where Real Madrid have ever botched a transfer a la Pedro, Thiago or Vidal. (and I'm not even going to speak about the Fellaini deal)
We wanted to get DDG and you guys wanted to keep him but somehow we messed up this transfer.
Believe what you want to believe.
Evidence of Thiago and Vidal "botched" dealings?
Once again, Madrid had three months to bid for De Gea. The decision to do so was made at lunchtime, a matter of hours before the window closed. Incompetence is clear as day even for the least objective observer.
ContreaoOh please. 'Manchester United acts appropriately and efficiently in its transfer dealings.' Riiight...
Please tell me where Real Madrid have ever botched a transfer a la Pedro, Thiago or Vidal. (and I'm not even going to speak about the Fellaini deal)
We wanted to get DDG and you guys wanted to keep him but somehow we messed up this transfer.
Believe what you want to believe.
I saw your edit.
We wanted to get DDG and you guys wanted to keep him but somehow we messed up this transfer.
Believe what you want to believe.
Well clearly as De Gea is still a United player despite a bid being accepted would indicate Madrid messed up. That and the fact that they did mess up.
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