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17th May 2009, 18:24
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LOOSE LIPS HINT VALENCIA IS OT BOUND
Sunday May 17,2009 AN interesting exchange in the directors box between Wigan chairman Dave Whelan and Manchester United’s chief executive David Gill appears to have confirmed where highly-fancied winger Antonio Valencia will be playing next season. Whelan loudly queried the award of a corner to United at the JJB Stadium on Wednesday night, which led to some ribbing from Gill. As the Wigan owner refused to back down over his claims, Gill was heard suggesting that maybe, if he felt so badly about United, Whelan would be better off refusing the big cheque coming his way in the summer – almost certainly £15million for the services of Ecuador flier Valencia. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...ia-is-OT-bound |
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17th May 2009, 18:28
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if he does come, United will have Ronaldo + Nani + Tosic + Valencia, not to mention Rooney and Park who can also play on the wings... Our width-attacking unit will be just as deep as our CM
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17th May 2009, 18:58
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17th May 2009, 19:03
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18th May 2009, 00:26
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18th May 2009, 00:33
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I dont think he is what we need. I rather stay as we are.
TBH we have a marvellous squad and there are still players that havent played too much like Nani and Tosic. I think Nani is way much better than Valencia and will get more chances next season. |
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18th May 2009, 01:43
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 Heard Gill respond very respectfully and professionally when told of the apparent Tevez claims that the club have lacked "respect" towards him. So its completely in his character to lose his head over a corner and shout at the Wigan owner, about private business. 
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18th May 2009, 09:39
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18th May 2009, 15:51
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19th May 2009, 01:30
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19th May 2009, 01:49
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19th May 2009, 02:05
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According to the Daily Mail., Real Madrid have offered 21.5 million pounds for Valencia and United have to match it if we want him.
Valencia is a decent player, and if he comes there is the possibility that Ronaldo could be moved up front as a striker, making Tevez surplus to requirements, but 21.5 million is way to much money. |
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19th May 2009, 02:16
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If true it shows that the weak pound will definitely have an effect on our transfer business this summer. On today's exchange rate Madrid will have to spend 24m Euros in order to offer Wigan £21.5m. 18 months ago 24m Euros would have only converted into £16m and as such we'd have been able to at the very least match them I would have thought. Now ok Madrid could have increased their offer but it would have been a far less attractive purchase for them if for example they had to pay 32m Euros in order to offer Wigan £21.5m back then.
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19th May 2009, 02:34
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But I'd rather see Valencia go to Madrid if that means they quit tapping up Ronaldo |
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19th May 2009, 02:58
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19th May 2009, 04:07
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Valencia is a terrific player — he's quick, technically gifted, full of running, and he has a fairly complete range of skills, allied to the obvious physical attributes. Ecuador has produced a number of interesting players in recent years. They have many of the technical attributes that we associate with South America, but they also have tremendous physical prowess and athleticism.
It's an interesting mix, and the national team could well become a major player in the future, if they can find the ruthlessness in front of goal, which is something that the current squad has thus far lacked, despite dominating Brazil and Argentina on a couple of occasions. But having said all of that, it's yet to be seen if Valencia is top four material, and I would not be particularly comfortable with spending more than £10m on him. He is potentially more accomplished than Park, in my opinion, and he could fulfill a similar role. He's unlikely to ever be considered in the top bracket of players in his position, but he could certainly fulfill a number of tactical roles, while at the same time providing good quality in the final third. If the stories about Real Madrid are true — and particularly the transfer fee that has been mentioned — that should be the end of our involvement. But it may well come down to where Valencia wants to play his football, which would somewhat negate Wigan's desire to command the maximum transfer fee. It's the kind of transfer rumour that neither disappoints or excites, and that's really the problem. If he did end up at Old Trafford, and particularly if the price is more realistic, I have no doubt that we would look back in a couple of years time and reflect on what a good purchase it has been, but it's not going to get the juices flowing, that's for sure. And the thing is, if he does end up signing for Real Madrid, we all know that there are plenty of players of a similar ability and standing that we could turn our attention to. And that's why £20m would be quite ridiculous, in my opinion. |
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19th May 2009, 04:25
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19th May 2009, 04:33
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Interesting though, what this means for Nani. I hope he gets more a shot next year because the talent is there, he just couldnt ever seem to get a game this year, and that really hurt his confidence. |
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19th May 2009, 04:37
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19th May 2009, 04:58
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19th May 2009, 05:02
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The two players we could realistically sign who have impressed me the most this season when I've been to Old Trafford are Valencia and Porto's ''Hulk''. Valencia absolutely ripped O'Shea to pieces in the league game at Old Trafford. |
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19th May 2009, 05:50
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If Valencia has a young family and they're settled in the area then you'd think it would be hugely attractive for him to move to one of, if not the best club in Europe without even having to do as much as move house. If the player puts enough pressure on Wigan to accept our offer (and only our offer) then we could well beat Madrid to his signature without having to pay £20m+. The fee would still be around £16m-18m though I would have thought, which isn't exactly cheap but it's more reasonable than what Madrid have apparently offered.
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If we can afford to sign him and a striker then I'd be all for getting him in but I wouldn't be overly satisfied with the idea of moving Ronaldo up front to replace Tevez and just adding Valencia to the squad. |
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