It's Vermaelen isn't it...
Arturo Vidal
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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He first talked about Rooney being very happy and then in same sentence added about Rooney mentioning a player. This means Rooney is very happy about how things are going under LvG and also excited about new potential signing.
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I didn't hear it in context but, unless Paddy is on a dangerous WUM, then it's pretty clear.
I doubt Rooney would be giddy like a schoolgirl because we're signing Vermaelen
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Sorry.... I mean it's bound to be Vidal yaaaay, ArturON, move this thread to the Manchester United forum, etc.
Paddy isn't exactly the best person to listen to regarding these things.
Is this real?
And in what context?Sounds like a rehashed quote totally taken out of context.
Still its a risk waiting until jan, if his heart is set on strootman. The other problem, if he comes back and he is playing well, I cannot seeing them selling in january. So either way the transfer is a problem
We haven't progressed from the "do you want me to stay" "do you want to go" stage yetIs this real?
Sounds like a rehashed quote totally taken out of context.
I'm not exactly pinning a lot of hope on what he said, but what makes you say that?
Clutching at straws maybe but everything that seems to be coming out from Juve is that he can go if he wants i.e. putting the pressure on him to put in a transfer request if he does do that doesn't he miss out on some of the money should a deal go through? Maybe's that's what's holding it all up?
Like I said clutching at straws but neither the player or the club are very firm in their desire to stay together
Like I said clutching at straws but neither the player or the club are very firm in their desire to stay together
Not feeling confident about this at all now. I get the feeling Van Gaal will want a more defensive player, a la Strootman.
I'd be more than happy if we got Strootman and De Jong in.
I'd be more than happy if we got Strootman and De Jong in.
He'll surely lose some sort of loyalty bonus/signing on bonus etc., but on the other hand we're supposedly offering him a vastly increased wage, so you wouldn't have thought he'd be too worried about that.
I think the hold up being from our side is much more likely, considering we don't seem interested in anyone until LVG has finished assessing his squad. Finishing our pre-season will be more important than Vidal going on his.
The longer this drags on, the more uninteresting this becomes. The player, if he want to move, should man up and put in a transfer request..
Stop with this De Jong nonsense, we're not getting him and he is not good enough.
Not gonna happen he's adored by Juve fans and won't risk a move going wrong. You can easily argue if United want the player they should make the move happen with an actual bid that forces Juve's hand.
You just beat Real Madrid 3-1, do you really need him at that price?
I'm just saying I'd take him, not saying we'll get him, especially if it's along with Strootman.
Considering how strong Madrid's squad was before they added Kroos and James this summer, I think we have space to squeeze Vidal into ours. If we want to consistently compete with the best, we need him.
"watch this space"
Chiellini quotes in the Twitter thread have bashed me on the head. He says he thinks Vidal will stay and be important for the coming season. Considering he will be chatting to Vidal on a daily basis those are worrying words. Isn't he club captain?
I seem to remember players say things like this all the time though. I can't think of any examples though.
I seem to remember players say things like this all the time though. I can't think of any examples though.
It was hardly a full strength Real though, was it.
I think LvG's recent comments about buying for the future and not for a quick fix rules De Jong out straight away.
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Meh, means nothing.
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Ah yeah, forgot about that. Id still love a bit of Strootman.
Vidal himself has to kill the speculation, Chilleni's testimony means very little.
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He wants what's best for the club. Saying "yeah he could leave" wouldn't be smart, would it?
Its still a real Madrid side. Was it a full strength United side?
Seems like it's over; to the strootman thread guys, he'll cost us more than Vidal; not as good, sigh!
Not far off, but yeah I get your point.
I think there was a strong reason why we briefed the English press early on to nip our anticipation in the bud,but alas we had twitter and google translate
To be fair, it's just a friendly, not really an indication for what is to come. Two areas need strengthening, midfield and central defense and I hope to God we are trying to get more players in. These successful results should not be influencing our desire to improve this squad.
Shows desperation in my eyes.
Again? That's a lot of times this has been "over" in the last 4 weeks.
There are other options...De Rossi, Strootman, Kovacic, Carvalho, Khedira, Bender, Schniederlin, Schweinsteiger, Veratti. If we dig a bit there are other players in his position, I doubt any are as complete or as good as Vidal but there's other options.
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