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De Gea Contract Situation

Do you think David De Gea will sign a new contract at Man Utd this season?

  • Yes

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  • Yes, but he'll still leave by the end of the season

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Striker10

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They've been at it for ages - another word they used is 'endure'. They're sad people. Such a great club (like many) and yet they don't know the meaning of respect. They don't even know the meaning of trying to do a deal properly. If Madrid are so big and so empowering, why can't they do deals upfront? Is it that they rely completely on destabilizing the player and his family first? Is that their tactic? Is it any wonder people don't like them?

We went to Munich first when trying to buy Muller? Perhaps we should take a leaf out of their sordid little book and destabilize the player and his family. I don't think we will as we're not that sad.
 

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Who gives a rats arse what anyone says, once he renews the contract. He does that, and aside from losing the best keeper in the world, we've not fallen to Madrid's demands and we'll have gained extra time to find a proper replacement.
 

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Striker10 said:
They've been at it for ages - another word they used is 'endure'. They're sad people. Such a great club (like many) and yet they don't know the meaning of respect. They don't even know the meaning of trying to do a deal properly. If Madrid are so big and so empowering, why can't they do deals upfront? Is it that they rely completely on destabilizing the player and his family first? Is that their tactic? Is it any wonder people don't like them?

We went to Munich first when trying to buy Muller? Perhaps we should take a leaf out of their sordid little book and destabilize the player and his family. I don't think we will as we're not that sad.
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Yup, propaganda machine works side by side with a transfer deal, North Korean way of doing things sometimes. Disgusting.
 

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Maybe we can even reduce the 200k weekly salary down a bit now that it's in his best interest to sign a new contract or would that be too evil? :D
 

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I would be amazed if he signs a new deal. He won't ruin the chance he has to live with his girlfriend, get a good signing on fee and play for one of the biggest clubs in the world in his home town because Madrid messed a bit of paperwork up. It's got boring now anyway. I just wish we would have replaced him properly and let him rot now.
 

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This kind of stuff is the reason I have always supported Barcelona winning La Liga even though it don't particularly like them. The arrogance of Real Madrid is of epic proportions. "Doomed to renew" :lol:. We are offering him a salary unheard of for a GK because we value the incredible work he's done for us in the last few years.
 

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DirtyOldTown said:
I would be amazed if he signs a new deal. He won't ruin the chance he has to live with his girlfriend, get a good signing on fee and play for one of the biggest clubs in the world in his home town because Madrid messed a bit of paperwork up. It's got boring now anyway. I just wish we would have replaced him properly and let him rot now.
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I have never believed this deal was about moving to be with his girlfriend. The fact that he was going back to Madrid would have made the decision easier no doubt. I think it was purely a football decision for him. He thinks Madrid is the biggest stage for him to show his quality and gives him the best chance of finally usurping Casillas. If it was about Madid, with a year remaining on his contract Atletico could easily have negotiated a fee and he would have gone back. He thought this move was a step up.
 

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DirtyOldTown said:
I would be amazed if he signs a new deal. He won't ruin the chance he has to live with his girlfriend, get a good signing on fee and play for one of the biggest clubs in the world in his home town because Madrid messed a bit of paperwork up. It's got boring now anyway. I just wish we would have replaced him properly and let him rot now.
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People are funny creatures. You think you know what you want until you nearly have it or you do get it, and it turns out it really wasn't what you wanted.

Now I don't claim to know the inside outs of David Beckhams perception of real but by looking at his Instagram and it's all about United and Galaxy. Even Ac Milan and psg get more exposure on it than Madrid. Similarly I think Ronaldo will be much the same. His happiest moment as a footballer will be playing under sir Alex at United, feeling loved and like he was apart of something important.

I hope that De Gea learnt on Monday that Madrid see him as nothing but a pawn in their game. They could have had this sorted months ago instead waiting till the last day and I assume hoping United would reject the offer. Instead they fecked up and embarrassed him at the same time.

I think the best thing United fans could do in any event to give us a chance of him re-signing is treat him like Beckham or Ronaldo after France 98 and Germany 2006 respectively.
 

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In a way you have to admire the Madrid press. They go to ridiculous lengths to paint Real in a favourable light, even photoshopping images. All to support their club. The press here actively seek to undermine us and paint us in a negative light.
 

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mariachi-19 said:
People are funny creatures. You think you know what you want until you nearly have it or you do get it, and it turns out it really wasn't what you wanted.

Now I don't claim to know the inside outs of David Beckhams perception of real but by looking at his Instagram and it's all about United and Galaxy. Even Ac Milan and psg get more exposure on it than Madrid. Similarly I think Ronaldo will be much the same. His happiest moment as a footballer will be playing under sir Alex at United, feeling loved and like he was apart of something important.

I hope that De Gea learnt on Monday that Madrid see him as nothing but a pawn in their game. They could have had this sorted months ago instead waiting till the last day and I assume hoping United would reject the offer. Instead they fecked up and embarrassed him at the same time.

I think the best thing United fans could do in any event to give us a chance of him re-signing is treat him like Beckham or Ronaldo after France 98 and Germany 2006 respectively.
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I don't think Dave has anything to worry about from the fans. Even his girlfriend had copped more flak than him during this whole mess. Think he would get the loudest cheer against Liverpool. Hope he starts.
 

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God I hate the media. When you see refugees from war stricken countries risking their lives and the lives of their children to get to a country where they could have some semblance of a life being painted as opportunistic benefits cheats and then on the back pages stories of Footballers being "Doomed" to sign multimillion pound contracts to play a game a couple of times a week you know the world is all sorts of fecked up.
 

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Pexbo said:
God I hate the media. When you see refugees from war stricken countries risking their lives and the lives of their children to get to a country where they could have some semblance of a life being painted as opportunistic benefits cheats and then on the back pages stories of Footballers being "Doomed" to sign multimillion pound contracts to play a game a couple of times a week you know the world is all sorts of fecked up.
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Gosh!! Dont remind me of that kid. Have been from the time I saw that pic.
 

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harshad said:
How are United to be blamed for it? We needed an in-principle agreement with Navas before we sold De Gea. Once that was in place we concluded our end of transfer and informed the FA. Madrid for some reason either were unable to do the same. Either it was a conscious decision by Madrid to not upload the transfer documents of De Gea or it was just shit luck for them that by the time they started uploading the document, it was past the deadline and the system would not accept it.

In either of this scenario, United cannot be blamed.
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Great, but I didn't say United were to blame.
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So what you are saying is that IF we did do something deliberately to mess this up, that'd be wrong?
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No. End of the day his contract is with United, not up to us to sort Real's transfers that they want more than us out.
 

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People need to lay off the sexist 'blame Edurne' crap; if we were discussing, say, a famous female sportsperson, would her husband even be mentioned?
 

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SteveJ said:
People need to lay off the sexist 'blame Edurne' crap; if we were discussing, say, a famous female sportsperson, would her husband even be mentioned?
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Probably if he was one of the forces that would pull a famous female sportsperson from our club.

Not that I much believe Edurne is one for De Gea.
 

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Turnip said:
Great, but I didn't say United were to blame.

No. End of the day his contract is with United, not up to us to sort Real's transfers that they want more than us out.
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You seem to be going round in your own little circles.

United don't seem to be at fault here, which I believe is what you said and I originally responded to.
 

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Probably if he was one of the forces that would pull a famous female sportsperson from our club.

Not that I much believe Edurne is one for De Gea.
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Regardless, whatever happens is fundamentally David's decision; not Mendes', or Edurne's, or whoever's.
 

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SteveJ said:
People need to lay off the sexist 'blame Edurne' crap; if we were discussing, say, a famous female sportsperson, would her husband even be mentioned?
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The Edurne thing is a distraction from the reality that he really wanted to join Real Madrid. If he wanted to go to the city of Madrid, he could also join Atletico on a free next summer. It was his boyhood team after all.
 

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La Liga chief is siding with Madrid, though they're obviously going to defend their own. I assume the FA would also back United. But here's what he's said anyway:

“What happened, as far as I know, is closest to the version given by Real Madrid.
“As far as La Liga is concerned there is no David de Gea case because the player has not been registered for the competition and the necessary documentation was not presented in the stipulated time.
“I had a conversation with Real Madrid, they rang me on Monday night. They gave me their explanations but in the knowledge that the deadline had been missed.
“They know how it works. I didn’t feel any pressure. Madrid explained their situation after midnight. I understood their position and that of the player but there was nothing I could do.
“They didn’t call to ask for any kind of special treatment because Madrid understand the rules.”
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Redlambs said:
You seem to be going round in your own little circles.

United don't seem to be at fault here, which I believe is what you said and I originally responded to.
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Everyone seems to be pushing me in circles. I agree, United aren't at fault. I said I wouldn't be surprised if United weren't that eager to sign papers (probably not my original wording, but CBA tracking back to quote myself), if Madrid weren't rushing to get it sorted why would they when it suits them better to not sell, and frankly it's up to United if the transfer goes through, so so what if they did? I also said the truth is probably somewhere in between the two club's statements, no one knows who doesn't work in either office. Never said they did anything wrong though.

Frankly I don't care either, as I also said originally, the most important aspect is that now we're in a situation where our best keeper is one we might not be able to use (though hopefully not, obviously) and we don't have a replacement lined up if he decides to leg it at the end of the season and we could end up with Romero as our main until christmas at the earliest. So this hasn't worked that well for anyone unless United can find a way to get Dave to stay properly (I think this is unlikely personally) and keep van Gaal happy to trust and play him.
 

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Turnip said:
Everyone seems to be pushing me in circles. I agree, United aren't at fault. I said I wouldn't be surprised if United weren't that eager to sign papers (probably not my original wording, but CBA tracking back to quote myself), if Madrid weren't rushing to get it sorted why would they when it suits them better to not sell, and frankly it's up to United if the transfer goes through, so so what if they did? I also said the truth is probably somewhere in between the two club's statements, no one knows who doesn't work in either office. Never said they did anything wrong though.

Frankly I don't care either, as I also said originally, the most important aspect is that now we're in a situation where our best keeper is one we might not be able to use (though hopefully not, obviously) and we don't have a replacement lined up if he decides to leg it at the end of the season and we could end up with Romero as our main until christmas at the earliest. So this hasn't worked that well for anyone unless United can find a way to get Dave to stay properly (I think this is unlikely personally) and keep van Gaal happy to trust and play him.
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We are on the same page matey.

You just used the word 'fault' which at first implied something different. Now we agree.
 
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