Waiting to see the club spin this as a great deal for a player still at the peak of his powers.
Gareth Bale
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I agree with this. He hasn't covered himself in glory over the last year or so at Madrid but he's been treat poorly in the lead up to it. Must be hard to be in that goldfish bowl, especially if you're being singled out by the press.I really don't get this whole, "he just wants to play golf and that hes generally disruptive" thing
When he joins up with Wales is that all he does as well?
He's clearly unhappy at Real and needs a change of environment. Do people not have their own experiences of being unhappy at work or where you live and need to change it up when things become stale.
He's had injury problems but never looked like a player who's unfit because he's not looking after himself. Whether he's still up to the PL, who knows but I'd take him on loan no problem. If he's not then he's Real's problem again, if he is then great. When fit his quality can;t be questioned and if the Sancho deal dies a death (which it looks like it will) we could do with at least one in to play on the right. Could be exactly what he needs.
My brain tells me its media bullshit, we wont buy any players over 30 years old, he's knackered etc etc etc
My heart tells me.....worth a punt. If he's good for just one season he could be like Van Persie, Zlatan or even Henrik Larson and be a bargain.
99% of the time i should listen to my brain but i always screw up and listen to my heart.
My heart tells me.....worth a punt. If he's good for just one season he could be like Van Persie, Zlatan or even Henrik Larson and be a bargain.
99% of the time i should listen to my brain but i always screw up and listen to my heart.
If we’re really waiting on Sancho for next season, then I don’t see a harm going for a short term option.
A new environment for him will be all he needs.
We’ve seen his quality when fit.
A new environment for him will be all he needs.
We’ve seen his quality when fit.
People need to appreciate that our current front 3 are 3 of the best young forwards in world football and an experienced player as a back-up would still be good business. Depth is important for us this Summer more than the starting XI. However, Bale just strikes me as a mercenary who isn’t even that good anymore and can’t stay fit. I’d rather Perisic or even Costa.
Bale plays on the left doesn’t he? A loan would be send a message that we are not serious about signing young quality players or Sancho. I bet if it does go through , he will be on the table next to Phil Jones for most of the season. Bad move.
The disrespect here is laughable. See, I dont like Bale and he has rejected us before. But let's not talk as if he is a pub player. There are so many things going behind the scenes between him and Madrid.
I would be very happy with loaning him on a reasonable wage.
With AWB behind him, he will thrive here. Could get Ronaldo numbers for us, if he can stay fit.
I would be very happy with loaning him on a reasonable wage.
With AWB behind him, he will thrive here. Could get Ronaldo numbers for us, if he can stay fit.
He’s totally lost his explosiveness and he was never the best dribbler. Sort of reminds me of when Torres lost it and you realised how limited technically he was. When I’ve watched him for Wales the last 18 months he hasn’t been in the top 3 performers so it isn’t just a Madrid thing. He’d be a colossal waste of money. Whoever takes Bale is doing Madrid a favour.
He plays mostly on the right now cutting in and can also technically play as a striker. Used to play on the left for Spurs when he was there
I never liked Bale and don't really want him, and year after year have probably been one of his biggest haters... but we are desperate for a player to come in on the level of those 3 and rotate with them. We're playing twice a week every week the entire season - depth is needed and we currently have none. Rashford got a stress fracture in his back in January of last season because of that sort of schedule with no rotation. All 3 of them would break down. Its vital we bring someone in. Ideally Sancho wouldve been that guy, but our board clearly doesn't want to spend so we have to look elsewhere.
So for once, I'll say it. Bale would be better than nothing... and as only a loan its low risk (and can play either side or even through the middle), and if he gets motivation back and somehow stays fit could even be an excellent loan for both us and him, given we're too incompetent to make the right signings earlier in the summer. Everything we do now is emergency stations as its harmful to what we have to not sign an attacker or left back.
There’s a Welcome to Manchester United Bale video on youtube now 
If I was Ole and the club brought me Bale instead of Sancho then I'd resign. Its as simple as that. I'd rather lose my job then being used as a scapegoat at the end of the season. So I'd wait till the end of the transfer window and then resign. Let Woodward and Judge manage this team.
HaPpY bAlE dAy
United still covered Sanchez wages when on loan so didn't lose anything and it's not clear if he was paid off to cancel his contract.
Rooney was paid off by United to cancel his contract, so would have covered most of what he would have lost.
If Real are willing to pay Bale off, he may very well be willing to take a reduced wage
I'm 35. Posting on caf from the coffin.
I felt like I’d run into a brick wall after hitting 35. Condolences
Well thankfully you aren’t
Agreed.I really don't get this whole, "he just wants to play golf and that hes generally disruptive" thing
When he joins up with Wales is that all he does as well?
He's clearly unhappy at Real and needs a change of environment. Do people not have their own experiences of being unhappy at work or where you live and need to change it up when things become stale.
He's a football player and fact is all football players love to play football, maybe except 1-2 cases afaik who stopped to play due to stress in the entire history of football.
Plus if he accepts to come to us that means he wants to play. If not he would just simple say no and stay playing golf collecting his paycheck. Which would be the same regardless of him going to us or not.
Imo he'd even be more driven as he would want to prove to the whole world and Zidane and those Madrid fans that he's still world class. And give them a slap in the face. Imagine what would papers say of Zidane if he comes here and shines.
Honestly, I'd take him on a two year loan for half of the wages with no obligation to buy. He comes here, gives his best on the right or left flank and gives the Greenwoods and Rashfords time to hone their craft and learn from the best. No homesickness nonsense. Just a player out to prove a point and bring experience.
He did push for a move and almost got it last year only for the club to renege on its promise to let him leave for free. Having Bale for 1 year is not that bad of an option if its supplemented with a move for someone like Sarr. They can both split games on the right allowing Mason to rotate with Martial and James to rotate with Rashford on the left.
It is some barnet though.
If Sancho is a no and this can be done as a 1 season loan I'd be all over this one. He is super popular with his international team mates he is a leader in the dressing room and nowhere near the bad egg hammered on here at times.
Plus he's a fecking superb footballer who plays in the one position we need to address even if only for a year.
Say he's fit to start even half the games - isn't that perfect? Share with Greenwood and it's ideal no?
Then let him take the blame in few months time because that's exactly what will happen. These guys will throw him under the bus
Bale is finished
Bale > Pukki
For 600k a week I'll go to Syria mate
He’s turned us down twice before (if not more). Let him squander the rest of his career on Spanish golf courses. Sanchez MkII and his mere presence will disrupt the good atmosphere in the camp now.
Oh Lord. Not again!!!
Ba7e 
Sancho muppets are going to hate that.
Sancho muppets are going to hate that.Pukki is still playing football. Bale is semi retired like Mata and Sanchez are. He also turned us twice as will only join us because Real want him out and no one wants him. Where is our pride?
I am not a Sancho muppet. If we can't get Sancho then I am all then happy if we go for cheaper alternatives. However those alternatives should still be playing footballBa7e
This guy is finished and had previously turned us down twice. Where is our pride?
Oh god no, why bring him in and pay him more than the other players, he had his chances to join us when he was in his prime and he turned us down, leave him there
This exactly, why let him upset our squad with his big wages, last think we need is pogba sulking all season, let him stay at Madrid
How many players have been put in that position though? I can't think many elite players have fallen out of favour so far that their club has so little interest in them. You wonder whether the lack of motivation is what precipitated that, because it so rarely happens to top professionals.
Two years of half his wages is £30 million. We may as well just put that towards Sancho, we will have >£100 million resale value on him too.
What a shitshow. fecking Bale. Guy has mentally checked out from competitive football. Ridiculous
People throwing words like disrespect around, Bale is past it and has had no career ambition for ages, his biggest asset was his acceleration and that's blunted severely now, people acting like a loan wont be costing us a landslide in wages. This would be a total disgrace, Ole isn't getting backed if this is the crap they are expecting him to do anything bar scrape top 4 at best, club has shown zero amition in this window and no faith in Ole.
Who gives a shit if he’s turned us down before?
Nothing wrong with an opinion that he’s finished, personally I think on a loan with reduced wages, then it’s a risk worth taking. However I understand an alternative viewpoint.
But if the reason for not wanting him is pride because he had the desire to go to Spain, for a top club, where he ended up winning 3 x CL’s and then the perfectly rational desire not to want to work with David “I win” Moyes the that’s a stupid reason to not want him.
I now hope this happens just because so many posts can be revisited later on.
Am tempted to quote loads of them for future reference if it does happen.
Am tempted to quote loads of them for future reference if it does happen.
There’s a Welcome to Manchester United Bale video on youtube now
I'm excited if we get Bale.
Bale is a total different kettle of fish to Sanchez.
Bale is/was a top 10 player of the world to some.
Has he lost some motivation? Maybe - but that wasnt all by himself either & I dont see why he cant get that back. We aren't breaking a transfer record on this guy - we are most likely just loaning him out of Real madrid whilst they pay the majority of his wages- again more different to the Sanchez transfer.
I dont necessarily see what we lose out on this - we aren't cancelling Sancho for Bale; we failed on sancho so we go for bale.
He actually blends in with our front 3 very well. The guy received no love at Madrid and gave no love back - I can see the opposite happening at United even if it starts out the opposite as its shown in the thread.
If it doesnt work out, this time next year it all goes back to normal. Nothing to lose. Sanchez was much more a permanent problem & player that was never as good a bale was.
Bale is a total different kettle of fish to Sanchez.
Bale is/was a top 10 player of the world to some.
Has he lost some motivation? Maybe - but that wasnt all by himself either & I dont see why he cant get that back. We aren't breaking a transfer record on this guy - we are most likely just loaning him out of Real madrid whilst they pay the majority of his wages- again more different to the Sanchez transfer.
I dont necessarily see what we lose out on this - we aren't cancelling Sancho for Bale; we failed on sancho so we go for bale.
He actually blends in with our front 3 very well. The guy received no love at Madrid and gave no love back - I can see the opposite happening at United even if it starts out the opposite as its shown in the thread.
If it doesnt work out, this time next year it all goes back to normal. Nothing to lose. Sanchez was much more a permanent problem & player that was never as good a bale was.
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