I'd be ecstatic but it feels too good to be true.
Yeah it's ridiculous ain't it?There's a lot of that though:
Oh all they have to do is buy another gem for £10mil. Why hasn't anyone else thought of that?Why do people assume that Atletico would want DDG in a swap deal with Oblak. DDG ain’t worth 120 mill, no keeper in the world is. They would be way better off getting the money and discovering another gem for 10-20 mill. Not to mention the wages DDG would demand. Another bad season and DDG will be seen the way we see Bale - old, overpriced, on huge wages and regressing. Why would Atletico want that?
It's one of the strangest things I've seen on here. Totally out of sync with my footy mates, United fans or otherwise. It was a bizarre slump in form but it's hardly like we've never seen some of our best ever players go through tragic slumps before! De Gea does seem like one of those keepers that will drop off a cliff quickly, like Casillas, but even he had one of his best ever seasons at 30! Declining at 28 for a keeper would be genuinely exceptional.I'd still prefer to keep De Gea, although if it's not an option, there's hardly any better replacements out there. It's a bit depressing how people suddenly don't rate De Gea anymore though.
They have been doing that for ages. DDG came through their youth system, they bought Oblak for 16 mill Euros, Rodri for 20 mill, Griezmann for 24 mill, Godin for 7 mill, Filipe Luis for 12 mill and Jose Gimenez and Diego Costa who they bought as youngsters for less than a mill ....i can go on and on. Yes they are very good at discovering talented youngsters and promoting them, that’s how they became so successfulOh all they have to do is buy another gem for £10mil. Why hasn't anyone else thought of that?
That's a bit much for even a world class keeper. Unless Athletico lower their demands, this is a no go.I think he had until he extended a contract a few months ago. Now it's €120m or so.
Would you rather pay £100m for Oblak or £75m for Maguire?Not sure how one couldn't be happy. He's fecking brilliant.
Don't see the deal happening mind because atletico will ask for his release clause and no sensible club will pay it. He'll have to throw a right strop and force a move.
Let's be honest, if De Gea is leaving, we need Oblak + a CB. It's not an either or situation. Maguire isn't my first choice as I'd rather pay 25mil extra and get Koulibaly but if that ain't happening, we will have to make do with Maguire.Would you rather pay £100m for Oblak or £75m for Maguire?
no keeper is worth £120m. I'd be disgusted if we paid that for a keeper when we have Romero and possibly Henderson who can do the job in a year or two if he's good enough.De Gea to PSG and Oblak coming here would be good business.
There are not too many top teams able to pay his release clause. Also, most of them already have a good goalkeeper.
yes, on 10m per season and a 120m release clause...Didn't he re-sign recently?
Please do so, and include the ones that haven't been successful. When you have to bring up 3 players signed 9 years ago, a player signed 6 years ago and 2 players signed 5 years ago, you might want to question the validity of such an approach. You've managed to name, what, 1 player who fits your profile signed in the last 5 years? If it was as simple as that, you would have thought they could've done better than signing Lemar for £60mil, Morata on loan, Diego Costa for £60mil and Vitolo for £32mil, Gamiero for £30mil, Gaitan for £22mil, Vrsaljko for £20mil, Jackson Martinez for £32mil, £15mil for resigning an old Luiz etc (all of whom had signed in the last 4 years), when all they had to do was just sign some young superstar for a tenner and a packet of biscuits. They must've just forgot!They have been doing that for ages. DDG came through their youth system, they bought Oblak for 16 mill Euros, Rodri for 20 mill, Griezmann for 24 mill, Godin for 7 mill, Filipe Luis for 12 mill and Jose Gimenez and Diego Costa who they bought as youngsters for less than a mill ....i can go on and on. Yes they are very good at discovering talented youngsters and promoting them, that’s how they became so successful
I don't think Atletico can afford de Gea on his current salary.Could do a straight swap? I'm guessing De Gea more than anything wants to go back to Madrid and Oblak dreamt of OT as a kid! Win win
I love these kind of posts and completely agree with you. It must be so hard for the third biggest club in Spain to sign these players and not win anything.Please do so, and include the ones that haven't been successful. When you have to bring up 3 players signed 9 years ago, a player signed 6 years ago and 2 players signed 5 years ago, you might want to question the validity of such an approach. You've managed to name, what, 1 player who fits your profile signed in the last 5 years? If it was as simple as that, you would have thought they could've done better than signing Lemar for £60mil, Morata on loan, Diego Costa for £60mil and Vitolo for £32mil, Gamiero for £30mil, Gaitan for £22mil, Vrsaljko for £20mil, Jackson Martinez for £32mil, £15mil for resigning an old Luiz etc (all of whom had signed in the last 4 years), when all they had to do was just sign some young superstar for a tenner and a packet of biscuits. They must've just forgot!
Many of their recent signings have been flops but I don't think you can ignore the fact that they built a league winning team for very little money and when they started spending extravagantly on big money signings, their signings started to flop. But that's not what I wanted to say through that example. Even those flops you mentioned, most of them are young players with lot of potential - Lemar, Vitolo. They also signed Rodri and Correa in the last few years. Although they signed Costa back for a huge amount (I'm sure they regret that now), I don't expect them to be interested in DDGPlease do so, and include the ones that haven't been successful. When you have to bring up 3 players signed 9 years ago, a player signed 6 years ago and 2 players signed 5 years ago, you might want to question the validity of such an approach. You've managed to name, what, 1 player who fits your profile signed in the last 5 years? If it was as simple as that, you would have thought they could've done better than signing Lemar for £60mil, Morata on loan, Diego Costa for £60mil and Vitolo for £32mil, Gamiero for £30mil, Gaitan for £22mil, Vrsaljko for £20mil, Jackson Martinez for £32mil, £15mil for resigning an old Luiz etc (all of whom had signed in the last 4 years), when all they had to do was just sign some young superstar for a tenner and a packet of biscuits. They must've just forgot!
Oblak would be great, but this disrespect towards our best player for the last 6 years has got to stop. 3 month poor form. 6 years excellent service. Imagine the last 6 seasons with anyone else in goal...I think that's about 10 points less a season.A decent upgrade based on how Dave was last season
We do not need to sign Maguire. If we are going to buy a defender from the EPL then Ake and Diop would be better alternatives, especially with a high pressing backline.Let's be honest, if De Gea is leaving, we need Oblak + a CB. It's not an either or situation. Maguire isn't my first choice as I'd rather pay 25mil extra and get Koulibaly but if that ain't happening, we will have to make do with Maguire.
I think it's pretty clear DDG doesn't want to stay here. This feels exactly the same as last time but this time there won't be a fecking fax machine to save usI think it would be bad business if we ended up selling David for less than what we would pay for Oblak. David was recognized as the best keeper only slightly over a year ago. He can get back to that level IF he wants to stay here.
