He'll propel us to Champions League football - I'm certain of that.So with di maria signed, what are peoples expectations for the season now?
He'll propel us to Champions League football - I'm certain of that.So with di maria signed, what are peoples expectations for the season now?
I don't care at this moment in time what we pay for him. He's that good and will bring some much needed excitement back to OT.Anything above £50m would be ridiculous, but we are desperate and we can afford so feck it.
It's different. Madrid don't want to keep him. If they were serious about keeping him they would offer him more money than the proposed amount and they wouldn't have bought James. Perez signed his Galactico, James, for a large amount of money. He takes priority over Di Maria and Di Maria knows this. The fans, players, and Carlo want to keep him, but it's not up to them. James is Perez's way of forcing Di Maria out.We're splitting hairs here.
Either way, Madrid want to keep him or they want a silly offer for him which forces them to sell and helps them out when it comes to FFP.
I don't think I would survive it.Imagine now seeing him in 48 hours in a PSG or City shirt, I don't think the caf would survive it.
One or more acceptable offers must be on the table, yes.A fee must have been agreed behind the scenes for him to be as open about the matter as he is.
This, I think it's already a done deal.A fee must have been agreed behind the scenes for him to be as open about the matter as he is.
The feck is players wife starting to follow clubs on Instagram the new way of announcing transfers or what ?Falcao's Wife has started following Real Madrid on Twitter, done dealio....
This. I'm just getting excited imagining him and januzaj on each wing.I don't care at this moment in time what we pay for him. He's that good and will bring some much needed excitement back to OT.
Me neither, it be the end of me.I don't think I would survive it.
My only concern is that selling clubs will use the fee as a benchmark for future transfers. We get mugged off when buying as it is.I don't care at this moment in time what we pay for him. He's that good and will bring some much needed excitement back to OT.
Nil.Whats the likelyhood of some sort of official announcement from the club today? Possibly after the game?
Ancelotti manages the team actually.Done deal then. This guy works for Real Madrid TV.
Yeah, I originally posted that late last night, I admit they all seem to be saying it's a panic buy etc. But they are overlooking the signings of Herrera, Shaw, and Rojo and ignoring that most outlets including Balague have reported Di Maria is the first of 3 players in next week. Some idiots are even saying Lallana is BETTER than Di Maria and better value. You need to read between the lines of the opposition fans. It's all rhetoric and hyperbole. Truth is they are shitting themselves and so they should be!Actually on most of the forums I frequent what is being said is ... Why ? It feels like a panic buy. It's not your attack that needs this amount of money spent on it. It does little for your central midfield issues and nothing for your defence per se. And those areas are where the problems lie. For this money you could probably have bought Pogba or Vidal or pretty much any CB in world football. And any of those would all had a much greater impact on solving the issues in your team than Di Maria (world class player though he is). It just seems a bit strange, as if to pacify the masses after your main targets decided against moving and wanted to stay where they were.
As it stands no-one I have seen on any other forums are worried by this at all. However, if this were to be part of a major triumvirate splurge (CM & CB) ...........
yep...OT will certainly be more attractive to mercenaries of all type...My only concern is that selling clubs will use the fee as a benchmark for future transfers. We get mugged off when buying as it is.
On the plus side, seeing us throw money at anything and everything may finally make us an attractive option for other top players.
Last season Di Maria got 17 assists in the league alone which has only been bettered by one player in the last 5 years in Spain, Italy, Germany and England, and that one player is of course Messi. The only player we have that could possibly rival that total in a single league season in the last two decades is Beckham.75 million (GBP) would be scandalous for Di Maria. He's not that young. He's not the best player in the world. He's not going to get you 50 goals a season ala Ronaldo. That's probably not the way to look at it but when Real are only paying 10 million more for Ronaldo, 24 and Bale, 24 it seems unjust. Having said that it does seem alot less painful for the pocket when its 10 million lower at 65 million and we all know 10million is feck all in football.
But the money isn't mine so I guess it's fine by me.
I think Blind and De Jong will be the other two. Jong is on a one year deal and since Mario left and they fired Seedorf he now wants out asap, so I think we could bag him for not much more than £7m or something. Blind on the other hand good multi functional back up player that has some real potential as a defensive mid. Those two and Di Maria together with Herrera and we'll have solved our midfield problem.
Yeah, and so does Mendes.I reckon by the end of tonight we will hear of him flying into Manchester on a private plane. Certainly by the end of tomorrow night.
Perez wants this done.
Ancelotti manages the team actually.
Oh, I see the fantasy stories already started. Great!He basically rejected Real Madrid to play for the best club in the world. Come join the dark side!
Didn't Nani get 17 league assists in 2010/2011?Last season Di Maria got 17 assists in the league alone which has only been bettered by one player in the last 5 years in Spain, Italy, Germany and England, and that one player is of course Messi. The only player we have that could possibly rival that total in a single league season in the last two decades is Beckham.
There will be some dirty fan fiction soon.Oh, I see the fantasy stories already started. Great!
Yeah, but Di Maria has consistently delivered season after season .Didn't Nani get 17 league assists in 2010/2011?
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It was a joke. We know he did not really reject them. Just let us dream a bit!Oh, I see the fantasy stories already started. Great!
Wtf! you guys are unreal!I love how he wanted to leave. It's not often you hear Madrid say they tried their all to keep a player. He Clearly has balls to tell that cnut Perez where to go. He knows he's too good for not starting most games. Some players would be happy to stay. He will relish his time at United.