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Gareth Bale
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We could have him , Ronaldo and Messi but with this tactical setup we wouldn't score any more goals .. We need a right winger , if Bale is available I would like to get him . But Real would fleece us. .
He's actually perfect for Mourinho. Bale doesn't need his team to create high quality chances for him to finish, just feed him enough balls in/around the box and he'll score. He's really a Cristiano lite, makes life a hell of a lot easier on his teammates
Problem is the day he walks into Carrington, shakes Jones hand, hamstrings gone. 3 months out(both of them)
Problem is the day he walks into Carrington, shakes Jones hand, hamstrings gone. 3 months out(both of them)
He would keep the physios busy at least.
Would trade Martial in a minute for this guy.
Agree but there are a few others better than Martial also imo. But a fit Bale would be a dream.
He'd be a great fit for Mourinho's United.
You're right, it is a dream.
You’re right Jim that is the problem but is it still worth the gamble? A fit Bale is the best winger in the league imo. If fit what an upgrade it would be on Mata.
If he's still fit like he is at present I think I would now take the gamble after digesting this season.
A fit bale would give us the extra goals we need to win the league.
There are nit enough goals from the other areas to supplement Lukaku
I’d be surprised if Madrid sell though. He’s happy there and in good form
There are nit enough goals from the other areas to supplement Lukaku
I’d be surprised if Madrid sell though. He’s happy there and in good form
Fit Bale is perfect for Mourinho, but I can't see him staying fit, especially in EPL. He will come on huge wages with probably a minimum of 3-year-contract. It is a massive gamble.
Personally, I feel it is not a good idea. But, I also see why it could be tempting for the club and Jose.
I’d love him and Draxler this summer with Draxler playing midfield breaking forward. Add a left back and we’d be flying.
Sign Bale, hire a shaman to keep him fit.
Also force him to eat whatever Ji Sung Park ate when He was still at the club.
You can't go wrong with Korean herbs and Shamanism.
Also force him to eat whatever Ji Sung Park ate when He was still at the club.
You can't go wrong with Korean herbs and Shamanism.
This is true but I still have a lot of belief Martial will be a Ballon d'Or nominee. Not a winner and probably never the best in his position, but among the elite. And he's ours so I would rather him over Dembele, even if he's potentially better.
For me Bale would be the only player we could bring in that wouldn't make it bittersweet.
I’d rather have Dembele every day of the week my friend.
Please see sense, Jose. This would be the biggest waste of money. He's clearly not even the same player he once was, and even then he was overrated.
The resistable force meets the movable object.
29 and he has not had plenty of rest he has been injured which is not the same thing .
Every injury takes it toil on your body and Bale is pretty much broken now
Lost your argument at a fit bale ....may as well say we would be great with a ten legged alien playing for us
Yes and yes
...although I’m just as much expecting him to be signed as him not to be. Either way nbd. Just wouldn’t mind getting him now that things have changed.
Unless I’m looking at the wrong season he’s had 37 appearances this season with 18 goals so far. As long as we didn’t overpay I’d take him in a heartbeat.
He’s a big game player, scores in finals when it matters and his experience would be invaluable for developing players like Chong
For the price he'd cost and his wages (ignoring the fact he's past it and injury prone) we could sign pretty much any right winger in the world.
There are better long term options available. Bailey gets my vote.
There are better long term options available. Bailey gets my vote.
Well, Jose was talking about taking on new fitness coaches, this could be the reason why
I’d love him, but it just doesn’t seem worth it at his age and injury record which is a shame.
Like every other year of this nonsense, I hope it's false and we quickly all move on with our lives.
The good thing is that Bale has never showed any willingness to come here or less us on.
The good thing is that Bale has never showed any willingness to come here or less us on.
Except that he keeps distancing himself from all links to United, and he hasn't once shown any interest whatsoever in playing for us. You might say that doesn't mean feck all but his response to the Bayern links was markedly different from when he was linked to us.
Last year i'd of driven to Madrid myself to bring him here but now, i'm sorry, that time has passed and we signed our experienced winger in January. With have no idea if Alexis---Lukaku---Bale would work because Jose isn't a manager who gets the best out of attacking players.
Plus when you look at Bale the player he has one major strength and one major weakness. His main strength is that he's an athlete with pace to burn and his weakness is his appalling injury record.
The first gets weaker as a player gets older and the former gets even worse as a player gets older.
Plus when you look at Bale the player he has one major strength and one major weakness. His main strength is that he's an athlete with pace to burn and his weakness is his appalling injury record.
The first gets weaker as a player gets older and the former gets even worse as a player gets older.
Alexis-Lukaku-bale could be our Mane-Firmino-Salah if Jose played his cards right
The guy is past his best and was past his best and too injury prone this time last year when the same debate was going on.
The only difference now is he is even further past his best and still to injury prone .
He is not Ronaldo and has not altered his game to play at a high level in his 30s
Add all that to he has never shown any interest in playing for us and I really don't see how anyone could want the guy anywhere near us
I know if we did sign him fans of city and Liverpool would be loving it .
The only difference now is he is even further past his best and still to injury prone .
He is not Ronaldo and has not altered his game to play at a high level in his 30s
Add all that to he has never shown any interest in playing for us and I really don't see how anyone could want the guy anywhere near us
I know if we did sign him fans of city and Liverpool would be loving it .
Wouldn't touch Bale, no doubt quality player but for the money involved he's not worth the risk. His injury record in Spain has been appalling, can you imagine him in a more physical and quicker league like the Pl now with his recent injury record. I rate him very highly but too much risk.We know how frustrated we get with Jones and his endless sick notes, can you imagine how we feel about our star attacker doing the same.
Van Persie had bigger fitness issues than this guy just before he went supernova.
Another example is Robben. But these are rare cases. It's not like we can get him for cheap either.
Bale in a free role behind Lukaku would do plenty of damage,easily plunder 20 goals for us and that could be absolutely decisive if we have genuine Title winning aspirations!
There aren't even any sources linking him to us. What's with all the discussion about him?
He scored twice for Madrid last weekend, that's why.
Bale had his chance to move here multiple times and he preferred to go elsewhere, Griezmann turned us down as well which resulted in us signing Sanchez. Whether people like it or not, we made our bed with Sanchez and it's gonna be like that for at least another 2 years before we look for a replacement. We could sign a young winger but that would be dependent on what Martial decides to do this summer. There are more glaring concerns in our squad to fix.
Real sold Rodriguez for like £40m. I reckon they’d sell Bale for £50/£60m given his salary.
Funny how that some people (higher count than usual) are warming up to signing him and are imagining stuff like if he is fit and running around like 2013, when those years are long gone.
Might be the silly season bug getting to people. Or maybe everyone likes the story of a British Hero
Might be the silly season bug getting to people. Or maybe everyone likes the story of a British Hero
I'd love to see Bale at United on that right wing position, interchanging with Sanchez.