I really hope this is true. He's my fav bundesliga player, he really would be an amazing signing and as you say, he's really Scholesy-like.
Manchester United - January transfer window 2015 (twitter blacklist applies)
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Agreed. He'll definitely make a move at the end of the season I think, he's too good for Wolfsburg. Bayern, PSG, Man City (and now us) are linked, so he seems to be a bit of a hot commodity. The only issue is where he plays - he can play anywhere across the 'front three'; the #10 or either flank, or even as a box to box CM, but we're a bit stacked. I would be more than happy to see Mata shipped out for him, who is a lot less versatile than the player in question. I believe they're interested in Schurrle (for some reason) and need the funds to make it happen. We'll have to see if anything develops though
No more #10's plz!
De Bruyne is quality, best Belgian performer at the World Cup for me, would love him here.
http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/ne...-offensive-mittelfeldspieler-der-hinrunde.php
Voted the best Bundesliga offensive midfielder ahead of the likes of Gotze and Muller
Great achievement considering the competition. I've only seen him play in person once, admittedly in pre season, but he ran the game, ping passes all over the pitch and he scored a 30 yard screamer as well. You know special talent when you see it first hand.http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/ne...-offensive-mittelfeldspieler-der-hinrunde.php
Voted the best Bundesliga offensive midfielder ahead of the likes of Gotze and Muller
My thoughts exactly. I'm sure De Bruyne is wonderful but we don't need another player in that position.
Sign him, sign everyone, then we're bound to be the best.
It doesn't mata, may the best man win
Sadly Shayk is off the market. Winter transfer from Ronaldo to the Rock.
Can't have too many 10's
I don't think its worrying at all. Just goes to show that none of these journos have got a clue what the transfer policy is or who we're after. They're just making ng up spurious links. 'Well United probably need a defender and LVG is Dutch. Martins Indi is a defender and he's Dutch. United are in for Martins Indi.' Laughable!!
Yeah I suppose the Dutch players will be linked with us just because of LVG. The rest is utter rubbish there hasn't been any solid evidence linking us with anyone this window so I suppose they could make whatever they want up.
As much as I'd love to have him here, His another #10 and at this rate we will be able to field a whole team of #10's
I really wonder if we are actually going to sign any players this window, been a very quiet one for all clubs
I don't think we need necessarily to sign someone in this window unless an extra-ordinary talent is available. The squad as it is quite good for a top 4 place. I would wait till the summer to augment the RB, CB, CM and wing positions.
We have plenty of squad fillers, it's the first team that needs injection of quality, which is often hard to acquire in the Jan window. A couple of young, cheap players with potential should be what we should sign in this window.
We have plenty of squad fillers, it's the first team that needs injection of quality, which is often hard to acquire in the Jan window. A couple of young, cheap players with potential should be what we should sign in this window.
Looks like we're not going to be doing any incoming business this window.
Maybe it's for the best, last season we wasted £40million on Mata which basically achieved nothing. It's disappointing but oh well.
Was a panic buy. Moyes didn't have a clue what he was building. Just signed an available class player to try and get people off his back.
Mata is 26 years old. To say the signing achieved nothing is hilarious. Yes, he didn't lead us to a top 4 finish but that was hardly his fault. Judge the business when his United career is over.
Agreed. It's also harsh on a player when the manager that signed them is sacked/no longer there. Mata looked good under Moyes, but has LVG has changed the team around completely and it has clearly affected him. The other one that comes to mind is Zaha - never even got the chance to play for he manager that brought him.
If we don't sign Falcao and do sign a wide attacker, for example and obviously optimistically let's say Bale, Mata could absolutely end up working out here, in something like this:
------Rooney-----------
---------Mata------Bale
--DiMaria--------------
-----------Herrera-----
-------Blind-------------
Surround him with some pace from out wide and let him play as a 10 and he'll be productive.
------Rooney-----------
---------Mata------Bale
--DiMaria--------------
-----------Herrera-----
-------Blind-------------
Surround him with some pace from out wide and let him play as a 10 and he'll be productive.
What utter horse shit.
Some people just want to watch De world Bruyne.
So in the summer then?
In the summer.....?
you said we should judge Mata when his United career is over. So in the summer then
Mata is a terrific player and the least of our problems.
If some of the asylum get their wish, maybe. However, he is a great player and is doing well, he will stay and I'm positive he will keep contributing, especially in Europe.
i agree for what its worth, but i thought before LVG that Mata wouldnt fit in his systems and i still believe that.
That would be LVG's fault. Mata would fit into my system (yeah, erm, sounds a bit erm...)
O'rly?
I bet he would
That looks a class formation. If only our manager didn't have a twitchy arse...
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Juan Mata was the biggest panic buy of the century....not that he hasn't been class for us...I love the bloke
Its not really though is it? He bought a central attacking mid, who he claimed was the best playmaker in the league, then he played him LM or RM. Moyes didn't have a clue what he was doing, we also has numerous players who could play the central attacking position, hence why Mata was shunted out wide.
Whats to say he didn't buy him for his utility to play as a playmaker out wide too? For someone to suggest that a club the stature of United and run by proper businessmen, would let David Moyes spend 30m+ on a player just to boost his ego - seriously? Sounded like another reason to bash Moyes.
If we don't sign anyone this window (apart from Valdes on a free) could we still call back a player currently on loan? Is the Nani deal sorted for the full season? And what about Zaha (though I'm sure LVG doesn't fancy him nor 90% of the Caf)?
No, I didn't say anything about signing him to boost his ego. I said it was a panic buy, a player who we didn't need (because we already had enough players competing for his position). Regardless I still stand by the fact Mata was a panic signing.
Really thought we would clear out some more dead wood by now. Still time but we're leaving it late.
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