Reliability is kind of irrelevant in this case though because he gave out that his source is the agent, overall it changes very little imo.
Sergio Ramos | Signs new 5 year contract
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Vamos Ramos! Come on Woody let's blooooow our load together! I'm all in 
I've not been keen on this because I expected us to get stupidly robbed for a player who, while excellent, is seriously overrated (FIFA XI regular my arse), a liability in terms of team discipline on and off the pitch, and not exactly young any more. Silly sums like £35m+, or De Gea+money.
But that seems a very reasonable price for him in today's market, would take that deal in a snap. Possibly Woody thinks the threat of us just keeping De Gea for a season (and letting him go next year for nothing) has them over a barrel.
Star signing and future of the Spanish team David De Gea right now for a not-too-steep fee and ~£30m for ageing Ramos (with Varane ready and waiting to replace him anyway)... or no De Gea and an unsettled Ramos denied a move and likely to cause all sorts of mayhem next season as a result. Arguably we do have them somewhat over a barrel. Or at least as over a barrel as everyone's-dream-club Real Madrid ever can be.
But that seems a very reasonable price for him in today's market, would take that deal in a snap. Possibly Woody thinks the threat of us just keeping De Gea for a season (and letting him go next year for nothing) has them over a barrel.
Star signing and future of the Spanish team David De Gea right now for a not-too-steep fee and ~£30m for ageing Ramos (with Varane ready and waiting to replace him anyway)... or no De Gea and an unsettled Ramos denied a move and likely to cause all sorts of mayhem next season as a result. Arguably we do have them somewhat over a barrel. Or at least as over a barrel as everyone's-dream-club Real Madrid ever can be.
Well, he was on about Arsenal or United.
I think we'd pay more than City and Chelsea anyway. PSG already have an expensive back line as it is anyway, so doubt even they would bother.
Haha no they won't.
There is definitely a lot of posturing going on here, regardless of whether we get him or not. Which is good, in my opinion. We needed to ruffle our feathers when Madrid inevitably came a knockin' for De Gea, or else risk ending up looking like we're well and truly a peg below them.
I can just imagine Sir Alex sat around the board table loving the mischief Big Ed is creating at Real's expense 
He was friends with Alonso too doesn't mean he will consider Liverpool
Yeah.. maybe he would Bayern though.
Go out for dinner and return to twelve new pages. Shit just went down.
I can just imagine Sir Alex sat around the board table loving the mischief Big Ed is creating at Real's expense
This is huge news. If Ramos doesn't come out in the next few days to deny those rumours, I think that he's ours. Madrid fans seem pretty emotional and I suppose they will turn against him.
That said, I don't see why he would deny all that as it looks it was all planned.
That said, I don't see why he would deny all that as it looks it was all planned.
Smart work by Woody. Get the player himself to rule out other clubs. Hold Madrid to ransom with no bidding war.
We have more Spanish speaking counterparts than Arsenal
Is he worth all that moolah?
@Vato
This perhaps
"I was pleased to get United. They are in the Premier League what Madrid are in Spain perhaps: the values, the history. What they have always represented, the philosophy they transmit, the ideals they inculcated their players with, are similar.
"Few games have the repercussion of this match. And I'd rather play them than a team that's not as big but comes along and surprises you. Besides, I like English football."
Enough to move there? "When you go through a bad spell all sorts of things go through your mind and there have been times when I've had offers from England and Italy but my Dad told me once: 'If you are ever going to leave anywhere, do it through the front door and with your head held high, not when things are going badly.' My dream is to keep playing here but it's true that England's attractive. Friends playing there always talk highly [about it] and it would be a new experience.
"My Dad used to watch a lot and he would say to me when I was a kid: 'Come and watch this. Look at this guy …' I wouldn't say he obliged me to watch it but pretty much. He'd say: 'Today so-and-so is playing; watch him.'" And who did he support? Ramos grins. "Manchester United." Divided loyalty, then? "Haha, no! My dad always had a soft spot for Manchester but my family are Sevilla fans – and now Real Madrid."
Considering his brother is the source, they ain't no rumours.
Lol after months of De Gea rumours it would be funny if we lined up next season with both DDG and Ramos.
Nothing would be more awesome. Time for us to shaft Real for once.No chance. Perez is the one that will need to watch out if this deal goes through.
This is one situation where you can actually see a swap deal as it makes so much sense. Both teams get the chance to save face a little bit.
Woody's played a blinder here.
Woody's played a blinder here.
Woodward is the Steve Jobs of football. He probably said to Ramos that if he says something like that we add 50k to his wages. We gain prestige, avoid the bidding war, and Ramos gets his pay rise.
Get Ramos, keep DDG for another season and watch FSW fail spectacularly next season. I'd be pretty pleased with that.
Woody throwing his weight around like Don Corleone
Aw feck lads, it's off. Never trust a Scotch - lying bastards the lot of them. Me included.
Yeah, that was probably a big part of his decision. If all this is true of course.
Northern England.
feck it, changed my vote.
Cock out - check
Kleenex - check
Cock out - check
Kleenex - check
who's a feeder team now ?
No. People will realize that if he moves to United. Good with the ball, but gets caught out in defense a lot and is rash with his tackling.
Dont seem to remember a dictator like Franco being involved with United.
You don't understand how sweet this scenario will be.
It's a big difference playing in La Liga for the best team to go to the EPL where all teams are capable of winning and will always put themselves about. I reckon he'd take a season at least to bed in.
Does anyone else think that Ramos is being really clever with his whole "it's United or no one" thing? He knows that we're in for him and he could easily start a bidding war if he wanted to, but he knows that we'll probably offer him the best wages, so started a bidding war probably wouldn't get him a better deal elsewhere anyway. Yet by saying what he's allegedly said he has set himself up as a fan favourite before even setting foot in Manchester.
Where/when is that interview from?
I've got trust issues and still think he'll resign tomorrow.
Just before they knocked us out in the CL
People will hate de gea more if this happens. Atleti fans and real fans would get on his back. Shame really. He is a nice kid
According to some reports, he wants everything done when he comes back from his holiday, and it seems that he accelerated everything himself.
Whats happening!?
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