Yes but Real shot themselves in the foot with how they handled it. At one stage he probably expected to fight it out for the starting spot with DDG but Madrid made it pretty clear that he was surplus to requirements and couldn't wait to get rid.
He should be our no. 1 target next summer.
Too young, no PL experience blah blah blah.
Fekir - Summer 2016! He'd be ideal for us in the #10 role.
The only player I would forgo the chance to sign Reus for. Lovely player.
No chance with regards to the last statement at least. Would be a dream if he did sign and stay long term but ain't going to happen.
feck you MadridThen they will have to pay much more to get him now because of the new contract(if he signs). Winning.
If he feels that Madrid treated him badly and was all a masquerade to not pay United fee, then he might not want to go to them in the future.
Mendes will get a nice payout for DDG egtting a new contract and then a bigger pay out next summer when Madrid buy him.
Not only would it be amazing for the obvious reasons, but imagine the backtracking and word twisting of every City and Liverpool supporting fecker you know who has been saying nice things about De Gea because they were sure he was leaving!
Definite win-win.
They payed 38m euros for Kovacic whom they don't need and anyway isn't that good in the first place.
LVG has played a blinder. Leaving him out for these four games and selling lots of players. I don't think De Gea will be able to read LVG and I think he will sign soon enough. He may be convinced that LVG will not play him unless he signs a contract. This is perhaps unethical but funny none the less.
Nope, still just looking out for himself.Now Mendes is magically our friend?
There will be if LVG makes it clear he's not going to play a player who intends to walk out for free at the end of the season.
Forgot about him! I dunno, it just all seems very weird that they didn't make a move sooner. Maybe Benitez never wanted him.
Yeah but if they weren't willing to sign him in the last year of his contract if he renews it'll be a minimum 4 year deal and they'll never pay up what we want.
I don't agree. We have much more power now and if he wants to play then he has to sign. The club has demonstrated that they will not be out-muscled by Madrid so I'm sure LVG would want to prove that point to the player as well.
I'm sure they could agree a buyout clause that can only be activated by Madrid too, but all of this on our terms.
Apart from the risk of not playing, not being selected for the Euros, and the risk (however limited) of picking up a serious injury in the next 12 months you mean
He will get a sign on fee from them. The only way he would sign it if he really isnt that keen on Madrid, which i doubt
Add to that he is on 60k/week, but with the new contract will be on 200+k/week.Apart from the risk of not playing, not being selected for the Euros, and the risk (however limited) of picking up a serious injury in the next 12 months you mean
I don't think Navas would be who we would want given a second chance in this situation. Spurs will have no choice over Lloris next summer as they wont make too four and they will have to let him go. Hopefully better scouting of alternatives will be done with more preparation for DDG's departure and we don't just end up in a situation where we have to accept Navas because of time.
Am surprised Dortmund named a price for him tbh, everyhting seemed to have settled down there this season and they are playing well under Tuchel, selling Reus at the last minute, whatever the fee, would seem un-Dortmund-like and pretty damaging to their ambitions this season.
Thats why it is bullshit
this, and its absolutely true that the story is bullshit.
