We wanted Torres. But Benitez moved in faster and convinced him to join them.Beef with Balague goes back to Torres when he was supposed to sign for us from Atletico. Balague all but confirmed it, said all the 'house hunting in manchester' shite etc.
Ahhh back when muppetry was so much simpler.
Blind is almost surely the '24 hour signing' Van Gaal mentioned, but he will want his first choice midfielder in first, if for nothing else than to appease the fans and make a statement of intent.Bidding late on makes sense for Vidal, but doesn't make sense for Blind.
Suggests LvG really doesn't rate him much. Can only be a back up option.