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Player Watch: Gareth Bale - Retires

Living Legend Colm G

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SpartanSpur

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Certainly feels like our best chance by miles, but important to note JJ saying in his opinion we probably just fall short.

Fingers crossed Mendes can do us a favour on Vinicius financials allowing us to bring him in. Can see Levy getting carried away with the current raised profile of the club (stadium, Jose, Amazon doc, Alex Morgan) and try to get that Klinsmann iconic moment. Do a madness Daniel, to dare is to do!
 

Mr Pink

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If Bale wants to play he'll have to be prepared to compromise heavily on the wages, it's as simple as that.

The new stadium must impress him though.
 
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JKendall13

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Naturally it’s difficult financially considering everything we’ve already known for years. But the fact that it’s been confirmed by all our best ITKs that we’re in pursuit and Bale is amendable is far more promising than any other time.
 

Gedi

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Sunday tabloids all over the Bale to Man United story tomorrow. Will they offer a fee / bigger wage percentage to Real? Would Gareth choose us over them? They already have Fernandes, Pogba, Matic, James, McTominay, van de Beek, Martial, Rashford, Greenwood, and Ighalo. Anyone I’ve missed? Oh yeah... Mata, Fred, Pereira & Lingard!
 

SpartanSpur

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Sunday tabloids all over the Bale to Man United story tomorrow. Will they offer a fee / bigger wage percentage to Real? Would Gareth choose us over them? They already have Fernandes, Pogba, Matic, James, McTominay, van de Beek, Martial, Rashford, Greenwood, and Ighalo. Anyone I’ve missed? Oh yeah... Mata, Fred, Pereira & Lingard!

Trix seemed to be surprised this hasn't hit the press yet, it probably bodes well for us that it hasn't. If Utd were truly in for him it probably would have been everywhere by now not just a passing mention in the Mirror as a Sancho fallback.

I think you are right that when it does break the media will definitely try to involve Utd regardless.
 

JKendall13

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United is dedicating nearly their whole transfer window to a player who plays Bale’s position. I can’t see them going for Bale unless it’s very late in the window and Sancho is clearly not coming.
 

Curtis Peterson

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Sanchez over Dier for me, especially since he and Alderweireld looked like a better partnership at the end of the season. I still think going into the season with Kane, Bale, Son, Bergwijn and Lucas (and another striker) as our main attacking options and looking to play counterattacking football under Mourinho should work really well. I personally would not want to be a defender and see any combination of those guys running at me.
 

Dr Benson

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If it’s ever gunna happen, it’ll be deadline day purely cos Levy could squeeze Madrid. No point worrying about it for a while
Well, I’m not sure about that. Think this is a tricky and complicated deal- not for the last hours of deadline day.
 

Bulletspur

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The dream lol:
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Hugo

Doherty
Dier
Alderweireld
Sess

PEH
Lo Celso
Ndombele

Bale
Kane
Son
2nd 11

Gazzaniga

Aurier
Sanchez
Tanganga
Davies

Sissoko
Winks
Lamela

Lucas
Bergjwijn
Dele

Fuck me! Talk about Strength in debt! Our squad would be dangerous!!
 

worcestersauce

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Sunday tabloids all over the Bale to Man United story tomorrow. Will they offer a fee / bigger wage percentage to Real? Would Gareth choose us over them? They already have Fernandes, Pogba, Matic, James, McTominay, van de Beek, Martial, Rashford, Greenwood, and Ighalo. Anyone I’ve missed? Oh yeah... Mata, Fred, Pereira & Lingard!
He did last time.
 

Wig

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2nd 11

Gazzaniga

Aurier
Sanchez
Tanganga
Davies

Sissoko
Winks
Lamela

Lucas
Bergjwijn
Dele

Fuck me! Talk about Strength in debt! Our squad would be dangerous!!
Sorry to be a pedant, but it's "strength in depth" , ie. having depth in the squad.

It's interesting to see your second 11 to really notice where the squad could improve. Definitely need to bring in a second striker as Lucas, Dele and Bergwijn aren't that. Hopefully we will have the position sorted soon with Vinicius or other target.
 

Metalhead

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If Utd want Bale, they’ll get Bale. That’s why Levy needs to gst it done soon while Utd is still after Sancho
I think that they will have realistically turned their attention away from Sancho by now.
 
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