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**Summer Transfer Thread: News, Rumours and Speculation**
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lol whut?
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According to one of the broadsheets the other week, it's all to do with being lent money from their local banks, and at very silly or near non existent interest rate.
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King of Spain, as per
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So these "local banks" don't have share holders?
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All these names are getting mentioned and i bet fergie doesnt buy anyone,I think a player like Gattuso would be good signing for utd aswell
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What makes you think that? I think his time has been and gone.
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I still think he is decent,still a few years left in him yet
Nah, the Arsenal game last year showed he couldn't put up with the pace of a fit premiership team. That coupled with the fact that Man Utd need a creative, probing midfielder means it won't happen. Fletcher probably does Gattuso's job but better, he's far fitter, then there's Hargreaves (dead?) and Anderson who can both do it too, not many of Man Utd's central players can't pick the ball up, surge forwards and release a great ball through atm (this is my opinion)
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I've been saying for a couple of years that Gattuso is the type of player we needed.
Not necessarily Gattuso himself, but a player in his mould.
Hoping Palacios can at least show signs of becoming half the player Gattuso was in his prime.
Not necessarily Gattuso himself, but a player in his mould.
Hoping Palacios can at least show signs of becoming half the player Gattuso was in his prime.
I don't think it is necessarily a bad loan. RM remember do have the largest turnover of any club. Also were RM to go bankrupt, debtors would be first in line for assets. Its more about the club willing to take on the risk.
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Not sure where exactly it is coming from, but the banks in Spain don't seem to be lending £100m out to whoever needs it to buy some footballers.
In fairness to Real they have chosen 2 very, very marketable players. Especially Kaka, everyone loves him.
Not sure where exactly it is coming from, but the banks in Spain don't seem to be lending £100m out to whoever needs it to buy some footballers.
In fairness to Real they have chosen 2 very, very marketable players. Especially Kaka, everyone loves him.
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Quite a lot of it from the British taxpayer?
Aren't Madrid largely funded by the Spanish Government? Who in turn take one of the biggest slices from the EU pot... 3rd biggest I believe??
I think it's better to just take the 80m really, Ronaldo has been "rocking the boat" for some time now.
It's not like he's irreplacable anyway, SAF will find someone just as good for much cheaper and who isn't quite as petulant.
Especially after his outburst after the CL Final; he seems to have conveniently forgotten that he was the one who almost lost it with his showboat penalty taking a year earlier.
It's not like he's irreplacable anyway, SAF will find someone just as good for much cheaper and who isn't quite as petulant.
Especially after his outburst after the CL Final; he seems to have conveniently forgotten that he was the one who almost lost it with his showboat penalty taking a year earlier.
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Delighted to see Ronaldo go. I just got sick of the moaning from him every summer.
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Don't kid yourself, an on form Ronaldo is pretty much irreplaceable...