Depay signing already a disaster and Van Gaal doesn't want him http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32657823 Memphis Depay: Man Utd 'forced' into signing by PSG interest But after announcing a deal in the region of £25-30m, Van Gaal said: "I have been forced to sign him." Sounds like another Fat Shaw
NOW being the operative word that's missed out there, and seized upon for the supposedly massively Manc biased BBC Salford and of course you in full bitter mode.
Where does that leave UIR's 'he was ours last summer but LvG told him to stay a season longer to improve' theory?
up in smoke. but it was total bs as uir never said where i can recall that the links to LFc were toal bs nor did he point any of that out as far as i recall on our rival thread or transfer thread that ud were in for a year Consistency is important to be taken seriously. I don't know which was to view this really. Rodgers has denied any interest whatsoever Depay's agent has been talking hard.... PSG have been said to cannot afford which i found ridiculous. If Van gaal says there was a real bid going in that forced his hand then theres more lies somewhere. He'd no need to say once he succeeded in purchase. I could only conclue that agent was sending signals all the time towards utd... the PSG stuff in the press was probably a nod to say without saying it direct.. come and get us. the lfc stuff however was rather pointless though in that case
I haven't seen anything from the agent. The feller I quoted, Brands, is PSV's sporting director, what value is there in it for him to lie, does he get a cut of player transfers ?
As their Sporting Director then obtaining the highest possible fee would be part of his remit brains.
So we were never in for the lad which is a bit disappointing but we should have tried to bid just to push his transfer fee up to 40 mil. I am sure United would have matched but squeezed on their kitty.
as a serious question... not really linked to lfc what does it mean for Di maria that PSG were in for Depay. SUrely this would mean the press stuff about psg for di maria must infact be false as why would psg by two players for left side. and no i don't buy the LCM stuff about di maria