Memphis Depay

BenRobbins said:

Or i most probably am very confused and might be mistaken for liverpool. You are most likely to be right.

It has been a long day at work.

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Bertus said:

There's that tweet:

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But no one knows if it's true unless PSG publically talks about it. The thing is, it never happens unless it's Barcelona trying to get one of their players . Usually PSG lets the medias close to them to spread informations.

You have two versions:

- PSV saying they had an agreement with PSG, that MU then came to counter it 48H ago etc etc.
- PSG via Le_Parisien saying PSV just used the PSG name to force a quick transfer to MU.

Up to you to believe what you want. But case is, Le_Parisien said depay wasn't a real PSG's target on monday at noon, so way before those supposed last 48H

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Razor said:

How good is this guy? His name sounds like a NBA basketball player.

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KyletheMuslim said:

How much will he earn at United ? anyone got the details of his contract ?

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BenRobbins said:

It's all been kept really quiet so nobody really knows the fee or wages. In holland they reckon it is cheaper than what their english counter parts believe and there has been no mention of wages yet either. I imagine he probably will be on around the 60-80k mark however.

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Van Gaal explains why he's signing Depay
Louis van Gaal has admitted he pushed through Manchester United's move for Memphis Depay because PSG were closing in on the PSV Eindhoven star.

The French side were also keen on the exciting prospect but the United boss was determined to be reunited with a player who impressed at the World Cup for the Netherlands under his tutelage.

"He's a goalscoring winger and there aren't so many of them in the world," van Gaal revealed to MUTV. "[Lionel] Messi is one of those but now I think we have to talk about the game against Crystal Palace and we have to focus on this and the coming three games. That's more important.

"I was forced to handle [the situation] as a manager because, otherwise, he was going to PSG, that's why I had to sign him and we've done it within one day. But, for us, it's better to focus on the game against Palace."

Although keen to finalise his transfer business quickly, van Gaal reiterated that United's hand was forced on this occasion with three games still to go with the deal set up to be concluded at a later date.

"I want to do this [make signings] early but it's not always possible," he added. "When there's a chance, to you have handle that and manage it directly and that was the case. I want to purchase players after our season and not during the season because it disturbs our concentration for the match."

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Juvens said:

According to reports Man U swooped in at the last moment before PSG could close the deal. This coincides with Dutch medias who've reported that Memphis interest in PSG picked up, and that'd he'd begun seriously considering the club enough to even travel to Paris and meet with club officials.

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BenRobbins said:

Scored a 35 yarder free-kick today

So glad we got him! Can't wait till pre-season to watch him in a United shirt.

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