Whilst Manchester United have been pretty slow during this summer’s transfer window, this hasn’t stopped the club from picking up links to some big names. Most of the attention over the last month or so, has been on Barcelona wonderkid Thiago Alcantara. Unfortunately, it looks as though he’ll end up playing his football with Bayern Munich.
Still, it’s not all bad. Manchester United have been linked to both Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo this summer. If the Red Devils were to sign either of these players, it would be the biggest deal the club ever secured. It would be a signing that would surely secure another season’s worth of success.
Heck, it may even be enough to help Manchester United crack the Champions League. Suffice to say, if United were to sign either Bale or Ronaldo, fans would have plenty of reason to be excited.
I realise that these are ‘fairy tale’ signings. Even talking about them seems a little churlish. But stranger things have happened.
The Daily Mail suggest that United are willing and capable of making a deal for one of these players happen. They’ve jumped on David Moyes’ suggestion that he’s keen to sign a ‘stellar player’, by suggesting that Bale and Ronaldo were the kind of players that Moyes had in mind.
Whether this is the case, is not entirely clear. None of us know for sure which players Moyes considers to be ‘stellar’. Maybe he considered Alcantara to be ‘stellar’? Still, United’s chief executive Ed Woodward’s comments will give fans reason for hope:
‘We haven’t got money burning a hole in our pocket but we have got a strategy on player purchases and if David wants to go after a stellar player he can do that.’
Both Bale and Ronaldo would cost upwards of £80m. To sign them, United would have to smash their transfer record.
But it’d be worth it. Particularly if United went after Bale.
As things currently stand, Ronaldo is a considerably better player than Bale. He’s world football’s second best player. But he’s 28-years-old. By the end of the next contract he signs, his value will have decreased considerably.
Bale’s value, on the other hand, will only grow and grow. He’s the real deal and he’s going to get even better over the next two-or-three seasons. If United capture him and are able to bare witness to this progression, success is sure to follow.
They’d have to break the bank to sign him, but they’d make a fair amount of money from shirt sales and the on-the-pitch success he’d generate. He’d also have considerable re-sell value if United needed to cash-in at some stage.
Despite Ronaldo’s links to Old Trafford, Bale provides more of an appeal. Any deal for the player would be near-impossible to secure, but you can’t fault a guy for dreaming.
What’s your take? Who would you rather see at Old Trafford? Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale? Can Manchester United really afford to compete for these stars?
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BALE ALL DAY!!
Ronaldo all the way bale could be a good coup but ronie would do the buisness ! Sell rooney and get CR7
Bale.Simply because he is 5 years younger and i think will be cheaper too
Cheaper? Have you not heard of Daniel Levy?!!
Have your Silly, pointless Poll. Man Utd won’t get either Player, they are skint and Borrowing(regardless of the rubbish they release to the press). Neither of the Clubs will sell their player anyway. Sheer Arrogance.
Bale cos he is young
Bale, he younger and possibly more hungry to win trophies
bale would b perfect.. stop foolin us around n go get some world class players to manu moyes n ed woodward!!!!
Screw logic, sign heskey
Dream on ain’t never gonna happen bales staying with us cos hecan see the big picture! Without sir Alex mancs are on the decline with moyes in charge! More astute manager required there! Give moyes he’s due he did take on a poisoned chalice unfortunately for him!
not a chance of bale going to united if its £85 million to real its £100illion to united
Dream on boys ,we promise to send you a DVD of GB’s goals so you can see what you can’t have !!!!!!
But it si a stupd, stupid, STUPID question because Bale is absolutely not for sale and even if he were sold it would absolutely not be to manchester United – get that into your thick skulls!
So your choice is, who would you prefer? Ronaldo or…? That’s if he is even available.
they wont get either,
C. Ronaldo is our’s.
Gareth bale Gareth bale he was born to play for spurs he was born to play for spurs
or Messi….. or Neymar……. or Bobby Charlton…… or the man in the moon?
C Ronaldo is better. . . .