04 Jul 2014 15:33:22
Ed,

Are we willing to meet carvalhos buyout or are we trying to negotiate a lower fee?

{Ed002's Note - I think a deal can be done.}

1.) 05 Jul 2014
002, I get the feeling Vidal may be deemed a little too expensive when considering all the costs involved. I think Carvalho is more like it. Fee will be pretty high, but the rest of his costs are pretty low. Certainly more a MU buy IMO. At 22 he is at a good age too and could build a great partnership in midfield with Herrera who is just 24. With it looking like Hummels not being achievable this summer, I think we will need someone like Carvalho to protect the defence next season. Carvalho would also give Herrera Mata/Rooney licence to stay forward while he sits and defends.

002, can I ask if Hummels is unlikely to happen? In your opinion. I think he's LvG's first choice, but usually when BvB do not want to sell, they do not want to sell. Thanks.

{Ed002's Note - I am not going to speculate on like or not Syd.}

2.) 05 Jul 2014
Do you think a deal is being worked on? If so, if the Vidal attempts just paper talk? It's hard to know which of the two we will be primarily going for. Surely not both.
Any info would be appreciated or even just a telling off.