I don't see what all the fuss is about,
Louis van Gaal said once before he can
sign a player in 24 hours.
The positions of interest to us are GK, CB,
RB, CM, LW and ST.
GK - This depends on whether De Gea
leaves which in turn depends on whether
Real Madrid give us a respectable offer.
In the event of only a low bid from them
it might make more sense to keep him for
another season, even if he leaves Louis
van Gaal might prefer Valdes instead of
signing a new goalkeeper, of course some
on here will disagree with that but LvG
doesn't care.
CB - Otamendi is available but it appears
as though Louis van Gaal's preferred
choice is Ramos, most likely that is
because he fits Louis van Gaal's profile
for the position. Ramos for obvious
reasons is going to be a tricky signing but
he will be important if we do sign him,
not just because he is one of the best
central defenders in the world but also he
is good with the ball at his feet, this is
important to our system.
It's worth the wait for Ramos but of
course it is also important we monitor
Otamendi's situation and I'm sure the
club are doing that, if the Ramos deal
appears to be off then they will change
their target.
RB - It is possible we were in for Dani
Alves and pursued him first, even if we
weren't there aren't many top right backs
available. The manager might even stick
with Valencia and Rafael if he cannot
find a suitable upgrade, as for his
opinion of Coleman I don't know.
CM - Schneiderlin appears to be very
close, once done whether this week or
next he will be ready to train after he
passes the medical. This may or may not
be dependant on Schweinsteiger,
obviously the ball is in his court, Bayern
want to keep him, we want to sign him.
LW - Done.
ST - With Rooney and RVP it doesn't make
sense to sign a new player, if RVP leaves
then it probably will do but not first
choice assuming Rooney will play that
position as opposed to 10.
A lot can happen in a week, we're not in
a bad position at all right now.