Rumoured Luke Shaw

[Jase 43,479]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/26/wayne-rooney-david-moyes-juan-mata-deal?

Mata, in line to make his debut against Cardiff City on Tuesday, is expected to be the only major arrival at Old Trafford in the January window despite their extensive search for new players. United's information is that Luke Shaw, the Southampton left-back, would prefer a move to Chelsea and the club's scouting of Internazionale's Fredy Guarín has left them unsure about exactly how good the midfielder is.

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[The Chels 2,502]

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Haha fail! Liking this part though: 'United's information is that Luke Shaw, the Southampton left-back, would prefer a move to Chelsea '

[Jase 43,479]

And now Independent is reporting it..

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/transfer-news-manchester-united-face-race-against-time-to-win-luke-shaw-duel-as-chelsea-challenge-for-southampton-star-9086600.html

United are yet to lodge a bid for the 18-year-old left-back and though a move is possible this week, the Premier League champions will need to outbid the west London side substantially if they are to secure the player’s services. Shaw, a Chelsea fan who played at the club’s development centre, is expected to be more open to a move to Stamford Bridge, though United have shown in spending a club record £37m on Juan Mata that they will invest heavily.

[Pizy 18,368]

So now that the media are making this saga out to be a "war" and a "race" between Chelsea and Man United for Luke Shaw, not only will it be bad enough just missing out on him, but we'll hear "lolololol, Shaw chose United over Chelsea lolololol," endlessly.

[yuvala 2,167]

30M ?? I dont think u pay that kind of money for a 18 year old LB from Southampton..

Not questioning his abillity and potential but still.. I think its 20 max.

[AndersonBLUE 819]

I agree I don't see us paying anywhere near that amount.

[Korea 734]

If the 30m is correct, thats the third highest under Alves and Coentrao....

Think about that.

[lucio 5,418]

If the 30m is correct, thats the third highest under Alves and Coentrao....

Think about that.

well he could be a top quality player for over 10 years

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

Utd vs us on the transfer market is not even a contest. If we want Shaw we will get him, I am confident of that. But we are not in a position where we have to pay 30m for a 18 year old, no matter how talented. Utd are the desperate ones.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

The sale of Moses,Marin and Ba could be enough to help us fund this move.

[Waterfall 893]

Utd vs us on the transfer market is not even a contest. If we want Shaw we will get him, I am confident of that. But we are not in a position where we have to pay 30m for a 18 year old, no matter how talented. Utd are the desperate ones.

Indeed.

Local boy

Fan of the club

Money

Better team

Huge first team opportunities

Gets to replace his idol in Ashley Cole

Easy.

[Jase 43,479]

Chelsea plan to use Juan Mata cash to beat Manchester United in battle for Luke Shaw

[The Skipper 20,593]

£20m is cool.

[peter_amb 54]

If shaw only wants chelsea we won't need to get into a bidding war with united.

Offer something reasonable but not excessive, and he's ours, in my opinion.

[Pizy 18,368]

If shaw only wants chelsea we won't need to get into a bidding war with united.

Offer something reasonable but not excessive, and he's ours, in my opinion.

Problem with that is, if we offer something "reasonable" like £20m and United go in with something ridiculous, Shaw may look at that offer and say "wow, United are willing to pay that much for me so they must have really big plans for me."

I have a feeling Southampton will take the highest offer and won't care too much about Shaw's wishes.

[didierforever 7,349]

20mil for shaw is a GREAT deal. 18 year old with about 15 years of service.

[peter_amb 54]

Problem with that is, if we offer something "reasonable" like £20m and United go in with something ridiculous, Shaw may look at that offer and say "wow, United are willing to pay that much for me so they must have really big plans for me."

I have a feeling Southampton will take the highest offer and won't care too much about Shaw's wishes.

Didn't United offer more to Southampton regarding Bale? But they sold him to Tottenham anyways.

[Symbol123 175]

The sale of Moses,Marin and Ba could be enough to help us fund this move.

£20m is cool.

Yup, 20 mill is about how much we spent on those 3 players, hopefully their values are still similar to what it was when we bought them

3 fringe players for our English starting LB for the next decade? I'm down.