De Gea?

And if they do we will get a quite large sum for him don't you think? Besides, he came up through there major rivals youth setup do you think he would end up joining them?

or Barca however.... all I want to say is that in spite / because of his young age it could be that we need someone in a few years. Or do you think he would stay for 15 or 20 years?

Almunia looks class in Spain and won best goalkeeper award when he played there.
Stek played in a world cup final, a ******* world cup final, ******* world ******* cup ******* final, the ******* most ******* important ******* game in the ******* history of ******* football. And is #1 for Holland.
De Gea have played professional 80 match in his whole career, Stek played more than 300.

Anderson won the Champions league and the Premier league title when he was 20 did that make him experienced? Winning trophies ≠ Experience.

I'd rather have a solid, experienced and cheap goalkeeper who doesn't make many mistakes and knows how to command his defence rather than break a bank on a 20 year old who's yet to play in the Champions league.

I suppose you don't rate Iker so? Yes well done he played in a world cup final. did he have an outstanding game or have a great tournament?Djimi Traoe played in a champions league final something Ronaldo has never done. Traoe > Ronaldo then. Holland have a great selection of keepers I forgot, better then Valdes Reina and Iker anyway . How many did Stekenburg play when he was 20? was he even known as a keeper when he was 20 ?

So playing in a world cup final equals experince but playing in a Champions league final doesn't? good job.

Cheap? he's meant to be going for 12 million I heard? only 8 million less then De Gea, I'd rather spend an extra 8 million on a keeper who could become the best in the world then a keeper who will never even be the best in the league.

Did De Gea play in a Champions league final?
I never said playing in a WC final = experience, you were banging about that De Gea was played a EL final which is nothing compared to playing a WC final. And Stek had an outstanding tournament and was one of the best goalies in the tourney.
Did I say that I don't rate Iker? And how did come up to that conclusion?

Don't place too much weight on the European Super Cup - Benitez was managing Inter.

That was the comment in reply to 'De Gea has had as much experience as Stek' which he clearly hasn't.

Eredivisie is more like the Premier League than La Liga is.

The Eredivisie is more like the Championship then the Premier League tbf

I mean the style of play, Stek will have been exposed to a lot more crosses, high balls etc than De Gea.

Casillas, Reina, Valdes, Palop, Diego Lopez, Iraizoz? thats just naming the current spanish goalkeepers

How many players have proven themselves straight out of the Eredivise in recent times and how many keepers?!
De Jong and VDV made the step up to the Bundesliga and then went on to bigger things.

To say Stekelenburg has heaps more experience is negated by the fact the De Gea plays in a much better league and has made amazing performances against the likes of Madrid and Barcelona.

Anyway, David Gill said a few days ago that they've known their Nr. 1 Goalkeeping target for a few months and today Stek said he only has the offer from Ajax. Meanwhile the Atletico chairman is doing all he can to inform the fans de Gea might be leaving without actually saying it, so I doubt Stek is the number 1 target. At 20, you just have to take the risk that De Gea can adapt to the prem, because in terms of positioning and shot-stopping he's already better than Stek.

Thats true, but whats not to say that De Gea wont be able to deal with crosses and long balls once he gets aclimated? I would bet on it, hes young enough to be molded into a premier league keeper, plus with the best back four in the world in front of him, I dont see a better place for him to grow than here.

I think this is where you're getting confused with what I'm saying. I'm not saying he won't deal with new experiences well, I'm not saying he won't become a top class keeper, but I am saying it will be a risk, and I am saying Stek is the safer option.

I can see advantages for both and will back either one if they come here I just think Stek is the safer option and wouldn't be surprised if Fergie takes it.

I can see the good and bad points for both De Gea and Stekelenburg, but I think De Gea is the one we are after.

With De Gea mentioning he we announce his future soon and with David Gill saying were confident in who we are buying, everything is to coincidental for it not to be him.

Ajax goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg eyes Manchester United move | The Sun |Sport|Football

'Anybody who does not want to play for Manchester United would be insane' - Maarten Stekelenburg - Goal.com

According to Maarten Stekelenburg, he has had no offer from anybody else other than Ajax who want to resign him! That tells me that United are not after him as Gill said that they allready know who they want and he aluded to the fact the negotiations with our next keeper were well under way. We know that its not Neuer thats coming to Old Trafford...so who does that leave??

De Gea?? Rua Patrico??? Craig Gordon???? Buffon?????

The champions league final will be an emotional night to watch VDS in possibly his last game for United, De Gea will be amazing next season

I was merely disproving the 'always' comment, never said there werent a ton of greats

Is Stekelenburg really a safe option though? I mean people talk about him having more experience yet it can also be said that De Gea has played in a much tougher league and has actually excelled in a European cup competitions, Stekelenburg has played in more matches, thats it. I wouldn't call a player coming from the dutch league a safe option either personally, its on par with Championship as far as quality is concerned, also its not like Stekelenburg has excelled there either, I remember him being absolutely awful a couple of seasons ago, he was even displaced of the starting goalkeeper spot. Im sure hes improved, but can this guy really come in and give us a quality option like some people claim? experience aside, I dont think he has shown that he can become a goalkeeper for this club.

Your obviously not taking into account his International experience and form.

He helped lead Holland to a World Cup Final not that long ago! I think he would actually be the safe bet. Probably never an outstanding Keeper but sure and steady and most of consistent. Thats all Man united need as we have a world class back four

Much rather have Stekelenberg at the club myself. Having an inexperienced De Gea with (possibly) just Kuszczak, Amos and Lindegaard could be pretty risky in my opinion.