Thomas Muller all set to join ManU, Philipp Lahm downplays his importance

This transfer window has been unique for one reason, it saw a maximum number of German players seeking switch to English sides especially Manchester United thanks to Van Gaal and his longest association with European clubs that is helping him entice players to join the Reds Devils. Bastian Schweinsteiger recently switched to England from Bayern Munich and now another Allianz Arena player could soon follow his footsteps if preliminary reports are to be believed. Although, there is no official statement from either club in this regard but close sources have revealed that league giant has offered some 100 million euros to the Bayern attacker which is an eye opening amount since probably no English side has until spent that much money on a single player. Anyways, even captain Philipp Lahm is not sure if they will carry 25-year-old into the field next season or they will have to look for an alternate for the in-form striker. Lahm shared his doubts over Müller availability in a press conference in Shanghai on Tuesday where he said, “In football you can imagine everything. It’s not my decision. In football, it goes so, so quickly. It’s not always only up to the player. There are clubs who get players, players go.

“In football everything goes very, very quickly. I think you can never give a guarantee that it will work like this or like that. As a result, I certainly can’t give any guarantee for Thomas Muller or talk about whether I can imagine. You can always imagine anything happening.”

His words were speaking launder than him and there was a kind of appeal in his language as if he was asking the player to rethink over his decision. Anyhow, this is football and money can do anything over here so there should be no gut feeling if anyone choses better perks at this stage of his career. Adding if they can recoup his loss, or if they can hold their best European club status, he replied, “We’re still a top club that every year, or in the last few years, has made at least the Champions League semifinal. We have a top team that’s very well-equipped this year as well and that can challenge on all fronts. So you don’t have to be worried about anything. And I’m definitely not worried about Thomas — I don’t think we’re going to let him go.”

Van Gaal lashes out over Victor Valdes, calls he has no future at Old Trafford

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has a kind of reputation where no one expects him to say anything not pleasing to anyone, in fact, he is often seeing expressing even his anger with a lighter tone, but this time he seems to be over reactive against 33-year-old goalkeeper Víctor Valdés who, according to Dutchman, is unprofessional and doesn’t have much time playing for the Red Devils. Actually, Gaal’s relations with the Spanish went unpleasant last season when Valdés refused to play in the reserves something that had later been severely criticized by the Dutchman. The 63-year-old revealed it after he omitted 33-year-old from preseason trip to the United States and included David De Gea, Anders Lindegaard, and Sam Johnstone instead. Explaining his hard step and why he had to take this, former Barcelona and Real Madrid manager said in a news conference in Seattle, “He is not selected because he does not follow my philosophy. Then there is not one place for one player. The philosophy is how you play football and how you maintain your match rhythm.

“For example, he refused last year to play in the second team. That is one aspect of our philosophy but there are a lot of others for how you have to play a goalkeeper for Manchester United. When you are not willing to follow the principles of the philosophy, there is only one way and that is out.”

Further criticizing the unprofessionalism Red Devils had to face from 33-year-old; Gaal said he felt like led down by the goalie when he refused to play in the second line, he added, “For us it is a big disappointment. We thought he would follow our philosophy but it is a pity because we have given an opportunity to rehabilitate and then we gave a contract. Then when he is fit to play and when you are not playing in the first selection you have to play in the second selection. He refused that. I want to help him and that he can show his qualities for another club. I am always a very social human being.”

If we look at the dramatic arithmetic inside the ManU squad, De Gea is the next one who could soon face an ousted from United if Real Madrid shows its serious interest in the Spanish goalie. Gaal added, “It is dependent on David De Gea. Shall he stay? He is training here and doing his utmost best.”