Reaction to Gundogan-to-United rumours: He’s world-class, a crock or both…

Following reports that Manchester United are on the verge of signing Ilkay Gundogan, Twitter was immediately abuzz with opinion...

The immediate reaction from many was excitement. They were particularly impressed with how quickly United seem to be addressing their summer shopping list... https://twitter.com/dipsMUFC/status/591694674601074689 https://twitter.com/Fergie1975/status/591694701243301888 Others were less than impressed with the rumoured deal and quick to reference Gundogan's recent and prolonged lay-off with serious back problems... https://twitter.com/jonnyescott/status/591689464428273664 https://twitter.com/Carra23/status/591694593651056640 https://twitter.com/honigstein/status/591691991886467072 That did not deter excited fans and pundits alike from focusing on the player's abilities and digging out video evidence of what makes him a great potential buy... https://twitter.com/HayleyMcQueen/status/591690085147488256 https://twitter.com/BeautifullyRed/status/591692864440160256 Those with good knowledge of the player were in no doubt that a fit Gundogan would be a tremendous asset to Louis van Gaal should the deal go through... https://twitter.com/dan_bu/status/591696387219333120 https://twitter.com/Elko_B/status/591687026744909824 Whilst a number of sensible party poopers suggested that all the commotion may be somewhat premature... https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/591699175865192449 https://twitter.com/RichJolly/status/591698730782449665