Manchester United Rumours Archive July 10 2012

10 Jul 2012 17:39:28
Reports suggesting lucas moura off to united.

As much as I want it, I just cant see it happening

We're does it say this? The lads desire is inter he won't be coming sorry to say.

I do not understand wy Brazilian players are so fond of Italy. Especially in the current climate. United would be perfect for him!

Dan

He never said he liked Inter most. He said that a club like inter coming after him is a dream. I assume if Barca went after him it'd still be a dream. Hopefully works for United as well. -KG

10 Jul 2012 16:22:15
United make a 28 Million bid for Lucas Moura !

-United flew in late last night to seal the deal and now have made an offer of 28 million.
-My Understanding is he wants Inter move and Inter already have a bid of 15 million turned down this Summer a long with Chelsea.

uuhh ED002?/syd? ;) {Ed002's Note - THe Chelsea offers were earlier in the year. The agent wants Inter with third party ownership. Real Madrid failed with an attempt to include a player in a deal. If Manchester United folks flew in Saturday as reported to Brazil to see his agent then they would have been disappointed as he was in Colorado.}

Cant see moura signing we do not buy untested players for that kind of money and our track record with brazilian players isnt good. and why would fergie give valencia the number 7 shirt if we were to sign moura who incidently wears that shirt!! sorry not gonna happen.

sparkyred

Sparkyred,
Firstly, may I point out that Inter has no money, as last summer and in Jan 2012 they were trying to sell that Wesley guy for over £30m to United and other interested teams.... It is reinforced with Inters own offer of £19m for Lucas Moura. Chelsea's offer was rejected because the Brazillian team wanted bids to come in from every direction to make the most of this gifted player!
Secondly United have a good track record with Brazillian players - its only Kleberson that really failed. The twins, Anderson, Perriera in the reserves have settled....
Thirdly, a number doesnt make a player... Moura and indeed any player will be proud to be play for the team they have signed for... and they will be delighted when they play in the red shirt of United.

Tampa's Ted

10 Jul 2012 11:56:33
Hi everyone

Just a quick question for the eds and Sydney!

Have you guys got any idea of the two/three players that we are likely to sign? If so, who are they?

Cheers

Philiphs93

I can answer that,no they have not,are u daft,nobody only saf + gill know anything,come on pal,jeez.
big red bob

Totally agree how are they gonna know lol

sparkyred

Clyne has an offer on the table so if he chooses us then he will be sold. Baines talks have been taking place for sometime and he is very likely to join. We want Modric and we wanted Hazard, we missed out on Hazard so have an interest in Rodriguez and we also have an interest in Moutinho who we would likely look to if Modric doesn't happen. We are always looking at hundreds of players around the world, but this doesn't mean we will sign them. However the names above are the most likely as it stands, but SAF is always one to pull a rabbit out of a hat and surprise us.

Sydney!

Oops, that's 'signed', not 'sold'

Sydney!

We also have an interest in RVP

Dan

I said "likely" not "definitely are going to sign". Basically I wanted to get some idea about which rumours are rubbish and which rumours are based upon some fact.

Cheers syd btw

Philiphs93

10 Jul 2012 13:24:46
been informed the forward we looking to seal the deal for is eric torres to link up wit chicco again. moura isnt coming he goin to inter milan. our last 3 buys are baines, felani and torres. witsel will sign if anderson goes. lookin like a very goid summer! joey

If it is a young striker we are looking for it will be Angelo Henriquez

fearny

Baines, Fellaini and Torres do not improve the team nearly enough. None are even guaranteed a spot in starting XI.

I disagree. Fellaini is the type we need, not as good overall as we'd like but good in the air. A solid signing, if not the Martinez/Moutinho/Modric we would like.

Baines the best LB in EPL thi last season, maybe the season before too.

As for Torres, barely seen anythng of him, but I didn't see us signing a forward who'd go ahead of Welbeck and Hernandez anyway.

Thorne

10 Jul 2012 11:48:56
Lucas Moura: extract from www.ibtimes.co.uk

With Chelsea on the verge of signing Internacional midfielder and Moura's Brazil teammate Oscar and Madrid still keeping Tottenham talisman Luka Modirc as their number one midfield target, United's biggest rivals for Moura's signature will be Serie A giants Inter.

The player has already expressed his interest in moving to San Siro and also confirmed that his representatives have held negotiations with the Italians.

"They are a big club and anyone would like to play there. I am no exception. I know my father and my agent have spoken with the Inter president, but they have told me nothing yet. I can't guarantee I'll stay at Sao Paulo until the end of my deal. In football things can change very quickly and this situation is not just down to me," Sky Sports quoted Moura.


A straight fight between United and Inter for Moura's signature? Seemingly with Inter already having made first contact.


Halesini

This is not first time we are missing star player Ronaldinho ozil Benzema to many

Just the papers talking nonse, how do we know that RM wouldn't pull out of the race for Modric and turn to an alternative if it meant they could get Moura?

Also I remember an Ed saying AC Milan would have troubles signing Ganso due to non European player quota? Would Inter not have this problem for a different player from the Brazilian league or is it based on international appearances?

Ozwald {Ed001's Note - it is based on how many non EU players they have on their books, they have a limit in Italy.}

I keep hearing and seeing these quotes but am still to see anything linking him to us!!

To add to this Sao Paulo chairman laughed out inter's first bid of 23mil euro and said how can you offer this when are player is clearly worth a lot more. Have Inter got the money?

Ahh i see, thanks for clearing that up ed001! I'm guessing Inter aren't at their limit then yet otherwise chasing Lucas would be a lost cause ha.

Ozwald

10 Jul 2012 10:46:20
I'm sorry but I refuse to believe we are about to spend upwards of 30 million on an unproven Brazilian youngster, bearing in mind we have not had a successful Brazilian player to date. And if we did, then why the hell not spend that money on Martinez, who is a much better fit for us and would complete our midfield.
SqueakyBum

Only thing that makes me slightly believe in all this Moura talk is the fact that we WERE in for Hazard but missed out on him as everyone knows. Lucas Moura is a similar player, great attacking flair and pace about him with an eye for goal, the other thing is the price. If we were going to spend £30m on Hazard that same budget could be spent on his alternative Moura?

IMO i couldn't give much of a toss since the signing of Kagawa because he will add a lot as well as allow our already super talented forwards to concentrate on their game infront of goal. I'd be much more happy for us to bring in a CM someone such as Moutinho, Modric, Cabaye. It's very likely we will too. Anderson being injury prone/struggling to prove his true ability. Fletcher has major health concerns. Pogba has left, Scholesy has one year left likewise Giggsy. That leaves us with Carrick and Cleverz with potential from the academy such as Tunnicliffe!

I hope we spend a large amount of money to bring in a decent CM rather than someone like Moura to be honest.

Ozwald

SqueakyBum

I agree with you....to much of a risk for the money, I would rather us spend 25 million on Moutinho.

Simmo

Agree the cash should be prioritised on Martinez but we had a bid accepted for a £32m 'untested' Belgian 21yo did we not ?

Halesini

Im with you mate. So theres no value in the market, everyones overpriced, we need an immediate midfield impact player and we're gonna spend £30m plus on a kid who may or may not make it.

Total nonsense.

RED_SKY

I'm looking forward to Daehli making the step up into the first team. He looks like a Modric type of player I just hope he developed well.

Dan

Have you ever seen Lucas play he amazing much better than Martinez or Moutinho

10 Jul 2012 10:38:13
Just an interesting argument here, Jesus Jorge has apparently said that Nico Gaitan will be sold. We did have a gentlemans agreement on him for his transfer, so I still think that the move is quite possible - probably more likely than a move for Lucas Moura. With Jorge hinting that he will be sold and Mendes being Gaitan's agent, a move is quite possible if we can agree a fee as apaprently all of the personal terms were verbally agreed...Of course other clubs such as PSG and Barca were interested, but for some reason I believe that its us that will go in for him if he is to be sold.

RedDevil19

I think we have a gentleman's agreement in place for Gaitan and believe he is on his way to us. Sounds like we had a similar 'agreement in principle' with Kagawa agreed last year.

Gaitan would be a good addition to our midfield for sure.

I suspect bids for Gaitan, Moutinho and Baines will be forthcoming whereas Moura may be more of a fishing expedition. If we do get Moura all well and good as its great to be linked with possible future superstars appreciating he's only 19.

Me thinks there needs some players sold though if we were to get in another 3 or 4 players. Berbatov, Anderson, Nani are the obvious choices though the latter is allegedly looking at a new contract. I still think Nani is on the way out.

Halesini

09 Jul 2012 20:56:25
Eds, are you aware of any interest in Estaban Granero? Cheers!

Andy {Ed002's Note - Not from Old Trafford.}

10 Jul 2012 00:10:36
Manchester United are stepping up their £30million bid for Sao Paulo midfielder Lucas Moura amid competition from Inter Milan.

A United delegation is due to arrive in Brazil on Tuesday to open talks after the 19-year-old's father spoke to Inter on Friday.

United want to tie up a deal ahead of the player joining Brazil's Olympic squad.

Source Daily Fail

Hopefully there is some sort of truth to this rumour as we have been interested in the past. Can any one of the Ed's shed any light ?

I have herd he's open to a move o united but he did say he would like to join inter too

ED.If this rumours its true so which position his going to play in our team.i do like him a lot, but most of the game for sao paulo he playing on the right midfielders,which we have valencia/nani.can he play on the left?

ferdcoast {Ed002's Note - I would not worry too much about where Moura will play for Manchester United.}

I hope not. Not worth paying that money for a 19 yr old with no European experience. Looks a very excellent talent though. KB

What happened to the Utd delegation that was meant to be there last week?

fearny

Not sure why our name is linked. He talks in the column about the clubs that excite him that are interested and he does not mention United.

This would be great if it was true ed do you no if this is anything close to true or just another bulls*it rumor ?

The actual report didnt mention mufc only inter,the daily mail put our name in to back up their mufc delegation in brazil story from the other day.the story is a nonsense,we wont spend £30 mill on a world star nevermind some young kid straight out of brazil.
ste73

Lucas Moura will not be a United player next season. No matter how much the papers link him to us. He would cost a minimum of £35m and he would be a massive risk.

Sydney!