Manchester United Rumours Archive December 14 2011

14 Dec 2011 23:38:28
Macheda's agent has confirmed he'll go on loan in January for the rest of the season...mufc

I carn't see Macheda making it at Utd but I would like to be proved wrong.... A couple of seasons out on loan is maybe what he needs.... HERBIE

Everton fan here. We are very short up top. Do you guys reckon he could do a job for us because i am of the opinion that he isnt very good

...with a view to a permanant move hopefully. Will never be good enough to make it at United

Machida and Diouf will both be solid strikers for good teams, but not for Man United. neither have what it takes, based on what we've seen against teams they should be shining against.

Yet another player out though, if SAF doesnt make 1-2 signings in January numbers-wise we are gonna struggle bigtime.

RED_SKY

I wish we were selling him, and Diouf, they just aren't good enough!

I think we keep some of the fringe players purposely even though we know they aren't good enough, It creates an interest in the global brand of Manchester united in places where we don't usually have any players, and costs us very little. Macheda/Diouf? Then there was that Chinese guy we had that couldn't even kick a ball. Maybe I'm just being paranoid!? but I don't believe Ferguson thinks all these guys are good enough for United!

14 Dec 2011 16:32:54
well, well, well... Fernando Torres to Old Trafford??.. I wonder would Fergie have the balls and how would that go down in Merseyside I wonder hmmmm?, God it would be gas just to see their reaction alone!.... By the way, anyone think he'd be worth a gamble and off-loading that waster Berbatov?

The Premier League's top goalscorer last year is a "waster"?

Gar

Berbatov has class, which the majority of you should know is permanent. His form however isn't great at the moment and the reason being is that our midfield isn't great. Berbatov is the type of striker where you need good supply, otherwise he'll go missing in games. Would love to see berba scoring as many as he was last season, i miss that guy!

Ozwald

I think its a gamble worth taking.. for 20 mil.. definitely.. i think he's still a top drawer player.. he needs the games and he'll come good.. would love to see him in a united shirt.. RK

Torres is a class player so as Berbatov. I would like to see Torres in Man Utd colors...

I would love this to happen,saf would bring him back to his best and could you imagine him playing just of rooney,that would bring the fear factor back for teams playing united,joeyored

Everyone goes on about Berb being so great last season, he got 20 right? well he got 11 of them in 3 games, so it was nothing special, i do however think he can offer something to the team given regular games, berb will not pick up form playing once a month, he's not am impact player

Fact: In 2011 Torres has scored more goals
for Liverpool than at chelsea. As a Liverpool
supporter I'd love to see him at MUFC.
Another so-called bigger club LOL. He's finished.

14 Dec 2011 15:56:32
According to sum papers krasic will join man utd in january on loan. do you think he will join will he be good for us? {Ed002's Note - Juventus will be open to good offers for Krasic at some point but it is unclear if the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City, Malaga and Roma are still interested in a player who has not taken well to sitting on the bench. The player has declared his interest in Manchester United and it is not out of the question that they may be interested in Krasic. Juventus may value the player out of the winter window though. There is at least one person at Chelsea who very much likes the player and may wish to revisit earlier interest.}

14 Dec 2011 13:57:13
So the rumours today are Chelsea will sell Torres for ~20million, any chance Man Utd would buy him, I think SAF would get the best out of him. Paired with Rooney..imagine the possibilities! {Ed002's Note - There is no "for sale" sign, but if he is not performing well and cannot get in to the team and wants to move on something may be facilitated at some point. Certainly there is no £20M figure or anything like that. With Anelka effectively already gone and Drogba and Kalou away in January/February it seems unlikely that unless another striker comes in that Torres will remain for a while. Although, Chelsea are looking actively at new strikers at the moment.}

Ed002 you're a Chelsea fan are you not? Would you say that Lukaku is being under utilized? I know he is only 18 years old and this is probably a question for the Chelsea page but I'll ask here anyway.

TK-Red {Ed002's Note - Under utilized no, he is playing and doing well in the reserves but he really isn't ready for the top level yet. The sort of brutish powerful way he approaches the game needs to have a little finesse added before he will be playing regularly. I think we will see some more of him off the bench in the second half of teh season if he does not go out on loan - which has yet to be decided.}

Which do you think would be more beneficial? Staying with the squad or going out on loan? I ask because you say his style requires a little finesse but I would imagine that a) if he were to go on loan it would be to an English club and b) Im not sure any of the potential clubs, with all due respect to them, will encourage such finesse. Stoke spring to mind as such an example.

TK-Red {Ed002's Note - Beneficial, probably a loan. I am told there have been enquiries from Villareal, Stoke and Everton so far. But Chelsea have yet to make any decisions about loans as far as I am aware.}

Much as i would love to see SAF get Torres to OldTrafford the fact is Torres just does not like United and I don't think he would do it out of respect for Liverpool. But You never know, SAF can be very persuasive........

14 Dec 2011 00:44:29
Hi, now with darren out, utd have been linked with alot of targets in January, can any of the eds expand on it? So far theres Biglia, Rodwell, Sneijder and Gaitan are these just money spinners or any truth in the making here? {Ed001's Note - Rodwell has always been a favourite of Fergie's, he has had him scouted, watched him play and Rodwell has eaten meals with him a number of times. There is a very definite long term interest there. Sneijder was in talks over the summer, but his demands were ludicrous and so interest was dropped. The other two have both been scouted extensively. My belief is that all four are of interest, if the price is right.}

Cheers