Manchester United Rumours Archive December 15 2010

 

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15 Dec 2010 23:35:31
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"Man united to make move for stephen ireland"

@Could there be a straight swap deal involving Darron Gibson?

What do you think Ed? Villa got him for 8m, but he badly wants out of Villa.

Sydney! {ed's note - I don't see it, he is simply not good enough.}

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15 Dec 2010 23:28:27
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Man united to make move for stephen ireland

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15 Dec 2010 23:10:18
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"I know Sir Alex Ferguson has already looked at me, " De Gea said. "My contract runs until mid-2013. After this season, we should look at what happens. Whoever wants to talk can come and talk.

"I owe Atletico everything and I would love to stay here but, on the other hand, Manchester United are a great club."

Yeah he said no to us. . . but actually that sounds more like a 20 year old boy who would be quite happy if given the chance to come to a club like Manchester United which will most likely happen next season

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I never saw this statement from De Gea, But i really don't think he will be signed, spending £15 Million plus on a keeper who has hardly any Experience in big games and someone who we don't whether they'll develop or not is a big risk for me, no doubt he'll ask for more than £50k in wages too.

I don't think we'll sign another keeper but if we were to i'd say Akinfeev looks the strongest candidate 24 years old, Russian Regular, does well and is consistant for both club and country, he seems the safer bet to me.

But as i said i don't think we'll pay more than £10 Million for a keeper. that's my Opinion though.

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15 Dec 2010 22:54:57
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I'm getting sick of hearing about the same 4 names; De Gea, Sanchez, Henderson and Defour, the only 2 who have a chance of signing are Henderson and/or Defour. De Gea has already said no to us, Sanchez will destroy Cleverley's chance of playing on a regular basis.

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"I know Sir Alex Ferguson has already looked at me, " De Gea said. "My contract runs until mid-2013. After this season, we should look at what happens. Whoever wants to talk can come and talk.

"I owe Atletico everything and I would love to stay here but, on the other hand, Manchester United are a great club."

Yeah he said no to us. . . but actually that sounds more like a 20 year old boy who would be quite happy if given the chance to come to a club like Manchester United which will most likely happen next season.

15 Dec 2010 22:47:54
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@If Sneijder wanted to sign for us then why did he sign a new five year deal? Also why did he say that he loves Italy and wants to retire in Italy? By agreeing a five year deal with Inter he has priced us out of a move for him. He is not a target. I am not sure Defour is anymore either. Reina is certainly no Manchester United target.

Sydney!
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Ah sydney my boy! Once again you use your wisdom when you Know nothing or are naive! Sneijder signed a contract to get more money and did he say the retiring in Italy bit just after? I think so, meaning nothing, probably a T&C. . . Defour is 100% on the radar. I would like to know where you claim to get your information from because it sure as hell aint from United.

15 Dec 2010 22:47:24
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"This bulls* t about a 80k a week contract for O'Shea isn't correct. The club denied that there was a contract extension."

@I agree, Anderson's new contract was all over the United website, everyone's new contract is put on the United website, even reserve team players, O'Shea has not had a written article about him on the United website regarding a new contract.

Its nonsense, in fact its quite puzzling why O'Shea has been left out of the squad lately too.

Sydney!

15 Dec 2010 22:46:41
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"@Ed do you believe we will have enough funds to buy these players? I have a feeling Fergie will go English, we need that British spine for the future and without it we could be another Arsenal.

Smalling-(Henderson or Rodwell)-Fletcher-Rooney

With Cleverley & Welbeck there or there abouts.

If you could buy any English player for are future/now who would it be?"

Sydney, I really don't think going English is the right thing to do. Right now, Rodwell and Bale are the only British players who would get anywhere near a Utd starting 11. Henderson is not Utd quality, never will be. Bale is out of reach, Rodwell would be an amazing signing and is definitely realistic.

With Cleverley and Welbeck coming back, we should be ok with the British spine and homegrown rule. So going after De Gea, Sanchez and Martinez shouldn't be a problem.

I somehow have a feeling that this might Berba and Carrick's last season at the club unless they show massive improvements, Berba with his general play and Carrick with his ball retention. Offloading them would bring in 20m easily, Diouf might be sold as well to raise extra money. With the 20-22m and the transfer budget of about 30m, we could easily get all the above mentioned players. As a one-time special signing, we go after Rodwell to secure him before other clubs come in. What do you think ed? {ed's note - I don't think Carrick will go, not with Hargreaves clearly being unable to make it back and play regularly and Scholes and Giggs on the verge of retirement.}

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15 Dec 2010 22:43:58
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Sanchez will not be signed!
Look at it this way, we can either keep Cleverley or sign Sanchez, i know which i'd prefer!

We might not even sign a player from Chile, just because of the Miners being invited to a game (which a number of clubs done), Sir Alex meeting with the president and us signing a deal with their wine company. if you choose to complicate things then we are signing someone but if you choose to look at it simply maybe we're just broadening our clubs popularity.

I'm getting sick of hearing about the same 4 names; De Gea, Sanchez, Henderson and Defour, the only 2 who have a chance of signing are Henderson and/or Defour. De Gea has already said no to us, Sanchez will destroy Cleverley's chance of playing on a regular basis.

This time last year we were being linked with Benzema, Hangeland, G.Cahill, Arteta, Young, etc, how many of them signed? one. out of the 3 players we bought this year nobody would of guessed any of them except for Smalling but only because that deal was done in early January. We won't sign anyone in January (except for Lindegaard as it's already been done), Cleverley will return play about 4 full games and some FA cup games and nothing more will happen until the summer.

And before we start speculating on the Summer i doubt even Sir Alex knows who he will sign yet for sure, We're Manchester United so we're going to get linked with EVERY player out there.

I have one Genuine, 100% done deal, Will definitely sign, and his name his Lindegaard.

So, just to re-cap; no De Gea (didn't see what all the fuss about him was anyway, he's 20? what makes anyone think he's going to be brilliant in 5 years time, he may of already hit his peak), Sanchez, Defour and Henderson will probably not be signed in january 2011, summer 2011, January 2012, Summer, 2012, etc.

The Moon.

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15 Dec 2010 22:40:40
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Sydney! {ed's note - do you not think even giving one of Macheda or Diouf on a permanent might be better?}

@It would certainly sweeten the deal wouldn't it? Everton have tried to sign Macheda on loan but Diouf strikes me as a typical Everton striker.

How much plus one of them do you think Rodwell would cost Ed?

12m plus Macheda? 14m plus Diouf?

Sydney! {ed's note - I think you might even get him for 10m and one of them, Everton need a striker and the money desperately.}

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15 Dec 2010 22:36:49
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"@If Sneijder wanted to sign for us then why did he sign a new five year deal? Also why did he say that he loves Italy and wants to retire in Italy? By agreeing a five year deal with Inter he has priced us out of a move for him. He is not a target. I am not sure Defour is anymore either. Reina is certainly no Manchester United target."

He signed the contract because Inter were treble winners and he didn't want to leave Italy because of his TV presenter/model wife. Now, under Benitez, things have gone horribly wrong and he is starting to get disillusioned. Which is why I hope Benitez makes it to next season; he stays and Sneijder is ours for the taking.

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15 Dec 2010 22:02:30
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How many times. . .Sneijder is one of our top targets and add into the fact that he wants to play for us and you have the start of a deal. Benitez may prove to be the stumbling block here but if not sneijder then Defour will come in - before you say it i know they are different players but we won't buy both in one window - they are 2 top CM targets. As i have said previously unless someone out bids us Sanchez is on his way. . . . GK is a tricky on and Utd are playing this very close to there chest - possible Reina? This is the one i don't know.

Lew

@If Sneijder wanted to sign for us then why did he sign a new five year deal? Also why did he say that he loves Italy and wants to retire in Italy? By agreeing a five year deal with Inter he has priced us out of a move for him. He is not a target. I am not sure Defour is anymore either. Reina is certainly no Manchester United target.

Sydney!

15 Dec 2010 22:01:06
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How many times. . .Sneijder is one of our top targets and add into the fact that he wants to play for us and you have the start of a deal. Benitez may prove to be the stumbling block here but if not sneijder then Defour will come in - before you say it i know they are different players but we won't buy both in one window - they are 2 top CM targets. As i have said previously unless someone out bids us Sanchez is on his way. . . . GK is a tricky on and Utd are playing this very close to there chest - possible Reina? This is the one i don't know.


Lew

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Yeah Sneijder. . . a player that doesn't even fit in our system. . check your contacts because they don't seem to be quite accurate.

The CM's that are watched and are most likely to join are Defour, Henderson or Rodwell (in Rodwell's case it is more an outside chance).

The goalkeeper coming in will be De Gea. United sneaked around him a lot of times and Atletico (despite their official statements) are open to a sale. He will cost 20 million Euro (release clause).

15 Dec 2010 21:54:42
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Yes he would have done Sydney had it not been John O'shea who signed his deal last month but nice bit of kiss ass from you. . RAINIFISHTROMBONE

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This bulls* t about a 80k a week contract for O'Shea isn't correct. The club denied that there was a contract extension.

15 Dec 2010 21:51:39
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Sydney!
{Editor's note - Rodwell looks an amazing prospect}

@I agree and Everton can't really turn down £20m especially if we chuck in Diouf or Macheda for the season on loan. I just think United need a future England midfielder in the side, we have Cleverley, Rooney Smalling, Welbeck & hopefully Morrison but we need a good central midfielder and lets not forget Rodders can also play in defense when needed, he could end up being a long term Vidic replacement as Evans is disintegrating.

Lindegaard - Kuszczak replacement
Stekelenburg - Van Der Sar replacement
Rodwell - Hargreaves replacement
Pogba - Carrick replacement (2012)
Welbeck - Owen replacement
Cleverley - Park replacement (2012)
Sanchez - Something extra for our squad.

What do you think Ed?

Sydney! {ed's note - do you not think even giving one of Macheda or Diouf on a permanent might be better?}

15 Dec 2010 21:43:24
15 Dec 2010 21:25:38
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How many times. . .Sneijder is one of our top targets and add into the fact that he wants to play for us and you have the start of a deal. Benitez may prove to be the stumbling block here but if not sneijder then Defour will come in - before you say it i know they are different players but we won't buy both in one window - they are 2 top CM targets. As i have said previously unless someone out bids us Sanchez is on his way. . . . GK is a tricky on and Utd are playing this very close to there chest - possible Reina? This is the one i don't know.


Lew

sneijder is not a target if he was he would have been signed for around 15mil two years ago . . not now when hes probably just pasted his peak last year and pay 30mil cause he also signed a new contract he will NOT be joining and benitez would NEVER sell to us

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15 Dec 2010 21:25:38
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How many times. . .Sneijder is one of our top targets and add into the fact that he wants to play for us and you have the start of a deal. Benitez may prove to be the stumbling block here but if not sneijder then Defour will come in - before you say it i know they are different players but we won't buy both in one window - they are 2 top CM targets. As i have said previously unless someone out bids us Sanchez is on his way. . . . GK is a tricky on and Utd are playing this very close to there chest - possible Reina?? This is the one i don't know.


Lew

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15 Dec 2010 21:13:57
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{Editor's note - I am the Man Utd Ed now but I would go for De Gea, Martinez and Sanchez}

@Ed do you believe we will have enough funds to buy these players? I have a feeling Fergie will go English, we need that British spine for the future and without it we could be another Arsenal.

Smalling-(Henderson or Rodwell)-Fletcher-Rooney

With Cleverley & Welbeck there or there abouts.

If you could buy any English player for are future/now who would it be?

Sydney!
{Editor's note - Rodwell looks an amazing prospect}

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15 Dec 2010 20:17:29
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Ed, 2 things, at the jan transfer window, who do you think will come in and who do you think will go?

thanks
{Editor's note - I think there will only be 1 signing for Man Utd}

15 Dec 2010 20:17:20
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Sydney! {ed's note - I don't know, it depends on what you mean by operational profit? After all the club is in desperate need of buying a couple of top class players and that is going to eat into the profits massively. If not, then surely you need to ask questions of how the club is being run? The job of a football club is to put the best possible team on the pitch, not the most money into the bank.}

@Completely agree, what i meant by United's record breaking operating profits is the merchandise & sponsorship money, a few months ago United made an 83.6m loss but our operating profits were 100m, we were the first club to reach that amount, next year with all of these new sponsors we should smash that record.

United will have funds to buy players, in 2007 we spent 50m on Hargreaves, Anderson & Nani. In 2008 we bought Berbatov for 30m. In 2009 we tried signing Benzema and missed out, then we missed out on Tevez, we did however buy Obertan & Valencia. Apparently we missed out on David Villa in June this year but bought Smalling, Bebe & Hernandez.

You are right United are in need of one or two top players, Ed as you are not the United Ed, who do you believe will improve United so that the league would be that little bit easier?

Stekelenburg, Henderson & Sanchez would be enough for me, what do you think?

Sydney!
{Editor's note - I am the Man Utd Ed now but I would go for De Gea, Martinez and Sanchez}

15 Dec 2010 20:15:55
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Bharti Airtel is an Indian Company not African. .
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UNITED IN:
Vidal/ Henderson(BOTH LIKELY but only one to be signed)
De Gea( VERY LIKELY) nuer-b.munchen , akinfeev & Steklenberg(spelling:p) not good enough
Sanchez(VERY LIKELY)
Showcross( UNSURE)
I WOULD LOVE IF CARROLL JOINED UTD AS HE WOULD GIVE US THAT BIG STRONG TARGETMENT TO PLAY ALONG SIDE ROONEY! !
JanuarY- maybe vidal or no one
SummeR- 1 GK, 1 CM, 1 WINGER/AM (sanchez)-SURELY
CB- UNLIKELY

RamoN
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15 Dec 2010 17:03:09
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@The Manchester United Editor did tell us a month ago that the next United player to sign a new contract will be Anderson, well done for getting that one right Ed!

Sydney!

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15 Dec 2010 16:28:39
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The following players may not be in SAF's wishlist because of long distance traveling and Int.duty problems
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Honda
African players (ask chelsea and arsenal for reason why)
sanchez
isla(may also be omitted because of rafael)
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only vidal is possible from chile to fill gap left by hargreaves

oshea , brown comes in handy during the weekend after Int.break so they won't be sold

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15 Dec 2010 15:41:45
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This African sponsorship deal is purely commercial reasons. Large market to tap into there. . a lot of money to be made. .
*Welcome to Salford*

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15 Dec 2010 15:35:29
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@United have signed another new sponsorship deal with Bharti Airtel an African company, they will help us seek young talents from Africa, somewhere in the world we have lacked getting in future stars.

Sydney!


Agreed. But Fergie always said that he was reluctant to buy African players due to African Nations cup every 2 years where players can be gone 4 nearly 6 weeks. If you look at Arsenal they had a problem with that when up to 6-7 players would be missing for JAN into Feb.

Hopefully evans O'shea go- there useless. Time for a Hargreaves replacement, maybe a cheeky bid for S.Parker 8-10 mill tops and would do a good job and hes english.

Think Neuer/Stekelenberg will be bought in summer with Akinfeev an outside chance too.

Sydney/ Ed what do you think ? {ed's note - I think Parker would be a good shout, but I think you would need to wait till the Hammers go down at the end of the season to get him.}

15 Dec 2010 15:27:35
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Bharathi airtel is actually an Indian communications giant expanded its operations to Africa, they are super rich even have the potential to buy united in future

A fan who said signing 3 chilean players is a headache because of their traveling related problems during International matches is spot on
we have 3 chilean, 3 brazilian, 1 S.korean in our squad and all may go on International duty
(park is unavailable for 6+ matches is best example)

3+3+1 are long distance travelers during Int duty
if any of our European players are injured during Int duty we will be very weak during that weekend of matches coz we can't play our best 11 even if we have 2 best players for a position

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@Lets not forget Valencia & Hernandez. Ecuador & Mexico respectively.

Sydney!

15 Dec 2010 15:22:39
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Manchester United owners, the Glazer family, believe they can land a world record kit deal with Nike to the tune of over £400 million.

The Telegraph says the Glazers believe they can banish concerns over the club's £526 million debt by securing a world-record kit deal worth close to £450 million before their agreement with Nike expires in 2015.

United's £302.9 million contract with Nike, which came into force in August 2002, is currently worth approximately £25 million a year to the club, because of progressive increments.

There are no plans to lay the groundwork on a new deal until at least 2012, but United's American owners believe that the recent ‚Ǩ42.6 million -a-year kit deal between Nike and the French Football Federation ‚Äì worth a world record ‚Ǩ320 million over 7¬? years ‚Äì has set the benchmark for United when they come to seek out a new long-term agreement.

Sydney!

15 Dec 2010 15:18:45
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United will sign BALE in summer, although Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said he is not for sale.
sanchez is also closely monitored.
it will be Bale or sanchez.

And it will be only Cash deal and no player for exchange for Bale.
Carrick, park, anderson all staying.
Cleverly will be used as scholas replacement.

Owen might leave after the season for free.
Neville and owen hargreaves will retire.
Anders Lindegaad will be given chance in first team after january if he doesn't deliver the best, Then may be will be brought in summer.
VDS will be working for management after retiring as MAN U no 1 GK.

Welback will be used as no 4 striker.

@Cleverly will replace Park on the WING and not Scholes when he becomes unavailable for 7 matches due to Asia Cup in January. .

So get ur facts right he plays as a Winger.

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15 Dec 2010 15:04:32
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Bharathi airtel is actually an Indian communications giant expanded its operations to Africa, they are super rich even have the potential to buy united in future

A fan who said signing 3 chilean players is a headache because of their traveling related problems during International matches is spot on
we have 3 chilean, 3 brazilian, 1 S.korean in our squad and all may go on International duty
(park is unavailable for 6+ matches is best example)

3+3+1 are long distance travelers during Int duty
if any of our European players are injured during Int duty we will be very weak during that weekend of matches coz we can't play our best 11 even if we have 2 best players for a position

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15 Dec 2010 14:24:08
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United will sign BALE in summer, although Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said he is not for sale.
sanchez is also closely monitored.
it will be Bale or sanchez.

And it will be only Cash deal and no player for exchange for Bale.
Carrick, park, anderson all staying.
Cleverly will be used as scholas replacement.

Owen might leave after the season for free.
Neville and owen hargreaves will retire.
Anders Lindegaad will be given chance in first team after january if he doesn't deliver the best, Then may be will be brought in summer.
VDS will be working for management after retiring as MAN U no 1 GK.

Welback will be used as no 4 striker.

@Cleverley will not replace Scholes, Cleverley is a winger. Why do people think he plays in the centre, for United, Wigan & England U21s he has only played on the wing.

Sydney!

15 Dec 2010 14:10:35
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Anderson just singed a new four and a half year contract . . . . . . don't think midfielder will be brought in january

Red Assassin

@Its not Anderson that was going to be replaced mate, its Hargreaves. Hargreaves will certainly be replaced either in January or the summer. Pogba will be a long term Carrick replacement. Next season they will be rotated.

Sydney!

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15 Dec 2010 13:48:28
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Anderson just singed a new four and a half year contract . . . . . . don't think midfielder will be brought in january

Red Assassin

15 Dec 2010 13:45:49
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@Anderson has just signed a new 5yr contract! Maybe silly rumours linking him away from United can now STOP!

Sydney!

15 Dec 2010 13:45:11
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United will sign BALE in summer, although Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said he is not for sale.
sanchez is also closely monitored.
it will be Bale or sanchez.

And it will be only Cash deal and no player for exchange for Bale.
Carrick, park, anderson all staying.
Cleverly will be used as scholas replacement.

Owen might leave after the season for free.
Neville and owen hargreaves will retire.
Anders Lindegaad will be given chance in first team after january if he doesn't deliver the best, Then may be will be brought in summer.
VDS will be working for management after retiring as MAN U no 1 GK.

Welback will be used as no 4 striker.

15 Dec 2010 13:43:13
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@United have signed another new sponsorship deal with Bharti Airtel an African company, they will help us seek young talents from Africa, somewhere in the world we have lacked getting in future stars.

Sydney!

15 Dec 2010 13:22:29
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{ed's note - I haven't heard of any interest in him, I think Valencia have enough players that will be leaving, I doubt they will let him go too. Banega is the most likely to leave as he has fallen out with Unai Emery.}

If this is really the case with Banega, what are everyone's thoughts on him as a midfield signing?

Red Dawn

NO MORE ARGENTINIANS. THEY ARE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE!

WOFFSTA

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15 Dec 2010 11:27:04
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City try to bring in dzeko for 45m pounds
dzeko wrote 'come and get me' letter to city
if it is true then the rumour like berbatov + cash for dzeko is culled
when united showed some interest in him he said he will only play in spain or italy for a big club
there is another rumour linking ashley young with united for 22m pounds
we can bring sanchez and (neuer or steel. burg) for this amount

15 Dec 2010 11:19:32
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Neuer might be going to bayern munich

Red Assassin

15 Dec 2010 10:53:08
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Manchester United are looking to sign Spanish winger Joaquin from Valencia this January.

ManUtd Fan

15 Dec 2010 10:04:33
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Manutd won't buy Torres, Bale or any other highly expensive players.they will sign:

Sanchez
annan
carrol
de gea

15 Dec 2010 10:00:55
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Manutd to sign:

Hamsik
Henderson
Shawcross
Cavani [napoli]
Neuer

diouf, de laet will be sold.anderson will stay for atleast another season.

15 Dec 2010 08:09:05
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Just as a nice little stop gap till the end of the season and a deal involving the loan of fringe going the other way. Stephen Ireland anyone, I know Fergie was an admirer.

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15 Dec 2010 00:45:55
{ed's note - I haven't heard of any interest in him, I think Valencia have enough players that will be leaving, I doubt they will let him go too. Banega is the most likely to leave as he has fallen out with Unai Emery.}

If this is really the case with Banega, what are everyone's thoughts on him as a midfield signing?

Red Dawn

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