Manchester United Rumours Archive January 18 2011

18 Jan 2011 22:44:29
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Manchester United will try to sign Alexis Sanchez before the transfer window shuts for about 22m i know this from a source can't name them all be revealed soon. United wanted to wait for summer but Chelsea have forced United hand we their approach for the player. Michael Owen will go to Sunderland giving No7 shirt for Sanchez. United had deal in place he is going be new Ronaldo believe me. That was why United have been marketing the Chile ready for summer but everything has been moved forward due to chelsea/ Inter Milan and Barcelona.

18 Jan 2011 22:42:01
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Rumours are that Sergio Ramos may leave Real Madrid after a bust up with our beloved Cristiano Ronaldo and breakdown in Contract negotiations.

Wouldn't be a half bad signing, still 24 and the best right back in the world, IMO.

MPez

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"Best RB in the world" - you don't watch him much do you. Sergio Ramos is not in the top 10 RBs in the world and I definitely wouldn't want him agead of Rafael.

Stockie

Agree with Stockie, not as good as Rafael, is a Madrid man through and through like Gary Nev for us. The key words are contract negotiations.
Players like to use us as a way of getting a better pay deal.
No chance of him coming to us.
They are all "falling out" with Ronnie arent they. .

Red Man

18 Jan 2011 22:37:50
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@mike the moston red >>> jus wonderin how do you know there will be no takeover or jan signings. Are u guessin or were u told? Irish red

18 Jan 2011 22:37:47
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Rumours are that Sergio Ramos may leave Real Madrid after a bust up with our beloved Cristiano Ronaldo and breakdown in Contract negotiations.

Wouldn't be a half bad signing, still 24 and the best right back in the world, IMO.

MPez

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We have Rafael as a RB. There is no need for Ramos who is a defensive liability.

No way is he the best right back in the world. Maicon, Dani Alves and Lahm are far better than him.

18 Jan 2011 22:36:48
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@mike the moston red >>> jus wonderin how do you know there will be no takeover or jan signings. Are u guessin or were u told?

18 Jan 2011 20:47:47
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Rumours are that Sergio Ramos may leave Real Madrid after a bust up with our beloved Cristiano Ronaldo and breakdown in Contract negotiations.

Wouldn't be a half bad signing, still 24 and the best right back in the world, IMO.

MPez

18 Jan 2011 20:04:35
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I've heard United are lining up a £55m package for Bale and Modric in the summer. i'm sure they will cost a lot more

18 Jan 2011 16:47:01
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@Apparently Pienaar has snubbed Chelsea for Spurs, apparently Chelsea would only pay him a maximum of 55k a week with no bonuses, Spurs will pay him around the same in wages a week but he feels Spurs have a bright future ahead.

I'm not sure what that says about Chelsea's future?

Sydney!

18 Jan 2011 16:29:58
I, for one, fully expect Ferguson to give Welbeck his chance next season, in a similar position to where he has been playing on the left of midfield, with Gyan and Bent, but what transfer fee would be deemed sufficient to prize him away from United considering the inflationary pressure on all english players, with Downing at 12m and Bent at 24m. I couldn't see Sunderland offering more than 8m myself although I believe he is worth more considering his potential. .and what's going on with the plans for Macheda's future, do you reckon?

Tortoise8

18 Jan 2011 13:49:23
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Could bents transfer trigger the following. Bent sun to villa Carew villa to w'ham c.ole w'ham to liverpool torres l'pool to chelsea Drogba chel to r'madrid benzema to united welback & owen to s'land wellback season long loan henderson part of the deal. Rooney. Berbs, benzema and hernandez as are 4 strikers then wellback in for berb season after next

18 Jan 2011 13:24:56
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Mike The Moston Red

Man Utd WILL be taken over by the Qatari's I can PROMISE you that!

18 Jan 2011 12:38:32
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18 Jan 2011 10:58:59
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"Agree with you Ed, I would say is that it is hard to believe for two reasons.
1) you can't see someone being so indescreet.
2) I don't know about fellow reds but I wouldn't know the club secretary if I stood next to him

Red Man"

Same here Red Man. Even after 30 years of support i don't know how the club secretary looks like. There have been a few high hellos from SAF and some player autographs while bumping into them in manchester but that is just about it. United is "North Korea" like you mention (not that i complain).

I only knew it was John because my company fitted 2 windows at his house back in 2008. They where walking down the stairs from the suite and a security guard was holding the door open. I was passing at heard it. To be honest im not sure if they said "we can go another 3" or if they said "as 3 but that's it"

Tony

18 Jan 2011 10:58:59
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"Agree with you Ed, I would say is that it is hard to believe for two reasons.
1) you can't see someone being so indescreet.
2) I don't know about fellow reds but I wouldn't know the club secretary if I stood next to him

Red Man"

Same here Red Man. Even after 30 years of support i don't know how the club secretary looks like. There have been a few high hellos from SAF and some player autographs while bumping into them in manchester but that is just about it. United is "North Korea" like you mention (not that i complain).

REDFAITH

18 Jan 2011 08:23:04
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Qatar unlikely to invest in European Football Club

DOHA — The Qatari royal family is not looking to invest in a European football club despite rumours linking them with Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, a source close to the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) told AFP on Sunday.
A report in British tabloid The News of the World claimed on Sunday that the QIA - which invests money on behalf of Qatar's royal family - was preparing a 1.3 billion pounds (1.54 billion euros, 2 billion dollars) bid for 18-time English champions United.
Reports in the French media in recent months have also linked QIA with PSG, claiming the organisation could be poised to take either a controlling interest or a 30 percent stake in the under-achieving club based in Paris's chic 16th arrondissement.
However, the source close to QIA played down the rumours and told AFP that football clubs such as United and PSG did not present the opportunities for reliable returns on investment that the sovereign wealth fund usually seeks in potential business partners.
Nobody from QIA was available for comment.


And people come on here calling me a moran etc. Unfortunately for this website, I am probably the only realist on here. Glazers going nowhere. Qatar not even interested in buying us. As for the debt, where was all the money going before we were in debt? On marquee signings like Bellion I take it, don't make me laugh. At least the Glazers are an enemy (if you want to call them that) that we can see. Other than the clandestine parasites that have raped our club for decades. Who was the last person associated with our club other than true fans like me, who actually put their hands in their pockets and put money in to Manchester United. There you go, so what makes the Glazers such big felons then. The minute United became a PLC we became vulnerable to this. Is it an anti american xenophobic thing. You are not naive enough to think that a Mancunian business man, wouldn't have done exactly the same thing as the Glazers are doing are you. What money did the Edwards put in to Manchester United. What money did Magnier and McManus put in to Manchester United. I will tell you what, a big fat zero.

What I find pathetic in all this is people on here complaining about the lack of investment of the Glazers etc, when we are in the top four, Champions league etc. Don't you round on you owners when you are teetering on the edge of relegation due to lack of investment etc. The real test of our owners will be if we ever begin to look like falling too far behind. I bought a paper this morning and have a guess who is top of the premier league. Right that's it Glazers out, Fergie out, Gill out, not renewing my season ticket. Grow up will you


Mick the proud realistic Moston Red

18 Jan 2011 00:11:10
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Yeah alright "Tony"!
Do you think a conversation that confidential would have not finished in this room you happened to walk past?!
Have another drink!