Manchester United Rumours Archive June 01 2012

01 Jun 2012 23:25:50
nani released this through his agent on Portuguesetv today
“Now I am really happy, but I don’t know about my future.
“Now I will study opportunities. Football is not only about England or Spain. It is possible to enjoy success in other countries.
“My agent is waiting on news about United. We have presented a counter-offer and now we are waiting on an offer from the club.”
jred

It`s interesting when he said football is not just about england or spain i guess he`s hinting about a move to france with psg

Anzhi Mach........ I think

It appears that he is of the opinion that Utd don't want him anymore

Pardoe

Was he not being linked to juventus
jred {Ed002's Note - Juventus enquired last season.}

PSG or Anzhi? Maybe even a move to Palermo or another Italian club?

Sydney!

Juventus are messers and probably will not pay the fee United value Nani at.

Sydney!

I was told Athletico Madrid, PSG and Juve have an interest and United had postponed the next set of talks to until after the Euros.

REDFAITH

I heard he could be used in a deal to bring marchisio from juve so that statement makes sense

sparkyred

I hope United slam the door in Juve's face for this annoying situation they've made for us with Pogba.

Ozwald

01 Jun 2012 22:26:56
Guys don't give out I'm only putting this out there. Lesley king on pay as you play just to help out ? {Ed007's Note - Hasn't he said he will retire and work doing coaching at Spurs?}

Ed, not suggesting we sign him but think he said that he will stay at Spurs, in a coaching role if he cant secure a one year extension over the summer

Enigma {Ed007's Note - Cheers mate. I just caught the tail end of something earlier.}

Is lesley ,ledleys sister lol
johndenton

Is that centre back with the zimmer frame?

Pardoe

We had enough injuries last season mate.

ferdcoast

That's what we need ,another injury prone player.Well with Owen gone and Hargreaves left 12 months ago I suppose it will give our medical team something to do

01 Jun 2012 21:53:29
Guys,anyone have any idea how much Neymar would be worth and do you think it would be worth putting a bid in?is there a clause in his contract?i for one think he'd be brilliant

Super red

He's pretty much a Barcelona player.

G.A.G.U.S

Is he?how much do ya know have they paid?g.a.g.u.s

Superred

Would give anything to see him at United, but the sad reality is that he is heading to Spain.

He is ranked around 40-50 millon, but said he would prefer a move to barcelona

40-50m,I couldn't see fergie or the glazers paying that for any player,I'd say his wage demands would be fairly high too...

Super red

If we were willing to pay £35m for Hazard (a young and up-coming player) then why don't we give a shot a Neymar who is the most highly rated youngster at this time.

Neymar is agifted player but i just dont think he would fit the ethos of uniteds team game. there has only been three players i can think of in uniteds history that have been allowed to be individuals best cantona and ronaldo and personally i dont think neymar has the match winning ability of any of those

justpij

You kidding me? If Neymar joined it'd probably result in SAF having a heart attack because Neymar is such a cocky player, yeah he's got tremendous skill but i can't think of a footballer with a bigger ego? Other than maybe Balotelli..

Ozwald

01 Jun 2012 21:47:02
sneijder....great player....but he has two and at max 3 left ragardless of the transfer fee his wage demand will impend any possible transfer like it did last time around.

reality and i can expect Shinji to come...maybe a LB and some small signings but nothing more....

Champions league not possible...hopefully league will be our realistic goal....


Hoping FERGIE will surprise with some marquee signing other than Modric(never liked him and we dont need him).

GGMU

Fully agree GGMU

SuperRed

How is champions league out our range . The team that finished 6 th in our league won it when we missed out on goal difference ? Yes it was lucky but I still remember koufor fisting the grass in 99 {Ed007's Note - So how did the rest of your time in prison pan out?}

To say the truth Chelsea winning the CL last time was not lucky but different(no point in disrespecting someone acheivment)

To make it a realistic target you have to have those signing that i dont see happening so its not possible(unlikely)....

League requires consistent performance and a experienced squad not a good 11(CL can be won with 11 fit)...this is something we already had last time...this time around a Shinji(something that was missing last tyme) and hopefully a fit squad would make the league a realistic target....

Now some quality A players in and then CL
will look realistic....

GGMU

01 Jun 2012 20:25:15
Another thing i don;t get is people saying we'll pull out of the chase for Powell if Pogba stays.

How does that work, apart from their both 18 and both class thats it.

Pogba is more like a box to box who can play at dm or even as an am. Powell is a striker who dropped back to support striker and can play in the hole.

I think the pair of them with Tunnicliffe could form a handy little trio.

Assuming we sign both Pogba and Powell.

Pogba, Tunnicliffe, Cleverley, Powell, Kagawa, Petrucci would make a pretty neat midfield squad in say 2-3 years if we could sign them up/tie them down

Gav

01 Jun 2012 18:50:52
I'm convinced that if, for some reason, we actually do sign Sneijder, he will do exactly what Veron did. I hope we don't sign him, I'd prefer so many different players.

Percy

Finally we agree.

G.A.G.U.S

Can't compare the two totally different . Schneider can tackle dirty veron never saw two tackles in one game . Second veron was Good when we dominated games. Sneider can dominate games . I won't go on. I'm not his biggest fan but you may as well compare Robeson if ya like cause who knew he would fit in from lowly baggies ?

We probably disagree on who we'd buy though ;)

Percy

You speak alot of sense Percy. And receive too much stick for it ;)

DodgyBanter

How could you even consider comparing sneijder do Veron,got to wake up guys.the worst statement I've ever seen on here.
Ome people are so blind it's unreal!

Sneijder would be magnificent at utd.What a crazy statement to make!Percy you should watch Sneijder more often or maybe you have never watched him!Veron and Sneijder aren't even in the same mould.Veron wasn't an attacking midfielder nor was he a player to sit up front behind the striker.Veron was more of a player that sat in midfield and pushed the ball around midfield,changing
direction of play and he didn't have much pace!How could you even come out with a statement so wayward it's unbelievable!Sneijder will be playing tonight at 7:45 v northern Ireland.watch him.

I've seen a lot of Sneijder. He gets injured getting off the coach. Veron was also a big name classy star, but didn't live up to his hype. If Sneijder comes in, I'll be hugely disappointed.

Percy

You can't watch football very much. I'm not bothered either way whether we sign Schneider or not but comparing him with Veron is ridiculous. Veron played at a slow tempo and couldn't adjust to English football. Schneider plays at a much quicker pace, the 2 are nothing alike.

01 Jun 2012 18:44:23
Just a suggestion, but if I was united I'd look into Holliet, he's going on a free, he's young, pacey, agile, can finish, hardworking. Wouldnt be bad on a free at all!

01 Jun 2012 18:38:40
Not a rumour but Hugo Rodellega on a free would not be a bad call in my opinion, linked with Arsenal and Liverpool last year.. Good squad player for free.

Gaz

Can't hit a barn door

Andrew B

01 Jun 2012 17:53:21
I personally think Dembele is quality. People just don't rate him because he plays for Fulham, but for £10 million think he can shine at United and can only get better with a brilliant left foot.

United4Ever.

Personally I haven't seen enough of him to comment either eay bit if he were to sign then he must be considered good enough to play.

Problem is with this place their are too many that look down on certain players, lie Dembele for example just because of the club he plays for or the size of the transfer fee.

Too many people dream of expensive luxury signings like Alba or Sneijder that wouldn't last 5 minutes in this league yet they want to waste 90 million quid on Sneijder.

First time I saw him play i thought he looked special. Such a shame about his injury, personally id rather wait to see if he is really all that this season before we spend on him....

UNITED_LEGENDS

I think he is a good player and capable o fplaying at a bigger club than Fulham, thing is he pretty much floats between the midfield and forward line and that is one position there are talented players in abundance so I would be surprised to see us sign him
Invisible STuey

I don't understand the fascination with dembele all of a sudden...

Daniel

Neither do I Daniel, neither do I. Touch of a raaaaaaa.......ooooooo kettles boiled..

Whistler

Dembale always looks better for Belgium than Hazard to me, certainly has got a far greater assist and goal record than Chelski's new toy. I like Witsel and Fellaine too, Belgium are blessed with a powerful midfield and I expect them to be strong by the world cup, they are all under 24 if you ad Defour. I think a bid for Dembale at 12 million and Witsel for 18 million would make our midfield look 200% better. Kagawa, Dembale, Witsel all for 42 million, we could throw in 13 million for a good left back.
Mik

Dont' think anyone looks down on him because he plays for Fulham. Just think those that say that probably haven't even watched him.

I can't comment either way but we got Van Der Sar from Fulham, didn't turn out that bad did it?

01 Jun 2012 16:12:07
With the EPL free transfer list out would anyone take bosingwa and kalou ? By no means do I mean in a best starting 11 capacity but Would be nice options in our squad .

Kalou as a squad player yes but not boswinga.

Mad Hatter

Why would we sign two players that couldn't get into a team that finished 6th

Think I'd rather take Heskey. He would at least sell a few shirts due to the sheer novelty.

MattL

I would take Bosingwa as cover but probably not Kalou. Kalou seems to forever let you down.

RedDevil19

Wouldnt want either but they will be great free signings for somebody
Invisible STuey

To be fair could do with a natural RB for when Rafael is injured or suspended.... Iv'e always thought kalou is decent too...

Would prefer Drogba though! haha

UNITED_LEGENDS

No way, not good enough, if Chelsea don't want them why should we?

You don't hear Chelsea fans saying hey lets go sign Owen and Kzuszack do you?

We have enough squad players what we need is 2 or 3 top players for the first 11

Kalou was excellent when Di Matteo gave him his backing in the backend of the season. Would not mind him as a back up at all

fearny

01 Jun 2012 15:21:47
Don't know why I don't seem to find it anywhere on the net but could someone PLS tell me when the summer transfer window officially opens?! Appreciate it.

Nik Legend SA {Ed007's Note - The domestic market is already open in England but the international window doesn't open until July 1st.}

Ed when you say domestic transfers that apply to all league so a club like inter can trade with another club in the intalian league {Ed007's Note - No. It is just in England it happens, don't ask me why though. I have no idea.}

01 Jun 2012 14:37:56
i can see what Fergie means now by no value ib the transfer market. IF we have Kagawa, fingers crossed then why not look at Tiote and Ba. both available and both cheap will both prosper at Utd. Powell looks a class and would buy him and sell Macheda. outs would have to be anderson, park, berba, owen bebe, bring in Tiote, Ba, powell, clyne, kagawa, ozil

Why is there no value in the transfer market?
Kagawa 12 million good value
Strootman 18-20 million good value
Rodriguez 20 million good value
Just to name a few, they don't have to all be 30 million plus signings, they have to be the right player so don't give me that theres no value in the market. It's weak and it's a lame excuse.
If we can't afford these players then somebody has to come out and tell us fans what is going on.

Simmo

Cant see SAF going for tiote and ba, would be 2 great additions to the team, i really hope we go for either sneijder (i know) m'villa, asamoah or strootman, these are great players and would make a massive difference to the team. modric wont be considered as levy would want more than 35m and he is not worth that. i also really like the look of steven defour as he has been playing really well and still believe SAF is keeping tabs on the player along with gaitan, SAF has always wanted to do early business in the transfer window and still have a feeling he will shock a few people with a couple of big signings, kagawa is almost done so once he is signed i expect 2 additional under the radar signings of great quality

UNITEDFORLIFE75

How will tiote, ba , Powell or clyne improve our squad ? 2 of them won't improve our youth team

Dustbin

I doubt Newcastle would let either go cheap, Id say they would actually be pretty expensive, Tiote certainly something like £15m which I dont see as value for money at all
Invisible STuey

Tiote still has five years on his contract. If they managed to get £35m for Carroll - imagine how much they value Tiote at? I'd guess he'd cost us a minimum of £25m and feel there are far better players out there for that kind of money.

Ba would be available for £7m or so (as per his buyout clause) and wouldn't be a bad shout to replace Berbatov. There are worries about his knees though and with Cisse arriving at Newcastle (who by the way is probably a better player than Ba) I wonder whether he would actually want to leave.
T0MB0Z

This no value. In the market crap is doing my head in every1 else buys top players while fergie keeps saying no value. More like not enough money coming from the yanks. We lost out on loads of players ronaldhino, sniejder,n asri, hazard etc same old story

01 Jun 2012 13:50:54
Any news on Pogba all seems quite from his agent recently
anyone heard of something?

G-Rav

He must be feeling pretty stupid rite abt now with the whole match fixing scandal, the Italian Prime minister has come out and said tht the Italian game might need a break of 2-3 years to eradicate its problems. Gotta feeling he wil stay.
-BIGRed

If I were him I'd be waiting till the situation in Italy has become a little clearer before announcing my intentions. Pogba himself has actually been very quiet on the matter (at least publicly) and so could choose to stay at the club if things in Italy look a little risky. I expect him to go still - but at this point everything's a little unclear.
T0MB0Z

Why would he be feeling stupid when he hasnt even said he,s going anywhere yet.
johndenton

So i'm wondering by when does he have to make his decision as we expect his contract to expire

G-Rav

Pogba will go where the agent tells him to go, thats how it works cos most footballers cant thnk for themselves.
No doubt if the Juve thing has fallen over he will be hawking him around trying to get a nice big fat fee in the process (a la Hazard and Chelsea)

01 Jun 2012 12:35:47
OMG I'm sick of people saying modric isnt good enough just because he hasnt set up and scored a billion goals. A player is only gunna improve under Man Utd just look at Valencia he only scored 2 goals for Wigan now he scores enough goals. Yeah sure the price tag is quite a lot but some Utd fans have been saying we need to show we can keep up with City and Chelsea.

And I'm sick of people saying we should get snejider. Yeah hes good but hes injury prone, hes 28 and Utd don't seem to sign people over 26ish, and hes just played in a team that didnt even finish in CL place however modric conducted a team into a CL place. This shows that modric has more impact on a team than snejider

Dec

Modric is nowhere near good enough mate, and valencia was already quality at wigan! its van der vaat and adebayor who had got tottenham into the position thay are in. it will be a waste of a signing just like berbatov!

Too lightweight we need a midfield enforcer like marchisio who scores more goals than modric and more assists as well as gets stuck in.

Dec

I agree, i would much rather take Modric than Sneijder. He is pure quality and would improve himself and our squad if he were to come. Believe me if Modric came to Man United he would score more create more.
I still like the look at Kevin Strootman but i wouldn't be dissapointed if Modric and Kagawa arrived for next season.

Simmo

Both good players but your logic is ridiculous.

Gpot7

Actually Valencia scored 7 times in 84 apps for wigan.

PB

Gpot7

Who me or Dec?

Simmo

It's not just about how good a player is.

We do not need a player like Modric, He controls play, he does not score goals, provide assists or win the ball, which are the three things we need most in midfield at the moment.

Thorne

Sneijder was left out of the team until Inter sacked Ranieri. Modric has never really stood out for me, I have no idea where all this praise for him has come from.

Modric would make us a much better team. With players like Carrick, Modric, Kagawa & Rooney we wouldn't have many issues in regards to ball retention.

___________DDG
Rafael__Small__Vidic__Willems
______Carrick__Modric
Valencia___Kagawa___Youngy
__________Rooney

Sydney!

Sorry but Modric is not good enough. Would be Sneijder for me. Reason Sneijder gets injured more is because he sees more of the ball and therefore on the receiving end of more tackles. Have not seen Modric do anything on the international scene, where as Sneijder ran the show for the Dutch at the last World Cup and is capable on the big stage.

Having said all that I can't see either making their way to Old Trafford.

Devilmusic

VDV was injured for a majority of the season, Adebayor, even though scored a few goals he can't finish.

I'm sorry but if anyone thought Valencia would be as good as he is now before he signed your bonkers.

Yeah alright Snejider is in his prime but how long does that last? Modric may not be as good to everyone cos he isnt in his prime yet. But I would rather have martinez/strootman I'm just saying I'd rather have modric than snejider.

Dec

All Hail Sir Alex..the man that's transformed our club into a trophy winning machine. The man that knocked the scousers off the perch as promised..the man that people seem to question his targets..get real guys! Fergie obviously has modric in his sights to do a specific job! (although nobody from the club has confirmed interest)..just sit back, enjoy the summer, and see what happens

Have to agree with the original post to some extent. People completely miss the point with Modric. We have plenty of goals now coming from other areas, not everyone has to score loads of goals. If he comes and chips in with a few goals then great but what he does do is keep possession well, he is very quick and sprays balls out to the wings, that's why he doesn't have many assists. Tottenham play a very similar style to United with quick wingers attacking the full backs.

I've never thought Modric isn't good enough for United. But there is no way he is worth 35mill.

Gar

Modric is not good enough....ok lets stick with what we have then. Fletcher, Anderson, and Park because Modric isn't as good as them. What a load of crap!!

Simmo

£25m would be a fair price for Modric.

Sydney!

Fair enough about retaining possession, but that's no good if you don't have anyone to win possesion in the first place.

Cleverly, Kagawa (hopefully), Carrick, Scholes, Giggs and even Anderson can pass and keep possesion, but who is winning it? Ok, maybe Fletch will be back and won't take long to get back on form, but even so, one guy to do this in the squad is not enough.

Therefore we do not need Modric, and it would be a waste to pay big money for a player we don't need when we could get good players we DO need for much less.

Thorne

I'd be happy if Modric and Kagawa are our major signings this summer.

The point is mate, if Modric doesnt score a lot or assist a lot, what exactly are we paying £35m for?

That sort of money is reserved for a GAME-CHANGER, not a tidy, technically proficient passer.....we already have Carrick for gods sake.

Bear in mind that Modric would likely be playing WITH Carrick, where does the goal threat come from? Or the player who can make a surging run into the box and set up a goal?

We'd be stuck with a pair of sideways passing midfielders, both lightweight in the tackle, who once they lose posession would be TERRIBLE at getting it back. Neither are physically imposing, neither exceptionally quick.

35m would be wasted on Modric.

20-22m, fair enough.

RED_SKY

Modric or sneijder £25-30m
Mvilla/strootman/sahin £20-25m

If kagawa signs as expected I know which one id prefer,and for a lot less in wages.

BABY FACED ASSASIN

There's nowhere to play Modric.
If we have Kagawa, he will be the guy we want on the ball.
Somebody is suggesting playing Carrick and Modric behind Kagawa?
Are you serious?
You need ball winning players playing there, not flimsy pushovers. Modric is not a strong enough player. You think you can just shoehorn Modric into a deep lying protector of the back four?
This Modric talk is getting sillier by the day.
The guy doesn't get anything like enough assists, doesn't score a fraction of the goals he should. And he can't tackle.
Compare Modric's stats with kagawa's.
Then tell me who the greater creator is.
Guarenteed waste of money and not the player we need.

Bob

Totally agree with this status! Anyone who thinks Modric is overrated need they're heads checking! Seriously this Ayer is a class act! Why does everyone think we need midfield to. All score we had no problem scoring this season! We concede a lot and if you watch our midfield looses the ball far to easily against the better teams! We need Sumone like Modric who keeps possession, retains the ball, has a brilliant eye for the killer pass and controls the game! Anyone who thinks he's.no good don't know what ur talking about! I would love him at united! Out with fletched, park, giggs, macheda, and in with alba, Martinez , Modric and kagawara id be a very happy man

Fergie "obviously" has Modric in his sights?

Really, did he tell you that while you sat around discussing his team selection and formation for the last match over a couple of glasses of Rioja?

I'm not bothered how much we pay to be honest. For one it would quell all this crap from united fans that we have no money, which I read all too often on here. He would be a great addition and in a better team we would only see him improve more. He is coming to the prime of his career and he would be supported by a much better team. No point buying schneider, he would take up similar positions to Kagawa who can play a killer ball and score goals for us.

For years we've been crying out for a "CM" this to me means someone can attack and defend. Even though modric isnt defensively minded he runs his socks off and will help back.

Snejider isnt one of these as he showed at real madrid.

However I do doubt the signing of modric if the impending signing of kagawa goes through as I feel Fergie should then go for a defensively minded midfielder.

The only way I can see Fergie signing both modric and kagawa is if he changes the formation.

I like hw most say Nordic not gd enough but if xavi was younger would he be gd enough very similar players an u all would snap xavi up , Wat ur missing is tht European football is a keep ball game an u say we need a ball winner blah blah blah or we cn use the spainish motto and if u dnt give the ball away u dnt need to win it bk! , modric is perfect choice adds energy an the ability to pass more thn side ways like carrick we r trying to go for a fast paced team an he fits the bill perfectly an will improve even more under saf fact!!

Modric is one of the biggest overrated players in the premiership.don't rate him,he does absolutely nothing well!cant score goals,doesn't run play,can't tackle,assists are nonexistent.the chap hasn't even got pace.to even compare him to sneijder is a sin.Sneijder is world class.and is a proven talent on the big stage,can't wait to watch him in the euros...

Modric would come in as a direct swap for Scholes' role in the 2nd half of last season IMO...and I'm sure we could expect him to get as many goals/assists as Scholes got playing in our team

Sneijder would play further upfield in Kagawa's position so he is a no for me, for that reason alone

I like Syd's lineup TBH that's my preferred one too with Modric taking Scholes' place long-term and Kagawa providing the threat ahead of him....in an ideal world we'd get Martinez/M'Villa/Strootman to replace Carrick but I think we could cope without for a season, perhaps depending on developments with Pogba and Fletcher

The bulk of the goals and assists would come from the front 4 but with Carrick & Modric chipping in a few too. But ball retention is key in the style of play United are trying to adopt, which is why I like the idea of Modric

Gav

Utd need someone to replace scholes, kagawa plays similar to the scholes from his early years. However, what Utd really need is someone to take over from the scholes of recent years, keeps possession and keeps the. All moving. That's we're modric comes in.

Scholes has not exactly got many assists or goals recently has he and he was still top quality. Don't see the problem with modric if we get him for £25m tops as people have pointed out

Snieder only averages 25 games a season sorry but that isnt gud!

Must admit I agree 100% with Sydney
SC

If Modric is good enough for SAF then that is good enough for me
Acker11

01 Jun 2012 11:23:56
I do really hope sir Alex Ferguson should go for James Rodriguez. the guy want to play for us but it will cost us 30mill. could used fatty Anderson or nani as apart of the deal. Rodriguez he is natural left footed maybe long term Giggs replacement.

keep it up MAN U

also we need central midfield and left back

guys???

Yes lets get rid of a proven quality winger, and part with some cash to sign a hot prospect....

Seriously what is peoples problem with nani?!?

UNITED_LEGENDS

Their problem is he is the most frustrating player to evet wear a Utd shirt...has moment sof brilliance but these are few and far between and the bits inbetween are populated with him not being able to cross, making the wrong decisions and balloning free kicks and shots into row z. Consistency is the key to winning titles - we need players who perform week in week out at a sustained high level.

IrishRed

Nani is a great player and is settled at united and in the epl, he has a great cross, shot and pass would not sell him for any ammount, never seen or heard of rodriguez and would not swap a settled player for an unknown

UNITEDFORLIFE75

Ive heard nani could be used in a deal to bring marchisio from juve

sparkyred

He's sh*t....for most of the season. Thats the problem!
And if you could get 25-30 million for him i would take it now!

Simmo

Don't get why people are so harsh towards Nani and Anderson
give them a break

G-Rav

People on here who rave about Nani can't watch man united week in week out, he did start the season well but all too often his crosses hit the first man. One of the things that infuriates me most about a professional footballer that they can't put in a decent cross 90% of the time. Also, people are missing the point that we would be using Nani money if we sold him to bring in a left sided midfielder. Nani, can not play on the left and is generally less effective than Valencia. It would give us better balance on both wings without a massive outlay of money

I agree that Nani hasn't been in the best of the forms but what makes you so sure that James Rodrigues is going to be such a massive hit for us. And people really think that someone's gonna offer us 25-30 million for Nani. You do really have high hopes in life.

Amit-Bombay

I liked what u said till u wrote keep it 'MAN U'

Sell Anderson by all means,though we'll only get 6 -8 m back on him,unless we sell by the pound, but not Nani!! He's one of the few players we have that can produce magic. If players like Rodriguez, who has only had one good season really, are worth 29m then Nani should be worth 40m. He is the only winger we have that is almost as good with his left peg, as his right, he can beat players on the inside and out and in an injury free season is good for 10 -15 goals and 12-15 assists.
Mik

01 Jun 2012 11:09:51
Manchester United to sign striker Bidemi Afolabi
The 16 year old who has scored over 30 goals already this season is set to sign for the Manchester club. He is know for his aerial ability ,pace and his prowess in front of goal .His style of play is similar to that of Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor.He plays in the Combined Counties Football League .He was born in South Africa but moved to Ireland at a young age.The Clongowes wood front man is considered one of the most promising strikers in Ireland.Standing 6 ft 4 he terrorises defences .He can only improve from here .

Sorry for the copy and paste, but looks like the youth team have a striker now!

Sanshine

Been linked with Utd for a long time & does seem to be some truth to it but dont read too much into his goal stats as he is playing at a very low level. Good potential though.

IrishRed

Yeah I'm not reading too much into that, his size is key though. at 16 hes 6ft 4 so he'll dominate some youth players which will give him great confidence. I'll be looking out for him and Noe Baba next year :) (that's if they come!)

Sanshine

01 Jun 2012 10:11:32
Wouldn't using the money that was earmarked for Hazard on getting Lucas Moura make good sense. I am not trying to compare the two players but, the kid looks really sharp and score's goals for fun. He seems to be a better version of Ramires for Chelsea.

I personally think Nani should be sold as although he is a very good player, he is inconsistent and very selfish and I can bet that his shots to goals ratio isn't very good. Watch a game where he is playing and you will see players in free positions like Rooney and he decides to shoot and miss or provides an easy save for the keeper. You always see players like Rooney shouting at him as they get frustrated with him.

Then I would get a holding midfielder like Martinez or Strootman. Now that Hulk seems to be going to Chelsea I think we should try and get Rodriguez as his desire to stay at Porto may now be questioned. If we don't, next season he will end up going to the club offering the most money as I'm sure their would be a bidding war for him. I know he wants to come to Utd so if he still wants to stay at Porto for another season then get him to sign a pre-contract for the following season.

The problem I find with Man Utd in the last few years is that we don't show enough desire to get a player. I made this conclusion following the Varane transfer. We were after him for a while and then Real Madrid invited him to their ground, Mourinho and Zidane gave him a tour and he must've felt so special and wanted that he decided to sign for them.

I've been a Utd supporter since 1994 and only wish my club to be the best in the World!

Man Utd 4ever!! {Ed002's Note - Chelsea turned to Hulk because Moura was not available. Although Real Madrid are trying to broker a deal including a player in exchange.}

You'd get rid of EPL experience and quality in Nani, for untested Brazilian who will be even more selfish Moura?

RedDevil19

RedDevil19;
He'd get rid of someone who has failed to play consistently and live up to his potential after five seasons in the EPL, would probably cover the majority of the cost of Lucas with his sale and also only has one year left on his contract (and thus could leave for free next summer if a new contract is not signed in the next 12 months).

Lucas would represent a gamble but could develop into a far superior player than Nani. It would certainly be a gamble - but it's not quite as crazy as you make it sound.
T0MB0Z

I'd sell Nani in a heartbeat, especially for £25-30 mill. He is still making the same mistakes and in my opinion is too inconsistent. He never plays the easy pass and rarely tracks back enough, just because he has prem experience, doesnt make him a shoe in for the first team
Paulo

"I've been a Utd supporter since 1994 and only wish my club to be the best in the World!"

It is already.

Whether we're winning or not. You should know that.

Bob

01 Jun 2012 09:43:07
Lot more speculation about Modric and Sniedjer, but out of the two, who would you rather spend £30m on? My money is on Sniedjer and they might be willing to sell him. Gets more goals and assists than modric and is good at set plays

Brooksy

I wouldn't want any of them. Why spend it on players where their best is behind them and no re sale value.
Spend it on younger potential where their best is ahead of them.

J utd

Modric is approaching his peak. Shneider would be a waste. If we got him fro 18-20mil then fair enough but I doubt we are actually looking at him

01 Jun 2012 07:37:38
just read that man s****y are after sneijder was kind of hoping we go for him again he's only 27, got bags of experience, great technical skill, can score goals, amazing vision and would fit straight into our midfield, alot of people won't agree with me but i still think he should have been our number 1 target, although he may not have a great sell on value he could play for the next 4-5 years and be a major influence on our team. on a nother note i hope we can get asamoah looks a great talent, other targets i hope we pursue are m'villa, alba, dembelle, hummells, strootman, lewendowski. IF we can maybe get 2 of the above players along with kagawa i believe we can go on and have a great 2012/13 season

UNITEDFORLIFE75

Heard City are offering Sneijder £200k per week. We weren't prepared to pay that last year and on the back of a disastrous season for him personally there's no way we'll pay that this year. Personally, I like the look of Kagawa, get him along with a solid midfielder in the Keano mould, Martinez, Strootman etc and then I think that's our midfield sorted. Let's not forget only City scored more goals than us last season. If rumours are true and pogba is staying, fingers crossed Fletch can make it back, Ando and Clev keeping fit, who knows we might just have a solid midfield again. Need full backs though desperately.

Langers

I am not convinced City are trying to get Sneijder at all right now. Sounds like Moratti using the media to drum up some interest.

Sydney!

Would love us to get sneijder the guy is class, he is what we need in midfield someone who has a football brain and pick a pass like scholes, can't believe people say is is on the wane he is only 27 same age as Rooney and 10 years younger than scholes and gigs. Don't know much about kagawa hopefully he wil sign why can't we have both sneijder and kagawa in the squad? Anderson park and carrick should b sold while we canget something for them. Would also like mvilla bought too or if not fellani(sorry about the spelling) watch sneijder go at the euros and then people might change their mind about him.

Damian M

You sum up your knowledge of football when u say we should sell Carrick!..try going to Old Trafford to watch the lad play, and I'm sure u will change your opinion! Most under rated player in the league

If we get kagawa I doubt we we will bid for sneijder.

Omg did someone just play down sellin carrick or even gettin rid of him carrick has never played the type of football this club should be playing he is a complete waste of space an Time never mind sellin him give him away I find it hard to believe we don't have better players in his position

Fully agree about Carrick,I've seen him play at old Trafford he's pure dung!lazy,no pace,positional play is atrocious,he can't defend or tackle and his passing is negative constantly!and he's extremely weak.there is a constant hole through to our defence when he plays.I can't think of a team out of the top 6-7 teams he would actualy get his game

I kinda like Carrick but he is not the quality we need. He stepped up to the plate in the last half of the season but this was in a very poor league. He is s**te in Europe

01 Jun 2012 05:06:24
Talks in france are that SAF had a talk with M'biwa's agent

If a defender comes in I can see it being a LCB who can also play LB. Predominately left footed. Vidic, Evans, Smalling and Jones prefer the right side. Rio has moved over to the left to cover Evra's lack of tracking back and positional sense.

Do any of the Ed's know if there is strong interest from United in Yanga-Mbiwa??

Oxred {Ed002's Note - Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa has attracted the attention of Dortmund, Newcastle and Marseille. I don't know of strong interest from MUFC.}

01 Jun 2012 00:45:46
Hi, do any of the Eds or any other readers have any clue about our chances of signing Eriksen? I reckon this guy's absolute class and we should try to snap him up before all the top teams are chasing him! {Ed002's Note - Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and AC Milan have shown an interest in Eriksen. He has already rejected both Manchester City and Chelsea but AC Milan remain the most interested club. The Milan Press Office are convinced of interest from Manchester United and they have let it be known that they expect a bid to be made by for Eriksen who remains adament that he will stay in Amsterdam for two more years before moving to Spain. Expect AC Milan and Roma to press if a bid is made by Manchester United.}

I agree this guy is the real deal, after watchin him in the last euro-u21s iv kept an eye out hes exactly what were lookin for

As Ed002 says; the player has expressed an interest to stay at the club for at least another two years. He's not quite the finished article yet so that kind of makes sense.
T0MB0Z

31 May 2012 22:47:19
Hi Eds great site..

Any snippets on the latest from El Madrigal? i would take Rossi or Nilmar especially. I know they were both injured recently but when fit i cant imagine they will want to play in Liga Adelante or that Villarreal can afford them?

Thanks

Stuey99 {Ed002's Note - Nilmar is likely to move to Roma, Galatasary, Fiorentina or his favoured Sao Paulo. Rossi has a serious injury.}

31 May 2012 19:20:24
ed do u have any information on kagawa: {Ed007's Note - Yes:

www.player-profiles.co.uk/shinji-kagawa.php