Manchester United Rumours Archive July 20 2013

20 Jul 2013 23:34:37
People saying Utd bid 15m for Cabbaye christ I hope not

I really like Cabaye and anything less than £15m is great. He is a very good all around centre mid with great free kicks. He can defend and attack and always seems to put in 110%.

Yes but he isn't even close to world class in fact he's no better than Ando on a good day

Cabaye us a better option than all bar Carrick in central midfield surely. I'm counting Kagawa as more attack-minded option but surely Cabaye would give us a more box to box type player who had a bit of silk as well?

I think you are underrating Cabaye quite a bit. But everyone to their own.

Cabaye is not going to be bought for less then 20 -25million and is worth it. To compare him to Anderson is plain silly. He is regularly in the French squad and more often then not plays. Anderson will be left out side OT with yesterdays milk bottle, and cat litter as soon as a team comes up with a 5m+ bid
Mik

No better than anderson? Comedy at its finest

Why people hating. Cabaye is very good and could do a job for our midfield. Better then giggs, cleverly and ando in our midfield.

Would much rather have any 2 midfielders from fabregas, marchisio or modric, also garay seems like a done deal

I'm a Newcastle fan, so may be biased but in the same league as Anderson?! You talking about that fat lad know never plays because he is so bad?

Mate Anderson can be brilliant on his day its just not regular enough where cabaye is a fantastic all round midfielder as someone said he also scores free kicks defends attacks creates chances! i'd love him in united midfield!

It is not possible to underestimate Cabaye, he is not worthy of a place at this club. Good player yes, ie Europa League standard. Champions League not in a million years.

Newcastle fan your wrong Anderson does play but only for a short time as he tires after 20 minutes

21 Jul 2013 09:57:32
Cabaye is a very good player who will improve our squad and first team. I think a lot of people are bashing him as he isn't as big a name as the likes of Thiago, Fabregas or Modric. But that doesn't mean he isn't a top player. He manages over 3 interceptions and over 2 tackles a match, while also having 2 shots and almost 2 key passes on average. I know stats don't show the whole pitch but this does show that he is very active both defensively and attacking wise for his team. Plus he has managed that in a team the was struggling last season and has proven himself in the Premier league.

Sure Gundogan, Fabregas and Modric would be higher on our wanted list, but it will be very hard/almost impossible to sign these players. So who would you turn to next?

Nothing wrong with cabaye and he probably would improve us, but there are many better mid fielders we could buy

Cabaye would be a much better option than Fellaini.
All the best for Tito in his fight with cancer.

He is useless. Even the brand is better.
Nomidfield

21 Jul 2013 11:10:13
I have to agree with the others. Decent prem standard player but would he really push up another level. I think we would be better off sticking with Cleverley in all honesty who could become a similar player. Especially for money involved. For 20-25 million we could do better. Nothing to do with how big his name is Shappy, solid player but there are better options. MrE

He's a good player, maybe would become even better in a good team! I'd much prefer Cabaye to Fellaini that's for sure. Fabregas, Carrick and Cabaye would be a good midfield trio.

Ozwald

Lets be fair though it's not hard to stand out in an average Newcastle team. not at Manchester united standard and think better players we can go for ala fabregas or gundogan.

C19LAV

Cabaye being compared to Anderson was a joke, being compared to Cleverley is ridiculous. Cleverly will never be anywhere near as good as Cabaye. Remember he's going to be 24 this year, so he's no kid. He is a tryer, but is without good touch, is an average passer of the ball, rarely troubles the opposing goalie, is not strong in the tackle, in fact he isn't United class, more like Stoke or West Ham where no great skill is required. United couldn't reaiize as much in transfer fees for Anderson and Cleverly together as Newcastle could on Cabaye. I for one would be happy to see him at OT for 20 millionish
Mik

Cabaye is a 7/10 player, we complain about lack of mobility and Cabaye is one of the slowest players in the league. Great on the ball, but squad player.

Sween

Its batter to use cabaye than the BRAND anytime so its 8mprovement indirectly

Rodio17

20 Jul 2013 22:51:30
Transfer Merrygo round!
I have it on good authority that the reason Arsenal have decided against taking up the First option clause in CF's contract is because they have been told that he would be more intersted in a move to Manchester Utd to team up with RVP again, and if they allow this move to go ahead smoothly then we will open talks in a deal to move Rooney to the emirates. This is a gentlemens agreement between Utd and Arsenal. Not only that, the fun continues with the fact that we are making a public intrest in Bale in order to force Madrids hand into bidding for the player and having to fund this with the sale of Ronaldo to Utd, which the player also has told close friends, he wants to happen. Nani will be given a new conract after moyes believes the boy still has potential and I also believe Baines may come in aswell. So if my sources are correct then Baines, Fab and Ronny in and Rooney out would make me a very happy man.

This would be great but just can't see it happening. Bale instead of Ronaldo also wouldn't be too bad!

That doesn't make sense- if CF was interested in a move to utd, it doesn't matter what clause or what arsenal bid-

if he doesn't want to go to arsenal, then utd don't need any gentlemen's agreement with arsenal do they?

Only possibility I suppose what be if they are worried that wenger could persuade CF to join arsenal (with their relationship I wouldn't rule that out).

doesn't quite ring true though.

So your good authoritarian friend, believes the only good things to happen in England this year will be to do with Utd? Why would Fabregas favour a return to England with Utd instead of Arsenal?

Yes he might have been friends with RVP at Arsenal, but that's where that friendship ended. This might come as a shock, but I have it on good authority that RVP is seething that Fergie made a play for him last season, yet left his managerial position this season.

If the whole debacle with RVP had have been happening now, there is absolutely no way in hell would he have signed for Moyes.

Boozy82

Has someone really just asked why someone would favour a move to Utd over Arsenal?! Lol 'Helllllooooo McFlyyyy?!'

Ofc rvp would of signed for utd without fergie as he wanted to sign for a BIGGER club with better chances of winning stuff. as no matter what manager we have we will always be bigger then arsenal, and when fab does come back to the EPL it will be for utd as we are bigger then you always will be, no point in going backwards in his career to arsenal
reddevil69

You have good imagination. However be sure that it will come true. Oh yes it will come true, you'll have one more "unbelievable" into your collection!

Nicolas_United

CR just sold his cheshire home, unlikely to be coming home soon.

21 Jul 2013 12:18:53
Reddevil69, of course utd are a bigger club than arsenal- no disagreement there.

But don't underestimate cf feelings for arsenal and particularly wenger. He still follows arsenal results every week (speaks often about it on twitter, good game lads, etc) and speaks with wenger regulary. When rvp left arsenal last year on his twitter he put "I am shocked!".

I am not saying he wouldn't join utd (who knows?) at all, only be careful to just simply dismiss arsenal.

Also I don't think people fully appreciate (yet) what a great position arsenal are in financially now. Of course having it and spending it are two different things!

But in a few seasons time, arsenal will have around 70-80 mil a season to use on transfers (separate from the wage bill)and that's without accumulating any debt (how many clubs can say the same? Especially the without debt part).

Again, I am not saying you are not a bigger club, only to not underestimate arsenal now the club has turned the corner financially.

If arsenal and wenger live up to the clubs new financial potential we can be a force again.

The club can move forward from now on -not backwards.
LG

We will never spend over 100mill unless the glazers have taken a years supply of happy pills.

No offense buddy, but my my my you are living in a proper dream world!
MWredArmy

Did you not say the exact same things about RvP last year?, that may be the case but Ronaldo still does that with united, but will he be coming home?, would be move to another club before us if they had more chance of winning things, I think he would, (but we win so its fine).

Hex- I am an arsenal fan, I guess your comment is for LG?

Just what to make a point. No one said exactly the same thing with rvp, because they simply could not have done.

The financial situation at arsenal has changed and as LG said the club is in a much better financial situation now, which will continue to improve for the next few seasons.

The finances are there to turn arsenal into a winning side again. That's the challenge for any player joining and wenger and co has to convince them that we mean business.

The financial potential is there, that's a fact, we'll have to see if they club live up to it and deliver, which is another thing entirely ofc.

20 Jul 2013 21:49:21
A "reliable" source on twitter seems to think Utd may have bid for Shaqiri from Bayern

Well ask Tim very nicely and he might tell!

20 Jul 2013 18:55:15
ibrahimovic could sign for utd this coming week. he is booked on flight tomorrow for Manchester can't be signing for city can he

No he's been collecting the suns 9. 50 holiday tokens he's campsite is with
some travellers on the racecourse estate

Bfro

Ha ha ok then

Brendan81

Did u get this off that indykalia lad he was saying something bout ibrahimovic to utd yesterday u hardly believe it? Bippo79

Saw somewhere City were interested but doubt that I think he will stay at psg

20 Jul 2013 15:27:43
Sly sports claiming that we have now made an improved bid for Cesc apparently £30 million plus add ons.

We seem to be all out for him. Fingers crossed we get him.

Nicolas_United

Lets get real, Barca have to pay Arsenal a percentage of any transfer deal. They paid over 30 million for him. Why on earth would they let him go for less than they paid when they do not want to see him go in the first place.
Just another United smokescreen to stop the supporters moaning about the lack of transfer activity. c'mon get real there's no value in the market. Anyone know Paul Scholes phone number

No name poster. Barca paid £26 million actually.

Its alreaddy been confirmed that arsenal will not receive 50% that's just a rumour. The only thing arsenal have is a first refusal that all and they won't enforce it as they don't need him they need a striker and that's why arsene wenger tried to discourage a united bid by saying its a waiste of time

No name all this smokescreen talk is the most backwards debate in football. Nobody plays around with £30 million, you would have to either be very naive or just an attention seeker to think this is an attempt to appease fans or sell season tickets.

Wazza.

Arsenal do have a clause where they get 50% of anything over what they sold him for, so if they sold him for 26 million & United buy him for 36 million they get 50% of the 10 million profit & not 50% of 36million. MIDDLETON RED

20 Jul 2013 14:40:20
Rumour spurs agreed 80m euros with Real madrid for Bale

If this is true, Ronaldo must be leaving. It's the only way they could finance a deal for Bale.

Then I can believe Ronaldo is leaving before end of Aug 13.

Then let's hope it's to us.