Manchester United Rumours Archive February 21 2012

21 Feb 2012 22:27:09
{Ed022's note - for those of you who don't know, myself and fellow Ed's have recently created a Player Profile site, giving you fans information on players your club is linked with. A brand new one has just been uploaded on Javi Martinez who has been heavily linked with Manchester United. www.player-profiles.co.uk - thanks all.

Had a look, is really useful - thank you very much
Mike

Happy that its got Matt Phillips on it :) He comes from my home town.

21 Feb 2012 14:47:14
Kuszczak has been loaned to Watford.

Anon

21 Feb 2012 09:35:58
I have a little information for you people. I've said for quite a while now that there have been at least 5/6 meetings between us and Modric up to the summer, but from what I've heard today suggests there has been more. I don't know anyone within united but there is a serious push now for Modric and I'm afraid this story will gather momentum until it's complete in the summer window. Can't tell you how I know but he is the man coming in the summer.
From what I could make out this is believe it or not virtually nailed on for this coming window.
I can only presume that the player has told tottenham exactly where he wahts to go and when. We obviously have the money. When I found out more I will post about it again.
Supasub

I am a spurs , and the money spurs have put on modric is £60 million money only, for that I would sell! but I'm afraid the information you have is way off, modric is settled and will probably sign a new contract, he ended up turning chelsea down, modric is settled in london and honestly can't see him moving to manchester? I think hes once again bought in to whats developing at white hart lane? I'm not saying he will go but if he does I think abroad looms, I understand vdv may be off, I'm told hazard will be bought! & should modric go the little pearl could be replaced by your target and spurs fan eriksen?, as for meetings, meetings did take place but only out of the unknown, modric had he moved last year would have been chelsea, regardless of how many meetings man utd and modric had, he would never have joined! btw NO meetings have since taken place!

Modric does seem the most likely to me, perfect age and knows the PL inside out. I think Harry Redknapp will become England manager at the end of this season therefore meaning Modric is much more likely to leave too. Would be a superb addition, knows how to keep the ball and he's got great vision, what else do you need.

Ozwald

I just can't see it, Supasub. The man is worth, now, around £40million in today's market. We simply do not have that sort of money to spend on one player.

Secondly, Spurs are a healthy draw right now - London club, Champs League, will be again next season, guaranteed at least 3rd IMO, perhaps even pushing us for second.

You could argue, that SPurs are a club on the rise, I dont see why Modric would even entertain leaving them this summer - let alone the club wanting to leave.

We'll see I suppose - if they get Hazard, I'd be willing to change my views.

RED_SKY

Would rather get hazard as hes younger and will have a sell on value

So people here know how much we have to spend know how much modric is an if we will buy him or not iv heard very similar rumours for player plus cash so in my mind it's 25-30mill plus berbatov or carrick but you guys who shot this rumour down when I posted it should put a cv in for SAF job when he go's you seem to know everything but really Wat you know about football you could write on the back of a stamp we have plenty of money can pursue any player we want but we need to offload a few to make room modric to united for 27.5mill plus berbatov good deal in my eyes

Young Irish

25 or 30 plus berbatov or carrick?? I can see by that the reason for irish jokes!! Both of those players are too old for us fella, its £60 mill mate and I dont think you can afford that amount?

'Spurs fan'

Modric did not turn Chelsea down and he would be available for half of your estimation if it was cash upfront. Modric still wants a move and he made that clear just before Christmas when he said it's not impossible that he could leave in January, but it's more likely to be in the summer. His words, not mine. I am afraid signing an improved contract means nowt anymore.

Sydney!

Sydney; you simply can-not keep an unhappy player, levy turned down £42 million in the summer, modric did turn chelsea down insisting that he would give it one more year and IF his ambitions were not met he would insist on a move and IF they were met he would put pen to papaer on a new contract! so having turned down plus £40 mill they will take less and sell to you?? dont be so stupid! remember your dealing with levy! he made you pay over the odds for carrick and well over for berbatov! now if your insistant on talking moving i suggest to concentrate on a couple of your own player's, you seem to know more about other teams players than your own, dont you? having been on most other teams pages and yet not really knowing nothing!!

To the guy thinking its an "Irish joke" who would pay 60 mill for modric you would have a better chance of gettin another 50 for Torres. Modric is a great player but 60mill is just to keep the wolves from the spurs if they said he is avail for 30 - 40 mill there would be bids in the low 30s but 60 is scare mongering to stop bids till the club want to sell him there on a good run an don't need another club turning his head at this stage of the season an to be honest when they secure 3rd or 4th an a CL spot I can't see him moving at all he will be made a legend at white hart lane so mate the biggest joke iv heard today is modric is worth 60 million you didn't leave a name so can only assume your hiding behind a keyboard

Young Irish "not joking" {Ed002's Note - Torres was sold by Liverpool not Manchester United.}

Chelsea did not offer £42m, it was much less than that and it was players offered in the deal. You are talking balloons mate. Levy could never turn down £42m for Modric, he would have carried him there himself. Cesc went for £35m, Nasri went for two thirds of his valuation at £23m because he had one year left on his contract. Pastore at 22 went for £37m, Sneijder was being offered around for £30m. Modric is not valued at £42m or £60m. He will sell for between £30m-£35m or a little less with a player.

Sydney!

I wouldn't pay more than 20 mil for Modric - if we are looking at 30 - 35+ (for one player) there are better targets in Europe - EPL proved or not.

Mike

Modric is a great player at what he does, he is not a superstar in the sense that he gets 20 goals a season or 20 assists, but he does his particular job well. Because he isn't a superstar he will not be sold for a superstar's fee. He will sell for a maximum of £35m and I would bet slightly less simply because he doesn't score the goals Cesc or Nasri does.

Sydney!

'Spurs Fan'

You say that you cant keep an unhappy player but who is to say Modric is unhappy? Yes he wanted a move but the guy is professional and who is to say that Spurs/Modric arent in a similar situation to United/Ronaldo in 2008 where the player was told 1 more year and then the situation will be looked at again. As for £60million....I dont even need to comment.

TK-Red

Agreeing with syd on that last note, he is a realistic target for us, because he wont command a 'superstar's fee but he is one of the best around at the job he does. He is exactly the type of player we need, he's fantastic at linking play between the defence and the front line as well as controlling the game.

Ozwald

Sydney, chelsea did offer that amount (£42m), they have said we have said, but you app know more than both of the club's, sorry im wrong! chelsea say they offerd £4om...sorry, as for modric being a good honest pro, yes he is, but he struggled when his head was all over the place regarding a move, as it would be now if that were the case? he did say you never know (re jan, like sydney said) but he also said that he was not looking for a move nor did he want one, but you never know what the club would do, if a great offer came in in and they accepted then yes a jan move could happen!!, he has stated a few times he is settled in london, i cant see him moving to manchester at all, the only player i think that will leave of note is vdv?, bale wont be going, and esp to manchester, esp after their (bale+lennon) alleged you tube abuse of liverpool esp and manchester, back to modric, i know the fee would be as close to what i said, and i know for a fact that if its what your saying im afraid your fooling yourselves, btw good luck in the fight against man city, im no way a united hater esp after the good work you have done in the past in keeping arsenal and chelsea away from the title!! but i am being honest, i know what im talking about and modric will not be joining you

I would look at someone of 22 or 23. Spending 40 million (the least amount spurs would take), on a 26, nearly 27, by next season, year old seems wasteful.He's good but over-rated.If we could get him for 25-30 million it would be a good deal. I'd rather Gotze if we are going to spend above 30 million.Eriksson for 22-25 million looks good too.
Mik

I think modric would prob be valued at about 30/35 in today's market .
Give spurs there due they normally manage to get every penny in a deal like this so it wouldn't be that much of a surprise if they got 35+.
I would be amazed if they got anywhere near 60 thou
jred

Chelsea have never said that they offered £40m for Modric, you are talking balloons. Harry said

"I think £40million was apparently offered yesterday [Tuesday]. Whether that is true or not, it is what I heard"

Harry knows damn well it isn't true. His blubbering quote says it all doesn't it?

Sydney!

This is what Ed002 said in August regarding Harry's fabricated £40m rejection scam.

"Perhaps it is not what you think. Perhaps not a firm offer, perhaps players, perhaps delusion"

Sydney!

I think that deep down Modric is unsettled, he is of course happy to be playing at Spurs but would be glad to a move to somewhere as huge as Old Trafford.

Levy probably did what we did with Cristiano, ask them for another year and then promise to let them go. Modric signing a new contract doesn't really mean anything, he is still more than probable to leave the club. I don't think he'd necessarily be the best use of £30 million though i don't think.

RedDevil19

I agree with RED_SKY. We would have to pay silly money for Modric, and Spurs are very much a club on the rise. I also don't see Hazard going to Spurs, or us for that matter, but who knows. Modric is quality, and I'd love to see him at the club, but I really doubt Spurs would let him go, or if he even wants to leave.

Ruudinthemood

Modric has some good qualities and I've been watching him a lot lately and to be honest he doesn't do enough work in games in my opinion.he doesn't have the strength to take a game by the scruff off the neck an control it to make a difference,he doesnt score goals and apart from one good pass in a game,he's mediocre!and over rated!i think there's better players out there that utd could buy!for me modric is only worth 15-20m!

Chelsea put in a few bids for Modric last summer, the highest one was £32 million, Spurs obviously turned it down straight away and said 'not for sale' Chelsea didn't bid again. I can't see Modric to United happening, as much as I'd like it to. He's a perfect fit for what United need in midfield.

United Till I Die 1987