Manchester United Rumours Archive January 21 2013

21 Jan 2013 17:51:38
Macheda to Spanish second division side Elche on loan, the spanish club have confirmed.

RDG

If this is true I feel really sad for the lad... he definitely has the potential... all that matters is if we (and more importantly SAF) have the patience...

21 Jan 2013 19:20:26
Or maybe if he could keep outta casino's and from chasing skirt. He's had enough chances, not good enough.

I agree with no name post. He just isn't good enough for utd.

Andrew B

He's had lots of chances to prove himself not only at United but other clubs.
Simply not good enough.
The Spanish Second Division is about his level.

Simmo

Spanish 2nd Division!? He may as well come and play for my Sunday league team!

CJ

Elche are 11 points clear at the top of the second division on 50pts and everyone over here expects them to go up next season which probably makes it a more attractive place for the player.
roberto

21 Jan 2013 15:03:22
Txr news :

Manchester United have agreed a staggering £15 million deal to sign wonder kid Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace.

Boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been backed by his money men in his bid to land the England starlet and Palace have accepteda fee that guarantees them £10 million.

The extra £5 million will come in appearances and achievements and the whole total is more than the Eagles could refuse for their young attacker.

Palace supremo Steve Parrish - the man who took the club out of administration - haggled for days to get the fee he wants and in the way he asked for.

The final sums are a triumph for the Championship side and also show just how badly Fergie wanted Zaha ahead of rivals Arsenal and Tottenham.

Zaha was given permission to discuss themove with his potential new boss and met him in a top London hotel on Sunday night.

The exciting young forward - an Arsenal fan - is happy to go to Old Trafford and the last detail will be whether he is returned to Palace on loan for the rest of the season.

Palace wanted Zaha to come back but United have paid so heavily for him that they have yet to sort out that major detail between them. However Zaha will be a United player foryears to come, with sources revealing he is signing a long-term deal that will see his wages start at TEN TIMES his current level of £150,000-a-year.

YASH (India)

Hmm! Wasn't SAF on a plane to Dubai sunday?

Another pathetic Cut & Paste!

Mike B.

He'll be on 40k max.

Fresh!

Fresh! the £150k stated is per year, which would suggest his wage at United to be £1.5m per year, wich translates to just under £30k per week. Not saying it's true but I think you misread that bit. £30k would sound realistic if we do sign him IMO.

Gav

150k per year? How is that 30k p/w? He'd get 150k in 50 weeks if he was on 30k a week...

Fresh!

Math is not a strong point I see! 150k would be earned in 5 week if the wage was 30k per week.

Fresh! and noname

I explained it in my post, try reading slower. The OP states he will earn 10 times his CURRENT wage of £150k PER YEAR, which would mean he would earn £1.5m PER YEAR at United, which equates to approx. £30k PER WEEK.

Sorry for the caps but hope that gives clarity.

Gav

If I signed zaha I'd want him in the squad straight away gives us another dimension going into the important part of the season.

21 Jan 2013 12:10:04
if we are to sell de gea (hope not) what about simon mignolet he is only 24 and been great for sunderland the last 2 seasons and has the most saves in the league

I will be so disapointed if United decides to sell De Gea. They had to know, when they signed him, that it would take time to adapt and that he was a young goalkeeper with loads of potensial. I feel that he has showed a lot of progress this season (handling in the area), and there is no better shot-stopper in the league. He is only 21/22, and none of us expected him to fill VDS boots right away, did we?

If United stand by him, like we should, it will also send out a message that younger people get the chance to prove themselfes at United... wich we have been poor of lately (I can't stop thinking about Pogba).

Steffen

I don't understand how they could even begin to consider a sale. He continues to make saves which will win us games. He made saves yesterday which few others would have.

MDJ

Perhaps the United staff do not believe he is progressing? Perhaps he has shown a desire to move back to Spain?

Sydney!

Another poor punch yesterday in lead to equalizer. Some good shot stopping ability but we need more than that in our league. If I were Fergie I would get rid if we can get money back. No doubt he will look better if he goes to spain as not as much direct ariel play into the box but it is horses for courses i'm afraid. We need presence and authority and somebody with the ability to calm things by catching the ball. TIME IS TICKING.....Begovic for no1 I feel.

Buzbo

Well said Steffen. You stole my thunder.

Patzi

Wouldn't like to see him leave best shot stopper on the league by a mile .he will only get better keepers don't hit there peak till the late 20s. But if he was sold fraiser forster for me quilty keeper young and english

De gea make me nervous and he always will. When you look at a keeper like cech he looks massive in the goal in comparison to de gea. He has no command over the defence and lacks organisational skills.

Tomr

De Gea out. Fraser Forster in.

How about a double raid on Celtic for Forster and Wanyama. These two would really add a commanding presence to our team.

Why on earth would anyone want to sell DDG. First of all one mistake in the match which unfortunately lead to a goal(unlucky). but mind you even the best in the world do mistakes and I can hardly compare any goal keeper at his age to DDG and he ll be the best in the world is he is given time(need to put on some weight).

i still remember VDS spill a ball coming straight at him into his own net (in his last season).

My opinion, first find a goal keeper who is much better keeper(effort-able) and long lasting and then thing of selling our first choice keeper.

Why would barca want to buy a over rated player as their first choice keeper when they are playing against the likes of RM there CR.

He makes one small mistake near the end of the game after keeping us in it with a string of good saves and everyone focuses on that. Give the lad a chance.
I though this was a rumours page - not a "should we go for this guy" purew useless speculation page? Far too much "we should buy this guy" on this page, it should be solid rumour, not the wishes of someone used to seeing players on FIFA 13.

He's a very good shot stopper, his distribution is second to none and tbf la liga is totally different Spanish sides very rarely put high balls in to box

21 Jan 2013 07:05:46
David Gill I quote said, "Zaha is one of the players we are looking at", which means we may go for 1 or 2 more players after Zaha......Edd I believe we maybe in for another or other signings this window

If you actually read it he was referring to Summer

David Gill said Zaha is ONE of the players we are LOOKING at. How do you deduce that we maybe in for one or two more? Obviously with Gill being on record as stating that then we are probably giving serious consideration to a possible transfer. I would imagine that Utd will be LOOKING at 50 or more players at anyone time, given the size of our scouting network BUT I do not think we will be buying 50 or more players.
JR-Red

21 Jan 2013 01:38:00
Alex Ferguson is set to make a bid for former Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita.