Manchester United Rumours Archive May 22 2014

22 May 2014 13:42:31
is a utd still trying to put a package together to bring jordy clasie to old trafford? I am hearing things are starting to go sour? also, antoine greizmann any updates?

{Ed002's Note - Feyenoord's Clasie remains a target for Fiorentina but whilst interest from Spurs seems to have waned, Sunderland, Swansea and Manchester United are showing interest.

Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Marseille, Rennes, Fiorentina and Lyon have shown some interest in Griezmann in the past year and repordedly Barcelona tool a look at one time. Whilst the kid has said on several occasions that he has no plans to leave Spain anytime soon, the financial problems being faced by Real Sociedad may still see him leave the club in the summer. He has had a good season which have led to enquiries being made by Juventus, Arsenal and Chelsea; and Manchester United and PSG having the player watched on more than one occasion.}

22 May 2014 09:49:16
Hi Ed's

Is there any interest in Cesc this summer?

Thanks
Neil

{Ed002's Note - Search engine please.}

22 May 2014 06:09:14
Eds in your opinions do you believe we will announce a signing/signings before the world cup. i'm not after any names my bet would of been luke shaw but Ed02 suggested that it could drag on.

Cheers

{Ed002's Note - No transfers will be completed before the world cup. The transfer window opens on July 1. A player can agree to join, but the transfer cannot be processed.}

22 May 2014 11:44:14
I though domestic transfers could be done pre july

Ed, is it not possible that both Shaw and Kroos have agreed to join, but it's not yet official? A lot of places saying they are deals agreed in principle. They remind me of the De Gea transfer. It wasn't official until a month later, but we all knew he had agreed to join in principle. Thanks in advance.

{Ed002's Note - There is no fee agreed with Southampton for Shaw, so no.}

Thanks Ed. When these places keep saying it's agreed, do you think they mean the player has agreed, not the club? Or do you think it's a case of them getting ahead of themselves?

{Ed002's Note - That would be tapping up Syd.}

Why would any club sell there players before the world cup, If they have a really good world cup then there value may rise? Ie. Kroos

Or may fall if they get injured.

21 May 2014 23:22:59
United reportedly signed Kroos for £20m.

Such a lie, surely?

{Ed007's Note - Don't call me Shirley.}

Got to love a bit of Leslie Neilson :P

A few places reporting this now. The fee seems a little low but if it's true comes as a welcome change to some of the ridiculous amounts being thrown around over the past few seasons.

Seems like a good fee considering he's in the last year of his contract and can go on a free next summer.

I would say 20 million for Kroos would be pretty generous of our part.

We signed a significantly superior player from one of our direct rivals for 22 mils. Now Kroos is younger and less injury prone, but the gap in relative quality is of great importance, and so is the team from which we are buying.

Let's not forget Kagawa, who was a better player for Dortmund than Kroos is for Munich, and we got him for under 15 million because he was on his last year.

I would say that a player's value would be divided by 2 when on his last year, so 40 million for kroos seems just about right.

Of course, that's not factoring the relative financial stability of Bayern, and his importance to the squad, which would drive his price up, but there's no way Kroos is worth more than 40 million pounds atm.

Mick1




Well the report is from daily mail no idea if they are kosher, fleshed out along with the price is that the deal was agreed before Moyes left, reporter was on talksheit and is very insistent let's hope he is right

Joefletch, it's not low considering Kroos has only 1 year left for his current contract. 20m is how much we spent on RVP when he had 1 year left and Lewy was also valued at around 20m last year although Dortmund refused to sell. I just hope this is true.

You have to remember the player only has 1 year left on his contract and if he is pushing for a move £20 million isn't a bad fee. Munich know all about players running down their contract that's how they get dortmunds players, maybe they don't want that happening to them.

I think he only has 1 year on his contract so fee sounds ok

Apparently this was agreed while moyes was in the hotseat. Well that's part of the story until I see him smiling with the shirt I'm skeptical!

CAIN