Manchester United Rumours Archive April 23 2014

23 Apr 2014 14:14:57
According to Jamie Jackson from The Guardian ( pretty much the most reliable newspaper out there ), we have pretty much agreed to sign Luke Shaw. Pretty good coup imo, got to thank Moyes for that one.

Ed002, heard anything new on the subject?

Short lived happiness. Cheers Ed. Do you reckon our interest in Shaw remains until a new manager is announced or are some of the targets pretty much close to signing and the transfers will not all be put on hold?

Mick, there are several sources saying the Shaw deal is very close, that MU believe it's pretty much done. I think what that means is MU have convinced Shaw himself to join and they are just a few million away from negotiating the deal for him. So not done yet, but probably will be done soon. Would be a great signing. I always thought he was Chelsea bound. The Ed told us about Chelsea looking elsewhere, but I thought they may make a last ditch attempt to sign him when we have agreed a fee with Southampton.

Best possible player we could sign to replace Evra IMO.

I think getting a salary of 100k a week is the main reason he's coming.

Thanks Ed, Moreno is just as good IMO and much cheaper than Shaw. I think MU know they need a few more English players to add to Rooney and Jones. We have always liked our young English players.

No quotes, Jamie Jackson references and sources from articles previously written by him. No real credibility in the article at all. It's no different from people on here who say 'trust me - watch this space'. All of his articles are the same. I wouldn't give this too much thought, let's just wait and see with Shaw, all these rubbish endless rumours are driving me insane.

Cheers Ed

In the past couple of months has Luke Shaw took to Twitter to deny any of the rumours of him leaving? Has he told any of the Southampton Tweeters that he is staying when they have begged him for an answer? NO! If Shaw doesn't leave Southampton then it's because the clubs cannot agree a fee. I think it's obvious that he wants to leave Southampton. Shaw is a Portsmouth fan, his whole family are Portsmouth fans. I don't think he has any real allegiance to Southampton in the long run. I hope MU and Southampton can agree a fee.

Moreno is also a very good young player, would be my second choice but Shaw is slightly younger yet he's already more physically developed and the fact he's proven in PL just tops it off for me.

I think you will find Shaw has said SEVERAL times that he is happy to stay at Saints, and is now fed up trying to quell idle gossip because the media just twist it.
There is no logical reason for him to consider a move now as his options will increase as and when he goes to Brazil. Why would he join Utd until the manager is known and the squad for next season has some certainty?

As for a fee, any figure indicated in January is now long out of date-new Board at Saints and full international status now.

We have seen the same sort of ill informed excitement from Chelsea fans and I feel you both will be disappointed.

Funny I heard exactly the opposite i.e. that Man U and Southampton had agreed a fee but Shaw had yet to agree ( This from the guy who told me about Thiago well before the media picked up on it last year).

Sydney, no offence but where on earth are you getting your information? Perhaps you're thinking of James Ward-Prowse? Shaw is most definitely not a Portsmouth fan and neither are his family. And a guy in the Saints academy since he was 8 - I imagine he has quite some allegiance to them. I don't think this transfer is as cut and run as some people seem to think. It's far from sorted and it's definitely not guaranteed to happen. I'm more inclined to think he'll still be at Southampton next season. Very few of the articles about his transfer have any real credibility and are largely just self perpetuating. Southampton fans will remember that last year this EXACT same situation happened with Chelsea. Until it's on the Official Site or the BBC, or there is a credible recordable source to back up a claim, I won't pay any attention to a word of it.

Wow, . 27~30 million pounds for a twenty year-old left back.
What I know for sure is: left-backs are rare and english and good, even more rare.
But, is he in the same level as Ashley Cole?

Who said it was guaranteed to happen?

It could be Ward-Prowse that I am thinking of. Although I am quite sure a commentator has said that Shaw's family are Pompey fans. Shaw is actually a Chelsea fan. Of course he has allegiance to Southampton, but like Walcott, AOC, Bale etc, they all left for a bigger team. He is not going to be there for ever and one thing for sure is that MU and Southampton are trying to negotiate a fee. It may not be agreed, but they are trying and they wouldn't be trying unless Shaw has agreed to join MU in principle.

MikonBR, he's actually 18 which makes it more crazy, but you are paying for potential. Not only that, he is probably the best LB in th EPL at the moment anyway and will get much better. Maybe Dave from Chelsea or Baines from Everton are ahead of him, but he isn't far off at 18 years old.

Is Shaw not a life long Chelsea fan? His family live next to the the Chelsea training ground (not that means much)

Not being rude guys, but suggest DYOR is something for you to consider! There is so much false information on this one subject by you that it is obvious how the media conclude they can feed you with nonsense and you will lap it up.

Simple equation: more Utd supporters than any other club in EPL, so ANYTHING that could be of interest sells more papers!

NOTHING will be decided re. Saints Ins or Outs until the Saints managers contract is agreed and that will not happen until after the end of the season.

St Martin, talks have been taking place already. That is NOT paper talk. There is still no fee agreed as of yesterday or the day before according to the editor, but there have been discussions between the clubs.

As a Saints fan, who would you like to see the money from Lallana & Shaw spent on? It will probably be upwards of £50m. Gaston Ramires and that Italian striker will probably fetch £15m-£20m. What would you like to see done to the squad?

St Martin, the manager is powerless to prevent a player moving. If a buying club offers enough money the owners and board will decide to sell regardless of the manager.

Hi Sydney. Your information in this one section has been shown to be incorrect. Talks may have taken place between the clubs simply because most players have a clause in their contracts that if an offer above a certain figure is made then this has to be passed to the player and discussions can then follow. Suspect this has happened and Shaws agent and maybe Shaw have not turned anything down until they know about MPs situation for next season. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT TO WHAT ROONEY AND RVP WILL DO UNTIL THE MANAGEMENT AT UTD IS SORTED.

Saints Board, manager and Shaw have clearly stated Shaw and the other players key to next season will stay. If MP leaves of course this could all change, but the media speculation is jumping the gun.

Yes, we will move on some players who are not able to fit in and will raise about £20m from that, but those players do not include our current crop of youngsters. Because we have a number of other youngsters to bring into the first team squad next season we will probably not spend more than £30m in the summer. Such an outlay can easily be met without selling Shaw.

Seriously, watch the situation regarding our manager. If he agrees a new contract then Shaw will stay IMO.

St Martin, I just don't see MU and other clubs bothering to negotiate a deal with Southampton unless they have gotten the green light by Shaw via his representatives. It would be pointless. Especially when MU will be very busy between now and September 1st. Has Shaw even once come out and said these stories are untrue? IMHO I think Shaw has agreed in principle to join MU subject to Southampton and MU agreeing a fee. Will it happen? I'm not sure, the fee is excessive, but it hasn't scared MU away like it usually would. I think it may well just happen. If Shaw stays then I guess MU like Chelsea wouldn't agree to pay what Southampton want.