Manchester United Rumours Archive June 24 2011

24 Jun 2011 23:12:36
I think that we should get rid of berba, bring in edison cavani and bring in a creative midfielder such as sneijder or I think a cheeky bid for Scott Parker but have you heard anything on cavani?

Man93

24 Jun 2011 21:52:45
ed i know there's SOOOOOOO many rumors on this site involving who SAF is going to sign next but can you tell us anything about who he's going to sign next besides De Gea? {Ed007's Note - It's not really my place to hazard such guesses}

24 Jun 2011 21:41:42
hi ed, do you know whats happening with edison cavani, read on a few websites that united were interested, and whats the latest on alexis sanchez would love to see them at utd.

{Ed019's Note - All that's been reported so far is interest, but with the price tag being quoted I can't see United going for him personally. Sanchez's future is still up in the air and he could still end up at either Barca, United, City or maybe even another top club, I just hope that when the dust settles he will be pulling on a Manchester United shirt.}

24 Jun 2011 19:41:08
Manchester United will not stop at the signing of Ashley Young with manager Sir Alex Ferguson set to break the £80m barrier for the summer by bringing in Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David De Gea and Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric.

24 Jun 2011 18:38:57
walter smith ex gers boss has asked sir alex ferguson if he can help gers new boss ally mccoist and loan out a few of the 2nd team
(gibson evans obertan bebe)

24 Jun 2011 17:37:31
Chicha - Messi"""
dear mr mumbai boy
wow!
that has to be the post of the century!
all records are broken!
ngiak has no words to describe what you have just said...
thats simply out of this world!!
gan

24 Jun 2011 17:31:50
hi everyone i was just reading the posts on here and was agreeing with what most people put but how can u slate ashley young when he is cheaper than most international players and can perform at international level he is the joint highest assist with lampard and that is with the likes of john carew heskey bent agbonlahor now with hernandez rooney berbatov he will be so effective from crosses and set pieces but i am fairly sure that we will be playing the diamond formation with nani valencia and young all swapping as all 3 can play left wing right wing and attacking midfielder with holding hopefully a big buy like schweinsteiger or modric or javi martinez but if nani does go why not sign sanchez and play him central behind the strikers and swap him with rooney every so often putting him further forward and i would love to see higuain or benzema or aguero but i doubt it

24 Jun 2011 17:22:21
ed.... Why dont we just buy the 2 most influential youngsters out there right now and they are cheap. pato rodriques, and eden hazard 2 perfect playmakers who would play awesome together, and cause oppositions alot of trouble they are very young and world class.. FACT {Ed002's Note - Unfortunately the transfer system is not that simple.}

24 Jun 2011 17:16:13
With nani now confirmed staying not only will we have blistering speed up front but a sqaud with a great amount of wingers for rotation, although young is clearly not a worldbeater we now have so many options to tear teams apart all season. Roll on september and a creative midfielder (if we had ozil this team could stand up to any)
georgethebest

24 Jun 2011 16:55:35
We don't need Sanchez, we have enough wingers plus players from Itallian league never seem to settle in premier league ie.Veron and that guy at Liverpool.
I would much rather see the money being spent on a world class playmaker like sneijder or Modric.

24 Jun 2011 16:43:17
It has been widely reported today, that Alex Ferguson will push through a deal for Egyptian play-maker Mostafa Afroto after being advised by the same scouts who identified Javier Hernandez.

Reports apparently claim that Manchester United scouts have been watching Afroto since the turn of the year and have been hugely impressed with his performances for his club Al-Ahly.

The Egyptian under-23 currently plays for Al-Ahly, as well as the national team. Mostafa is nicknamed "Afroto" (or Little Genie) for his speed, pace and unpredictable moves on the pitch.

The fee has been reported to be £5.6 million for the widely unknown Egyptian, and the deal could be tied down before Ferguson returns from the south of France.

Beastie666

24 Jun 2011 16:39:17
Teams like City, Liverpool & Madrid, have destroyed the realistic transfer market...it looks like fantasy foorball now or fifa 11 or pro evolution soccer !!! they buy players with just with those money that they r not worth...u can think about Carrol, Balotelli, Hendersson, Pedro leon, Di Maria[good, but now worth such money]
I'm sure SAF will spend in concious mind with reasonable price..
In:
Higuain or Benzema for 25m
Diarra 15m
Shaqiri or pato rodreguez 13 & 9 respectively..
we have already signed three players..i.e.Jones, Young & de gea[almost done]

24 Jun 2011 15:19:48
I just had a thought about Nani... Anyone think he could play as a center attacking midfielder instead of a winger? I think it could work well as Nani prefers to shoot than cross the ball.

Have Young & Valencia either wing because they're the same sort of player. Play Nani behind Rooney and Hernandez? Maybe SAF could do with Nani what Real Madrid have done with Ronaldo??

{Ed019's Note - Ronaldo played centrally for United a lot in his last season so I wouldn't say Real Madrid came up with the idea. Not sure Nani really has the footballing intelligence to play there and he's not the goalscorer Ronaldo is, would most likely end up driving fans and team-mates mad shooting all the time.}

24 Jun 2011 14:45:09
A lot of people are saying that players are over-priced in today's market. While I agree that may well be the case, it is something that we will simply have to live with. I feel that we need to step up to the mark when it comes to transfers. For example, if we really want Sanchez, and if Pozzo wants 44m, then we need to show our hand and sign him.

Ther is no point using the excuse of no value in the market all the time. If we stand still, we will simply be left behind and miss out on these young stars. Think of it this way, if we sign Sanchez for approx 35-40m and sell Nani for 25-30m, is that not good business? That's basically signing Sanchez for 10-15m. If Berbatov is offloaded, that recoups another 15m. After that, we can concentrate on that midfield signing.

G.A.G.U.S

24 Jun 2011 14:32:16
with the arrival of young is it now more likely we will sell nani? reason ask is because young will play much more in the style of valencia, giving us greater balance (and prob more in the utd way
of old) bearing in mind we also have the likes of cleverly and morrison (spelling) coming thru as well as back up in shape of park or even giggs
also is evans def looking at door following jones arrival and should we be looking at a right back if its true brown and oshea are also off?

24 Jun 2011 13:23:29
Either Nani stays or Sanchez comes in in part exchange with Nani. (with £10m) One of these will happen because Nani isnt going and not being replaced due to his track record. Simple as.

DBhoy

24 Jun 2011 13:20:19
Wesley Sneijder IS at OT this afternoon!!!
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Surely any deal that would take place would be at Carrington. (just a thought)

And as much as i would like this deal to go through, it wont be happening this afternoon or at OT!!!

CHAMP19NS

24 Jun 2011 13:07:48
Udinese have now said Sanchez is worth £44 million if not more, now watch Man City match that bid only for Sanchez to turn down the move because he does not want to play for them. Barcelona wont match that bid and neither will Man Utd. Thanks very much Man City for ruining the entire transfer system because you think you can buy success, Sanchez saga over...

24 Jun 2011 12:55:19
Lille have warned Hazard is not for sale. Mata is also being looked at but no surprise many other clubs such as Liverpool, Barcelona, and Man. City are aware also. Next week will probably be start of who will be signed after the U-21 Championships and so on.

24 Jun 2011 12:38:26
"what's happening with iturbe? have we got a definite arrangement to sign him?"

As far as i know he is going to Porto, after that i have no idea where he'll end up!

Mr. Good Cat

24 Jun 2011 12:27:24
what's happening with iturbe? have we got a definite arrangement to sign him?

24 Jun 2011 12:18:18
Wesley Sneijder IS at OT this afternoon!!!

24 Jun 2011 12:13:08
It seems that Sanchez will stay at Udinese. I don't think we will offer as much that Udinese wants.

24 Jun 2011 11:36:50
Barca have just bid 27M for cesc...rejected by Arsenal.
Does that mean they have given up on Sanchez, i can't see them signing 2 30m players

24 Jun 2011 11:12:11
Ed002 - Sorry to keep badgering you, but if Sanchez & Hazard is still being looked at, why wouldn't Mata be? I am not overly fussed about Mata, but if we are still looking at Sanchez & Hazard although we have signed Young, why would we not be looking at Mata now we have signed Young?

Do you think we will sign another winger if Nani leaves, what if Nani says?

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - I am not so sure the Sanchez deal is going anywhere. I am also not sure that Manchester United maintain any more than a watching brief over Mata - as I thought I explained.}

@Like I said I am not fussed about Mata, I am not fussed about Hazard or Sanchez either, what I am slightly worried about is that Young will replace Nani? IMO that would still leave us a winger short.

Do you believe now we have signed Young, that we have finished looking at wide men? Do you think there is a chance Nani will stay? In your opinion of course.

Sydney!

{Ed002's Note - I stand by my view Syd that I expect nani to leave. Probably to Italy or Spain.}

24 Jun 2011 11:02:58
Ed002 - Sorry to keep badgering you, but if Sanchez & Hazard is still being looked at, why wouldn't Mata be? I am not overly fussed about Mata, but if we are still looking at Sanchez & Hazard although we have signed Young, why would we not be looking at Mata now we have signed Young?

Do you think we will sign another winger if Nani leaves, what if Nani says?

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - I am not so sure the Sanchez deal is going anywhere. I am also not sure that Manchester United maintain any more than a watching brief over Mata - as I thought I explained.}

24 Jun 2011 10:49:09
man utd to bid £23 million for mata next week somthing i heard ur thoughts eds?

Berbatude {Ed002's Note - A few inches don't the page.}

24 Jun 2011 10:41:14
Ed002 - Have you heard anything about United targeting Juan Mata? I don't usually listen to paper talk, but we are in for both Sanchez & Hazard and Mata fits the bill surely? £20m would be enough to sign him and this would be a major victory over Liverpool.

They worship the player like a god, but something tells me if we signed him, they would think he was a waste of money. Ed, would United be too hard for him to turn down?

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - Valencia are preparing for next season without the player. Interest has been shown by Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United. I suspect that Barcelona may well also become interested at some point and if they do show their hand I feel he could move there. I have a vision that Sanchez moving to Barcelona could release David Villa back to Valencia in a player exchange for Mata. Stranger things have happened. Manchester City were reportedly heading the queue but had an offer rejected. As such, it would not be entirely out of the question that Liverpool could push for the player and make a concerted effort to match any other offer; and then there is a chance Mata could join them. In order to get the best deal, Valencia wanted to wait (a) to see if Barcelona show an interest; (b) until after the Under 21 Championships where he could well put in a very good performance. So Manchester United's interest was rather like Chelsea's - passing. Given Young has arrived, perhaps Mata is off the table now.}

24 Jun 2011 10:24:45
Ed002 - Good morning, Ed do you have any little gems of info for United fans at present? Do you know if we have entered the race for Modric yet? Will Chelsea still pursue the little Croat or will Boas turn to someone he wants?

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - Morning Syd. I am not sure that United's pursuit of Modric or Sneijder is over yet but we will see over the coming weeks. I can say that MU have looked at Penarol's Alejandro Martinuccio as a player they may be interested in at some point. I had thought he would be moving Roma this summer but that seems to be off the cards - at least for now. I fear at his age he needs to make a move to Europe soon or the chance will have gone.}

@What do you make of this player Ed? I have never seen him play. Also will Chelsea still continue to try and sign Modric? It's just the papers were expecting a higher bid by now, but nothing has been reported? Perhaps bidding is taking place in secret?

Sydney!

{Ed002's Note - I know a little of Martinuccio but from two years ago he has had Roma trying to get a move in hand. I spoke very late last night to someone who is in South America this week and had some time available to travel around in orderr talk to folks about three particular players (who have probably never had a mention here). In doing so it was said that United had taken a "reasonably serious" look at Martinuccio. So that is all I know. As for Modric, I am aware that Mr Abramovich had expressed a liking for the player and I am aware enquiries were made. I have a feeling that it was being looked at as a possible option and no more. So I guess it must still be a possible option.}

@Ed who are the other two player? I understand if you cannot say. I am hoping Chelsea don't get Modric, I feel he is the missing link for both of our teams. If we fail to get him, then Chelsea getting him would be a kick in the teeth. There are reports that United are going to make Modric the marquee signing. I hope it's true.

Sydney!

{Ed002's Note - The other two players are Brazilian Junior Vicosa of Gremio and another Uruguayan, Santiago Garcia of Nacionale. Benfica and PSV are both interested in Garcia. As for Modric, I don't suppose he will be impressed that you see him as the "missing link". We should call Desmond Morris to see if he agrees.}

24 Jun 2011 10:02:50
Ed002 - Good morning, Ed do you have any little gems of info for United fans at present? Do you know if we have entered the race for Modric yet? Will Chelsea still pursue the little Croat or will Boas turn to someone he wants?

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - Morning Syd. I am not sure that United's pursuit of Modric or Sneijder is over yet but we will see over the coming weeks. I can say that MU have looked at Penarol's Alejandro Martinuccio as a player they may be interested in at some point. I had thought he would be moving Roma this summer but that seems to be off the cards - at least for now. I fear at his age he needs to make a move to Europe soon or the chance will have gone.}

@What do you make of this player Ed? I have never seen him play. Also will Chelsea still continue to try and sign Modric? It's just the papers were expecting a higher bid by now, but nothing has been reported? Perhaps bidding is taking place in secret?

Sydney!

{Ed002's Note - I know a little of Martinuccio but from two years ago he has had Roma trying to get a move in hand. I spoke very late last night to someone who is in South America this week and had some time available to travel around in orderr talk to folks about three particular players (who have probably never had a mention here). In doing so it was said that United had taken a "reasonably serious" look at Martinuccio. So that is all I know. As for Modric, I am aware that Mr Abramovich had expressed a liking for the player and I am aware enquiries were made. I have a feeling that it was being looked at as a possible option and no more. So I guess it must still be a possible option.}

24 Jun 2011 09:37:14
Ed002 - Good morning, Ed do you have any little gems of info for United fans at present? Do you know if we have entered the race for Modric yet? Will Chelsea still pursue the little Croat or will Boas turn to someone he wants?

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - Morning Syd. I am not sure that United's pursuit of Modric or Sneijder is over yet but we will see over the coming weeks. I can say that MU have looked at Penarol's Alejandro Martinuccio as a player they may be interested in at some point. I had thought he would be moving Roma this summer but that seems to be off the cards - at least for now. I fear at his age he needs to make a move to Europe soon or the chance will have gone.}

24 Jun 2011 09:11:23
I am a celtic fan myself, but thought i'd just pop over and give you my rumour(probably exagerated)my sister in law works in finance at old traford and told me on the phone that there is a lot of talk between staff of Kaka coming....as i said just a rumour i think.....anyway good luck next season....TICTOC

24 Jun 2011 08:20:30
any 1 thinking adrian spain u21 would be available on the cheep as his club has been relegated! looks good

24 Jun 2011 07:23:54
Despite all the De Gea "is he or isn't he signing" saga, got no doubt he will be a UTD player within the next week or two since Athletico have already targeted his replacement, Genk's 19yr old no.1. Even though Spurs have come out and said Modric not for sale still hearing lots of noises that UTD are still going to bid. Does this mean we're about to make an offer Spurs can't refuse, £35/£40m+ perhaps?

24 Jun 2011 05:19:00
i know we are looking for creative mid fielder/winger. why not Lee Chung Yong from Bolton. He definitely proved himself that he can play in premier league and can be eventual successor of Park Ji Sung. Also he wont be as expensive as other options are (ex Sanchez, Snejider or even Hazard)

23 Jun 2011 23:14:07
hey i am new to this site and have a rumour to put up.. supposedly david de gea move has broke down and now Manchester United are tracking young afghanstani goalkeeper mohammed taimoor tariq he is only 18 but regarded as 1 off the best young keepers in asia. fee believed to be 2.5million

23 Jun 2011 23:27:27
Heard some rumblings today about edinson cavani moving to OT. Apparently we stepped up interest after city scouts watched him score a hat trick in a 4-3 win over lazio towards the back end of the season. This allerted utd and we are now in pole to sign him, money is no issue according to the rumour and his contract til 2016 won't affect anything if the transfer fee is feasible.

23 Jun 2011 22:04:18
Young in
Jones in
De gea soon to be
Shaquiri being watches closely
A striker would be possible if berba goes
Would miralem pjanic be a gud fit in da man united midfield???? Who knows we just hav to wait and see