Manchester United Rumours Archive August 26 2012

26 Aug 2012 22:03:16
Eds some reports saying that SAF was in France tonight watching Kurt Zouma, do you know of any interest? Apparently he's 17 and a defensive midfielder, could be a replacement for Pogba if we decide to make a bid?

cmd {Ed004's Note - I am not sure, sorry}

He's more of a Center back

He's a centre half is he not?

26 Aug 2012 17:07:29
can anyone tell me why the henriquez deal has not been completed yet ? i thought it was a definite and it would be done quickly, the last i heard he had international clearance so whats the hold up ?
sparky

He's due to arive in the next couple of days and will then presented as a United player .
Raffa

Don't panic he will be a United player by Tuesday.

Sydney!

The boy was getting his visa sorted. Should be in Manchester this week to complete his transfer.

If you watched SAF Press conference on Friday he stated he had to return to Chile but will be back today Sunday and will be part of the first team squad he speaks very highly of this boy so fingers crossed
ARB

Is he not injured atm, I think I saw it posted here

26 Aug 2012 14:24:13
Just quick to quash any rumours that the press have decided to make on the basis of the game yesterday.

Outgoings for a start: The following will not be sold contrary to what the press say: Anderson,Nani,Rooney.
Fergie fully justified why Wayne didn't start and isn't it funny how just because he was on the bench for a game after a woeful performance last week that for that very reason he must be being sold.

Nani, He picked up a slight knock in the game against Everton and was not risked, I was at the game at Everton and boarding the coach back after the game he had a large strapping on his calf obviously picked up in the game.

Anderson: Let me guess this right, in pre-season Fergie said how it was a big season for him and he knows it and we want him to make a big influence this season that we know he is capable of. And on the basis of the two games I would much rather have Anderson and Cleverley to Scholes, Carrick. Quick tempo of play helps young,valencia,kagawa,RVP etc to be able to break opponents down. He will be excellent this year if fit.

The only outgoings fergie was on about were the dead wood in the club. Berbatov,Macheda,Bebe, (Hate to say it but) Fletcher, and the players who have had their chance but have no chance of influencing our season.

RedKnight

So naive ;)

Sydney!

Here here, on the money with ur post mate, was also not surprised to hear the press this morning blurt out more fairy tale sh** than usual with"Rooney being listed" just cos hes benched! I would love to be paid a jorno wage that these guys are getting just to speak a load of pants!!
Ren

I agree with what you are saying apart from the part a out fletcher being a player who can't influence a game when on form he is quality for united just ashame what he is going through ATM hope he recovers

I agree that Fergie was only talking about dead wood. Some may however choose to place Nani in that category.

MDJ

Nani will be gone by the end of the window. Doesn't retain the ball enough or do the simple things well enough for the style of play we want. Far too inconsistent and with our game obviously all about possession his one run in ten that does anything productive means he is surplus. Hopefully Russia will come knocking with £20mil+ but I can't see anybody offering more than £15mil. He needs to be a big fish in a little pond, where they wont mind him giving the ball away all the time.

Anderson will be one of our key players this season.

Sween

Seriously? We're all crying out for a ball-winning cm and you think we'e going to sell the one we have, who happens to be one of the best around, just because he will not be back for a couple more months yet? He could still feature for at least half the season. He's also been one f our best 3-4 players for several years running, and only stopped being one of our best as his illness finally got the better of him.

Thorne.

Fletcher has been a quality squad player but nothing more. Anybody saying otherwise is just giving the sympathy vote in my opinion. I wish him well and I certainly think he can do a good job in certain tough games, Park style, but he isnt anything special and never has been. Great engine, good heart and good footballing brain, but he isnt a great ball winner, user or especially quick. Not the missing link for our DM difficulties. Jones will be that next season.

Sween

Looks like you got your argument Red Knight, not that I don't agree with your post

Meggzie1992

Rooney going is just the usual bullsh!t papertalk but Nani and Anderson need adding to your list of deadwood. They have had their chance and consistently failed to deliver.

United need midfielders who can come in now and improve the first team let alone the squad. Anderson and Nani are barely squad players if we are to mount a challenge on 4 fronts which should be our aim every season.

Talk of £25m for Nani is laughable. I think both players have an intrinsic higher value than they are actually worth due to what we paid for them in the first place but in terms of what they have produced on the pitch these are both, at best, £10m players. They still have years ahead of them of course and they may be better off elsewhere. They have had enough of a chance at United though over 5 seasons and just aren't good enough. They are now detrimental to have in the squad due to the 25man maximum for aged 21+ players hence its definitely time for them to go. If we could get any amount of cash for them it would just be a bonus.

Halesini

26 Aug 2012 10:19:14
Sir Alex Ferguson said in his programme notes yesterday that when he learns a player is looking at options elsewhere he'll help them out of the door at Old Trafford

i wonder if that is a dig at anyone?
jred

I think he was referring to nani, i know nani doesn't want to leave but i think SAF was getting at his performances not being united standards.

Nani.

Sydney!

The only players i can think of is

Berbatov or Nani

Or is there someone else?

R 17

LOL! I thought the same thing and then the absense of Nani from the squad seemed to speak volumes. I for one would happily pay his taxi fare to the airport.

MDJ

He didn't do it with Rooney. Or maybe, just maybe, he was biding his time until he could get a suitable replacement. Lots of people here have not forgiven Wayne for what he did last year. However, I think any team chasing the PL and CL need 2 world-class strikers. It is an interesting comment though.

J Bones.

Nani was injured yesterday! Probably from having too many 'fans' on his back.. Wasn't he player of year a couple of seasons back?

ONLY PLAYER WHO COME OUT AND SAY HE WANT OUT IS BERBATOV.SO I GUESS SIR ALEX WAS TALKING ABOUT HIM. NANI WANT TO STAY AT UNITED. SEC WE HAVE TO GIVE NANI A CHANCE TO ADAPT ON THE LEFT WING,HE ALWAYS LOOK GOOD WHEN HE PLAY AT RIGHT WING.HE NEED TO USED OF THAT POSITION.

FERDCOAST

Hopefully it is both Nani and Rooney, they both fail to deliver enough and with so much of our play going through them - because they demand the ball so often even if in poor positions, we will be much better without. Rooney may be given one more chance, but he struggles getting fit and playing a rotation role with RVP means he is not going to be half as valuable come the end of next season. Sell him now whilst most still think he is world class.

Why I say one more chance for Rooney - he has hardly been a world beater for some time now and he held us over a barrel, since then been very hit and miss. The media love building him up because he is English and was the next big thing as a teenager, Joe Cole all over again - Joe Cole was found out quicker, or faltered quicker because he was being rotated at Chelski, same will likely happen with Rooney.

Sween

Probably pogba, because pogba was saying during the week that sir alex showed him no respect or something

fullback

27 Aug 2012 01:06:52
Pogba says sour grapes to Alex-Ferguson

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2191530/Paul-Pogba-accuses-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-sour-grapes.html

fullback

It could be rooney because there is alot going on about him now and he basically didnt want to be there against everton, rooney is overated after all and clearly does not want to play for us deep down if so why did he want to leave, it was for the MONEY not for the football

26 Aug 2012 08:00:24
If we sell nani does anyone thing we can get a replacement in time with only 5 days to go?

Ozzy

We dnt need 2 replace him we got plenty of wide players RegTheRed

IF Nani is sold, we will bring in a midfielder...the much-talked-about Witsel or Dembele would be a good bet. SAF likes to buy players after they perform well against Man Utd. We do not need a replacement, moreso because Danny W was deployed on the left hand side against Fulham yesterday.

DTDuff

Gaitan=(Benfica), Isco=(Malaga), Rodriguez or Iturbe =(Porto) would be my choices. (TheInvisibleMan) {Ed004's Note - Muniain?}