Manchester United Rumours Archive August 26 2013

26 Aug 2013 22:52:20
Mourinho has told Rooney to hand in a transfer request within 48hrs or they will go in another direction.

Flint, you may be right but we all need to understand it doesn't matter what Rooney or Chelsea want, he can't move to Chelsea without United agreeing and that isn't going to happen in this window.

Would b gutted if he handed in a transfer request after the reception he got tonight. Pure class from the United fans and Rooney responded. Anybody know if he thanked the fans at the end? Eds do ye still think we will sign felanni and bains
Cheers {Ed007's Note - Fellaini yes, Baines no. I don't think Utd would pay the money Everton are looking for.}

I would not be in anyway surprised if he puts one in. Does not mean we will sell but he will be finished with the fans and his last bastion of supporters once he does that.

007, I agree, especially without selling Evra too. If we received a good offer from Monaco and Evra was leaving we would pay what it takes to get Baines, but whilst Evra is still here it's simply too expensive.

Rooney can hand in the transfer request all he likes he still won't be going to chelsea, desperate and laughable attempt by Jose

Dustbin

I'd still sell him.
How has one game changed anything about him? A transfer request put in again, comes back AGAIN unfit for start of the season, throws a paddy because he's not the main man, never has never will be.
We could get £40m for him if lucky, plus £250k a week off our wages!
We have two players who deserve more game time and that's Hernandez and Kagawa, they both offer great dimensions.
If we don't sell him now we won't sell till next year and we'll get half the amount for him.

Melwing28

Very desperate and unprofessional by Mourinho. Rooney is class and he proved that again last night, he looked like he had a point to prove and long may it continue. There's no other player in world football like Rooney.

Melwing he didn't come back this pre season unfit? Apart from any injuries which you can't blame him for a few people said it's the slimmest they've seen him in 5 years.

Ed 007 do you not think Baines could play left side of midfield, alternating up and down flank with evra? Giggs was asked to come on at left wing for welbeck and moyes could only trust him there for 20 mins due to his age. Kagawa not naturally left sided, Young not good enough, Danny is a striker. we seem to be a bit light left side and there ain't many better left sided players who can cross a ball better than Baines. {Ed007's Note - He probably could play there but I still can't see Utd matching what Everton want for him.}

26 Aug 2013 20:11:14
Everton have been forced to make a bid for McCarthy due to Newcastle's interest in him, I think they may need to hurry and sell Fellaini.

Have they bid for him now? I expected it but not until they had sold Fellaini, maybe we are closer to signing him than we think.

Hopefully it won't spell the end of Rooney! He was making a big point tonight, looking as hungry as ever! Shooting from range and winning the ball on his own touch line! Apart from Carrick only player who can make space and play a decent forward attacking ball! Just hopefully he impressing the United camp and not the Chelsea 1

26 Aug 2013 08:41:36
Some spanish Journalist reporting we are about to put a 45 million euro bid for Ozil. I would be very surprised if we offered that kind of money although a great little player. I would rather hijack spurs bid for lamela, which looks like 30 million euros.

Either way if true looks like young or Nani will be moved on either prior to the window closing this summer or in January.

We haven't offered more than 30m for febregas, who by some eds has motivated us to bid for him, and who is also a premier league success. so do u really believe this story?

Ozil is available at £38 million it seems, so rumors are that we are going to under bid again and go in at £30 million. I wish we would just give Madrid £38 million, have it accepted and then take it from there. Sometimes you can't negotiate and you just have to cough up the fee.

We know it's Nani Shahram mate. It's pretty obvious.

Fresh

I think 38 million is far too high and like all clubs what you want and what you get for a player is a matter of opinion.

In this case I believe they need to move on players and forced to do some deals so 30 million is still a lot for a player that they paid 14 million for.

I personally would prefer Modric as he plays more central and a great distributor in midfield and can bring the best out of Kagawa, which imho is suffering due to lack of quality midfielders around him.

Another story doing the rounds is that there is a second club now in the running for bale and it might be United. I hope it is not true as we would be nuts to pay 70 million for him and if there was any truth to it, I would rather put a 70 million offer on table for Ronaldo and see if he pushes for a transfer :)

Truly the silly season and this week will be quite an interesting week.

Is there another team or is it his agent or spurs stirring things to get a better deal?! I just want us to sign someone significant! This week will be interesting!

It's not often but I disagree with Shahram on this. I much rather Ozil than Lamela but haven't seen a lot of him to be honest

Patzi

Ozil is a class player but Lamela at 21 is very talented but obviously not as polished as Ozil in terms of decision making and passing and if we can get him for 20 million less, it might turn out to be better value but not a sure thing as Ozil would be.

Out of all the left sided players out there who have huge potential to be stars in a few years, Draxler and Lamela for me are the 2 to watch out for. Willian is also an interesting player but have not seen enough of him but whenever I have watched him he has been a handful for most teams with good defenders.

I would love us to get ozil really like him, also a big fan of draxler

He doesn't like to play out wide he knows even though he can do a good job there, he knows he is an AM and that's where he would want to play. He is in the same situation as Kagawa. I think his move is depends on Rooney staying or leaving.

26 Aug 2013 00:19:37
A mate of mine is one of the chairmen of the Irish utd supporters club, during a lengthy chat he told me the talk amongst his mate's is Ozil will b our main arrival and possibly only one. Also Mourinho FC have signed Eto and won't go back in for Wazza and Buttner will be let go(don't know if that's loan or not).
They are also suggesting that all is not well on the relationship side between Moyes and Woodward and that's why he came home early from the tour. Cannot promise this is true or how informed but they do seem to know their stuff, just thought I would share the info. Any insight from the eds?

To be honest i'd be more than happy with our transfer dealings if we managed to get Ozil & Fellaini, even if we missed out on a LB (but if we managed to get those 2 and perhaps Coentrao i'll kiss Ed Woodward on his big balding head!)

Sounded plausible until you gave reasons for EWs return. Doubt he would come home in a strop.

Woodward does seem a bit of a tool.

DHK - Woodward is a bit of a tool? What we basing this on then? The fact we've not signed anyone, or have you met him?