Manchester United Rumours Archive May 26 2011

26 May 2011 22:44:51
drogba and aguero are going to madrid,
Ronaldo will be back at manchester.
Anderson hinted at this back in april. Signs are there, glaziers are hoping it will turn the fans around.
J

26 May 2011 22:18:33
Ed is there any truth to these people banging on about ronaldo coming back ?

Jake {Ed007's Note - I can't see it, it all seems to be just gossip}

26 May 2011 20:54:27
Apparently when ronaldo moved to real madrid they put his buy out clause to £150m however there is also a clause that states he can return to united for the price that he was sold for if he ever left madrid. With that in mind i have heard that rooney = 40m evra =20m and 20m cash will bring ronaldo back and that ronaldo will partner chicarito up front and fabio will take evras position. Apparently united are going to make a big big transfer deal and i do think this is what the big big deal is . Either way i really do think this will be the last we see of rooney in united due to the fact he costs too much in wages and the way he betrayed SAF can anyone really see SAF let rooney get one over him when he put his transfer request in.

26 May 2011 20:00:47
Just to sum up:

De Gea to sign July 1st

De'Rossi to come into midfield

Modric deal stalling as Nasri preffered.

Wellbeck to return

No official decision on Cleverley return yet.

Carrick, Hargreaves, Owen to go.

Sorry no Ronaldo return or Bale move.

But. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 more year for Scholes hoooorah

ManUmicK

26 May 2011 18:23:42
hi i posted earlier regarding ronaldo returning if nani goes to inter. i don't know whether to believe this or not as it seems unlikely but it is from a very good source.i very rarely get info from them but when i do its always correct.
Anyone else heard similar ????
Doubletops

26 May 2011 18:19:17
SAF will probably buy 3 new players over the summer and these will probably be a defensive midfielder but an adaptable one to replace Hargreaves, an attackive midfielder or a left winger and finally a goalkeeper.
De Gea looks almost certain to be the GK. Then IMO we should go for Nasri and De Rossi. Nasri would be cheap as 1 year left on contract and prob wants a move-can also play on left and in midfield.
De Rossi is a great CDM who seems fed up with Rome. Both v good players and neither would break the bank leaving money for lesser players such as Varane.

26 May 2011 18:11:32
why does everyone go on about the same people on here go on about the same people?
i think it depend what kind of budget we really have
cheap budget -
dzudzsak lw psv great young talent
henderson cm sunderland young talent
luis fabiano st old but good

if we have a big budget -
nasri anywhere in mf arsenal i know its a long shot but would love to see him at united
schweinsteiger cm generally rules games
de rossi cdm just a great holding player
benzema st quality finisher
lahm rb would love to see him at united
marcelo lb if evra leaves

26 May 2011 17:51:05
3 new signins will be:

De Gea
Modric
Young

26 May 2011 17:32:17
Hi, does anybody know if we have interest in Romelu Lukaku or Maarten Stekerlenburg? Thanks.

26 May 2011 17:00:36
With Chelsea about to initiate a summer clearout, with the likes of Lampard, Drogba, Anelka, Terry leaving the club in order to create a younger, 'new look' Chelsea, I can see Ferguson going for Lampard, Drogba or even Terry.

Rate 'unbeleivable' if you will but Ferguson is not unknown to go for players near the end of their careers to boost the squad, e.g. Owen-no one saw that one coming right?

26 May 2011 16:24:19
Man Utd are set to sign David De Gea and Wesley Sneijder for 50 million

26 May 2011 16:06:34
rumours have it that micheal own is sick of man u that he has decided to go back to his no 1 club LIVERPOOL where he has said to retire next season

26 May 2011 15:34:52
The Guardian have reported that we have approx 160m to spend, if that is true i would love to see us spend it all.

im not worried about believable or unbelievable, but if we were to spend all of that i would go for.

m richards 20m
sneijder 35m
nasri 20m
de rossi 20m
benzema 25m
de gea 20m


140m


ha can you imagine

- - - - - - - - - -de gea- - - - - - - - - - - - -
richards- - - ferdinand- - -vidic- - - - - -evra
- - - - - - - - - de rossi- - - - - - - - - - - - -
nasri- - - - - - -sneijder- - - - - - - - - - -nani
- - - - - - benzema- - - -rooney- - - - - - - -

yeah i can see that working, either that or swap nasri for obertan haha

jessop

26 May 2011 15:07:56
@ looks like rooneys off to madrid
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Yes, and Rafael and Fabio are heading to Ebbsfleet - TUBE!

26 May 2011 14:25:25
just heard from inside old trafford that Ronaldo is coming back this summer.all dependant on if Nani will join Milan(presume they mean inter but didn't specify). Dont know if true but just passing on what have been told.
doubletops1983 {Ed007's Note - It is Inter that he is being linked with}

26 May 2011 13:55:51
Just to cahnge the constant tune being played on this site i wanna thro a couple of names into the 'midfield hat' -
Fernando - Porto. at 24 years old looks great in the portuguese league. athletic strong and works his socks of. we know we have a good relationship with Porto so could squeeze him for 15mill? perfect mould for the EPL. remember him against us a few years back when he was 20.
Luis Gustavo - Hoffenheim. Another brazilian. reminds me of ramires. really good worker plays a simple game of breaking up attacks and making short passes. perfect foil for Carrick and Rooney.
Kwadwo Asamoah - Udinese. This guy had a great WC. similiar to Essien. altho price just went up with Udinese in CL.

Stuey

26 May 2011 13:45:12
These are the options that we have, with Sneijder saying he's staying that's him out the question! Or at least i hope it is! I don't think he'd fit at all! We have £160 million to spend approximatly, most of this we must realise will be saved but SAF will have access to it. These are the options we have:

Raphael Varane (£4million): He will sign in the coming weeks, he will give good competiton with Evans. Also interestingly he can play DM which would mean Hargrevaes replacement isn't such a pressing issue.

Luka Modric (£35 million): This gets more likely now that Sneijder is definatly not coming and we have money to spend. Id bet on this one to happen, he keeps saying he's not leaving which most of the time if a guy is saying it that much then he is doing! Look at CR7!

Ashley Young (£15 million): I fail too see how we can be linked to someone like this! Especially if he is a replacement for Nani, can't see him leaving though if im honest. Hope he doesn't come but possibly will do.

Cristiano Ronaldo (£80 million): If he returns, which a lot of people think he will, i think SAF will have something in his contract to keep the buy back price the same as the sale price. Would love too see him back but Modric is probably more of a requirement. Ronaldo will be the big signing probably if Mourinho takes over next year or the year after.

Karim Benzema (£20 million): Looks like Mourinho will get more of his way and see Benzema leave, we have the money to buy him but if Berbatov stays then this becomes unlikely. Think he'd be a good addition and would fit in well, SAF would sort his head out.

Kun Aguero (£35 million): Going to Real Madrid, don't think he'd fit in here as Rooney does the same job.

EJ

26 May 2011 13:22:48
As expected the Sneijder deal woudln't be done, always had major doubts about this!
De Gea - deal is NOT off, as stated he wants to concentrate on the tournament before deciding/confirming anything - it will still go through (How often does Fergie remove his cards from his chest on a transfer?).
Aguero - clearly wants to go to Real or Barca, but if neither of them go for him (which I doubt), then I reckon United are in with a cracking shout!
Young - This will happen, my source says so and I just have this awful feeling inside it's a done deal.
SURPRISE signing will take place over the summer I'm told, one that nobody will expect, however speculated as being a biggy! !

The Red Devil

26 May 2011 12:48:07
I might just be picking away at nothing here, but in Evra's interview about Nasri his first line is, 'If Samir COMES. .'

Maybe he knows something we don't :0.

MPez

26 May 2011 11:54:56
"If you are good enough for Manchester United, then you are good enough for any team in the world."

xavi's words in the build up to the final, great to see so much modesty and respect from the main driving force of a truly great team.

if United play like they have all champions league ive a really good feeling about it! barca defense beware! !

summer transfer thoughts. .

gk. de gea looking less likely, really having doubts.

cm. would love the obvious choice of either modric or sneijder but both seem to go against our transfer policy of late. am warming to the nasri in the centre idea

cf. can only see benzema in the striking department as a new recruit

26 May 2011 11:43:42
man utd look set to sign a promising young striker called danny walker from Accrington Stanley deal is reported to be around 15k a week. watch this space

26 May 2011 11:15:59
Sneijder has been quoted that he is staying at Inter. The story is on Skysports.

26 May 2011 11:09:55
The key reason for the delay behind De Gea s move to United is that it is being brokered by Portuguese agent Jorge Mendes, who also represents Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Mendes, who could make up to 8 million (£6.9m) from De Gea s move, does not currently represent the goalkeeper, although he has signed a deal to replace the youngster s current agent, Hector Rincon, on June 30.

Right, there it is in black and White from the sky sports website, his contract with mendes can't start until june 30th so that's when he's available to sign for us, deals done.
Ste73

26 May 2011 10:38:38
I will first say I am not an in the know or anything like that.

However, my understanding of the De Gea situation is this: (Assuming twitter info and opinions, from decent sources, are correct.

1. United have agreed a fee with At. Madrid.
2. United have agreed personal terms with De Gea.

What has held the deal up is that De Gea was unsure as to whether the move was right for him (massive move early in his career).

Seemingly, he has decided that it IS the right time/move for him.

Apparently he had a medical in Manchester yesterday.

The denials since Tuesday can be read the following ways:

1. From De Gea/His Lawyer. No deal has been agreed yet - this could be due to De ea switching agents this summer, which has long been spoken about. He will switch to Mendes soon and it is likely the deal will not be official til then so that Mendes gets a bigger cut. Mendes has been involved in this a lot already.
2. From At.Madrid. What they said was no official communication from United or De Gea had come to inform them a deal had been reached - people have (incorrectly) read it as saying United have made no approach. If the denial from De Gea is due to the reason I have given above, then the lack of official comment from United or De Gea to At. Madrid would make sense.

26 May 2011 10:32:52
i'm not keen on signing young but i don't think he's as bad as some people think. Over the last 4 years he's averaged 9 goals and just over 12 assists a year in a team that is so inconsistent(europe and relegation battles) that's a good and consistent record. Plus i'm sure with better players around him that he'll do better. Over the last 4 years young has been more consistent than nani, i still think nani is the more talented but i don't think young would be an awful replacement if nani needed replacing. But i'd rather nani stay.
Shappy

26 May 2011 09:38:16
Hi guys,

Does anyone know what's going on with De Gea?

Did Fergie actually say that we'd signed him? Did he actually say it in certain terms? Or have the press twisted something he said?

This whole De Gea situation is a little wierd for me.

firebear83

26 May 2011 08:58:34
United have upwards of 160m to spend, fergie has stated they will be buying three players.18m for de Gea, 35m for sneijder and the rest? ? ? What duo you think ?

Jake

26 May 2011 08:47:37
De Gea's lawyers have said no deal has been signed and he is yet to decide on what to do and won't do so until June 30th once he has finished with Spain U21. Source Sky Sports News

26 May 2011 07:38:58
For all the rumours that ronaldo is returning, i very much doubt. Mourinho has said "wherever i go, ronaldo will come too". I don't think we will be able to steal him from mourinho

26 May 2011 07:24:43
I've just been told that Modric has indicated to Spurs through his agent that he wants to leave for United. Spurs trying hard to hold for a high price, but is willing to get Carrick back as part of the deal.

26 May 2011 06:05:41
DE GEA IS NOT DONE DEAL. AS ALREADY REPORTED, YOU WILL BE 'SURPRISED' BY OUR NEW GOALKEEPER WHEN HE FINALLY SIGNS
SEAGULL

26 May 2011 02:28:30
Man United gave up on Alexis Sanchez a long time ago, for this summer at least that transfer will not be happening.

DEF- De Gea

Poss - Young, Rodwell, Adam, Varane.