Manchester United Rumours Archive December 27 2011

27 Dec 2011 16:04:03
Fergie said if our long term target becomes available then he will make a signing in jan is wesley sneijder our long term target?Inter are ready to sell him in jan do u think fergie will sign him now ?? {Ed002's Note - I suspect there may be interest if the deal (Transfer fee and critically the package for the player) suits Manchester United - and that may not be as easy as you think.}

I really really really hope we don't there's better out there and i'd rather wait till summer if it means getting one of them.

I think Modric is SAF's long-term target, but I think he is unlikely to say the least. Modric would fit like a glove into our team and would improve us significantly.

Sydney!

It's obvious it's Modric, i think we went for WS towards the end of last summer when he realised Levy was being serious when he said 'not for sale at any price'. Let's be honest the only two realistic targets that could improve our current team is Modric or Sneijder, with Modric being the younger, cheaper(wages) and with EPL experience already to his name. Any of you people who think we'll buy someone young thats going for crazy money.. well ..you're just crazy. Never happened before and never will with SAF. We have plenty of youth in our squad, specifically in midfield! Tis essential to balance it out with experience as well..

Ozwald

I dont know I think theres a few players that would improve our team tbh - Ozil, Schweinsteiger and Martinez to name just another 3........

I would be more than happy to get any of the 5 mentioned, but Modric would be my preferred option as he's a good age, on attainable wages and has EPL experience

Gav

'Gav'

Yes but i mean realistically, it would take a lot of money to get Schweinsteiger out of the Allianz arena. Buyen wouldn't want to sell him and he probably doesn't want to leave himself. Ozil again would cost a lot, only moved to RM last year and is playing very well. Finally Martinez would probably cost a hefty amount too given that he has high potential and a lot of clubs are interested.. Besides while he's still young it's a gamble seeing if and how fast he'd adapt to the premier league and life in england, whereas with Sneijder he's played a lot of international football, played in three different leagues and being 27 he'll know the game inside out! Modric obviously being the target best fit to come in and make the team stronger straight from the word go.

Ozwald

I honestly cant see saf making any signing i hope im wrong but if he was to do we have realistic funds that if we were to bid for modric or senijder ?, i was getting sick of ppl saying use the kids like pogba and morrison but maybe he should......

Ozwald,

You say these players are unlikely due to cost but if you factor in wages as well as transfer fee Sneijder may well be the most expensive option of all?

Anyway like I said I would want Modric all day long

Gav

Sneijder's the only one that springs to mind as being a long-term target.

Everyone else we're being linked with are all short-term like Ganso, Goetze, Elm etc...

27 Dec 2011 07:23:20
hello eds..a question..with vidic out..ferdinand constantly injured..and now evans on the injury list..and smalling and jones also carrying niggles..do you think fergie will go in for CB?just to strengthen things at the back?

Rudi {Ed002's Note - Possibly.}

Than i suppose dont be surprise if SAF do bid for Cahill....

Smalling and Jones are ill, not carrying niggles. If anyone watched Cahill yesterday they would have witnessed how poor he really is. Decent back-up, but could never be a regular for us.

Sydney!

Id rather take Alex from Chelsea than his replacement in Cahill. I dont think we need anothet ctr half though really, I think midfield is our only issue. Get in a decent ctr mid and i can see us making it number 20

Couldn't agree more, I have said for weeks now that we need a few players, but I have said that the real issue was our confidence and now it has come back, we are back firing. Alex wants regular football, he will not get that at United. I also think he is too slow in reacting.

Sydney!

If he does splash out SAF should get someone like Rodwell.. Like Jones Rodwell can play in mid and in defense also.pls correct me if I am wrong but I remember he started out as a center half before becoming a midfield regular. This would give us back up at the mack and in the middle of the park. Adding to that, the recent lineups in matches and the positions the united players are playing would be indicative of the emphasis SAF is placing on flexibility within the squad. I think Rodwell fits perfectly into this plan. Maybe not top quality now but in a couple of years he should be really good.

I think mats hummels will solve our problems....... :)

Kishor mufc4ever

Alan Brazil said he'd heard deal for Cahill was sorted
Also Jaan Aage Fjortoff stated on twitter he'd hear Hummels and Goetze were in the bag
So be prepared for none of the above

Pardoe

How would Fjortoft know anything relating to United transfers, sounds odd to me.

Inigo Martinez...........
Javi Martinez...........

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