Manchester United Rumours Archive August 28 2012

28 Aug 2012 22:36:34
If Dembele is on his way to Spurs for £15million we really have let another one slip away. He was outstanding against us last weekend and ran the show for Fulham and would definetly add some much needed strength and creativity in the centre of the park. Personally think we are making a huge mistake not bringing him him. Fair play to Tottenham though, cracking replacement for Modric. Not a bad deal. £33million for him and replace him with Dembele!

Rosco.

We made very huge mistake.i even lost all hope and trust to sir alex. midfielder is our weakest link, we got stuck with this problem for the past 3 years Now. why we can't sign a midfielder? I'm so disappointed

ferdcoast

If true I cannot believe Fergie has let this lad slip through his fingertips! Maybe he wanted to stay in London? £15m represents real value in today's market. Gutted!
Problem is we need to off-load and no one wants Berbatov, Macheda or Anderson!

Personally I think he is so suited to us I'd allow Berbatov and/or Macheda go for nominal fees to free up a squad place.

I think we'll regret not getting him.

Stockie

Stockie, it's not no-one wanting him, Ando isn't up for sale, SAF has been perfectly clear on the fact that Ando is getting anotherchance, and only alittle less clear that it's hislast chance.

If he can't start performing more consistently this season he will be sold, but not yet.

Thorne

28 Aug 2012 21:19:01
reports that spurs have agreed a 15mill deal with fulham for dembele
jred

Well lets match it and see where it goes. 15m for Dembele is a snip, and would complete our summer. Personally i think if Spurs get Dembele as a replacement for Modric i think that would make them a stronger team.

Shappy

I think Spurs will not be the only one's to agree a deal with Fulham.

Sydney!

Another one bites the dust seemingly...now this really does anger me.

RedDevil19

Looks that way a website have said fulham have said they have agreed a fee with tottenham for dembele come on ferguson open your eyes there is a bargain to be had here

Learch

Seems a very reasonable price. Such a shame we didn't follow up our earlier interest. Exactly what our midfield needs and it shows how big a blindspot SAF has for our midfield that nothing has been done to cure our achilles heel. Its too easy to get through our midfield. The big bous will murder us.

Ffs thats all

Gutted... simply gutted.
Timbo

Syd do you know something .......??...

CAIN

Hope your right syd,im quite happy with our signings so far but we definately need a quality midfielder and have done for the last 2 seasons, without a decent addition i think our midfield will get overun by quite a few teams this season
johndenton

His going for medical tomorrow guys.will be spurs player by evening.

ferdcoast

29 Aug 2012 01:39:21
Ferdcoast,

Wouldn't believe what you read on twitter, they have a agreed a fee that's all, we could match it tomorrow and if we don't I am guessing fergie has other plans, maybe he thinks fletch will be back?

GDS

Gds... I wish fergie had a plan but if he has he has been using the same plan for a couple of seasons now at least....

as for fletcher, even if he manages to become the player he was i still think dembelle is better.....

28 Aug 2012 20:08:42
Darren Fletcher captained the youngsters to the opening-day win against the Potters and his professional attitude shone through again as he continues to bid for a return to the first team.

"It was great for 'Fletch' and I thought he did really well in the game," added Joyce. "He did his job and Stoke's older players were in the areas of the field he was operating in so it must've been great for him to come through 90 minutes like that.

"He's a good example for everybody because he treats the games as if they are first-team matches."
man utd website

think it wont be long before he's making a comeback in the 1st team.
kyhughes87

If he can come back and maintain stamina/fitness levels I will be delighted. Good squad player who gives his all and willing to put his foot in. Bookedredmole

Looks like he will be off 2 spurs martin jol confirmed they have had a bid accepted so we would need 2 move fast if we want him RegTheRed

28 Aug 2012 19:31:56
I for one believe we have a lot of quality in midfield, the thing we are missing is physicallity.. Dembele really fits the bill, if we get him our squad is pretty much complete.. Rooney wont leave, end of.. Dont want nani to leave as I dont think we will get a replacement, people say isco but isco is cup tied in europe..

Murfinhio

28 Aug 2012 18:51:59
Hi I have not seen any press conference for henriquez yet know the deal is done and he was flying back to manchester on sunday. I realise it was a bank holiday yesterday so does anyone know when his announcement/photo with shirt signing is being held? The conspiracy theoriest in me wonders if they are hoping to announce two signings;-). Bookedredmole

My glass is half empty....I'm wondering if the deal has been hi-jacked!

J - Stand

J stand its all sorted and from the signals the lad has put out for last couple of years I very much doubt it as he has been looking forward to the move (and learning english). I know we dodged a bullet with obi mikel and made a wedge of cash but cant see it happening in this case. I hope not too as everything I have heard about him is extremely positive. Bookedredmole

28 Aug 2012 18:15:20
"Personally, I would like to go to the top," ... "I think every player wants that. But I have the confidence to say that I want to play at a top club one day."

Just a quote apparently from Dembele, surely worth a punt?
LDP

Im sure Joey Barton has said similar
Invisible Stuey

Hope this means he is on his way to us he is one player who i think could really make a big difference to our overall midfield play
ARJ

Wel if he want to go to the top it don't get any bigger than us an not playing for Fulham tonight ......

CAIN

Invisible stuey I reckon joey barton probably said he likes to go over the top not to the top ;-). Bookedredmole

28 Aug 2012 16:45:36
I live in russia, according to russian press, nani is on the way to zenit. There are several issues
1) Nani wants 5 mil from his transfer , it means zenit should agree to spend more than 25 mil , the originally agreed to spend
2) zenit is about to buy hulk from porto f0r 50 mil euros, so maybe they are waiting to introduce both players/
THis the infromation we have here in russia, but it looks as if everything is agreed , the only issue is this 5 mil nani wants

28 Aug 2012 15:12:03
barcelona have bid 40 million for wayne rooney according to the spanish newspaper macca, rooney has been told he can leave united after the forward come back from pre-season overweight! ferguson thinks rooney lacks total respect to the club and with allready 5 strikers at the club fergie has said he is not needed!

manc jack!

Just read Marca, nothing at all bout Rooney to barca. This is rubbish why would Rooney go to barca to sit on the bench. Messi,villa,sanchez,Pedro all ahead of him in the que if Rooney made the move.

And did SAF say "he's not needed" to you personally or was it that you overheard him talking to some old boy in the corner of the "furry ferret"?

Supasub

Haha have people really clicked believable?

He can't stand up, good luck passing that medical Wazza!

GDS

Manc Jack - You are having a Giraffe! MARCA has nothing about Rooney apart from his injury. (I speak & read Spanish)
1. Rooney wouldn't fit in at Barca
2. £40 million for an overweight player that has ZERO chance of learning Catalan not to mention Spanish.
I was going to say "pie in the sky" but more to the point in Wayne's belly.
Carryonvending

PS - Wayne used to be a cut above the rest, now he's just a cut above the knee - LOL

Do you mean Marca? I can't see that story.

RebelRed {Ed007's Note - Because it's nonsense.............

When did Sir Alex say those things about Rooney?
And didn't he say before that he is building a team around Rooney and Van Persie? It would be hard for him to do that if he sold Rooney not long after saying that

I was trying to be a bit more subtle but I think your direct approach is better Ed007 :)

RebelRed

Where are they going to find 40 million from? believe it or not they are in more debt than we are
ARB

On a more serious/technical note, can any Ed's/Anyone confirm that now when assessing a youth player club's now take a measurement of somewhere around the wrist of a person which can determine if someone will have steady growth or say rapid young growth early on which would result in someone peaking too early physically and having a shorter career. I heard from a scout/agent a few months ago that it's a new way of determining getting younger/youth players and decision making on their suitability and potential career length (almost like a football life expectancy measurement if that makes sense, and come on Rooney can pass for someone mid to late thirties). Rooney could be an example of someone who's grown too quickly and with potenially a shorter career. Please don't completely shoot me down, it's just what I've heard from someone in the business.

Supasub {Ed001's Note - a lot depends on the club, some clubs have very lax medicals, others have extremely stringent ones. I am trying to find out about the wrist measurement/growth connection you are talking about. As far as I can remember, having been talked through this recently by a doctor for a Prem club, they measured the wrist in order to get an idea of the amount of body fat. They do measure things like muscle length, joints etc, but I don't remember him mentioning it as being anything to do with that. I will try and get hold of him again, I can't promise anything though, I am not sure if he was given the ok to talk about the medicals or not!}

28 Aug 2012 14:54:09
United in talks with Bolton on a loan deal for Kagawa without the option to buy,

Kagawa's agent has rumoured that Ferguson wants to play a 4-4-2 now that RVP is here {Ed004's Note - Sorry I had to post it...lol}

A HAHA, These rumors seem to get worse and worse every day, Rooney to Barca? Kagawa to Bolton? Give it a break!

-JakeW

Thank u ed for posting that. Made me laugh lol. T45

Oh dear god I've seen some ridiculous rumors posted here in the last couple of days but this one takes the biscuit. LOL!

Dan

Such a shame, isn't it 004....I thought Kagawa was the real deal...obviously not ;)

MPez

Hilarious!

RedDevil19

There is a dodgy rumours page Ed! But that was hilarious!

REDFAITH

....in other news, Bolton turned down the chance of loan deals on any of the Liverpool squad stating they weren't good enough!

!

Sanshine

HA!!

Did you seriously waste your life typing that out?

Classic.

GDS

Oh this is gold...made my day...

Yeah its true hes going there to learn english
and also to play cricket
gosh im getting worse than the rumours
but its true honest (dam my nose as started growing)

One wonders why he didnt leave a name ;)
Invisible STuey

Nice one ed, best rumour I've ever read haha

Dustbin

This a joke but if this a problem rvp can play left wing for us dose what henry did sometimes for arsenal

28 Aug 2012 14:14:29
oh and to further that, just read that the Berba deal is off because Rooney is injured, just shows you how much sh1te the papers chat. We have plenty of backup for Rooney, in RVP, Welbeck, Chica, Henriquez, Powell, Macheda.

Jake F

28 Aug 2012 10:41:04
Fiorentina have agreed a deal with United for Berbatov. It's now up to the player to agree terms. Lets hope Berbatov puts his career before cash and accepts the move.

Sydney!

28 Aug 2012 10:23:43
So Ibrahim Afellay wants a loan move for the year? Could be a nice replacement for Nani!

Andy!

Not fit to lace nanis boots

28 Aug 2012 08:37:17
EXCLUSIVE '; UNITED OPEN TALKS FOR Moussa Dembele
EXCLUSIVE
exclusive ';Mufc.777.com Sources Understands today Manchester United and fulham have opended talks in makeing agreement of the sale of Moussa Dembele'; United bid of 5 million last week was turned down by fulham United back for one more around '''; Talks are ongoing United could wait until Deadline day to make the bid to get the cheaper as Possible of 10 million'; Fulham Value him at 15 million '; Expect media to take over this transfer next 24 hours Spurs also keen but Mufc.777com Sources have being informend he wants United move over Spurs ;;More when we get possible toinght stayed tuned for more '';

I know you are just passing this on but they don't seem very reliable to me on the 8th November 2011 they said we had agreed to sign gotze in jan jus gone.
                                              Mufc.777.com Exclusive Understands Toinght Mario Gotze  Agent was in Manchester all day Today and agreed personal Terms around 18.000 a week which we brought you yesterday they meet last week and now more talks were held today an OLd Trafford Source told Mufc777.com Toinght ''' United are on the Brink of signing Mario in January from Borussia Dortmund  in january he said ''''' MAN UNITED HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT WITH THE PLAYERS AGENT WE WILL NOW OPEN TALKS WITH Borussia Dortmund  IN JANUARY TO CLINCH THE DEA; WERE DELIGHTED TO HAVE SIGNED HIM '''' ARSEANL MADE US AGREED THE DEAL NOW RATHER TALK IN JANUARY ''''''' WE WILL MAKE A 25 MILLION TO Borussia Dortmund  FOR HIM THIS WEEK AND TRY AND CLOSE THE DEAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE '''' MUFC.777.COM

How reliable is MUFC777 though?

MattL

What a load of rubbish. Its Tottenham that are due to sign him.We have no or little interest. We will get outbid by spurs even if we did make a move since they have money to burn at the moment.

No or little interest?? then why did Fulham laugh off as an insult our £5 million bid recently? personally i thought he controlled the midfield especially 2nd half on saturday, he is type of player we cryin out for in midfield & he is used to & proved in premiership, i would be made up if we upped our offer.

To the guy who asked the first question.....mufc777 blog first mentioned a deal for moura weeks b4 anybody else, they also got the van persie deal spot on and the butner deal b4 anyone also quoted the about the deal for the chillian striker who will sign in january. so i wouldnt write off what they say....just yet.........

Load of rubbish......eh? dembele has a 15 million buy out in his contract so why would united get outbid? silly comment.

It doesn't always come down to which club as the most money, it's who the player wants to join, and I would expect dembele to want to join UTD before spurs, , city and Chelsea could of both offered better wages than us for van persie but he wanted the united move more so that's how we got him. If dembele is more interested in money before trophies then fergie would not be interested in him, fergie only wants players who want to play for the club and we should be gratefull of that

Paul Tinsley (Tin head)

Paul usually i would agree wit you but look at lucas moura, deal agreed with us and he went to psg for the money

Then fergie wudnt want him, that's what he's saying, think about it

28 Aug 2012 07:29:37
So Spurs are showing genuine interest in Dembele and M'Vila. Anyone else disappointed at their signings of high calibre players at 'mid-range' prices that we later became interested in at top dollar- Berba, Carrick, Modric?

Should Fergie step up and step in for one of these guys, or will we end up regretting it if and when their price tags shoot up?

Things are looking as good as they have for us since Ronaldo left, but most of us know what the one missing link STILL is.

Yep, in 12 months time we will pay 30 million for 1 of these from spurs, that's what happens, just buy 1 now fergie