Manchester United Rumours Archive May 29 2012

29 May 2012 22:50:17
Hi reds fans

The Kagawa deal is 95% done. All the club is awaiting is Kagawa returning from International duty with Japan to complete a medical and sign the papers. It should be done no later than June 10th

A deal for Leighton Baines has also stalled as Everton are holding out for a fee of around 15-16 million. United are willing to got to 13.5million, no more. Negotiations are on hold as Baines is going off to the Euros but a deal is not 100% dead and could be resurrected later in the window.

The young lad Powell will sign a contract with United within the next couple of weeks i am told. He will cost around 3.25million and will be loaned straight back to Crewe for the forthcoming season.

Now to the other rumours that are floating about the Old Trafford offices. Sir Alex DOES NOT have a fixed budget to work with this summer as the club are desperate to give him the funds he needs to stay in touch with Man City and Chelsea. This does not however mean he will splash silly money on overpriced players. This is how he has always been and he will not risk big fees or wages on players he sees no value in.

Anyway, The scenario Sir Alex has is in Midfield. He knows that Giggs and Scholes are not going to go on forever and that this season may well be their last. Also with doubts over Park, Anderson and the fitness concerns of Fletcher, the midfield needs major reinforcements. Kagawa is all but sealed, but Sir Alex is still looking at other attacking midfielders.

The obvious choice is Luka Modric. He has the experience and knowledge of playing in the premier league, but their are doubts of his goals return and his valuation. Daniel levy is not willing to let him go cheap, if at all, seeing as Harry will be manager next season.

Another player with world and European experience is Wesley Sneijder. This deal was so close to be completing last season but due to wage demands it wasn't possible. But 12 months on a lot has changed. Sneijder has had a bad season with injuries, but got going again at the back end of the season. His valuation has decreased as he only has 2 years left on his Inter milan contract AND Inter failed to qualify for the Champions League. Sir Alex will monitor him closely during the Euros and make a decision on him after. It is rumoured Inter will let him go for as little as 15-20 million.

United need to balance the midfield area with some defensive power. If they go for 2 Attacking midfielders then Michael Carrick is expected to play more of a holding midfield role next season. He doesn't have the pace to keep going box to box. Sir Alex is monitoring Javi Martinez progress at the Euros with spain and COULD lodge a bid within days of the tournament finishing. HOWEVER, interest in Martinez is high with City, Bayern and Chelsea believed to be interest in him. United will not get involved in a bidding war.

The second and most surprising player on Sir Alex's wishlist is believe it or not, Michael Essien!! Yes Essien. The influx of new players at the bridge next season will mean Essien is moved on, on a free!! Much like Michael Owen, Essien has had his injuries but the boss believes he could still do a job at the highest level, even as a squad player. Keep an eye on this one, because it just might happen. Fergie loves a bargain.

With Berbatov and Owen leaving United this summer, the striking department has space for reinforcements. United have looked at various options for this area and are torn on weather to buy an out and out striker, or a more attacking forward option i.e someone who can play upfront or behind the strikers on both wings. Eden Hazard becoming available was the bosses first choice for such a position. As this didn't happen, for reasons other than him choosing chelsea (Attitude concerns) United are believed to have stepped up interest in other targets.

Names mentioned in the offices have been James Rodgriguez, Hulk, Llorente, Van Persie, Gaitan and Lewandowski. There was a rumour linking United with Didier Drogba but after a short inquiry the boss was told there was 'no chance'.

Huk seems very unlikely as he hasn't quite lived up to the hype of a few seasons ago and their are doubt over his attitude and commitment. Llorente is also a gamble as his style of play has been compared to a spanish Berbatov and he may not quite fit the system United want to play. Also a bidding war would involve City, Chelsea and Barcelona.

Nicolas Gaitan is still on Sir Alex's list of targets but the deal which seemed certain a few months back seems more like 45% possible now. A disagreement with Benfica on how the deal would be concluded has held the transfer up and both parties are on the verge of calling it off. It is believed Benfica wanted a fixed price plus two United players on loan next season. One player rumoured was Fabio, but premier league interest in him has given fergie food for thought as he would like him to gain premier league experience. Also United wanted to offer Anderson as part of the deal, but due to the rivalry of Benfica and Porto, this could not come to an agreement. Plus Anderson would rather go back to Porto or go to Sporting if he was to leave.

Robin Van Persie is a very interesting rumour. It is believed that he wants to leave Arsenal this season as they cannot guarantee some of the assurances he needs to stay at Arsenal. City are very interest but, like Hazard, RVP doesn't want a bit-part role at the club. United can offer him more regular playing time. He is NOT interested in a mega money move. He just wants to win trophies and play football. Nothing concrete with regards to talks but there has been 'tentative discussions' with his agent and 'contact' with Arsenal. One for deadline day maybe?

The deal that looks most likely is Robert Lewandowski. 30 goals in germany last season and also in the last 2 years of his contract with Dortmund. However, his agent is believed to be on the look out for a move for his client after the player expressed his doubts of what more he can achieve at the club. Sir Alex was impressed with Lewnadowski when he went to watch the german cup final last month, where he scored a hat trick against Bayern. Also, his link up play with Kagawa was frightening. United are looking into the possiblility of getting Lewandowski for as little as 10million!! Unlikely as Dortmund will want at least 20 million, but United are prepared to pay it if that is whats required. Keep an eye out for him at the Euros, the only stumbling block is if he does well in the tournament the expect interest in him to rise.

James Rodriguez and Iker Muniain are other names being mentioned but Sir Alex would like to monitor then for another year or so before deciding weather to go for them. Next seasons targets most likely.

A red with contacts MUFC

Well let's hope your contacts are right because if we get half of those player we will be the best team in the world!


ManUfanfromdonny

Harry Redknapp will not be Spurs manager next season, He's on his way out the door maybe as early as next week. Modric would be a great buy, a CM to play next to Carrick behind Kagawa. Would not cost more than 35 million tops.

United Till I Die 1987

I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed reading that! personally I would love to get Javi Martinez and Lewandowski and it looks like Kagawa is coming. I think those 3 would improve the team a lot obviously, but I cant see us getting Martinez. It's essential that we strengthen the midfield with some real quality and I really hope its them!

War & Peace would have taken less time to write than that post....but well worth a read. I personally would love to see Lewandowski at OT as his link play with Kagawa is excellent. All your points make sense which is why I can't decide if your post is down to good imagination or very good contacts/knowledge....I hope it's the latter.
J - stand

I don't know if half of this is true, but it's one of the best compilation of transfer gossips that I read in a very long time!
Just one little thing annoys me: we are not actually considering any real "DM" aside Javi Martinez.
Other than that, the 2012/2013 team will be truly amazing if we get some of this names!

With all saf's experience in the transfer market do you really think he would give all this info to someone he could not trust . Wow sack saf now ! He has lost it and gave all our secrets away to an anonymous poster ! let's bring in mick
Phealan now to avoid anymore slips of our transfer targets before we lose them all !

Fergie has already said next year will be Scholes' and Giggs' last season.
None of this "next year may well be their last" nonsense. It will be and United have said so.
Would have thought your "contacts" would have known that.

Well written that man even if we don,t get those players it was well worth the read

Just hope you are right

Pardoe

Good post, all of it seems feasible. It is of course not written in stone, even if we had SAF as a poster, we cannot predict the future. I'd like for some of these deals to happen though.

Just shows that a well thought up piece with correct English and good explanations on this site can be a great read and actually brings some optimism.

The whole thing might be a load of rubbish, but the no name muppets who come on and say 'i has heard Man u in 4 Martinzz 18 millz' could learn a thing or 2!

GDS

Best summation of our situation I've read. OF course no-one can say for certain how the transfers will pan out - there are too many variables, but it's an interesting and believable scenario.
I believe if we can get the midfield sorted out with two quality players and perhaps some devilry on the left, we'll be right up there. I really don't want to start the season crossing my fingers for a top four finish and being told of lack of value in the market!

Like the post...however, a bidding war for Martinez? Don't think so. Buyout clause in the region of £32-£40 depending who you read from.

SB

Like the essien shout mate, real quality he has and on a free would be awesome, martinez i think will go to madrid or barcelona (both could free up other targets like khedira, sahin or busquets), but essien although he has his injury worries is not that old and still is class

One name that my contact has mentioned is m'vila another dm, so just a name we inquired on and no deal has been finalized with him anywhere

Yawn, a complete dreamer, obviously on the ol' sauce. Kagawa. That is it. No way is Modric (as good as he is) worth 30-35mil. I dont care if Chelski offered 40 (bs imo). Obvious that we need a left attackmid/wing to share wiv Young, as Nani/Valencia on right. A left back to share wiv Evra. 1 more striker to replace Berb/Owen. I bet the striker is a cheap buy, as he will have the finest service. We wont pay 20mil. Its easy to fall in love with your comments, as we support united. But we havent 100mil+ to spend.

29 May 2012 21:16:08
United agree a fee for KAGAWA, "reportedly"

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/29052012/58/premier-league-united-agree-kagawa-fee.html

LUHG

29 May 2012 20:43:59
First time poster guys... Been reading these pages for a while and have some news that I was told ,when I recently played at Old Trafford in a charity match....

Hazard was bid for however wanted the 10 shirt. United sell millions of Rooney shirts with 10 on it so this wasn't an option. He was offered the 7 shirt but he was stalling awaiting other offers. Since then united pulled the plug on the deal, hence Hazard announcing his decision early instead of on June 2nd like he had promised.

United have bid for Kagawa and he is awaiting agreement of final accepted offer from Dortmund. He will be signing, just crossing the i's and dotting the t's.

Fergies number one target is and always has been Modric. I can't say an offer has been made, as I don't know this however we made enquiries last year, and have done so already this summer. Tottenham are considering as Modric wanted assurances last year that if they didn't qualify for champs league he could go.

These were all that I was informed of.

As stated, make of these what you will! It's factual

"crossing the i's and dotting the t's" ? interesting one.

Ozwald

:-) well done oz!

andyred

29 May 2012 19:50:29
Not a really a rumour but...

Higuain, Kagawa, Martinez, M'vila, Baines, sneijder, modric, baines, bale, hummels, lewandowski, huntelaar, de jong, van wolfswinkel, llorente, muniain, herrera, kovacic, powell, dzagoev, azpilicueta, narsing, rodriguez, lucas moura.

Majority of these are apparently available, if we dont sign atleast 2 or 3 i'm gona be really p****d off. But i genuinely think fergie's going to splash the cash.

Gpot7

Splash what cash ?
There is no cash - The Ronaldo money went LOOOOOOONG ago on repayments.

Actually I do have that feeling too. In fact, over the last few years Man Utd actually spent some very good amount of money (about 40 million pounds a year).
Looking into the squad United are still one of the toughest in Europe. 2 major signings would be completely fine.
From what I read we are actually seriously pursuing some big names, like Baines, Kagawa, Lavezzi and Asamoah...
Not a bad list, in my opinion.

2 or 3 of them would be perfect...but Bale, llorente, moura, huntelaar, de jong and lewandowski are all highly unlikely given price and interest from other clubs. Sneijder would be a good bet, as would M'villa and obviously Kagawa. Baines as well, but he seems quite unpopular around here, don't know why, i think hes pretty good!

U mentioned baines twice

I would be happy with kagawa van wolfswinkel gaitan (i would`nt mind sneijder but i think that ship has sailed tbh) m`villa for the 1st team with powell clyne & kovacic
for the future

I just can't understand why do we need a striker if we already have Hernandez, Walberck and... ROONEY! The last one is one of the best players in his generation!
I do understand concerns over the midfiled, but I would rather spend 20 million pounds on a midfilder than a striker.
We already have England's future centerbacks and probably the future rightback of Brazil. Still not as shocked as many of the people that post here.
Look Liverpool and Arsenal squads... things do not look bright at their side.

Martinez , surely ....pls

moodymook

M'villa or Martinez with kagawa I'll be happy {Ed004's Note - Along with a left back and a left winger and I will be happy to...}

In reply to the guy who says we dont need a striker.
What do we do if Rooney gets injured ?
Welbeck cant play upfront on his own or Chicha so they both have to start who do we put on the bench ?

Devil Dust.

Sorry ed, def a left back a left side mid would be a bonus

Knowing our luck we'll sign baines twice!
T0MB0Z

Haha my bad.

Gpot7

If we had the money wich we dont i would like to see van persie/ pigue/ m'villa/ munian/ powell/ modric/ baines/ kawaga/ they would be great signings to add to some of the great players at united cause most of them have gone staile and some were never any good in the first place but you never know we might be baught by the royal quatar family it do sound like a day dream but you never know. but we do need something to be able to compete with the spending power of chelsea and and that other club.

Strootman for me !!

sparkyred

29 May 2012 18:59:36
Reports in portugal say Chelsea have agreed terms with Hulk and that a small valuation in price is halting the inevitable move Hulk and Hazard in the same team? Mata and Marin too can't be true?

Hulk Hazard and mata sounds pretty good but MARIN come on...ever seen him play?

Mata and hulk are not that great, hazard maybe but mata is nothing special and hulk is definitely not

Go on toutube and look again at marin, this time, don't watch the videos of fancy triscks, watch the videos of actual gameplay.

Chelsea got there very own Stewart Downing!

Hazard and Mata are the dangers there, Hulk isn't really that great. Very good, but a team like Chelsea should be getting better than him.

29 May 2012 18:01:16
I would say we should have 4 transfer targets:
Kagawa
we need someone to distribute the ball and maybe get a goal once in a while.
Martinez
Could be a taller younger scholes playing the defensive midfield, great passer!
Mvilla
we need someone to attack on defense and harras the offensive players of the other team and win some balls off them, he can do that.
And lastly: Mats Hummels from Dortmund
He is the best german central defender and can open up the game from behind. Him next to vidic and then eventually Phil Jones would make a great paring.

Possible other targets of position should be someone to take the place of evra in a year or to, someone opposite of Evra on the other side and then a sub for Kagawa ( if he comes)

What do you think``?

JK95

I actually rate Chris Smalling higher than Phil Jones in the CB position, he's more strong with better positioning and plays with better confidence.

Ozwald

Why sign Hummels when we have Vidic Evans Ferdinand Jones and Smalling I would only sign a centre back if we sold Vidic which i dont see as it would just hinder smalling and jones's development and game time plus smalling is a lot better than jones at the minute in my opinion

I think your name is very similar to mine...

JK92

Javi Martinez has always been my most prefered signing and until it's impossible I'll keep on hoping, Hummels is a brilliant player along with kagawa these three would make me very happy, I hope that the funds from hazard could/can possibly go towards Martinez, he conducts him self in much more of a man utd fashion if you know what I mean and I can't see him demanding a massive contract!

Matt4486

Wow, that's spooky!

JK93

There's not a chance in hell we would ever sign both M'Vila and Martinez and I'd be surprised if we signed either. Martinez is probably the better of the two but he seems to be Barcelona bound. I'm expecting M'Vila to move to Arsenal - but he's probably the more likely of the two.

I'd love us to sign Hummels or Subotic (Him and Nemanja both being Serbian might work in our favour) but only seeing us doing so if Rio or Vidic are on their way out.

A striker is third in my list after 2 CM's however.
T0MB0Z

Why sign a centre back!?!?!

Because Evans will never be a class centre back, Smalling and Jones have not progressed in that position this season and Ferdinand is 33 going on 63.........thats why

29 May 2012 17:51:13
My friend, who has ties to certain organisations in Sicily, is telling me that United are very much interested in signing young Ghanaian defensive midfielder Afriyie Acquah.

He's an exciting young talent (20 yo) and has played for the Ghana youth teams and has 1 cap for the senior team.

If this goes ahead, he would be a direct replacement for Paul Pogba in the squad and will have the chance to prove himself in the first team, as he is highly rated by our scouts.

Like I said, it's just interest at the mo, but I can easily see this happening.

Pritpal

His first name in ebenezer love that

U mean the mafia? {Ed007's Note - He plays for Palermo.}

I just mean organisations, power brokers, people of influence, in that part of the world.

He's a great prospect by the way, and fits the billl as he hasn't really blossomed yet.
Palermo are known to play hard-ball though.

Pritpal

29 May 2012 17:39:05
Really hope we make a bid for Sneijder instead of Modric, he could really boss that midfield and link well with Rooney up front. Kagawa could give us that fire power our midfield has been lacking over the last couple of seasons and could play on the wing either. I reckon Powell will join us too, he'd be a great young signing and something for the future! We also need a LB and I would have no problem with Baines, he had a great season (put in the LB position for the PFA team of the year above names like Cole, Clichy and Enrique). So Kagawa for around 12 million, Baines for around the same, Powell for around 5 million and Sneijder for less than 20 million (he signed for Inter for 15 million euro) would all be bargains and really improve the squad. We should sell Park, Anderson and Berbatov but keep Nani, the kids good, just needs his head in the right place...and no better person to do that than SAF. Eds (or anyone else) any thoughts?

Andy

I have a strong feeling that Nani could come good next season if he signs a new contract and gets on with decent training in the pre season. He's coming into his so called 'peak' years been at the club quite a few years and will start feeling like one of the more experienced professionals. He just needs to be more decisive and confident!

Ozwald

Sound plausible even thow id go for someone else than baines, maybe a younger prospect... But I like your move keeping nani, think hes a great player. But you missed another piece that is missing: RB if you go for LB you have to buy a RB too Jones is not good enough for the position and the da silva twins are too imature to play (and their hurt too often).
JK95

Smalling can play the RB role quite well, and the competition for the position between Jones and Smalling would probably only improve both players...or at the very least show SAF who was the player to slot into the regular RB position. I think we need to be realistic and put up with other teams (city and chelski) having better seasons than us, and develop our squad into a world class one, a kin to the 99 and 08 team who dominated europe and the premier league. Those teams had a good combination of youth and experience, and I think that's what SAF is aiming for over the next two seasons.

Andy

29 May 2012 16:10:25
Eds, just curious as to why neither Chelsea or LOSC have confirmed that Hazard is going to Chelsea? I would've thought that Chelsea would've released a statement after his tweet along with a cheesy photo of Abramovic, Hazard, pen in hand, and the 'contract' waiting to be signed, no?

#ags {Ed007's Note - There has been nothing officially signed yet.}

Suppose it is possible that Chelsea could retract their bid depending on how far they get with Lucas Moura maybe if he's a preferred target? Remember the window doesn't actually open until the 1st of July and until then like people say 'anything can happen'.

Ozwald

I hear Chelsea are not happy with the way the annocnment was made. I can see this deal falling through. If he's as good as he is City would never have let him go else where. This transfer is far from over.

29 May 2012 16:13:11
Manchester United will sign:

Kagawa £18
Modric £30
Llorente £20
Baines £12

I wish

I don't

N

If you think david moyes will let baines go for just 12 million you are very very very mad mate.We got 24 million for lescott and baines is better so wake up lad.Terry blue

Kagawa: Yes Please.
Modric: No Thanks, overated and no chance at 30m, Levy will bend us over the negotiating table and rape us for every penny!
Llorente: Okay. (rather have de Jong)
Baines: Okay.

Rodriquez please (Always a better option than Hazard, IMO)

Not bad for 80 quid.

TK-Red

All that for just 80 pounds?

G.A.G.U.S

I wouldn't waste £5m on Baines, too weak, too slow and being 28 will not improve.

Sydney!

Terryblue - you are deluded. Baines is 27 and has won nothing. There is no potential development, we would be getting a decent left back. £12mil a very good price for Everton for Baines.

When I see them stood next to sir Alex signing their deals I will believe it after what happened with hazard and Sanchez last year don't know what to believe anymore diehard74

David Moyes doesn't control how much players are sold for.

N

Kagawa: yes
Modric: Hell no
Llorente: sure but we dont need him (favor chicharito)
Baines: not worth it (go for gregory van der wiel)
much better would be:
Kagawa, Mvilla, Martinez

Llorente would be a great signing but would cost more then £20M

29 May 2012 13:40:10
o my god we miss out on one player who turns us down for more money and the bright lights of london and your all topping yourselves. I remember a similar player touted as massive skill, future best player in the world and he turned us down to go to london for bright lights and more money but years later paul gascoigne admitted the mistake. United survived though. Regards hazard the guy is a massive talent and i'm disappointed but we may have missed out on a massive ego too. The guy makes ronaldo look shy. Who puts their transfer on twitter for gods sake. We do have to make sure we get kagawa now though. I also remember getting turned down by shearer twice in four years. Again we survived. It happens people move for whatever reason. Be it money or sentimentality. As long as we bring in the right players the price tag doesn't matter. Mort.

Ronaldinho......... missed out on him and signed an unknown kid from portugal called ronaldo instead.

sometimes things just happen.. we need to get on with it

oxred

I just think everyone is sick and tired of us constantly missing out on players for whatever reason (usually money). people are also sick and tired of the excuses 'theres no value in the market' and 'we'll continue to develop youth because thats what man utd have always been good at'. its all startin to get a bit tedious, iff we dont bring in 2-3 quality players then city will run away with it next year

Couldn't agree more fella. Annoys me that people come on here thinking its the end of the world and we don't have money etc. We will get decent players in this window regardless of who they are we will always no doubt get the best out of them! In Sir Alex we TRUST!!

RedMUFC

Correct

Oxred, you speak good sense. Hazard is a good player, but we will survive and be challenging again next season. In the last 6 seasons we have won the EPL 4 times, comes 2nd, beaten by a point by Chelski and came 2nd this year beaten on goal difference. Hazard is a good player, but we need to strengthen our weakest area first, that is 2 class midfielders and young Powell. M'vila 17 million, Witzel 20 million, Kagawa 15 million (not a midfielder in the classic sense, he either plays out wide, or in the hole) and Powell 3 million would represent a good close season. We should raise 20 million from sales and the Glazers need come up with 35 million. No player, no matter how good is as important as the team - we are United
Mik

Munain is who id go for

At long last, people speaking with sense. It seems to me that unless you pay £30m for a player then they're no good and couldn't get a game on Hough End.... The game is being driven by greedy agents and youtube clips. Have a look at Nani on youtube and he's a £50m player worthy of £200k a week!
The last truly recognised world class (whatever that means), player we bought was Veron....Looked great in Europe, but in the bread and butter premier he was a passenger. Trust utd, don't fall for the media hype and certainly don't listen to those types who are about to hang themselves just because Eddie Izzard has joined a club without a manager and got battered in the Champs league final!

Lets be realistic here, Powell has had a good season playing for Crewe in the second divison and everybody is wetting themselves about him.
He may well prove to be a top player but we need proper established players, players like Kevin Strooyman, Shinji Kagawa, James Rodriguez. If we get them then yes go for Nick Powell and develop him at united but get proven quality in before hand otherwise the gap is gonna get bigger and bigger.
I can't watch Giggs, Park, and Anderson for another season it's painfull!

Simmo

You comment is totally true.
i do feel powell is of similar mold to rooney, young but good enough. if he signs i expect to see him instantly being part of 1st team football.
he is this good. i spend alot of time watching youth academy games etc and he is a very special talent. one i have not seen since rooney if am honest.
jenny

Munuain hu ever said that is a boyo he is pure class i would love him at us hes class and only goin to get better i think hes 19 He realy reminds me ov xavi hes one of the best dribblers in the game its like the balls glied to his feet {Ed004's Note - Xavi really? Do you watch Spanish football at all? So Muniain will spend the whole game sat in the middle of the park passing around dictating the play without running at the opposition with his close control and quick feet. If anything he is closer to Messi and Iniesta...}

OxRed you have made a very good point regarding Ronaldhino and then we get Ronaldo, further back David Hurst got injured when we were looking about to make a move and weeks later we signed Cantona.......However last year we were heavily linked with Sneider and Sanchez, the year before Pastore. Who are the great back up plan secondary targets wehave signed the last 3/4 years then? Ashley Young instead of Sanzhez, come on, a decent player and had a good first season, Im not criticising him but he wouldnt have got near the first eleven 4/5 years ago. We have made a few good young signings I believe in De Gea, Smalling, Hernandez and Jones but when was the last time we made a big signing, someone that gets fans excited at the prospect of hem on the ball as I cant think of any since Nani and Anderson
Invisible STuey

29 May 2012 13:48:06
The Man City rumours page just cracked me up, I saw "Lucas Moura has a 65 million buy out clause and I think he's worth every penny" Drunk with money.

Hoppy

29 May 2012 10:17:52
Reports in Germany claim Shinji Kagawa's move to Man United is on the verge of completion for £12million

TRUMORS

Hopefully it will come true.

Mad Hatter

Why would it be completed for a fee that is lower then the one already rejected ? DantheDevil.

I apologise. Your statement is kind of correct, ive just been told the £12 million is only a initial fee though it will rise up to £17.5 million with add one DantheDevil

Not true.....the reason the deals being held up is dortmund want berbatov plus cash but the bulgarian is holding out for a move to the french cash cow PSG. arsenal have bid for kawanga and will pinch him if united dont sort out there end of the deal.

Is this kegawa an attacking midfielder?? {Ed004's Note - yes}

Reports in France claimed Hazard had chosen to join United. I'll wait until I actually see Kagawa holding a United shirt if its all the same ;)

TK-Red

Utter rubbish, Dortmund have Mario Gotze who has been injured for a long while to come in and replace Kagawa so they dont want A player they only want cash that's why they told United to up thier bid. Berbatov does want to go to PSG yes but it ha nothing to to with the Kagawa deal. You can't make things up and say other comments aren't true, when it's your own opinion not facts.

29 May 2012 10:10:14
while I think we are Favs to sign Kagawa, I've heard a lot of reports that Dortmund are very interested in taking Bendtner + cash off arsenal for him...

I will be so pi*sed if we did some how manage to lose this deal.

Dortmund could sign Bendtner for a small fee anyhow. No need to do it in the Kagawa deal.

Sydney!

No reports of that anywhere. i think there gonna be looking at better players than bentner, theyv just won the league n cup double, bentner will not be in there sights

Doesnt matter if Dortmund want it... It's what the player wants which matters and that is Man Utd

29 May 2012 09:13:14
IMHO - Hazard may not be moving to Chelsea,

The guy is a media whore and is loving the attention -If he was joining Chelsea then why not just say so instead of saying “I’m signing for the champions league winner”.


Let's just forget the guy exists until one of the clubs looking to sign him hold a press conference confirming he has signed on the dotted line (if dotted that is).

Kagawa is the interesting one because everything has gone very quite.

A few weeks ago Shinji was telling everyone who would listen or asked that he was joing Manchester United then all of a sudden (silence).

With Hazard looking to be out of the window who are we also looking at of first team quality?

Ed's do you know of any information at all about who we may be in talks with?

Cheers

Monk {Ed004's Note - I don't}

Im sick of hearing kagawa rumours hes a great player why dont fergie jus sign him :eds:) {Ed004's Note - Because signing players isn't that easy... unfortunately}

It's funny how the press have jumped on this. There is nothing on the official Chelsea website alluding to Eden Hazard at all. Twitter is not a good source of reliable news and even if it was Hazard has not stated 'Chelsea', I guess we will all know in good time

Once again a player not coming to united just for big money, he will regret when chelsea dont qualify for CL next season

We are signing Kagawa, I said this 2 weeks ago... stop worrying, the transfer window hasn't even opened yet....

UNITED_LEGENDS

29 May 2012 09:00:51
Metro paper seems to think we're interested in clint dempsey of fulham

Hopefully not

LUHG

Why not? he was one of the best midfielders in the league last season, he scores goals and battles hard every game, other than Scholes he is better than any of the central attacking midfielders we have so its a no-brainer

Flimbo

I hope not as we need a bit more quality then this guy it just sums up our buying policy these days average players

He's a good midfielder in the PL, but I don't think he's the solution to our European woe.

Gary

Clint dempsey is a fantastic rumour and he can play in the middle, on the left and on the right

29 May 2012 08:56:32
David de Gea will join Newcastle on loan as Tim Krul is joining United.

Why would this ever happen?

This is so outrageous a small part of me believes it...

That's got to be one of the worst posts I've seen on here ridiculous

Dwright.

Hallucinogenics for the win! Go that man

Pardoe

Rubbish rumors i ever heard... Please get your fact before posting...

I bet it was Tim Krul posting it.

Cban

Possible! I also heard we were going to swap Rooney for Carlton Cole

Young to Liverpool on loan as well to make way for Downing

Amdrew B

What an incredibly imaginative rumour.
I'd never have been able to imagineer something like that.

Well done Sir.

Bob

The person who posted this is a complete buffoon why would this ever happen

Why u asking Buffon why this would Happen pretty sure he would be training atm

29 May 2012 08:48:21
I as many was hoping that hazard would sign for us but nevermind ay there are still other players out there who would be as good or better then him

Out
Anderson - spends to much time injured never actually made it into a first team regular
Fabio (loan) need experiance hopefully make him a better player
Owen
Berbatov
Nani - spends to much time on floor n struggles to beat first man

In
Giatan
Erricson/modric
Tiote
Huntelar

No gaitan, keep nani

None of them are anywhere near as good as hazard you numpty.
big red bob

29 May 2012 08:34:08
Was Hazard actually a transfer target and was there a bid by utd?

Yes and Yes. However the disappointment of him not signing for United has been offset considerably by the way he has handled himself through the whole process. His "it's all about me" mentality wouldn't suit United as team Unity is crucial in everything we do!
Red1

29 May 2012 07:49:22
Eden Hazard is set to sign for Manchester United after messing everyone around and meaning the champions of Europe in 2008

I think so too...because he definately would want a public announcement of the news and he wont throw it away through a twitter message

TBH i agree. Hazard is a troll plain and simple, When he says i am joining the Champions league winners. How many teams are Champions league winners? If he was joining Chelski why not just say that. I do think he is pulling our leg and i bet he is getting a right laugh!

And united would allow him to play games like this? Wake up!

Hazard ain't uniteds for them to stop him plaing games. And probably never will be.

Haha I actualy wouldn't be surprised if fergie told him to say it lol

29 May 2012 06:55:56
guys any1 heard about a player called boilesen from Ajax! An amazing talent a true left back a good replacement for EVRA for Long time!

Err no

Nope!

Actually he did go for man utd tryouts and was set to join in but his felow danish teammate suggested to go to ajax fr regular first team

29 May 2012 01:28:20
I don't know about you guys but i'm a huge Man Utd fan. Glory glory man utd.

But i must admit today i cried for the first time. I can't recall myself crying over football before but the Hazard situation broke me into tears. As i was watching skysports and the news was flooding in that the player had accepted chelsea, i just emotionally broke down and my family were concerned.

I can't sleep either. Ed please tell me and my fellow Utd fans that Hazard hasn't tweeted chelsea or if he has...say its only twitter like you normally do please. Can you confirm that he could be a Utd signing by the end of the week.

Man Utd need him or il be depressed forever.

Luke {Ed004's Note - Your going to have to move on. There are plenty of fish in the sea. Trust in Fergie he will sign the players we need.}

We will not sign anyone except kagawa and some cheapos this season.

red and sad

I assume you've been watching him week in week out? I'd hate to think such a reaction was sparked by a few youtube clips / Football manager scout report? Need I remind you of Freddy Adu...

Is this a joke mate? Your family should be concerned. We have missed out on bigger and better in the past. The way the lad had handled this he is everything we should despise about football and we do not need him at our club.

I bet you haven't even seen him play that much!

GDS

I can't imagine his big ego, big attitude would have gone down well in the United dressing room to be perfectly honest. Maybe SAF was going to tell him to keep his mouth shut and do his talking with his feet but he was a potential disaster? Can't remember the last football that wanted and enjoyed so much attention about a career changing transfer! Be funny if he falls by the wayside.

Ozwald

We also missed out on Ronaldinho back in the day...don't do anything stupid now man

Yeah but because we missed out on ronaldinho we got ronaldo, and look how he turned out

You Cried, I mean, you actually cried? This is a wind up........Go and stand at the munich memorial every 6th Feb....then you'll cry!
Get a grip!

Are u serious!!!! u are trying to tell me that u cried cos a stupid t**t chose chelsea over us? for all u know he ll may nor fare all that well. plus how bad do u think we are?? grow up kid. we are and will always be Man Utd. and that means something.

Am I the only one that actually burst out laughing on reading this?

Your family were concerned they had an person for a son.

Grow up lad, yeesh

Grow up,if he chooses Chelsea then so be it.We've lost out on loads of players over the years,get over it.

I am fed up of these rumors. Hazard (heart breaking), with the way things are going I don't think will be competitive next season (if we dont compete for such players). Last season was scared of city, now chelsea.

I sincerely felt like bursting out laughing too LOLLLLLLL. If this isn't a wind up, you need to get yourself a life mate. As people have already said, we are Manchester United and we don't need players at our club who constantly whore themselves off to seemingly every other club they can think of. It's FAR more important for us to get Kagawa, and thankfully that looks like happening now. Maybe you could open a bottle of bubbly and share it with your concerned family members once he signs for us? Lolllllll.

The Southern Red

Kagawa going to arsenal, lol , hasbeen utd

This guy seems like a man city fan or a chelsea fan trying to rub it in ? A true Utd fan will know full well no player is bigger then the Club.

Just because i cry .... I am now a man city fan or chelsea.

Hazard is the next thing to messi and ronaldo. Kagawa isnt even on the same page..

Luke

Proper wind up.
Citeh fan by any chance?

Gotta be, i can smell 'em a mile off!

How are Stockport County doing these days?

Bob

Look Luke....Have a nosey at Nani on youtube and you'd say he was worth £50m...and he's doing it in the Premier not the French league, the same league where Joe Cole went to get his confidence back after he couldn't get in Liverpools team.
Point is, just don't trust youtube clips. the only time when you really know someone is as good as they say is when you see them in the flesh...time and time again.

J - Stand

Get a grip Lukey lad.

Sydney!

29 May 2012 01:04:42
So there's some fresh scuttlebutt about Man Utd renewing their interest in Sporting CP's Ricky van Wolfswinkel. I'm not sure if this is pure paper talk, but I have a particular liking for this player and think he'd be an excellent signing this summer (along with Kagawa, Modric, etc). Anything to these rumours, Ed? {Ed004's Note - I have heard nothing unfortunately...}

28 May 2012 23:56:29
Like I said from the begining Hazard would sign for City or Chelsea. Don't be down beat though, Kagawa is going to be an excellant player for us.

United Till I Die 1987

If he signs and that doesn't turn out to be another saga.

A

Chavs only got the chance after the cl win so dont pretend you knew otherwise,before that he was mufc bound,he was gonna announce after last lille match mufc but chelsea winning put the mockers on it,you try too hard to sound itk but your a kid who was 5 when the prem started so youve never known the hard times.
big red bob

I can see the whole summer being a saga!

Dave

Reports in Germany are that the deal for kagawa is done that's according to kicker which is usually quite reliable for bundesliga news.

Has Kagawa signed then?? Dortmund have raised the asking price to start a bidding war and I'm sure that will happen otherwise this deal would have been sorted a week ago

Proves we are a small club now though doesnt it?

not to be negative but its another kick in the teeth. how many more?

It WILL be a saga....we're talking about Utd here. Bet City come in for him too!

I reckon Dortmund know United dont have the money! We are struggling at paying £16m. Well looks like we will struggle next year!
Joe

Im pretty sure you were adamant he was signing for City actually!
Andy b

The fact we missed out on hazard doesnt make us a small club, he chose living in london over living in manchester. City, who have signed everyone recently, couldn't even get him

Actually Big Red Bob, several people on here suggested he'd go to chelsea for playing time, since Utd and City bothy already have several good wide players, while City have very little strength on the wings now.

At Chelsea, Hazard is pretty much guaranteed a starting place at the moment, may change as they seem intent on adding another wide player to bring them up to strength, but even then he'll be one of 2-3 good widemen(with Mata and someone like Hulk), rather than one of four or more (with Nani, Valencia and Young at utd, or Silva, Nasri, Milner and Johnson at City).

Mata, De Bruyne, Marin, Malouda.....

De Bruyne, Marin, Malouda? Seriously.

Not in the same league.

De Bruyne is promising, but noteven close to being competition for a place against Hazard.

As for Marin, that deal is a joke in Germany. Don't let Youtube videos fool you, Chelsea got ripped off big-time.

Maloudas ok, but the fact that Chelsea seemed quite happy to let him go says it all really.

Wingers/wide forwards are probably what Chelsea need most at the moment.