Manchester United Rumours Archive April 02 2012

02 Apr 2012 20:55:39
if anyones got a half time report id be glad, just got radio and missed first half.

we looking good or is it hard going?

..constantine..

Dominated most of the half, late flurry from blackburn, DDG top quality saves

=v1=

02 Apr 2012 19:43:17
Rooney out left then moving in I presume.
Nice to see Pogba on the bench again, hope he gets a good run out.

Supasub

Rooney left is a mistake.. he will get frustrated out there and booked..

young on hernandez off rooney uptop sorted..

oxred

02 Apr 2012 19:30:53
I think that we are going to sign Modric in the summer as our major signing, i also think we have left the way clear for them to go in for Kovacic and Hazard who they have been tracking just as much as we have.

I also dont think that we will sign Kovacic as Barkley is a likely signing maybe the season after next.

I'd be happy if Hazard and Kovacic went to Spurs with Modric coming our way. Clyne would be a good signing, as would Cissokho. Even if we got 3 i'd be delighted. I'd also like us to add Fisher (can't admit to knowing much).

If Park was to leave then i wouldn't be surprised to see a left footed winger come in. Im really not sure who though and at most it would be a luxury. A forward would also be a luxury, i think from SAF's recent comments though i think he is going to offer Owen an extension.

The other luxury would be a center back, we are well stocked but if Ferdinand has one more season left in him i'd like to see a back up player to get beaded in. Dede looks great, i can't lie so i'd like us to go for him.

So overall (IN):

Luka Modric - £30,000,000
Aly Cissokho - £8,000,000
Nathan Clyne - Nominal
Victor Fisher - £5,000,000
Dede - £8,000,000

That would be about a £50,000,000 outlay, but we'd get some of that back with these outgoings and the wages we would save on them:

Tomasz Kuscack - FREE
Ritchie De Laet - FREE
Patrice Evra - £6,000,000
Dimitar Berbatov - £6,000,000
Park Ji Sung - £3,000,000

OT20

Evras not leaving buddy, even with him being poor defensively, he's stilll our captain.

HV

Reasonable suggestions except for the selling Evra part.
Not gonna happen. Has lapses defensively but still a very important player for us. Also Captain while Vida is out.
wouldn't mind some cover/competition at LB, along with Fabio, but Evra's a good leader and still a very good player.

Martinez should be our number one target,class player

02 Apr 2012 19:02:37
Glad to see the quotes from Aly Cissokho's agent, he'd be a really great replacement for Evra who i'm itching to see the back of.

As for the remainder of the story on talksh!t, i don't believe it one bit. I agree that we are interested in him, but not to have him here on a season long loan. We tend not to loan players who are in the first team and i can't see Evra playing second fiddle to anyone.

RedDevil19

02 Apr 2012 18:11:20
Lyon defender Ahly Cissokho's agent Ali Barat claims the left-back wants to join Manchester United. Full story is on talksport

02 Apr 2012 13:52:19
i can't see us signing players exclusively from foreign leagues. Every summer we sign at least one player from the premier league. Not necessarily english but someone with premier league experience. Young and jones last summer. Smalling the year before. Valencia. So on etc. So who is it likely to be this summer?

Not ruling out any signings from abroad as i think we'll make a couple.

I think this will probably be the case, you know.what your getting when buying from the prem more so than you do if your buying from abroad.

Shappy

I think that sir alex has bought the required players from the prem over the past few years that will be the future not only for United but for england, but this summer will be when we will bring in some internationals to help the new young british players with playing in europe and the champions league. I expect a big name striker, 2 midfielders, 1 defensive minded and another attacking minded to come in. Clyne is looking dead set to join and maybe another left back maybe Jordi alba.

JJR

Modric...

Ozwald

Hopfeully Modric or RVP! (or both)

We can but dream

Gav

Don't think modric is a target personally as we can't compete financially and it's guranteed others will be in if he is Available. I think we'll look Abroad for a cm

JJR there are plenty of seasoned internationals playing in Britain that could come in, for example the likes of Modric of van persie, not saying that we will sign either of those but certainly more likely than Sneijder for example.

Of the englishmen:
Hoilett on a free. (well, compo)
Baines.
Sturrage.
Walcott. (I think Fergy could really get him playing)

Can't really think of many others that I'd want.

Non English:
Moderic
Bale
Ba (if cheep)
Enrique (!)

Obviously not all of them!

DodgyBanter

I hope we dont sign Modric. Okay he is a good player undoubted, but for a player of his quality he just doesnt score enough goals for me. With his talent and his age he should be getting 10 - 15 goals a season but never gets anywhere near. I want us to get a midfielder who can chip in with a good goal count. The likes of Carrick, Fletcher, Park, Young, Nani, Valencia, Jones (when he plays mid) will just never get the amount of goals that Scholes, Beckham and Ronaldo (when he played on the wing) got from midfield positions. I dont know who that player is by the way, I just dont think Modric is the answer.

Red Pedro

Your point about Modric and lack of goals is irrelevant. You would take Scholes any day and he isn't in the 10-15 goal brakcet these days either. We have goals from everywhere esle on the pitch

02 Apr 2012 11:40:49
Eds do you know if anyone has tabs on Victor Moses and Wilfried Zaha? i rate these boys both direct, both dangerous, both young and have great attitudes and work ethnic.

cban {Ed001's Note - Victor Moses has a number of clubs interested in him, Villa seem to be the ones showing the most obvious interest right now. As for Zaha, just about every team in the Prem has had him scouted over the last couple of seasons. I was told that a number of clubs had decided against pursuing interest due to his poor end product. He is now mostly being watched by the mid to lower Prem.}

Ed001, you saying that clubs have lost interest in him more recently because of poor finishing? Watched him a few times and looked very exciting! When we played Palace earlier in the year he stood out as their most talented player on the ball, was probably playing with a lot of confidence at the time but looked so dangerous!

Also guess Aston Villa aren't that pleased with N'Zogbia then! haha they're already going back to Wigan to find their next talent ;)

Ozwald {Ed001's Note - not so much poor finishing as poor decision making, he has very little end product. He gives the ball away by either trying to do too much on his own, choosing the wrong pass or just being unable to cross or pass the ball. He has the ability, but lacks the most important thing of all, the intelligence to use his ability.}

Thanks a bunch. quick question who would you rate as the championships best player this season?

Cban

I think Ed001 likes Matty Phillips. If my memory serves me correctly.

Sydney!

I though Ed001 was describing Nani.

I take it Liverpool Villa Stoke and the likes are only interested in him now...he is not good enough for the BIG clubs.

Dust Dust.