Manchester United Rumours Archive May 31 2012

31 May 2012 21:28:00
Barcelona have joined race for Jordi Alba and are expected too put in a £13 million bid. Fergie's supposibly a big admirer and if we really want him we better move fast.

United4Ever.

Barcelona have been leading the race for some time now. I do not see them paying anywhere near £13m. Perhaps half that amount with a player going on loan to Valencia.

Sydney!

He's already going to Barca. Good player will fit right in at Barca.

United Till I Die 1987

31 May 2012 21:22:36
What do people think about a bid for Sigurdson? He's only 22 and I think he has some quality. Reminds me of a young Paul Scholes.

I think for the price and his wages he'd be worth it and has signs he could be developed into a top player.

Andrew B

He has just signed for Swansea hasn't he?

Sydney!

Going to Swansea again isn't he? This time for good? He's a very good player would be a good squad player but we really need world class players at the moment.

United Till I Die 1987

He's not signed for anyone yet. I'm not suggesting we sign him as a squad player. I'm suggesting that with a couple of seasons at Old Trafford he could become a really top player.

I'm no scout but I really like his positioning and ability to find space in the box, his passing ability, quick thinking and he can definately score goals from long or short range. I think the defensive side of his game needs to improve but the stuff that can't be coached is there to see.

The latest speculation is that he might follow Rogers to Liverpool. Hopefully not.

Andrew B

Andrew B is right…fee has been agreed but not terms. If he loves Rogers, he'll go to Liverpool!

I think he's a great player for a team like Swansea…but he may end up like a very unispiring Henderson at a bigger club. I would like to be proved wrong as he has been a gem this season.

SB.

31 May 2012 20:43:28
Mänchester United i hear from a good source that we have opened talks with Udinese for Benatia and Asamoah,and Fergie has already sent his representitives to Italy for discussions...,I also understand Udinese has slapped a 20m fee on Benatia as they still want to keep him,meanwhile they are willing to sell Asamoah at the right price.....,Edd do you have any deep and extra info on this?

Is the good source Sly Spurt Italia who reported it this morning? Could be some truth in the rumour, might be a couple of bargains on offer.

GDS

I was told a deal was 'in place for Asamoah' if we wanted him, no idea if we'll follow through with it though. We are definately in the market for a player of his ilk. Benatia has loads of clubs after him, great player would love him at United and it would give Rafael a good kick up the backside to improve too. Unfortunately I doubt we'll get him but I'm hopeful United are after him.

United Till I Die 1987

What do you mean give rafael a kick up the back side benatia is best used as a centre half so i don`t know what your going on about

Disagree everytime I've watched Benatia he's played RB and been excellent. If he's good at CB i'll take your word for it but never seen him play there, and I've watched him atleast 15-20 times in the last 12 months :-)

United Till I Die 1987

Sorry guys never seen these two players play, are they that good? How do you rate them against the the existing players we have?

Langers

31 May 2012 20:28:48
Recently people on here are saying we should go for sneijder, really can't see this happening, especially as the signing of Kagawa looks close. Sneijder plays just behind a main striker usually in an attacking 3, this is the favoured position of kagawa and rooney also comes deep sometimes.
I'd much prefer a box to box midfielder or an enforcer in the middle of the park, strootman m'vila martinez. They could be expensive but all have a good 8 years ahead of them.

Do you really believe Sir Alex would get rid of Carrick whose consistency last season allowed the scholes comeback to pay off.
He rarely trades a good British player for a not so sure (star) from abroad who may not adapt.

I think Sneijder can easily adapt into a holding midfield role, similar to what Scholes and to some extent Carrick has been playing in the past few years. I think we should go for him if he's available for below £25 million.

I understand your point buddy however I rather we dominate high up the pitch and retain possession instead of a swashbuckling to and fro style . Xavi and iniesta are prime examples of this . Guess I can dream , let's face it biscuits ain't great and can sit there looking good carrick could do his job no problem !

I've been thinking the same TBH mate, why on earth would some people have both Kagawa AND Sneijder in their 'dream signings' list for the summer? It wouldn't make sense to spend big on 2 players who essentially play the same position, when we have a limited budget to begin with! If we get Kagawa, surely we are getting the younger, cheaper, rawer version of Sneijder...so let's forget about him I say!

Gav

Sneijder and Kagawa can actually play in all the same positions, i.e attacking midfielder, left winger and central midfielder. I think SAF's plan is to mold Kagawa into a pure attacking midfielder to play right behind Rooney. Sneijder could be a good addition as a central midfielder but i doubt we'd be interested unless he went for around 20 million (he only went to Inter for 15 million). I agree with the above point about Carrick, he's been key to any success we've had in the last few years so I expect him to be the defensive mid fielder. The point about retaining the ball in the top half of the pitch is a great one, and I think Sneijder could fill that role quite well with the likes of Kagawa and Rooney, and even Valencia. I'm not quite sure what other alternatives there are in regards to this type of player however. I think as long as Sneijder didn't cost more than 25 million he'd be a good addition. Great for set pieces too!

Andy

I think sneijder would be a massive signing for us.we need a player like him in the midfield,a player that will put fear into the opposition.he is a world class player,better than Paul scholes in my opinion!i don't agree however about whats been said about Carrick.hes had a good season,but that's only because he's last couple have been absolutely dire.i actualy cringe when he's on the ball.hes actualy one of the worst midfielders I've seen at utd.hes slow,can't tackle,never busts a gut to get back or just can't.his positional play defensively is shocking.hes weak.nearly always gives the ball away when he passes the ball forward.only good at passing the ball backwards,but my granny could do that.so I reckon we need a holding defensive midfielder.someone in the Roy Keane mold,that can break down the opposition,someone who can sniff out the danger.someone who has a great desire to win the ball back.someone who is hungry to make a difference and also play ball.Carrick just can't do that!

SuperRed

Agree with u mate carrick is avarage at best

Am sure some people dont watch football... sneijder better than scholes ?? what planet are you people on. He had his chance last year, SAF wont go back in for him after last years comedy show

Agree with the last post and with strootman we would have more bite and class in our midfield

31 May 2012 18:22:50
eds which of these do you think will be the best candidate for united's midfield modric, hamsik, defour, j martinez, sniejder and alcantara for me i'll choose j martinez above all modric is over rated, over priced and a bad season last season, sniejder is aging hamsik not ready for a move, defour had not played at the higest level alcantara is also not ready to leave barca
secondly i expect fergie to do these signigs
kagawa 17m
martinez 25m
powell 5m
clyne 3m
adam johnson 10m
total 60 m and we conquer europe {Ed002's Note - To be honest it is no more than a fantasy list including players who are not for sale or United have no interest in. Modric may not be out of the question at the right price.}

Martinez will cost the same as modric so i would go for strootman who will be half that

sparkyred

Forget Martinez. If he were for sale all the big teams would come in and that would be the end of that. We cannot compete for the best players anymore.

Langers

Could someone please tell me what is it about modric that so many people rate about him he goes missing against top teams against us st spurs he went missing in the second half I've tried to see how he stands out who was picking him up that day Carrick I think diehard74

Wanted by Chelsea City and SAF but he is not good enough for diehard74? agree with most on this site would love to see him Utd but only for the right price

31 May 2012 16:06:36
Ed002, out of curiosity what would Liverpool be looking for in terms of a stadium sponsorship? Arsenal's was £100m over 15 years, but I think that is a pretty lame amount. What are Liverpool looking at achieving?

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - I have no idea but there comes a point financially when the sponsors could build their own stadium and simply lease it to a club.}

Ed002, I have thought the same Ed. I guess it could be a risky move for a sponsor to spend £300m on a stadium for the club to decide they do not want it. Then what does the sponsor do?

Some Liverpool forums are saying it could be worth £300m plus, is that really feasible? If Liverpool could get that amount how much could United get to build a brand new stadium. Just seems a bit unrealistic to me.

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - I don't know what is fesible financially but the build to lease concept has been considered elsewhere.}

Ed and others, hypothetical question this but if a sponsor offered £500m over 10 years for the naming rights to old trafford and there was a guarantee it would be used to clear debt or invested in players what would you view be due to its history and regardless what sum would you expect it to command? I know what city got without the global appeal but that was artificially inflated. (ps hypothetical and I know glaziers have said they wouldn't sell naming rights)

Enigma {Ed007's Note - I don't think it's a big deal. If Celtic sold the naming rights of Celtic Park and it was called 'The Guinness Arena' or 'Coca Cola Soccer Sly Spurts FredBet Nike Fitba Stadium', to the fans it will always be Celtic Park or Parkhead, I would think most fans wouldn't mind if it was bringing a lot of money into the club. It would only be the sponsored name on TV etc, it is just advertising, there is probably older people that moaned about shirt sponsorships years ago.}

Personally I think we should sell naming right to OT. We would get a massive sum and could even plough the money back into enlarging the stadium. Its also football related income - important considering Financial Fair Play rules. If the money was used for the benefit of the club and not in dividends to the Glazers I'd be all for it. Sometimes the traditionalists have to move on ...

31 May 2012 18:03:44
Does anyone know who we are releasing from the squad? We know Owen has left, and berbatov is leaving, fergie will promote a few from reserves etc and that will leave our core squad. If kagawa is on the way in I think he'll be employed in a free role and maybe Rooney will be pushed up as main striker or even a three of kagawa Rooney and welbeck. A similar formation when ronnie and Rooney terrorised defences. Thoughts please?

Hi mate Pogba looks certain to leave. Anderson apparently as well, he still has a couple of years left on his contract. Park Ji sung could be a possible departure because his contract expires. If Kagawa comes in which looks certain Anderson will leave maybe. With Scholes,carrick, cleverly, fletcher already there I just can't see anderson and Kagawa being there as well, just too many then. I think Anderson will leave but the situation seems quite.

I believe we have released everyone who was getting released other than Kuszczak. Massaci & Owen have already been released. Players will leave dependent on buyers of course. Ritchie De Laet & Matty James have been sold. Berbatov, Macheda, Bebe, Norwood, King, Wootton, Brown & Pogba will leave. I think Park and Anderson's days are numbered and possibly Nani if we bring in another winger. I am not sure Fletcher will return either, but fingers crossed. Plenty will go out on loan including Fabio, Petrucci, Keane bros, Amos/Johnstone, Tunnicliffe, McGinty, Cole & Lingard. We may see Brady go out on loan, but wouldn't be surprised to see Brady get a spell in the team.

Sydney!

31 May 2012 17:46:27
I find it quite amusing inter now are supposedly trying to encourage bids for sneijder off utd & city. .

I can see truth in this, he's had poor season since last August when we were linked heavily, they now know he's probably on his way down from here onwards with them, although a fresh start in a better team injury free could reinvigorate a player etc, think they genuinely are mad keen for Lucas moura to add some sparkle, and probably can't afford to buy him without offloading few players. Played a game of bluff with utd by trying for phenomenal money etc, blew up in their face, probably come now for as little as £17/£20m. Some difference to the then quoted £35m plus last August . Let city have him, can be their next Owen Hargreaves ha ha

You do realise sao paulo rejected a 32mill bid from chelsea for lucas moura a few days...

31 May 2012 16:13:24
Quote from Fergie in the Manchester Evening News today regarding Paul Scholes "Im delighted, he knew he made a mistake (regarding retiring). He know relises if he plays 25-30 games next season they will be of real quality, i think it will be Pauls last season"

Read into that what you will, i don't think anyone is coming in as a proper Centre Midfielder.
Looks like it's Scholes and Giggs again for next season with fatty Anderson, Cleverley and Carrick our midfield line up.

Simmo

Be positive u never know what saf will do

United are looking at central midfielders Simmo mate. Strootman and Asamoah to name two.

Sydney!

I really hope so Syd!

If we get either one of them two im along with Kagawa that would salisfy me regarding the midfield.
We maybe need a left full back to replace Evra and i left winger, i must admit that i like James Rodriguez from Porto.
We could also do with a forward, to replace Berbatov and Owen.
Not sure who is out there, ive heard Lewandowski mentioned a few times.

Simmo

I think you're being slightly unfair on Anderson, since he was prof klumps stunt double he's lost a load of weight!

I wouldn't turn my nose up at Willems, Clyne, Powell, Strootman, Kagawa & Rodriguez and use Rooney as the main striker. Hernandez/Welbeck/Powell as back-up.

Sydney!

Don't forget Kagawa... He's 99% done. Few little bits left then he's ours!

"Fatty Anderson" that cracked me up!

Flimbo

Simmo
1) deal for kagawa is near to complete..
2) bid for asamoh rejected..
a few latest development which shows we are trying. well but i dont know if any is proven player to make straight starting 11 like martinez, modric, ozil,
so lets hope for the best.
rodio17

Can't help feeling that this will be SAF's last season, so, like any club that has to work within a budget we may be saving money for the next manager in 2013/14 season. We may well get Kagawa, but it could be that any other incoming players will be young potentials.

Scholes, Carrick, fletcher, cleverly, anderson and kagawa. I feel there is tough competition, six names two slots maybe a departure in anderson. i feel he has given up in england, I heard it several times, he has a few years left on the contract but I think he might leave and pogba, we might then bring in a youngster to be the sixth mid with giggs in support to.

I cant see him starting with the old guard, we cant afford to go out early of the champions league again. I think we will sign a stopper in midfield and i wouldnt be surprised with Ba aswell. Cleverley will shine this year

I heard strootman will make a decision on his future after the euro's with us and both milan clubs interested. i really hope we get him a class player and only 22

sparkyred

Guys let us not forget the awesome form AND domination we had earlier in the season in our midfield. Who were they? Anderson and Tom Cleverley! These guys both played amazing together had the engery and skill to move about, keep possession, go forward and let loose our wingers (who weren't really even on form at the start). IF these two can keep fit then we'd have a strong midfield even without a new signing.

Carrick and Scholes took over later on, both great at keeping possession we know that, however just lacked the energy and enthusiasm to take the ball forward whether it be at their feet or pass-and-move. Kagawa will be a massive boost.

Ozwald

I may well be wrong but i think anderson and clevs only played 3 games together is that right
jred

I think they played more when including the preseason matches in the USA, against Barcelona, Community Shield etc. Someone like Strootman would be equally as good linking up with Cleverley IMO, just less injury prone and would add a bit of steel.

Sydney!

Ando & Clev played some lovely football but at the same time we were so open we were letting in a record breaking number of shots on goal each week almost - both could do well together in a 3 man midfield but can you imagine playing Barca/Real/Bayern with a 2 man midfield of Anderson & Cleverly? We'd be ripped open

Gav

3 man midfield with Fletch or Strootman/Asamoah/Mvilla/Whoever sitting a little deep, while 2 of Ando/Cleverly/Kagawa sit slightly further forward, ready to break forward either side of Rooney.

What do you think?

31 May 2012 15:47:25
With Rodgers out of the picture maybe we can nip in a get Joe Allen?

Percy

Why would we want to bring in players no better than what we have? Why would BR get in the way of him moving to United anyway?

Sydney!

That'd be a great steal, I was just thinking the same thing. The best players are obviously needed, but a team with few egos would go a long way too. A well grounded lad that we could get wrapped up whilst the Euro's is on for good market value. Seems like an obvious united signing.

Jack

Because Syd, he is better than what we have. He's been sensational all season, he's versatile and can play CAM, CDM or his best position, as a CM. You watch, he'll move to another club and the price will go up, then we'll all be suggesting signing him. You just wait and see.

Percy

He isn't potentially better than either Pogba or Cleverley. He isn't better than Scholes or Carrick so I wouldn't waste money on Joe when we should be buying better players than what we have already got or players who could be better potentially. We do not need squad players, we need to boost our first XI.

Sydney!

Percy, Allen does everything well, but he is good at doing everything. He isn't exceptional at anything and that is what we need. We need players who will IMPROVE the first XI, not boost the squad.

Sydney!

How often have you watched him this season?

Percy

I have watched him a lot this season. I watch nearly every televised EPL game on Sky or ESPN. Don't get me wrong he is a good player that does almost everything right on the field, however he is not an exceptional player who will make a difference to our first XI. We need better players than Joe allen. Good player, but not an exceptionally good player.

Sydney!

I've seen him live 3 times and I'd agree with syd , very good player but wouldn't improve us

Dustbin

I'd have him percy,good shout. fantastic pass completion rate,better than most in the league n thats at a lower team. his price will rocket,could see brendon rodgers taking him with him though,him and gylfi

Andyred

Last season, he was behind Yaya, Modric, Song, Carrick and Ramirez in terms of quality, he's a lot younger than all of them.

Percy

Percy i now know why you dont think nani is inconsistant you havent been watching him all season youve been watching swansea games

Percy, that is your opinion mate. In terms of quality I can think of many better players than Joe Allen. Like I said he is a good player, but he is not going to improve us is he?

Sydney! {Ed007's Note - I know one!!! I know one!!!!}

We're Manchester United you know not West Ham United. Joe Allen is over rated massively. United need players of real quality not average players. I cringe when I see Manchester United linked to players like Dembele, Allen, Diame even Gaitan to a lesser extent who's good but not great. Sorry if that sounded strong but just hate it when people are happy with us linked to average players :-(

United Till I Die 1987

Some of you guys seem oblivious too the fact that Fergie has always preferred to build a great TEAM, out of good players, often with only a few great players. Fergie relies on the "siege mentallity", and teamwork, with developing young players. He doesn't like older big-name "marquee" signings, and the few times he has made them, most haven't worked out, or at least not as well as hoped, Berbatov being a prime example (yes he's been good, but 30 Mil good? Don't think so).

31 May 2012 15:05:48
Hope we don't get modric, not a bad player but not a £35m player either . . . And bet your life if we want him . . He'll cost minimum that as we always seem to pay over the odds where spurs are concerned. Also if there's ant truth Chelsea made an offer of £40m, well even though spurs have missed out on champions league spot, I can't see spurs accepting less than £35/40m. In my opinion, he's no match winner or game changing, just someone who can maybe do a good job, or possibly even better, but not £35m worth. £25m at a max, it's utds money but if it was mine I'd only pay £15/£20 on a good day !!! Also if doesn't quite do the job be no real sell on value to come back like berbatov etc. if buy younger better value signing ie like belhandra, or some of others mentioned on this forum at least could get out of jail and get money back maybe. My choice though would be Lucas moura, true, he ain't tested in prem, but either was ronaldo and he turned out something unbelievable. Sooner spend £35m etc on someone who could possibly become most exciting player in prem within next few years, and it would be super response to hazard going to Chelsea. You never know, hazard might flop, although I extremely doubt it, but certainly think moura had every bit as much chance as hazard at succeeding. It's only my humble view as a fan, but I think we need to put the fear factor back into our opponents, kabaka will be unreal, no doubt, now let's buy a potential world star who can run rings round people and tie defenders in knots ....... What do you all think?.

I take it Kabaka is Kagawa!

I think Lucas Moura will have Chelsea,City,Barca and Real plus others like PSG offering ridiculous money once his club accept offers from any club. Also I know its generalising but DOuglas Costa was noted as best thing since sliced bread and he hasnt set the world alight has he. Just how much has anybody actually seen of Moura bar youtube as I have only seen a couple of appearances for Brazil and he does look a good player.
Invisible STuey

Moura and Modric are two very different types of midfielders, one is a winger who cuts inside alot and the other is at the centre of a midfield four.

Yes, Kagawa, not kabaka,please excuse any minor errors as wrote this on iPad ( with predictive text and only realise it changed few words after I had posted article). But I can spell kagawa just 4 the record . . Ha

Quite true, moura and modric different types of players, but so was hazard and modric, and I couldn't see fervid buying both modric and hazard and kagawa. All I'm saying is moura seems to be similar to hazard style of play, whatever fergie had in mind for hazard, go for moura. If he was gonna sign both ( doubt that immensely ), then buy the pair . .. man city have lot of attacking players now, we went to their ground for a draw not to concede in my opinion , need to be able to give them something new to worry about. Best form of defence is attack sometimes, if we had been more positive in our selection going to the ethiad, we may have actually won the game . .and maybe the title on their ground to a certain extent. Also with moura, possibility of huge return down the line if sold three or four years later for mega money if can develope into world star like a ronaldo or messi status!!

I really can't understand all the anti Modric feeling on this site. After watching Live at White Hart Lane recently I thought he was excellent brilliant ball retention, good range of passing and made some excellent runs. He really reminded me of Scholes in his style of play and I would be delighted to see us get him.

We're all entitled to our opinion and treat them with respect......but I wouldn't mention Modric in the same breath as Scholesy.
J - stand

Haha Kabaka, half Japanese footballer half wookie. On a serious note agree with the most recent post (one i can see at the mo) about Modric actually being a good player. Amazes me how so many people on this site think that a player is only great when they do fancy tricks and fast footwork able to run round a player with the ball. Modric is a very highly rated midfielder in the world of football. I think he'd be the closest realistic replacement to Paul Scholes we'd have in terms of keeping possession, and controlling the midfield with the right passes.

Ozwald

I'm not anti modric, just anti modric at silly over inflated spurs 'superstar' price. 20m ish, fine, nothing more though, no sell on value either if for whatever reason didn't do as well as thought etc. If he was our player, and spurs wanted him off us, they'd be offering & we'd probably be accepting something like £10/£14m. We always sell for peanuts, and normally are held to ransom as of who we are. Hence why buy him at sensible price. I'd bid £20m and ji sung park. More than fair offer.

We won't get Modric, I personally hope we do but we won't. Tottenham know how to bend us over.

United Till I Die 1987

31 May 2012 14:06:23
Happy with the signing of Kagawa but need at least 3 more players! We're not going to get the TOP players now so we need to look at realistic options. Good value players who can fit into the utd way. I would suggest the likes of Martinez, Baines, Cabaye, Cisse. I think Javi Martinez is a must, versatile, strong, breaks forward, good on the ball. Don't always have to spend 30mill. + NO to Modric, overrated overpriced!

Martinez would cost £30-35 million
johndenton

Martinez will cost around the £30million region, considering the fact that City will be involved if he becomes available.

A.r

I'd still Pay that for Martinez. Great young player.

Joe.a

Yeah ok, Martinez may cost 30mill but he'd be worth it. Would be our answer to Yaya. Need a bit of strength in the middle.

I would love martinez to come but if he,s availible then im sure 4-6 teams will end up in a dutch auction for him.
johndenton

Strootman 15 mil

sparkyred

31 May 2012 13:28:02
Reports coming from the media that United are set to make a bid of £25 million for Modric and are not willing to go over the £30 milllion mark with Chelsea signing Hazard and City expected to go for Sneijder or some other we may be in with a chance and he's already proved he can do it were Hazard hasn't and Sneijder getting older by the minute i don't see a problem like some others on here.

United4Ever.

I would snap Modric up in an heartbeat for £25m.

Sydney!

I can see a problem. Seriously, I have watched Modric and watched him and then watched him some more and for the life of me, I can't understand why he is rated so highly. Sure, he can possess the ball a bit if you pass it to him. But he actually struggles to free himself from any slightly energetic midfielder that cares to mark him.(opinion) His passing, though accurate, is certainly not all that creative but rather, conservative. His speed is suspect and his slight stature stands out whenever any physical presence is required by him.
Oh well. I admit this is just one more opinion in a sea of equally worthless opinions, but I'm avidly rooting against any attempt by United to sign him.

What exactly has Modric proved?
That he can disappear for half a season at a time?
Woefully over rated player and will fail miserably to sustain United standards.

Fingers crossed we don't waste our cash on him.

They should accept it really, they're going to get Badelj instead probably to fill the void. (I think an Ed said this a while ago) 25m is a good price.

Sanshine

"struggles to free himself from any slightly energetic midfielder that cares to mark him.(opinion)" - Are you watching the right player, this is one of the good parts of his game, he is very good at keeping possesion, I find this statement laughable. Sure people can criticise his assists and goals each season but I dont get all the "I dont want him overpriced" seems to me to be people just going on his form last few months rather than years. He wouldnt be my first choice but even so Modric would be an excellent addition to our midfield
Invisible STuey

I'd be delighted to get him at that price TBF

Really don't get why people are so anti-Modric I would see him as a vital cog in our midfield. No, he doesnt get many goals or assists but he controls possession and rarely gives it up. People are too quick to jump on the back of stats anyway, it would be interesting to see how many goalscoring opportunities are created from phases of possession that he begins. Because that is his role really

Ah well, looks like Modric for now can be added - along with Bale and Baines - to the list of 'players who get slaughtered even though if they were at United we would be singing their praises' (IMO)

Gav

Too lightweight gets pushed around too much we need a powerful box to box midfielder as a priority ! a new keano/robbo like martinez/strootman

sparkyred

31 May 2012 13:08:32
Hi ed/anyone, is there any substance to the rumours that we are closely following Young cb/lb captain of Montpellier Mbiwa? Also I think there is a young LB who plays for Lille called Digne who I think captained the French u18s? People have mentioned Debuchy who is more a RB but I think SAF was watching this kid too. He played in the Lille game SAF attended.

Supasub

31 May 2012 11:59:44
People keep saying that we should sell nani and get James Rodriguez because nani is not consistent. What do you expect? We buy Rodriguez and he plays a 10/10 every game. It's just not possible. The grass is not always greener on the other side. Nani was as good as Rodriguez when he was at Sporting, and you all would have been crying for us to sign him then.

Rodriguez is left sided, Nani isn't.

We only have Young who can operate on the left, andhe can play left or right. Bring in Rodriguez, sell Nani and you have Young to operate as a squad player, left or right wing as back up for the new guy and Valencia. Kagawa can also cover on the wings as well.

Very well said!

Gpot7

31 May 2012 11:38:43
A Utd press officer supposedly said on t**tter that Pogba is staying
Lets hope that comes about

Pardoe

Don't believe it.....Utd would announce via official channels, eg web site, not allow a press officer to leak it on Twitter.
Hope you're right though!

J - Stand

31 May 2012 10:39:49
More talk of Modric,I really hope Fergie will not waste 30-35million on him.I donot wana c him signing for utd,i dont rate him that highly.For the silly money Spurs are looking for him we could buy someone world class.He is a good player but not utd material,not enough assists or goals for me.

quinner99

Agree, Agree, Agree!

Hes a good player but not worth 30m wouldnt mind him coming but not for 30m maybe 25m

People loved Modric last season "hope we get Modric over Sneijder" blah blah! Then he has a slightly poor season in which he still scored some cracking goals, he clearly hasn't had the same desire this year as we've seen in the past. He's probably within the top three deep lying playmakers in the PL alongside Scholesy and Yaya Toure. MUFC and CFC would not have serious interest and consider bidding around £40m (CFC) if he wasn't good enough. The end of the day half you 'football fans' can't see a decent footballer if he's subtle, probably the same lot that slag off Carrick! Angers me :|

Ozwald

I understand what your saying but Modric isn't really that type of player for Spurs, he retains possesion and sends the ball out to the widemen Bale, Lennon, Rose, Van Der Vaart etc. This is perfect for the way United currently play. I can't see us getting Modric although I would love us to. I also think with Kagawa behind Rooney, Modric and Carrick/Scholes would keep possesion and give it to Kagawa/Rooney to attack and create. It would work well in my opinion.

United Till I Die 1987

31 May 2012 10:21:24
Selling nani will be the crazyiest thing which man utd ever did. he just need regular football to be consistent. u know wt happens if he gets good touch.

He needs games hes had 5 years and still its the same old sh1t

There should be no excuses for his performances he's not class he's wastefu

He doesn't track back, gives the ball away, passes are poor, crossings poor and his shooting is poor, he will score 1 out of 10 40 yarders and think he's ronny.

Should get as much as we can and offload the waste.

LUHG

Couldnt of said it better myself. I've been saying this on this site for a couple of months now and still get angry when I see people backing Nani up. He does all of the above and pisses his team Mayes off in the process.

If you a winger your job is to be fast down the line and put in a good cross. Nani spends to much time messing about and 80% of the time looses possesion. Sell him and sell him quick.

31 May 2012 09:49:38
Talk of Chelsea Signing Powell!

Talk of us also wrapping it up in a week, depends what you believe.

Sanshine

If Chelsea get him as well, it'll be a disaster!

Percy

Talk of chelsea signing every player lol
johndenton

We all know when Man United bid Chelsea or City aren't far behind :-(

I really sick of this, every transfer which United short-list others are getting their ******* legs in it.

Come on United, get the Kid .........

Aly

Yeah, Funny how most of Cities signings are players we are looking at first. It's like they can't be bothered to do there own scouting so they just wait for Fergie to show interest then swoop in.

Of course it does mean that they are acting more decisively and getting players we want...

Quick Fergie, publicly announce you're bidding 50M for Rodwell, then we can all sit back and laugh as City Pay 55M to bring in a new practise dummy for the physios...

I'm sure he'll get plenty of playing time ahead of Mata, Hazard, Hulk (poss.) & Lampard ; )

Anyway, let's not worry about every little twist and turn that's said in the press, just wait and see where he ends up...I'll be happy if we do get him

Gav

31 May 2012 04:43:05
Its funny that Hazard had the choice of playing up front with either RVP, Rooney or Aguero, but he chose Torres!

REDFAITH

It was only about the money

I wish people would stop commenting on Hazard, he has chosen another club, move on, plenty more fish in the sea
Invisible STuey

Or Hulk

But now he gets Hulk as well.

I'm from Belgium, and I had hoped he would chose Unt!

Instead he chose to sign for a club with no manager in place without the knowledge that the new manager fancied him.

Chelsea will sign a new striker and I suspect they won'y play him up top but maybe out wide.

Anyway just glad he didn't just go for the money.

A

Already seen this on twitter. Have a feeling he could struggle at first in the PL, teams are much tighter and compact when defending as opposed to Ligue 1.

Ozwald

Technically he chose the best team in Europe at present! I don't like Chelsea but they beat the best and we didn't get out the group in my eyes it's understandable why he chose them!

Perhaps he chose Chelsea because of who their new mangager will be.
He must have been given something, otherwise what player would sign for a team with no manager?

Why? On his day Torres is much better than the player's you listed maybe not RVP but definately Rooney and Aguero (in my opinion)

United Till I Die 1987

31 May 2012 00:23:10
Rumours of a 150million euro bid for rooney for psg

Well imo that would be a great bit of business but only if we could sign top players in replacement
i would love to see

Ozil
Martinez
Falcao
Rodriguez
Alaba
there a few more but im not gonna list everyone that is top notch

Ed would you mind Rooney being sold if the money was reinvested and it would have to be this summer otherwise our season will be very poor {Ed007's Note - Yes I would mind.}

NO CHANCE! Come on, man...remember the Barcelona rumours, he basically said he's never going to leave..and especially not to a foreign league. English players really just don't do that. A few rare exceptions, but 99% of them stay at home. Especially a club talisman like him...I can't believe I even have to respond to that actually.

Let's get one thing straight, even if that deal did happen, for which UTD would receive approx £100m in transfer fee as the rest of the dela would be wages etc, we would not see a penny of it. What happened to the Ronaldo money?? Gone, used to pay off debt, the same would happen here. If Rooney were to go, we would struggle to make Champions League qualification let alone contend with the title. This is one deal that surely every UTD fan would not want to happen

Langers

PLEASE - Somebody buy Rooney !!
We are a better TEAM without him.
His best games are looooooooong behind him now. He is overweight, under-motivated, no first touch, bad passer of the ball and to be frank, his goal tally is pretty poor too.
9 penalties and everything, I mean EVERYTHING, gets played through him at Manchester Unired and he starts almost every game - He should have a tally of 45+ and at least 20 assists(he has only2)
I would be happy to accept a bid of 40million for him let alone 150million.
Past it. Overrated and over weight.
Sorry - but that is what I genuinely think because that is what I genuinely see now when I watch Rooney.

It wasnt a 150million Euro bid outright though. PSG set 150million Euros aside to cover the transfer fee, player wages, agents fee and all other related costs. The transfer fee offered would more likely be around £70million IMO.

TK-Red

I agree with the above reply, what kind of fan comes out and says selling our best player and only real chance of winning anything would be "a great bit of business"? We got plenty of money for Ronaldo and never replaced him as the owners pocketed the money so you would have to be an absolute fool to sell Rooney aswell. What part of "We cant compete financially anymore" do people not understand? Selling Rooney would be the final nail in the coffin.

Flimbo

150m euros if it weren't for rooneys goals were would we be once we buy a midfielder to supply him he wiLL score more anyway how much money would glazers cream off that remember ronaldo I'd rather stick with Rooney thanx diehard74

Anonymous person, post beginning with 'PLEASE'!

What the hell are you on about!? i think that you've completely contradicted yourself by saying his best games are long behind him then saying EVERYTHING goes through him. Also second top goalscorer in the prem, what is poor about 26/27 league goals!?

I shouldnt even reply to correct such nonsense.

Gpot7

This is for the guy who called rooney 'overweight' and 'past it' - are you serious? united's top scorer last season with loads of really important goals - i would cry if he left

It's alright getting money for a player but not as easy as plucking names in the air to replace. They might not want to leave their present clubs might not want to live and play in England. If these players come on the market an awful lot of other clubs would be interested in them.

Rooney likes to drop deep.He is not suitable to be a target man.We are likely to sign kagawa whose best positon is in the hole.150mil for rooney would be a great business as we could use it to buy a great target man as well as martinez.

Sorry but I'm laughing out load. Rooney to PSG just won't happen. I would take £80 million for Rooney if it was offered (not from a PL team though) he is over rated by many. Don't get me wrong he's brilliant but not Messi or Ronaldo no where near but some rate him as highly. Some games he can't even get the ball under control, very rarely takes on players and suceeds and can't do it on the bigger stage half the time. All of this is probably not helped by the weak midfield we have admittedly but he's over rated by alot of fans.

United Till I Die 1987