Manchester United Rumours Archive May 04 2013

04 May 2013 14:48:35
Hello lads!
How many of u can imagine lewandowsky in blue of chelsea? I think its getting like hazard situation ( and he looks like tall hazard too;-))
I feel that he will end up either at chelsea, bayern or real madrid. Although I would like to see him as our new no 9 but I feel chances are less as we have too many strikers. And lewy definatly won't come to sit on the bench

Rodio17

Or MUFC. T45

Get a midfielder wee do not another striker. if he comes then rooney or herandies will go. 2 me no need for him unless he plays wellebeck on the wing. saf allways likes 4 strikers

We don't need a striker of lewandawski's class? Are u for real? Of course we do, players like lewi will take us to the next level.
Welbeck is average, Rooney might be pushed back into midfield and hernandez might get sold. So that leaves rvp the only out and out striker who can score goals. So what happens if rvp gets injured?
Nomidfield

We need a winger and a Cm more than a striker, why does SAF do this to us!

Dan

04 May 2013 13:43:31
I wouldn't look too much into Mr Woodwards comments just yet. I would like to think we are playing possum so to speak as surely its silly to announce to clubs were going on a spending spree and we have money to burn as every team will slap an extra few million and agents will be rubbing there hands.

My only concern is that the high profile targets are rumoured to be going to other clubs.

Lewy to Bayern
Bale to Madrid
Ronaldo to PSG (i think they out bid us).
The only player I am fairly confident on will be Strootman but as last season I am sure we were linked heavily with Michu only for SAF to say he had never even heard of him.

One thing for sure its never boring being a Manchester United fan. Roll on next season.

Would love to see Powell and Januzaj given a run in the 1st team. and not just a 10min sub appearance towards the end of an already won match.

04 May 2013 14:42:01
We were never linked to michu and ninety five per cent of anyone involved in english football had never heard of him.

SAF is talking rubbish saying he hadn't heard of Michu. His bother was spotted at a lot of Vallecano games and it would only be Michu he was scouting.

Strootman recently spoke out and didn't really clarify wether he would be leaving or not, he's saying all the right things and United legend Van Der Sar has spoke of him recently too. Think it's just a matter of time before he becomes a United player. Great signing if so.

04 May 2013 00:24:34
I'm prepared for those who disagree with me, as I don't have any sources inside the club or anything like that, but it seems to me that the recent comments by Gill and SAF suggest we will be going for quality and not quantity in the summer. Glad to hear it as we already have a large squad of top players which is needed for a long season in multiple competitions, but we can still add one or two starting XI players to help us in the big matches and get past Europe's elite in the CL. I'm still of the belief that United will work very hard this summer to try and sign Ronaldo. I've stated in detail before why I think the business dealing have laid the groundwork for the deal, and with Mourinho heading to Chelsea and not PSG, I think it's helped our chances with PSG less likely to prove attractive to CR7. My predictions for the summer, albeit optimistic, would be Ronaldo and Strootman. We have no need for depth anywhere else, Garay makes no sense. The only way we add another player, besides Zaha, is if we sell or exchange one of Hernandez/Valencia/Young. I'm also thinking that SAF doesn't trust Amos to back up De Gea yet, so if Lindegard moves I can see a cheap, veteran player being brought in as cover.

Very sensible post. Arrival of Strootman and Ronaldo will address the two weak areas, wing and central midfield. With the likes of Januzaj and Powell showing good progress, we can hope for a good season

SAF keeps banging on about resale value. Can't see us paying £50+ million for a 28 year old with no resale value.

A 28 year old who could potentially have 5+ seasons left in him, a figure that would seem peanuts should we continue winning the PL and add a couple of CL trophies during that time. Ronaldo has been one of the best 2 players in the world for the last 8 years so I think he is an exception to the case of requiring resale value.

RRED7

Hi guys, interesting post I was speaking to a chap called phil last night that used to be in charge of some of the security at OT he still has strong connections at the club and said that the rumours coming out of OT are that Chevrolet have agreed in principle to help find a way for UTD to fund a move for Ronaldo.
Nike apparently refused as it was of no interest to them. I still think that at 50+ million it could work for us on and off the pitch. He also said that Rooney knows which side his bread is buttered and will refuse to go anywhere if that was ever considered.

Stew4d

Would not be suprised no comparison in quality. Tunicliffe will at best play championship football were Januji (spelling)can become a top premiership player.
Good luck to both
Dylan

Has Fergie ever actually metioned resale value? This is a genuine question as I don't know. People keep talking about resale value on here and from a business point of view it's obvious but I really can't see Sir Alex signing or favouring players for their resale price. Don't Utd tend to keep most of their players long term?Who have they actually made a lot of profit on?Bar Ronaldo. Resale implies you're a selling club and Utd are certainly not that. Apart from Ronaldo which players have Utd lost that they wanted to keep? I think none.

It is not just the resale value of CR7. The investment made for a 28yr old is high, but the marketing value in shirt sales and sponsorship will allow MU to recoup it far quicker than thought.
Not to say it is a done deal, but makes financial sense and is very much a possibility. I would have him any day over our current crop of wingers

Good post, agree with a lot of it. Also yeah I don't think resale value matters when it comes to one of the best players in the world haha.

Ozwald

KG,
A nice honest post. However I'm just not sure I can see Ronaldo coming back this summer. Ironically I do think we need a world class winger and CR would tick that box. I just cannot see it even though I would love it. Personally I can see Stootman arriving, Lewandowski and then with Anderson, Nani, potentially Vidic leaving, a CB coming in also.
Ed002 has been brilliant recently with his opinion and it sounds good. Perhaps if he is available he could clarify the Ronaldo situation, cheers Ed.

Paul