Manchester United Rumours Archive July 09 2012

09 Jul 2012 22:39:30
Reports suggesting Moutinho to travel to England this week to hold talks with Man Utd and Tottenham.

If this is true Moutinho would be a fool to choose Spurs over Utd

fearny

I hope that he is coming in for talks, I think if SAF can have face to face talks with him, like we did with Kagawa, then a deal for him with us becomes much more likely. Hopefully the deal will be about £20 million, £10 million of which could be recouped by the sale of Anderson to Benfica.

RedDevil19

Why? He knows avb, he'll get 1st team football. London attracts a lot of foreign footballers. Fair play if he does, think he'd win more at us though.

Sanshine

Gazza did how stupid was that

09 Jul 2012 21:58:03
Interesting to see reports that hint that we will make our move for Moura now that he has had contact from Inter. This also has interesting implications for the club, the only way I can see Kagawa and Moura in the same line up is if Kagawa is destined for a central midfielder birth. SAF may choose to play him in the centre with Moura more advanced. We'd have to see how that goes. Kagawa works hard and holds the ball well, but i'm not sure on his tackling abilities. Some will say that Moura will kick Nani out the club, but I am convinced that he will stay. He may replace Anderson I suppose? Nevertheless I would much rather see Lucas Moura at the club than I would van Persie.

RedDevil19

I would tend to agree with you there about Moura, while Van Persie would really bolster our attacking, I reckon Moura will definitely be a world class attacker aswell, add that to the fact he is so young and its a no brainer BUT I would definitely take Van Persie if Moura decides to go elsewhere.

Flimbo

Dont forget that park has just left for QPR so there is room

Moura is more of a winger than a behind the striker player this could well mean nani could be on his way or you are right we wont no but it would be one hell of a good head ache to pick from i think hope it is true

Dio

Doesn't Moura play on the right? I'm not suggesting that he's a winger but every time I see him play, he's towards the right touchline. I don't think we would need to get rid of anyone. Our formations could look like this:

________De Gea

Rafael Smalling Vidic Baines
_____Carrick_Scholes
___Moura_Kagawa_Nani
________Rooney

When we play Valencia and Young they can act more like wingers, and Kagawa can become the second striker. But this formation would be brilliant!

Joe

09 Jul 2012 13:30:40
Question for Ed001 if he is knocking about? Heard anything regarding Baines?

Sydney! {Ed001's Note - sorry Syd, was busy all day today so only just got to this. As far as I am aware Everton are only willing to deal if they get a replacement, they don't have anyone for left back right now.}

Pranjic can play LB, do you think he is being looked at for LB? They still seem to be interested in Pienaar so they clearly do not want Pranjic for LW. They have plenty in central midfield and have bought Naismith so is Pranjic for LB? Played there well for Bayern.

Sydney!

Players out for united ferdinand weve got smalling jones and evans evra for baines and the young brazil lad thats on loan anderson young hernandez did nothing this season as regards transfers we will loose out on all of them because fergison will try and get targets as cheap as he can and loose out to other clubs im affraid it will be another pot less season

09 Jul 2012 15:20:46
just read that John Cofie is going out to Sheff Utd on loan. What like of player is he? does he have the potential to play for us one day?

GWhizz

Perhaps a little like Andy Cole, but his year long injury did knock him off his stride. He can be prolific when he finds his feet.

Sydney!

Big strong lad but had a few bad injuries last season which kept him out awhile if he does well at sheff utd he may get another year at utd to see if he can make it.
johndenton

From what I've seen of him in the under 18's and reserves he's a natural goal scorer, hes quick, tall and strong so he has the physical attributes and if he works on his technical abilities we could have another welbeck type player?
ShaunMUFC

John cofie is a complete beast. He is a monster of a forward, reminds me of a younger drogba. Hes still 19 and has more power in him than most forwards in the pl. In terms of playing style hes a bit like llorente without the technical ability. If he workson it he definetly has the potential to make a name for himself in OT.
Mick

Will definitely be a first team superstar within 18 months and rivalling Messi as the greatest player on earth in 2-3 years.Guaranteed.

Much love x

J.Cofie

Like the drink only not spelt the same!

09 Jul 2012 15:15:33
have it on very good grounds that baines and fellani will be coming in next week £22 million double deal, saf also looking to bring in a forward name cant be revealed until next week thou, stay tuned for more as i get it. joey

I would have thought that was highly unlikely. They bought Fellaini for 16m a few years ago and he has got better since then even at that price it would mean Baines being valued at just 6m. If we were to do a double swopp i'd expect it to cost closer to 30m.

Shappy

Good god... i hope your wrong!!

PIT APE

A cant see this happening at all, I hear Baines is a done deal, but fellaine is just speculation, I reckon where still in hope of getting modric, I would love to see vpersie aswel in a united shirt

Sorry Joey, I can see Bains coming but not both.
Mitch

I really hope not.... there are a lot better players out there, but it looks like we just do not want to pay the money to get them...

we should be competing for the cl and with no disrespect to these 2 they are not going to put us back up there with barca madrid etc

oxred

Be closer to £22 million each if anything.

They will be too expensive.

You Man U fans are so full of yourselves!! Why do you think that all players want to join you? Plus, why do you think you can get players so cheap. Fellaini on his own is worth at least the 22m you claim the double deal is up for and Baines is worth nearer 20m. I think a double deal of in the region of 40m would be more like it but I still don't think it will happen.

Fed up of fans like PIT APE, Expecting 'Marquee' signings like sniejder or kaka who both would not be as good of a signing as FEllaini, go play fifa or football manager cos that would be a really good deal,

Cban

If we signed them 2 players for 22 million it would be an amazing deal, Fellaini is top class and Baines would fill a gap. It is not going to happen as the deal would cost more like 30-35 million but why people are saying it is a bad thing if it did is beyond me.

GDS

GDS - I'd say your post brings the words "nails,hit, right and head" together, but not in that order.
Mik

09 Jul 2012 14:45:41
Lucas Moura open to listen offers but inter and chelski seems to be favorites do we stand any chance to tempt World class players to join us (Source:Daily Fail)

*Reddy

If a 19 year old kid is world-class then Kagawa is world-class. So yes is the answer to your question.

Sydney!

Would you join if chelski offered you £200-300k per week? Unfortunately, we cant do that, but, rightly so - certain players know about our history, the others go for the bigger wage packets! end of......

I think there is a possibility he could sign if the rumours are true about him being shown around OT and his family being looked after here also. Although only rumours he's seemingly keen on a move!

Chelsea are not going to pay a 19 year old kid who is unproven in the EPL and has only played in a second rate Brazilian league £200k-£300k a week.

Sydney!

Personally I would get this player, he's not afraid to take people on, and stays on his feet more than Nani, but only if we could sell Nani on. If the papers are to be believed his family has been shown around Milan too, so if he's not persuaded by our history then Italy with it's culture and climate may be a deal breaker.

Would saf seriously spend the money being said on a 19yr old with no proven ability in the prem we all remember veron and i think not

Every year there's a new wonder kid coming out of brazil. Yet there is very few of them making it. It's all tabloid talk. Personally I think we have more sense than pay silly money for a kid that has never played outside brazil. United bring kids over from brazil every few months and these are the only ones we will sign.

Honestly. with all due respect. who gives a monkeys about our history. football is a business and money talks. there may be the odd case when you get a fan as a player but this isn't the norm.

one danger about living in the past and going on about our history is that we will become history as we have refused to move with the times.

drink up ye cider.
Nip

A player wants to know who offers the best future not the best history. Talking about financial fair play will put us at the forefront for the future!

I don't want us united to be another liverpool, living in the shadows of previous cups, if we need to sign a player i think we can take him to our trophy room to inspire him and make him join the league of legends but am sure the condition now a days are changed pretty much. to join a club like united u should not bother about money it always follows.
*Reddy

09 Jul 2012 10:20:19
Hearing from various people that apparently the deal for Baines is "very close" and will sign a 4yr deal today/tomorrow.

Anyone heard anything similar?

Hobbes

I've heard similar, I was led to believe its a "done by the end of the week job"
Q

If we really do sign baines any change everton will keep him until after the 1st game of the season..

Just been on the everton page to get thier take on it and their really panicking about it, their completely dismissing everthing thats being said about it, you can tell their gettin the jitters

Only time will tell on this one,if it happens, like many on here I'm split as to whether it's a good signing or not, good set piece option but you want a defender to be a good defender above anything else, not convinced but only fair to give him a chance.

Charla

Oh yeah this is coming from some guy called T.Witter

johnny BS

Hi yea i have been told its in advanced stages. 3/4 year deal, i think 3 with option for 4th.

jenny

Moyes returns from the alps today, and is keen to get a player as part of the deal, looks like evra

I've heard it will be 15m plus Evra going the other way. Jack

Everton couldn't afford Evra's wages and if that rumour was true that would make Baines' fee around £20m and that is ridiculous.

Sydney!

09 Jul 2012 00:00:10
Strong rumour coming out of emirates, Walcott has rejected offer of new deal as his people have informed him that there is strong interest from Manchester Utd. It's thought he would be available for Round 16m as he goes into the last year of his contract. An official approach is expected this week.

He's like a defective version of Valencia, why would we want him?!

Ozwald

He is exactly what we dont need. If he was left footed and played on the left then yes.

Totally agree Ozwald. He's poor. Take his speed away and he is nothing. Poor finishing, poor crosses, can't dribble and do not track back.

Moen#7

Cant see it not good enough, if fergies looking for a sprinter i'd go for bolt!
PSY

Sydney will love this piece of blasphemy.

cban

LOL, he wouldn't be worth £16m if he had five years left on his contract. He has absolutely no right to be playing hardball over a new contract. He owes Arsenal everything. He will probably join Chelsea for £10m and sit on their bench for the next four years adding an extra homegrown player to their quota. AW will bring in a slightly cheaper and better Moses.

Sydney!

Shocking player! Head down and run, that's all he does.
No end product, all of our wingers that we have now are streets ahead.

Simmo

Theo Walcott is a smaller version of Gabriel Obertan without the stepovers. Everything is done at 23000 mph and often the ball ends up with some lucky fan in the cheap seats.

Sambo

Why oh why would we want Walcott? Even some Arsenal fans I know don't rate him! Valencia, Nani and Young much better than Walcott.

The only place he should be goin is to the olympics

For a moment I was tempted.....
Walcott shows glimpses of what he could be but if he can't develop what talent he has under Wengers tutelage and with all the game time he has been given, he probably never will.
Mr Q

He played well in the euros for england so i don't see why you keep disrating him he looks quite good when hes on the ball and seems to trouble the opposistinal defence in my view fergie would make a good capture to have walcott as backup

"He played well in the euros"

I remember him coming on and getting an assist and a (very) lucky goal, but did he even play all that much at the Euro's?

Certainly not enough to change my mind on him. Lacks composure, skill and final ball IMO

I agree with Syd - if he's turning down Arsenal I don't see him getting into the starting XI of another top team

Gav

Played out of position by AW who tried to convert him in to a winger. He was a striker at saints and has made no secret of wanting to play through the middle/ up front. Think SAF knows what he is doing but agree not worth 16 mill with only 12 months left on contract

Walcotts so fast the ball cant keep up with him, don't want OR need him at Utd....
HERBIE

Terrible player.End of

08 Jul 2012 23:34:40
Ive only posted a few times, but I would like to post more frequently. Anyway -
I just would like to ask everyone who would be there ideal (but realistic) 3 summer signings (without Kagawa and Powell)
1 rule you cannot spend over 55m

Thankyou
ShaunMUFC

I know how you found this site.

G.A.G.U.S

Thats a bit silly, how can we choose when we don't know players valuations?

Flimbo

£23m on moutinho, £8m on isaguirre and £20m on RVP. Total=£51m

MattL

Moutinho 23m baines 12m m"vila 16m
total 51m
that would make us unbeatable
saj

Baines and Modric. You know that SAF could have more than this to spend but will only spend if he sees value.

I'm gonna say
Modric - 30m
Baines - 13m
RVP - 20m

I know thats 63m but it could happen and i think these signings are perfect for us. If the price of the player is right then i think SAF will have permission to buy all of them.

17m for MVila, 25m for Moutinho/Modric, 7m for Izaguirre.

Devil for Life

Lucas Moura £28m Nani out £30m
Lewandowski £25m Berbatov out £12m
Wesley Sneijder £22m
Moutinho £22m
Total spend £55
Mitch.

Leighton Baines

Lucas Moura

Joao Moutinho

Ronalado £18.3m
Messi £18.3m
Iniesta £18.3m

Total £55m

Lucas Moura

Torres 33m

muthino 22m

26m moutinho
10m izaguirre
15m Gio Rossi (might get him on the cheap as Villarreal have just gone down)

Total = 51m

Philiphs93

Oh well why not ! :)

De Rossi
Sneijder
Izaguirre

Mike

Frankly I'd be fairly happy with just one more major signing, ideally someone like Moutinho, and then a few m on a young fullback (or Clyne, who's free if i understand correctly, and can provide backup and competition for both Evra and Raphael.

Moutinho £25m
Baines £15m
Rodriguez in for Nani + £10m

Does my creative accounting / player swapping count ?

Another possibility:
Gaitan £15m + Anderson ;)



Halesini

Javi Martinez £32 million

Leighton Baines £13 million

sell berba probably get about £6 million and bring in Lewandowski for about £20 million I'm aware this would actually be about 59 but I'm sure we could stretch that far and would be totally worth it in my opinion :)

Jamal Sanchez

Baines 15 m
Snider 20 m
Rvp 2o m

Show me 20 th title.

Parkie

Martinez and williems

Sparkyred

Good shout:) I'd go for these players IMO.
lewandanski(spelling)18m
Moutinho25m
Baines12m

Who has believable and unbelievabled this?!

Baines
Modric

(just 2 due to cost)

DodgyBanter

Javi martinez 30m
yann mvila 20m
felipe luis 5m

anderson, and berbatov out for 20-25 m would be nice too

Cabaye - £15m
Bank - Save £40m

We're not in desperate need for any other positions.

Jules