Karim Benzema has been a transfer favourite for plenty of reds and certainly has attracted attention from Sir Alex Ferguson over the years. Despite claims that he wanted to stay in France for one more year to remain settled ahead of the World Cup, it was starting to look like Ferguson might finally get his man.
My hesitance for us to sign Benzema arose from his clear favouring of Real Madrid, although with all the cash available from Cristiano Ronaldo’s sale, as well as the departure of Carlos Tevez, I was prepared to come around to the idea. Whilst not usually fond of the big name signings, as they have ‘flop’ written all over them, this summer, more than ever, it feels like we really need to bring a big name in. Benzema seemed to tick all the boxes.
Regardless, it was announced last night that Real Madrid had agreed a deal for our target, and after learning Benzema was “perfectly happy” to come to Old Trafford, I’m sat wondering why he isn’t doing.
Spanish-based journalist Graham Hunter, who broke the Benzema to Real Madrid story on Sky Sports News, has claimed that United had been in talks with the player but weren’t prepared to stump up the cash to meet the Spaniards’ offer.
“My understanding is that Real Madrid have offered £6million more than Manchester United were willing to pay for Benzema and they will be suffering because there is no doubt that in the last 48 hours they have been negotiating not only with Lyon but with the player, and the player was perfectly happy to go to Old Trafford.”
Whilst usually I would be pleased we hadn’t got involved in a transfer war with Real Madrid I’m left distinctly disappointed. We just smashed the world record transfer fee with Ronaldo so surely this summer more than ever we should be spending big?
I suppose there’s always the thought that had we matched their extra £6m, Real would have upped it £10m, and it would have continued until we were left to pay a ridiculously overinflated transfer fee, or would have lost out anyway.
So, with Ribery also crossed out, whose name can we obsessively scan for in the rags now?
I don’t really agree with us buying a big name striker.
It’s been difficult enough fitting in three this last year – Berbatov and Rooney are our main guys and we just need some experienced cover (like Huntelaar – or even Owen!). I don’t think Benzema, Villa, Aguero would make things fit any better.
I think Huntelaar would do a job for us. People slag him off saying he’s a flop at Madrid, but they’ve not played him and he got bought by one coach and then dropped by the incoming one. We need a Solskjaer type striker and I think he’d do it. If we needed a top name front man then no, he wouldn’t be the man – but we don’t.
If we’d got Benzema, exactly what kind of formation did people expect us to play? You can’t have a +£30m striker on the bench every week – that’s no good to anyone.
DOUGLAS COSTA!
It seems that some people just jump on a bandwagon of players without actually seeing them play. one player who Utd fans seem to jump onboard is Hunterlaar, a player who is not fluisd enough for United. Hunterlaar does most his work in the box, lacks pace and lacks an ability to bring in other players. If you want that type of player, you may as well sign Michael Own on a free transfer.
Another is Douglas Costa, a player who has played 16 games for his club In Brazil. Whilst he might have talent, its very unproven. Definately aplayer to keep an eye on, but not a £20 million player and not someone who we could rely on at Old Trafford come August.
Rooney and Berbatov will give us a great front pairing, we have bought in Valencia who will add to the service these two get and put a lot of work in away fro the pen area, freeing up Rooney more.
I wouldnt be suprised if we dont bring in a big name forward. Benzema was the chouice and Utd have either been caught on the hop by Real madrid or not wanting to get into a bidding war.
Macheda has potential, Welbeck is raw, but bioth will get more games this season. Dont rule ot Own coming in on a free transfer to add experience at little outlay.
If the player you want isnt out there, why spend for spenings sake.
Would be ore beneficial to bring in a creative midfielder who scores goals, a play such as Valencias Silva. We dont need Ribbery as he is over rated and over priced.
Good Lord I live across the pond so i don’t get to sit in a bar and discuss all of this but damn is here like a huge memory lapse going on or something. All this doom and gloom, we sold ronaldo because he wanted to leave,we didn’t get kaka or benzema because real might as well be playing with monopoly money being a government sponsored team. So because of that SAF and the office guys don’t have a clue of what they are doing what? Do you not remember we won the league 3 times in arow, went to 2 cl finals in a row,world club champs,etc. but we know better than them what united need. Imo i don’t think this galactico era will work any better than the last, there is still only 1 ball on the field at a time and with all those whiny bitches in 1 squad it won’t be long til it all goes titties up. Trust in SAF
I don’t think manuel pellegrini has the balls to get all of the egos at madrid under control. Within a year they will be looking at Rijkaard, but by then it will be too late. And after that they will hope that Zidane will be their saviour (coach), but by then there will be a mass exodus of players.
If Berbatov starts playing like a forward and not a midfielder we should be fine upfront. The young lads (Mecheda and Wellbeck) need playing time.
He said last year that he prefered madrid to anywhere else, and Zidane has always told him to go there so its hardly suprising he did. great player but he would of just caused another ronaldo situation in a few years time.
My only worry is how slow we are at getting players, we hardly ever put in proper bids i mean how long did we know Hargreaves was on his way, it took forever to get him here same goes for Berbatov, and even Valencia took longer than it should.
I have alot of faith in our youth, so if we dont sign someone it wont be the end of the world, but if we truly are trying to sign these players we are definatly not doing it quick enough.
I think we should go and surprise everyone, nick tim rodwell from everton, pick up scott parker for midfield, snap up micheal owen on a free (he is not finished yet, just de-spirited at newcastle). I went to pompey this season to watch the geordies and micheal owen bossed the show he was superb. United can get him fit, 65 k a week and no transfer fee. he will be happy to be a squad player. That would be 3 english proven players. Defensive cover, midfield battler and a proven if at the moment unfit striker. Snap up huntellar and give nani more games. Valencia will be a hit. We dont need massive change we have a great squad, some freshening up is whats required. Trust in the Wizard , fergie has NEVER let us down yet. Give welbeck and macheda more games, they will mature in good players.Plus in my opinion bring in Jaap Stam as SAF’s assistant from his scouting role in South America. Fergie will still have a sizeable pot for late august should he need a snap buy
why no one is mentioning PEDOLSKI…??????????????????
where is he now…one of the most gifted…power hourse..winger..back up striker………
sometimes it is easy to overlook what solutions lie just around the corner.
It’s obvious that scouring the world won’t give us close to what we needed in Benzema.
Now consider this. Arsenal needs money. They can’t afford a big buy.
They have Arshavin.
We toss 35 mill their way. We have a top 10 class striker and nobody will talk too much about Benzema after.
Berba at totten was the main striker…but 2008 manu he wasnt bcoz of ronaldo dominance..he acted like a play maker………
But SAF will make berba as the main striker who with sexy playing style and with the best first touch in the world……he can be easily compared to torres…just check his tottenam goals!!!!!Berba will rule…
manu for life!!!!!@@@@@@#########
Its now clear SAF wont buy super star srtikers…..he will just try to buy back up striker….to compete barca try bolstering midfield.///
EDIN DZEKO HAS GOT TO BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED AT.
SCORED 26 GOALS IN 32 GAMES LAST SEASON HELPIN WOLFSBURG WIN THE BUNDESLIGA.
HES ALSO THE TOP GOALSCORER IN EUROPEAN WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS WITH 7 GOALS IN 6 GAMES FOR BOSNIA.
AND HES ONLY 23 YEARS OLD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxxH1HcCysk&feature=fvst
@Radio Deadon
How do you know how long we waited. All we know is we put in a Bid, we even spoke to the player but we have no idea of when talks started.And lets be honest we knew all along that he was waiting for a firm offer from Real that Lyon would accept. He has been saying it for the past two seasons that he has been on our radar. The only way imho he would have signed for us no matter when we put the bid in was if the Villa deal hadn’t fallen through. If that had gone through then he would have maybe signed any deal we offered him but while real were still a possibility he was never going to sign a pre contract. Even if Villa had gone through Benzema would have been off next summer or next when Real came calling
@King George the Switzer
The problem with Huntelaar is that he hasn’t done great for Real. His record in Holland is useless as an indicator as the leagues weak (Alfonso Alvez and Kezmen anyone) and personally I wonder if he screwed his own career over by taking so long to leave Holland. He needed to continue his education by playing regularly in a better league (Even his International games have largely been against weaker nations) yet he will be 26 in August, the point where a player should be entering his peak and all he has to show is a few months in spain playing a limited amount of football. And he seems like he wants to stay at Real despite having almost zero chance of getting games and being told he isnt wanted. He would surely have to be really cheap to make it worthwhile
Fuck Zidane and fuck perez and we will fuck madrid too, buy whoever you want to but you will get fucked by the mighty MANCHESTER UNITED
“the sky is not falling..but just some stars to madrid city”……
trust in SAf..manu for life
Douglas Costa has picked up an ankle ligament injury so not sure I’d be willing to gamble the money on him , especially with our track record with brazilians!
I’d definitely go for David Silva, its about time we replaced Ryan Giggs the left winger and he can play up front and midfield too.
Don’t understand all the negativity towards Michael Owen. Sure he’s had injury problems in recent seasons, I’d be willing to bet at least some of them were due to the fitness/medical staff at Newcastle. He still managed to score 8 premiership goals last season playing for an awful side that got relegated. If anyone could pull off a Cantona-esque shock deal for Owen it is SAF.
@Tufty
Seriously people need to listen to Costa’s Agent. The release fee in the contract is 21 Million US Dollars. . Thats the 13 million pounds range. If we can get a package put together of say 8-10mill upfront and then top ups to take it to the 14mill mark it will be a good investment for the future. We could even maybe let him stay in Brazil for a bit like we are letting Laijic stay in Serbia for a year
Would love to have podolski in the team as a left winger. He’s fast , intelligent , can support counter attacks and has a thunderous left foot.
Whine, whine, whine, b*tch, b*tch, b*tch. Its just the SECOND day of the transfer window and everyone’s acting like deadline day’s tomorrow. Options are looking limited, but thats why SAF is the manager, he might have noticed other players we haven’t. I don’t see what’s the obsession with big name strikers, can anyone answer this: WHEN WE BUY A BIG NAME STRIKER, AREN’T WE BACK TO SQUARE ONE LIKE WITH TEVEZ? HOW DO WE KEEP THEM ALL HAPPY OR DO WE START SHUNTING ROONEY TO THE WINGS AGAIN OR DO WE DROP BERBATOV?
Real Madrid have an unlimited budget and we don’t so they’ll always outbid us, this won’t be the last, so no use crying about it.
How much do we know about COSTA? Last I heard, he couldn’t even get into the Gremio first team. Plus unlike Ronaldo, Anderson, Nani where there were many clubs in for him, so far it looks like we’re the only ones interested, that’s saying something.
Our no. 1 priority should be an out and out left winger allowing Rooney to play more central. Tosic is the natural choice but he’s still pretty raw having seen the reserves. Sanchez has been touted but again, a raw talent. There’s very little out there in the world-class bracket so I suspect we’ll end up waiting until January.
You guys don’t get it do you.
Real will not live up to expectation this season – all their prima donnas will have such big chips on shoulders they will never get on as a team.
They will probably have another big change at the top.
Their new bank-roller wlll bid 120 million for the next world no. 1 kid on the block from OT – Macheda.
United will be playing a second kit of yellow and blue with a squad largely made up of U-19 Brazilian whizzes who only Fergie knows about at moment.
We will have stuffed Barcelona 5-0 at Bernabau Euro final after Real slump out of Champs League first round.
Ronaldo will be begging to come back within 18 months.
Tevez and his agent with be screwing up whichever dumb club they happen to be involved with.
Fergie will be sticking two arthritic fingers up at all of us.
Oh, and the Glazers will have made 1.9 billion on the sale of United to the Chief Exec of the Pig-flu vaccination company, bankrolled by none other than G.Brown and all us taxpayers.
Can we just force Ole to come out of retirement?
We’re in for Michael Owen ? Good enough for Hull so good enough for Manchester United ?
WTF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMM89o72vMM get him! 23years 11/15million
I am more likely to believe that the Glaziers didn’t want to spend the money than SAF…Listening to his quotes wishing ronaldo well yesterday i get the impression the sale might have been done by the Glaziers too! A large chunk of the clubs debt has to be paid of sooner or later or the interest will keep rising!
The Glazer-inflicted debt is a sinister backdrop to this sickening close season. After 3 years of Champions League finals/Champions League semis, FA Cup final/semis, Carling Cup finals, and successive Premier Titles, and all-time record earnings, our debt level has gone up not down.
So giving the Ronaldo money to the debt would make short term sense for the Americans, but medium-to-long term it’s a fatal policy as the lack of success a chronically diluted squad will attain will result in seriously reduced earnings.
The Leeds scenario comes to mind.
@OTRed
The difference with Anderson, Ronaldo and Nani was that they were playing in Europe. South American Scouting Networks for many clubs aren’t that great especially for English clubs, alot of the big South American players in Europe have often come through a smaller club and who were either recommended by a player or staff member from that area or from the Videos Agents will often send out.
Clubs are starting to really look at South America though as their young players have fantastic natural ability and United are at the forefront in that, certainly they are number 1 in England if not Europe.
As for Costa, we pretty much had Stam out there specifically watching him and Dodo. Dodo is signed and will join when he turns 18 (Feb 2010 they are reporting), I really do expect Costa to follow him. We aren’t the only team linked to him though Barca and Real have both watched him but supposedly he favours us.
As for not playing in the first team. The Twins never made a first team appearance. For all their silky skills the Brazilian league is pretty physical, perhaps not the ideal league to play youngsters in week in week out. He has made 12 appearances though and played well in many of those by all accounts. In the first game that Stam saw he was apparently the best player on the pitch by far
Really hope the upcoming Global warming will make Manchester hotter than fucking Madrid.
Extremely gutted and disappointed,thougt Benzema would come to OT and be our new King…he was the only available scoring Machine and somehow he deciced to go to fucking madrid .
Michael Owen to Man utd first i thought oh shit but the more i think of it it could be a cracking piece of business on pay as you play. It’s world cup year and owen will be desperate to prove everyone wrong and get to South Africa. He would be a great impact sub and would not dampen morale as he would not expect to play every game due to fitness. He scored more goals than tevez last year in a team that was relegated. If he came good it would wind up the dippers and it would soften the blow should he go on to break sir Bobby’s England record
Here are some names that are in the background who might be good attacking signings:
1 – Edin Dzenko, 23, who has already rejected Arsenal so he can’t be all bad, has scored 34 goals in 60 matches over 2 seasons at Wolfsburg. Chelsea are reportedly interested, so we could face some competition for him, but I reckon Fergie is up for a bidding war at this point, though he’s never been one to either be baited or bullied. Dzenko, for his part, notched 26 goals and 6 assists last season across 32 total appearances, 3 off the bench. 60 of his 132 total shots hit on frame (45%), which equals 1 goal for every 2.3 times he hits the frame. Not bad, but he was recently quoted as saying he’s totally committed to Wolfsburg, as they prepare to enter the Champions League on the crest of their first ever Bundesliga title. Maybe we’ll test both his resolve along with that of their coffers, or maybe not. At 5’11” and 176 pounds, one could say he’ll come basically pre-built for the Premiership’s rigors, as well.
2 – Andre-Pierre Gignac, 23, has scored 26 goals in 65 matches for Toulouse, which isn’t immense, but he does seem to score his goals from a variety of angles/distances with a variety of foot surfaces, often first time as well. Playing for Toulouse, one who doesn’t watch them regularly is prompted to wonder about the amount of quality chances that are created for him, and if that explains his goal tally. Well, in Ligue 1 last season he took 160 total shots with 71 hitting frame (44%). Across his 37 starts and 1 sub appearance last season those numbers average to 4.4 shots per match, two of those finding the target. That means Gignac scores 1 goal for every 2.9 times he strikes the ball on goal. As a comparison, last season in the league, 57 of Ronaldo’s 181 shots were on goal. Ronaldo made 33 total appearances last season, two as a sub, for a total of 5.5 shots per match, 3.2 of which were on frame. This means Ronny scored 1 goal for every 3.1 shots he put on frame in the league last season. In this case, 2.9 > 3.1, perhaps yes, but the quality of opposition must be brought into consideration. Gignac, like Ronny as well, also takes free-kicks for Toulouse, which is a plus, and I’ve seen him score a couple of stunners. He’s about 6′2″, super big frame, weighs about 182 pounds, and looks kinda fat actually, but I would be less concerned about that considering the quality of fitness knowledge and training levels is top shelf at United. This in mind, 2008-2009 was Gignac’s break-out season. He scored 24 of the aforementioned 26 goals hit net last season, and that notion must raise concerns over his long-run ability to display consistency in front of goal. The new Michael Ricketts is the last player we want or need, especially right now.
3 – In 2009 Keirrison has already scored 18 goals in 20 matches for Palmeiras. Crucial in Cortiba’s 2007 leap out of Brasil’s serie B, he was quick to impact Brasil’s top flight in 2008, scoring 41 goals in 58 appearances. His total of 89 goals in 159 career appearances is also impressive. He’s 25 years-old, though, and his career only really spans four professional seasons, three with Cortiba, two of which were in Serie B, during one of which he was a non-presence, and just the one with Palmeiras. A host of European clubs are thought to be tracking him, as well, but all are apparently hesitant to bite. Why are they hesitant…oh to be a professional scout.
4 – In 2004 Nilmar transferred to Lyon for 5 million pounds and was a near immediate bust, but life at Internacional, back in Brazil, has gone well over the past two seasons to present. In 2008-2009 he made 41 appearances, all starts save one, and scored 19 goals. He’s scored a further 14 goals in 19 matches, all starts but one, so far in 2009. Even more impressive is his accuracy. Nilmar has taken 40 shots in the last two seasons and, incredibly, 38 of those shots have hit the target. Those 38 shots on goal have resulted in the 33 goals outlined above, obviously, and this fact, somewhat less obviously, means that the keepers of Brazil’s Serie A, on average, can only manage to save 1 out of every 7.6 of Nilmar’s shot on goal. How many chances did Andy Cole need to score a goal?! Christ, Cole is one of my all-time favorites, but I think we could do with a ruthless, natural finisher like Nilmar. Furthermore, at 5’11’’ and 154 pounds, he possesses the foundations of a Premiership build (compare to Douglas Costa later). All of this in mind, contact with Internacional would surprise many probably, as any serious bid from him would necessarily and generally be perceived as a holding a high risk to potential ratio. Fergie could decide that Nilmar, now 24 years-old, won’t possess a vast enough possess capacity for development to warrant his 20 million pound price tag. Two years older but four million cheaper than Benzema, let’s just hope our criteria for transfers hasn’t slipped to such a level because, as is the custom with South Americans, most will have serious question about how he’ll translate his playing style into the break-neck of the Premiership. Those queries standing, his numbers are compelling and exciting.
4 – The 6′1″, 23 year-old Yoann Gorcuff could also prove a nice addition. I actually liken him to an attacking midfield version of Berba, but I rate him as having more pace and work ethic, though I rate Berba as having more of both than most people would probably give him credit for possessing. After stagnating during his stint at AC Milan, which saw him make just 36 appearances from 2006-2009, Gorcuff revitalized his career while on-loan last season at Brodeaux, as most will know. While on his way to winning Ligue 1 Player of the Season, he scored 12 goals in 37 matches, all of which helped his side dethrone 7-time reigning champs Lyon, as most will know. This prompted Bordeaux to splash 15 million Euros at Milan for the rights to hand Gorcuff a 4 year deal. That’s about what we paid for Ronaldo when he was 17, as most will also know. Yes, this would make it tough for us to sign him, as he’s their box office and wouldn’t come cheap; however, former Red and current Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc might be more amiable in negotiations than other managers if we do kick in a bid, especially as he’s admitted he still carries affections for us and finds his name on the long end of the short list of those who could follow Fergie.
5 – Much talk has passed about the young attacking mid Douglas Costa. As we’ve supposedly lost out on so much recently, I’d say we’re probably more liking now than ever before to dole out the extortion-like fee Gremio are demanding. Every cent will be spent without a our requested three-week trial as well, which does suggest that we were already seriously pondering spending the 20 million pounds they’re asking at some time before we finally lost out on Benzema. He, it would seem, is a bright bleep on Fergie’s radar, no doubt. This in mind, most reports coming out of Brazil that I’ve read tend to focus on the inconsistency that marks the spaces between his moments of brilliance. Some seem to believe that, right now anyway, more spaces than moments fill his game. I watched him, like so many real scouts and fans did, during the most recent South American U-20 tournament. I can only agree with the following excerpt from Neil Jones’ excellent article on SoccerLens, entitled “Beware! Manchester United set to go Brazilian,” in which he writes: “The BBC’s South American expert, Tim Vickery, is certainly a fan, but voiced words of caution when reviewing his performance at the South American Under-20 Championship in February, saying ‘He had an uneven tournament, initially losing his place in the side and inconsistent even after winning it back. At present he is a player for moments rather than matches- but the moments are of remarkable talent’.” He did score 3 goals in 7 appearances, two as a sub, in that tournament though. He only took three shots, by the way. In truth, Costa is a hard player for me to wonder about because it’s really hard to see him play. Gremio aren’t on the TV every week, and he’s only made 10 starts and 12 substitute appearances across his two seasons at the club anyway. He’s hardly indispensible to them, hence my extortion conviction regarding their asking price. Who knows, for Gremio perhaps he holds the same promise as Rooney did at that age for Everton. We all know what we paid for Rooney, just as we all know that Rooney is priceless, already our emblem, his term as captain closing in. This 18 year-old Costa however is only about 5’7” and 139 pounds, which is about Rooney’s height but certainly not his weight on signing day, and definitely not the equal measure of the Premiership’s stout archetype of the body-size necessary for real season long physical durability. Though we may never know, once at Manchester United he would need to be considered a player for the future, one for two or three years from now, and perhaps not the immediate Manchester United, which is now being perceived as in real need for the first time in three trophy laden seasons.
In truth, in the short and long runs, I’m more concerned with the defensive center/half of the mid-field and the left wing. Ferguson almost always brings in quality strikers and goal scoring attackers. His knowledge of his own former position undoubtedly aids and expedites his decision making process in those field areas, so I’m not freaking out too much, yet.
Depending on how the signings go, I think we’ll probably revert back to the 4-2-3-1 that we played so much in the League/Champions League Double season.
sorry about the mis-numbering of the list there.
Anyone who criticises Sir Alex’s transfer market moves needs to think back to 2006. Back then it was omigod how are we gonna replace Ruud with…CARRICK?! Three titles in a row later and a Champions League trophy I think its fair to say Fergie knows best. So we didnt get Benzema so what? His agent reiterated earlier that Madrid was always his preference and I’d rather not have another player praying for Spain summer after summer. Once is good enough. When we buy it will be the right person for us at the right price.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US LOVES ALEX FERGUSON..!
all this talk of benzema & then we finally get him NOTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!! was so hard to get over & there talking about owen you are having a laugh & utd want to leave us with ageuro to look forward when fergie retires.aguero is only the possible target left that is of the age we need & player than can fill ronaldos boots..
benzema i surely fort would have arrived.utd should defo of said in the ronaldo deal you leave our targets alone.there had 3 & we have valencia only.he wa bought with £20million budget we had to splash & receive £80 million which has not been touched yet.
costa & sanchez deserve to be brought in for every utd fan to enjoy & striker aguero..he will be close to kaka price even though he young his goal tally is outstanding & hes mature not a bench warmer been om first team for a long time.£48 million does seem alot but utd have to relise we got 80 for ronaldo.aguero has 2 be worth £48.there have to caugh up.we will still have money left over.i know its a massive figure but for real do you think were going to get him cheap.already everyone around the world knows his talent.
i always fort torres to utd & that never happened..i duno y..now he is telling every spanish player like david silva stay away from utd..ow about let him make his own mind up & do 1.serious zindane said to benzema madrid & y cant there make there own minds!!!!
number 1 target.1 left & training nearly bk under way wat a joke..no striker to get used to the team..he’ll never settle!
hand the cash over utd for once pay for a striker who wont let down..hes far from berba 0-0 score sheet every time he plays..rooney needs help..he’ll be sent of with thrustration at the ref to fuk off..i’d be the same with no help..do something about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AGEURO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UTD
simply the second best around! we have to get him.we cannot start a season without another striker possibally,weres the goals coming from.chelsea r going to destroy the club..i feel top 5 will be our position.if you put rooney on the wing again we will not make it to the champions league.
nani & valencia should be allowed to adapt to the wings & learn the responce ablities.there can both beat a man & score cracking goals at time.offering them more of a chance then park will do them every good,only the centre mid should be changed if a injury or tired ness..giggs,scholes,carrick,flecter,anderson switchong round & have tosic to sub on or start if anything happend to nani or valencia.rooney by himself upfront..striker is the must in this situation “”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”
Once again AGUEROO IS HIS NAME!
nah aguero too expensive.
its much more fun doing it with valencia and owen.
come on man utd.
success is like madness all it needs is a little push.
couple of things i cannot understand:
why we a not going to get (almost for free) Ruud van Nisterloy back to OT
and for a example Dzeko from Wolsburg?
Ruud will be perfectly fit with Wazza and for another two-three years will briliant. I’m sure.
Dzeko he is young (23y.o.) and he is natural born goalscorer. And he show his abilities already on club level (30 goals last season in Bundesleague) and also on national team level (second after Rooney in WCQ in Europe so far)..
Why Fergie not looking for this options?
What a stupid mistake that lad Benzema had made which he will regreat for the rest of his footballing career.He is too eager to join Real not realising that he will be warming the bench most of the time and his chance for playing for France will diminished.Real have all the season strikers and they actually need you to cover the injured players and also they were too afraid that MU will knock them out of the Champion League next season.
what happened to the clause in rossi’s contract? cant we bring him back?
I think its stupid that ferguson has bought owen instead off coughing up another few million to outbid madrid for benzema and btw hes got 80m to albsolute disgrace
exactly..owen story is true & i cannot believe it!,
whats gone wrong with utd.get abroad & get velesco.hargreaves has been so much of a let down.he is a very strong player as is ballack..but we are missing him all season nearly & looks like he wont play again.how can he not recover after all this year off???
surgurey must help him hes not crippled.cisse broke the same leg 3 times & what a player he is still cant there plate his legs with steel or something we miss him.maybe then we wouldnt be so angrey about benzema going.would feel like a new player cause we aint really seen much of him.
i still feel aguero is in drogba’s league,adabayor,torres,..so utd need him to compete against..the best.
hes never bought a striker of that sum ever before & about time we do a 1 off & watch how much he is worth it.real have bought 3 players which blow any1 out the water..y cant we get just the 1..were not asking for 3 fergie 1 aguero
utd players want to get onto fergie & tell him aguero..is he complete mad in the head,cant land benzema when hes cheaper than aguero.now he wont hand out cash for aguero.whats wrong with handing it out..tevez should of took the offer of fergie.
aw wel owen looks like hes coming on a free transfer aint to bad..
hes only getting a 50 wage & then if hes plays without injury he’ll be bk to his normal wage..& if injured again bk down to half it..is not to bad actually,hopefully he can score am sure he will..rooney knows him well.hope he can last till 32 or something lol
29 year old already.
we should of got martins aswell from newcastle there need the cash there championship club..martins is powerful & goal rate is very good..utd would improve it with the better players around him..we’d snatch him for £14 a bet newcastle couldnt say no the state there in..if we getting owen pay as you play then y not get martins he played for inter milan & was outstanding.hes used to the premiership but in a rushing team.get him fergie now you shocked us all with owen..buy all the players that are not to the further with the £80 you have get..players from burnley if you want there have some gd 1s NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT”!
future
I think Fergie should try to sign Ruud. One big reason he left the club was Cristiano Ronaldo. Now that Ronaldo is gone it would be perfect for him to come back do what he is best at, score goals. Of course Fergie had problems with him, but it could be sorted out. He would make a great signing. Owen too could be a good signing, just like what Henrik Larsson was two years ago.