Maybe a year too late, it looks as though Frazier Campbell will be leaving Manchester United this summer to join Hull, with a £6m price tag being agreed between the two clubs. All that is left is a deal on personal terms and a medical.
After enjoying a great season on loan with them, proving to be vital part of their promotion to the Premiership, Campbell came back to United.
After scoring for United during Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s testimonial, Campbell was sent off to Tottenham Hotspur on loan, as part of the deal that saw us bring Dimitar Berbatov to the club. Had Campbell not been denied what would have been a winning goal for United in his Premiership debut against Newcastle, thanks to excellent goalkeeping from Shay Given, maybe we would have kept him at least until January…?
Who knows, who cares? He went to Spurs and failed to impress, so now he looks set to rejoin the club where he enjoyed success two seasons ago. Hull offered £7m to sign him last season, whilst Steve Bruce would have at least equalled that to bring him to Wigan.
Danny Welbeck and Federico Macheda seem to be United’s future in the striking department, meaning it’s likely a bid for Campbell will be accepted. It’s a shame for the lad as he was so keen to have a career with the club, but it really doesn’t look like it’s going to happen now.
Hull are the only club he has been given permission to talk to and United are confident of striking a deal.
Best of luck, Frazier!
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Corea i guess you were right.We did get such an offer.6 mil from Hull for Fraizer?I say take it.It will be sad to see him go.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
i won’t believe that till it’s officially announced. And i will support the lad even in the other club.
Fergie praised him after the Ole testimonial. He is a good lad.
I reckon Manucho and Danny Simpson will also leave this summer…
Let him go. He never looked like he would make it at OT. Good luck!
I hope Gibson doesn’t follow him on the way out.
Costas , i don’t like Gibbo.
Damn sad.. I think welbeck needs a lot more exposure and should be loaned out next season, while we give fraizer the chances he deserves in welbeck’s place…
Please give him a chance, SIR ALEX!!
We will be short of options at CM if he leaves as well Corea.I think that he can succeed at United.
Costas, mate. i didn’t mean he won’t succed. I mean i don’t like him. That’s my problem.
@ nikhil
agree mate!
I reckon Macheda and the twins will make it at OT but other than them I just don’t see anyone good enough for United.
It’s ok Corea.We can’t like anyone.If Tevez stays,some people will still have bad feelings about him and what he did last month.We have to accept whoever plays for that shirt.Scott is right about Fraizer.If Given hadn’t saved his header with his face(!), who knows how different things could have been.Football can be so cruel.
@ Costas
yes, you are right.
but Scott and you would better not believe Spurs fans. He didn’t get enough chances at the club. Fergie knows that. Fergie knows that the boy has to get a chance, he deserves a chance.
But yes, world can be so cruel.
Maybe they will add some clause, some way back for Frazer. If he shows pottential we’ll be first in the queue.
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shit… he doesn’t get a chance to prove himself. Just look at what happened to Rossi. He scored many goals after he left us and he even become Italy starting 11… anyway, good luck campbell, go and prove that you’re a top class player!!!
Good luck Frazier. 6 Million is a good deal for a player who came through the ranks.
Will those 6 mills be used to pay Tevez’s ridiculous transfer fee?
I reckon Fergie is selling Campbell to clear the way for Macheda and Welbeck. Campbell is a decent lad and he deserves to play for a team where he gets his chances. Good luck mate…
How easy is to fuck off the player from your own academy ?
Fergie will have a chat with Frazer, that’s for sure!
Spurs were NEVER going to give Frasier more games, when they had so many bigger named players sitting on the bench – naaaaaaaaaaaaaah! He did well for Hull, scoring 15 goals, but can someone refresh my memory please, were Hull in the championship that season Frasier scored his goals???
I am pissed off as pissed off can be at Tevez. He is asking Maradona if he should stay with Man United or move to Man City. Piss off to Man City I say, because any player who gas to ask that question, is not fit any longer to pull on the United Red Devil shirt. Go get your money Carlo at Man Pity. Little tosser!
Yes!!!!
Tevez WILL DECIDE his future!
how pathetic.
i hate the idea if we agreed to pay 25 mln for him.
but stop for a moment. it’s too early to jidge the player. let’s wait. it’s all speculations.
what about Gibson. He always tries the Beckham style 60 yard pass but it never ever finds the target. Never plays the simple ball.
Kiko Macheda=Future
Anyone else concerned about Rio, he’s 30 now and i can only see his problems getting worse. Hopefully he’ll have a nice long break now. Regreting selling Pique
I reckon this is partly due to the Carlos Tevez deal… United wanted to pay £15.5m rather than tht £25.5m as what MSI are demanding, so if you read whats been touted in the last few days that SAF is trying to raise £10m by selling squad players then that suggests its the money to tie up the Tevez deal… which i dont think should happen..
Tevez scored 5 league goals last season, and had 3 assists…which to me doesnt warrant the price tag being banded about..
At the end of the day… would we be buying Tevez as as asset to our club, or purely to stop him from going to a rival… and if it is coz of the latter then its bad business.
I think Campbell will have a good future ahead of him… whether he is United class is a different subject altogether… but good luck to him.. he has lost a season of football being at Spurs, and im sure there will be some buy back clause in the contract… and if he proves himself over the next few years… well you never know..
I just hope that United dont let there heart rule there head when it comes to Tevez… as i believe for £25.5m there is lots of better forwards out there to purchase…
Plus another point i would like to add about Tevez… if what we hear is correct.. that United have agreed the fee with MSI… then surely if Tevez wanted to remain at OT… then he would put pen to paper rather than “having to mull over his options”… he has moaned since Jan that he wants to stay that he wants the contract to remain at the club… and now it appears we have met the price… he now has to think over his options??… that doesnt show commitment… and even though i can never question his commitment on the pitch… i do feel like he has tugged on the heartstrings of the OT faithful, and used us in his bargoning with the board to get his deal..
If he stays i wont be ecstatic.. yes he will be useful, but not a legend or anything like that… and if he goes then fine i wouldnt be bothered in the slightest…
Tevez has said all along that he wants to return to Boca in 5 years… and if thats the case then we would never be able to recoup the transfer fee.. plus his salary so Tevez could cost us around 50-60 million quid over 5 years… and i believe if we got 100 goals out of Tevez in 5 years that would be an over achievement… so £60m for 100 goals (£600k a goal????) is that worth it??
Nooooooo!!! He’s awesome! Hope sir alex knows what he’s doin. Woe.
6 mill a decent price for him. I understand people on here saying keep him and give him a chance, but you can have TOO big a squad you know. If Campbell stays, even if Tevez leaves, it still leaves us with 6 forward ( Berbatov, Rooney, Ronaldo, Wellbeck, Macheda, and Campbell), the first 3 will feature in 80% of games next season, which means trying to figure out who gets a chance from the other 3 in certain games, how happy will Macheda and Wellbeck be if they see their chances start to drift away? Personally, and this is just my opinion, I think Macheda and Wellbeck have more potential than Campbell, and they deserve/need/warrant more game time than he does.He looks a prem player, but there’s a world of difference between a prem player, and a United player. Think of the impact Macheda and Wellbeck had in their appearances this season, they look the real deal, and we can’t keep everyone at the club happy. You’ll get a good reception next season Frazier, thanks and good luck for the future.
ps, this would be, what, about 16 million in the last 2 years from our youth system (Bardlsey, Shawcross, Richardson, Eagles, and Campbell), add in the 13 mill for Pique and Rossi, and maybe people might start to realize why we have money to spend, I won’t hold my breath though.
I don´t think Tevez will be staying – he isn´t prepared to play second fiddle to Berbatov who I know will prove his worth to United next season… I would like to hear more names for our Central Midfield, we don´t need strengthening in attack with Rooney, CR7, Berbatov + Kiko and Welbeck. We do need to sort out replacements for Scholes, Giggs and Neville though…
@the Count – We have replacements for Neville. Rafael will be stronger next season, we also have W.Brown and J.O’Shea to fill this position. But I agree, I want to add a midfielder to the squad. Hargo is delayed with no specific return date and Scholes and Giggs will be playing their last season.
bad news, his class.
Hey, Cherry, a United Day in Sierra Leone sounds fantastic. Wish I could join you.Have a great time.
Sad to see Frazier go but I can see why. Hope it frees up more opportunities for Macheda and Welbeck. I agree with the Count, my worries are about replacing Giggs, Scholes and Gary Nev. Fergie over the years has a habit of staying loyal to key players past their prime just a bit too long. He did it with Choccy McClair in the late 90s and even worse with Keano in the 2000s, when he tried to re-fashion the team round Keane’s diminishing effectiveness going forward. Look how liberated the players were when he’d gone.
Why SAF let Rossi go to Spain, I will NEVER understand that decision. He played for Italy yesterday, and watching him was pure bloody magic. He has a fantastic eye for a pass, and an eye for goals, and HE SCORES in the big games. So regret he is not with us, but oh well……………….
Regarding Midfield ..we signed 17 year old Serbian Adam Ljajić dubbed Little Kaka, looks a good prospect! we got great talent coming through the youth system ..so i don’t think we should worry about midfield that much.
Current Midfield..
Giggs (35) Scholes (34), Carrick (27), Fletcher (25), Anderson (21), Gibson (21), Possebon (20) & Ljajić (17).
Ya can seen Giggs and Scholes moving to management in two years, without them we still got a great midfield.
- Eleven
Failsworth Devil, couldn’t agree with you more about Tevez mate!
@ Isaidso; about Rossi… i always saw him as great talent, but am sure we got an buy back option in his contract. if we relay need him i don’t think it would much of a problem.
- Eleven
He did it with Choccy McClair in the late 90s and even worse with Keano in the 2000s, when he tried to re-fashion the team round Keane’s diminishing effectiveness going forward. Look how liberated the players were when he’d gone.
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Good point Giles. I think this is one of the reasons why Seba Veron didn’t make quite the impact his talents should have allowed him to. I’d love to see him in the heart of today’s midfield. This guy taught Yoda how to become a Jedi master!
Its Official.
http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10338~1688007,00.html
He could still turn down the move.
NOOO!
Fergie has to talk with him. Frazer be brave!
There are a bunch of idiots here who believe in your future here at the club!
all the best to him! I think Manucho will follow him too..
We always find ourselves getting sentimental about our young players leaving, it happens every season and it’s a good thing that we can raise £6m profit from a player so young.
Great business that and I really hope we get Valencia!
sad to see him go but only for a quality replacement. i think he would have got United more goals than Tevez.
@wazza..
I really think he would give us 4 times more goals than tevez
= 20+..
He is very quick and can often break through..
@spriter : that’s exactly what i mean. he has got loads of pace and can easily get behind defences.
@Scott : you are 1st again to report about United, check it
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5367752,00.html
Good luck lad, £6 million like people say is not a bad deal. I hear us and the fascists have put in bids of £16 million for Valencia. I don’t even rate him that highly so lets hope he goes to Spain.
For those saying send Wellbeck out on loan, fuck that, look at what has happened to the subject of this blog for starters. And Rossi.
Got to keep Gibbo though in my opinion.
Sorry folk.
Valencia is old news, I am working my way through the blogs top to bottom!
Eleven – yeah I know mate, but Rossi has said he wasn’t really given a chance at United, and it made him really sad. He said he doesn’t want to come back. That makes me SAD!
We lost the final, Nadal lost, Federer won, now Frazer on the verge of leaving the club…ooh no.
@ Isaidso
yes, it’s football. (c) CR
I believe that Macheda and Welbeck have more raw talent than Campbell and I couldn’t see Campbell scoring that much for United if I am honest. He has many years ahead of him and will play for a decent club in the premier league and score lots.
At United he didn’t get the chance because our first team squad are far more powerful. Like Rossi and Blake, Frazier will do well. Just not for us and that doesn’t make me sad, I am happy for him that he’ll finally get a good run of games and happy that United have more cash to spend.
King Eric i agree about Rossi.I think that timing is key in football.Rossi couldn’t stay at United because we were loaded with strikers and he wwanted first team football.I was very gutted when he left.In the summer of 07 we let Rossi leave and then all of a sudden lost Smith and Solskjaer while Saha was a lways a liability.If Campbell is going to leave,i hope it isn’t because we are looking to keep Tevez.That’s anything but certain.He will ask Maradona where he should go!Seriously,does the lad think for himself anymore?You are 25.You have a daughter.Grow a pair.Sorry for anyone offended but the situation has frustrated me a lot.
Well said Costas, and when he does go it will be a big two fingers up at the United fans who have idolised him. We don’t need him, simple as.
I am disappointed (
i didn’t know i liked Frazer that much.
He is so positive.
I have tears in my eyes.
I will move on..
agree costa’s, am getting sick off the tevez saga. it has been stated that he could stay if he broke his ties wiv kia. its only an employment contract so obviously he doesn’t want to stay as much as everyone would like to think. would have liked to see frazier a little more at spurs see what he is made of, but wish the lad all the luck at hull
A senior Liverpool source told The Sunday Times last night: “We have more spare cash to spend than any club except Chelsea.” The Times
How deluded are the scouse cunts?
Further to the above ……………………………………….
Benitez is “an amazing guy who knows he has a healthy transfer budget to augment one of the world’s strongest squads”
They just never stop do they. Sorry it is off topic but it does relate to transfers!
@King Eric : but today there were rumours of 4 million Crouch returning to Anfailed. how is that possible then ? lol
King Eric they were trying to calm their fans down.If the source is accurate,they can spend more than Shity?No way.Like Wazza,i also heard about Crouch.
little off topic …sorry…but since we’re on the subject of our youth who’ve moved -
i’ve heard we’re supposed to dislike kieran richardson for some reason…i thought he moved on because he wasnt good enough….could someone clear that up for me please
Little off topic – how much do you reckon we can get for Manucho? How much did we pay for him?
Manucho has 1,5 years left on his contract.
1- 1,5 mln i think. Maybe even less.
If we sell Frazier for 6 mills, Manucho for perhaps 2 mills, Danny Simpson for 2 mills, then we’ve raised 10 mills. I think we can get at least 5-6 mills for Gibson although I don’t want to sell him yet…
Gudjohnsen i think that’s the best scenario to raise 10 million.Does anyone know if the Academy has other strikers with potential apart from Welbeck and Macheda?I think Petrucci is one.
petucci has been likened to totti looks very promising, lee martin looks like he may do well but maybe another one who might just struggle to get into our regular first team and maybe released, maybe. tosic looks like he could be a fantastic there was alot of worry he wasn’t making the reserves but it is believed he has been on a fitness course to bulk him up a little bit. another one for the future has to be adam ljalic, only no of his reputation but is believed to be an extodinary talent nicknamed baby kaka can’t be a bad thing either
hope manucho stays think if given a couple of games could do well for us
as a squad player
He told the Hull Daily Mail: “There’s mileage in Manucho but how much there is would depend on how much he would cost us.
“He’s 6ft 4ins, he’s got an eye for goal, he’s got pace and he’s got an awareness in the penalty box.
“There’s certainly potential where he’s concerned, but he’s a very raw talent.”
That’s Brown words.
costas – ravel morisson , ryan tunicliffe , matty james , corry evans , nicky ajose and scott wooton (scouser) to name a few…the first two are particularly impressive at just 16 yars of age
Thanks Anant.So if Tevez leaves,our main strikers will be Rooney-Berba-Ronaldo,our back up Macheda-Welbeck and then it’s them?I heard a story about Morrison arrested recently.I hope everything was cleared up.
yeah . should be . but i think thats enough . no more should be required . if fergie thinks kiko n danny are capable of making an impact then they’re good enough . 5 players competing for two positions is very healthy . that way everyone will be satisfied and the 2 youngsters will get a taste of the big time. the players i mentioned earlier are not fit for first team at the moment but will be really good players in 3-4 years time .
i read about the arrest too . dunno what happened to him
Off topic again but fuck all to talk about – Saw a decent documentary on MUTV tonight, interviews about their United careers with Fletch and Evra.
I did not realise that Pat started as a striker then moved to midfield and didn’t become a left back till he joined Monaco.
king eric if i remember rightly we signed him as a long term replacement for giggs then judas heinze got his injury, wouldn’t be bad putting him on the wing with young fabio left back if we wanted to attack wiv alot of pace. maybe in pre season just to see how it could work
anant. how is young rhian davis getting along he must be 15 now, has he devepoled as we would have hoped
i hope united dont sell Manucho
rhain davis’ skill video came out in 07 . that time he was 9 . which would make him 11 as of now . still some time for him to break thru to the academy teams . fingers crossed though
maybe we could extend Manucho’s loan spell at Hull, or one of the newly promoted teams. certainly don’t want him to leave.
Manucho is no where near United quality, we should just sell the lad.
Good luck to him.
I think Manucho will follow shortly, but hopefully not Gibson. I think Gibson is a real gem and is the closest player we have in a Carrick/Scholes mould.
“There’s certainly potential where he’s concerned, but he’s a very raw talent.”
About Manucho and very rightly said.
I would have prefered Frazer to stay because he is younger and he is ours.
I’ve been watching the England/Azerbaijan u21 – Campbell looks very skilled, fast, composed: a different level from the others, except for Gibbs the left back from TheArse who has been very good playing as a left-sided midfielder.
denton davey
turned it on also
He was substituted, turned it off