Gabriel Obertan is now a Manchester United player after completing a medical with the club yesterday, with the fee believed to be around £3 million.
The 20-year-old was sent out on loan by Bordeaux last season although Sir Alex Ferguson believes the winger is one for the future.
However, Obertan is carrying a slight injury so will not be taking part in the pre-season tour.
“Gabriel is a player we have tracked for a few years now, but because of his educational programme our efforts to get him here have always been delayed,” said Ferguson. “We are delighted to get him now as he is an exciting prospect. We like to get young players and develop them, and we will see that in Gabriel over the next two years.”
Obertan is as happy as the manager and hopes to prove he is worthy of a place in our team, after his current manager, Laurent Blanc, was surprised we were interested.
“I am very happy to join Manchester United,” Obertan added. “This is a big opportunity for me to play at such a great club. I am very excited to be here and I look forward to proving what I can do.”
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Got a gut feeling that he’ll be a star for the future..say two or three years down the line. After all, he wasn’t MVP at the Toulon tournament for no reason
Tell Real Madrid to start saving the 80 million up again cos we’re going to make this guy a star and you know they’re gonna try and steal him.
I wonder what they feel when it has been confirmed that you are a manchester united Red devil…
Yeah me to i do have a gut feeling
Like i had when ronaldo scored the belter against rovers..
Just to tell you…it’s a four year deal.
A good deal by fergi again!!! Now the last thing to do is to sign Hunteelar or Samuel Eto!!!
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2524195/Fergie-Ober-the-moon-with-Gab.html
Why do the sun make gay titles?
Get in!!
if SAF says so…..then i have to believe!
but doesnt see it happening in the coming few years….with the youth we already have….welbeck,macheda,petrucci,tosic,ljajic(coming soon!)..
anyway…wish him all the best…hope he succeeds….
Had a good write up on the official site from some supposed French football expert.. Promising
I was about to comment,but then I saw ancha’s first line.That was what I was going to say.
With the youth talent we already have…someone has to become another rossi!….i guess you got what i mean…
I agree, reminds me of a young Henry, but with a lot more potential than Bellion.
I still feel with the amount of money we got for Ronaldo we are still going to make one big signing though. Not an extortionate fee but around £20m for a more recognised player.
awesome.. anyone fancy him being our new no. 7 ??
still need a good strong holding midfielder, doesnt look like hargo is gonna be back any minute
i hope he’s not another david bellion!! and fuck football 365…they are definatly anti-united…omg the shit they write about us is just unbelievable compared to what they usually write whenever the dippers or the rest of the epl r making headlines….. is it just me or did anyone else notice it?
@paul the red…
thats what i am shouting from many days…..thats the immediate need that we have now…..i dont get why people are going on about areas where we have better cover…than defensive midfielder slot
I feel that they are buying up all the young talent, from out of that you would 1 or 2 would end up world class.
Maybe the rest good squad players.
I agree could do with a good, strong midfield stopper type.
Dont know who.
What happened to the days of there being a Robson, Ince or Keane types around.
wish him could be d next united star..so sad he cant play for preseason tour, i do really wanna see this guy playin asap..2 years ago he was decsribed as a new henry, but seems like theres problem wiv his progress,,maybe wiv guidance from giggs,evra n other more experienced players, he could find his best..anyway, does SAF speak french?ive ever heard that he learnt french couple years ago
I remember Fergie saying the same thing about David Bellion!!! I think he is a gamble and an Expensive one just like Tosic who looks very lightweight and a bit hopeless!! Nani looks twice the player of both them and it isnt looking too good for him!!!
I have no idea who this guy is.
But if SAF’s been following him for a while, he must be a good prospect for the future.
yep…heard that he speaks french with evra..some times…not all the time though
I agree it’s a shame he’s injured for the pre season tour but I expect him to do a tosic and play in the reserves for 6 months to a year gettin him ready for the united way of football aswell as bulking him up for the physical side of the English game I reck he’ll figure in the league cup or lesser games looks like a good talent runs at players like a young ronaldo hope he can just turn into half the player ronnie has
He has all the tools and attributes to be a great player: height, pace, technique, dribbling. Now it’s all up to Fergie and the coaching staff to help him develop the winning United mentality as well as to help him mature further as a player.
I hope one day we can look back and say that 3m was an absolute bargain for the kid.
love the optimistic views of some guys here…awesome!
thats one of the reasons..i always go through this blog!
people see him as the next Thierry Henry but i can assure all man utd fans in few years time they’ll be witnessing the 2nd coming of Zizou
doesnt seem like a new henry, but new ribery..next, yaya toure..
He looks a bit simple in that Sun photo. But I like his name….”Obertan”…sounds cool.
So to conclude, I’m undecided.
Hope he turns out to be a decent player.
I’ve got to admit I’m a bit worried that there’s a gap in our team – after this season we’ll lose Giggs, Scholes, Neville, VDS and will have lost CR7 & CT.
Fletcher, Evans, Anderson, Foster, Nani, Welbeck, Macheda, Petrucci, Tosic, Ljajic, Obertan – these guys will need to bring themselves to the next level this year & prove that they are serious contenders for first-team football in 2010/11.
I think they should be given the chance even if it means we have a bit of a dip this season we will know whether they’ve got it or not. Otherwise that 100mill will have to come back out of the bank.
Welcome to the club Gabriel. With him and Owen signed, it’s hard to see any other attacking player coming in, because it would make these signing irrelevant. Shame he will miss the tour.
welcome gabby .hope he is the next jewel of french football.maybe given no 7
we are gonna have some reserve team next year
costas, i’ve just read an article about costa… apparently united and gremio are trying to work something out. then again, i read it on goal.com, so i might as well as be reading marca.
fergie wouldn’t be tracking him for years if he didn’t see something special in this player.
shame he can’t participate in the pre-season. wanted to see how he plays, how good he is. oh well, hopefully he’ll be something big in the future. welcome to man utd, obertan. you’re guaranteed success here.
forgive me if i fail to get excited about this signing.
we were shown up against barca and i feel a good midfielder needs to come in or we will fall behind. owen aint the worst signing and valencia is ok but i still feel a tough centre mid and a big name is required. we’ll see what happens
@Sanj: You are right. The Costa rumor has flared up again in the last 24 hours. It’s because of the comments of his manager that he would like to play elsewhere. We will see. If there is an opening and if Gremio lower their asking orice, we could move in. But they won’t sell him for the 6 million we offered.
@Costas, i think united should continue to refuse to be ‘held hostage’ just because we have 60-odd million left from ronaldo’s transfer. if they’ll sell costa for cheap, we’ll buy, if not, carry on. i think you are spot on with derossi, we should get in there if roma is willing to sell.
I think that at the moment, a lot of agents are playing games on our backs. The fact is that we lost one striker and one winger, and we brought one striker and 2 wingers. And this is for a squad that’s already packed. Of course, the players coming in can’t be compared to the players leaving, but i can’t see anyone else coming in at the moment.
United must not keep the no. 7 empty. That will be demoralizing to say the least. This year frankly speaking, I think that if United have to retain the title, then michael owen and nani will have to play a significant part. Believe me, Owen always knows where the goal is. If he stays fit, Top Scorer in the League.
get costa on the back of a jersey een if its just for our pal costas
costa
.7.
I prefer 22 GHTT. Let O’Shea change his. He has worn it for 7 years!
great one. hope he will succeed.
I guess its Fergie’s idea to sign more young players, who will prosper perhaps by the time he is set to retire (though he should never) and will hand to his successor a full team of talents.
will Obertan be the next 7? Perhaps not yet but he has the potential to be i guess in a few years.
Guys lets hope he does well!! I don’t think he ll play in the first team for atleast a few months!! I have this feeling tho , SAF will hand him the number 7 jersey!!
BTW is anyone curious about Owen’s Number???
owens number should be 32.1
The entire player profile is available here: http://11reds.com/opinion/obertan-the-next-henry/ . SInce many are confused if he is a striker, winger or midfielder!! He is all in one!
@ GHTT
Simpson is 25 and Manucho 26.. Those are possible numbers for Owen ( I am assuming they would either be sold or loaned out )
Why does everyone keep saying we need a big ‘name’…
What the fuck is a ‘name’? You know that’s not how United work! Fergie buys people based on talent and value for money, not because they’re well known.
so Project Obertan will two years long hehe
hopefully he oberachieves
Not overly excited by the signing. Never seen or heard of him.
Shame he isn’t on the pre tour. Here’s hoping he’s a good one for the close future.
Micky – Spot on pal, have been saying this time and again. They obviously do not understand the United way. Over on the Manc Even News site some cunts are even saying “we need new blood, starting with someone for SAF” What the fuck?
King Eric – I can almost certainly guarantee that those calling for SAF’s head have been sat in the stands at OT.
I can see the attraction of seeing big ‘names’ play football, but I’d rather watch a good team than a good player. And that’s Man Utd
Have NEVER been sat in the stands at OT, sorry. Typo, blame it on the tiredness!
Love the way people on other websites are questioning the signing, mainly because he only cost 3 mill, but if Wenger had signed him the self same people would be lauding him as the new Zidane or Henry and telling the world that the ‘professor’ has done it again. I’m happy with him, it’s another risk free signing. So what if he is the next Bellion, what do we lose? 3 Million, big deal. We’ll almost certainly make a profit on him even if he’s only average, keep hoovering up the young talent Fergie (Rafael, Fabio, Ljajic, Tosic, Macheda, Pettruci, Anderson, even Nani) and let the Scummy brothers; formerly known as Real Madrid and Manchester City, try to show off spending vast quantities of cash, we don’t need to do that shit, we buy gifted, young potential and turn them into world beaters.
Slightly off topic, whats happening with Dodo, looked like we were getting him couple of weeks back, gone very quiet since?
we are getting loads of youngsters..hope some body turns to a ronaldo or messi…..but the special one will be adem lajjic…he will get the no 7 shirt
Manutd must not buy any argies or huntelaars…because we dont need them….we have to buy mid fielders who can hold up the game…..
What a bargain! But really is he good? The price tag speaks for itself but I’m hoping he can be like Blomqvist or Stam in our treble winning season. SAF bought them for peanuts and got the best out of them… So yeah I’m hoping.
Wonder if we got a discount because he came pre-crocked? We’ll soon have a sickbay XI as well as a reserve team. Interesting close season this!
@Dazjoe as far as I know Dodo is one of those “he will sign in January” transfers.
I have said on here before that I think SAF will pull off a few of his “who the fuck is he?” transfers like he has done in the past with Ole, Schmeichel, CR7 etc. Is Obertan one of these?. Are we seeing the transfers-in where we the fans are thinking, hoping for a Benzema, Eto’o, Messi. A superstar and Fergie just gets in some “who the fuck is he?” transfers which turn into gold nuggets?
RedHarry4Life.
Cheers for the info.
Bob Yazid.
Stam for peanuts? He cost over 10 million quid, which made him the worlds most expensive defender ever at the time! He’s still our 2nd highest defender after Rio, this despite signing 11 years ago.
so how about Nani now?
Obertsn seems to have the raw materials but needs to develop his decision making. Based on that under 21 reel, he seems to make the wrong decisions more often than not. I sure Fergie will sort that out though. Huntelaar would compliment the other strikers at the club and strike a nice balance while a ball winning, big tackling holding midfielder is now now a priority