Rooney – Should he stay or should he go?



Written on Friday, May 10, 2013 by   in OpinionTransfer News

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Although not as damning, it is like a repeat of what happened in October 2010. Reports from a number of respected journalists claim Wayne Rooney has threatened to leave Manchester United for a second time in the space of three years. It shouldn’t surprise any of us though, his “once a blue, always a blue”…
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Radamel Falcao told to join United



Written on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 by   in Transfer News

Radamel Falcao

Speculation over Radamel Falcao has been a topic of conversation for a couple of months. A number of clubs, including Manchester United, are on a list of those supposedly interested and Faustino Asprilla has offered some advice. Asprilla is a retired Colombian footballer who most notably played for Parma, Newcastle United and the Colombia national football team. He has taken into account that…
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There is room at United for Lewandowski



Written on Sunday, April 28, 2013 by   in Transfer News

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Borussia Dortmund’s scoring sensation Robert Lewandowski continues to be linked with a move to Old Trafford despite German giants Bayern Munich leading the race for his signature. Following confirmation that Mario Goetze will join Bayern in the summer, many do not believe that Dortmund want to do further business with them. They have already lost…
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Do United need Robert Lewandowski?



Written on Thursday, April 25, 2013 by   in OpinionTransfer News

Robert Lewandowski

Fresh from getting linked with Atletico Madrid’s Colombian goal machine Radamel Falcao a couple of weeks ago, with rumours even suggesting we have a down payment in place akin to our David de Gea transfer involving the same club, another striker earmarked with a big-money move Robert Lewandowski turned on the style last night against…
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Nani in decline and on the way out?



Written on Thursday, April 11, 2013 by   in PlayersTransfer News

Nani

There has been lots of speculation doing the rounds about Nani in the last year. Give Me Football interestingly covered a piece on the best options available for Manchester United if they opted to sell the winger this summer. GMF suggested players like James Rodriquez, Gareth Bale, Angel di Maria, Harem Ben Arfa and Alexis Sanchez…
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Saleh Gomaa offered Manchester United trial



Written on Thursday, April 11, 2013 by   in Transfer News

Saleh Gomaa

ENPPI and Egypt international Saleh Gomaa claims he has been offered a trial at Manchester United. Egyptian football website King Fut analyse the potential transfer and profile the highly-rated midfielder. The 19-year-old deep lying midfielder is rated as one of the hottest prospects in African football after winning the MVP at the African Under-20 championship…
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Falcao to United – Tabloid nonsense or distinct possibility?



Written on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 by   in Transfer News

Marca: Falcao linked with move to Manchester United

Twitter went into what can only be described as meltdown following a breaking story released by Marca this morning. It would normally take something ground-breaking to get as much publicity as the fallout to Real Madrid’s Champions League progression, and the rumour linking deadly Colombian striker Radamel Falcao with a potential move to us certainly…
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Latest signing Bruno Gomes ‘is like Luis Fabiano’



Written on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 by   in Transfer News

Bruno Gomes

Much has been speculated about our latest signing Bruno Gomes. What cannot be doubted is that Sir Alex Ferguson has come up trumps once again in utilising his vast scouting network and contacts to secure what looks like another promising Brazilian. After hearing that Bruno is due to sign for United on his 18th birthday,…
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De Gea ignoring interest from Spanish giants



Written on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 by   in InternationalPlayersTransfer News

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David de Gea insists he is very happy at Manchester United, despite reports linking the goalkeeper with a move to La Liga giants Barcelona. The young Spaniard has done brilliantly in recent months rubbishing critics in the English press. For instance, De Gea’s performance against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu last month earned plaudits and…
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Rooney to leave United?



Written on Thursday, March 7, 2013 by   in Transfer News

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It was reported last night that Manchester United will consider the sale of Wayne Rooney in the summer for a fee of around £35 million. These stories are not a result of the England international being benched midweek for our second leg tie against Real Madrid. They have been around for months with the club…
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