Club issue a statement on Rooney’s future



Written on Saturday, January 7, 2012 by   in NewsPlayersTransfer News

Fergie and Rooney

Manchester United acted surprisingly quick to rubbish reports that will be made in Saturday’s Independent that the club were set to allow Wayne Rooney leave after undergoing an argument with Sir Alex Ferguson. Without any over-exaggeration, the club issued the official statement less than a half-an-hour after The Independent front-page went public on Twitter. Another…
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Fergie: If Pogba wants to be a United player, he knows what to do



Written on Saturday, December 17, 2011 by   in Manchester United YouthsPlayersTransfer News

Paul Pogba

In recent weeks, Paul Pogba has been heavily linked with Manchester City and a number of Italian clubs. These rumours came about when negotiations with United suffered a set back because the French youngster wouldn’t agree terms. Newspapers across Europe suggested that the 18-year-old would be able to leave this coming summer on a free,…
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Macheda set for January loan



Written on Friday, December 16, 2011 by   in PlayersTransfer News

Macheda

Federico Macheda’s agent Giovanni Bia confirmed earlier this week that ‘Kiko’ will leave United in January, with fans in general assuming he meant on a loan spell. The Italian striker spent a disappointing few months last season, on loan with Sampdoria, getting limited playing time which abused the reason for taking him there in the first…
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Ferguson: Berbatov is still in my thoughts



Written on Sunday, November 20, 2011 by   in PlayersTransfer News

Dimitar Berbatov

Due to Dimitar Berbatov’s misfortunate start to the season, rarely getting the nod to start games, newspapers began speculation linking him with a January move to Russia with his agent Emil Danchev feeding a lot of the stories to hungry sources. Danchev can we quoted in the Daily Mirror “We would be interested when Anzhi make a concrete…
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The Paul Pogba situation: What really happened?



Written on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 by   in Manchester United YouthsTransfer News

Paul Pogba

In the summer of 2009, Manchester United signed Paul Pogba from Le Havre, a French football club that currently play in Ligue 2. HAC have a youth academy system that can be compared with the very best, i.e, Barcelona, Ajax, Bayern Munich. Some of the players that came through their ranks are currently playing at…
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Why not signing Wesley Sneijder won’t be the end of the world



Written on Friday, August 26, 2011 by   in Transfer News

Wesley Sneijder

So here we are again, late August and silly season is almost at an end for another few months. The transfer window is a time, I’m sure you will agree, of excitement, expectation and one of frustration. This particular transfer window has certainly contained all of the above. We have added to our squad three…
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Darron Gibson set to join Aston Villa?



Written on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by   in NewsTransfer News

Darron Gibson

According to the Daily Mail, Aston Villa are about to offer Manchester United £3.5 million for Darron Gibson. The Irish midfielder is supposed to be fed up with the lack of first-team football and is eager to leave United for another top-flight club. The moody Irishman appeared to be on his way to Sunderland, along…
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News Roundup 6/8/12



Written on Saturday, August 6, 2011 by   in NewsTransfer News

Kevin Levingston takes a look at the latest news regarding the mighty Reds. Its been a busy week for our lads, with United sending representatives to games at home and abroad. On Tuesday night, the club sent seven players (Park, Evra, Pogba, Cleverley, Welbeck, Smalling, Jones) to be part of a United XI in a…
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A look at tomorrow’s back page: United agree fee for Wesley Sneijder



Written on Monday, August 1, 2011 by   in NewsTransfer News

Mirror Football: Sneijder fee agreed

Manchester United have agreed a fee worth £30million with Inter Milan for Wesley Sneijder, according to the Mirror. The newspaper claim United made the offer during the weekend, while the Serie A giants were in Dublin at a pre-season tournament. The Dutch midfielder refused to turn down a move to Old Trafford when asked last…
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Sneijder sale possible, according to Inter Milan chief executive



Written on Thursday, July 28, 2011 by   in NewsTransfer News

Wesley Sneijder

Inter Milan claim they have not yet received a bid from any club for Wesley Sneijder, but the Serie A giants have not ruled out selling the Dutch star, who I’m sure would have come out by now if he wasn’t interested in joining the Reds. The 27-year-old playmaker has been linked with a move to…
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