Manchester United Transfer Rumours/Discussion 2008/2009

Spud83

nooooooo! I on obviously missed a lot of the action today. now I am all alone on the ronaldo front. kroygen was the only one agreeing with me that ronaldo was never going to leave and all be he wanted was a better contract regarding image rights. he was just playing the media all along. I dont think I have the energy of time to keep the argument on my own. might have to earn myself a ban.

sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes I am drunk.

ShiverinEskimo

alanmurphy83 wrote: »

nooooooo! I on obviously missed a lot of the action today. now I am all alone on the ronaldo front. kroygen was the only one agreeing with me that ronaldo was never going to leave and all be he wanted was a better contract regarding image rights. he was just playing the media all along. I dont think I have the energy of time to keep the argument on my own. might have to earn myself a ban.

sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes I am drunk.

Did well considering it was half five when you typed it - quite impressive actually.

Kryogen will be back soon i'm sure - hardly a perm ban was it?

Nalz

alanmurphy83 wrote: »

nooooooo! I on obviously missed a lot of the action today. now I am all alone on the ronaldo front. kroygen was the only one agreeing with me that ronaldo was never going to leave and all be he wanted was a better contract regarding image rights. he was just playing the media all along. I dont think I have the energy of time to keep the argument on my own. might have to earn myself a ban.

sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes I am drunk.

So he's gonna go to Barca when he eventually goes to Spain in 2-4 years time then? Because if he f'ucks about without Real and strings them along I doubt they won't forget it.

One thing is for sure, he'll leave United in around 2 maybe 3 years time, and probably will play again for Sporting in some part of his career.

kmart6

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

Kryogen will be back soon i'm sure - hardly a perm ban was it?

One month!

ShiverinEskimo

kmart6 wrote: »

One month!

Just in time for pre-season. Should have plenty to talk about...

Skud

bbc transfer rumors wrote:

German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is a £10m target for Manchester United and Chelsea. (Daily Star)

I'm deligthed by this. Hope it comes true

Denis Irwin

Skud wrote: »

Originally Posted by bbc transfer rumors
German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is a £10m target for Manchester United and Chelsea. (Daily Star)

I'm deligthed by this. Hope it comes true

Same here. He wouldn't be a bad signing and I was reading the other day he's only 24 so there's plenty of years left in him.

Smegball

It is the Daily Star though

Thanx 4 The Fish

He would be a good signing alright, wonder would he be let go for the ten and whether chelsea may start to get involved once they realise that Man U are after him, may suit them a bit having Ballack in there already too.

Nalz

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

wonder whether chelsea may start to get involved once they realise that Man U

Did you not read from Skuds post both Manchester United and Chelsea were reported to be after him, so if you believe those papers you dont have to wonder. What I wonder is how you forgot the 'td' or 'nited' :rolleyes:

Dave!

lol.... the plot thickens......

Nalz

off topic, but I'd murder a KFC now after reading your post Dave...stupid I know but at first I misread thickens for chickens (it happens when you're hungry)! And couldnt help myself after reading the Liverpool thread what was posted in there. Some of us are football fans as well as Manchester United fans. I love chicken!

Thanx 4 The Fish

I didn't forget, I never say nited or td. Nor do the BBC or many of the major broadcasting organisations. I do not see you kicking off on their websites. Anyway I reckon that Chelsea, if they really were looking for it would be favourites for schweinsteiger.

herbieflowers

Meh I don't rate him anyway, I'd be happy to see him go to Chelski

Nalz

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

I do not see you kicking off on their websites

I never "kicked off" to begin with!

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

I didn't forget, I never say nited or td.

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

based on the suggestions in your original Man United

D.S.

herbieflowers wrote: »

Meh I don't rate him anyway, I'd be happy to see him go to Chelski

+ 1

Not convinced he should be brought to the club either..he seems a little bit one dimensional..

Thanx 4 The Fish

That was the name of the thread I was quoting, surely you can see a difference. And TBH when I said never, I probably should have said not often. Never is far too long term.

So are you going to address the on topic part of what I posted or whinge about some perceived slight ? I would say that he is probably better than carrick anyway and gives you something a little different to that other German lad Hargreaves

Nalz

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

So are you going to address the on topic part of what I posted or whinge about some perceived slight ?

I might ROFL at the fact theres a few Liverpool fans posting in here!

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

I would say that he is probably better than carrick anyway and gives you something a little different to that other German lad Hargreaves

He's different to Carrick but probably more effective. I can't see it happening to be honest, I think if any type of players are coming to United it will be either a fullback, winger or an out and out striker (a number 10). Who is another question...

Thanx 4 The Fish

Am i to assume you purposely misquoted me ?

He is certainly different to Carrick, better footballer and moves well. Probably not as good going backwards but that is not as important as somebody who is going to do what Scholes used to do so well.

PHB

Isn't he more of a winger than a central midfielder?

evad_lhorg

Fergie is back from holidays today isnt he? maybe things will start to pick up now with the transfers. I hate waiting around for somethin to happen. so impatient

Mikeyt086

Schweinstieger would be a good singing imo. A classic winger, a more attacking less enegetic Park with a good end product.

Doesnt get his game at Bayern so i could see him leaving.

Alanmurphy im on your side with the Ronaldo thing. But you wont see me argrue about it anymore, far too many people have opinions based on the media who know nothing. Nobody knows anything, because, guess what... He hasnt said anything!

Also, T4TF, that big dirty "USED TO" in your Scholes comment kind of ticked me off. lol

anonymous_joe

Where are the reports of Schweinsteiger coming from?

Certainly wouldn't be unhappy about him, but not sure he's quite good enough for us.

Boggles

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

Schweinstieger would be a good singing imo. A classic winger, a more attacking less enegetic Park with a good end product.

Doesnt get his game at Bayern so i could see him leaving.

That should tell you something, he is brutal. With him and Park on the wings i could see United becoming draw specialists like Liverpool.

Whoever compared him to Carrick? You might as well compared him to Van Der Saar, completely different players.

Mitch Connor

I'd like us to sign him, but as an addition to the current squad rather than a replacement for Ronaldo - I reckon he would be a very good option to have - better than park and giggs, possibly better than Nani for the moment too.

Skud

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Where are the reports of Schweinsteiger coming from?

Certainly wouldn't be unhappy about him, but not sure he's quite good enough for us.

I think it was the people yesterday and the telegraph.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/29/ufnbastian129.xml

both papers said it was a contingency plan in case ronaldo left. But that could be a load of horse. [EDIT]: I agree with Tauren and see it as an addition to the squad rather than a ronaldo replacement.[/EDIT] Schweinstieger is a good player. Think he'd benefit from playing at a higher level and having a new challenge. I hope it does go through because "12million" for a replacement for giggs would be worth it. Obv fergie and carlos see something in the lad. Their signings have been spot on lately.

MIN2511

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Where are the reports of Schweinsteiger coming from?

Certainly wouldn't be unhappy about him, but not sure he's quite good enough for us.

+1
tbh I wasn't impressed at all...

He lacks something, the semi final match he played much better than last night. I don't think United is the place for him

_blank_

A player who can't get a game for Bayern Munich shouldn't be a target for Manchester United.

Killme00

I hope we sign Anna Ivanovic, er i mean Maria Kirilenko, er i mean Maria Sharapova. Womens tennis anyone?

Mitch Connor

DesF wrote: »

A player who can't get a game for Bayern Munich shouldn't be a target for Manchester United.

Santa Cruz couldn't really get much of a game for them, he did very well for Blackbur last season.

I reckon the pig mounter could be a very decent signing, not world beating, but a damned good squad signing. As said, better than Park or Giggs.

Boggles

Tauren wrote: »

Santa Cruz couldn't really get much of a game for them, he did very well for Blackbur last season.

For every Santa Cruz there is a 5 x Pizzaro's

Tauren wrote: »

I reckon the pig mounter could be a very decent signing, not world beating, but a damned good squad signing. As said, better than Park or Giggs.

Giggs, Park, Fletcher even Hargreaves are Uniteds squad players, we have plenty we don't need more.

Hobart

DesF wrote: »

A player who can't get a game for Bayern Munich shouldn't be a target for Manchester United.

You're talking rubbish. He made 46 apps for Bayern last season. I don't think Ronaldo made many more for Utd.

Mitch Connor

Giggs is surely done, Parkisn't good enough in the final third and I'd play Schweinstiger out wide, so not really much to do with Hargreaves or Fletcher.

Personally I think we should be looking at bringing in a winger even if Ronaldo stays, i think the pig mounter would be a fairly good option.

Skud

Tauren wrote: »

Giggs is surely done, Parkisn't good enough in the final third and I'd play Schweinstiger out wide, so not really much to do with Hargreaves or Fletcher.

Personally I think we should be looking at bringing in a winger even if Ronaldo stays, i think the pig mounter would be a fairly good option.

err all depends on what striker we buy and transfer funds available. Berb and Benzema are being priced out of our budget atm if you believe the press

Im_No_Superman

Looks like we will only be signing one player this summer according to Fergie, so the pig farmer is unlikely if we are lead to believe a top striker will be our number one priority.

I wouldn't think (we would buy) any more than one player

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,14018_3757406,00.html

Im_No_Superman

Im_No_Superman wrote: »

Looks like we will only be signing one player this summer according to Fergie, so the pig farmer is unlikely if we are lead to believe a top striker will be our number one priority.



http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,14018_3757406,00.html

Ah well, as long as its a striker.

Though I do still feel we need defensive cover.

Spud83

Fergie rarely says anything different from we will be looking at one or two additions. Hopefully we can get something sorted in the next few weeks so we can all argue discuss an actually signing rather than rumors.

Dave!

I just hope he doesn't become complacent... Squads can always be improved, and it would be a shame if other teams strengthen their own weaknesses while we settle for what we have. That's of course not to say that we have a weak team -- we do have alot of depth in the squad (if nobody leaves!). I guess if we're only buying 1, then that means it's more likely to be a big name!

PHB

Full thing here:

Sir Alex Ferguson expects the end of Euro 2008 to herald a busy spell in the transfer market but insists Manchester United will not be rushing to spend.

The United manager has targets, but after a season in which his team won the Premier League and Champions League he is confident in the quality they already possess and could settle on just one new arrival.

Ferguson said: "The European Championship derails transfer activity. Nothing really happens when the championships are on.

"Obviously, now that is all over, people settle down.

"Managers are back at their clubs and you can get some dialogue now if they are interested, but I wouldn't think (we would buy) any more than one player.

"We are looking at one or two things."

Ferguson will continue to monitor movement in the market but does not see many transfer dealings being straightforward.

He said: "People think it's easy to buy players nowadays, but it's not because money plays a big part first of all.

"Clubs with ambitions don't want to sell their best players, so it's not as easy as you'd think and we tend to look for younger ones."

Ferguson was speaking at the Great Scots Cup charity golf event, held at the Carrick course by Loch Lomond where he is the honorary captain.

Proceeds from the event were to be donated to Ferguson's charity, Elizabeth Hardy Ferguson Trust Fund, and the Children's Hospice Association Scotland.

He said before he was looking for an experienced attacking like Giggs, so another winger (which I do think we need)
At the same time, I would be disappointed if we finished the summer with just Manucho and Saha able to lead the line.

Experienced winger (Seedorf?) and a new striker (Berbatov) would be an ideal summer for me.

Spud83

PHB wrote: »

Full thing here:


He said before he was looking for an experienced attacking like Giggs, so another winger (which I do think we need)
At the same time, I would be disappointed if we finished the summer with just Manucho and Saha able to lead the line.

Experienced winger (Seedorf?) and a new striker (Berbatov) would be an ideal summer for me.

Can't remember him talking about an experienced winger. But I think a 32 year old Seedorf would be a bit too experienced. He also said in that quote that we try to look at younger players. I think next season with Nani/Ronaldo/Giggs/Park we are alright on the wings. Would prefer to see another young player come in ala ronaldo/nani than somebody in their 30's.

I would take Berbatov if the price is right. Anything above €20mill is too much IMO.

Im_No_Superman

Wouldnt be too gone on Seedorf tbh.

Mitch Connor

Ronaldinho.

Seriously.

Would be an awesome signing.

Fergie could get him motivated again i reckon, and a motivated Ronaldinho would still be arguably the best player in the world again. Creatively his is amazing and his vision is second to none. He'd be my number one target this summer, regardless of what Ronaldo does.

wheres me jumpa

All our transfers will hinge on Ronaldo, which is why we need a resolution to that asap. I believe Schweinsteiger would be a better player than Park, Giggs (at this stage) and possibly Nani(he more than likley will improve). However, as a replacement to Ronaldo, he would struggle to have a fraction of the impact Ronaldo had on our season.

We do need a striker, unless we have some guarantee on Saha's fitness/Manucho is capable of making an impact on the Premiership.

herbieflowers

One signing only? What about the Ronaldo cash? Unless we're gonna buy really big...!

Mitch Connor

herbieflowers wrote: »

One signing only? What about the Ronaldo cash? Unless we're gonna buy really big...!

Messi

Ronaldinho though.... available and i would imagine very interested if AC Milan aren't calling...

herbieflowers

Yeah, Ronaldinho revives his career at Old Trafford...Ronaldo who? Hmm, well he very nearly signed when he left PSG didn't he? The weather probably put him off...

Dave!

Plus, it would be yet another Portugese-speaker for Ron, Nani, and Ando's gang

herbieflowers

Yeah, Quieroz uses his influential multi-lingual skills again...!

Mitch Connor

So, we're agreed - Ronaldinho is to become the number 1 target for United fans.... to the SIGS!

herbieflowers

Yeah - and while not getting too far ahead of myself - when he signs, we should give him a nickname, similar to the innovative Viper attached to Ronaldo for much of last season...