FERGUSON: ROONEY HAS APOLOGISED
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United to mount futile Fernando bid
Manchester United will mount a futile bid to land Fernando Torres from Liverpool as a replacement for the outgoing Wayne Rooney.
According to a report in The Independent, Sir Alex Ferguson and United have already made discreet inquiries about a move for Torres who is said to be disillusioned at Anfield following the summer of unrest at the club.However, it would appear unlikely that the club's new owners would sell one of their star assets within months of taking over at Anfield even if United make a move in the New Year.
Torres signed a four-year contract contract extension in 2009 so there is no pressure on Liverpool to sell him.
setanta.
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Rubbish Rooney to replace by Terrible Torres (from TNP)Lolx nia..
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Lol... If that Henry dare to sell Torres right after taking over the club, he better don't show his face in Liverpool for the rest of the year or he could get shot on sigh...
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well, emotionally, yes, torres should not be sold.
but from another angle, I would sell Torres if I am the new owner.
y?
cause of his injury time, and why not get the money to pursure someone younger eager and have no history with the club?
and MU will get, another Owen.. yes, MOwen, OwenH, and more "FOwen"..
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torres is injury prone. liverpool should sell if the price is right.
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Torres? Whatever for? Considering his injury record, he'd be more of a liability than an asset.
Man U already has one injury-prone player in Michael Owen. His utility is limited to that of a supersub when things get desperate. No point getting one more supersub.
They might as well just offload Rooney to Real Madrid and get Karim Benzema. For all of his faults, at least Benzema appears to have more utility than Torres.
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Originally posted by fudgester:
Torres? Whatever for? Considering his injury record, he'd be more of a liability than an asset.
Man U already has one injury-prone player in Michael Owen. His utility is limited to that of a supersub when things get desperate. No point getting one more supersub.
They might as well just offload Rooney to Real Madrid and get Karim Benzema. For all of his faults, at least Benzema appears to have more utility than Torres.
I got this niggling feeling that JoseM will come back and go to MUFC. So in one way or another, he will be plotting the players movement and mindset too.
Karim is good but not sure whether how he perform at MU if he comes when he know he is a make-weight in a tranfer.
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Karim is good, young and has the potential to be world class beater, but why buy him if he is not keen to join United.
Man United has many strikers, so if Rooney were to leave in January transfer, still got macheda, owen, hernandez and berbatov, so all is not all gloom and doom.
I was hoping fergie can go buy Kaka or Wesley Sneider, as united needed a creative midfielder first and foremost.
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
Karim is good, young and has the potential to be world class beater, but why buy him if he is not keen to join United.
Man United has many strikers, so if Rooney were to leave in January transfer, still got macheda, owen, hernandez and berbatov, so all is not all gloom and doom.
I was hoping fergie can go buy Kaka or Wesley Sneider, as united needed a creative midfielder first and foremost.
I truly believe Kaka/Sneider do not want to come MU.. they make noise purely to get a bigger contract.
if they want to come, long time ago, come liao.
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Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed Wayne Rooney has apologised after ending a turbulent few days by agreeing a five-year contract with Manchester United.
The announcement was made by the Old Trafford club on Friday lunchtime, ending one of the most amazing weeks in their history, which started with hints at unrest and included Rooney's own concerns about the direction United were heading in.
"Wayne has apologised to me and the players," Ferguson told Key103.
"He will also do so with the supporters."
The statement came at the end of a staggering 24-hour period, which involved meetings between Ferguson, chief executive David Gill, Rooney and his trusted advisor Paul Stretford, plus the Glazer family.
Irate supporters gathered at Rooney's house in Prestbury on Thursday night to express their concern, only to discover the 24-year-old is now set to stay at Old Trafford.
"Sometimes, when you're in a club, it can be hard to realise just how big it is and it takes something like the events of the last few days to make you understand," said Sir Ferguson.
"I think Wayne now understands what a great club Manchester United is."
It barely seemed credible such a position could be arrived at so quickly.
But the conciliatory nature of a holding statement from United on Thursday night suggested rapprochement was in the offing.
And, after consultation with the owners, who allayed his fears about the future direction of United, Rooney agreed to extend his contract, which will now expire in 2015.
"It's been a difficult week, but the intensity of the coverage is what we expect at Manchester United," said Ferguson.
"I said to the boy that the door is always open and I am delighted Wayne has agreed to stay.
"I am pleased he has accepted the challenge to guide the younger players and establish himself as one of United's great players.
"It shows character and belief in what we stand for.
"I am sure everyone involved with the club will now get behind Wayne and show him the support he needs to produce the performances we know he is capable of."
Rooney recognises damage has been done, possibly inside the dressing room and certainly with the fans who have regarded him as one of their own since he first arrived from Everton in 2004.
He also understands the need to improve his form, which has suffered so badly since he sustained an ankle injury against Bayern Munich in March, the last time he scored a goal for his club in open play.
"I am delighted to sign another deal at United," he said.
"In the last couple of days, I have talked to the manager and the owners and they have convinced me this is where I belong.
"I said on Wednesday the manager is a genius and it is his belief and support that have convinced me to stay.
"I am signing a new deal in the absolute belief that the management, coaching staff, board and owners are totally committed to making sure United maintains its proud winning history - which is the reason I joined the club in the first place.
"I am sure the fans over the last week have felt let down by what they have read and seen.
"But my position was from concern over the future.
"The fans have been brilliant with me since I arrived and it's up to me through my performances to win them over again."
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this is so BS. wayne had to leave else either or both parties would look silly. so now which is it?
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Somehow, I feel all of this was orchestrated by SAF himself.
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Originally posted by Keii:
Somehow, I feel all of this was orchestrated by SAF himself.
Ya man.
It's like a script stolen from WWE.