http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_united/s/1388182_manchester_united_10_top_targets.
Sir Alex Ferguson has been handed his biggest ever transfer
war-chest, with more than £100m to spend in January and at the end of
the season.
The United manager has been modest in his transfer dealings
since the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, with the
£16m signing of Antonio Valencia his most expensive recruit.
But with owners, the Glazers, freeing up a massive transfer
kitty, Ferguson has the funds to move for the star names supporters are
desperate to see come to Old Trafford.
Here is a look at 10 stars that might tempt Fergie:
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Age: 26
Position: Central midfield
Club: Bayern Munich
Cost: £20m
Chances of getting him (out of 5): 4.
He wants to come to the Premier League with United his
favoured option. Bayern will play hardball but, with only 18 months to
run on his contract, he holds all the cards.
Maicon
Age: 29
Position: Right back
Club: Inter Milan
Cost: £30m
Chances of getting him: 2
Inter
will do everything to hold onto the Brazilian international. If he does
decide to leave, a more likely destination would be Real Madrid and a
reunion with Jose Mourinho.
Jordan Henderson
Age: 21
Position: Central midfield
Club: Sunderland
Cost: £16m
Chances of getting him: 4
Sunderland know they can’t hold onto the England international
for much longer with United, City and Liverpool all hoping to sign him.
Ferguson has the advantage over his rivals with Henderson understood to
prefer a move to Old Trafford.
Karim Benzema
Age: 22
Position: Striker
Club: Real Madrid
Cost: £25m
Chances of getting him: 3.5
Fergie
tried and failed to sign him last year but things haven’t worked out at
Real for the Frenchman. Still there would be no shortage of takers if
he became available.
Wesley Snjeider
Age: 26
Position: Midfield
Club: Inter Milan
Cost: £30m
Chances of getting him: 2
One
of the players of the World Cup, his career has been reignited since
moving to Inter. Ferguson wanted him in the summer and couldn’t get him
then. Difficult to see him having any more luck in January or at the end
of the season.
Manuel Neuer
Age: 24
Position: Goalkeeper:
Club: Schalke
Cost: £20m
Chances of getting him: 4
His club are desperate to keep him but a bid in the region of £20m would be too good to turn down.
David de Gea
Age: 20
Position: Goalkeeper
Club: Atletico Madrid
Cost: £15m
Chances of getting him: 4
It would take around £20m to buy him out of his contract, but £15m should get him.
Fernando Torres
Age: 26
Position: Striker
Club: Liverpool
Cost: £40m
Chances of getting him: 1
In
an ideal world Ferguson would sign Torres and Pepe Reina but he knows
Liverpool would do everything in their power to prevent that. With City
and Chelsea also desperate to sign Torres, it is unlikely United could
live with either of them in a bidding war.
Steven Defour
Age: 22
Position: Midfield
Club: Standard Liege
Cost: £12m
Chances of getting him: 4
Ferguson has tracked him for the past 12 months and leads the chase for the Belgian. Liverpool are also interested – but the
promise of Champions League football will be enough to see off the Merseysiders.
Marek Hamsik
Age: 23
Position: Attacking midfield
Club: Napoli
Cost: £20m
Chances of getting him: 3
Napoli say he is not for sale but they will sell to the highest bidder. With Europe’s top clubs all monitoring the Slovak,
Ferguson is unlikely to want to get involved in a bidding war.
Who should United go for?
get poolman to play for man utd.just ask him to lick man utd players n manager backsides after training,during training,and on match days.poolman sure lick clean clean one.poolman,if u agree,come in here u dickhead.
then we also get steven.jialat to support poolman attcking lick play.steven.jialat is equally good at licking man utd players backsides,be it 69 cross or doggy cross.
i would prefer they get schweinsteiger to replace Scholesy.
and yea they need another RB and GK.
just buy the entire S'pore national team lah.............
with 40-yr-old Duric and Nor Alam Shah..............you can't possibly go wrong............
then with Shao Jiayi in midfield...............who needs Scholes and Giggs....................
and with Precious and Bennet or Wilkinson in defence.................no need goalkeeper also can........
To be honest, I don't think there is a need to buy that many though, shift Park Ji sung to the right back, Schweinsteiger can play on the wings, Karim Benzema I seriously doubt he has a place there, Marek Hamsik or steven defour should be ok but both of them has to fight for a starting berth.
goal scoring striker and creative midfielder please, thank you.
hmm
Buy Hamsik to replace Scholes ...
Buy Sch to replace giggs
Buy De Gea to replace EVDS
RB i think no need lia0 since gt the 2 brazilian twins
Originally posted by Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1):hmm
Buy Hamsik to replace Scholes ...
Buy Sch to replace giggs
Buy De Gea to replace EVDS
RB i think no need lia0 since gt the 2 brazilian twins
fabio plays LB one leh. so now only got o'shea, g neville and rafael at RB slot.
Originally posted by s0nic:fabio plays LB one leh. so now only got o'shea, g neville and rafael at RB slot.
farmer brown also
Benzema?!?!!? pls. i would be very surprise if SAF is even looking at him.
de gea, schweinsteiger and henderson. the rest are highly unlikely. benzema flopped in spain, will flop in england. defour unproven. maicon? to get owned by bale again?
oh yeah WHERES BALE?
Buy another ruud van nistelrooy
Maicon? don't waste time lah... I don't think United would want to buy a 29 coming to 30 yrs old player... United need a new playmaker thats it. And forget Torres also, cos the guy is so injury prone, it's like a waste of time and money... At least M Owen came free, this guy would cost around $40m to warm the bench, better get a sack of potatoes much cheaper...
And there is also Werder Bremen star man Marko Marin to consider...
Originally posted by tripsky:farmer brown also
farmer brown is a central def, not a natural RB.
I think first thing is to sell off berbaflop before doing anything.
I prefer neuer over de gea too.
schweinsteiger is a good midfielder to buy.
Originally posted by trolol:farmer brown is a central def, not a natural RB.
I think first thing is to sell off berbaflop before doing anything.
I prefer neuer over de gea too.
schweinsteiger is a good midfielder to buy.
brownie is competent at rb too... if memory serves me well, he was our first choice rb when we won the double back in 07/08. i see him as a rcb~
he was good backup for RB position, that time was either him or gary neville. john o shea could also fill the slot but we all know better.
Originally posted by zocoss:Maicon? don't waste time lah... I don't think United would want to buy a 29 coming to 30 yrs old player... United need a new playmaker thats it. And forget Torres also, cos the guy is so injury prone, it's like a waste of time and money... At least M Owen came free, this guy would cost around $40m to warm the bench, better get a sack of potatoes much cheaper...
And there is also Werder Bremen star man Marko Marin to consider...
agree, it seems the board won't sanction any "old" players after berba, as MUFC seemingly is turning to buy unpolished gems, do the polishing and get them into the 1st team.
Originally posted by trolol:he was good backup for RB position, that time was either him or gary neville. john o shea could also fill the slot but we all know better.
defensively, he is good for RB, but he will be burned for pace given he will face most wingers.
attacking wise, rafael seems a better contributor, but he needs to learn composure and not fly into every tackle.
Originally posted by eddiestolemyoriginalname:de gea, schweinsteiger and henderson. the rest are highly unlikely. benzema flopped in spain, will flop in england. defour unproven. maicon? to get owned by bale again?
oh yeah WHERES BALE?
if I don't recall wrongly, bale was on the table for MUFC but they seemingly just can't close the deal. bale idolises giggs and that was a big plus pt.. but it just went south and spurs got their man.
Originally posted by Asromanista2001:just buy the entire S'pore national team lah.............
with 40-yr-old Duric and Nor Alam Shah..............you can't possibly go wrong............
then with Shao Jiayi in midfield...............who needs Scholes and Giggs....................
and with Precious and Bennet or Wilkinson in defence.................no need goalkeeper also can........
friend, if U got nothing to say, just zip it la.
else, would welcome constructive comments, can?