Barcelona Set Sights On Highly Rated United Youngster

• zocoss

  24 Jan 11, 23:38

  Barcelona Set Sights On Highly Rated Manchester United Youngster

  

  Barcelona boss believes Rafael would be perfect for the job 

   

   

   

   

  Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola has set his sights on capturing Manchester United right back Rafael and has earmarked the Brazilian as a summer target. The 20 year old Brazilian has had a great season thus far at Old Trafford and Sir Alex Ferguson is likely to shun moves from the Catalan giants.

  Current Barcelona right back Dani Alves has spent the best part of a year trying trying to get the La Liga giants to agree to his new contract demands but seems no nearer to getting the deal he wants and that has led to speculation that the former Sevilla man may leave for pastures new with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City said to be interested.

  Regardless of whether Alves stays, Guardiola is looking to bring in a new full back to keep him on his toes and the Barcelona boss believes his international team mate Rafael would be perfect for the job.

  Rafael arrived at Man United, along with his twin brother, in January 2008 and has proceeded to force his way into the first team reckoning and is now arguably the club’s first choice right back and as such Ferguson is unlikely to accept offers for the former Fluminense man.

• Rock^Star

  24 Jan 11, 23:47

  yeh rafael is solid actually. Very good amticipation and he dares to run at defenders.

• jonchao72

  25 Jan 11, 12:59

  
  

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  yeh rafael is solid actually. Very good amticipation and he dares to run at defenders.

  plus he can join in the attack as well like evra

  i hope he and fabio can stick with united till they retire

• Keii

  25 Jan 11, 23:38

  I hope what they remember what they said about United before moving there. About United being their dream and all that jazz.

  Nowadays abit hard to believe also hor? One minute say dream move, childhood dream, next minute go somewhere else.

• Rock^Star

  26 Jan 11, 10:19

  when u get too big for your shoes, you end up at real madrid and trophyless.

• iceFatboy

  27 Jan 11, 11:59

  sell him rafael, for 20m, but ship fabio... hee hee..

  just kidding.

• Rock^Star

  27 Jan 11, 14:36

  haha actually fabio must have felt hurt when fergie jested that he would put rafael in fabio's shirt.

• omgukilledkenny

  28 Jan 11, 22:32

  Never knew Barca had to sign up other club's young prodigies.