Transfer News/ Rumours as at 29 July: Updates

A reported 3^rd bid in excess of £35 million for Cesc Fabregas by Manchester United. A back-up plan to bid for Real Madrid’s Luca Modric. And Gareth Bale closer to Tottenham Hotspurs ‘exit’ – to Real Madrid.With new Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino insisting the club has every intention of keeping Fabregas and with two bids rejected, it sounded more like desperation for Manchester United in their attempts to make a marquee signing. Furthermore Cesc Fabregas himself has not publicly states his intention – preferring to use the ‘wait-and-see’ strategy.

 

While there have been no public statement from Manchester United on a possible bid for Luca Modric, it is understood that this is a viable option for two reasons. Firstly Luca Modric is a creative, attacking midfielder, one which Manchester United is purportedly “shopping” for, and secondly, Modric has been under United’s radar for a while (during Alex Ferguson’s time) and if he is available then it makes sense to secure his services. However, one cannot help but consider this slight fact – how would Luca Modric feels about being the second choice target after Cesc Fabregas. Maybe it does not matter to him as he is already “second choice” at Real Madrid having failed to secure consistent starting position under Jose Mourinho. Or maybe the new manager (Carlo Ancelotti) factor comes into play where most highly rated “squad players” have a chance to impress. It may well comes down to Ancelotti vs Moyes!.

 

The Gareth Bale situation has now turns into the most talk about transfer news and promises to be even more ‘nastier’ (eclipsing the Wayne Rooney’s saga), given the fact that Daniel Levy is the person in the spotlight, and also the fact that this is Real Madrid – and their ‘famous tactics’ of securing (and unsettling) big names target. The one factor working for Manchester United to even think of securing Gareth Bale’s signature is that Bale could not see himself uprooting his young family to completely new surroundings. Michael Owen has come out highlighting his ‘not-so-pleasant’ experience on the move for English players to Real Madrid.

 

Manchester United fans can be forgiven if they sounded despair at this point of the current summer transfer windows. With only one signing in the relatively unknown Guillermo Varela from Penarol and numerous names linked, it seems to many Manchester United fans, the club has problems securing their preferred transfer target(s). Whether this is down to David Moyes factor it is still too early to call. After all the transfer window is one of the most exciting part of the game for clubs supporters throughout the world and fans have every right to feel despair (or excited).