With
rest than 3 weeks to go, it appears that transfer activities – for Manchester United (as well as its closest rivals) had been blowing hot and cold. While
David Moyes has been insisting that there are still ongoing activities on the
transfer fronts it appears quite likely that for Manchester United fans, it is
going to be the same team from last season, with the biggest and only change/
transfer coming in being – David Moyes.
With
Anzhi Makhachkala undergoing major costs cutting measure, the exodus of their
star and over paid players would start another round of fresh speculation.
Leading this pack will be Samuel Eto, being linked with a move to Chelsea. It
appears likely especially when Jose Mourinho has tried but so far failed – in
his attempt to sign Wayne Rooney from Manchester United. Chelsea will have no
problems with his wage demand or what the Russian club asking price for a
player probably pass his prime. But Eto’s reputation should be enough reason
for Abramovich to have another star player added to his squad.
Elsewhere
according to some reports Manchester United appears ready to submit a bid for
Gareth Bale, with Javier Hernandez included as part of the deal. The reason
being that Real Madrid, despite their wishes to have Bale on their team,
appears to be on the losing end in their negotiation with Tottenham Hotspurs,
headed by reputed tough negotiator – Daniel Levy. Moving to Old Trafford also
appears to be a sensible move for Bale, giving his young family and of course a
club of Manchester United’s stature. However the one stumbling block will be
the asking price, which may prove too much for United as Bale is not Cristiano
Ronaldo, performance or commercial wise.
In the end Manchester
United fans may end up with ‘not-so-star-studded’ signing as rumours are rife
that Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines may well be David Moyes next signings.
Leighton Baines may not be the necessity given Patrice Evra’s performance
against Wigan on Sunday, as well as adequate back up players in the shape of
Alexander Buttner and Fabio da Silvia. But the arrival of the tall ‘funny
hairdo’ Belgian will certainly put smile on most Manchester United’s fans (read this).
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