Thursday, June 9, 2011
Premier League - Young expected to join United
Aston Villa are resigned to losing Ashley Young to Manchester United but the deal may not be finalised until after the winger's wedding this weekend.
Villa are expected to double the £9 million they paid Watford for Young four-and-a-half years ago.
United and Villa have been in talks to try and complete a deal for the England player.
But it is understood the finer points have still to be thrashed out and that may mean the transfer not going through until after Young has tied the knot in his native Hertfordshire on Saturday.
Young indicated after England's Euro 2012 qualifier with Switzerland on Saturday that he wants to play Champions League football. He has only 12 months left of his current deal at Villa.
Villa - and the then manager Gerard Houllier - had been braced for the possibility of losing Young after he shelved talks about any possible new contract.
His departure follows on from the loss of other leading players in Gareth Barry and James Milner to Manchester City.
Of more concern to Villa - in addition to appointing a new manager - is trying to ensure they keep hold of their other star winger in Stewart Downing.
He has two years left of his contract but has also shelved talks of a new deal and has been linked with a move to Liverpool.
manchesterunited
6/09/2011 09:46:00 AM
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Chicharito tolak Real
LONDON: Javier Hernandez akan menolak tawaran Real Madrid dan puncanya, penyerang lincah itu terhutang budi kepada pengurus pasukan Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson.Pemain itu sendiri tampil menyuarakan, semalam betapa dia tidak terpikat dengan tawaran daripada kelab gergasi Sepanyol itu yang ghairah mahu mencari penyerang berkualiti untuk memburu gelaran Liga Juara-Juara Eropah buat kali ke-10.
“Saya berterima kasih kepada Ferguson untuk membawa saya ke kancah kejohanan Eropah dan saya mahu memenangi banyak lagi trofi untuk pasukan yang melonjakkan nama saya musim ini,” kata pemain Mexico berusia 23 tahun itu.
”Motivasi saya amat tinggi selepas melalui satu musim hebat bersama United.”
Sebelum ini Real meminta United meletakkan harga mereka ke atas pemain bergelar Chicharito itu tetapi bimbang dengan perkembangan itu, The Red Devils sanggup meningkatkan tiga kali ganda gaji mingguan kepada £75,000 (RM367,500).
Penyerang lincah itu yang dibeli dengan nilai £6 juta (RM30 juta) dari Chivas sudah menyumbat 20 gol musim ini. - The Sun
manchesterunited
6/09/2011 09:18:00 AM
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United 'ikat' kaki Hernandez
LONDON - Manchester United akan menawarkan gaji tiga kali ganda lebih tinggi kepada Javier Hernandez iaitu sebanyak £75,000 (RM371,213) seminggu.
Ia bertujuan menghalang niat kelab gergasi Sepanyol, Real Madrid yang berminat untuk mendapatkan khidmat penyerang antarabangsa Mexico itu.
Real dilaporkan telah meminta United meletakkan harga ke atas penyerang yang dikenali sebagai Chicharito itu.
Bagaimanapun, United yang semakin hampir melengkapkan perpindahan £20 juta (RM99 juta) ke atas pemain Aston Villa, Ashley Young, merancang menambah gaji Hernandez.
Pengurus United, Alex Ferguson berkeras bahawa Hernandez, 23, tidak akan dijual dalam masa terdekat selepas dibeli dengan harga £6 juta (RM29.7 juta) dari kelab Chivas.
Hernandez adalah antara pemain yang menerima gaji paling rendah di United iaitu £25,000 (RM123,848) seminggu.
Perbincangan kontrak baru akan dibuat selepas Hernandez pulang dari beraksi pada Kejohanan Piala Emas CONCACAF yang mana dia meledak hatrik ketika Mexico membenam El Salvador pada perlawanan pembukaan Isnin lalu.
Sementara itu, Young, 25, memutuskan bahawa dia mahu meninggalkan Villa Park semalam.
Pemain sayap England itu mempunyai baki kontrak setahun lagi bersama Villa tetapi dia enggan menyambung kontrak baru.
Villa kini tiada alternatif lain kecuali menjualnya kepada United, atau berdepan risiko kehilangannya secara percuma.
Situasi itu menyaksikan satu lagi perkembangan positif dalam rancangan Ferguson memperkuatkan pasukannya selepas membeli penjaga gol baru, David De Gea dengan harga £18.3 juta (RM90.6 juta).
Sasarannya selepas ini ialah memancing perancang Everton, Jack Rodwell dengan tawaran sebanyak £25 juta (RM124 juta).
Pengurus United itu juga dikatakan turut berminat ke atas pemain pertahanan Aston Villa, Ciaran Clark yang baru berusia 21 tahun dianggarkan berharga £7 juta (RM35 juta). - Agensi
manchesterunited
6/09/2011 09:00:00 AM
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Evra - I have to improve
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra accepts he will have to buck up his ideas next season.
Evra collected his fourth Barclays Premier League winners' medal as part of United's record 19th triumph last month but the 30-year-old also experienced Champions League final defeat for the third time when the Red Devils were beaten by a devastating Barcelona performance at Wembley.
However, as far as his own form goes, Evra believes there is plenty of room for improvement.
"This was not my best season," he told Inside United. "I can say that. I can be honest with myself. I missed pre-season and only had a week's training before I played my first game. People forget that.
"Some of the other players had about five weeks' training working on their fitness and played some friendly games. Although I trained during my holiday, having only one week's training meant it was difficult at the beginning of the season.
"In the middle and towards the end, I felt back to my best but I need to do much better next season."
manchesterunited
6/08/2011 04:51:00 PM
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Premier League - Jones on verge of United move
Manchester United are thought to be close to completing the signing of Blackburn defender Phil Jones.
Although there has been no official confirmation from the Barclays Premier League champions, they are expected to beat off competition from rivals Liverpool and Arsenal to land the highly-rated 19-year-old.
Blackburn have accepted an offer, believed to be around £16 million, and Jones was widely reported to have undergone a medical at United on Thursday afternoon.
Jones has made a huge impression at Ewood Park since his making debut in March last year. He finished last season strongly after a three-month lay-off with a knee injury and featured in the game last month that saw United clinch the title.
Red Devils striker Wayne Rooney has already welcomed the prospect of Jones moving to the club, writing on Twitter: "Phil Jones is a good young English player. One of the toughest defenders I played against last season. Can play midfield too."
Jones, who is due to join the England Under-21 squad travelling to Denmark for the European Championship, will further increase United's defensive resources if the transfer goes through.
Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic are a well-established partnership at the back.
But Ferdinand has suffered from injury in recent seasons and Jones is thought to be viewed as back-up for the deposed England skipper, even though Jones' Under-21 team-mate Chris Smalling has excelled during his first season at Old Trafford.
With Jonny Evans and John O'Shea in Ferguson's squad as well, Jones' arrival casts doubt over the future of Wes Brown, who has been linked with Sunderland.
Jones is expected to be the first of a number of new faces at United this summer, with Aston Villa forward Ashley Young, Udinese winger Alexis Sanchez and Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David de Gea all on Ferguson's wanted list, in addition to Luka Modric and Wesley Sneijder. Another defender, Raphael Varane of Lens, has also been linked.
manchesterunited
6/08/2011 11:29:00 AM
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Wesley Sneijder ke United?
MANCHESTER - Harapan Alex Ferguson untuk mendapatkan khidmat pemain tengah Inter Milan, Wesley Sneijder hampir termakbul, sekiranya pemilik United, keluarga Glazer bersetuju untuk membiayai perpindahan tonggak Belanda yang bernilai 30 juta (RM150 juta) itu.
"Keadaan sekarang ialah terpulanglah kepada pemilik. Alex mahukan pemain itu - hanya tinggal perkara berhubung permintaan gajinya," kata sumber dalaman Old Trafford.
Ferguson yang sedang membuat perancangan untuk musim depan, melihat Sneijder, 26, sebagai pilihan utama menggantikan Paul Scholes yang dijangka akan mengumumkan persaraannya musim panas ini.
Halangan utama United kini ialah gaji besar 170,000 pound seminggu yang diterima bintang Piala Dunia Belanda itu di San Siro.
Ditambah dengan fakta bahawa Britain mengenakan cukai pendapatan lebih tinggi, maka United perlu sanggup mengeluarkan belanja lebih besar, jauh lebih tinggi daripada apa yang mereka bayar Wayne Rooney untuk sekurang-kurangnya memastikan Sneijder menerima gaji dinikmatinya sekarang.
Segala-galanya adalah terpulang kepada keluarga Glazer sama ada mereka sanggup mengeluarkan sejumlah besar wang seperti mana dilakukan untuk mengatasi kejutan Rooney yang membuat permintaan diletakkan dalam senarai perpindahan Oktober lalu.
Rooney segera menarik balik rayuan tersebut selepas campur tangan Glazer yang menyaksikan gajinya meningkat sehingga 200,000 pound seminggu.
Pembelian Sneijder akan menjadi perpindahan kedua terbesar dilakukan Fergie selepas ketibaan penyerang Bulgaria, Dimitar Berbatov dengan bayaran 30.75 juta juta pound dari Tottenham pada tarikh penutup tetingkap Januari 2008.
Inter dijangka meminta 40 juta pound untuk pemain tonggaknya itu yang membantu kelab tersebut memenangi Liga Juara-Juara, Serie A dan Coppa Italia dan pada masa memimpin Belanda ke final Piala Dunia tahun lalu. Dia baru menandatangani kontrak baru selama lima tahun enam bulan lalu.
Namun, difahamkan, Sneijder dan isterinya, Yolanthe, yang merupakan seorang selebriti, berminat berhijrah ke England dan disebabkan itu, Inter dijangka tidak keberatan untuk menjualkannya. - AGENSI
manchesterunited
6/04/2011 08:58:00 AM
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Owen pens new United deal
Sir Alex Ferguson has sprung a major surprise by handing Michael Owen a one-year contract extension.
Owen's present two-season deal was about to expire and, having been overshadowed by Javier Hernandez last season and knowing new signings were expected - in addition to the return of Danny Welbeck from Sunderland, it was anticipated the former England striker would be released.
However, Ferguson evidently still views the 31-year-old as an important member of his squad.
"Michael has proved to be a top footballer," said Ferguson.
"It is unfortunate that he did not get more opportunities but the form of Chicharito (Hernandez) put everyone in the shade and his partnership with Wayne Rooney proved invaluable.
"I am delighted Michael is staying for a further year and we will look to give him more opportunities in the new season."
manchesterunited
6/01/2011 09:36:00 AM
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Status : married with two daughter