Sir Alex Ferguson plans to hijack Arsenal's bid for
Southampton youth prodigy Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
According to reports, the Manchester United boss has decided
that the 17-year-old is worth angering Arsene Wenger for, and has
decided to disrupt the Gunner's £10million bid for the player.
Quotes in the Sun from an United insider said: "The boss
(Ferguson ) has made his move and now it's down to the lad and his
family to decide - but United are a massive club to turn down."
The Southampton midfielder is coveted by several other clubs in
the Barclays Premier League as well, with Liverpool also
interested.
His father, Mark Chamberlain, was an England national player in
the 1980's, and compared his son favorably against Theo Walcott,
saying: "Alex is technically better than Walcott and can play in a
more central role.
"He is not the most robust but he has been working on
strengthening since he was 10."
However, it is acknowledged that the youngster's advisers are
more in favour of him moving to Arsenal, given the club's
reputation for the quality of their football as well as Wenger's
ability to groom players into stars.