Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Manchester United made
an unsuccessful bid for another striker this summer.
United are on the brink of wrapping up a deal for Argentina
playmaker Carlos Tevez from West Ham but that did not stop Ferguson
from casting his net even further afield as part of his summer
spending spree.
The Scot refused to reveal the identity of the striker but Bolton's
star man Nicolas Anelka was linked, while the agent of Fabio
Quagliarella, who scored 13 goals for Italian outfit Sampdoria last
term but has since had his contract bought out in its entirety by
co-owners Udinese, claimed during the close season that United had
bid £10million for the 23-year-old.
"We did try to get another player," confirmed Ferguson.
"It is obvious they are not going to sell at this particular time
but we have our tabs on the situation."