Utd ditch bid for ace Hargreaves

last SG · 2007-05-08T20:49:16+00:00

i’d rather wait for official words from both bbc and united.com..

zocoss SG

MANCHESTER UNITED have scrapped their plan to buy Owen Hargreaves after Bayern Munich sent the price spiralling. Alex Ferguson thought he had agreed an £18million deal for the England midfielder. But Bayern have told the United boss their asking price is now above £20m.

Even though Ferguson will have a £40m summer transfer kitty, he will not be held to ransom by any club. He is ready to turn his attention elsewhere, having already identified other targets. Ferguson is determined to land Spurs Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov, although White Hart Lane boss Martin Jol is desperate to hold on to him.

The United manager said: We have outlined two or three targets which we have made the chief executive David Gill aware of. This club has celebrity status around the world so you do not worry about attracting players.

But Ferguson admits they will always be second best in the spending stakes because of Roman Abramovichs millions. Fergie said: The real competition comes when someone like Michael Essien becomes available and Chelsea spend £27m on him.

They can do that and outbid us all. We need to identify the players we want and get them quickly and quietly.

allentyb SG

wtf?

is SAF going to buy him or not?

the Bear SG

Bayern may find themselves with nothing if Hargreaves decides not to sign a new contract and walks out after serving out his current contract..

red_amoeba SG

yeah, sign berbatov, the more i see him play for tottenham the more i like him, he is a very smart player, one that man u needs. moreover, he is large size can hold the ball & can head...berbatov will be a good signing, hopefully man u can nab him haha...

and man u needs a strong midfielder, after being bossed around in milan, their requirement is clear, an agressive DMC.

iceFatboy SG

I agree on your 2nd point, but the first about large size.... comparing drogba, I don't think he comes close.

ben1xy SG

i was looking at soccernet, was surpised that their heights are similar.

Drogba's obviously heavier though

4getmenot SG

yea, but drogba goes down easier..especially near or in the box... Laughing

Mid9Sun SG

Clone Roy Keane….

hiphop2009 SG

bayern munich…..omg…...

stellazio SG

maybe he wana sign gattuso? Laughing

ronaldog SG

Think Fergie only wanna sign Faggots! Laughing

SumOne SG

Your hate is senseless and knows no bounds.

SumOne SG

This is what I call, blind fan.

Sagara SG

Not to mention childish, too.

MU needs a ball winner DM...

lpx88 SG

I hope so..for a high price like 20 million i rather go for more estb. players like gattusso..

gigabyte14 SG

they need defenders, DEFENDERS

like last time, no rio how?

make vidic spoil UCL again meh?

sand king SG

Wonder who SAF has on his mind now Confused

zocoss SG

I feel Gattuso is too old already. If they are going to get someone, he has to be able to play at least another 4 to 6 yrs at the top level… Gattuso coming to 30 is way too old already, can last another year or maybe 2 at the top. Moreover, the EPL is faster compare to Italy. He can run 1 week, 2 weeks 3 months doesn’t mean he can be as effective for 9 months.

omgukilledkenny SG

i think we’v been linked to Florent Malouda also?

used SG

i dunno much about him and hardly seen him play at club level. but he is one fantastic player in my fm