Man Utd send Rossi on loan to former club
Parma
Parma have signed Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi on loan
until the end of the season.
The 19-year-old Italian American, who has previously been on the
books of Parma as a youth team player, has been signed to boost the
club's battle against relegation from Serie A.
Parma board member Roberto Cappelli told the Serie A club's
official website: 'It gives us particular pleasure to announce the
news that today we have concluded the arrival on loan until June 30
2007 of Manchester United forward Giuseppe Rossi.'
Sir Alex Ferguson had claimed he would keep Rossi at United to aid
the Red Devils title push after an unsuccessful loan spell with
Newcastle. 'I don't see why we should let anyone go who is going to
be useful to us,' said Ferguson recently.
'The run-in could be full of all sorts of pitfalls. We want to be
prepared for it and we want to be able to handle it all, so it is
good to get Giuseppe back. 'He has great talent, which is why we
let him go to Newcastle. And even though he did not have a lot of
games, he still comes back to us with a bit more experience and a
bit of quality.'
Rossi started just five times for the Magpies, an extreme
disappointment for Ferguson, who only let the forward head to
Tyneside because he believed Glenn Roeder would make more use of
him.
As Rossi heads out of Old Trafford, fellow youngster Dong Fangzhou
has signed a new deal with Manchester United after being cleared to
play for the Barclays Premiership leaders.