The Red Devils’ boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that he
failed to land an unspecified player in January, but hoped to sign
his man in the summer.
Now The Mirror reports that the Villa player was one United were
unable to sign during the winter transfer window, and it is now
believed that Ferguson will return with an offer for the England
international once the curtain comes down on the current
season.
Young scored his country’s second in Wednesday’s international
friendly against Denmark, resulting in a 2-1 victory for the Three
Lions, and Villa boss Gerard Houllier has also admitted that clubs
are “sniffing around” for his prized asset.
SOURCE: Goal.com
Sir Alex Ferguson has been tracking Aston Villa winger Ashley
Young for what seems like an eternity and it
seems that the Manchester United boss will try
his hardest to land the England international this summer as the
Old Trafford boss looks to bring in relatively youthful additions
to his slightly creaky squad.
The 25 year old former Watford man has resisted calls to sign a
new Villa Park contract and has stated that he will only enter
talks in the summer, by which time the talented wide man will have
just one year left on his current deal, something Gerard Houllier
will not be happy about.
Aston Villa have begun to develop a reputation as a team who’s
stars have a tendency to jump ship for ‘bigger’ club as evidenced
by the departures of Gareth Barry and James Milner in recent years
and the Midlands club will surely be concerned by Young’s stance on
signing a new deal.
Manchester United are
reportedly considering something of a clear out with the likes of
Wes Brown, Michael Owen, Anderson, Michael Carrick, Darron Gibson
and Tomasz Kuszczak all either coming to their end of their current
contracts or reportedly set to be offloaded.