United linked with £8m Anelka
Manchester United are reportedly set to bid £8million for Bolton
striker Nicolas Anelka as they bid to strengthen their forward
line.Owen Hargreaves has completed his move to Old Trafford from
Bayern Munich for a fee of around £17million, while deals have been
agreed for Anderson from Porto and Sporting Lisbon's Nani and now
newspaper reports claim Sir Alex Ferguson will take his summer
spending to almost £60million with a swoop for Anelka.
The Frenchman moved to the Reebok Stadium a year ago from
Fenerbahce and enjoyed a productive season, scoring 13 goals
despite a slow start.
United have been linked with a host of top strikers including
Fernando Torres, Dimitar Berbatov and Samuel Eto'o but the Daily
Mirror claims the £50million spent already this summer means
Ferguson has had to set his sights lower.
Anelka has already played for four other Premiership clubs, moving
from Paris St Germain to Arsenal in 1996 before playing for
Liverpool and Manchester City.
