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Reuters - Fernando Torres will join Manchester United for £22m.
Atletico madrid have given up trying to keep Spain's hottest prospect; nicknamed 'El Nino'. The deal will cost Manchester United £22 million. Torres is also wanted by defending English champions Chelsea.

Atletico had already splashed £15m on another hot prospect; this time it is Sergio Aguero hailing from Argentina. With huge mounting debts; they would need the money; also to bring in a few players.

Manchester United may well then try their luck and move for Aldo Duscher again as a defensive midfielder. Former transfer target Mahamadou Diarra had already moved to Real Madrid from Lyon for £25m and Gattuso was flinging in and out of the crease between United and AC Milan.

Manchster United are confident they can land their top target Owen Hargreaves for £20m. They see him as an ideal replacement for Roy Keane. Currently nursing an injury, Bayern would be hard-pressed to let him go.

United will also reinstate their interest in a late-bloomer in the form of Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme for £10 million.

Another fleet-footed wing-wonder slated to join United for £5m would be Sporting Lisbon's Nani. Fergie probably thought Nani would complement Ronaldo on the opposite flank.

Fergie may once again also set his eye on both Argentine misfits currently languishing in West Ham - Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez. The duo are rumoured to move to a big club during the January transfer window.

Sir Alex Ferguson is currently in the hunt for Stewart Downing or Joe Cole, as he sees either of them the ideal heir to Welsh wizard Ryan Giggs. Boro may be tempted to sell Downing; but would see United shell out at least £10m for their prized prospect who came through the ranks. Chelsea would reject any United approach for Joe Cole, but only if they had Rooney in exchange. Chelsea boss Mourinho had once stated that the only missing jigsaw they had missed out on was Rooney.

With a £10m profit from John Obi Mikel's deal-compensation, Carrick bought for £14m and Tomas Kusczak in for a £2m loan deal Ferguson may be tempted to breach the £50million mark on his summer transfer spending.

Fergie should go for Tomas Sivok from Sparta Prague and Vincent Kompany from Anderlect. Tomas Sivok is tall and well-built, tackles well, has great determination and positioning, creates goals, has composure and pases well. He's the best replacement for Keane. Fergie could use Kompany as a right-back, since Vidic and Ferdinand had already form a solid parntership in central defence. We need more depth, and Torres should be brought in. This would see Smith leaving on loan to other clubs on a short-term basis.

Wah..sounds interesting.

Torres is the best man...I hope he go to Man United......

so many of them are so unrealistic.

Originally posted by Takumi2eLimit:

so many of them are so unrealistic.

I beg to differ. So many are the usual news circulating around. Read more sports news. And yes; obviously some are rumours; have you seen Hargreaves in a Man U shirt already? I hope you're not like GhimPheng whoose football knowledge is extremely limited.

nani torres n hargreaves...
where the hell manU get the $ from now that we r in debts?at most i will see hargreaves coming in..but its quite impossible to see all 3 coming though they r willing..united dun have such $

Vincent Kompany is playing for Hamburger SV (HSV) not Anderlecht.

Originally posted by trendz:

I beg to differ. So many are the usual news circulating around. Read more sports news. And yes; obviously some are rumours; have you seen Hargreaves in a Man U shirt already? I hope you're not like GhimPheng whoose football knowledge is extremely limited.

hurhurhur! i did read it that's why i said it's unrealistic. Do manu need Riquelme when they already signed carrick? which both of them are known for their passing abilities. The part about gattuso is a foregone conclusion after he plegded his future to Milan. Dusher and Torres are more likely though. What another piece of ridiculous news, Cole for Rooney? lol. need i say more? Mourinho did said before Rooney is te final piece of his jigsaw i admit, but would that happen when ManU need Rooney much more than Cole.

Originally posted by Guile:

Vincent Kompany is playing for Hamburger SV (HSV) not Anderlecht.

oh. okay. i forgot he had already moved.

Originally posted by Takumi2eLimit:

hurhurhur! i did read it that's why i said it's unrealistic. Do manu need Riquelme when they already signed carrick? which both of them are known for their passing abilities. The part about gattuso is a foregone conclusion after he plegded his future to Milan. Dusher and Torres are more likely though. What another piece of ridiculous news, Cole for Rooney? lol. need i say more? Mourinho did said before Rooney is te final piece of his jigsaw i admit, but would that happen when ManU need Rooney much more than Cole.

they're not called rumours for nothing, bozo. and obviously the media has a mix of sustainable news and trash news.

i think the torres move is more likely. Athletic Madrid is not doing too well in La Liga, not in CL - moreover, SAF needs a striker after departure of RVN.

Also maybe a midfielder to partner Carrick & Scholes or replace Scholes when he leaves. I would have thot Carrick is to replace Keane?? Defenders wise i think nobody exciting yet. Or maybe a left winger to complement Giggs, I thot Park is a good cover but since he is injured and Kireran Richardson has not really convince ppl that he is ready.

But I hope SAF stays away from S. Americans, they don't seem to fit well with Man U, look at Veron, Klberson, Folan....all history now.

Originally posted by red_amoeba:

i think the torres move is more likely. Athletic Madrid is not doing too well in La Liga, not in CL - moreover, SAF needs a striker after departure of RVN.

Also maybe a midfielder to partner Carrick & Scholes or replace Scholes when he leaves. I would have thot Carrick is to replace Keane?? Defenders wise i think nobody exciting yet. Or maybe a left winger to complement Giggs, I thot Park is a good cover but since he is injured and Kireran Richardson has not really convince ppl that he is ready.

But I hope SAF stays away from S. Americans, they don't seem to fit well with Man U, look at Veron, Klberson, Folan....all history now.

you mean riquelme, mascherano, tevez?

and when some genius said that riquelme was never a possibility after carrick's arrival; i may have a hunch that fergie's trying to mould carrick into a defensive mf. i suppose carrick's in between scholes and keane type of player.

def - Who knows? fergie may be keeping an eye on Leighton Baines. lol. and the most likely departure would be heinze.

As much as we love him, heinze's been out with injury for quite some time; and may take a while before he can regain his match fitness, first-team place, and match his last season's superb form. Evra is gettin' better; though i think the only attribute in which he beats heinze is his pace.

Originally posted by trendz:

you mean riquelme, mascherano, tevez?

and when some genius said that riquelme was never a possibility after carrick's arrival; i may have a hunch that fergie's trying to mould carrick into a defensive mf. i suppose carrick's in between scholes and keane type of player.

def - Who knows? fergie may be keeping an eye on Leighton Baines. lol. and the most likely departure would be heinze.

As much as we love him, heinze's been out with injury for quite some time; and may take a while before he can regain his match fitness, first-team place, and match his last season's superb form. Evra is gettin' better; though i think the only attribute in which he beats heinze is his pace.

i think more likely silverstre will go rather than Heinze. Silverstre's place is being taken by Evra & Heinz and he is not convincing playing centre-back cos he lack the stature. O Shea & Wes Brown will fare better as centre back.

Adu begins 2-week trial with Manchester United

MANCHESTER, England -- American teenager Freddy Adu began a two-week trial with English Premier League club Manchester United on Monday.

The 17-year-old Adu took part in training with players from the club's youth academy. Man United's senior squad left Monday for Glasgow, Scotland, for its Champions League match against Celtic on Tuesday.

Because Adu doesn't have a British work permit, he is not able to play in a competitive match.

Under FIFA transfer rules, Adu, who plays for MLS club D.C. United, is not allowed to transfer to a club outside the United States until he turns 18 on June 2, 2007.

Chelsea has also expressed interest in possibly signing Adu at some point.

Originally posted by zocoss:
[b]Adu begins 2-week trial with Manchester United

MANCHESTER, England -- American teenager Freddy Adu began a two-week trial with English Premier League club Manchester United on Monday.

The 17-year-old Adu took part in training with players from the club's youth academy. Man United's senior squad left Monday for Glasgow, Scotland, for its Champions League match against Celtic on Tuesday.

Because Adu doesn't have a British work permit, he is not able to play in a competitive match.

Under FIFA transfer rules, Adu, who plays for MLS club D.C. United, is not allowed to transfer to a club outside the United States until he turns 18 on June 2, 2007.

Chelsea has also expressed interest in possibly signing Adu at some point.

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I hope man u signs Adu. Oh! Man U did sign Adu; in my FM07 for 4.5m; playing in my under19s. will replace scholes in a couple of years time.
haha.