United Transfer Target Fredy Guarin Wants Emergency Talks

Marcelo Ferreya, agent to Fredy Guarin has requested for an emergency meeting with Inter Milan’s President Erick Thoir so as to resolve the lingering crisis surrounding the player’s future. 

Manchester United are reported to have sent their representatives to discuss with his agent on a potential move to Old Trafford. The player was initially insisting on remaining in the Serie A.

The 27 year old Columbian was already headed for Juventus in a deal swap striker Marco Vukinic but the deal did not go through. This sort of left the midfielder in the limbo.

Recently Guarin has been linked with a move to England with Chelsea and United reported to be interested in the player. Given the crisis surrounding the player, his agent has thus requested for an emergency meeting with club President Erick Thoir so that they can resolve the crisis.

Marcelo Ferreya, Guarin’s agent, told Skysport that

“I ask President Thoir to think for one minute of the player and his family. We will talk to Thoir about this situation, which has never happened at any club in the world. For a week no Inter director has spoken with me or Fredy, so now we want a private meeting”.

With the drama surrounding Guarin seemingly unabated, the player is in dire need of a move away from San Siro. And Chelsea and Manchester United are both gearing up to make a move for the midfielder.

 I strongly feel United should go for him. With his growing discontent at the club, his agents’ frustrations by Inter officials, United should move in and make a kill before the money bags Chelsea would come to spoil our fun as always.

David Moyes Gunning For Fredy Guarin After Injury To Michael Carrick

With Manchester United’s midfielder Michael Carrick sidelined by injury for about a month, United’s coach David Moyes is considering making an emergency bid for Inter Milan’s midfielder Fredy Guarin.  

Carrick’s injury comes as a big blow to the defending champions who have already crashed out of all domestic cup competitions and are out of the race for the League trophy as well.

Micheal Carrick sustained ankle ligament damage during their loss to Sunderland in the Capital One Cup match. This would force Moyes to make a move for a midfielder before the close of the transfer window.

According to The Telegraph, Carrick would be away for at least two weeks. Mourane Fellaini would be making his return to first team action after a wrist injury any time soon. He may not be fit enough to play against Cardiff next week however.

Manchester United have been heavily linked to several big names including Sporting Lisbon’s Williams Carvalho, Borussian Dortmund’s Illkay Gundogan, Paul Pogba and Arturo Vidaal of Juventus, and Marek Hamsik of Napoli. Sadly, all these names would not be available mid-season.

The Times reports that Fredy Guarin may be a more achievable target. With Chelsea also in hot pursuit for the same player, United would have to outbid their west London rivals. There are concerns that Inter Milan may also ask for Chicharito in return.

Juan Mata would be undergoing a medical today at Manchester before he would sign a four and half year deal with the club. The Spaniard would be at Old Trafford in Time to face Cardiff on Tuesday.

Would Fredy Guarin make a good buy for United as the transfer window is drawing to a close? Let’s wait and see.

Manchester United In Talks With Chelsea Over Juan Mata

Manchester United are reported to be in talks with Chelsea over the possibility of their midfielder Juan Mata crossing over to Old Trafford. 

There have been reports in the media about the future of the Spaniard with United rumoured to be interested in the player. With the Red Devils struggling at the middle of the table, they are looking to sign a player that would help change the fortunes of the club and Mata is definitely one of such players.

Skysport claim that both clubs are currently negotiating a £37 million deal for the Spanish international. Reports have it that this deal is likely to go through and that all the parties involved are committed to its actualization.

The only cog in the wheel of this deal is Chelsea’s interest in Wayne Rooney. Chelsea had been desperate to sign Wayne Rooney this summer. They have had their bids for the player turned down on more than one occasion by United. Yet they are not giving up on him. But when news broke that Mata missed training with Chelsea, Manchester United fans were thrilled.

Chelsea are willing to let go of Mata for two major reason: first the player wants to leave the club ahead of the world cup as he is not getting first team action on a regular basis. Chelsea are also considering the transfer fee they would make from the sale of the player which help to balance their books. Another reason is that Jose Mourinho does not see United as a potent threat to his title ambition.

Former United’s striker Andy Cole has said that Juan Mata could easily fit into Manchester United’s set-up. He believes the Spaniard can easily adapt to tactical changes and sees his joining United as a huge plus for the club.

The question therefore is: Is Juan Mata the messiah that United urgently needs to get them out of the doldrums they’ve found themselves? Let’s wait and see.

David Moyes Confirms He Won't Engage In Panick Buying, Claims United Still In Title Race

David Moyes, coach of Manchester United is not in a hurry to buy new players even as he had said that the title race is not yet over. 

Last night defeat was the fourth in United’s last five matches and things are progressively getting worse for the club and the coach. The Red Devils are now seventh on the league table with Newcastle United following closely behind. Should Everton win West Brom Albion this night, they would just be seven points shy of a top four spot.

Aside not getting the 3 points in matches, United also have injury worries. With Wayne Rooney and Robin Van Persie out due to injuries, the squad has really been stretched thin. United’s defence has been porous and their midfield has been overpowered on several occasions this season. Despite all of these, David Moyes has insisted he won’t be in a rush to buy players in the January transfer window.

When asked if the poor string of result would make him change their transfer market policy, the coach replied;

“Not because of results.

“The club know exactly what we want to do and the direction we want to go and the type of players we want to bring to the club and a lot aren’t available in this window. If we could get any of them we would do, we are trying but more than likely most people know it is difficult.

“I think the club have always said it is long-term, we know there is a job to be done and we have an idea of players we would like to bring in and we would like them now, but more than likely won’t be.

“It is a long way away [for the title race], we will never say it is gone and we will do our best to get back in and the only thing we can do is try and win our next game and we will try and do that”

Why David Moyes would choose not to buy good quality players when he can in the face of the poor run of result is way beyond me. However, if the reports linking us to Chelsea’s Juan Mata are true, then it could mean Moyes is perfectly keeping his cards close to his chest.

Robin Van Persie Headed For Serie A?

Two Serie A giants AC Milan and Juventus are reported to be interested in Manchester United’s striker Robin Van Persie. Another Italian club Inter Milan are also reported to be keeping close watch on Arsenal’s transfer target and Real Madrid talented player Alvaro Morata. 

The Dutch international is said to be unhappy with his stay at Old Trafford and has hinted at the possibility of leaving Manchester United at the end of this season. According to the report, the chances of the former Arsenal’s captain remaining at United beyond this season should they fail to qualify for the UEFA Champions League is very low.

There are also rumours that Arsenal too may be interested in re-signing their former captain. The possibility of the United striker going back to his former club is however very low if you ask me.  

AC Milan face a stiff competition from fellow Italian side Juventus in the race to sign the player. Before he was sold to Manchester United, Arsene Wenger had wanted to sell Robin Van Persie to Juventus. According to Wenger, Juventus blew their opportunity of signing the star striker. They now however have another chance of re-capturing him. 

According to the Arsenal coach, “Juventus can’t think about selling their players for €70 million and then buying new ones for a tenth of that amount. That would be too easy – it’s not possible in today’s football”.

When in January Chelsea sold Juan Mata to their arch rivals Manchester United, Arsene Wenger still reiterated that he had always wanted to sell van Persie to Juventus. "He was 29 and had played here for a long time.  It was not a club I had wanted to sell Van Persie to . I wanted to sell him to Juventus. But he had decided to go to Manchester United and at the end of the day, you need the agreement of the three parties”.

“In our defence, we were in a more explicable situation [than Mata] because van Persie had only one year to go”.

After his club failed to sign the Dutch man, Giusepe Moratta, the chief executive of Juventus said he regretted not signing theplayer.

“I have regrets about Van Persie, but it would have been a bad choice for the club if we had paid €30 million for  player who would have seen his contract expire next year”. Now he has a chance to land the player.

Van Persie’s current season at United has been fraught with several injuries. Despite that, he has scored 13 goals in 19 appearances for his club which to me shows his high quality.

Personally, I think we should keep Van Persie but I may be tempted to sell if someone is ready to pay as much as €20 Million. For a player who is in his 30s and with an injury record such as Van Persie's, it will be mad not to sell for €20 million. Especially as there are many younger and fitter players out there who can get us the goals and will be around for quite some time. 

Ferguson’s Presence Not A Hindrance – David Moyes

Manchester United again slumped to their third consecutive defeat in the first leg of the League Cup semi final match against lowly placed Sunderland – another negative record for Moyes. Sunderland last beat United about 13 years ago. 

Undoubtedly this has put the coach under intense pressure. United’s fans are increasingly becoming restless as the performance of their team appears to be getting worse by the day. With a lot of their key players down due to injury and their poor showing so far, a lot of people are beginning to query Moyes’ suitability for the job.

With Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton both watching from the stands as United lost to Sunderland, people are beginning to ask if Ferguson’s presence is not more of a hindrance than a help to Moyes.

The Scot was however quick to rubbish such assertions saying their presence was actually helpful. He said

 “Not at all.

“Alex is a great sounding-board for me. He is there to help, so is Sir Bobby. He is terrific. Bryan Robson is at the training ground regularly, I speak to him regularly.

“I find the three of them terrific.”

The coach is happy with the way the players have responded to him as well as the support he has received from the club. He is confident they would be able to go through in the second leg of the competition.

 “I have always been happy with how they players have been responding. I thought they were good tonight, apart from the opening 15 minutes.

“It’s always going to be a tough game. It’s only the first part of the game, so we have got a bit more to do in the second leg.

I for one I personally feel the task of managing Manchester United is way bigger than what David Moyes can handle. Although Sir Alex had little experience at the topmost level before he joined Manchester United but he was still a of not one but many laurels unfortunately Moyes in his 18 years career, has never won a title and that fact is beginning to show in his management of the Manchester United team.

Personally, I believe he is not a manager at the level of a club like Manchester United. He could do well with a mid-table team but definitely not with a club that should be fighting for the title.

David Moyes Gets A £100 Million Shopping Warchest

Manchester United’s coach David Moyes has been given £100 million to shop for players as they seek to turn around the club’s dwindling performance. 

According to several media houses including Espn, Daily Mirror and Sky reports that the club’s management have made top four finish the target for Moyes and they’re willing to spend big in the transfer market to achieve it. 

Quality left-back and central midfielders are top of Moyes shopping list and senior officials of the club are willing to support Moyes financially for him to get them. The officials are believed to have given Moyes their full support and do not intend to appoint a director of football to oversee transfer activity. They have said they would not be caught up in a shopping frenzy in this transfer window, stressing that quality players are not available.

 “We would like to bring people in but are those players available?” Moyes asked after his United’s FA Cup defeat to Swansea on Sunday. “There is urgency but there’s no point in me hyping it up because the players we would like to bring in are probably not available in January.”

Several players have been linked to the English champions but these players would not be available till the summer transfer window. Some of the names include Ander Herrera of Athletic Club,  Fredy Guarin of Inter Milan and , Koke of Atletico Madrid.

The future of senior players like Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra are still hanging in the balance. Both players would be out of contract with the club this summer. Captain Nemanja Vidic and Fabio too are free to hold talks with other clubs. The club would also initiate talks with agents of Wayne Rooney at the right time.

Now with so much money at his disposal, one only hopes that David Moyes’ signings will justify their wages.