United rule out Grav raid
Manchester United chief executive David Gill says The Red Devils are not interested in signing Real Madrid´s Thomas Gravesen, and that the North West giants will open the chequebook to sign two star names next summer.
United had been strongly linked with a move for the Danish international, as boss Sir Alex Ferguson is keen to reinforce his midfield options with the likes of Darren Fletcher and John O´Shea failing to impress.
However, Gill has now stated that United are not pursuing a deal for the former Everton ace, despite the player himself previously indicating that the English club had tabled a bid for his services.
"We are not interested in Gravesen," said Gill. "We have [Nemanja] Vidic and [Patrice] Evra now but, as Alex says, it is clear we need to strengthen in midfield.
"We´ve not spent all of this year´s transfer budget.
"Maybe people did not think we had money after the takeover.
"We will see what happens this summer, but there´s cash to spend."
Gill also stated that American owners the Glazer family will continue to back Ferguson in the transfer market, indicating that star names will arrive at Old Trafford in the summer to follow the January arrival of both Monaco star Evra and strong stopper Vidic.
"You don´t spend the type of money we have on two new players when you are not supporting your manager," said Gill.
"Everyone associated with the club understands that success on the pitch drives everything.
"The Glazer family are very interested and supportive of what we are doing.
"They have said all along there would be money for players and have demonstrated that with these signings.
"We will also be making one or two very big signings in he summer.
"The players we want are playing in the Champions League, so we will have to wait."
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