=>les news de transfert de man utd.....(en anglais desole)
Escude in new bid
United have lined up a fresh bid for Rennes defender Julien Escude. And the fit-again 23-year-old, also a Manchester City target, admitted: “I really hope to leave at the end of the season/ I just hope that my transfer will go through smoothly, and that my bosses won’t adopt the same attitude they showed the last time they talked with United,” he said.
Sports staff, Daily Star Sunday
Adu will do
United hope a 13-year-old striker will snub Italy and join US under-17 pal Jonathon Spector at Old Trafford. Freddy Adu, born in Ghana but granted US citizenship, has only trained with Washington DC United yet American bosses have already received a £500,000 Inter Milan bid.
Sports staff, Daily Star Sunday "
Buying time - Ferguson ready to offload star names in £40m makeover
Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to splash £40million on five summer signings in an attempt to reconstruct faltering Manchester United. The manager´s transfer budget is likely to be swelled by at least one big-name departure, possibly two, depending on whether David Beckham can improve his recent form and show the manager he has not lost the Midas touch. With the threat of Beckham walking out on a free transfer in two years, United could be ready to cash in if the England captain shows no sign of committing long-term to a new contract. United chief executive Peter Kenyon admitted last night that failing to win a trophy for the second successive season would not be acceptable."
Harry Harris, Daily Express
"Start firing or shove off - United face the boot
Several big-name players must find the missing spark - or risk their Manchester United careers going up in smoke. United´s uninspired Worthington Cup Final display was the second time in two weeks that they have failed to fire in a major match. And manager Sir Alex Ferguson´s patience can only be tested so far."
Bill Thornton, Daily Star
"Soccer shots
Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to offload Manchester United flop Bojan Djordjic, 21, to Danish club AGF for £500,000. The striker has made just two first-team appearances in five years."
Sports staff, Daily Star
The French rejection
Fabien Barthez heads the list of high-profile casualties if Sir Alex Ferguson decides on a summer clear-out at Manchester United. The French goalkeeper is homesick and United’s coaching staff are worried by his ongoing hip injury and the fact that he is 31. Ferguson has inquired about Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini, with Sunderland’s Thomas Sorenson also touted as a possible successor to Barthez."
David McDonnell, Daily Mirror
"Fergie plans clear-out to make way for Davies
Tottenham winger Simon Davies will head a list of four Manchester United targets at the end of the season. Deals for David Bellion of Sunderland and Rennes defender Julien Escude are likely to go through, while Sir Alex Ferguson would also compete with Arsenal for Real Madrid full-back Roberto Carlos – if Ryan Giggs moves to Italy. Ferguson sends out young players Darren Fletcher, Kieran Richardson and Daniel Nardiello to face Basle in Wednesday’s dead Champions League rubber – and against Deportivo La Coruna six days later – hoping they can fill the void following his clear-out in the summer. The prospect of another trophyless season has convinced the Scot it is time to dismantle a squad that has let him down too many time – and captain Roy Keane admitted the players know where they stand. ‘If things don’t go according to plan then, come the end of the season, we have to face the music,’ he said. ‘That’s the way it should be and I’m not frightened of it. That is what being a Manchester United player is all about."
Chris Wheeler, Daily Mail
"Fergie in for Kewell"
"Manchester United are lining up a sensational £10m swoop for Leeds star Harry Kewell. Reds boss Sir Alex Ferguson has made the Aussie striker one of his main transfer targets as he looks to rebuild his side in a bid to wrestle back the Premiership crown from Arsenal. Fergie is a huge admirer of Kewell and is confident of capturing him when the transfer window re-opens in the summer. Kewell is Leeds’ top scorer this season with 13 goals after switching to a more central role and is seen as an ideal replacement for Ryan Giggs."
Jeremy Cross, Daily Star
"The REAL Beckham"
"David Beckham has opened his heart to reveal that far from revelling in his image as celebrity fashion icon, family life and Manchester United are the driving forces in his life. The England skipper was recently dismissed as a clothes-horse rather than a thoroughbred international by Juventus. The Italian club’s vice-president launched a bitter attack on the player who brought us sarongs, nail varnish and alice bands."
David McDonnell, Daily Mirror
"I’m staying – Veron pledge on future gives Fergie Euro lift"
"Juan Veron handed Manchester United a boost ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League clash with Basel – by pledging his future to Old Trafford. The £28.1m record signing from Lazio has bounced back from the flak he suffered last year. And he aims to repay boss Alex Ferguson for his faith by steering United to a European Cup final date at their home ground on May 28. Argentine midfielder Veron, 28, admitted: “Six months ago things were not going for me as I had hoped they would. But nowadays I am very happy and I think I will see out my contract at United until summer 2006."
Ross Gregory, The Sun
Cudicini a target?
Date: Friday, 7th March 2003 - 12:42 GMT
Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini could be lined-up as the successor to Fabien Barthez at Manchester United.
Sir Alex Ferguson is already understood to have enquired about the young Italian´s availability and may be poised to make a move when the transfer window re-opens at the end of the season.
Chelsea´s financial plight has been well documented, and it had been widely expected that strikers Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink or Eidur Gudjonssen would be sold to balance the books.
Moves failed to materialse for either striker, and should Chelsea fail to qualify for Champions League football again this season, Cudicini´s market value, which has soared in the past two seasons after a series of match-winning displays, could see him as the man most likely to be sacrificed by the Stamford Bridge club.
With doubts emerging over the future of 31-year-old fabien barthez at united this week, Sir Alex Ferguson is monitoring the situation of one of the brightest young goalkeepers in world football closely, though Tomas Sorensen of Sunderland has been mentioned as another possible target.
But a move to Old Trafford would suit Cudicini, particularly is it offers him the stage of Champions league action as he struggles to force his way into the Italian national squad - though Arsenal will also be keeping a close watch as they trawl the market for a successor to David Seaman.
=>United ready to battle for Cisse?
Date: Tuesday, 11th March 2003 - 12:00 GMT
"Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to go head to head with Gerard Houllier in the race to sign Auxerre striker Djibril Cisse.
The Manchester United boss is believed to be ready to move in on the pacy frontman - a long-term target of Liverpool boss Houllier - and he may not be the only Frenchman heading for Old Trafford in the summer.
Ferguson has made no secret of his interest in Rennes full-back Julien Escude, with United almost landing the 22-year-old in August before the French club blocked the deal claiming it was too late to find a replacement.
The £5m-rated defender now looks likely to move to Old Trafford in the summer, but the battle for Cisse could be tougher, with both Milan giants and Barcelona also thought to be in the running.
Ferguson added to growing speculation by watching both players in action at the weekend, taking in two games during his short stay in France. Ferguson´s flying visit has also led to him being linked with Auxerre defender Philippe Mexes, and 23-year-old Finnish midfielder Teemu Tainio.
However, the United supremo insists that the sole purpose of his trip was to discuss the impending feeder-club agreement with Nantes.
´The main purpose of the visit was not to look at players," said Ferguson. ´We were trying to finalise our agreement with Nantes. I decided to watch a couple of games while I was over.´ The tabloids, naturally, aren´t buying that as the sole reason for Sir Alex´s French visit. "
=>man utd suit donc Escude, Bellion, Adriano, Cudicini, Adu, Tainio, Mexes, Kewell....
