Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic have formed one of the most formidable defensive partnerships in recent history and to have them both leave at the same time will obviously have an impact on Manchester United. However, they will be boosted by the news that Mats Hummels of Borussia Dortmund has supposedly said that he’d like to play for the Old Trafford outfit.
Arsenal fans beware, this article contains some information that you might not want to hear. The Mirror are suggesting that Arsene Wenger may be ready to negotiate a deal with Manchester United for Tom Cleverley, who, to put it politely, is not the most inspiring choice of midfielders – especially when the club supposedly turned down the chance to sign Cesc Fabregas before his switch to Chelsea.
Last season David Moyes looked to make the most of the wide players at Manchester United, demanding a huge amount of crosses from his men per game. With Adnan Januzaj and Antonio Valencia, and later Juan Mata, Moyes had pace, power and an abundance of technical ability on the flanks. However, he also had a lot of deadwood.
With Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal becoming the new Manchester United manager next season, here are three players in his Holland side competing at the World Cup that I think he should be looking to take to Old Trafford.
We have some news for Manchester United fans now, via the Telegraph. Arsenal centre-half Thomas Vermaelen has apparently agreed a deal to join the Old Trafford side this summer, though a fee must now be agreed between the clubs.
After watching England lost to Italy in their World Cup opener on Saturday evening, almost everyone had an opinion on where Roy Hodgson’s men went wrong. Wayne Rooney was one of the worst performers, and Jose Mourinho has chipped in with his thoughts on why the Manchester United forward is struggling for the national side.
Manchester United could probably do without the World Cup right now. Their squad needs a major reconstruction but their manager is on duty with Netherlands and many of those linked with a move to the club are also at the competition. It leaves them with less time to get deals in place, but one player being linked to Old Trafford is a player already working with Louis van Gaal.
Former Arsenal midfielder Alex Song has apparently been told by Barcelona that he is not in their plans for next season and to find a new club. Although it was kind of expected, it will have Manchester United on high alert as they have previously been linked with a move. For me, he is not the player Louis van Gaal needs right now.