#Gundogan a perfect fit for Moyes #Manchester_United overhaul. The Red Devils are thinking along the right lines with the Borussia Dortmund man as they look to finally solve their midfield problem. Even if United dangle a €302,000-a-week contract in front of Kroos, it is the kind of move that will end in disappointment, just like last summer’s failed pursuit of Cesc Fabregas. Kroos, who is out of contract in 2015, will probably sign a new deal in the coming months and put that dream to bed. But it is a different story for Gundogan, who also has less than 18 months remaining on his contract and has made just one Bundesliga appearance this season due - and that was way back in August - to a back injury. A fully fit Gundogan would represent the perfect signing for United, a far more important coup than the deal agreed last week to extend Wayne Rooney’s contract until 2019. The 23-year-old is a world-class player, the kind of man who can dominate a game in central midfield and the perfect type of player to fill a gaping hole in the United squad. With Gundogan in a team alongside the likes of Rooney and Juan Mata, United can once again dominate games rather than find themselves embarrassingly overrun even against the most mediocre of opposition. United are sixth in the league and have lost eight matches this season, so signing Gundogan would be just the start of an extensive rebuild. Moyes also wants to sign a central defender, left-back, winger and striker in the summer, backed by the best part of €120 million from the Glazers. But Gundogan, who played such a key role in Dortmund winning the Bundesliga in 2012 and reaching the Champions League final last season, would be the most important of the lot. He would, however, represent a huge risk given his lack of action this season and the notoriously unpredictable nature of back problems. Real Madrid are among the clubs that would compete for the Germany international’s signature if he could prove his fitness. United have been burned before by signing a player with a poor injury history, with Sir Alex Ferguson describing Owen Hargreaves as “a disaster” in his autobiography. Yet Gundogan would be a risk worth taking for a side that has spent years trying to replace Roy Keane and Paul Scholes with no luck. There is plenty of repair work to be done at Old Trafford in the summer - but Gundogan could prove the catalyst to put United back in contention.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:44:41 +0000
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