Manchester United Transfer Wrap 5th January 2014. Moyes confirms uncertainty regarding any new additions in January According to the Daily Mirror, Manchester United manager David Moyes confessed that the Red Devils may not bring in any reinforcements in the January transfer and would rather do their transfer business in the summer break, thus creating panic among the club faithful. Though such words are hard to believe, considering United’s current league position, there might be a certain level of truth behind it as most of their identified transfer targets have been negative towards their approach. United target made available at bargain price Real Madrid have permitted Portuguese full back Fabio Coentrao to leave the club, slapping a 12 million pounds price tag on him, reports the Daily Mirror. The Portuguese has failed to hold on to his spot in Los Blancos starting XI and managed only two appearances in the league. Manchester United were set to bring in Coentrao on loan to Old Trafford at the start of the season, but eventually failed due to incomplete paperwork. Manager David Moyes has been in search for Patrice Evra’s successor in the transfer market and may decide to make up for the lost opportunity by signing the 25 year old permanently. Magpies versus the Red Devils for Montpellier midfielder Montpellier President Louis Nicollin has opened the doors for their star midfielder Remy Cabella to leave the club, valuing him at 14 million pounds, reports the Daily Mirror. Both Manchester United and Newcastle United are believed to be vying for the player’s signature. Arsenal starlet to sign for United academy On the brighter side, United have noticed Arsenal’s failure in providing their 15 year old youngster Chris Willock a professional contract and have made up their mind to offer him a deal, reports the Daily Mail. The Red Devils are also set to sign his brother Matty, who has been released by the Gunners. #Nani, the key for Vidal deal? According to reports in SoccerLens, Manchester United winger Nani may act as makeweight in bringing Arturo Vidal to Old Trafford. Juventus have been chasing Nani since last season and even though Vidal is content with his life at Turin, rumours are that the Portuguese winger may prove to be the deal-breaker. Vidal would still not come cheap for Moyes, as Juve may expect 25 million pounds along with Nani to be tabled for him. Galatasaray set to bid for United defender Galatasaray may have competition in the form of Tottenham Hotspur for Manchester United defender Alexander Buttner, but the Turkish club are ready to take the first step forward by preparing a bid for the player, reports the Daily Mirror. Boasting of acceleration and trickery, Buttner was bought by Sir Alex Ferguson as the ideal replacement for Patrice Evra. However, the 24 year old has failed to impress much and it seems that present boss David Moyes would not like to hold him back at the club. Red Devils’ stock plummets. In totally unrelated news with regard to another kind of market, Manchester United’s current run of form in the Premier League has affected the club’s valuation in the New York Stock Exchange, with a fall of more than 12% in their share prices in just under a month, according to The Telegraph. The start of December witnessed United’s value at around 1.75 billion pounds, which plummeted to 1.53 billion pounds at the close of trading this week.
Posted on: Sun, 05 Jan 2014 09:57:17 +0000