Man Utd gain work permit for Dong

• zocoss

  16 Dec 06, 11:14

  
  
  Manchester United have secured a work permit for Dong Fangzhou, ending a three-year wait to bring the China international striker to England. The 21-year-old, who signed from Dalian Shide for £3.5m in January 2004, will head to England next month.
  
  Since signing for United Dong has been on loan at Belgian feeder club Royal Antwerp, during which time he has won seven caps for the China national side.
  
  "The boy has a big chance" United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told MUTV.
  
  Dong has made a few appearances for United on a couple of pre-season tours
  
  The striker will be one of seven loan players to return to Old Trafford in January.
  
  Lee Martin and Phil Bardsley will come back from Rangers, along with Chris Eagles (NEC Nijmegen) and Giuseppe Rossi (Newcastle), plus Jonny Evans and Danny Simpson, who have been playing with Dong at Antwerp.
  
  And on Saturday Ferguson will welcome new arrival Henrik Larsson ahead of a week's training before the Swedish striker begins his 10-week loan spell at Old Trafford next month.
  
  
• bryanseb

  16 Dec 06, 12:31

  finally another asian granted for permit.
• dinky1409

  16 Dec 06, 12:37

  Eh seriously I thought there were reports tat says this guy sucks for nuts? So is he good or not sia?
• used

  16 Dec 06, 12:48

  Royal Antwerp is the closest he can get to manu. not good enough for epl. he makes g.rossi looks like maradona
• sand king

  16 Dec 06, 20:42

  WDF? Sounds so sick... dong is the American slang for the guys' private part!
• zocoss

  16 Dec 06, 23:22

  After spending three years on loan at Belgian feeder club Royal Antwerp, during which time he has won seven caps for his national side, Dong has now been cleared to link up with United on a permanent basis.
  
  Dong will be one of seven loan players due to return to Old Trafford as Sir Alex Ferguson attempts to bolster his squad ahead of a prolonged title push, with the United boss due to welcome new arrival Henrik Larsson into the camp on Saturday ahead of a week's training before the Swedish star begins his 10-week stint at the club next month.
  
  "Dong has been doing exceptionally well and scoring a lot of goals at Antwerp," Ferguson told MUTV.
  
  "He has great pace and power and the boy has a big chance."
  
  Ferguson also confirmed Lee Martin and Phil Bardsley will return from Rangers, along with Chris Eagles (NEC Nijmegen) and Giuseppe Rossi (Newcastle), plus Jonny Evans and Danny Simpson, who have been appearing alongside Dong at Antwerp.
  
  
• Dead_Man_Inc

  17 Dec 06, 02:57

  Is he good?
• monoslayer

  17 Dec 06, 03:01

  Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:

  Is he good?

  good for selling more manure shirts to the PRCs.
• dinky1409

  17 Dec 06, 03:17

  Originally posted by monoslayer:

  good for selling more manure shirts to the PRCs.

  alamak call us manure isit? *pour some manure over mono*
• monoslayer

  17 Dec 06, 03:28

  Originally posted by dinky1409:

  alamak call us manure isit? *pour some manure over mono*