Keano ready for Rossi raid
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MANCHESTER UNITED superkid Giuseppe Rossi is set for a shock loan switch from Newcastle to Sunderland.
Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson is unhappy at the 21-year-old striker’s lack of first-team chances at Toon. So Fergie is recalling the Italy Under-21 star from St James’ Park — and then letting him join Newcastle’s North-East rivals, who are managed by his old skipper Roy Keane.
Rossi has started only five games — three Premiership and two Carling Cup ties — since joining Glenn Roeder’s Magpies last August. His only goal was in the 3-0 League Cup win over Portsmouth in October.
Keane has already been in touch with his old boss with the promise of games for Rossi. And Keane will also try to persuade Fergie to let him borrow centre-back Jonny Evans, who is already a Northern Ireland cap at 19. Reds right-back Phil Bardsley, 21, whose loan at Rangers was cut short after a bust-up, is already set for a loan move to Sunderland. Ferguson is ready to allow the Rossi move to go through because his squad has been buoyed by the arrival of striker Henrik Larsson on loan from Swedish club Helsingborg.
Larsson, 35, will be available in the New Year and has already impressed in training. He retired from top-flight football at the end of last season when he left Barcelona to see out his career at his home-town club.
But Ferguson has taken the one-time Celtic and Sweden star on loan until the end of March and cannot wait to have Larsson available as he aims to utilise his squad after a busy holiday programme. He chopped and changed against Wigan on Boxing Day but needed to bring on one of his stars in Cristiano Ronaldo to grab a 3-1 win.
United tomorrow face Reading, the side who gave Ferguson a title boost by drawing 2-2 at Chelsea on Boxing Day. They will not be underestimating former Red Steve CoppellÂ’s men.
Ferguson said: “We have to be wary. I wasn’t surprised by the way they performed, although I was delighted. It just reinforced what we will have to do this weekend.” -
let him go.Sounds like a gd deal .And no doubt keane will keep the promise of playing him regularly.But then again .. are we short of strikers?
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not really, Dong is returning on January.. would be interesting to see two East Asian Dudes playing on the same fieldOriginally posted by lpx88:let him go.Sounds like a gd deal .And no doubt keane will keep the promise of playing him regularly.But then again .. are we short of strikers?
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does keane even need him?
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keane is doing man utd a favour?
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The more I look at it ah.. Machiam Sunderland the Man U feeder club sia.. Keane is definitely doing Man U a huge big time favour sia..