Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted United have "hit a brick wall" in the attempt to bring in new players during the transfer window, but the manager has confirmed that he does not want Gabriel Heinze to leave.
Speculation mounted this week that Heinze could move on in the summer, but Sir Alex forcefully denied the rumours on Friday.
Asked if he would like to keep Heinze at United, he responded unambiguously: “Absolutely, of course.
“I can never determine between truth and fact in newspapers," he added. "One paper said his contract finishes in June. That’s wrong, it ends in 2009. When I read that I immediately went diving for my file. I was sure that wasn’t right. We don’t allow these things to happen.”
It doesn’t appear hopeful that United will make any signings during the transfer window. Hopes of bringing Owen Hargreaves to Old Trafford might have to be put on hold until the summer, while it has been claimed Southampton have rejected an £8million package for talented teenager Gareth Bale.
“We’re hitting a brick wall [with bringing players in],” added Sir Alex, without acknowledging specific transfer targets. “I make the point every year, not a lot happens in January. It’s usually very quiet. I've spoken to a few other managers who are finding it difficult.”
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bale has potential...Originally posted by CKeer:I'd actually quite like to see Bale coming to United.
Cos like i've mentioned earlier, Heinze is too old to be a backup defender for Evra and he's too good to be on the bench.
Cheers.
C.K