Fergie Steps Up Striker Hunt

• sand king

  29 May 07, 19:33

  Fergie Steps Up Striker Hunt
  
  Manchester United are reportedly chasing Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
  
  After sealing the deal to bring Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves to Old Trafford - a move that could be completed on Tuesday - United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has turned his attentions to bolstering his frontline.
  
  The Manchester Evening News reports that Ferguson is keen on Spurs frontman Dimitar Berbatov, but the Bulgarian now looks set to stay at White Hart Lane.
  
  The United boss will now concentrate his efforts on long-term target Huntelaar, who has scored a hugely impressive 60 goals in 74 appearances at the Amsterdam ArenA.
  
  Ferguson will be particularly impressed with the striker's efforts in Europe, bagging nine goals in nine Champions League and UEFA Cup games.
  
  However, the MEN claims that Ferguson has a back-up option to the Ajax frontman.
  
  Huntelaar's replacement at former club Heerenveen, Brazilian Alfonso Alves, has been attracting a lot of attention for his performances in the Eredivisie last season.
  
  He topped the Dutch scoring charts with 34 goals in 31 games, which included a remarkable five hat-tricks.
  
  The 26-year old ended the season by netting four times on the final day against Feyenoord, and would probably be a slightly cheaper option than Huntelaar.
• lpx88

  29 May 07, 19:43

  I highly doubt these 2 strikers will come
• omgukilledkenny

  29 May 07, 19:51

  hmm nv heard of Alfonso Alves, but huntelaar is quite good.
• WiNtEr'SkiLL

  29 May 07, 19:56

  wow thats someone new...
• iceFatboy

  30 May 07, 15:48

  saw in ESPN, how they calculate the golden boot.
  
  all goals in certain countries such as spain, germany, england, italy are 1.5 points, goals in other countries such as holland, etc 1points..
  
  cause I think they were comparing Totti and RVN for this season golden boot.
  
  I believe that speaks volume of how lowly the league in holland is perceived.
  
  
• iceFatboy

  30 May 07, 15:49

  so either Alfonso Alves, or huntelaar, I think they come into EPL with some need for justifications.. and I do believe not all can do a RVN.
• a-Lost-9uY

  30 May 07, 16:03

  Originally posted by iceFatboy:

  so either Alfonso Alves, or huntelaar, I think they come into EPL with some need for justifications.. and I do believe not all can do a RVN.

  nvm la..mayB they can do a Taibi
• stellazio

  30 May 07, 16:05

  Originally posted by iceFatboy:

  saw in ESPN, how they calculate the golden boot.
  
  all goals in certain countries such as spain, germany, england, italy are 1.5 points, goals in other countries such as holland, etc 1points..
  
  cause I think they were comparing Totti and RVN for this season golden boot.
  
  I believe that speaks volume of how lowly the league in holland is perceived.
  
  

  but thats where RVN came from.
• CKeer

  30 May 07, 18:44

  Huntelaar is not a bad choice. His strike rate is phenomenon at the Dutch League however, adaptibility is the question.
  
  Kezman was a highly rated striker at PSV with him almost always topping the scoring chart. However, a move to Chelsea proved to be a really bad one as the "Kezman and Robben" link-up play was not as effective as when they were at PSV.
  
  So i suggest Fergie to stop getting a striker for we have Rooney, Smith, Saha, Rossi and solskjaer vying for 2 spots. Unless one leaves, otherwise i think Fergie should concentrate on getting Giggs' successor.
  
  Cheers.
  CK