United land Nani and Anderson
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United land Nani and Anderson
Manchester United have agreed deals to sign Sporting Lisbon's Nani and Porto starlet Anderson.
The midfield duo are regarded as two of the best young talents in Europe and they have been chased by several of Europe's top clubs.
However, United have stolen a march on their rivals by luring the pair to Old Trafford.
United chief executive David Gill and assistant manager Carlos Queiroz flew to Lisbon on Wednesday to hold talks with Sporting regarding Portuguese international Nani and they have quickly agreed a move for the exciting winger.
Nani is highly-rated in Portugal and has been likened to current United star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Tottenham have been credited with an interest in Nani, but United have won the race for his signature.
Brazilian ace Anderson has been widely dubbed 'the new Ronaldinho'.
Anderson has enjoyed a successful season with Porto, helping them win the Portuguese championship.
The 19-year-old has attracted the interest of a host of clubs including Chelsea and Barcelona, but United have agreed an undisclosed fee with Porto for the exciting midfielder.
Both players have agreed personal terms with United and they are due to have a medicals at the club in the near future.
A United statement read: ""Manchester United is delighted to announce it has agreed terms in principle with FC Porto and Sporting Lisbon for the purchase of the registrations of Anderson and Nani.
"Personal terms have been agreed and a formal announcement will take place once the necessary administrative procedures, including medicals, have been completed."
Should the duo tie up the minor details of the moves they will become United's first signings of the summer. -
The end is near.
I'll bet on Man U being the champs again next season, though I dun think the odds will be good.
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walao man u always so quick at securing deals look at pool... what voronin, leto, lucas... compared with owen, nani, anderson... we are pu55y in buying good players and spending big money
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Don't worry lah, Pool still have France Footballer of the year Malouda, Simao, Tevez and David Silver to come what... just wait a while lor... Sure will have a few coming in...Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:walao man u always so quick at securing deals look at pool... what voronin, leto, lucas... compared with owen, nani, anderson... we are pu55y in buying good players and spending big money -
good prospects. manu are now swift on signings. i think they regret how they let robben slip past on to the hands of chelsea. learn from mistakes
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this are rumours. god knows they will become realityOriginally posted by zocoss:Don't worry lah, Pool still have France Footballer of the year Malouda, Simao, Tevez and David Silver to come what... just wait a while lor... Sure will have a few coming in...
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chelsea odds of winning the epl title is lower than man utdOriginally posted by CoolMyth:The end is near.
I'll bet on Man U being the champs again next season, though I dun think the odds will be good.
Chelsea is still the favourite easy to see why because we are better than man utd and other clubs in england
man utd odds is around 2.75 best odds offer by foreign market
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That's why Man U must thank Chelsea for pushing them so hard all the way to the title. I have never seen any season where Man U garnered so many points as League champions.Originally posted by ghimpheng:chelsea odds of winning the epl title is lower than man utd
Chelsea is still the favourite easy to see why because we are better than man utd[/color] -
Good signings ...but who is gonna play as first 11 next season ?
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nani back to sporting i guess..i not sure about anderson...owenh is coming too...drop carrick? drop scholes?? let SAF decide...haha
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Chelsea raised the bar the moment Mourinho stepped in, which in a way might make for a better EPL to watch overall. But this makes it harder overall to maintain a balance between achieving success in europe and success domestically. The need to sacrifice one or the other might become greater as the demands are greater as well.Originally posted by Rock^Star:That's why Man U must thank Chelsea for pushing them so hard all the way to the title. I have never seen any season where Man U garnered so many points as League champions. -
Man u are always fast on signining these high profie players..i bet on them taking the league title again.Liverpool will come close this time round.
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Man Utd seal deal for Hargreaves
Manchester United have confirmed that England midfielder Owen Hargreaves will join them from Bayern Munich on 1 July. United have not yet disclosed the fee for the 26-year-old but it is believed to be in the region of £17m.
Hargreaves has agreed personal terms and passed a medical so now he only has to officially put pen to paper on what is expected to be a five-year deal. "Owen will formally sign his contract when he returns from a holiday at the end of June," read a United statement.
Hargreaves, who is taking a family break in his native Canada, has been a long-time target for United. The Premiership champions failed with bids to sign him last summer and in January. He enjoyed an illustrious 10 seasons at Bayern, winning six league titles and the 2001 Champions League.
The announcement of Hargreaves' arrival at Old Trafford comes less than 24 hours after it was revealed that United had agreed "in principle" to sign Brazilian midfielder Anderson, 19, from FC Porto and Portuguese winger Nani, 20, from Sporting Lisbon.
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I think you must have read Ferrira's comments that Chelsea is the better or best team in EPL cause MUFC did not beat them in any of their counters, and chelsea even got the FA Cup.Originally posted by ghimpheng:chelsea odds of winning the epl title is lower than man utd
Chelsea is still the favourite easy to see why because we are better than man utd and other clubs in england
man utd odds is around 2.75 best odds offer by foreign market
chelsea best odds is 2.63
Well, if I mentioned "sore losers", you be mad..
Over the years, I get the idea from Jose and his team, that being better or best means coming in 2nd or being beaten...
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as a manu hater, my great fear is not not anderson or hargreaves but nani.
he's like cronaldo's clone. ronaldo on left, nani on the right, die leow. premiership defenders haven't learn how to stop one cronaldo, let alone 2.
provided no injuries, man u can seal title by jan '08.
(but i won't be there to watch if starhub raise fees. will just stick to nba, thank you very much) -
After seeing Nani's videos on youtube i dont find him quite like ronaldo leh..or maybe its just me...And i think Nani and Anderson will need at least a season or 2 to completely gel in tooOriginally posted by boredtulan:as a manu hater, my great fear is not not anderson or hargreaves but nani.
he's like cronaldo's clone. ronaldo on left, nani on the right, die leow. premiership defenders haven't learn how to stop one cronaldo, let alone 2.
provided no injuries, man u can seal title by jan '08.
(but i won't be there to watch if starhub raise fees. will just stick to nba, thank you very much) -
I'd prefer Quaresma ove Nani. Really. Quaresma is more like a carbon-copy Ronaldo. As for Anderson, hmm, never seen him play before but the comments they gave on him are pretty much positives.Originally posted by lpx88:After seeing Nani's videos on youtube i dont find him quite like ronaldo leh..or maybe its just me...And i think Nani and Anderson will need at least a season or 2 to completely gel in too
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nani replacement for giggs and anderson replacement for scholes?
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But if im not wrong Quaresma is like a ronaldo of 2 seasons ago instead? Showboating tricks and nth much?Originally posted by CKeer:I'd prefer Quaresma ove Nani. Really. Quaresma is more like a carbon-copy Ronaldo. As for Anderson, hmm, never seen him play before but the comments they gave on him are pretty much positives.
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thats why barca send him back home?Originally posted by lpx88:But if im not wrong Quaresma is like a ronaldo of 2 seasons ago instead? Showboating tricks and nth much? -
Originally posted by lpx88:But if im not wrong Quaresma is like a ronaldo of 2 seasons ago instead? Showboating tricks and nth much?
But he did very well with Porto. And he, like Ronaldo, has his own weird technique in shooting the ball.Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:thats why barca send him back home?
He was used as a bait for Deco's signing.
Cheers.
CK