TRDS understands
that Manchester United's new Chief Executive Ed Woodward is making his way back
to Manchester in order to complete some urgent transfer business. What could
this mean for the future of Manchester United?
In
this blogpost, we present three possibilities which could have
encouraged David Gill’s replacement to make an emergency halt to the 2013-14 Manchester
United pre-season tour.
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1. Marouane Fellaini
We
rate the likelihood of Fellaini’s transfer negotiations to be the highest. The
Belgian recently suggested that if given a choice between Arsenal and
Manchester United, he would undoubtedly like to join the Red Devils where he
would be re-united with his ex-boss David Moyes. We recently blogged about why Marouane’s case will be
a good fit at Old Trafford (Fellaini’s
post). Fellaini has a £23.5M release clause in his contract at Everton and
Manchester United should easily be able to splash the cash.
The
fact Fellaini already owns a house in Manchester further convinces us that he
will be playing for Manchester United next season.
2. Cesc Fabregas
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Manchester
United recently submitted a bid of around £26M for the ex Gunner Cesc Fabregas which
was soon rejected by Barcelona. It is not surprising that Fabregas feels
frustrated at his club, Barcelona, due to the fierce competition he faces to
feature in the starting XI. Joining Manchester United will be a right step for
his career progression with the World Cup 2014 just around the corner. If Cesc
can perform well at United next season, he will certainly feature for Spain in
the World Cup. This might be a huge incentive for Fabregas, but then Arsenal
seems interested in buying back Cesc Fabregas.
We
believe Cesc will join Arsenal and the odds of his transfer to United are low.
3. Wayne Rooney
We
rate the transfer possibility of the wantaway England striker, Wayne Rooney, to
be the lowest. Manchester United today officially rejected Chelsea’s £20m
transfer bid for Wayne (source).
Wayne is also reluctant to move abroad. Hence, TRDS predicts that Rooney will
stay at United for another year. He will simply not be allowed by the club to
leave.
All
in all, TRDS believes that Ed Woodward’s eratic return to Manchester United
signals the signing of a player and we predict that it is of Marouane Fellaini,
the ominous Beligian midfielder.
Stay
tuned for the updates!