Manchester United will move ‘heaven & earth’ for Fabregas

Manchester United transfer news: Cesc Fabregas at top of transfer wish-list, claims Denis Irwin

Denis Irwin claims Manchester United will ‘move heaven and earth’ to bring Cesc Fabregas to the club this summer.
The former Red Devils full-back still works for the Old Trafford outfit in an ambassadorial role, and claims the Spanish international has ‘zoomed up’ the club’s list of transfer targets.

Irwin, who won 56-caps for the Republic of Ireland during his playing career, was one of the first pundits to reveal Manchester United’s interest in Robin Van Persie last summer, according to ESPN.
"Cesc Fabregas has zoomed up Manchester United's transfer target list to the top position and the champions are going to move heaven and earth to get him," he told the Sunday World newspaper.
"The Barcelona star wants out of the Nou Camp and United want him badly, so the deal should be done easily enough. Fabregas is just the sort of all-action midfield player United need if they are to make a run at next season's Champions League.
"Cesc won't be short of offers for I believe this is going to be a transfer season where eye-boggling amounts of money will be spent."
Irwin also predicted that new Manchester United manager David Moyes will be making moves for full-backs Leighton Baines and Luke Shaw, whilst suggesting that Patrice Evra and Luis Nani might be going in the opposite direction.
"Nani will go to Monaco and Patrice Evra may well return to the same club, from whom he joined United. I've also heard a word that the new manager might have Luke Shaw at the top of his list. The teenage Southampton full-back is the latest in a long line of prodigies from that club's excellent youth system," he concluded.
Arsenal are thought to have a first-option on Fabregas after they sold the player to the Nou Camp two summers ago, whilst Moyes has worked with Baines at Everton.
Shaw is a relatively new name on the Manchester United radar, having previously been linked with Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.

Manchester United reject £6m winger bid

Manchester United transfer news: £6m bid for Nani from Galatasaray rejected

Galatasaray have claimed Manchester United turned down a £6m bid from the Turkish giants for Portugal international Nani, according to Goal.com.
Galatasaray chairman Unal Aysal told Turkish newspaper Milliyet that United rejected their approach for the winger, who is out of contract next summer.

And Aysal revealed the Premier League champions are holding out for closer to £8.5m.
Speaking to Milliyet, Aysal said: "We offered €7m (£6m) for him. But they didn't accept. We can't give more than this.
"We are not going to follow Nani anymore. We can't give more than €7m for him. They want €10m (£8.5m). Because of this he is not on our transfer list anymore."
Nani has been strongly linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer, with Ligue 2 champions Monaco reportedly interested.
He endured a disappointing campaign last season, making just seven Premier League starts. And the 26-year-old recently admitted his future could lie away from United.
But it seems the Old Trafford club are holding out for a bigger fee for the player that joined from Sporting Lisbon in 2007.
Galatasaray have been big players in the transfer market over the past six months, bringing in Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder. And the Turkish champions made a run to the Champions League quarter-finals only to fall to Real Madrid.
Nani's place in the United first-team squad could come under fresh threat next season when £15m signing Wilfried Zaha joins the club this summer.

Manchester United close in on 'new Makelele' signing

Manchester United transfer news: Nampalys Mendy set to leave Monaco on a free transfer

 

 

Manchester United look set to complete the free transfer signing of highly-rated Monaco star Nampalys Mendy, reports the London Metro.
The 20-year-old midfielder has shocked club officials after revealing that he has no intention of signing a new contract with the French club, leaving manager Claudio Ranieri frustrated and disappointed by his decision. 

"I do not understand his attitude," said the Italian. "As soon as I saw him play, I said here is our Makelele. I trusted him and I played him.
"I think he will miss out on a great deal. But it's his life, not mine. He has preferred to listen to his brother and agent and not his coach. It's a shame."
The France U21 international is believed to have had his head turned by alleged interest from Manchester United, with new manager David Moyes ready to lure the new Claude Makelele to Old Trafford this summer.
Mendy made 31 appearances last season helping Monaco secure promotion back to Ligue 1, but has decided to turn his back on the club that gave him his first-team breakthrough, requesting to leave Stade Louis II when the transfer window reopens after rejecting the offer of a new contract.
Manchester United are ready to pounce by luring the player to the Premier League, and will have been impressed by his recent performances in the U20 Toulon Tournament, where Mendy helped  France to a third-place finish on Saturday following a 2-1 victory over Portugal.

 

 

Moyes prepares £40m offer for Barcelona playmaker

Manchester United boss David Moyes aiming to beat Arsenal to Barcelona star Cesc Fabregas

Manchester United boss David Moyes is aiming to beat Arsenal to the summer signing of Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas by promising to build his team around the Spaniard, according to The Sun.

The Gunners, who sold Fabregas to the Nou Camp club in 2011, have first refusal on the 26-year-old playmaker, but the report claims Moyes hopes to price Arsenal out of the race with a stunning £40m bid.

Fabregas has struggled to cement his place in the Barcelona first-team since he arrived from the Emirates Stadium. But even following the announcement that Neymar will join this summer, Fabregas still insists he’s happy to fight for his place at the Nou Camp next season.

Regardless, Moyes hopes the carrot of regular first team football at Old Trafford will make the World Cup winning midfielder think twice. Moyes is keen to structure his team around the passing ability of Fabregas, and wants to make him his marquee signing of his first summer in charge.

Central midfield is a cause for concern for the former-Everton manager. With Paul Scholes retiring and Darren Fletcher still sidelined, much of the burden is carried by Michael Carrick and Tom Cleverley.

Fabregas would go a long way to solving that problem, but any deal is complicated by Arsenal’s first refusal agreement with the Spanish giants.

Arsene Wenger has been linked with a move to bring his former captain back to the Premier League, but the Gunners boss cannot match the financial firepower of Manchester United.

The report claims Fabregas is planning talks over his future with Barca boss Tito Vilanova next week.