Monday, 3 March 2014

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Carvalho: I could join United

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 01:41 PM PST

William Carvalho has become the latest player to admit that he could be a Manchester United player next season, although is keen to wait until the end of the season before making a decision.

"It's nice being praised and to know there are some big clubs interested in me,” he said. "It could be Manchester United or Real Madrid. It's just nice to have a great European club after me, but at the moment I'm just totally focused on Sporting and doing my best until the end of the season. At the end of the campaign, we will see what happens."

The defensive midfielder made his way up through the ranks at his current club, Sporting Lisbon, but this is his first season to be a regular in the first team.

The 21-year-old was first called up to the national side last November and is now almost certainly guaranteed his spot on the plane to Rio in the summer.

United have reportedly watched him live eight times already this season.

Kroos: United the club of my dreams

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 11:29 AM PST

The rumours linking Toni Kroos have gathering pace over the past few weeks, with the player’s contract talks with club Bayern Munich hitting a stumbling block.

As it stands, Kroos is some way down the pecking order with his salary at the German champions. Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben are reportedly the top earners on £165k-a-week, followed by Bastian Schweinsteiger on £135k, Philipp Lahm on £120k, then Mario Götze on £115k. Kroos is on £65k, which is still below the likes Manuel Neuer, Dante, Jérôme Boateng, Thomas Müller and Claudio Pizarro.

In January he was asked about his future and he claimed he was “unable to rule anything out”, with Bayern apparently very rigid with their wage structure.

This weekend, his brother and agent, Felix Kroos, has claimed that United is his dream club and that his brother has a choice to make.

“We have already talked about it,” he said. “Manchester has been the team of my dreams since I was a child. However, I don't give him any advice. He will take a good decision for himself. There are worse situations than having to decide something like that.”

Not for the first time, Bayern honorary president Franz Beckenbauer has stressed that the club will not be held to ransom by Kroos.

“You have to make a decision as a club when someone’s demands are going through the roof. There is not a single player who’s worth changing your entire wage structure for. Nobody’s indispensable. If the player wants to stay at Bayern, I can only advise him not to overplay his hand.”

Whilst you imagine that Kroos would have to be fairly mental to leave the German and European champions for the 7th best side in England, there’s no denying that we would be willing to pay him considerably better than his current club. He must see the £300k-a-week we’ve just agreed to pay Rooney and be tempted. But you have to imagine that if Bayern are prepared to let him leave, better clubs than United will also be keen to pay him well.

Mata: United one of the biggest clubs in the world

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 10:52 AM PST

Juan Mata has insisted that, whilst this season might be a write off, United will be back competing for the title next season.

“I think Man Utd is always going to be fighting for every title,” Mata said. “This season in the Premier League we were not winning that well earlier in the season, but I think next year and the years coming this team is going to fight for every title. It is what it has to do and what it has always being doing. When you are outside of the club you see Man United as one of the biggest clubs in the world. And being inside you have time to realise it is true.”

Mata has only been at the club for a few weeks but adjusted to the move straight away.

“It’s been very good,” he added. “From the first day I’ve felt really happy. Playing for this club is a big challenge for any player and for me as well. I feel I am at the perfect age to improve as a player and a person, so I think it will be a really good move for me.”
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