Sunday, 13 July 2014

Robben rejects Van Gaals United proposal

Robben rejects Van Gaals United proposal

Robben rejects Van Gaals United proposal

Posted: 12 Jul 2014 07:57 PM PDT

The Netherlands 3-0 win over Brazil in the FIFA World Cups third-place play-off on Saturday was Van Gaals last game in charge before he takes over at United and, afterwards, Dutch attacker Robben turned down an offer from the 62-year-old to join him at Old Trafford. However, Robbens strike partner Robin van Persie, who is already on Uniteds books, hinted Van Gaal would be taking at least one Dutchman from Brazil to the Premier League. Admittedly, sometimes I know more than you guys, Van Persie told Dutch TV station NOS when asked if other Dutch national team members would be playing at United next season. After being dubbed Netherlands best player in their penalty shoot-out defeat to Argentina in the semi-finals by Van Gaal, central defender Ron Vlaar could be an option to move from Aston Villa to United. Stefan de Vrij of Feyenoord may also be targeted by Van Gaal as United look to replace long-standing central defensive pairing Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand. Robben was arguably Netherlands leading player of the tournament and was clearly one of Van Gaals favourites but the 30-year-old looks unlikely to leave Bavaria. After the match he did ask me to come to Manchester, Robben said. Im very happy with where I am now. I told [Van Gaal] that. Van Gaal is the best coach Ive had, weve got a very special relationship but I will not make a transfer. Im at the right place at Bayern so that has nothing to do with Van Gaal or United. Van Gaal has already signed Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera since taking over as Uniteds manager.

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Bebe welcomes talk about Benfica transfer

Posted: 12 Jul 2014 02:18 AM PDT

The 23-year-old moved to Manchester United in an eyebrow-raising £7.5 million move from Vitoria de Guimaraes in 2010. Then manager Alex Ferguson admitted he had never seen the forward play, and went on to deploy Bebe just seven times in his debut campaign. Bebe endured unsuccessful loan stints with Besiktas and Rio Ave, but turned in a number of fine performances for Pacos Ferreira last term, scoring 14 goals in all competitions as Pacos just maintained their Primeira Ligastatus. After a string of eye-catching performances and spectacular goals, some calls were fielded for Bebe to be included in Portugal's FIFA World Cup squad, though he was overlooked by Paulo Bento. However, with reports in the British media claiming he could be used as a makeweight in a deal for Benfica's Nico Gaitain, Bebe is hopeful a deal can be secured. He told Antena 1: "I think it would be a good opportunity for me. "For now I will wait for my agent to resolve it. He will certainly know better than I do whether it's true or not. "Of course it would be a great opportunity for me. Maybe I could play more and they could rely on me more. I think it would be a unique opportunity."

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