New Talent @ United Update : Martin Puskas?

[sir_otz]

Bikin lagi nih.... koleksi sebelumnya di pondok yang lama hehehe

Man Utd trials for big Ngoo from Southend
tribalfootball

Manchester United have handed trials to Southend United centre-forward Michael Ngoo.

Ngoo helped United win the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland last week and is chasing a deal with the club's academy.

The 16 year-old stands at 6ft 4 and has been likened to new Tottenham centre-forward Peter Crouch.

Luke Hobbs, Southend's academy boss, told his club's website of Ngoo: "Michael has improved so much during the last 12 months. He is effective in the air and a good finisher. Michael is a coach's dream.

"When Dean Austin watched this team play against QPR before Christmas his opinion was that Michael was very similar to Peter Crouch when Crouch was a scholar at Tottenham and Austin was a pro there. Michael is a player with so much potential. "

Link lain :

http://www.southendunited-mad.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?cid=EDB1&id=455527

[sir_otz]

Man Utd pull plug on deal for Corinthians youngster Dodo
06.08.09 | tribalfootball.com

Manchester United have pulled the plug on a deal for Corinthians defender Dodo.

The Times says United have decided not to sanction a £5.5 million deal to sign Dodô, the Corinthians defender, in the immediate future but will continue to monitor the 17-year-old Brazilian after he spent two weeks on trial recently.

The youngster was expected to move to United in February.

http://www.tribalfootball.com/man-utd-pull-plug-deal-corinthians-youngster-dodo-261706

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Dari tribal sih... rumournya batal nih ngrekut dodo

[sir_otz]

Le Havre lash out as United ‘poach’ Pogba
Posted by nickogs20 on August 2, 2009



In a statement on their official website, French Ligue 2 side Le Havre have confirmed that their promising young midfielder Paul Pogba has joined Manchester United, much to their chagrin.


Pogba is rated as one of the most promising young players in France and has captained Les Bleus at U16 level. Of Guinean descent, the physically imposing defensive midfielder – born in March 1993 – follows the likes of Lassana Diarra, Pascal Chimbonda and Charles N’Zogbia through Le Havre’s famed youth development program, and has been tracked by a number of top European clubs for some time. Le Havre believed they had an agreement in place with the 16 year-old and his parents that would see him remain with the north coast club until at least the end of the forthcoming 2009/10 season.

Much to their annoyance that now appears to not be the case, with United appearing to have beaten Arsenal in the race to secure Pogba’s signature, and Les Ciel et Marine have reacted angrily to what they describe as the theft of their young prodigy. The following statement was posted on their official site on Friday:

“Le Havre wishes to express its indignation regarding the dealings of Manchester United’s directors in relation to Paul Pogba.

Paul Pogba, his parents and Le Havre were bound to a contract called a ‘non-solicitation agreement’ from autumn 2006. At the end of that contract, the three parties agreed to sign a trainee contract when the player matched certain age and scholarship criteria, taking him through to the end of the 2009/10 season. The player and his parents have refused to keep to the arrangement because Manchester United have offered very high sums of money to the parents of the (player) with the aim of obtaining the transfer of their son.

This this great European club with its prestigious history has not hesitated to put the player and his parents “in breach of this contract” in order to sign the player at a lower cost. This foolish act is even more unacceptable when it comes from a club of such a scale. At a time when many voices have started to be heard coming out of the EU, governments, FIFA and UEFA against ‘minor slave trade’, Manchester United have not hesitated to uproot a 16-year-old kid!

Le Havre recalls that this is the same club who, a few weeks ago, deigned to give lessons in morality with regard to the sums being paid by certain clubs in the transfer market, and yet are found today to be plundering Le Havre, and French football, of one of its best young players.

Le Havre intends to call on the authorities to denounce such behaviour and to impose heavy sanctions. We intend to put every effort towards ensuring that such incidents are frowned upon by all, and to defend the training of young people, in order to protect the values of our sport.”

For their part, United claim to have done nothing wrong in their acquisition of the player. A Reds spokesman told the BBC: “It is complete nonsense. Everything has been done within Uefa guidelines”. Nonetheless, the club are sure to be on the receiving end of further criticism for ‘poaching’ young European talent, having previously come under fire for the signings of Giuseppe Rossi, Gerard Piqué, Federico Macheda and Davide Petrucci.

As ever in cases like these, which have become increasingly common in recent years, there are mixed feelings as a fan of the recruiting club, a moral dilemma if you will. While there is obvious excitement at the arrival of such a highly-touted young player, and acknowledgement of the circumstances that lead United and other English clubs to seek to acquire players in this manner, there is also understanding of the obvious frustration and anger felt by the club who lose one of their brightest prospects.

UEFA president Michel Platini has been pushing for the introduction of a rule preventing the international transfer of players under the age of 18, and member associations, clubs, leagues and players agreed in principle at a meeting in March this year, but until such a rule is officially passed (which is likely to hinge on the outcome of Ireland’s referendum later this year on the Treaty of Lisbon and it’s clause recognising the specificity of sport) clubs are well within their rights to obtain players in the manner United have acquired Pogba.

English clubs do seem to be at the centre of the overwhelming majority of cases like this, or at the very least it seems that way. A major factor in that is the financial clout of clubs in this country and the money they are prepared to pay to young players (and their families) in comparison to their continental peers, but also worth considering is the frankly ridiculous ‘90 minute’ ruling in England that prevents clubs recruiting players from further afield than ninety minutes travelling time. When you consider that the ninety minute radius for United includes a large swathe of the Irish Sea and North Wales, and that the remainder is shared with other clubs from the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands, you can see why clubs have tended to look further afield in recent years.

This is obviously of no consolation to the likes of Le Havre, but it goes some way to explaining the so-called ‘pillaging’ of talented youngsters from certain European countries by English clubs, and I guess to easing our collective conscience as fans of English teams. If UEFA are successful in implementing their desired restriction on the international transfer of Under-18 players however, English clubs will go from what currently seems to be a position of strength to being at a significant disadvantage compared to their European rivals – Barcelona and Real Madrid for example are free to scout Spain in its entirety.

http://manunitedyouth.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/le-havre-lash-out-as-united-poach-pogba/

[sir_otz]

Reds 'poach' another young Azzurri star
Manchester United, 11:36, August 13, 2009

Fiorentina are set to complain to Fifa and Uefa after teenage defender Michele Fornasier opted to move to Manchester United.

The Serie A club are threatening to take their complaints to the world governing body after the 15-year-old was snapped up by Sir Alex Ferguson - exploiting the same loophole in Italian law that enabled the club to capture Federico Macheda.

Fornasier, who turns 16 next week, was with the United youth squad at the Northern Ireland Milk Cup tournament earlier this month and is highly-rated in Italy, where he has represented the national Under-16 team.

United also captured Empoli's Alberto Massacci, another defender, last month - further opening Ferguson's Academy to accusations of 'poaching' after previous raids on Lazio for Macheda, Parma for Giuseppe Rossi and Roma for Davide Petrucci.

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http://www.clubcall.com/manchester-united/reds-poach-another-young-azzurri-star-931888.html

[sir_otz]

Originally Posted by sir_otz

Reds 'poach' another young Azzurri star
Manchester United, 11:36, August 13, 2009

Fiorentina are set to complain to Fifa and Uefa after teenage defender Michele Fornasier opted to move to Manchester United.

The Serie A club are threatening to take their complaints to the world governing body after the 15-year-old was snapped up by Sir Alex Ferguson - exploiting the same loophole in Italian law that enabled the club to capture Federico Macheda.

Fornasier, who turns 16 next week, was with the United youth squad at the Northern Ireland Milk Cup tournament earlier this month and is highly-rated in Italy, where he has represented the national Under-16 team.

United risk Uefa ruling with latest Italian raid
Fiorentina outraged at champions’ attempt to sign national Under-16 defender
By Ian Herbert
Friday, 14 August 2009

Manchester United are facing an official complaint to Uefa from the Serie A club Fiorentina after their latest move to sign young Italian talent, the national Under-16 captain Michele Fornasier.

Fornasier is 16 next week and already established at United, having played for them during the Milk Cup tournament in Northern Ireland this month. United have subsequently offered the defender a contract, much to the displeasure of Fiorentina, who, under Italian rules, are unable to sign players until their 16th birthday. It was the same loophole which enabled United to sign Federico Macheda from Lazio two years ago, incurring the wrath of the Italian side when he burst into the United first team last season

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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/united-risk-uefa-ruling-with-latest-italian-raid-1771713.html

[sir_otz]

United close in on Eden Hazard
Manchester United are tracking Lille wonderkid Eden Hazard
By Givemefootball .com August 25, 2009

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has sent scouts to watch Belgian wonderkind Eden Hazard.

The Lille star won the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Season last term, and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been a long time admirer of the 18-year-old.

Hazard has already been capped by his country, and Belgian sources believe that United sent a scout to watch the player in a Europa League clash with Racing Genk last Thursday.

Inter Milan and Juventus were both linked with the player earlier in the month, according to the Italian media at least, and now Sir Alex Ferguson has signaled his intent towards the player.

Hazard has also hinted at interest in a possible move to the Premier League, and although he has a contract with his French club until 2012, he would not be impartial to a move.

Talking to L'equipe at the end of last season, Hazzard said: "We will see in the future, but for now I am a Lille player.

"I do not have a favourite club. Recently, I said that I liked Arsenal or Real Madrid, but I have the power to play in a club like Manchester or Barcelona, that would be fantastic."

http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/united-close-in-on-eden-hazard
http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/25782/Fergie_monitoring_long_term_Arsenal_target.aspx

[Oom Panda]

long term buruannya Arsenal nih.. love to see him at OT...

[Supernan]

Mantap Neh Hazard, the new Zidane. Wah semoga kejadian neh bner lumayan buat Investasi masa depan hehehehe

[fredrian.seven]

Moga cepet deal sebelom direbut yang laen, terutama sama wenger...

Dari wikipedia, tinggi badan Eden Hazard cuman 170 cm (nyaris sama dengan Tosic(171 cm)). Moga ntar nggak senasib sama Tosic ...

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United in double Italian deal talks
Manchester United, 16:44, August 26, 2009

United are in advanced talks to sign Italian teenagers Alberto Masacci and Manuel Pucciarelli from Empoli.

Masacci, 16, is a midfielder who has been tracked by United scouts for a while and arrives, like Federico Macheda and Giuseppe Rossi before him, via a loophole which prevents Italian youngsters signing for clubs in their homeland before their 16th birthday.

Striker Pucciarelli, 18, would be a surprise capture because he had already signed professional terms with the Serie B club.

United are also ready to announce the signing of 16-year-old defender Michele Fornasier from Fiorentina to further bolster the Italian flavour in the Old Trafford youth set-up.

http://www.clubcall.com/manchester-united/united-double-italian-deal-talks-938142.html