So you're saying we'll either play him on the wing or as a 2nd striker.
Moutinho
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I meant to say, thanks for the info!
Glad to hear he's versatile.
Would you say he's better on the left than the right of a midfield 3?
He's right footed, if the internet is to be believed, and we have a left footed midfielder in Anderson whose style seems a good match, perhaps he'd play on the right with Anderson on the left with Carrick behind?
Glad to hear he's versatile.
Would you say he's better on the left than the right of a midfield 3?
He's right footed, if the internet is to be believed, and we have a left footed midfielder in Anderson whose style seems a good match, perhaps he'd play on the right with Anderson on the left with Carrick behind?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/João_Moutinho
Look at the caption beneath his photo.
And look at his current club.
Some bored United fans (caf members).
Look at the caption beneath his photo.
And look at his current club.
Some bored United fans (caf members).
Horseshit.
It does not appear Porto midfielder Joao Moutinho will become the latest addition to Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United squad.
With Luka Modric looking likely to complete a move from Tottenham to Real Madrid, United have been heavily linked with Moutinho, a central figure in Portugal's run to the Euro 2012 semi-finals.
It has even been said the Old Trafford outfit have offered £20million for the 25-year-old.
However, despite claiming last week that he was still hopeful of adding to his squad prior ahead of the new Premier League season, it is understood Moutinho is not on Ferguson's wanted list.
The United boss has already signed one attacking midfielder this summer in the form of Japan international Shinji Kagawa, with another, Nick Powell, signed from Crewe with an eye to the future.
Even the exit of Park Ji-sung to QPR is not viewed as making space for Moutinho and, with doubts remaining over the career of Darren Fletcher, it would appear a more defensive-type player is required if Ferguson feels his midfield still requires strengthening.
However, as Ferguson has also said in the past that any deals that are not completed in the early weeks of the summer tend to drag on until the latter stages, it could well be there are no further additions when United head to South Africa on July 23 for the first leg of their lengthy pre-season tour.
In addition to matches in Durban and Cape Town, United will also visit China, before returning to Europe and matches in Norway, Sweden and Germany before they open their quest to reclaim the Premier League title from Manchester City with a visit to Everton on August 20.
He's all yours Spurs.
With Luka Modric looking likely to complete a move from Tottenham to Real Madrid, United have been heavily linked with Moutinho, a central figure in Portugal's run to the Euro 2012 semi-finals.
It has even been said the Old Trafford outfit have offered £20million for the 25-year-old.
However, despite claiming last week that he was still hopeful of adding to his squad prior ahead of the new Premier League season, it is understood Moutinho is not on Ferguson's wanted list.
The United boss has already signed one attacking midfielder this summer in the form of Japan international Shinji Kagawa, with another, Nick Powell, signed from Crewe with an eye to the future.
Even the exit of Park Ji-sung to QPR is not viewed as making space for Moutinho and, with doubts remaining over the career of Darren Fletcher, it would appear a more defensive-type player is required if Ferguson feels his midfield still requires strengthening.
However, as Ferguson has also said in the past that any deals that are not completed in the early weeks of the summer tend to drag on until the latter stages, it could well be there are no further additions when United head to South Africa on July 23 for the first leg of their lengthy pre-season tour.
In addition to matches in Durban and Cape Town, United will also visit China, before returning to Europe and matches in Norway, Sweden and Germany before they open their quest to reclaim the Premier League title from Manchester City with a visit to Everton on August 20.
He's all yours Spurs.
Where's that come from?
Moutinho is a deeplying playmaker not an ACM so he won't occupy the same position as either powell, Kagawa or park he plays more in the mould of modern day Scholes and would be a fantastic replacment for him now as he can't play more than 30 or so games per season.
For me if we are interested then that spells the end of Anderson's time at united as the SAF must finally have accepted defeat in the project to turn him into Scholes replacement.
For me if we are interested then that spells the end of Anderson's time at united as the SAF must finally have accepted defeat in the project to turn him into Scholes replacement.
yahoo espn i think.
Looks like a typical piece a lazy journalism to me.
Don't be enticed by his amazing hair Nev.
teamtalk, caughtoffside, football365, tribalfootball. All nonsense
The source of the news is Press Association.
Teamtalk is no where as bad as the other three mentioned.
I think the recent tradition of Portuguese players at United may weigh well in our favour.
Teamtalk is the sister site of F365.
Teamtalk are very measured on what they release and any speculation usually preceded with the words Paper talk.
The best part about making up a rumor about a player going to United is that you get to write another article a week later about 'discovering' it's not true!
That would suit me if Modric is sold, especially if we put the price difference towards signing a quality striker.
If you do get him there wont be much change from the Modric deal.
So what sum would you expect the two players to be sold for?
I'd say Modric will go for about £30m and Moutinho for roughly 25.
Sid Lowe (who is usually decent on Spanish transfers) says he doesn't see Real paying huge money for Modric. I'd expect £30mil tops for the Croatian and somewhere around £25mil for Moutinho. Although we'll probably never know with undisclosed transfer fees becoming the norm.
Agreed. The prices you hear in the media for the likes of Modric and Bale are vastly inflated, much as Hulk's price is. They're just negotiating tactics by the various clubs to get the best possible deal.
Time for Gill to get to the airport
Yes, he is.
"the quarterback"
We don't have fecking quarterbacks in football, ffs.
We don't have fecking quarterbacks in football, ffs.
I wonder who will we be link to i he does sing for Spurs. is there anyone left? I mean who is fit for purpose do job in our midfield.
Our current midfield? A blind man with no legs would probably improve it.
Of course moutinho would improve us, I still maintain we should have signed him years ago when we had ties with Lisbon! The muppet in me would love him in our midfield but all we can do is wait and see what verge does
that username hurts my eyes
Wonder if our message to Spurs might be: 'Sell us Modric, and we'll leave-off trying to sign Moutinho'?
It wont be.
I'd think it's more likely we are being used as a negotiating tactic by Porto/his agent - it wouldn't surprise me if we were never interested, so if Spurs are in for him then I expect he'll end-up there.
AVB as confirmed that he would like to bring him to Spurs.
He said that a long time ago, didn't he?
He wouldn't have said that unless the deal was very close to completion. Unless it's a last minute change of heart Moutinho is a done deal for Spurs.