Ligue 1 - United favourites to bag Obertan

Eurosport - Mon, 06 Jul 18:47:00 2009

Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud believes there is a "great possibility" Manchester United will sign Gabriel Obertan.

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The young winger is regarded as one of France's brightest prospects and Chelsea have been monitoring him since 2007. United, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Arsenal have all been linked with Obertan too and Triaud believes the Premier League champions will win the battle for the 20-year-old's signature.

"It's actually a great possibility," he told L'Equipe. "United want him and we would be delighted to see Gabriel develop in such a club. We will make it official when the moment comes."

Obertan, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Lorient, is a regular in the France Under-21 side and scored against England U21 in March.

He was awarded the Most Valuable Player award at last month's Toulon International Youth Tournament.

PA Sport

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  1. I find it funny that utd fans are coming out saying how­ good this guy and even costa are when lets be honest­ you hadnt heard of them till they got linked, you­ havent seen them play and you basically looked them up­ on youtube to get a highlight video, which every player­ in the world has!

    Im not saying he aint good but Ive­ never seen him or even heard of him before, just like­ almost all of you

    From yip, on Tue 7 Jul 3:47PM

  2. The kid is good not a new Ronaldo but he does remind me­ of a young Henry, he has a smooth change of pace that­ is not easy to spot and it helps him pass defenders­ like Henry did, I think he could develope into a top­ class player so he will fit into the Manchester squad­ for this year 1/3 quality players, 1/3 ready to retire­ and 1/3 that could make it given time

    From Eric, on Tue 7 Jul 8:07AM

  3. I hope not, poor ball control, weak shot, a bit like­ Darren Fletcher trying to do Ronaldo tricks. Not enough­ talent to fill a Youtube video.

    From fraserdigby, on Tue 7 Jul 1:38AM

  4. foster sucks come on he was @#$% at watford

    From Adam, on Mon 6 Jul 10:10PM

  5. let's just hope that eto'o will sign with man­ utd...
    that will be a good boost for the­ team...
    signing owen, valencia and maybe eto'o will­ hopefully fill ronaldo's gap!!!

    From Nicole, on Mon 6 Jul 9:32PM

  6. no 3 ben foster is wprld class so shut up

    From Donal S, on Mon 6 Jul 8:40PM

  7. Benitez is that fringe muppet Beeker in that case.­ "Meep meep meep MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!

    From Close The Door Behind You Rafa., on Mon 6 Jul 7:22PM

  8. #8 - scouse mark YNWA - yes SAF is the king of muppets,­ Benitass being the muppet! SAF is king over your fat­ spick waiter!

    From pegez, on Mon 6 Jul 7:01PM

  9. That's ridiculous - United don't need Lahm­ whatsoever! United have one of the greatest attacking­ left backs in the world in Evra and have more than­ enough options for right back as well. Obertan is far­ from 6ft 6"! He's around the 6ft mark.­ He's a quality prospect and I dare say it, as good­ as Ronny was when he arrived at United. He can play­ either wing, is very quick, has plenty of tricks up his­ sleeve and, with him and Valencia arriving, would­ afford United to be able to go back to a 4-4-2, with­ Rooney playing in the hole where he belongs. A talented­ playmaker in the center who can score would also be­ what United need. Even though Anderson is a fans­ favourite, he cannot shoot to save his life, even if he­ does have everything else. Bring in Douglas Costa, he­ looks fantastic... and he can take a sweet freekick­ too!

    From Eoghan C, on Mon 6 Jul 5:24PM

  10. good choice of player!! ronaldo is irreplacable but­ tactics can change things in football.. saf will know­ best what united really is!! glory2 man united!!

    From Ben, on Mon 6 Jul 2:50PM
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    A LOAD OF SHABITE

    From scouse mark YNWA, on Mon 6 Jul 2:21PM
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    FERGIE IS THE KING.......... YIP KERMIT... KING OF THE­ MUPPETS

    From scouse mark YNWA, on Mon 6 Jul 2:20PM

  13. Replacement for C. Ronaldo? Not yet, Angelos. Maybe one­ day. However, Fergie is ..well a Sir for a reason­ ;)

    Owen, Valancia, and maybe Eto'o with­ Obertan...now you can the gap has been closed nicely.­ ;) (Given Wayne plays his CF position;))

    From Footballer, on Mon 6 Jul 12:34PM

  14. keith read the article and u'll kno who he is mate

    From Daniel, on Mon 6 Jul 12:28PM

  15. suitable replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo.. Fergie is­ the KING!

    From Angelos, on Mon 6 Jul 11:10AM

  16. hes over 6 feet 6.1 he must be gd if ac milan man utd­ arsenal chelsea and inter milan want him i think man­ utd (i support) shuld sign him eto n phillip lahm from­ bayern munich n a keeper cuz van der sar going to­ retire soon fostter suches and so does polish boy he­ might move

    From Adam, on Mon 6 Jul 11:00AM

  17. If United do sign him, I hope he is taller than five­ feet nothing and has some physical presence about him.

    From BRIAN, on Mon 6 Jul 10:51AM
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    WHO

    From keith j, on Mon 6 Jul 10:45AM
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