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Transfers - Your view: United losing allure?

Eurosport - Thu, 25 Jun 10:31:00 2009

Iker Casillas apparently has no intention of moving to Manchester United. Neither has Karim Benzema or Franck Ribery at this point in time.

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Carlos Tevez didn't want to stay at Old Trafford and Cristiano Ronaldo found the lure of Real Madrid too great.

And few would argue that Lionel Messi would never consider moving to Manchester. Ditto Kaka.

Indeed, historically United have struggled to attract the best players in the world. They usually opt to go to Real, or Barcelona or one of the Italian giants.

Dimitar Berbatov may have cost £30m last summer, but can the Bulgarian really be counted as one of the best players in the world?

Ronaldo can certainly be included in that bracket, but he arrived at Old Trafford as nothing more than a youngster with a bright future. It was United who made him great. Likewise Wayne Rooney.

United are current Premier League champions, Champions League finalists and a club which boasts a rich and proud tradition, spanning back decades.

So why can't Alex Ferguson seem to attract the crème de la crème of world football?

He has £80m to spend this summer, yet at the moment, the only likely arrival is that of Wigan winger Antonio Valencia. Add in a few teenaged Brazilians and the formula is hardly going to set Reds fans' pulses racing.

Should United supporters be content with this?

Buying in promising youngsters has worked in the past, but should United be expected to be able to compete with other top European clubs in the battle to sign the biggest and best players?

Why can't they at the moment? Is it just a question of money? Or it the problem deeper set?

What's your view? Have your say below or by clicking on the link below the photo to visit one of our message forums.

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  1. 206.Well Manchester United are the top side in England­ at­ the moment and also for the past 18 years, they­ have­ been the biggest, best supported team for over­ 60­ years, so they must be doing something right. I­ think­ the team next season will flourish without­ Ronaldo,­ they will bond more as a unit, more as a­ team. This is­ Manchester United, this Sir Alex­ Ferguson not some­ excited little upstarts, false­ pretenders like­ Liverpool and Rafael Benitez. Benathus­ by name, beneath­ us by nature.

    From pauljudd6

    DEAR­ DEADRIE
    LOL TO ANGRY AND UPSET FROM LONDON
    FEELING­ REJECTED;BOYFRIEND JUST LEFT YOU FOR A RICHER SEXIER­ GIRL IN MADRID
    LOOK I UNDERSTAND HOW PAINFUL REJECTION­ CAN BE.
    BUT YOU JUST HAVE TO LET IT GO ,NOT THRASH OUT­ AT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU
    WE SAID IT WOULDNT LAST AND WE­ WERE RIGHT
    DONT WORRT YOU STILL GOT THAT NICE MAN TEVEZ­ TO GO OUT WITH
    DOOOOOOOH.

    From darren m, on Thu 25 Jun 9:55AM
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    4 6 Report abuse173.liverpool is no 1?????
    give me a­ damn­ break....
    liverfool won nothing these recent­­ years....
    how u can say they are no 1????
    f**king­­ nonsense

    BESIDES THE GREATEST EUROPEAN CUP FINAL­ EVER
    OH YES WE BEAT SOME SH I TTT CALED LONDON VE R MIN­ URSHI TED HOME AND AWAY
    OH YES AND GAINED RESPECT­ THROUGH OUT EUROPE
    OH YES AND WERE NOT HUMILIATED BY­ BARCALONA
    AND HAVNT LOST OUR BEST 2 PLAYERS
    OH YES WE­ BOUGHT THE BEST OUT AND OUT STRIKER IN THE WORLD
    AND­ HAVE SCARED URSHI TED FANS SHI TLESS
    THE NEXT TIME­ YOUR WALKING DOWN THE OLD KENT ROAD(BY YOUR COCKERNEY­ SELF) REMEMBER
    WE NEVER WALK ALONE

    From darren m, on Thu 25 Jun 9:42AM

  3. 3 2 Report abuse190.The Manchester United policy is­ club first, players­ second. Nobody is bigger than the­ club and that's­ the way it should be. If the likes­ of Benzema or Ribery­ want to stay on the continent,­ let them stay where they­ are. Any Football supporter­ will say the same thing - a­ player MUST want to be a­ part of the team and loyal to­ the club. If a player­ does not respect his club, team­ and supporters, the­ only question that should be asked­ is, "why is he­ at the club?" I'm sure­ Fergie will buy one or­ two players over the summer and­ they'll want to be­ a part of United...

    From Newton81, on Thu 25 Jun­ 5:53AM

    WHAT A PILE OF POO
    . If the likes of Benzema or­ Ribery­ want to stay on the continent, let them stay­ where they­ are. Any Football supporter will say the­ same thing - a­ player MUST want to be a part of the­ team and loyal to­ the club. If a player does not­ respect his club, team­ and supporters,
    THEY ARE BIENG­ LOYAL........ TO THEIR OWN CLUBS
    WHAT A BUNCH OF­ CHILDISH IDIOTIC T WA TS
    NO WONDER NO ONE WANTS TO GO­ TO UNITED ANYMORE
    HAVE YOU SEEN HOW­ FICKLE,THICK,BIGOTED,ARROGANT.AND COCKERNEY THEIR FANS ­ ARE?

    From darren m, on Thu 25 Jun 9:31AM

  4. Well Manchester United are the top side in England at­ the moment and also for the past 18 years, they have­ been the biggest, best supported team for over 60­ years, so they must be doing something right. I think­ the team next season will flourish without Ronaldo,­ they will bond more as a unit, more as a team. This is­ Manchester United, this Sir Alex Ferguson not some­ excited little upstarts, false pretenders like­ Liverpool and Rafael Benitez. Benathus by name, beneath­ us by nature.

    From Sid, on Thu 25 Jun 9:20AM
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    124.H GARVEY 21 I SEE ALL THE TOP PLAYERS HEADING TO­­ LIVERSCUM FOOTBALL CLUB EVEN TEVEZ DID NOT WANT YOUR­­ S**TY LITTLE TEAM HAHA
    FAT RAFAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO­­ LACE SIR ALEXS BOOTS
    GLOOOOOORY GLOOOOOORY MAN­ UTD

    From WAYNE

    HELLO WAAAAYNE(GOOD COCKERNEY NAME­ THAT LIKE WAYNE AND WAYNETTA)
    WHILE WERE TALKING ABOUT­ BIENG FIT TO LACE BOOTS (IN YOUR HOUSE VELCRO)
    I SEE IT­ IS TRUE IF YOU PUT AN INFINATE AMOUNT OF MONKEYS IN­ FRONT OF A KEYBOARD
    ONE OF THEM WILL WRITE GLOOORY­ GLOORY MAN UNITED
    THE OTHER­ 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999
    JUST­ THINK YOU A BANDWAGON JUMPING C U NT
    I WANT A FAAAAAG­ lol

    From darren m, on Thu 25 Jun 9:14AM

  6. I agree that Man u struggle to attract big name players­ and preffer to create them rather than buy them.....in­ my opinion players continental players would rather­ play infront of 100 000 at the bearnabau in nice sunny­ weather in one of the most glamourous cities in the­ world... than freeze their nackers off in one of the­ rainiest places on earth where envious fans will boo­ and curse every time they touch or go near a­ ball....english football fans unlike their Rugby­ following counterparts can rarely appreciate the skills­ of an opposition player and wonder why they don't­ want to play in England, I respect players like Torres­ and Tevez as they play hard and fair, they have adopted­ the English attitude of players like Wayne Rooney and­ John Terry who don't fall over everytime a tackler­ comes within 5 yards of them.....where is Ronaldo's­ pride....if i were a player i would not want my­ opposite number to think he has hurt me...imagine a­ rugby player rolling around on the floor when he got­ ankle tapped.....stuff continental powder puff boys and­ breed more Rooneys

    From portalfred2006, on Thu 25 Jun 8:57AM

  7. Manchester United are a great club, the problem of­ getting the World's best is that they are situated­ in Manchester.

    From colin.davies26, on Thu 25 Jun 8:30AM

  8. TO ALL THOSE MAKING JOKES ABOUT MUNICH, YOU ARE VERY­ VERY SICK PEOPLE.

    From CHILL its just my opinion, on Thu 25 Jun 8:29AM

  9. Man United fans you need not worry even without Ronaldo­ and Tevez you still have a stronger squad than any­ other premiership side, Chelsea may not be far off the­ mark, liverpool not even worth considering as a threat,­ they seem to think they will win the title every year,­ the day it happens will be the day i believe it. Even­ with Chelsea's strong squad i think you still have­ a bit more in your tank.
    So chin up guys you have won­ titles in the past after big players leaving and i have­ no doubt you will do it again ;o)

    From CHILL its just my opinion, on Thu 25 Jun 8:27AM

  10. man utsare a great team and ferguson has great ides how­ to buy but my dad lways says he would break the banks­ for messi

    From LENE, on Thu 25 Jun 7:49AM
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    mm

    From LENE, on Thu 25 Jun 7:46AM

  12. United Is The Best Team Among The others.....
    I agreed­ that United don't need a star.... Why?.... look­ Ronaldo, he join United from he's beginner at young­ ages.... We can see that youngster in Man United last­ season.... improve right.... So? Think again......

    From kurosaki_zam _ichigo, on Thu 25 Jun 7:31AM

  13. well..
    MAN UTD is one of the best club...
    they have a­ strong squad even with tevez n ronaldo leaving..
    with­ tevez n ronaldo gone.. at least we will b able 2 see­ rooney shine n he can play the position he­ likes..
    tosic n nani can fill in ronaldo's place..­ united make stars nt buy stars...
    but i would love 2­ see david silva and karim benzema in man utd..
    they­ will b a good signing in my opinion..
    n benzema will­ surely join man utd nt real..
    too many competition­ there..

    From Dashvin\, on Thu 25 Jun 7:26AM
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    haha ! i like it .
    none of any player want to play at­ Man Utd , why ?
    because , Man Utd is noob guys ! noob !

    From dz, on Thu 25 Jun 7:25AM
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    haha ! i like it .
    none of any player want to play at­ Man Utd , why ?
    because , Man Utd is noob guys ! noob !

    From dz, on Thu 25 Jun 7:25AM
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    haha ! i like it .
    none of any player want to play at­ Man Utd , why ?
    because , Man Utd is noob guys ! noob !

    From dz, on Thu 25 Jun 7:25AM

  17. MANCHESTER UNITED IS THE BEST
    we don't need stars­ we simply make them
    ain't that right cristiano

    From Uropean, on Thu 25 Jun 6:15AM

  18. The Manchester United policy is club first, players­ second. Nobody is bigger than the club and that's­ the way it should be. If the likes of Benzema or Ribery­ want to stay on the continent, let them stay where they­ are. Any Football supporter will say the same thing - a­ player MUST want to be a part of the team and loyal to­ the club. If a player does not respect his club, team­ and supporters, the only question that should be asked­ is, "why is he at the club?" I'm sure­ Fergie will buy one or two players over the summer and­ they'll want to be a part of United...

    From Newton81, on Thu 25 Jun 5:53AM

  19. Manchester Ferguson United
    Thats why alot of em shy­ away.
    He builds teams....INCLUDING individuals
    Not the­ other way round.

    From harkinsinturkey, on Thu 25 Jun 5:22AM

  20. lots of stars doesn't mean the club is totally­­ down!! it is great to get a new talent!! who is­ ronaldo­ before manchester united?? who is nistelrooy­ before­ manchester united?? who is nani? who is vidic?­ who is­ evra?? lots of stars are born in manchester­ united!! it­ is only the matter of time.. glory2 man­ united!!

    From Ben, on Thu 25 Jun 4:47AM
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