Quote (Pozer @ Aug 22 2013 01:30pm)

I'd like to see United move for Coentrao if Baines is deemed too expensive, he shouldn't cost more than E10m.

Quote (Pozer @ 22 Aug 2013 21:30)

I'd like to see United move for Coentrao if Baines is deemed too expensive, he shouldn't cost more than E10m.

Quote (Zaop @ Aug 22 2013 10:30pm)

I'm sorry mate, but Madrid demands 15m for him.

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Manchester United supremo Ed Woodward has sent Chelsea a ‘terse’ letter warning them to make no new bids for Wayne Rooney.

Chief executive Woodward - backed by the champions' American owners - put his views in writing in a ‘Dear Roman...’ message aimed to block a new bid.

United have turned down two offers for unsettled Rooney from the Roman Abramovich-owned Londoners and are expected to knock back a third.

Woodward hope that the letter - which asks Chelsea not to make any further bids and to stop commenting on Rooney, while spelling out United have no intention of selling the England forward - would see an end to the summer-long transfer saga.

However, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho plans to go to £40million for Rooney on Monday, when the two sides play at Old Trafford.

He also wants to know if United are prepared to compromise on their public position over the player’s future.

After Chelsea’s win over Aston Villa on Wednesday, the Special One said: “We did (bid) before and we will do later, but I think this period [ahead of Monday's match] – from the ethical point of view – is a period when we are going to be quiet and just thinking about that game.”

In private, Mourinho is bullish about his chances of landing Rooney before the September 2 transfer deadline.

Chelsea know it will be hard to land their Plan B - Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski - but want a clear answer from United on Rooney before going official with that option.

The Stamford Bridge club believe that an identical £40m offer, plus a £300,000-a-week wages package, may yet prise the Pole from Germany.

Woodward sent a letter to Everton recently, apologising for the way the appointment of new manager David Moyes was handled.

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23/08/2013: German newspaper Bild believes Real Madrid would be willing to let midfielder Mesut Ozil join United for around £38m. The 24-year-old is said to be worried about losing match-time with the expected arrival of Gareth Bale from Tottenham and doesn't want to lose his starting place with the German national team. Interestingly, journalist Josep Pedrerol reckons a bid for a “major player” at the Bernabeu could be made today.

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23/08/2013: Marouane Fellaini wants to quit Everton for United before his price-tag gets even higher, according to the Daily Mail. The midfielder is currently valued at more than £23million by Everton, who rejected a joint bid of £28m for him and Leighton Baines last week. However, Fellaini is apparently worried that his value will escalate even further after next summer’s World Cup in Brazil, where he is set to represent Belgium.

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Mesut Ozil is to be made available for transfer by Real Madrid and Manchester United are interested in bringing the £38million German to Old Trafford.

Bild report that the 24-year-old playmaker, who can play both centrally and from the wings, fears for his Real Madrid future with the arrival of Gareth Bale imminent from Tottenham Hotspur.

Ozil’s position in the side has already been placed into jeopardy by the signing of Spanish star Isco, with manager Carlo Ancelotti having the unenviable dilemma of working out how to fit Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Ozil, Isco and Luka Modric into a balanced Madrid team.

Although his place in the national squad is all but assured, Ozil is wary of the burgeoning talent in Germany and wants regular football this season to ensure that he is starting games at next year’s World Cup in Brazil.

United would be favourite to take the talented midfielder off Madrid’s hands, with manager David Moyes keen to recruit a creative spark, while Ozil would also be the marquee signing that the club’s board are craving to show that the Red Devils can still attract the world’s top talent without Sir Alex Ferguson.

Moyes has already seen repeated attempts to sign Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas prove unsuccessful, while an opening offer for Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini was branded as ‘derisory’ by the Merseyside club.

United remain confident of signing Fellaini - who is rated at around £23million by Everton - but Moyes is also keen to bring in a talent like Ozil, that can unlock defences.

Meanwhile, the club’s pursuit of Ozil’s team-mate, Luka Modric, appears to have ended. Madrid are keen to keep hold of the Croatian after Xabi Alonso was ruled out for three months following surgery on his foot.

Quote (Pozer @ Aug 23 2013 05:50am)

Surely Madrid have to sell a few players with Isco,  Illarramendi, Casemiro and Bale joining.