The Official Manchester United Thread

[Gambino]

Manchester United have confirmed the signings of teenagers Sean Goss and Joel Castro Pereira.

16-year-old Goss, born in Germany, is a midfielder who arrives from Exeter City.

Goss impressed during a trial stint last season with the club where helped their youth side to the Aegon Future Cup final in Amsterdam.

Swiss goalkeeper Pereira also arrives after being on trial with the Old Trafford club.

Pereira comes in from Neuchatel Xamax.

[Young £]

"We've always done well in terms of getting players at the end of season, instead of waiting all summer. In Kagawa's case, there was a fair bit of negotiating and that kept going for weeks. As for Powell, we knew Dario Gradi [Crewe Alexandra director of football] would help us do the deal quickly."

Sir Alex discussed Powell's best position with Gradi, having seen him operate mainly as a deep-lying forward for Crewe. "I asked Dario if Nick could be a central midfielder. Dario thinks that's his position and Nick does too so we're all in accord. We hope he'll be a central midfield player and that's where we'll develop."

As for Kagawa's role, the boss said: "He'll play further forward [than Powell]. We shouldn't be looking at one player changing the way we play but he could make a difference. He can give us that extra in the final third of the field. If his goalscoring record continues he could be a very good player for us."

Kagawa was Borussia Dortmund's second highest scorer last season, and after acclimatising himself to European football with two successful campaigns in Germany, the Japanese international is poised to pick up the English game very quickly.

[Young £]

SAF on Kagawa: "Once he's adapted and gets to know some football phrases our players will use, he'll be used to that."

SAF on Kagawa: "He can start the first league game quite easily. I've got no problem with that."

SAF on Powell: "I think in Nick's case, he's got a bit of physical development to do, just as we would expect of an 18 year-old."

Nick Powell: 'This is a whole different world. The players have been fantastic, very nice & welcoming.'

Shinji Kagawa: 'It's a great honour to be here. The language is important & I'm really motivated to learn English.'

Shinji Kagawa: "Everything about Manchester United is huge & it's a huge honor to be here."

SAF also said of Darren Fletcher 'He hasn't started training with us, he's got challenges but we're happy to be patient with him...'

SAF on Fletcher '...If it doesn't work he knows he's got a position at the club.'

Shinji Kagawa: "I want to work hard everyday in order to improve. This is the biggest challenge so far in my career & I look forward to it."

[JOHN DOE]

IM EXCITED

[Gambino]

Who is gonna be this one signing he mentioned today? Bained, Modric, Van Persie... The way he dropped about the EURO's made it sound like it would be someone who took part in that. Would of liked it to be Lucas otherwise.

[Fighting Weight]

What did he say?

[Kompressor]

my money would be on Baines

[JOHN DOE]

my money would be on Baines

defo

fegies loves english dons

and evra is shit

[Gambino]

What did he say?

"Well it's possible we could bring one more maybe two more, but I think maybe one more anyway"

Said there is usually a delay in Transfers when EURO's and World Cup are on but now that that is done they are still trying to get one more player in.

[Agony]

Only thing Baines has over Evra is crossing and set-pieces

I'd rather see us sign a better LB or even promote Tyler Blackett than waste £15m-£20m on Baines

[Gambino]

How disappointed I would be getting Baines would be dependant on the price we paid for him.

[Fighting Weight]

Evra's end product comes like when you are playing two-touch football and you have no touches left.

[Wavant]

Loooooooool

Best way to describe it.

[Gambino]

Sao Paulo vice president: "I can say that we have not yet received any official offer from Inter for Lucas, nor have we received any information about any proposal from them,"

"With regards to the offers from Manchester United and Real Madrid, we are studying them internally. We cannot say anything else for obvious reasons.

[Benicio del Toney]

If you lot worry about Evra's defending then wait till you see Baines.

[Gambino]

Sao Paulo have rejected the offer apparently and don't want to sell Lucas. Said they had already received a £32 offer from Chelsea and rejected that too.

[Da Luv Doc]

If you guys get Baines, Oxlade/Walcott will run rings around him. I've always said Arsenal should never get him as his defence against pacey guys is shocking.

[Lieutenant]

If we pay anything more then 12milli for baines I'm vex(I know we won't get him for that)

Can't see us signing another midfielder

Is berba staying?

[Kompressor]

Berbatov will be snapped up by a club who panic after losing or who look unconvincing after the first couple games of the season,

home or abroad.

Teams know that he wants out and that United want to sell, so its surely just a matter of time.

[Kompressor]

Yes

[Gambino]

BBC Radio 5 claiming United are finalizing a deal to sign Lucas.

[WhiteTT]

Can't wait for this season, bring it on, can see us buying 1 maybe 2 at most players in next 10days.

[mark_INIESTA_davies]

BBC Radio 5 claiming United are finalizing a deal to sign Lucas.

24 Hours later no press conference called.

You sure they finalizing it mate?

More like some bloke from a B&B in Wales has spotted Lucas unloading his suitcase with SAF and wrote into BBC Radio 5.

[TF S4DK]

'The truth is, I love this club, but I am not going to be useful to anyone, if I am not playing,' he wrote on his Facebook page. 'And I want to play, I want to help.

'But for unknown reasons its not going to happen, or my chances will be limited, so it's better for everyone if we say goodbye.

'If not, I am professional and I will keep doing everything I can, to help my team and my teammates, whenever I have opportunity to do so.'

'Because I am tired of speculation,i am telling you this. I read the papers and I see they say 10 million pounds is my price,' he added.

'I go and talk with Sir Alex, and he says to me 5 million...So who is telling the truth, what do you think??'