Current English Premier League leaders, Manchester United are believed to be considering making a bid for Real Madrid midfielder, Lassana Diarra, worth 14 million pounds.
According to a British newspaper, Jose Mourinho, the manager of Real Madrid, is believed to be bent on keeping his player, but the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749.
Diarra is believed to be unhappy at Real Madrid as this season he has not been able to get much first team football, especially because Sami Khadira has joined the team from Stuttgart.
There are also reports making rounds in the Spanish Media that Diarra’s request for contract extension has not been entertained by the club management. The player was initially being estimated to be worth 11 million pounds, but United are rumoured to have made a bid for 14 million, and if Mourinho believes that he does not need Diarra in the long run, he may let him go eventually.
In other news, Aston Villa manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stiliyan-Petrov-c34231 had also asked the manager to clear up any misunderstandings between him and Carew, however Houllier continues to deny all rumours and maintains that there is nothing to resolve and Carew will be back in the team in due time. When John Carew was left out of the team in the game against Manchester City, the media started speculating that it is due to internal problems.
Houllier said, "Myself and John spoke before the Manchester City game. He didn't feel up to playing. He had missed training for various reasons and needed to work on his fitness, which he is doing now. I will be delighted to have him in the squad”.
The manager said that Carew is mature enough to know if he is fit or not, and if the player himself does not feel like playing no one can force him to play.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 manager said that a player like Carew can be devastating on his day, and he knows how important he is to the team. He reiterated that there is no problem between the two of them.
Houllier said that everything depends on his fitness and as soon as he recovers he would be back in the team.
While commenting on the next game in the FA cup, Houllier said that it will not be possible for his striker to come back so soon and he would give him all the time that he needs.
While commenting on the performance of his team this season, Houllier said that things have not exactly gone as planned. He added that he was not able to join the team in pre-season and took charge after a few games had already been played. The Frenchman said that every manager needs some particular amount of time to put his plans in place, and he has yet not been able to do that. He went on to say that even though his team is in the bottom half of the table, he has all the support from the owners and top management. Houllier also said that during the transfer window, he would look to make some purchases to strengthen his team, and the real show will begin in the final months of the season.
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