Manchester United to offer £25 million for Aston Villa’s Ashley Young, Arsenal eye Kristoffer Olsson
Manchester United continue chasing Ashley Young
English Premier League giants Manchester United are close to signing Aston Villa star http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Young-c6813 for £25 million in the summer transfer window. Reports reveal that apart from the high transfer fee, Young will be offered £100,000 at Old Trafford if he does
make the move.
Young arrived at Villa Park in the winter transfer window of 2007 for a fee of £9.75 million and has been a regular since then. He is currently contracted to Villa on a £65,000-a- week deal which is set to expire in 14 months.
In 149 appearances for Aston Villa he has scored an impressive 29 goals and his ability to play on both flanks has made him a favorite to replace http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Giggs-c31985 at Manchester United. This has sparked rumors about the 25-year-old making a Villa exit at the end
of the campaign.
It seems likely Ferguson will try and tempt the winger c*m second winger to United, a source close to the club revealed, “Him moving to Manchester United was the talk of the dressing room. You can see why United want him.”
Manchester United sign Rafael Leao
Rafael Leao is the latest arrival at Old Trafford. Reports confirm that Manchester United have signed the 17-year-old attacking midfielder from Desportivo Brasil. The youngster caught the eye of Sir Alex Ferguson and has been brought to Old Trafford on a
loan deal.
Leao will be given the opportunity to train with the Red Devils for the remainder of the season after which he might be offered a permanent contract depending on his performance. Ferguson has other Deportivo Brasil players under his watch but they have to
be of a certain age to be able to transfer.
Arsenal show interest in Kristoffer Olsson
Arsenal are reportedly close to signing Kristoffer Olsson, the 15-year-old Swedish IFK Norrkoping midfielder. The youngster has already trained with the Gunners and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to sign him for a fee of £200,000.
The player’s agent confirmed the Premier League sides interest, he said, “They want him. He has been over a few times and really made an impression. It's up to the clubs to agree and also the personal contract, but Arsenal really want this to go through
- that's 100 per cent certain.”
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tony-c35440 Martinsson, the Swedish outfits Sporting Director, also spoke about Arsenal’s interest in the young midfielder. He revealed the player had trained with Arsenal, “He was over a week-and-a-half back to train and play games. Now he's home again and we
haven't heard more from Arsenal since then.”
Olsson himself is interested in a move to England and looks up to the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Freddie-Ljungberg-c14143 and Seb Larsson, both former Arsenal players. Martinsson continued, “He is a fantastic, interesting player. Sometimes you say things like that to get attention
but he really is.”
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