Sir Alex Ferguson has said that Robin van Persie will make his debut for Man United on Monday against Everton. Speaking at the launch of a sponsorship deal between United and bwin, SAF said: “We are delighted with that [the van Persie deal] of course. “He’s not signed yet, but a fee has been agreed. […]
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For the second consecutive year Arsenal have sold their captain, this time to another Premier League club. A statement on the Man Utd website read: ” Manchester United is pleased to announce it has reached agreement with Arsenal Football Club for the transfer of Robin Van Persie. “The deal is subject to a medical and […]
Lucas Moura had agreed to sign for Manchester United before Paris Saint-Germain made a late bid, according to his agent. PSG confirmed this week that Lucas ad become the club’s latest acquisition and would make the switch from Sao Paulo in January, leading Sir Alex Ferguson to vent his frustration on Wednesday. “When somebody’s paying […]
The bidding frenzy for San Paulo starlet Lucas Moura has taken another crazy turn. Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has claimed that Paris St Germain have offered Sao Paulo €45 million for the midfielder, a fee he believes is “completely illogical”. The Inter President has came to his senses and pulled his club out of […]
Manchester United’s new shirt sponsorship deal with Chevrolet is worth an “incredible” $559 million under its seven-year shirt sponsorship agreement. Chevrolet takes over from the insurer Aon starting with the 2014-15 season. Manchester United said it will receive $70 million during the first season of the new deal. The agreement was signed July 26 and […]
When the details about the latest version of the Glazers IPO came out earlier this week, one part that struck United fans was the plan to issue 16m shares (about £288 million) to Manchester United Senior Management under a “2012 Equity Incentive Award Plan”. It was widely assumed that United boss Sir Alex Ferguson would be included […]
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association in relation to comments posted on Twitter at the end of John Terry’s recent trial. Ferdinand denied he was being racist after responding to a tweet describing Chelsea’s Ashley Cole as a “choc ice”. The term used relates to the […]
Manchester United have surpassed Barcelona’s £125m world record shirt sponsorship deal with the Qatar Foundation by striking a seven-year shirt agreement with Chevrolet worth in excess of £25m-a-year. United, whose current £20m-a-year shirt deal with the American insurance giant Aon still has two seasons left to run, will begin their partnership with Chevrolet at the […]