With Ronaldo and Tevez both leaving in the summer, there was a massive hole left. Upon starting a new season with Manchester United. How would new Manager Sam Reynolds use the transfer market to fill the void.
With a budget of 74 million, Reynolds's first signing was securing the return of a former fan favourite David Beckham for a return in january on a free contract. This was followed by the signing of a future star by the name of Iker Muniain, also on a free contract. In a busy transfer window for Reynolds there were more arrivals of stars of the future that could perhaps have a role to play in the season to come. These signings include...Marco Verratti, Douglas Costa, Diego Buononatte, Mario Balotelli, Edin Dzeko, Alphonse Areola and promising young croatian striker Andrej Kramaric. The last signing of this window is Simon Rolfes.
All the signings didnt come cheap, this ultimately meant that some players simply had to go, among these players was the sale of Nani and Park Ji Sung to Sunderland for a combined total of 12 million. Rio Ferdinand went out on loan to Athletic Madrid for a season and Tomasz Kuszczak to Palermo for 3 million.
Key players for the upcoming season:
Home Vs Reserves – W 3-1 - Berbatov (2), Scholes – Welbeck
Away Vs Bury - W 4-0 – Berbatov, Balotelli (3)
Away Vs Newcastle Town – W 9-0 Berbatov, Giggs, Evans, Scholes, Verratti (3), Balotelli (2)
Away Vs Pescara – W 5-0 – Evans, Berbatov, Valencia, Rolfes, Dzeko. Sending off – Berbatov 10 mins
Away Vs Vicenza – W 3-0 – Rooney, Berbatov, Owen.
Away Vs Palermo – W 3-1 – Scholes, Evans, Rooney – Miccoli
Away Vs Antwerp – W 3-0 – Valencia, Rooney, Berbatov
All in all a good preseason i feel, Berbatov on top form throughout the preseason fixtures, as well as a wide range of goalscorers from throughout the team, only conceded two goals. Looking good for the upcoming season...
With a budget of 74 million, Reynolds's first signing was securing the return of a former fan favourite David Beckham for a return in january on a free contract. This was followed by the signing of a future star by the name of Iker Muniain, also on a free contract. In a busy transfer window for Reynolds there were more arrivals of stars of the future that could perhaps have a role to play in the season to come. These signings include...Marco Verratti, Douglas Costa, Diego Buononatte, Mario Balotelli, Edin Dzeko, Alphonse Areola and promising young croatian striker Andrej Kramaric. The last signing of this window is Simon Rolfes.
All the signings didnt come cheap, this ultimately meant that some players simply had to go, among these players was the sale of Nani and Park Ji Sung to Sunderland for a combined total of 12 million. Rio Ferdinand went out on loan to Athletic Madrid for a season and Tomasz Kuszczak to Palermo for 3 million.
Key players for the upcoming season:
- Ben Foster
- Wes Brown
- Nemanja Vidic
- Darren Fletcher
- Antonio Valencia
- Dimitar Berbatov
- Wayne Rooney
- Edin Dzeko
Home Vs Reserves – W 3-1 - Berbatov (2), Scholes – Welbeck
Away Vs Bury - W 4-0 – Berbatov, Balotelli (3)
Away Vs Newcastle Town – W 9-0 Berbatov, Giggs, Evans, Scholes, Verratti (3), Balotelli (2)
Away Vs Pescara – W 5-0 – Evans, Berbatov, Valencia, Rolfes, Dzeko. Sending off – Berbatov 10 mins
Away Vs Vicenza – W 3-0 – Rooney, Berbatov, Owen.
Away Vs Palermo – W 3-1 – Scholes, Evans, Rooney – Miccoli
Away Vs Antwerp – W 3-0 – Valencia, Rooney, Berbatov
All in all a good preseason i feel, Berbatov on top form throughout the preseason fixtures, as well as a wide range of goalscorers from throughout the team, only conceded two goals. Looking good for the upcoming season...