Will the Frenchman be plying his trade in Manchester next season?
Both United and Manchester City are set to place bids for Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri according to reports.
The Manchester Evening News notes:
“Sir Alex Ferguson will forge ahead in his bid to make Arsenal’s Samir Nasri the final part of United’s summer transfer business.
“The Reds have been quickest out of the traps in the buying stakes and have already broken their club record for close-season buys.
“United crashed through the £50m mark with confirmation of the signing of goalkeeper David de Gea from Atletico Madrid for around £18m on a five-year contract.
“The 20-year-old Spaniard follows Phil Jones and his fellow Englishman Ashley Young to Old Traffrd.
“But Ferguson is still after the last and most important piece of the jigsaw as he targets a replacement for retired midfield playmaker Paul Scholes.
“Nasri has shot to the top of the Reds’ wanted list after interest in Tottenham’s Luka Modric and Inter Milan’s Wesley Sneijder stalled.
“A deal for Sneijder isn’t dead in the water, but the cheaper option of the Gunners’ Frenchman is now proving an attractive alternative for the Reds.”
Meanwhile ESPN notes:
“Reports in talkSport also indicate that Nasri’s representatives have already spoken to Manchester City’s representatives about a possible transfer.”
Personally I think Nasri would be a useful addition to United’s squad, however if the Frenchman would rather earn more money playing in front of far smaller crowds at a far less successful club then City are welcome to him.
City will no doubt be the more desperate of the two sides to add to their squad, having failed in their bid to tempt Alexis Sanchez to Eastlands.
Infront of smaller crowds who provide better atmosphere, city the loudest fans in wembleys new recent history, of course nasri could join a team like united whose fans reside from ireland and asia who know as much about football as gary neville does about being a pundit.
BITTER CUNT – it is exactly what u r Dave, BITTER CUNT
david utd fans come from all over the world you sad muppet wow you won one fa cup and cost shitty about 300 million to win it holy shit how sad are you comparing the atmosphere at wembley one game you seem to know as much about football as city do about buying players ha blue moon rising yeah right that blue moon is from the greedy fxxks who join city for money and there wallets slapping them in the eyes leaving them black and blue (moon), like i said earlier until city win what utd have you will NEVER be as big as utd NEVER half the players u bought last year already want to leave u can talk shite all day but just remember to look at utds trophies and see real history from a WINNING team.
Stupid rag scum, moaning because city are able to beat them to the signing of top talent. Balotelli was wanted by manure, as was yaya and silva. Tut pathetic fans, ah well hopefully jones will fulfil potential and become the new titus bramble.
here donkey brain city only beat teams to the signing of players cos they pay 20 30 million for players who are worth about 8 to 10 million ha how sad and all the players you say utd wanted was paper talk nothing else so go look in your trophy box with ur one fa cup, blah blah toure only signed for shitty cos his brother said come here they are throwing money away so he was on 70grand a week at barca and now gets 200grand a wk get your calculator out and work that one out or do what all shitty fans are doing spending all there money on shitty city gick to help the club get back some money they are overspending on average greedy players well they dont actually play its just to be there for money ha
Right, im an Arsenal fan, and i pray that all of this is just a ploy by Samir to get more money, and hopefully will sign a new contract with the gunners sooner rather than later.
But i am becoming wary that his time is near an end as a Gunner.
Now, iv’e been reading most of the comments, and City fans keep saying how United have bought mediocre players in Ashley Young, Phil Jones, and David de Gea. Okay, that may be, but other than David Silva, Carlos Teves, and as-of-late Yaya Toure, who have City bought that are Ashley Young standard? Edin Dzeko? James Milner? and as for Teves, He was a United player when you bought him anyway!
And although i hate neither United or City, but, i Hate what Manchester City are doing to football. Yes, Manchester Utd have spent a lot of money, but not just for the sake of it. I believe City are only trying to buy Nasri is for the sake of it. To stop United even.
So, as im resigned to losing Samir Nasri, i can’t believe im saying this, i hope he joins United. Im a Nasri fan, and i wish him the best in the future.
Roque Santa Cruz – £17.5m
Joleon Lescott – £22m
Emanual Adebeyor – £25m
Carlos Tevez – £30m
Kolo Toure – £16m
Robinho – £32m
Craig Bellamy – £14m
Wayne Bridge – £12m
1 FA CUP IN 35 YEARS – PRICEY
I hate man.city…..they are so annoying …like mosquito ….
and Džeko,Yaya,Silva,Kolarov….they have invested over 1 billion pounds in 3 years.
BE19VE,
thats the funniest fucking thing ive seen
CITY made Shevchenko look like he was back in Milan earlier this season in the europa league
english clubs with success, history and tradition: UNITED/LIVERPOOL/ARSENAL/ EVEN VILLA
english clubs with foreign billionaires ‘TRYING’ to ‘BUY HISTORY AND SUCCESS’: WELL, you know who you are dont you.
honestly why are we giving shitty the time of day? They’re an average club, with an average group of players yes they got a sugar daddy, sheikh Mansour, but Fair Play rules are gna kick in now, and Shitty will be stagnant now. U Shitty fans like to harp on about the FA Cup but remember Portsmouth also won an FA Cup…
Now about the story in hand. I sincerely think Nasri is a winner, no way he’d choose shitty, hes spent 6 seasons losing, he wants to win now. If it was about money he wouldnt has persevered for 6 trophy-less seasons at Arsenal. Having said that tho, id be astounded if he goes to Man Utd OR City, he’s by FAR arsenal’s best player, yes ppl even better than Fabregas. He’ll be a very welcome addition to united, hes got that trickery and adventure that we’ve so desperately missed in the midfield!
It’s funny how city fans have plans to buy all these well known players. Remember Kaka he was like Man City Who? Nah I’d rather be at Old Trafford, remember Ronaldinho Man city Who? Nah I prefer United and London. Remember Sniejder Man City Who? I don’t thinkso Man utd it’s a beautiful club! Tevez I will not come back to man city I won everything with Man UTD! Balotelli I’d rather be playing for AC Milan one day may be next year, C.Ronaldo man City ha ha ha very funny no I will stay Madrid if not one day I will love to be back at my home Old Trafford. Sanchez Man city who? No I’d rather be at United or Barca! Lol ha ha ha Robinho I hate Man city I should forced to play for Man Utd. Man city lol can’t even win the Europa cup with all the star named players with mediocre teams playing how the hell will u even make a challenge in the UCL beats me! ha ha ha sign any one uefa FairPlay will shut u down lol and spurs will eat u next season back to Europa mediocre league! U can’t even reach the semi with the big names u got lol like really really really really! Damn!!!!
City are a mickey mouse club that should be in the mickey mouse league because they have mickey mouse money and yet no real top talent want to play for them just look at the ego of the man city teams tevez a fucking judas journeyman toure silva adebayor viera damn egotistical maniacs who are cash mad not for trophies damn city is like A MICKEY MOUSE think like WWF wrestling cause city are mickey mouse
It’s funny how city fans have plans to buy all these well known players. Remember Kaka he was like Man City Who? Nah I’d rather be at Old Trafford, remember Ronaldinho Man city Who? Nah I prefer United and London. Remember Sniejder Man City Who? I don’t thinkso Man utd it’s a beautiful club! Tevez I will not come back to man city I won everything with Man UTD! Balotelli I’d rather be playing for AC Milan one day may be next year, C.Ronaldo man City ha ha ha very funny no I will stay Madrid if not one day I will love to be back at my home Old Trafford. Sanchez Man city who? No I’d rather be at United or Barca! Lol ha ha ha Robinho I hate Man city I should forced to play for Man Utd. Man city lol can’t even win the Europa cup with all the star named players with mediocre teams playing how the hell will u even make a challenge in the UCL beats me! ha ha ha sign any one uefa FairPlay will shut u down lol and spurs will eat u next season back to Europa mediocre league! U can’t even reach the semi with the big names u got lol like really really really really! Damn!!!!