Manchester United, full-back, Gary Neville is expected to be back in action. Sir Alex has confirmed that he has been back in full training.
Much talk has been surrounding the transfer of Ronaldinho to Chelsea. The Daily Mail reports that he is in talks with Barcelona and desperately wants to make a move to Chelsea. The two clubs were reportedly unable to agree a transfer fee, with the Catalans valuing the player at around 100million Euros (around £66million), while Chelski were willing to pay 'only' 70million Euros (£47.5million).
Now the Mail claims that both parties have agreed to delay the move by 11 months.
Ronaldinho was said to be 'disappointed' that a deal could not be reached, as he had been given strong indications that he would be allowed to move to England.
According to a report in the Daily Mirror, Manchester United are eyeing another Sporting Lisbon discovery Rabiu Ibrahim.
The Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who has previously raided the Portuguese giants for Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani, is reportedly impressed by the 17-year-old Nigerian attacking midfielder.
The paper suggests Ferguson will be banking on their past relationship with Sporting to conduct yet another piece of business and win the race over their fierce rivals Liverpool and Chelsea.
Manchester United’s interest in Kerlon, has been confirmed by the Brazilian forward’s agent Mino Raiola.
The 19-year-old, who is rated at around £14 million (€20 million) at Cruzeiro, has however seen a knee injury ruling out a move during the summer, although Torino still showed interest in taking him to Italy in close season.
Renowned for balancing the ball on his head or ‘seal dribble’, Kerlon had been linked with United in the British press for some time after boss Sir Alex Ferguson spotted the talented youth international during the South American championships.
Raiola told calciomercato: "His name is in the note-books of all the top European clubs. Before his latest knee injury, he was close to signing for Manchester United.
Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster has disclosed that Spain champions have not given up on the possibility of signing Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack.
According to Schuster, Ballack’s wages was a problem in a move to the Bernabeu
