Man Utd sell Rossi to Villarreal

keano · Man Utd sell Rossi to Villarreal

from bbc.co.uk

Manchester United have sold striker Giuseppe Rossi to Spanish side Villarreal for a reported £6.7m fee.

The six-year deal is subject to the 20-year-old American-born Italian passing a medical on Wednesday.

Rossi was loaned to Newcastle last season and then to Parma, where he scored nine goals in 19 matches.

Villarreal were looking for a new striker after allowing Diego Forlan, another ex-United player, to join Atletico Madrid for £14m.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6924981.stm

to be honest, i'm gutted

i really wanted to see him play this season and show us what he's made of

Angelcity7

Yeah i never so him playing once in the team...

Danaldinho

Why Sell Another Striker

I Wanted To See What He Was Like Too

He Could Be The Next Top Goalscorer Or Anything And Could Have Had Him At United

Ferguson Never Gave Him A Chance

NoOnAn-2k7

we'll all be kicking ourselfs if he ended up the best in the world!!

Van_Der_Sar

He Probably Will Be

I Didn't Want Him To Leave

NoOnAn-2k7

no me niether but if thas what makes him happy!!

Van_Der_Sar

Yeah..

True.

keano

its abit weird that he went to them
it seemed that if he was going anywhere it would be to a Serie A team

Christiano7

I never really saw him play, but we should keep our strikers.

NoOnAn-2k7

we are down strikers why did we sell him?
its pure stupidity!!

keano

anderson can play as a striker
and we've still got smith for now

fergie must be sure we're getting tevez

NoOnAn-2k7

good thinking but smith is innury prone he'll get injured the 1st match he plays.

keano

we played well last season with giggs rooney and ronaldo changing posititions

have we still got dong?
cause he's a striker

NoOnAn-2k7

i dunno ill check for you.
i didnt hear off him leaving or anything tho

NoOnAn-2k7

Manchester United will have the option to buy-back Giuseppe Rossi in the future, manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed.

Villarreal have signed Rossi for £6million after the Italian Under 21 striker decided he needed regular first-team football this season.

Rossi has signed a six-year deal with Villarreal and will replace former United striker Diego Forlan at the Spanish club.

The 20-year-old could find himself back at Old Trafford in a few years after Ferguson confirmed the clause in the contract.

Ferguson did his best to try and persuade Rossi to stay, but is content with the option to bring him back to United in the future.

"We have put in a clause in the contract, so maybe he will come back to us at some stage," Ferguson told MUTV.

"We wish Giuseppe well and we know he will do well at Villarreal.

"It was a difficult decision to let him leave. I had several meetings with him to try and convince him that he would get plenty of football with us this season and all he needed was a bit of patience.

"But, having been on loan last season, he wanted first-team football all the time."

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_2635775,00.html

pedrosa007

United got rid of Dong

NoOnAn-2k7

thats right i just found that on the officail website.

we can buy rossi back when he becomes good!!
lol

Angelcity7

HE isnt really good i think they did good to sell him even i never so him play as well if he was good he doesnt sell him...Well he was there for noting..

pedrosa007

I didnt like Dong

NoOnAn-2k7

he wasnt really given a chance to show fergie how goo he was

Angelcity7

Well yeah i think its true NoOnAn-2k7 that he wasnt given a chance
maybe ha was good.....But we never so him play we dont now if he is good or not.

Van_Der_Sar

Thats Great News

Thanks Noonan

Angelcity7

Fergie: Rossi can return
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that the Red Devils will have a chance to buy Giuseppe Rossi back from Villarreal.

The US-born striker snubbed interest from several Italian sides to sign for the La Liga outfit on Wednesday for a fee of around £6m.

The move came as something of a surprise after Ferguson had stressed his desire to keep the talented youngster at Old Trafford.

However, now it has emerged that Rossi’s contract with the The Yellow Submarine leaves the way open for a United return.

“We have put a clause in his contract, so maybe he will come back to us at some stage,” Ferguson told MUTV.

“It was a difficult decision to let him leave. I had several meetings with him to try and convince him that he would get plenty of football with us this season.

"But after being on loan last term he wanted immediate first-team action.”

http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug2e.html

NoOnAn-2k7

thanks for that double post angelcity7. lol
only joking
thats good news

Angelcity7

oh thanks for telling i removed it

NoOnAn-2k7

no problem angelcity7 its not liek you always do it!!