En la prensa inglesa no he visto ese revuelo, ni esa certeza como parece haber en la del patio que da casi por hecha y cerrada la venta de De Gea. Hoy hablan mas de que Lindegaard esta haciendo el examen fisico, aunque parece que quieren dos porteros nuevos
Este articulo es de The Guardian. Esta en Ingles, pero dice un par de cosas que creo que todos entenderan a pesar del idioma:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/nov/18/manchester-united-anders-lindegaard-schmeichel
Manchester United's move for Anders Lindegaard slammed by
Schmeichel
• United agree £3.5m
deal to buy Danish goalkeeper in January
• Schmeichel says Lindegaard
is not good enough for the club
The goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard is set to join
Manchester United from Aalesund for £3.5m in January. Photograph: Press
Association Images
Manchester United
have provisionally agreed a £3.5m deal to replace Edwin van der Sar
with a goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has flatly described as not good
enough to play for the club.
Anders Lindegaard, the newly
established Danish international, will move to Old Trafford in January
but Schmeichel thinks Sir Alex Ferguson is making a serious error
bringing in the 26-year-old from the Norwegian club Aalesunds FK.
"I
don't believe it for a minute," Schmeichel replied in an interview with
Beyond The Pitch last week
in which he championed Liverpool's José Reina as the right man to take
over from Van der Sar if, as expected, the Dutchman retires at the end
of the season.
Schmeichel, widely recognised as the greatest
goalkeeper in United's history, was asked whether his compatriot
Lindegaard was of sufficient quality to play for England's biggest club.
"No," he replied. "We are talking about Manchester United here. You can
look at talent, you can look at young good players, [but] you don't
want that, you want someone who can go in straight away and give
performances in 80% of the games that the number one choice goalkeeper
will play for Manchester United.
"Too many goalkeepers have been
through, in and out of the doors at Manchester United, and the general
perception is, for this team to play well and win trophies, that
position has to be [filled by] someone who is of the very, very highest
quality but also the right experience."
Lindegaard, a boyhood
United fan who has cited Schmeichel as his hero, had a distinctly
ordinary career until signing for Aalesunds last year, initially on
loan. He was so impressive he was offered a three-year deal and his form
since then has enabled him to replace Thomas Sorensen in the Denmark
team, winning four caps.
The Guardian first reported United's
interest on 4 October after the club's goalkeeping coach, Eric Steele,
travelled to Norway to watch him for a fifth time. Steele has reported
to Ferguson that Lindegaard would be a reliable candidate to fill the
gap left by Van der Sar, and is particularly commanding in the air, at
6ft 4in.
The Aalesunds chief executive, Henrik Hoff, and the
chairman, Bjarne Haagensen, flew into England today to close the deal
and the talks are said to be at an advanced stage. Jim Solbakken, Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer's agent, has been mediating between the clubs and
Ferguson has decided it is worth the gamble despite Lindegaard barely
being on his radar during six years at his previous club, Odense.
Lindegaard was largely second or third choice in that time and,
ironically, his decision to look for new employers was based partly on
the club signing the former United goalkeeper Roy Carroll.
United's
need for at least one new goalkeeper has become a priority for
Ferguson, with Ben Foster sold to Birmingham City in the summer and the
manager never being fully convinced by Tomasz Kuszczak, who is expected
to leave. The club have high hopes for the 20-year-old Ben Amos but
believe he is far from ready for a run in the first team.
Lindegaard
has been told he will initially be cover for Van der Sar but will then
get the opportunity to establish himself as United's number one. That
depends on when Van der Sar plans to retire – the Dutchman says he will
make a decision in the new year – and whether Ferguson thinks he needs
to bring in another goalkeeper.
David De Gea, the Spain Under-21
international, has also come to the attention of United after his
impressive performances for Atlético Madrid in La Liga, and Ferguson
took Steele on a spying mission earlier this season to watch him play
against Valencia.
De Gea would be far more expensive than
Lindegaard, whose low valuation will appeal to United's owners. It is
possible that United would consider buying both De Gea and Lindegaard.
Manuel Neuer, the Germany international, has also been discussed but
Schalke 04 would want a considerable transfer fee.
Reina last week
denied reports that he wanted a transfer and, if Ferguson did want to
sign the Spaniard, any attempt to arrange a deal with Liverpool would be
fraught with difficulties because of the relationship between the rival
clubs.
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