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UNITED boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he would have liked Nani to spend one more year in Portugal before his move to United.

UNITED are in the middle of a row with Real Madrid over fitness coach Valter Di Salvo.

SIR Alex Ferguson is confident £30million target Carlos Tevez will eventually end up at Manchester United.

UNITED are supremely confident Carlos Tevez will be a Red before the Premiership campaign kicks off in five weeks.

GARY Neville has accused Manchester United’s title rivals of underestimating the new Premier League champions last season.

UNITED’S derby clash with City has been put back to Sunday August 19.

FOR Carlos Tevez, things couldn’t be simpler - he wants to play for Manchester United.

THE Premier League have been accused of double standards after threatening to block Carlos Tevez’s proposed transfer from West Ham to Manchester United.

MANCHESTER United could end up on the sidelines of a messy courtroom battle over their bid to sign £20m-rated Carlos Tevez.

RYAN Giggs and Paul Scholes will be resting easy on their sunbeds, despite the cold shadow of the future passing across their holiday beaches.

CARLOS Tevez is due to undergo a medical in Venezuela later today as Manchester United close in on a deal for the West Ham striker which could eventually be worth in excess of £30million.

WEST Ham last night threw Carlos Tevez’s proposed move to United into turmoil by insisting there is no agreement in place for him to joining the champions.

CARLOS Tevez will sign for Manchester United next week in a deal expected to be worth around £20million.

GABRIEL Heinze is poised to leave Manchester United as Real Madrid prepare a £6m bid to tempt him to the Bernabeu.

IT WAS perhaps the worst piece of career advice ever given out by a school teacher: “Forget the ball, the ball will not feed you.”

NEW signings Nani and Anderson today penned five-year deals with Manchester United.

GABRIEL Heinze is set for a move to Spain or Italy if he leaves Manchester United, and has appeared to rule out a reported last-ditch bid by Liverpool to secure his services.

UNITED have finally completed the signing of England midfielder Owen Hargreaves from Bayern Munich.

OLD Trafford idol Wayne Rooney has taken possession of one United’s most prized shirt numbers for the new season.

ANDERSON’S senior international debut won’t prevent the Home Office rejecting United’s work permit application for their new Brazilian star.

MICHAEL Carrick has pinpointed Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs as key reasons for his emergence as one of United’s most influential players last season.

FEARS that Manchester United could be without their £18million Brazilian midfielder Anderson next season have proved groundless after a work permit was today granted for the 19-year-old.

UNITED boss Sir Alex Ferguson will be a busy man before the Premiership champions leave for their Far East tour next month.

UNITED target Eidur Gudjohnsen would be an instant hit at Old Trafford, says a former Bolton team-mate.

UNITED’S new South American star Anderson is set to become the club’s next fully fledged international.

UNITED striker Giuseppe Rossi could be set for a permanent switch to Parma.

CRISTIANO Ronaldo says United new boy Nani couldn’t have made a better career move than joining the Premiership champions.

UNITED striker Alan Smith could have played his final game for the club after reports Middlesbrough have secured a £6.5m move for the England international.

THIERRY Henry’s departure to Barcelona could increase Eidur Gudjohnsen’s chances of reviving his career at Old Trafford.

UNITED forward Giuseppe Rossi was sent off but Italy Under-21s still defeated Portugal to seal a place at the Beijing Olympics.

THE agent of Italian striker Fabio Quagliarella has denied that United have bid for the striker.

RIO Ferdiand has become a huge hit in Uganda where he is promoting the Proline Soccer Academy initiative he has launched with his father, Julian.

UNITED have been confirmed in the top eight seeds for next season’s Champions League.

UNITED new boy Anderson can become a huge European superstar according to World Cup-winning coach Luis Felipe Scolari.

UNITED defender Rio Ferdinand has set his sights on winning the quadruple next season.

SAMPDORIA striker Fabio Quagliarella has revealed he could be tempted by a move to Manchester United this summer.

SPANISH champions Real Madrid are ready to step up their pursuit of United defender Gabriel Heinze.

LOU Macari believes United should steer clear of the summer sales madness unless they can land a striking cert.

PELE has dubbed AC Milan midfielder Kaka “the best player in the world”, ahead of Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo.

BEN Foster is hoping United will provide him with a `Get Well’ tonic this summer.

UNITED have been reassured by medical reports from Portugal that new £17m signing Nani hasn’t suffered a long-term injury in the Under-21 European Championships.

UNITED striker target Fernando Torres has hinted he is ready to snub potential buyers again and stay with Atletico Madrid.

MANUEL Fernandes has backed Nani to show the same mental strength at Manchester United as Cristiano Ronaldo last season.

EIDUR Gudjohnsen will be offered as bait to Manchester United by Barcelona as they seek to sign young defender Gerard Pique.

UNITED have moved to clarify the fitness of striker Louis Saha by confirming he will be ready to start the new season.

UNITED’S new signing Nani could not prevent Holland Under-21s beating Portugal 2-1 and reaching the semi-finals of the European Championships.

MANCHESTER United have been urged to tell Alan Smith whether or not he has a future at the club.

MANCHESTER United kick off next season with a home clash against last season’s surprise package Reading.

LOUIS Saha is aiming to kick off the new season with United after all. 

LOUIS Saha’s nightmare continues. He will not be back for United until November at least, adding more urgency to the Premiership champions’ summer search for a striker.