Manchester United last night failed in an eleventh hour bid for Fulham’s supremely talented Moussa Dembele. The Belgian, who ripped Manchester United to pieces at times at the weekend, was the subject of a late bid from Sir Alex Ferguson. Alas, Tottenham offered more, and have all but sealed the deal.
The Guardian reports today that while Manchester United came in for the player, Tottenham clearly wanted him that much more and that the deal is now pretty much done.
Anyone who saw Dembele’s performance against Manchester United at the weekend would have wanted to sign the player for their club there and then. On a pitch full of superstars, Dembele probably shone the brightest of all. Time and again he picked the ball up and simply glided through allcomers. His pace, dribbling ability and shooting quality, combined with a superb physique make him one of the rarest creatures in the league.
We at soccersweep believe that, despite having done some excellent business this summer, Manchester United will live to regret not signing Moussa Dembele when they had the chance at £15m. If he keeps performing like this, that price tag will seem like peanuts in a year.
Pete
Aug 29, 2012 at 7:19 am
Typical penny pinching by United which will ultimately cost a lot more in terms of the loss of an incredibly talented player much needed at United
mathias mbwambo
Aug 29, 2012 at 9:23 am
yes men your right
Samuel nwachukwu
Aug 29, 2012 at 7:30 am
I dont think man u will regret not bringing in dembele. We hav what it takes to lift the league. All i need is that all man u players should be on deck, commited, focus and in one mind that the league is theirs and so shall it be.
Goka Nelson
Aug 29, 2012 at 7:31 am
When they had the chance to sign him earlier for 15m,wat were they doing. I bet u it will surely comeback & hunt them this season coz the MF is weak as b’4.
athil
Aug 29, 2012 at 8:21 am
Dembele is a must at United, we were completely outplayed in midfield by Everton and Fulham. Anderson is overweight and underachieved, he has to be sold (if anyone could take him, doubt it!). Dembele, was big, strong, great passer, could go past his man and a very good shot.
Any United fan thinking we can win the league with Cleverley, Scholes, Anderson, Carrick is hugely deluded.
Fergie, stop burying your head in the sand and get a central midfielder, preferably Dembele. And while we’re at it, can we get rid of Phelan and get a coach that knows something about tactics!!
ABELL
Aug 29, 2012 at 10:21 am
I QUITE AGREE WIF U ON THE PHELAN THING COS I CANT SEE WAT THAT MAN IS DOING ON D BENCH! WE NEED QUEROZ BACK AND SAF SHOULD SIGN TIOTE NOW THAT DEMBELE HAS GONE TO TOTTENHAM AND SIGN KAKA’ ON LOAN!
Bashy Md
Aug 29, 2012 at 4:11 pm
Dat’s gud talk man. Saf nids 2 resign nw nd get new coach instead of buyng rubish atacker.
Andersred
Aug 29, 2012 at 8:31 am
Probably the player with “most value in the market”
Arrrh, SAF! You did wrong this time!
Chupa
Aug 29, 2012 at 9:13 am
I would rather see that we brought in Fellaini, he is the steel we need in MF.
lucio
Aug 29, 2012 at 4:15 pm
nice one
mathias mbwambo
Aug 29, 2012 at 9:21 am
please saf don’t sell nani give him a last time.
Stan
Aug 29, 2012 at 9:37 am
The dude saying we can’t win anything with cleverley and scholes is only lacking football knowledge. If not for injury last season cleverly was the man calling the shots in our mid-field. We should have won that league if not for injury. So dude get a life. We also have kagawa.
Mr Blue
Aug 30, 2012 at 6:57 am
Oh please!! we would have, could have, should have , get a grip you didn`t. All teams have injuries to deal with it`s called part of the game. With an old players like yours ( Rio, Scholes, Giggs, Rvp) your bound to have more this year.
Stephen
Aug 29, 2012 at 9:51 am
Dembele would be nice but not 100% needed. Utd have 6+ midfielders after the central role already. Kagawa, Carrick, Cleverley, Scholes, Giggs, Anderson, (Fletch ?). So nice but not desperate. Good luck Spurs.
Dave
Aug 29, 2012 at 1:53 pm
All midfielder mentioned are all light weight and are not quick enough to win the second ball which was evident in the last 2 matches, if we want to win the league and challenge for champions league we probably need dembele plus a strootman or toite and we probable need to get rid of Anderson on loan to league that is not as physical as the prem(italy,portugal or spain) for a season to get his fitness back and regular game time, and as for including fletcher in your 6+, do even understand the severity of his illness.
Hassan Abubakar Olarewaju
Aug 29, 2012 at 10:18 am
The guy that said we can’t win the league with cleverly,scholes, anderson,carrick is really right,he is the opportunity to pass us the rhapsody of reality.
The answer to united problem is really the belgian talented guy(moussa dembele).and i believe he will prefer united 2 tottenham.make we go for him if truly we need trophy this season
ABELL
Aug 29, 2012 at 10:24 am
SAF,even if u wont sign any other player,pls,consider KAKA’ season long loan deal and give more midfield role to jones when he recovers!
ABELL
Aug 29, 2012 at 10:34 am
i think if truely NANI will be sold,United should sign PABLO HERNANDEZ from valencia….he is pacy,skillfull on d ball and technically gifted!
Olaminiyi
Aug 29, 2012 at 11:08 am
It pains me to hear people saying we can’t who trophy with our present midfield.if cleverley and anderson have stayed fit last season,and vidic(who played 10matches,out me which mine was won and one drew) and late adaptation of david de gea to premiership.we would have won last season league.i think all we need now is a bit me luck.UNITED FOREVER
olamide
Aug 29, 2012 at 11:15 am
Man utd really need Dembele in the midfield, he’s strong and he is a kind of player UTD need. Midfield problem is the only thing UTD has, so the addition of Dembele is good for that little £15m, if SAF could agree £30m for that useless Lucas Moura, why should he bid £5m for Dembele? It’s bad. Kagawa is good, likewise cleverley, but we need Dembele to be the CM.
Dennis
Aug 29, 2012 at 11:19 am
Let nt border ourselves d old man is nt aready 2 buy any player again but i beg of him nt 2 sell nani nani is better young
Dennis
Aug 29, 2012 at 11:22 am
Let nt border ourselves d old man is nt aready 2 buy any player again but i beg of him nt 2 sell nani nani is than better young
Figo
Aug 29, 2012 at 11:33 am
It’s true dat we all knw dat we need DMF.Bt pls stop sayn we can not win anythn without buy Dembele.Carrick was d only player ds man included in 2006,stil,we defend d league 3times in a row.Nothn hapn 2 d team let’s give them tym 2 blend 2geda
Kelz360
Aug 29, 2012 at 11:34 am
So many people on here saying our midfield is weak and we should have bought Dembele,Martinez,Gaitan, this and that whilst we at it why dont we put in Robben on there as well, as we have soo many panters. We dont need anyone if he was that good the so called Dembele why didnt he win with Fulham? We are okay just need to get everyone back fit.
theophilus u
Aug 29, 2012 at 11:37 am
if anderson nd cleverly stay fit dembele is not neede,pls SAF should no sell nani,nani is better than young,if posibl SAF should sign kaka on a season long loan deal
David
Aug 29, 2012 at 12:15 pm
Saf has lost it all to old age. He doesn’t seem to know d weak area of his team, he should better go and sign a cm. Strootman, fellaini, Gaitan, Tiote, Essein, Kaka and so many others are still available. Saf should stop being stingy.
Joshua
Aug 29, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Man u must sign him will need midfied dembele is a strong person i belive dat he can take back of our glory on man city
Shuaib
Aug 29, 2012 at 12:58 pm
With kagawa and cleverly united wil make this season surprisely
cedric tetteh
Aug 29, 2012 at 1:59 pm
fergi,pls sell nani 2 zenith n use the money(25mp) 2 buy gaitan as benefica is rejectn him as a playa
kuldip
Aug 29, 2012 at 2:16 pm
like gaza it will be dembele who will regret missing out on united . . . shearer anyone!
D.A.
Aug 29, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Fulham in fact have 2 players who are called Moussa Dembele ! Perhaps Tottenham are being taken to the cleaners, & Fulham offloading the junior one, & not the 25 year old – is this possible ?
Collins Smath
Aug 29, 2012 at 4:13 pm
I guess Wayne Rooney should start preparing his mind to join d midfield fulltime. Since Sir. Alex could not sign Dembele when he had d opportunity to do dat. Losing Dembele to Spurs is gonna be a big blow for we Uniteds’. Yes! Kagawa is skillful and all that Buh, Dembele is stronger & tough to deal with in d midfield wen it comes to power tussel especially in a game of real men.
Peter nwidenyi
Aug 29, 2012 at 4:25 pm
I am a chelsea fan bt i think man u need a player in d quality of musa dembele. D belgian is wonderful, he posses creativity which i think man u is slightly lakin mw.
Omar
Aug 29, 2012 at 5:43 pm
SAF is becoming old and should retire as business is passing MAN U and he is unable to cope as it is money that makes this game of football go around as young talent can only take you so far as they will need time…. To reach their potential and not forgetting other bigger clubs scooping in to lure them away?
william
Aug 29, 2012 at 7:07 pm
Dembele would have been a bargain but penny wise pound foolish tactics prevented ManU from obtaining a young, quality player. It is imperative to obtain a quality defensive midfielder to sit in front of the back four! Such an addition is the missing piece needed to win silver this season.
The need for such a player has been required since Keano’s departure, unfortunately, Hargreaves injuries doomed his being the solution. Why has this important role player not been signed? Only two days remain to correct the problem!
Offor Onyekachi
Aug 29, 2012 at 7:55 pm
SAF should try and add a strong and skillfull midfielder before the deadline day. I know that the current once just need to train togethe and understand their selves and get back to their fitness and play good football.
Nnorom kingsley
Aug 29, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Pls i want saf to go and buy any high rated cm .players like,dembele,gatian, kaka,munain,tiote,sergio busquet or herrera. If not what happend to last season will soon happend again this summer.
Aguda Tunde
Aug 29, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Man u shld sign anoda midfeild b4 transfer end player like kaka.
athil
Aug 29, 2012 at 9:04 pm
Shame we missed out on Dembele. He would have made the difference, I’m sure SAF saw “no value” and in two years time we’ll got to Spurs and offer them £30m for Dimbele!!
Can anyone explain why SAF not bought a strong defensive midfielder? Or are all the 77,000 watching fans all wrong??
Yunus bob
Aug 29, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Scholes and Carrick r CL winning couple. Andson n fletc hav won evrytin. Kagawa n cleverly r currently enjoying d game. We dnt need any MF player.