We have now official bought Michael Carrick. It was pretty much official on Friday/Saturday but he had a medical today. It was thought we paid around £13m for him which sounded slightly high since we sold Ruud for about £10m. It has now been announced we actually paid £18.5m for him!!
I think hes a really good player and an excellent buy but thats a lot of money. However if he is successful it will be a bargain compared to the £28m we paid for Veron. He is going to give United more options with his passing ability. I am not too sure about his tackling skills though so it will be interesting to see how he plays. Its likely that he will play alongside Scholes (unless we buy someone else).
Its been reported that he will be No. 16 – Roy Keane’s old number. This should give him lots of confidence. There is also the possibility of a couple more signings over the next few days. Senna from Villareal and also the rumours of us being Torres will not go away!!
Also in other United news, Rooney and Ronaldo would have met up for the first time (in a professional situation) since the world cup for training today. Apparently they didnt actually meet on the training pitch and only behind close doors because Rooney was only in training in the morning and Ronaldo trained later on. As usual the press is making a massive story out of it – they have more than likely made up already.
