Could Bayern Munich’s Willy Sagnol be Manchester United’s Next Signing?
Sir Alex Ferguson wants to buy an experienced defender, probably a full back, during the January transfer window. He knows it, we know it and now so do the Glazers after the usually reticent Old Trafford boss spoke at length about the latest injury setback suffered by Manchester United club captain Gary Neville. Ferguson’s comments at Friday’s pre-match press conference weren’t aimed at informing the supporters, or even at the inquiring press, but they will decipher the message coded within — it’s time to look outside the club for help again. And the media will again unwittingly act as Ferguson’s agents as he cranks up some pressure on his much-maligned superiors to fork out another significant sum from next season’s transfer kitty in pursuit of his dream — a second Champions League title. Neville is seven months down the line from an ankle ligament injury and still yet to make it back on the first team selection radar — an aborted 56 minutes for the Manchester United
