A doc that earlier leaked on-line demonstrates Manchester United’s transfer targets in the summer of 2004.
United went into the transfer window having skipped out on the Premiership title to Arsenal’s Invincibles, although they did gain the FA Cup, and Sir Alex Ferguson was eager to bolster his squad even further.
As claimed by Sportbible, the doc exhibits that Ferguson has determined 5 gamers that he preferred to deliver to Old Trafford.
He succeeded in signing three of them – defender Gabriel Heinze from PSG, a young Gerard Pique from Barcelona and forward Alan Smith from Leeds.
Having said that, United were not equipped to protected deals for defenders Philippe Mexes from Auxerre and Vincent Kompany from Anderlecht.
A leaked doc has demonstrated Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United transfer targets in 2004
United succeeded in signing Gerard Pique, a talented youngster at the time, from Barcelona
United also managed to carry in left-back Gabriel Heinze from Paris Saint-Germain
The ‘Player Analysis’ document outlines United’s transfer targets for the summer season of 2004
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France worldwide Mexes went on to signal for Roma in 2004 in advance of heading to AC Milan.
Kompany, in the meantime, remained at Anderlecht till 2006 and then joined Hamburg prior to signing for United’s rivals Manchester City, where he turned a legend and appreciated substantially success.
Heinze designed 83 appearances for United in advance of leaving for Actual Madrid in 2007, although Pique played just 23 times but went on to develop into a superstar at Barcelona. Smith stayed at United until 2007 but suffered a serious injuries in opposition to Liverpool in 2006 as he dislocated his ankle.
Wayne Rooney was not on the listing of preliminary targets but he joined from Everton at the finish of August 2004 in what proved to be an motivated move, with the striker continuing to become the club’s all-time top scorer with 253 targets.
Probably partly owing to lacking out on Kompany and Mexes, United unsuccessful to acquire the league title in the 2004-05 campaign as they concluded in third put.
United have been ready to provide in a different of their targets in Alan Smith, who joined from Leeds
Ferguson’s aspect were not equipped to indication Philippe Mexes, who headed to Roma as an alternative
United missed out on a younger Vincent Kompany, who turn out to be a legend at Manchester Metropolis
