RedTez wrote:
Correct. Juve were very interested on Scholes too. But don't let facts get in the way of LGJM's moan. I'd take the opinions of the likes of Zidane, Xavi and Lippi over some opinions on an Internet message board.
Okay, so how many bids were made and how much were they offering?
If rumours are good enough to say that Juve and Inter were sniffing around Scholes and Giggs, then obviously Barca were interested in Lampard over the last couple of years.
The simple fact is that even with Roman's wealth, we haven't even bothered trying to sign any United players because we know that it's pretty much impossible to get them. We thought we had a chance with Gerrard, and for one day it looked like it may be on. We tried with Torres and we managed to get him, but if Liverpool hadn't had their fall into mid-table I don't think we'd have got him, unless we really paid through our noses for him.
The transfers of Giggs and Scholes were never on. Inter and Juve may have made noises about trying to get them, but making noises is no good without serious offers. Serious offers have never been made for either Giggs or Scholes IMO. Inter and Juve were probably just playing the Tottenham game of "nearly" signing players. It's a lot cheaper than actually signing players.
If you had a ****ing brain, you would realise that this isn't a moan. It's just stating a simple fact - Man United are one of the very biggest and richest clubs. You don't buy one of their players unless United are willing to sell. When United sold Hughes to us he went because United were letting him go, same with Beckham. The Ronaldo case was one of the very few where it was the players choice. But he was going for a world record fee and going to one of the very few clubs who can offer more than United.
Giggs and Scholes, as good as they were, were not on a similar level.
