Vidic dismisses new Barcelona rumours

Asked about the new rumours linking him with a move to Barcelona (read more here), Manchester United central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27) is quoted by British newspaper The Times as dismissing all the exit rumours:

"The first thing to say is that I have personally never said anything about Barcelona or Real Madrid or AC Milan or any club. It's other people speaking about it. I never speak about my future.

On Saturday, I showed at Wigan on the pitch by how I played how happy I am at this club. Anyone who is a fan of United or the players would only have to see how I played to know how committed I am to United. It's also not true that my wife is not happy in England. I don’t know how that rumour came out.

I spoke with my agent. I know about all the rumours about me, but I don't want it to have an impact on the club. It's not a good time for my club to be hearing those rumours. I'm here and I'm committed. I'll show that with how I play in matches. But I will never speak about my future and I will never talk about moving to other clubs."

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Vidic agent denies Barcelona statements

Asked about the new rumours linking Manchester United central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27) with a move to Barcelona (read more here), the player's adviser Paolo Fabbri is quoted by British tabloid The Daily Express as denying that he has said Vidic would like to join Barcelona stating that he has been misquoted:

"This is not true. I never said these things. Nemanja is happy in Manchester. If Barcelona do make an offer for him then it is up to United to make a decision. I am planning to come to England shortly, along with Vidic's agent Silvano Martina, but this is only for a routine chat with United officials."

British newspaper The Times meanwhile claims that Manchester United is preparing to offer Vidic a new contract. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has recommended that the club offer him a pay rise and an extension to his contract, which expires in 2012.

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Vidic welcomes Barcelona interest

Asked about the new rumours linking Manchester United central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27) with a move to Barcelona (read more here), the player's agent Paolo Fabbri has said in an interview with Catalan radio station RAC 1 that the player would like to join Barcelona:

"Vidic would be delighted to play at Barça because it's his dream to play in the Spanish league. We have to analyze the situation but at this moment one should be realistic and see that things are complicated. The team has just let go Cristiano Ronaldo and Tévez and they don't want to lose another key player."

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Barcelona will try again for Vidic

British tabloid The Sunday Mirror claims that Barcelona will make another attempt to sign Manchester United central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27) this summer.

Rumours that Vidic is unsettled in Manchester continue to circulate and Barcelona would still be hoping a deal can be sealed. Barcelona has reportedly been given encouragement by sources close to the player suggesting Vidic wants to leave because his wife Ana does not enjoy living in England.

Vidic, who has three years left on his contract and is currently out with a calf injury, remains a key player for Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, but the emergence of Jonny Evans last season and the consistency of Rio Ferdinand could make the coach change his mind.

Barcelona would even have made it clear to Vidic's advisers that the club will try again during the winter transfer window next year if they fail to sign the Serbian centre-back this month. Italian clubs AC Milan and Inter Milan are also believed to be monitoring the situation of Vidic.

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Agent Vidic dismisses new transfer rumours

Asked about the new rumours linking Manchester United central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27) again with several European top clubs, among which Barcelona, after the defender pulled out of Manchester United's Malaysia tour, one of the player's agent Paulo Fabbri reconfirmed in an interview with British sports site Sport that the Serbian will not leave this summer:

"Yesterday my colleague Silvano spoke to the player and he did not say anything. No no no, he won't be leaving United. Not at all. Absolutely not at all. There is absolutely no transfer for Vidic. We do not expect any transfer for the time being. No he will stay for sure."

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Vidic confirms Barcelona offer

Asked about rumours earlier this summer linking him with several European top clubs among which Barcelona (read more here), Manchester Untied central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27) has confirmed in an interview with British tabloid The Sun that he received an offer from Barcelona but that he will continue in England next season:

"My wife Ana is unhappy with our lifestyle in Manchester but I am not going to change my mind as I am happy with the team and Manchester and the club's ambitions for next season.

I got offers from Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid and I played a very honest game. I disclosed all these offers to my boss Sir Alex. He reacted quickly. I was told he was raising my pay to bring it to the level where my reputation is in the Premier League and Europe.

After Milan and Real Madrid made their offers, Barcelona came in. They wanted to pay 30 millions for my services but after Sir Alex's move, I am definitely staying in Manchester until my contract expires in 2012. People often forget that when you move from one country to another and from one league to another, you have to change your playing style. My style of play is now completely adjusted to the Premier League."

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Madrid sports tabloid As that Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristain has already sounded out or been offered twenty-two players this year.

The main reason why Barcelona still didn't sign any players would mainly be the lack of financial means.

The list of 22 players would consist of the following names:


Sergio Asenjo (Real Valladolid)
Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyon)
Bruno Alves (Porto)
Dmytro Chygrynskiy (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Luis Filipe (Deportivo La Coruña)

Diego Forlán (Atlético Madrid)
Eden Hazard (Lille)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan)
Keirrison (Palmeiras)
Florent Malouda (Chelsea)
Javier Mascherano (Liverpool)

Juan Mata (Valencia)
Maxwell (Inter Milan)
Felipe Melo (Fiorentina)
Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
Robinho (Manchester City)

David Silva (Valencia)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
David Villa (Valencia)
Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow)

Vidic dismisses Barcelona rumours

Asked about the rumous linking him with several European top clubs among which Barcelona (read more here), Manchester United central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27) has said in an interview with British tabloid News of the World that he has no intention to leave:

"I am very happy here and next season we will start again. I have got no desire to go anywhere. People forget that when you join a new league you don't just have to adjust to the country, you also have to adjust to the style of football.

I feel my game is well adjusted to England now and I want to play a part in a successful team next season. United can make it a record four titles in a row next year. I've also started to understand and love all the things you English love. Now I even love a bacon sandwich!"

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Agents Vidic dismiss Barcelona rumours

Asked about the rumours linking Manchester United central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27) with a move to Barcelona (read more here), the player's agent Paolo Fabbri said in an interview with British sports site Setanta that the player won't leave this summer:

"Nemanja Vidic will stay in Manchester. I don't think we will have any surprises in the short term. We are not planning to move. This week, on Monday and Tuesday, we were at Manchester United to speak with David Gill, for other reasons, but we also spoke about Vidic.

Vidic is supposed to stay there. A move is not possible unless some Arab makes a crazy offer! But in a normal situation, Nemanja will stay there. Barcelona and many other teams can be interested in Vidic - that is another story. Three or four Italian teams would be pleased to have the player. But he is under contract. His deal has been already extended until 2012."

Another agent of the Serbian defender, Silvano Martina, said the same in an interview with Italian sports site 24 Ore di Sport: "No, there's no chance that Vidic leaves Manchester. Despite losing the Champions League final, he is at a great club with a lot of ambition, that has reached the final of the greatest European competition for two consecutive years now. This season, he also won the Premier League."

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Barcelona looking to sign Vidic this summer

British tabloid The Daily Mail claims that Barcelona is preparing a 29 million euro° bid for Manchester United central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27).

With his wife Ana struggling to settle in Manchester and keen on moving away from the city to a better climate, Vidic is said to feel that Manchester United is the best place for his football career but would be worried about the strain which could be placed upon that if his wife remains unhappy.

Barcelona would hope to capitalise on the player's situation and tempt him away with the benefits of a new environment (read more here).

The English champions plan to resist all offers for the centre-back, who is vital to their plans and hugely popular with staff and fans, but club insiders say they recognise there could be a problem. AC Milan would also be interested in the Serbian defender.

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British sports site Sky Sports claims that Manchester United central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27) is on top of Barcelona's transfer target list (reaad more here).

Barcelona would have identified the centre back position as an area of weakness and would like to sign a left-sided centre-half who in the future can grow into playing next to Gerard Pique.

It's unclear if Manchester United would be willing to sell but Barcelona could move for the Serbian defender after the Champions League final next week. With Vidic's wife apparently unsettled in England, Barcelona is hoping to tempt the defender to Spain.

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British tabloid The Daily Mail claims that Barcelona are considering a move for Manchester United central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27).

Barcelona’s interest would have been prompted by reports that the player's wife, Ana, wants to leave for a warmer climate (read more here). There would be fears at Manchester United that his wife's unhappiness may force Vidic, whose current contract expires in 2012, to consider other options.

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Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo claims that Manchester United central defender and Serbian international Nemanja Vidic (27) has offered himself to Barcelona.

Vidic's wife, Ana Ivanovic, wouldn't feel comfortable in Manchester ans has asked the centre-back to move to a club in the south of Europe.

The Serbian defender would already have informed Manchester United about his plans to leave the club at the end of the season.

Vidic would in the meanwhile have offered himself to Barcelona through a confidant and is now waiting for an answer. Although Barcelona isn't really looking for a central defender, the club is studying the offer. Vidic, who has a contract until 2012, would be valued around 30 million euro°.

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