ONE OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD

Last updated : 23 January 2005 By Editor

"There have been a few enquiries for Kleberson. But that (he has flown to Brazil to see a specialist) would rule him out unless someone were prepared to take him on the understanding that he would only be fit in the middle or end of February.

"There have been a few enquiries for Djemba but that's all there's been. We have a strong squad and we will treat these enquiries seriously if they become firm and then we would have to put it to the player."

And this taken from The Independent:

Ferguson's experiences in 2003 tend to back up the theory put forward by Jorge Valdano, Real Madrid's former manager and technical director, that two out of every three signings will fail. The one that succeeded was Cristiano Ronaldo, who Ferguson said yesterday was: "A natural for the big game".

"He showed that against Arsenal in the semi-final of the FA Cup," Ferguson added. "You see young people going on to the stage at Old Trafford and you wonder how they are going to cope, but these players don't think that way. It's the most natural thing in the world for them. Ones you bring through you always hope will cope but you have more doubts about the ones you buy, particularly Cristiano Ronaldo. We thought we'd spend a year nursing him but he shone in his very first game."