SIGNINGS RUMOURS AND GOSSIP

Last updated : 18 November 2003 By editor
CELTIC star Liam Miller is being tracked by Manchester United.The 22-year-old midfielder is out of contract in the summer and talks between Martin O'Neill and Miller's agents Finton Drury and Eamonn McLaughlin have been inconclusive.
And aware of growing interest in the player, he asked the agents in for nitty-gritty talks after Miller's outstanding display against Belgian side Anderlecht in the Champions League match at Parkhead 11 days ago.

Sir Alex Ferguson attended that game to watch Anderlecht defender Vincent Kompany but was aware also of Miller, who has burst on to the scene this season.

As we mentioned last week.

LUIS Fabiano would be a great signing for Manchester United, according to the striker's fellow Brazilian Emerson Thome.

The 22-year-old international striker, who has hit 87 goals in 114 games for Sao Paulo, is desperate for a return to the European scene after a disappointing spell in France with Rennes and Bolton defender Thome believes United should make a bid.

United are said to have held preliminary talks with the Brazilian club about the future of Fabiano.United would have an extra edge if a bidding war breaks out when the transfer window reopens in January because they have forged a close working link with Sao Paulo.

They spent last week training at United's Carrington complex during a break in the Brazilian season and won 6-3 in a friendly at Bolton on Saturday when Fabiano was absent on international duty. Thome, 31, missed the game but said:

"He is already one the best goalscorers in Brazil over the last two seasons. He’s going to grow up and I am sure he could be a very good buy. But he is only a young lad and he already has some of experience of living in Europe because he had a spell in France."