SYDNEY, New South Wales: Manager David Moyes said yesterday he hopes to have some good news about the possibility of Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas joining Manchester United in the “next day or so”.
Moyes is looking to bring some new players into the squad in his first season in charge at Old Trafford and has been linked with the Spanish international midfielder, while Wayne Rooney’s future remains unresolved.
The English Premier League champions are in Sydney as part of their pre-season tour and are taking on the A-League All Stars today.
But all interest has been on Moyes’ behind-the-scenes transfer manoeuvrings, with the British press reporting the club has lodged a £26m ($39m) bid for midfielder Fabregas, which has yet to be rejected by Spanish champions Barcelona.
“I’m in contact with the chief executive who has been dealing with it and hopefully I’ll know a bit more in the next day or so,” Moyes told a press conference yesterday when asked how the Fabregas, who has played for rivals Arsenal in the English Premier Leagues, negotiations were progressing with the club. AFP
