Man Utd To Fluff £9m On Former Reading Midfielder?
By Chris Wright
This chill morn, Manchester United have woken to find themselves linked with former Reading midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, who is currently continuing to impress for Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim after joining them on a four-year deal over the summer – though word is that an offer of £9 million may be enough to tempt the German side into selling.
After netting 20 goals for the Royals in the 2009/10 campaign, Sigurdsson secured a surprise £7 million move to Hoffenheim over the summer, and has since bagged four more goals in his first six appearances – putting in a number of match-winning performances in the process by all accounts.
The 21-year-old Icelander struck twice for his country’s U21 side against Scotland in October (thus securing his team a place in the European Championship in 2012) with a number of United scouts reportedly in attendance.
After watching his inventive passing (and a prominent propensity for the odd 25-yard thundercracker) tear Forest apart on a good few occasions over the past couple of years, I can vouch that Sigurdsson certainly appears to be a genuine prospect – though £9 million still seems a little on the rich side for my taste.
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When you consider that Nani was £17, £9 for Sigurdsson sounds like a bargain!
Having had the pleasure of watching Gylfi play for the past couple of seasons at Reading … this would be £9m well spent. He’s a fantastic attacking player with 2 good feet, a superb range of passing, a great shot on him,reasonable aerial ability and he’s not afraid to put his foot into the tackle(although don’t expect him to be a midfield enforcer). I was slightly surprised a Premier League team didn’t come in for Gylfi when he left Reading.
karl, you saying nani cost 17 quid? bargain!
i am watching him nearly every week for hoffenheim, he is doing a great job there, so 9 would be a very good price.
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That is exactly the right player to play in the state of Paul Scholes. Gylfi scores in almost every game he plays and scores from almost every free kick he does. He is so much better than Gibson and Anderson. This might be the best one bid from Man Utd for Ronaldo was signed. Gylfi Sigurdsson is a dream player for any team in the world.
Man Utd buy G. Sigurdsson !!!!!