first it's silva, now they claim to be interested in villa as well, or so says the newspaper. either way, i'll be glad if one, or better still both, will join man utd
"The Reds have been dealt a blow ahead of the new season after United confirmed that Edwin van der Sar has been sidelined for the start of the 2009/10 campaign.
The 38-year-old Dutch goalkeeper has this week undergone surgery on a broken finger and bone in his left hand, and will be out for up to eight weeks.
Van der Sar suffered the injury saving a penalty from Danijel Pranjic in United's 7-6 shoot-out defeat to Bayern Munich in the pre-season Audi Cup tournament in Germany.
The prognosis means that van der Sar won't be back to full fitness until the end of September, and therefore unlikely to be available for selection till either the Arsenal match on Saturday 29 August, or against Tottenham Hotspur a fortnight later after the international break.
It is frustrating news for Sir Alex, especially as van der Sar was so important to United's defensive solidarity last season. However, Ben Foster signed a new contract in July and Sir Alex said at the time that "he is seen as one of the best young goalkeepers in England and we genuinely see him as a successor to Edwin."
At least I'm not supporting a team that hasn't won the bloody 1st division league cup since it changed it's name to the Premier League Cup some 16 years ago.