Marco Reus

Manchester United target Marco Reus swap to make up for Shinji Kagawa flop

Manchester United are weighing up an ambitious move in January for Marco Reus, the Borussia Dortmund midfielder, as part of a deal that could lead to Shinji Kagawa returning to the German club.
The Barclays Premier League champions are keen to strengthen their squad and have identified Reus as one of several leading targets whom they believe could address their shortage of goals from midfield.
Reus, an attacking midfielder who can also operate out wide, scored 19 times for Dortmund last season and is widely regarded as one of the mostoutstanding young players in Europe.
The 24-year-old, who has 3½ years left to run on a contract that is reported to include a buy-out clause of €35 million (about £29 million), also has seven goals in 17 appearances for Germany and has been linked with several leading European clubs.
United have been busy scouting Reus and are thought to be exploring thefeasibility of taking the player to Old Trafford as part of a cash-plus-player swap deal involving Kagawa. The Japan midfielder has struggled to make animpression at United since being signed by Sir Alex Ferguson for a projected fee of £17.6 million in June last year after helping Dortmund to back-to-back Bundesliga titles.
Kagawa’s debut season was largely disrupted by injury and he has yet tocement a first-team place under David Moyes, Ferguson’s successor.
With Wayne Rooney in outstanding form playing in the hole behind Robin van Persie, Kagawa has had little opportunity to operate in his preferred central position and has looked uneasy deployed on the left flank. He has started three of United’s four Champions League matches this season, but the club are thought to harbour wider concerns about his suitability for the Premier League.
Moyes praised Kagawa’s performance in the 1-0 win at home to Arsenal on Sunday, when United moved to within five points of the league leaders, but it was only the third time the Japanese had started a league game this term.
Jürgen Klopp, the Dortmund coach, admitted over the summer that he had inquired about whether Kagawa would be interested in returning to the Westfalenstadion in the wake of Mario Götze’s decision to leave Dortmund for Bayern Munich. He was also reported to have said in May that it hurt to see “one of the best players in the world [playing] 20 minutes at Manchester United on the left wing”.
Ilkay Gundogan, Reus’s Dortmund and Germany team-mate, has also been scouted by United but the extent of their interest in the defensive midfielder is unclear.
United could also move in January for Luke Shaw, the Southampton and England Under-21 left back, who is considered a more attainable target than Leighton Baines, of Everton.
Moyes will accelerate the rebuilding process in the summer, when a number of players, including Anderson, the midfielder, are expected to leave. Elia@#%&! Mangala, the Porto centre half, is a potential replacement for Rio Ferdinand, although competition for the Frenchman is fierce, with Manchester City and Chelsea also interested.

James Ducker Northern Football Correspondent The Times

We're more likely to end up with Mark Royce from Derby County







(Don't bother googling him, I made him up - but we're still more likely to end up with him)

Reus v Kagawa poll?

Hats off to ducker. He's under pressure from his editor to get a story and he pulls a nine paragraph special right out of his arse.

And by the looks of it, he probably wrote it up before his morning shower.



The integrity of the football press. £#%&! me. Reminds me of another buffoon called ducker(s).

Wouldn't it be something if we just bought Reus and kept Kagawa.

I wouldn't say Luke Shaw is more attainable than Baines either.

Everton would 100% sell for £15 ish million. Southampton on the other hand seem to be a club going places and I'd imagine they won't be letting their young stars leave willy nilly.

Just an all round bad article.

Originally Posted by TC23 Henchasaurus

I wouldn't say Luke Shaw is more attainable than Baines either.

Everton would 100% sell for £15 ish million. Southampton on the other hand seem to be a club going places and I'd imagine they won't be letting their young stars leave willy nilly.

Just an all round bad article.

it's turgid. Like something believe would lash out if he was in the same job.

£29m release clause, United offer player plus cash? Sounds about right...

Originally Posted by Flix

We're more likely to end up with Mark Royce from Derby County

(Don't bother googling him, I made him up - but we're still more likely to end up with him)

M.r.l.s.

Originally Posted by Harri Jaffa

M.r.l.s.

Marls?

Originally Posted by dragflick

Bloody loves that gif does draggers, bloody loves it.

£#%&! Baines or that Shaw lad.

Get Alberto Moreno signed from Sevilla. We've been scouting him, only 21 had a cracking U21 championships and looks a real talent.

Thinking of a word. Ambitious doesn't quite fit the bill

Originally Posted by Jethro

Thinking of a word. Ambitious doesn't quite fit the bill

Ambiguous

Originally Posted by That Boy Ronaldo!

£#%&! Baines or that Shaw lad.

Get Alberto Moreno signed from Sevilla. We've been scouting him, only 21 had a cracking U21 championships and looks a real talent.

Mangala and Jones at CB would be fun

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Mangala and Jones at CB would be fun

I like that Zouma lad from St Etienne, kept Zlat quiet the other week.

Anyway back to this Reus "news". This clause of £30m is only available in 2 years time.

Originally Posted by Harri Jaffa

Ambiguous

Ambulance

£#%&! Reus, get on the Ward-Prowse bandwagon

Originally Posted by andyroo

Ambulance

Am