United Updates

If the report on caughtoffside is to be believed, Sir Alex Ferguson is prepared to bring Slovakian and Napoli midfielder, Marek Hamsik to Manchester United if his bid for Wesley Sneijfer fails. The highly rated midfielder is thought to have a €40m (£35.1m) valuation by Napoli, but the price will not be a deterrence as Sir Alex is prepared splash out, to take this summer's spending above the £80m mark, after he had previously acquired Ashley, David De Gea and Phil Jones this summer.

Spain under-21 goal keeper, David De Gea is currently undergoing a medical ahead of his proposed move to Old Trafford, says the BBC . The reported tansfer fee is in the region of £18.9m as De Gea is set to replace retiring Edwin Van Der Sar. De Gea won the European U-21 championship with Spain on Saturday and will help to bolster Manchester United's defence after the earlier acquisition of Phil Jones from Blackburn.

Manchester United have announced that they have completed a deal to sign defender Phil Jones from Blackburn Rovers. The deal was reportedly in tatters, as several newspapers reported that Blackburn wanted more than the £16 million reportedly in Phil Jones contract as a release clause, and Liverpool had allegedly bid £6 million more for the highly rated young defender. But on monday, United reported that they have finally sealed the deal for a fee that could rise to £17 million. And Jones, announced to his twitter fans "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity and I'm looking forward to a new challenge. "I'd just like to say that I've loved my time at Blackburn and I will always be a huge fan."

Manchester United are said to be close to sealing a deal for skillful Aston Villa winger, Ashley Young. According to The Guardian, United will seal the deal after Young returns from holidays later this month, while the deal for Phil Jones who is away on England under 21 duty has hit a snag over the valuation of the player by both clubs. Jones' contract was said to have a £16m release clause, however Blackburn Rovers have disputed this and have claimed that the £16m clause only gives the player permission to talk to any club that tables that bid. United are said to be confident they will get Jones for that amount while Blackburn's lawyers try to argue their case.