After unveiling Shinji Kagawa and Nick Powell to the media, Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed today that there will be one or two more signings to come.
The first signing of Sir Alex Ferguson was Shinji Kagawa from Borussia Dortmund for an estimated fee of £12 – 15 million. Shinji Kagawa is the first Japanese player to play for Manchester United, so the pressure and expectations are very high. Kagawa played a total of 71 league games for Dortmund, and scored a total of 29 goals. Kagawa is known for his vision, technique, movement and deft passing. Kagawa said that, “I’m a member of a great club at Manchester United, and I think I can handle the pressure and am pretty confident I can adapt to the style of the Premier League.”
Sir Alex also holds him in high regard, as he said that, “(Kagawa) could make a difference” and if “his goal-scoring record continues he could be a very good player for us.”
The second player that Sir Alex signed was Nick Powell, for an estimated fee of around 4 million pounds. Nick has plenty of confidence and bags of talent to perform for Manchester United. Sir Alex knows that United need a long term answer to the midfield problem and hence he has signed Powell. The fact that Sir Alex Ferguson and Mike Phelan made a personal check on the 18-year-old, speaks volume about the players talent and ability. People who know him say that he has a dead eye in front of the goal and he has an overwhelming sense of self. Apart from the ‘Wayne Rooney’ like goal he has not done anything amazing as yet.
Whether he gets the opportunity to play for the first team and set the world on fire, or he becomes a disaster signing is yet to be seen, but for the time being all eyes are set on Ferguson and United to see who their next signing will be!