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United midfielder Nani is reportedly contemplating a move to Italy’s Serie
A, according to The
Guardian.
Nani,
it is stressed in the article, is not unhappy at Manchester United or with Sir
Alex Ferguson, but the possibility of a move to Italy, both from a
personal and professional point of view, merely intrigues the former-Sporting Lisbon midfielder.
As
Daniel Taylor explains: “His thinking is not
based on any serious discontent with his current employers, with Nani
relatively settled in Manchester and enjoying his new status as one
of Sir Alex Ferguson's more important players.
But he is coming to the end of his fourth season in England and
has started to believe it might be time for a different challenge, if not this
summer then almost certainly next.”
United are on course to claim a treble this season, with
the English Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League all within
reach for the Red Devils.
With this in mind, it is thought that, if Nani were to
claim his second European Cup medal at the end of this season, he would see
little purpose in staying for a further season.
And so, the move to Italy becomes a real
possibility and a real worry for United fans. Nani has scored nine goals this
season and is the top assist maker in the League with fifteen in total. The
ability to use both feet has been vital for United this season as the Portuguese
midfielder has been found on both wings this term – his versatility is
something that Ferguson’s side would certainly miss.
There
were murmurs last week that Nani was unhappy with the Manchester club, feeling
let down after the club failed to comment (and, therefore, defend
him), during Ferguson’s media blackout, after that
challenge from Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher, although it is unclear as to
whether this was a serious problem.
The
rumours surrounding Nani’s future have sparked further claims that Manchester
United could go in for Aston Villa’s Ashley Young. The English winger is
similar to Nani in that he can use both feet and has the ability to put a
deadly ball into the box, but news of another important United player (after
Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 and then, nearly, Wayne Rooney at the start of this
season) looking to leave the club will be a huge concern to Red Devils
everywhere.
This article
originally appeared on sports website Sports Haze, which is now unfortunately
defunct.
