Philippe Mexes reveals why we didn’t bid for him before he went to Roma:
“I can say it clearly. There was no concrete offer from Manchester United or Chelsea. I had a phone call with Alex Ferguson. Manchester told us they signed Heinze and they were not interested.”
Marseille have admitted that they wanted to sign Heinze as well, unlucky!
Major shareholder Robert Louis-Dreyfus:
“I gave my words on some players we should have hired but we didn't. For example, Jan Koller and Samuel Eto'o. There was Gabriel Heinze, too.”
In other news,
‘Cambridge's first-choice goalkeeper John Ruddy is having a further trial with Manchester United.
‘The 18-year-old spent a few days training with the Premiership giants earlier this month and will play for their reserves on Wednesday.
‘"He's up there for them to have a good look at him," Cambridge's caretaker assistant manager Ricky Duncan told the club's website.’