Top transfers in season 2011/12
Manchester United has made no mistake in transferring Ashley Yong one of the most potential player of Aston Villa. Young has proved his ability in fist few matches of Man.Utd which pleased Mr. Alex Fergousen.
With one year left on his contract, United swooped and purchased a player who offers extremely useful versatility across the midfield and forward line. However, it appears the tricky winger will play off the left flank initially at Old Trafford.
2. Phil JONES (Blackburn Rovers – Manchester United £16.5 million)
3.Gaël CLICHY (Arsenal – Manchester City £7 million)
Still only 26, Clichy will be joined at Eastlands by young Montenegrin Stefan Savic and also £38 million pound Argentine Sergio Agüero, who without doubt represents the Premier League’s most exciting transfer of the summer, as City push to make a serious title challenge in 2011/12.
1. Ashley YOUNG (Aston Villa – Manchester United £16 million)
Manchester United has made no mistake in transferring Ashley Yong one of the most potential player of Aston Villa. Young has proved his ability in fist few matches of Man.Utd which pleased Mr. Alex Fergousen.
In the case of Ashley Young, the now ex-Aston Villa man has threatened to hit the big time for several years now and over the past twelve months has earned himself a regular England place, however after a good education at Villa, now is time for Young to prove himself at the highest levels.
Manchester United have got a bargain for the 19-year old defender who was known to be a target for both Arsenal and Liverpool. Jones is the future of the England centre-back position and could even be a good outside bet for the European Championships squad next summer.
First-team opportunities will initially be hard to come by, but given Rio Ferdinand’s chronic injury problems of late, Jones could end up playing far more than expected. Strong and composed, the Lancastrian provides decent cover at right-back and in midfield, but there is no doubting his long-term future lies at the heart of the defence.
Just a couple of years ago, Gaël Clichy was one of the highest rated left-backs in the world game and it would have been inconceivable for the young Frenchman to have departed for under £10 million. However, although he is still a class act, there is a sense Clichy’s career has stalled somewhat over the past 18 months, having been caught out defensively on a number of occasions last season.
Clichy treads the now well-worn path between the Emirates and Eastlands, with his signing designed to provide solidity in the left-back position for Manchester City, following the disappointing season of Jerome Boateng and with Alexander Kolarov considered too cavalier in his attitude.
Clichy brings experience, pace and commitment to the Manchester City side and fans of the club will no doubt look forward to the sight of the Frenchman and Micah Richards operating in tandem from full-back during the club’s debut Champions League campaign.
