Respected football correspondent Guillem Balague has given his view on the increased speculation linking several Spanish based players with big-money transfers to Manchester United. Answering questions on skysports.com, the journalist relayed that the likes of Villarreal’s Diego Lopez, Valencia trio Juan Mata, David Silva and David Villa and Atletico Madrid’s Sergio Aguero were very unlikely to be joining Old Trafford’s star-packed squad this summer. Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool have also been linked with the stars in recent months as the transfer window gears up for an eventful few months.
“Diego Lopez might stay another season at Villarreal although his agent has been talking about him as a potential target of Manchester United and others,” claimed Balague.
“He would be a great replacement for Edwin van der Sar but neither him nor Sergio Asenjo (he could go to Atletico Madrid) or Mata will be going to Old Trafford.
“I don't believe David Silva, David Villa or Kun Aguero, from Atletico who has also been linked with United, will be joining Ferguson either.
“There was a contact for Silva last season, but just as with Marcus Senna, the first contacts didn't develop into signings.”