Former Chelsea, Aston Villa, and Marseille striker Tony Cascarino is very surprised by Manchester United’s signing of Bordeaux winger Gabriel Obertan.
The ex-Republic of Ireland international has watched the 20-year-old on a number of occasions, but saw nothing to suggest he has the quality to make it at Manchester United.
Cascarino told footballpools.com: “Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Manchester United’s transfer window business is now over after the arrivals of Luis Antonio Valencia, Gabriel Obertan and Michael Owen but to be honest I don’t believe him.”
“United will still be pursuing targets as they need to strengthen further after losing two of their main men.”
“The signing of Obertan is a strange one, I watch a lot of French football and from what I’ve seen of him, he’s very hit and miss.”
“He was not a first team star at Bordeaux or on loan at Lorient last season so doubt he will have a major impact for United in the short-term.”
Tony Cascarino is a pundit for www.footballpools.com