Originally Posted by talking robot

1) Manucho is coming, and he'll probably get his work permit. (If it starts looking like he won't get it, we might have to change our attitude). So we need a third or fourth choice striker.

2) We have a winger who scores more goals per game than even legendary strikers. Our attacking game goes through Ronaldo, so we are not in the market for someone to center our attack around. We are in the market for an effective role player.

3) The Glazers maybe aren't going to want to spend big. They are reaping the rewards of last summer's investment (possible lucrative double), and maybe now is the time to start paying off some of the principal on that debt?