Zokora
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Never heard of him. £10 million 
Read it on tribalfootball as well so most likely to be total crap!
That's a class name, I'm going to use it for stuff
who thinks germans really adapt well to the english premiership compared to other nationalities?
I hardly know anyone who's mentioned in this forum.
who the feck is he, another djemba?
Zokora's Red Alert
Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to launch a £10million deal to bring St Etienne midfielder Didier Zokora to Old Trafford. Manchester United boss Fergie is determined to land Zokora, rated as the best central midfielder playing in France. Chelsea have also been in the hunt for the Ivory Coast international, but Fergie is confident of signing the 24-year-old in the January transfer window. Zokora is similar in style to Chelsea’s Michael Essien but is priced less than half the £24m Jose Mourinho paid for the former Lyon midfielder. Fergie will enter the transfer market when the window re-opens and a pre-contract agreement to sign Zokora could be confirmed within weeks.
David McDonnell, Daily Mirror
Well, apparently the guys over at Red Issue have spoken to his agent and confirmed that he is desperate to come and held talks with United in July.
Thing about singing him now (jan) is that he would miss between 3-6 weeks in January for the African Nations Cup.
I have seen very little of him but i know he is very highly rated in France.
Thing about singing him now (jan) is that he would miss between 3-6 weeks in January for the African Nations Cup.
I have seen very little of him but i know he is very highly rated in France.
soccerbest said:
, you can't now just regard every African midfielder from France as another Djemba-Djemba.He's the next Diao!
Djemba Djemba wasn't considered a top player in France.
Just goes to show the scale of impact Dj2x had on everyone.MUFC187 said:
i think lmarco should have an insight on this guy
MehdiMahdavikia said:
I think this is a key point that very few people actually realise.
If Djemba was such a good midfielder at Nantes why did i see them use him at right-back on quite a few occasions?
He can split himself into two.MUFC187 said:
Couldn't agree more.Justin said:
Anyone on here has actually seen Didier Zokora-Zokora play?
i think malouba and a few lads of lyon deserve a second look.
I remain ambivalent - not the signings I would have expected and I've been praying to the almighty powers of the cosmic universe to bring in another centre midfielder or perhaps provide Scholes with some form of transport to aid his getting about the pitch.
It seems that Houllier doesn't like Malouda much so he would be available and United have been interested in the past but with Park's arrival that ship may have sailed now.bbest said:
Wouldn't mind Diarra from Lyon though.
Maloudas shite, cant passMUFC187 said:
Diarras athletic, not a bad option.
I believe Wenger covets Diarra as well. Could be a dog fight to get him. Of course, Chelsea might just offer 15m to keep him from United.
Mozza said:
Shite is going a bit far but i would agree that we could do better.
Diarra is a nasty midfielder, something we could do with.
Surely any transfer to United for a C.M. will depend on whether or not OBI ONE arrives in January?
ballack @ 8million
some french-african bloke @10million
hmmmmmmmmmm
some french-african bloke @10million
hmmmmmmmmmm
It sounds a little insane but yeah, Chelsea have probably got the money to do this. Supposedly Abrahimovich is selling his Oil company for over 7 billion(sterling).MrMarcello said:I believe Wenger covets Diarra as well. Could be a dog fight to get him. Of course, Chelsea might just offer 15m to keep him from United.
Of course no quality player will want to sit on Chelsea's bench.
Crespo? SWP? Carvalho? Gudjohnsen? Plenty of good players who would have a starting place in most Premiership teams. Hopefully that will be Chelsea's death, having too many quality players who want to play!Gabe said:
Yes, I think the signs are there already; Carvalho, Huth.Michel04 said:
Ah any addition to our midfield is more than welcome.
Huth and quality should never be mentioned in the same sentence.Gabe said:
Will there ever be a time where people will talk about a transfer prospect without mentioning chel$ki 
(Calmed down) Diarra is quality and rated by many managers, unlike the DJ twins who we paid double the price for.
(Calmed down) Diarra is quality and rated by many managers, unlike the DJ twins who we paid double the price for.
jatin said:
He is central midfielder for Saint-Etienne, very good technically speaking, not bad in duels but not his main strength, i don't see him actually found of defending and tackling so i think he is in some way the opposite of Djemba.
He is rather offensive minded, an Ivory Coast international...Called maestro since his beginnings in Belgium, because he is a good passer and has a correct "vision of play".
Well, the problem is that though he is quite a good player he has almost no European matches experience and doesn't play in a top championship at the moment. I don't know if it would be a good buy for Man United, players can always deceive or surprise, but there is also the question of him adapting to the PL and life in England. At 10M£ i found it maybe excessive but mainly risky.
Some people mention Diarra, not the one owned by Liverpool and now playing for Lens, but the well-kown midfielder of Lyon.
He is really good, i saw him many times again this season and he was hugely impressive each time, even against Real Madrid.
The problem is that Aulas will once again ask a lot of money...This summer he said that he wouldn't let him go for less than 30 or 35M€ (20 to 23M£).
He is really good, i saw him many times again this season and he was hugely impressive each time, even against Real Madrid.
The problem is that Aulas will once again ask a lot of money...This summer he said that he wouldn't let him go for less than 30 or 35M€ (20 to 23M£).
We shouldn't be penny-pinching on Keane's replacement. I've been saying all summer that we should have paid what it took for Essien, and I still support that notion. Not a position we can compromise on.Lmarco said:
We couldn't have competed with ******* for Essien
Quite like the sound of this Zokora, definetly nothing to do with replacing Keane but could be a good player.
I think we could have paid what they paid for him, but probably doubted his credentials enough to warrant the fee.Plechazunga said:
Essien isn't worth that much.
Upon hearing that United had offered 25m, ******* would have increased their offer to 27m or more. They know United couldn't afford to get into a bidding war. Essien was never going to play for United once ******* identified him as their top target.kanchelskis14 said:
He is, and would have completed us in my opinion.MehdiMahdavikia said:
Essien was a non-target once the Renties got involved. Glazer'd have to conjure up 30m+ to win the player auction. For all the sweet talk about making money available, Uncle Malc looks well skint from the outside.
It's much easier to shine at Stamford Bridge, there Essien merely augments a winning team. At Utd, he not only has to justify the massive lay out but more crucially live up to the Keane-successor label. That's big shoes he has to fill, one more established players would have struggled with.
It's much easier to shine at Stamford Bridge, there Essien merely augments a winning team. At Utd, he not only has to justify the massive lay out but more crucially live up to the Keane-successor label. That's big shoes he has to fill, one more established players would have struggled with.