Federico Macheda

Manchester United’s Italian striker Federico Macheda looks increasingly set to leave the club in the summer after it was revealed that Benfica midfielder Gaitan would like to play for the club at Old Trafford. Gaitan is the latest transfer target being linked with a move to Manchester United. The club endured a difficult season in the league, while they have also been knocked out of the European and domestic cup competitions. As a result, it is thought that manager Sir Alex Ferguson will be making serious changes to the squad in order to make them comply with the Manchester United style of football.

Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan is one of the big names being linked with the club. In a recent interview given to the reporters, his agent has confirmed that Nicolas Gaitan is in talks with Manchester United over the possibility of a move in the summer, while the player for the extremely delighted if such a move happened. It is thought that the midfielder could be worth around £ 20 million in transfer fees alone, while Manchester United will be sending striker Federico Macheda permanently. The Italian has failed to establish himself in the Manchester United first team after scoring on his debut three years ago.

“Nicolas likes Manchester United a lot – he would like to play for Manchester United. If there is an offer for him Nicolas would be happy to listen and negotiate,” said the agent of the 24-year-old midfielder. It is also thought that United will sending left back Fabio Da Silva on a loan deal till the end of the season as part of the deal. It is very much likely that Nicolas Gaitan will be a replacement for Paul Scholes, who has been a tremendous influence in the United team since coming out of retirement.

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It has been revealed that Manchester United have agreed a deal with Benfica to sign 24-year-old midfielder Nicolás Gaitán in the summer.

Manchester United will be paying £ 20 million, while they will also be losing two players to Benfica as part of the deal. It has been revealed that United will be sending Fabio Da Silva on a loan deal till the end of the season, while striker Federico Macheda is likely to move to the Portuguese club on a permanent basis. Even though Manchester United have not revealed the details of the transfer, it has emerged that United are almost certain to complete the deal in the summer.

It will finally bring an end to the three-year stay at Manchester United for Italian striker Federico Macheda. He moved to QPR this season on loan deal, but was used sparingly by the new manager Mark Hughes before returning to United after suffering an injury. Even though Federico Macheda made his debut in the match against Aston Villa by scoring, his form has certainly dipped over the last few seasons. As a result, he has been sent out on loan to various clubs, although he has not been having any successful loan spells. The 20-year-old will be hoping for regular game time at Portuguese club Benfica.

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Manchester United striker Federico Macheda, who is currently on loan at QPR, has said that he will one day like to return to his former club Lazio.

Manchester United secured the services of a young Federico Macheda from Lazio many years back by paying a small compensation fee. Even though it left Lazio fuming at the actions of the English club, it now seems that they will be able to get back their player after all.

This after Federico Macheda revealed that he has the hopes of playing for Lazio one-day in his career. Federico Macheda is currently on loan at London club at QPR after Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson stressed that the Italian needs more experience to play for Manchester United.

It has been a tough few years for Federico Macheda, who made his debut for Manchester United in the most spectacular fashion. He scored in the match against Aston Villa on his debut to help United to victory in the most difficult circumstances. Since then, though, he has been spending time on loan at various clubs including a loan spell back in Italy with Sampdoria. Still, he has not become first-team regular at Manchester United, which has also posed questions regarding his future at Old Trafford.

“I’d like to come back to Lazio in the future, I always said it, but I don’t know my future yet. I have a contract with Manchester United until 2014, but in June I will end the loan and we will see,” he told Corriere Dello Sport. Federico Macheda has a contract that runs out next summer and it will be interesting to see if the Italian will be interested in renegotiating in signing a new deal with the club, for whom he is yet to feature on a regular basis.

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