Manchester United are attempting to negotiate a two-week trial for American
teenager Freddy Adu later this month.
News of Adu's likely arrival at Old Trafford surfaced in America yesterday.
However, United officials quickly rejected speculation this morning, placing a
statement on the club's official website insisting the position had not changed
from last year when Sir Alex Ferguson claimed he had no interest in the
17-year-old.
It now transpires United are intent on looking at the player and the views of
Ferguson had presumably not been sought when the initial statement was
released.
Chelsea have also been linked with the 17-year-old, whose Major League Soccer
season has been brought to an end by DC United's failure in the end
of year play-offs.
If Adu eventually arrives at United's Carrington training ground and does
enough to persuade Ferguson to offer him a permanent contract, a transfer could
go through as early as January, although a fee would have to be negotiated with
MLS who, as with all US-based players, own Adu's registration.
