For Man u (and Fergie personally)this isnt about the compatability of the player in his team, its about making a statement to City about competing etc. Yes this guy is a quality player and would do a great job in any team but i reckon losing the league (especially the way they did)hurt him more than we know, theyre now obsessed with scuppering our deal for the lad even if it eventually means he ends up at Chelsea.
We have to get used to this now. If he goes to the swamp then fine, but we all know he will be papering over the cracks. City will have other targets, they wont be dictated to in the market these days so we can be calm, and patient, and trust the club to do whats best for City.
In my opinion the lad at AC Milan, Thiago Silva, would be a much better buy as I feel the back should be our priority. In terms of the forward line its a case of 'if it aint broke, dont fix it'.