matrix wrote:United broke their promise to me, Heinze tells Ferguson
Daniel Taylor
Tuesday August 7, 2007
The Guardian
Gabriel Heinze accused Manchester United of breaking a promise in his first face-to-face meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson since the player called in Liverpool's lawyers to help force a transfer from Old Trafford. The Argentinian reported for pre-season training yesterday, having had a delayed start because of his involvement in the Copa América, and went straight into talks with Ferguson in which accusations were made on both sides.
The talks are understood to have been fractious, with obvious bad feeling in both camps. Whether it will have any impact on Heinze's bid to leave remains to be seen but it seems highly improbable that, having gone against Ferguson in such a way, their relationship can be fully repaired. Heinze reiterated that he wants to leave, in the strongest possible terms, and said he is "very serious" about becoming the first footballer to move from Old Trafford to Anfield in four decades...
Ferguson expressed his disappointment but with 24 days to go before the transfer window closes, Heinze said he will continue with his legal fight and wants the transfer concluded as quickly as possible. He claims the blame lies with United, accusing them of reneging on a written agreement that he could leave in the summer.
Ferguson's next decision is whether Heinze should join his compatriot and new signing Carlos Tevez in one of two friendlies tomorrow night - United are sending a representative XI to Dunfermline and another to Glentoran in Belfast - but the indications from Old Trafford are that the left-back will probably not be involved. Ferguson is furious and there is also a great amount of anger about the role of the player's agent, Roberto Rodríguez.
The club will continue to shun Liverpool's approaches, pointing out that they have had a similar lack of cooperation when trying to sign players from Anfield in the past.
Heinze's state of mind appears to be one of defiance and it is a measure of how keen he is to sever ties that he is understood to have reported back to the Liverpool office of Hill Dickinson, which was appointed by him last month and specialises in legal matters on behalf of the Anfield club.
His solicitor, Richard Green, has also made a formal objection to the Premier League about United's refusal to do business when Liverpool lodged a £6.8m bid three weeks ago.
The player's advisers had been informed, via fax, that United would sell him for precisely that amount, but Liverpool's offer was dismissed out of hand because of the historic rivalry between the two clubs.
fu.ck off ferguson...
the guy no longer wants to play for you...
honestly manure make me sick...
after reading this... I'm afraid Heinze is
... ferguson doesn't take lightly to players that crosses him.. either heinze gets a transfer he wishes through legal proceedings or he's gonna rot on the bench for 2 years...
