United Close On £50m Targets??

Manchester United are closing in on a £50million double swoop for David Villa and David Silva after Valencia admitted they are prepared to sell.

Sir Alex Ferguson has been tracking the the Spanish pair for some time but no deal could be struck in the summer. But as United continue to struggle in the absence of the departed Cristiano Ronaldo, Ferguson needs to find a world-class source of goals - and could be ready to splash a large chunk of the £80m he got from Real Madrid.

United are operating with just three established strikers in Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen. But they could soon have new team-mates as cash-strapped Valencia desperately need to raise money.
- David McDonnell, Mirror -