Age: 30 Nationality: Dutch Joined United: July 2011 The Unthinkable. However, when you think about it, it makes perfect sense. A few goals and an impressive return will bump up his value to far beyond what they paid for him. Plus, he's just turned 30 - he won't be as valuable as he is now ever again. They paid a relatively small fee for him from Arsenal - any return on that would give David Moyes real spending power to finance a whole host of new players for the Manchester side. He's also injury-prone - 2011/12 and 2012/13 aside, he's spent most of his career on a treatment table. An accident waiting to happen for David Moyes. Much easier to take the Van Nistelrooy approach, and cash in on him while the going is good. Using the money to attain Diego Costa, Giuseppe Rossi, Alfred Finnbogason, or perhaps even Luis Suarez might be a better solution than keeping an ageing, injury-prone Dutchman. Sir Alex knew this principle, will David Moyes?
Diarmuid is a freelance student and studious sports journalist operating out of the wilds of Dublin, Ireland. His specialist subjects include the English Premier League, the GAA, and track and field athletics.
