Posted on Wednesday, 25th August 2010 by Tom Doerr
Manchester United defender and Serbian Captain Nemanja Vidic has dismissed rumours that he intends on leaving the club. He has been repeatedly linked to big money moves abroad to Barcelona, Real Madrid and AC Milan.
The 28 year old says there was never any question about his future at Manchester United despite Jose Mourinho’s efforts to coax him to Real Madrid. Before the world cup a representative had said Vidic had “requested some time from United to think about things”, while Sir Alex Ferguson said he could not clarify the situation.
However, shortly after, the club’s chief executive David Gill revealed that there was a verbal agreement with Vidic for a long-term contract to remain at Old Trafford. The international says he always wanted to stay at the club, “I don’t know why people think it was a difficult decision,” he said. “I always said I am happy here. I never spoke about my future. I know there was all this speculation but I never said I wanted to go. There was nothing new. I am very happy to be here.”
His new 90,000-a-week contract will make him one of the highest paid players on the squad and the extension takes his deal up to a massive 18.72m.
The club’s world cup players, of which there area many, have been excused from the current USA tour so Vidic will sign the deal when he returns from holiday. With the prospective retirement of veterans such as Ryan Giggs and Edwin Van Der Sar, Vidic could become one of the more senior figures in the dressing room.
Wayne Rooney’s contract, which currently has two years left to run, will be under discussion as the club attempts to extend it. Vidic’s decision to stay is a huge plus for the team considering Rio Ferdinand’s fitness problems and the general uncertainty of their defence.
The sponsors are happy that Vidic will continue wearing the Manchester United Football Shirt and his Nike Mercurial boots as he is one of the league’s top players.
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