The Manucho Thread - Rumoured transfer target for Le Havre

[artaxerks]

Reports suggest that Manchester United have opted to buy Manucho Goncalves, the 24-year-old Angolan striker...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2015/2349539337_6f25b20e63.jpg

Angolan international strike Manucho Goncalves has allegedly impressed Manchester United during his three week Old Trafford trial to such an extent that the Red Devils are determined to sign him.

The Petro de Luanda forward is expected to pen a four-year deal in England, although according to the Angolan Press Agency, work permit concerns could potentially make this difficult.

Manucho, 24, does not have the required number of caps for the Angolan national side, the Palancas Negras, and as such an appeal will be required.

However, United were successful in landing Brazilian wunderkind Anderson in this way, so not all hope is lost for Manucho.

Alternatively, the forward could be transferred to a Portuguese club as part of a loan deal to ease his transition to European football both on the pitch and off.

The player is expected to arrive in Europe in February after the conclusion of the African Cup of Nations.

from www.goal.com

[NateR]

Its confirmed on the Manutd.com website
Boss reveals new signing (http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=517365)

United are set to sign their first-ever Angolan player, Manucho Goncalves, following his successful trial with the club.

Sir Alex Ferguson revealed the news at his regular pre-match press conference, telling ManUtd.com and other news agencies that the 24 year-old will join the Reds after playing for hs country at the African Nations Cup in January.

More details to follow...


Interesting i must say. Can't wait to see him in action.

[Wazza1989]

i've never heard of him...hope Sir Alex made the right decision by signing him....and hope he'll stay more than other Africans who signed for United....Djemba Djemba or Fortune

[Jazz 16]

Great news. He obviously has something special to get signed. i know nothing about him and have never seen him play but the versatile forward will soon join up with the Angolan national squad for the African Cup of Nations as he looks to add to the one goal that he scored in qualifying.

[1luv1utd]

He must be very special if we signed him after a trial, hope he does the business for us upfront, I don't think he will play such a big part this season though.

here are a few pics of him in action.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41753000/jpg/_41753326_akwa300.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y211/carsamper/zekalanga2.jpg

[mulletsneverdie]

He must be very special if we signed him after a trial, hope he does the business for us upfront, I don't think he will play such a big part this season though.

here are a few pics of him in action.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41753000/jpg/_41753326_akwa300.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y211/carsamper/zekalanga2.jpg


the first pic there aint him, tis akwa or something like that, the second one is

freakin great news, we have a new striker, lets hope he knows his ****, cant wait to see him bangin them in in a united shirt.

when will he get back from the african cup of nations anyone? will he be back in time for the champions league final

[Jazz 16]

Man Utd to seek Sporting Lisbon help over Goncalves signing


Manchester United may 'park' new Angolan signing Manucho Goncalves at Portugal?s Sporting Lisbon.
United are understood to have agreed a deal with Petro de Luanda for Goncalves after the striker enjoyed successful trials in England earlier this month.

Goncalves doesn't have enough caps with Angola to qualify for a work permit and could be placed at Sporting on-loan to gain his European passport. The forward is expected to sign a four-year contract with United.

[unitedred]

Thread moved to Man Utd Chat now this has become official.

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Id never heard of him before

Hopefully he'll be a great player for us in the future.

[Red Devil]

http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=517365

Is the manutd.com link

[Keano4taoiseach]

Queiroz again..........!!!

That fella can sign anyone........lol

I mreally hope this guy is the real deal........and can perform in the Premiership...:)

[NateR]

I wonder what this means for Dong.....

I really hope this guy suceeds for us. Time will tell.

[rooneyNo10]

He's got 2 goals in 10 appearances for his country and scored 16 goals last season for his previous club Petro Athletico last season

[unitedred]

http://tinyurl.com/26vu3l

Boss reveals new signing

United has reached agreement with Petro Athletico of Luanda to sign Mateus Alberto Contreiras Goncalves – "Manucho."

The 24-year-old Angolan international striker, who has scored twice in 10 appearances for his country, has agreed personal terms and will join the Club in January on a 3-year agreement. An application for a work permit will be made in due course.

He was top goalscorer in the last two seasons of the GiraBola, finishing with 16 goals for Petro Luanda in 2006 and 15 goals this year. Manucho will be part of the Angolan squad for the African Nations Cup in January.

Sir Alex Ferguson is delighted by the new arrival, saying: “We have had Manucho here for a 3-week trial and have been impressed enough to offer him a 3-year contract.

"He is a tall, agile and quick forward and through contacts that Carlos [Queiroz] has was brought to our attention around six months ago.”

http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=517365

[The_Red_Prince]

i wonder how he'll fare in the United squad

[akash_reds]

hope he gives us the depth we want in attack!!!!

[carlyluvsunited]

I noticed something too.....

All the people complaining about the term "Man U" got problems now....

ManUcho our new player needs new name maybe :p ;)

[The_Red_Prince]

anyonen kno were i can find vids of this guy?

[Red Devil]

Police file??

[Keano4taoiseach]

anyonen kno were i can find vids of this guy?

There is no videos on youtube of him yet but there probably will be in a few weeks or so.
I am still searching other sites and will post any I find on the forum......ok.....:)


Police file??

LMAO

[Red Devil]

Keano, saw original comment - sadly lottery numbers did not come up this week (again!!). So I have to work.

On topic: this kid must have "something" ?? But if he is one of Carlos' finds I reserve judgement for now.

[Keano4taoiseach]

It all depends on how he adjusts to the Premiership and if he really has the technical ability to compete in England.....

He may be strong and fast and have a good scoring record in his current league but to suceed over here and in the CL you need the natural touch and awareness and ability....

I still wonder how Fergie and co ever thought DjembeDjembe or Kleberson would ever make it in the Premiership.....

But I think Fergie has learned his lesson from then and he would not have signed this lad if he was not certain that he is the real deal and will improve our team.....

[carlyluvsunited]

Dream come true for United new boy

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k211/small_carly/manucho_goncalves_614811.jpg

Manucho Goncalves has told of his delight at signing for Manchester United but Sir
Alex Ferguson expects the new boy will need time to adjust.

The Angola international signed a three-year contract with United before
Christmas after impressing during a three-week trial.

He is expected to link up with his Old Trafford team-mates after the African Cup of
Nations, providing he secures a work permit.

The imposing striker admits his dream has become a reality and is looking forward
to playing for the Red Devils.

"I have been a fan of Manchester United from when I was very young, so now I
will work very hard to get into the first team," Manucho told MUTV.

"I am very happy to be here and I have worked very hard to make my dream a
reality.

"I have found the adaptation easy because all the players have given me their
support... and players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Anderson all speak my
language."

Though he is not expected to feature in the team this season, United boss Sir
Alex Ferguson is keeping an open mind.

Ferguson said: "I think he'll need a few months to adjust. In saying that, he's
done very well in training and you never know how players will progress.

"I said the same thing about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer when he arrived. I thought I'd
give him a year or two in the reserves, but after three or four games he was in
the first team.

"It all boils down to the boy himself, how he adapts to the change and how he
commits himself to learning. Every young player has to learn."
www.teamtalk.com

[akash_reds]

hope hes gud!!!

[Anderson's God]

It all depends on how he adjusts to the Premiership and if he really has the technical ability to compete in England.....

He may be strong and fast and have a good scoring record in his current league but to suceed over here and in the CL you need the natural touch and awareness and ability....

I still wonder how Fergie and co ever thought DjembeDjembe or Kleberson would ever make it in the Premiership.....

But I think Fergie has learned his lesson from then and he would not have signed this lad if he was not certain that he is the real deal and will improve our team.....


It wasn't Fergie and co - it was Martin Ferguson's work!

[Keano4taoiseach]

It wasn't Fergie and co - it was Martin Ferguson's work!

Fergie approved them though........;)

[ron_aveiro]

he's got 'manu' in his name..good2...

[versa]

Our last African signing was Jemba-Jemba. He was excited to join us too. And he even went further by promising he would bleed for us!??

Once bitten, twice shy; twice bitten, better die... So I shall be more cautious this time, sit tight, interlock my fingers and rotate my thumbs.

P.S. Hope he is really a gem. He does look the part from his photograph though - tall, strong, looks like a no-nonsense, economical assassin......................... Alright, alright, stop fantasising again and start rotating the thumbs.

[CROoney]

France journalist agency France Press (AFP) have put Manucho amoung the 4 young footballers that could set a mark in 2008.
Other 3 are Niko Kranjcar from Croatia and Portsmouth Alexandre Pato from Brasil and Milan, and Saudi Arabian Al Qahtani called "the sniper". Hmmm, this seems to me more like some "political" list...

[akash_reds]

is he really that gud.........ive not seen him play.....

[CROoney]

is he really that gud.........ive not seen him play.....
sincerely ---- i doubt it -and i also doubt that kranjcar could set the world on fire before the likes of anderson, messi and modric

[Wazza1989]

until we see a few matches....we can't say anything about him....some have a real impact...but some don't...look at Vida and Evra...it took a while till they accomodated and reached the first team

[Damian]

Manucho has been mentioned alot over the last few days: on here, on the bbc website amongst others, but as anyone actually seen him play?

I havnt seen him play atall, I havnt even heard of him before we bought him, hes not on Football Manager 08 and hes not on Youtube so if anyone has any videos of him in action can they share them please?

[carlyluvsunited]

We will finish up with 100 Manucho threads on here :eek:

I'll merge this one with CROoney's thread and we can all use this ONE thread for everything Manucho after this ok :)

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[Red Devil]

I love your amendments Carly. Well done, you beat me to it.

[carlyluvsunited]

I love your amendments Carly. Well done, you beat me to it.Pretty good huh :D

I re-opened this thread......

It's the 'Official Manucho thread' ;)

Otherwise we'll end up with 20 Manucho's running a the same time :eek:

[Red Devil]

We will finish up with 100 Manucho threads on here :eek:

I'll merge this one with CROoney's thread and we can all use this ONE thread for everything Manucho after this ok :) I have already merged two threads on this topic!!

[Jazz 16]

Why is there so much non Manucho related stuff on this thread? Can the random posts be deleted please? Anyway back to the man himself:

New United signing Manucho was on target for Angola as they continue their preparations for the African Nations Cup later this month.

The 24-year-old striker, who impressed on a three-week trial late last year, must wait to be granted a work permit before being allowed to complete his move to Old Trafford.

The Angolan forward struck the only goal of the friendly match against Dutch side Willem II in Portugal on Sunday.

Angola play Egypt in Lisbon on Thursday in their next warm-up match before their opening game African Nations Cup against South Africa in Tamale on 23 January.

[carlyluvsunited]

Why is there so much non Manucho related stuff on this thread? Can the random posts be deleted please?

..........24 posts deleted

All crap !

Except the Tiffany amended post - just let the spammers know what will happen
to their junk if they come here........;)

[Justice]

MANUcho.

[Anderson's God]

Manucho scored against Willem II playing for Angola recently, in a friendly.

[akash_reds]

hope he gives us a lot of goals!!!!!!!!

[Jazz 16]

At last a clip of the man in action. Quality is crap but its probably the first viewing of him in action for most of us.
It was his goal against Egypt.......nice finish too :-)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YeoOqNaJlYc

[Natalie]

he looks good
i dont want him to go on loan
i want him here at old traford

[andycole9]

At last a clip of the man in action. Quality is crap but its probably the first viewing of him in action for most of us.
It was his goal against Egypt.......nice finish too :-)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YeoOqNaJlYc
nice one jazzeline :cool:

thats the 1st time i've seen the boy in action....i'll deffo be watching him in the ACN

[reddwarf]

It was quite an entertaining game last night. I missed the first 10 minutes of the 2nd half though because I lost the signal for British Eurosport.

Manucho was pretty quiet for the first 20 minutes - he barely touched the ball.

In the 30th minute though he scored the opener with a terrific diving bullet header. The commentator described it as a 'Roy of the Rovers type' goal. It was impressive how much power he got behind it.

After the goal he was obviously more confident and started to get more involved in the game. He showed some nice skills with a couple of flicks and a great bit of play in the 2nd half when he jinked past 2 defenders and laid the ball off for a teammate.

He held up the ball pretty well under pressure for the most part but I was a bit disappointed with how he was brushed off the ball on a couple of occasions.

Towards the end he seemed to be finding good positions in between the South African defenders but his teammates usually struggled to find him or passed it to someone else. When they did find him he had a couple of shots that were way off target.

He showed he's not afraid to do a bit of defending at times either with a brilliant goal line clearnace that kept his side in the lead.

South Africa scored a late equaliser (a stunning left foot shot from outside the box which found the top right hand corner) so Manucho's goal just earned his team a draw in the end.

On first impressions I've seen enough to think he can give United a real aerial presence in the opposition box, his positional sense is good, he can hold up the ball for us and he has the skills and passing ability to be an asset for the team.

However, shooting practice from outside the box would not go amiss and he needs to be more tenacious when trying to keep the ball at times.

[akash_reds]

great..thanks reddwarf........if he does improve his shooting,do you think he can be a starter for us????????

[reddwarf]

great..thanks reddwarf........if he does improve his shooting,do you think he can be a starter for us????????

I think he'll be introduced into the team pretty slowly. Probably from the bench at first when we need to change our style of play during a game e.g. when Fergie wants to introduce more long balls or wing attacks with crosses into the box.

Saha gives us the option of a long ball behind the opposition defence whereas Manucho will give us the option of a long ball in front of the defence - for him to hold up or flick on.

Rooney and Tevez are not much of an aerial threat in the opposition box but Manucho will give us that.

I'm optimistic about his chances - he looks a much better option than Dong anyway!!!

[versa]

Excellent and detailed report on the first sighting of Manucho. Keep cuming. Oops, I mean, coming*.

[reddwarf]

Ooh er Versa!

I'll certainly keep coming. (up with reports obviously!)

[Justice]

Thanks for the report mate.

[yangch0000]

great stuff, nice to know something about him, coz he has been an unknown
Damn, no way i can watch the african cup, just no telecast in my country

[Jazz 16]

Fair play Dwarf. Nice to read a bit about him.
Anybody got the goal at all?

[Nirk]

he has a good goal scoring record, thats for sure

[reddwarf]

Fair play Dwarf. Nice to read a bit about him.
Anybody got the goal at all?

I got this link to a forum with the goals posted from another forum...

http://www.rojadirecta.com/foros/viewtopic.php?t=34092

[Jazz 16]

Thanks for that Dwarf......
Found this pic:

http://images.derstandard.at/20080124/zu.jpg

[red_devils4life]

OMG! He's a great jumper! :eek:

[Natalie]

i didnt watch it all
i only saw the goal
but was brilliant headder
bbc pundits were saying he had good link up play as well

i want hi to come back to ot and see him playing for us instead of shipping off to Greece

[unitedred]

Threads merged.

Please use the search facility in case there is already a thread on the subject you wanna make a thread about. Is it too much to ask guys?

[unitedred]

You didn't upset me mate, but that pice of news was clearly transfer speculation and a garbage one at that. So I locked it with good reason. Next time you're posting transfer stuff make sure its in the appropriate section.

Sorry if I came across as angry or anything.

[reddwarf]

Threads merged.

Please use the search facility in case there is already a thread on the subject you wanna make a thread about. Is it too much to ask guys?

Sorry, my bad. I forgot there was a search facility on this forum tbh.

Point noted :)

[Justice]

MANUcho.

Anyone got video highlights of his goal? Cant find ANY of the whole tournament.

[Jazz 16]

MANUcho.

Anyone got video highlights of his goal? Cant find ANY of the whole tournament.

just goes to show you dont read the posts :p

Post#44 was his goal in a warm up game.
Post#56 was his goal in the first game of the Acon.

[Justice]

just goes to show you dont read the posts :p

Post#44 was his goal in a warm up game.
Post#56 was his goal in the first game of the Acon.
.......xD

[Andreas_svan]

He scored one more now :)

[Jazz 16]

from bbc...

1807: GOAL Senegal 1-1 Angola
Manchester United bound Manucho draws his side level with a powerful header. A great cross by Ze Kalanga is met superbly by the striker who gives the goalkeeper no chance.

1812: "MANUCHO...he's going to light up the Premier League!"

1824: GOAL Senegal 1-2 Angola
A terrible error from Senegal's keeper gifts Manucho his second goal. Sylva's attempts to punch the ball clear but it hits Manucho and after a scramble he's on hand to tap the ball in. Seems like Sir Alex Ferguson has found a little gem.


This all sounds amazing. Is he now the top scorer in the ACON.

[NateR]

He isn't the Top scorer. There are several players on 3 Goals. Awesome job Manucho. Looks like we got ourselves a real quality player.

[Brock]

Its good to hear him having success! I hope he can continue his form.

[rooneyNo10]

Manucho scores again today, well i think we have done a good bit of business there. He certainly looks like he could be a top player :) Fergie know's best lol

[Toybos]

he seems to be good with his head that manutdcho could be useful

[chiboygeorge]

i watched the game and goodness Manucho's head is like when ever the ball touches it its a goal he's like the brazilian Washinsgton most of his goals were headers...

[Drew9]

another two goals today for angloa ... and he's different to king carlos and wazza could be useful! :)

[stretty]

the boy scored again , thats 3 so far not looking too bad

[Toybos]

As long as no commentators make annoying MAN U cho jokes its all looking good