Transfer Speculation

Top 1000+ Youngsters From Around the World (NOT From FIFA Manager!!!)

Jay-Ray7 — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:56:47 GMT

These youngsters are hot property, I assure you!!! Tell me your opinions on them and which one/s you would like to see at OT in the near future!

P.S. These guys are the real deal and are not ranked by skill. They are just listed here in any order. Also, I listed youngsters not of Manchester United because we already know of our own talent. But, believe me, our youngsters are quite deserving of a place on this list!

P.P.S. And no, I did not get these names from FIFA09, FM09 or any other game!!!

Excluding our own very talented youngsters, and not ranked according to skill:-

1. Marcelo Moreno- Striker, Shakhtar Donetsk (now at Werder Bremen)

2. Douglas Costa- Winger/CAM, Gremio

3. Keirrison- Striker, Palmeiras (now at FC Barcelona, but on loan at SL Benfica)

4. Fabian Delph- CB/CDM/CM, Leeds United (now at Aston Villa)

5. Lulinha- CAM/Striker, Corinthians (on loan at G.D. Estoril-Praia)

6. Jean Carlos Chera- CAM/Striker, Santos

7. Neymar da Silva- Striker, Santos

8. Breno- CB, Bayern Munich

9. Kyriakos Papadopoulos- Defender, Olympiakos

10. Carlos Eduardo- LWM/CAM, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

11. Thiago Heleno- Defender/CDM, Cruzeiro

12. Phillipe "Coutinho" Correia- CAM/Striker, Inter Milan (on loan at Vasco Da Gama)

13. Sergio Asenjo- GK, Real Valladolid (now at Atletico Madrid)

14. Moussa Sissoko- CDM/CM/CAM, Toulouse

15. Jose Baxter- CAM/Striker, Everton

16. Jack Rodwell- CB/CDM/CM, Everton

17. Dan Gosling- RB/RM, Everton

18. Jonathan De Guzman- CM/CAM/Winger, Feyenoord

19. Kerlon- CAM/Striker, Chievo (now at Inter Milan, but on loan at Ajax)

20. Alan Dzagoev- CAM, CSKA Moscow

21. Georginio Wijnaldum- CAM/Winger, Feyenoord

22. Alexis Sanchez- Winger/Striker, Udinese

23. Kyle Naughton- RB, Sheffield United (now at Tottenham Hotspur)

24. John Fleck- CAM/Striker, Rangers

25. Eden Hazard- CAM, Lille

26. Pablo Piatti- Winger/Striker, UD Almeria

27. Mamadou Sakho- Defender, PSG

28. Marko Marin- Winger/CAM, Borussia Monchengladbach (now at Werder Bremen)

29. Renato Augusto- CAM/Winger, Bayer Leverkusen

30. Thiago Neves- CAM/Winger/Striker, Hamburger SV (now at Fluminense on loan from Al-Hilal)

31. Guilherme- Striker, Cruzeiro (now at Dynamo Kiev)

32. Rafael Sobis- Striker, Al-Jazira

33. Renatinho- CAM/Winger/Striker, Kawasaki Frontale

34. Tiago Luis- Striker, Santos FC

35. Gabriel Obertan- Winger/Striker, FC Bordeaux (now at Manchester United)

36. Henri Saivet- Striker, FC Bordeaux

37. Sotiris Ninis- Winger, Panathinaikos

38. Diogo- Striker, Olympiakos

39. Clement Grenier- CAM/Winger, Lyon

40. Macauley Chrisantus- Striker, Hamburger SV

41. Lorenzo De Silvestri- RB, Lazio (now at Fiorentina)

42. Stevan Jovetic- Striker, Fiorentina

43. Toni Kroos- CAM, Bayern Munich (now at Bayer Leverkusen)

44. Ivan Rakitic- CAM/Winger, FC Schalke 04

45. Ever Banega- CDM/CM, Valencia

46. Adel Taarabt- CAM, Tottenham Hotspur (on loan at QPR)

47. Sadick Adams- Striker, Atletico Madrid

48. Gerardo Bruna- CAM, Liverpool

49. Ransford Osei- Striker, Maccabi Haifa (on loan at FC Twente)

50. Sapol Mani- RB, Marantha

51. Mesut Ozil- CAM, Werder Bremen

52. Steve Zakuani- Striker, Seattle Sounders

53. Dumitru Copil- CAM, Hearts

54. Fabio Coentrao- LWM, SL Benfica

55. Nour Hadhria- CM, Club African

56. Rabul Ibrahim- CAM,Sporting Lisbon

57. Kermit Erasmus- Striker, Sundown (now at Feyenoord)

58. Cristian Nazarith- Striker, America Cali

59. Axel Witsel- Winger/CM, Standard Liege

60. Marek Suchy- Defender, Slavia Praga

61. Aaron Niguez- CAM/Striker, Valencia (now at Celta Vigo)

62. Diego Buonanotte- CAM/Winger, River Plate

63. Per Ciljan Skjelbred- CM, Rosenborg

64. Hernanes- CM, Sao Paolo

65. Sofiane Feghouli- CDM/CM/CAM, Grenoble Foot 38

66. Marek Hamsik- CAM, Napoli

67. Miguel Vitor- Defender, SL Benfica

68. Angel Di Maria- Winger/CAM, SL Benfica

69. Jose Andres Guardado- LWM, Deportivo La Coruna

70. Nilmar- Striker, Internacional (now at Villarreal)

71. Radamel "Falcao" Garcia- Striker, River Plate (now at FC Porto)

72. Diego Capel- LWM, Sevilla

73. Emiliano Insua- LWB, Liverpool

74. Taye Taiwo- LWB, Marseille

75. Yannick Djalo- Striker, Sporting Lisbon

76. Sebastien Giovinco- Winger/CAM/Striker, Juventus

77. Mario Balotelli Barwuah- Striker, Inter Milan

78. Jesus Navas- Winger, Sevilla

79. Thiago Silva- CB, AC Milan

80. Guillermo Ochoa- GK, Club America

81. Miralem Sulejmani- Striker, Ajax

82. Jeremy Menez- Winger/Striker, AS Roma

83. Gareth Bale- LB/LM, Tottenham

84. Sergio Aguero- Winger/Striker, Atletico Madrid

85. Lionel Messi- Winger/Striker, FC Barcelona

86. Karim Benzema- Striker, Lyon (now at Real Madrid)

87. Hatem Ben Arfa- Winger/Striker, Marseille

88. Oscar Ustari- GK, Getafe

89. Igor Akinfeev- GK, CSKA Moscow

90. Robert Lewandowski- Striker, Lech Poznan

91. Giovani dos Santos- CAM/Winger/Striker, Tottenham Hotspur

91. Aaron Lennon- RWM, Tottenham Hotspur

92. Vedran Corluka- RB/CB, Tottenham Hotspur

93. Chris Gunter- RB, Tottenham (now at Nottingham Forest)

94. Sergio Busquets- CDM/CM, FC Barcelona

95. Bojan Krkic- Striker, FC Barcelona

96. Gerard Pique- CB, FC Barcelona

97. Luis Suarez- LWM/Striker, Ajax

98. Nordin Amrabat- Winger/Striker, PSV Eindhoven

99. Ismail Aissati- CM/CAM, Ajax

100. Victor Moses- CAM/Striker, Crystal Palace

101. John Bostock- CM/CAM, Tottenham

102. Mathieu Debuchy- CM/CAM, Lille

103. Jack Wilshere- LWM, Arsenal

104. Aaron Ramsey- CM/Winger, Arsenal

105. Cesc Fabregas- CM, Arsenal

106. Gael Clichy- LWB, Arsenal

107. Theo Walcott- Winger/Striker, Arsenal

108. Michael Johnson- CM, Manchester City

109. Joe Hart- GK, Manchester City (on loan at Birmingham City)

110. Jay Simpson- Striker, Arsenal (on loan at QPR)

111. Chris Eagles- RM, Burnley

112. Arvydas Novikovas- Winger, Hearts

113. Joao Moutinho- CAM, Sporting Lisbon

114. Daniel Sturridge- Striker, Manchester City (now at Chelsea FC)

115. Rhyan Grant- RB/CM, Sydney FC

116. Hariss Harun- CM, Young Lions

117. Yoann Gourcuff- CM/CAM, FC Bordeaux

118. Carlos Vela- Striker, Arsenal

119. Edin Dzeko- Striker, Wolfsburg

120. Jo- Striker, Manchester City (on loan at Everton)

121. Marouane Fellaini- CDM/CM/CAM, Everton

122. Wellington Aparecido Martins- CDM, Sao Paolo

123. Walter- Striker, Internacional

124. Dentinho- Striker, Corinthians

125. Miguel Veloso- CB/LBCDM, Sporting Lisbon

126. James McCarthy- CM/CAM, Hamilton Academical (now at Wigan Athletic)

127. Miralem Pjanic- Winger/CAM, Lyon

128. Juan Mata- LWM/Striker, Valencia CF

129. Ibrahim Afellay- RWM/CAM, PSV Eindhoven

130. Freddy Adu- Winger/Striker, SL Benfica(on loan at AS Monaco)

131. Loic Remy- Striker, Nice

132. Sani Emmanuel- Striker, My People FC

133. Kevin Mirallas- Striker, Saint Ettienne

134. Mauro Zarate- Striker, Lazio

135. Riccardo Montolivo- CM/CAM, Fiorentina

136. Zdravko Kuzmanovic- CM, Fiorentina (now at VFB Stuttgart)

137. Nikolay Mihaylov- GK, Liverpool

138. Sidnei- CB, SL Benfica

139. David Luis- CB, SL Benfica

140. Ezequiel Lavezzi- Striker, Napoli

141. Lucas Leiva- CDM/CM, Liverpool

142. Ramon Azeez- Midfielder, Future Pro Academy

143. Ryan Babel- LWM/Striker, Liverpool

144. Nathan Delfouneso- Striker, Aston Villa

145. Ashley Young- RWM/LWM, Aston Villa

146. David Alaba- CM/LM, Bayern Munich

147. Gabriel Agbonlahor- Striker, Aston Villa

148. Lucas Piazon- CAM/Striker, Sao Paolo

149. Gerard Deulofeu- Winger/Striker, FC Barcelona

150. Gai Assulin- LWM/CAM, FC Barcelona

151. Charlie Edwards- no position, he only 5 yrs. old!

152. Olivier Moussumi- Striker, FC Barcelona

153. Muhammed Demirci- CM/CAM, FC Barcelona

154. Christian Ceballos- not yet positioned, FC Barcelona

155. Thiago Alcantara- CM/CAM, FC Barcelona

156. Bacary Mendes- CDM/CM, FC Barcelona

157. Iago Falque- Winger, Juventus

158. Jeffren Bermudez- LWM/CAM, FC Barcelona

159. Toni Calvo- CAM, FC Barcelona (now at Aris Thessaloniki)

160. Marti Riverola- Midfielder, FC Barcelona

161. Gael Etock- Striker, FC Barcelona

162. Enguene- CM, FC Barcelona

163. Arda Turan- Winger, Galatasaray

164. Daniel Parejo- CAM/Winger, Real Madrid (now at Getafe)

165. Vincenzo Fiorillo- GK, Sampdoria

166. Martin Caceres- Defender, FC Barcelona (on loan at Juventus)

167. Yven Moyo- Striker, FC Sochaux

168. Eljero Elia- Winger/Striker, FC Twente (now at Hamburger SV)

169. Khaleem Hyland- CM/CAM, Portsmouth, but is playing for Waregem in Belgium until his work permit comes through.

170. Giampaolo Pazzini- Striker, Sampdoria

171. Alexandre Pato- Striker, AC Milan

172. Alessandro Rosina- CAM, Torino

173. Pablo Osvaldo- Striker, Bologna

174. Davide Lanzafame- Winger/Striker, co-owned by Juventus and Palermo (on loan at Parma)

175. Edison Cavani- Striker, Palermo

176. Jerrel Britto- Striker, San Juan Jabloteh (is an U-17 Trinidad & Tobago international)

177. Attula Guerra- Midfielder, San Juan Jabloteh

178. Lester Peltier- Midfielder, San Juan Jabloteh

179. Daneil Cyrus- Defender, Joe Public

180. Jamal Gay- Striker, Rot-Weiss Oberhausen

181. Zavion Navarro- Midfielder, unattached, but is an U-17 Trinidad & Tobago international

182. Jesse Fullerton- GK, Weston Fury, and is an U-20 Trinidad & Tobago international

183. Adrian Hall- Defender, San Juan Jabloteh

184. Franz Husbands- Striker, San Juan Jabloteh

185. Stephen Knox- Striker, San Juan Jabloteh

186. Kasper Schmeichel- GK, Manchester City (now at Notts County)

187. Giuseppe Rossi- Striker, Villarreal

188. Semir Stilic- CAM, Lech Poznan

189. Marcelo Nicolas Lodeiro- CAM, Club Nacional de Football

190. Franco Di Santo- Striker, Chelsea (on loan at Blackburn Rovers)

191. Franco Zuculini- CDM/CM, Racing Club (now at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)

192. Marc Crosas- CM, Celtic

193. Ricardo Verduguez- LWB, FC Blooming

194. Negredo- Striker, UD Almeria (now at Sevilla)

195. Matias Fernandez- CAM, Villarreal CF (now at Sporting Lisbon)

196. Jozy Altidore- Striker, Villarreal CF (now at Hull City)

197. Anderson Pico- LB, Gremio

198. Timothee Kolodziejcak- LB, Lyon

199. Thomas Vermaelen- Defender, Ajax (now at Arsenal)

200. Jan Vertonghen- Defender/Midfielder, Ajax

201. Moussa Dembele- Winger/CAM/Striker, AZ Alkmaar

202. Miroslav Stoch- Striker, Chelsea FC (on loan at FC Twente)

203. Jack Collison- CM, West Ham United

204. Fred Sears- Striker, West Ham United (on loan at Crystal Palace)

205. James Tomkins- CB, West Ham United

206. Marcelo- LB/LM, Real Madrid

207. Miguel Torres- RB, Real Madrid (now at Getafe)

208. Henrique- CB, Barcelona. (on loan at Racing Santander)

209. Davide Santon- LB/RB, Inter Milan

210. Vaclav Kadlec- Striker, Sparta Prague

211. Slobodan Rajkovic- Defender, FC Twente

212. Jonjo Shelvey- CM, Charlton Athletic

213. Sherman Cardenas- CAM, Millonarios

214. Martin Galvan- Striker, Cruz Azul

215. Serdar Tasci- Defender, VFB Stuttgart

216. Andreas Beck- RB, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

217. Raul Albiol- Defender/CDM, Valencia CF (now at Real Madrid)

218. Alexis- Defender, Valencia CF

219. Lucas Barrios- Striker, Colo-Colo (now at Borussia Dortmund)

220. Daley Blind- Defender/CDM, Ajax

221. Royston Drenthe- LWB/LWM, Real Madrid

222. Gregory Van der Wiel- RB/CB, Ajax

223. Juan Pablo Pino- Winger, AS Monaco

224. Reimond Manco- CAM/Striker, PSV Eindhoven (on loan at Willem II)

225. Damian Ismodes- Midfielder, Real Racing Club de Santander (on loan at SD Eibar)

226. Andre Ayew- CAM, Marseille

227. Bradden Inman- Midfielder, Newcastle United

228. Lucas Viatri- Striker, Boca Juniors

229. Nicolas Gaitan- Midfielder, Boca Juniors

230. Steven Defour- CM/CAM, Standard Liege

231. Jay Spearing- CM, Liverpool

232. Gary Medel- CDM, Universidad Catolica

233. Victor Caceres- Midfielder, Libertad

234. Simon Kjaer- CB, Palermo

235. Alexander Baumjohann- Midfielder, Borussia Monchengladbach (now at Bayern Munich)

236. Hulk- Striker, FC Porto

237. Simao- CDM, Panathinaikos

238. Sebastien Bassong- CB, Newcastle United (now at Tottenham Hotspur)

239. Tranquillo Barnetta- LWM, Bayer Leverkusen

240. Koke- CDM, Atletico Madrid

241. Yohan Mollo- Winger, AS Monaco

242. Giuliano- CAM/Striker, Internacional

243. Renan Oliveira- CM, Atletico-MG

244. Ze Eduardo- CDM, Cruzeiro

245. Tales- CAM, Internacional

246. Willian- Winger/CAM, Shakhtar Donetsk

247. Stephane Sessegnon, Winger/CAM, PSG

248. Bassel Zakaria Jradi- Defender, B93

249. Uffe Bech- Midfielder, Lyndy BK

250. Gael Kakuta- LWM/CAM, Chelsea

251. Scott Sinclair- Winger, Chelsea (on loan at Wigan Athletic)

252. Carlos Villanueva- CM, on loan at Blackburn Rovers (now at Al Shabab)

253. Pablo Saranova- CM, Espanyol

254. Nicolai Boilesen- CB, Brondby

255. Blaise Matuidi- CDM, St. Etienne

256. Michael Mancienne- CB, Chelsea FC (on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers)

257. Sandro- CDM, Internacional

258. Jonathan Matias Urretaviscaya- Striker, SL Benfica

259. Hernan Perez- Midfielder, Libertad (now at Villarreal)

260. Darnel Situ- Defender, RC Lens

261. Jeremy Helen- LB, Rennes (now at Manchester City)

262. Danijel Aleksic- Striker, FK Vojvodina Novi Sad (now at Manchester City)

263. Filip Djuricic- CM/CAM, Heerenveen

264. Samir Fazli- Striker, Heerenveen

265. Lubomir Korijkov- CB, MFK Kosice

266. Dionatan Nascimento- Defender, MFK Kosice

267. Georgios Efrem- Striker, Rangers (on loan at Dundee United)

268. Daniel Wilson- CB, Rangers

269. Afonso Taira- Striker, Sporting Lisbon

270. Jeroen Zoet- GK, PSV Eindhoven

271. Philippe Koch- CB, FC Zurich

272. Pulido- Defender, Atletico Madrid

273. Abdulkadir Kayali- Midfielder, MKE Ankaragücü

274. Conor Hourihane- Midfielder, Sunderland

275. Keko- Winger, Atletico Madrid

276. Borja Gonzalez- Striker, Atletico Madrid

277. Kilian Falcon- GK, Villarreal CF

278. Marek Kysela- Defender, Inter Milan

279. Milan Jirasek- Midfielder, Inter Milan

280. Gaetan Lambreghts- CAM, KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen

281. Igor Vetokele- Striker, KAA Gent

282. Florent Cuvelier- Midfielder, Portsmouth

283. Didar Zhamenkeyev- GK, Lokomotiv Astana

284. Evgeni Levin- Midfielder, FC Ordabasy Shymkent

285. Alibek Ayaganov- Midfielder, FC Irtysh Pavlodar

286. Sergi Gomez- Defender, FC Barcelona

287. Ruben Pardo- Midfielder, Real Sociedad

288. Yannis Tafer- Striker, Lyon

289. Alexandre Lacazette- Striker, Lyon

290. Geoffrey Castillion- Striker, Ajax Amsterdam

291. Rene Borkovic- GK, FC Zurich

292. Fabio Daprela- LB, Grasshopper-Club Zurich

293. Ricardo Grey- Striker, FC Porto

294. Sebastien Faure- CB, Lyon

295. Nikolaos Karelis- Winger/CAM/Striker, Ergotelis FC

296. Alex Smithies- GK, Huddersfield Town

297. Mohamed Diame- CM, Rayo Vallecano (now at Wigan Athletic)

298. Jorge Valdivia- CAM, Palmeiras

299. Aron Gunnarsson- Defender/CM, Coventry City

300. Jurado- CAM, Atletico Madrid

301. Raul Garcia- CAM, Atletico Madrid

302. Loris Karius- GK, Manchester City

303. Joe Mattock- LB, Leicester City

304. Richard Stearman- CB, Wolverhampton Wanderers

305. Cristophe Berra- CB, Wolverhampton Wanderers

306. Steven N'Zonzi- CDM, Amiens (now at Blackburn Rovers)

307. Ross McCormack- Striker, Cardiff City

308. Steven Fletcher- Striker, Hibernian (now at Burnley)

309. Fredy Montero- Striker, Seattle Sounders

310. Ben Kantarovski- CM, Newcastle Jets

311. Mario Gomez- Striker, VFB Stuttgart (now at Bayern Munich)

312. Sami Khedira- Midfielder, VFB Stuttgart

313. Albin Ekdal- CM, Juventus

314. Claudio Marchisio- CM, Juventus

315. Jong Tae-Se- Striker, Kawasaki Frontale

316. Kim Kum-il- Winger/Striker, April 25 Sports Group

317. Choe-Myong Ho- Midfielder, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara

318. Park Chu-Young- Stiker, AS Monaco

319. Khalfan Ibrahim- Striker, Al Sadd

320. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake- Striker, Wolverhampton Wanderers

321. Ali Goudarzi- Defender, Zob-Ahan

322. Jordan Spence- Defender, West Ham United (on loan at Leyton Orient)

323. Simon Cox- Striker, Swindon Town (now at West Bromwich Albion)

324. Mark Noble- CM, West Ham United

325. Craig Gardner- RB/RM, Aston Villa

326. Curtis Davies- CB, Ason Villa

327. Matthew Derbyshire- Striker, Blackburn (now at Olympiakos)

328. Seamus Coleman- RB, Everton

329. Gary Cahill- CB, Bolton Wanderers

330. Lee Cattermole- CM, Wigan Athletic (now at Sunderland)

331. Miles Addison- CM/Defender, Derby County

332. James O'Shea- RWM/Striker, Galway United

333. Shannon Cole- LWB/LWM/RWM, Sydney FC

334. Sean Scannel- Striker, Crystal Palace

335. Facundo de Martis- Striker, Penarol

336. ASPIRE- This is not an individual. It is a soccer school in Qatar that has the middle-eastern stars of tomorrow! They beat youth teams from the likes of Argentina and Brazil and even Fulham's youth team!

337. Valeri Bojinov- Striker, Manchester City

338. Lucas Biglia- CM, Anderlecht

339. Sercan Yildirim- Striker, Buraspor

340. Junior Stanislas- RWM, West Ham United

341. Batuhan Karadeniz- Striker, Besiktas

342. Savio Nsereko- RWM, West Ham United (now at Fiorentina)

343. Dany N'Guessan- Midfielder, Lincoln City (now at Leicester City)

344. Rolando- CB, FC Porto

345. Christian Rodriguez- LWM, FC Porto

346. Aly Cissokho- LB, FC Porto (now at Lyon)

347. Cristian Sapunaru- RB, FC Porto

348. Ivanildo- Striker, FC Porto

349. Helder Barbosa- LWM, FC Porto

350. Wason Renteria- Striker, FC Porto

351. Nuno Andre Coelho- Midfielder, Portimonense S.C.

352. Pereirinha- RWM, Sporting Lisbon

353. Nile Ranger- Striker, Newcastle United

354. Rasmus Elm- Midfielder, Kalmar FF (now at Everton)

355. Leo- Defender, Gremio

356. Andre Lima- Striker, Sao Paolo

357. Kaveh Razaei- Striker, Foolad Khuzestan

358. Mauricio Isla- Defender/Midfielder, Udinese

359. Odion Ighalo- Striker, Udinese

360. Jo Inge Berget- CAM/Striker, Udinese

361. Mehrdad Yeganeh- Midfielder, Teraktor Sazi

362. Maurice Edu- CM, Rangers

363. Javier Pastore- CM/CAM, Club Atletico Huracan (now at Palermo)

364. Phillip Prosenik- Striker, Chelsea

365. Hugo Rodallega- Striker, Wigan Athletic

366. Eduardo Salvio- Winger/Striker, Lanus

367. Diego Suarez- Midfielder, Dynamo Kiev

368. Bruno Renan- CDM, Gremio

369. Samuel Galindo- CAM, Real America

370. Victor Mongil- CB, Real Valladolid

371. Dodo- CB/LB, Corinthians (now at Manchester United)

372. Tomas Necid- Striker, CSKA Moscow

373. Maor Buzaglo- CAM, Maccabi Tel-Aviv

374. Nedum Onouha- CB/RB, Manchester City

375. Zele Ismail- Winger/Striker, Wolverhampton Wanderers

376. Jack Metcalf- Defender, Wolverhampton Wanderers

377. Baba Diawara- Striker, Maritimo

378. Richard Penekit- Striker, Fulham

379. Daniel Villalva- Striker, River Plate

380. Juan Pena- Striker, Vaca Diez

381. Nelson Bustamante- Winger/Striker, Brescia

382. Jack Hobbs- Defender/CDM, Leicester City

383. Jamie Edge- CB/CDM, Arsenal

384. Camilo Pena- Midfielder, Universitario Catolica

385. Jorge Pontons- Striker, AC Milan

386. Pontus Wernbloom- CAM, AZ Alkmaar

387. Lars Bender- CM, Borussia Monchengladbach (now at Bayer Leverkusen)

388. Sven Bender- CDM, Borussia Monchengladbach (now at Borussia Dortmund)

389. Yaya Sanogo- Striker, Auxerre

390. Marco Perez- Striker, Boyaca Chico F.C.

391. Javier Reina- CAM, Cruzeiro (on loan at Esporte Clube Vitoria)

392. Anton Peterlin- Midfielder, Everton

393. Clifford Mulenga- LWM, Bidvest Wits

394. Emmanuel Mayuka- Striker, Maccabi Tel Aviv

395. Henry Nyambe Mulenga- CB, ZESCO United F.C.

396. Kwadwo Asamoah- CM, Udinese

397. Victor Obinna- Winger/Striker, Inter Milan

398. Dean Bouzanis- GK, Liverpool

399. Glen Johnson- RB, Portsmouth (now at Liverpool)

400. Pablo Hernandez- RM, Valencia CF

401. Mevlut Erdinc- Striker, FC Sochaux

402. Lazaros Christodoulopoulos- CAM/Striker, Panathinaikos FC

403. Rouwen Hennings- Striker, Hamburger SV (on loan at St. Pauli)

404. Antonis Petropoulos- Striker, Panathinaikos FC

405. Eren Derdiyok- Striker, FC Basel (now at Bayer Leverkusen)

406. Gojko Kacar- CB/CDM/CAM, Hertha Berlin

407. Adam Szalai- Striker, Real Madrid Castilla

408. Antonio Barragan- RB, Real Valladolid

409. Mouhamadou Dabo- RB, St. Etienne

410. Andre-Pierre Gignac- Striker, Toulouse FC

411. Thomas Enevoldsen- CM, Aalborg

412. Adigun Salami- CM, FC Midtylland

413. Akeem Agbetu- Striker, FC Midtylland

414. Oluwafemi Ajilore- CM, FC Groningen

415. Ashley Barnes- Striker, Plymouth Argyle

416. Giles Barnes- CAM/Striker, Derby County (on loan at Fulham)

417. David Gigliotti- Striker, St. Etienne

418. Ryan Bertrand- LB, Chelsea FC (on loan at Reading)

419. Gabriel Paletta- LB, Boca Juniors

420. Matthew Connolly- CB, Queen's Park Rangers

421. Robert Olejnik- GK, Falkirk

422. Zoltan Stieber- LWM/Striker, TuS Koblenz

423. Isaiah Osbourne- CDM, Aston Villaa (on loan at Nottingham Forest)

424. Sone Aluko- LWM/Striker, Aberdeen

425. Krystian Pearce- CB, Birmingham City (on loan at Scunthorpe United)

426. Patrick Kavanagh- RM, Birmingham City (currently at Bray Wanderers)

427. Keith Treacy- Winger, Blackburn Rovers (on loan at Sheffield United)

428. Alan Judge- Winger/Striker- Blackburn Rovers

429. Kevin Pezzoni- Defender/Midfielder- FC Cologne

430. Raffaele De Vita- Striker, Livingston

431. Kyle Bartley- Defender, Arsenal

432. James Sinclair- Wingback/Winger/Striker- Bolton Wanderers

433. Johann Smith- Striker, Toronto FC

434. Scott Spencer- Striker, Everton FC

435. Scott Phelan- Midfielder, FC Halifax Town

436. Lee Molyneaux- LB/LM, Everton FC

437. Gabriel Zakuani- Defender, Peterborough United

438. Michael Timlin- Midfielder, Swindon Town

439. Chris James- CAM, Tampere United

440. Robert Threlfall- LB, Liverpool

441. Craig Lindfield- Striker, Liverpool

442. Ian Daly- Striker, Manchester City

443. Shaleum Logan- Defender, Manchester City

444. Richard Jones- CM, Hartlepool United

445. Nathan Porritt- Winger/Striker, Middlesbrough

446. Jonathan Franks- CAM/Striker, Middlesbrough

447. Tom Craddock- Striker, Luton Town

448. Tim Krul- GK, Newcastle United

449. Andrew Carroll- Striker, Newcastle United

450. Matty Pattison- Midfielder, Norwich City

451. Supat Rungratsamee- Striker, Suphanburi

452. Scott Golbourne- LB, Reading FC

453. Franck Songo'o- Winger, Real Zaragoza

454. Adam Federici- GK, Reading FC

455. Lee Barnard- Striker, Southend United

456. Dorian Dervite- CB, Tottenham Hotspur (on loan at Southend United)

457. Leigh Mills- CB, Unattached

458. Hogan Ephraim- Winger, Queen's Park Rangers

459. Marek Stech- GK, West Ham United

460. Robin Shroot- Winger, Birmingham City (on loan at Burton Albion)

461. Isaac Vorsah- CB/CDM, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

462. Godwin Bonsu- Striker, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

463. Shin Young-Rok- Striker, Bursaspor

464. Lee Keun-Ho- Winger/Striker, Jubilo Iwata (now at Paris Saint Germain)

465. Lee Chung-Yong- CM/RWM, FC Seoul (now at Bolton Wanderers)

466. Ki Sung-Yong- CM/CAM, FC Seoul (now at Celtic FC)

467. Gary Mackay-Steven- Winger, Liverpool

468. Borja Gonzalez- Striker, Atletico Madrid

469. Lennart Thy- Striker, Werder Bremen

470. Alexandre Coeff- CM, RC Lens

471. Giacomo Beretta- Striker, Albinoleffe

472. Gonzalo Castro- RB/RM, Bayer Leverkusen

473. Guilherme- LB, UD Almeria

474. Filipe Luis- LB, Deportivo La Coruna (now at FC Barcelona)

475. Edgar Castillo- LB, Club America

476. Ciro- Striker, Sport Recife

477. Milan Misun- LB, Celtic

478. Almen Abdi- CAM, FC Zurich

479. Alexander Tettey- CDM, Rosenborg

480. Leigh Griffiths- Striker, Livingston

481. George Boyd- LWM/Striker, Peterborough United

482. Ilsinho- RB/RM- Shakhtar Donetsk

483. Fernandinho- CAM, Shakhtar Donetsk

484. Luiz Adriano- Striker, Shakhtar Donetsk

485. Olexsandr Aliev- CAM, Dynamo Kiev

486. Ismael Bangoura- Striker, Dynamo Kiev (now at Rennes)

487. Georgi Schennikov- Defender, CSKA Moscow

488. Artem Milevskiy- Striker, Dynamo Kiev

489. Olexandr Gladkiy- Striker, Shakhtar Donetsk

490. Jonathan Pitroipa- Winger, Hamburger SV

491. Sebastian Boenisch- LB, Werder Bremen

492. Sebastian Prödl- CB, Werder Bremen

493. Dennis Aogo- LB/CDM, Hamburger SV

494. Tomás Rincón- CDM/CM, Hamburger SV

495. Alex Silva- CB/CDM, Hamburger SV

496. Martin Harnik- Winger/CAM/Striker, Werder Bremen

497. Marcell Jansen- LWB/LWM, Hamburger SV

498. Ivan Obradović- LB, FK Partizan

499. Demba Ba- Striker, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

500. Jack Cork- Defender/CDM, Chelsea FC (on loan at Watford)

501. Robert Acquafresca- Striker, Inter Milan (now at Atalanta)

502. Mustapha Jarju- Midfielder/Striker, RAEC Mons

503. Faty Papy- Midfielder, Trapzonspor

504. McDonald Mariga- Midfielder, Parma FC

505. Bernard Parker- Winger/CAM/Striker, Red Star Belgrade

506. Moussa Maazou- Striker, CSKA Moscow

507. Tresor Mputu- Striker, TP Mazembe

508. Gervinho- Striker, Le Mans (now at Lille)

509. Matteo Darmian- CB, AC Milan

510. Mathias Cardacio- CM/CAM, AC Milan (now unattached)

511. Mathieu Coutadeur- CDM/CM, Le Mans

512. Clement Chantome- CDM, Paris Saint Germain

513. Didier Digard- CDM, Middlesbrough

514. Fabian Assmann- GK, Independiente

515. Anthony Mounier- LWM/Striker, Lyon

516. Sean McGinty- CB, Charlton Athletic (now at Manchester United)

517. Dimitri Payet- LM/Striker, St. Etienne

518. Jason Demetriou- Winger, Leyton Orient

519. Shkodran Mustafi- CB, Everton

520. Santiago Garcia- Striker, Nacional de Montevideo

521. Tabare Viudez- CAM/Striker, AC Milan (now unattached)

522. Sebastian Coates- Defender, Nacional de Montevideo

523. Alberto Paloschi- Striker, Parma (co-owned by AC Milan)

524. Ahmed Al-Muhammadi- RB/RWM, ENPPI

525. Bahman Maleki- Defender, Zob-Ahan

526. Gergely Rudolf- Striker, Debreceni VSC

527. Alan Gatagov- Defender, Lokomotiv Moscow

528. Iman Sadeghi- GK, Esteghlal Tehran

529. Miguel Herrero Michel- Striker, Valencia CF

530. Simon Church- Striker, Reading FC (on loan at Leyton Orient)

531. Curtis Main- Striker, Darlington

532. Tommy Rowe- Winger, Peterborough United

533. Chris Brunt- LWM, West Brom

534. John Mikel Obi- CDM/CM, Chelsea FC

535. Daniel Caricco- Defender, Sporting Lisbon

536. Elierce Barbosa de Souza- CDM, Palmeiras

537. Diego Souza- CAM, Palmeiras

538. Cicero Santos- CAM, Tombense Futebol Clube (on loan at Hertha Berlin)

539. Damian Martinez- GK, Independiente

540. Ryan Bennett- CB, Grimsby

541. Cesar Villaluz- RM, Cruz Azul

542. Eric Bekoe- Striker, Petrojet

543. Obed Ansah- Midfielder, Accra Hearts of Oak

544. Enoch Andoh- Winger, King Faisal

545. Gladson Awako- RB/CM/CAM, Heart of Lions

546. Jordam Ayew- Midfielder, Marseille

547. Joe Ledley- LM, Cardiff City

548. Josmar Zambrano- Midfielder, Tenerife

549. Joazinho Arroe- Midfielder/Striker, Siena

550. Luis Celi- Striker, Universidad Católica

551. Zezinho- CAM, Juventude

552. Luis Guilherme- GK, Botafogo

553. Edwin Cardona- CAM/Striker, Club Atlético Nacional

554. Diego Polenta- Defender, Genoa

555. Michael O'Connor- Midfielder, Crewe Alexandra (now at Scunthorpe United)

556. Ahmed Khalil- Striker, Al Ahli

557. Ignacio Camacho- CDM, Atletico Madrid

558. Jesus "Suso" Fernandez- CAM, Cadiz (now at Liverpool)

559. Lewis McGugan- CM/CAM, Nottingham Forest

560. Shkodran Metaj- LB/LM, FC Groningen

561. David De Gea- GK, Atletico Madrid

562. Lukas Marecek- CM/CAM, FC Brno

563. Fraser Forster- GK, Newcastle United

564. Jo Sondre Aas- Striker, Rosenborg

565. Martin Zeman- Midfielder, Sparta Prague

566. Sekou Cisse- Winger/Striker, Roda JC

567. Ibrahim Ayew- Midfielder, Eleven Wise

568. Antoine N'Gossan- CM/CAM, Charlton Athletic (on loan at ASEC)

569. Philip Marufu- Striker, Dynamos

570. Samuel Inkoom- RB, FC Basel

571. Farhod Tadjiyev- Striker, Pakhtakor Tashkent

572. Vitaliy Denisov- Defender, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

573. Server Djeparov- Midfielder, FC Bunyodkor

574. Sunil Chhetri- Striker, East Bengal Club

575. Steven Dias- Winger/CAM, Mahindra United

576. Eshan Hajysafi- Midfielder, Sepahan

577. Le Cong Vinh- Striker, T&T Ha Noi

578. Subrata Pal- GK, East Bengal Club

579. Abhishek Yadav- Striker, Mumbai FC

580. Gouramangi Singh- CB, Churchill Brothers

581. Yuto Nagatomo- Defender, FC Tokyo

582. Yuya Osako- Striker, Kashima Antlers

583. Genki Haraguchi- CAM/Striker, Urawa Red Diamonds

584. Naoki Yamada- CAM/Striker, Urawa Red Diamonds

585. Shinji Kagawa- CAM, Cerezo Osaka

586. Hossein Kaebi- Defender/Winger, Saipa

587. Masoud Shojaei- CAM, Osasuna

588. Mehrzad Madanchi- LM, Al Nasr

589. Radoslav Vasilev- Striker, Reading

590. Jamie Ward- Winger/Striker, Sheffield United

591. Fernando- CDM/CM, FC Porto

592. Paul Pogba- CDM, Le Havre AC (now at Manchester United)

593. Charley Roussel Fomen- LB, Marseille

594. Francois Beyokol- GK, Canon Yaounde

595. Parfait Louis Essengue Eloumou- CM, Genoa

596. Juvette Tabot Enow- CM, Tiko United

597. Victor Cedric Nkoum- CAM/Striker, Paris Saint Germain

598. Vlagyimir Koman- CAM, Sampdoria (on loan at Avellino)

599. Miroslav Stepanek- Defender, Hamburger SV (on loan at Kapfenberger SV)

600. Libor Kozak- Striker, Lazio

601. Roger Rojas- Striker, Wigan Athletic (on loan at Olimpia)

602. Mario Roberto Martínez- Winger, Valerenga

603. Reiniery Mayorquín- CAM, Aalesunds FK

604. Reinhold Yabo- CDM, FC Cologne

605. Shabir Isoufi- Winger/Striker, Feyenoord

606. Oguzhan Özyakup- RM/CM/LM, Arsenal

607. Joe Lewis- GK, Peterborough United

608. Lars Stubhaug- GK, Everton

609. Nils Zander- LB, Manchester City

610. Daniel Opare- RB, Real Madrid Castilla

611. Prince Tagoe- Striker, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

612. Luis Bolanos- Winger, Internacional

613. Pablo Barrientos- Winger/CAM, San Lorenzo

614. Luc Castaignos- Striker, Feyenoord

615. Juan Manuel Diaz- Defender, Estudiantes

616. Patrick ter Mate- GK, Vitesse/AGOW

617. Janick Kamber- LB, FC Basel

618. Marc Muniesa- CB, FC Barcelona

619. Nilton- Striker, Vasco da Gama

620. Marco Fossati- Midfielder, Inter Milan

621. Deniz Herber- Striker, St. Pauli

622. Christopher Buchtmann- LB/LM, Liverpool

623. Nassim Ben Khalifa- Striker, Grasshopper-Club

624. Kofi Nimeley- CDM, FC Basel

625. Granit Xhaka- Striker, FC Basel

626. Alessandro De Vitis- CM, Fiorentina

627. Lorenzo Crisetig- Midfielder, Inter Milan

628. Dennis Grote- LM, VFL Bochum

629. Muhammet Demir- Striker, Buraspor

630. Richard Sukuta-Pasu- Striker, Bayer Leverkusen

631. Nuri Sahin- CDM/CM/LM, Borussia Dortmund

632. Cedric Mongongu- CB/CDM, AS Monaco

633. Mohamed Talaat- Striker, El Ahly

634. Alberto Cossentino- CB, Palermo (on loan at Triestina)

635. Marko Arnautovic- Striker, FC Twente (on loan at Inter Milan)

636. Nikos Giannakopoulos- GK, Blackburn

637. Paolo Marciano- Striker, Napoli

638. Javi Martinez- CDM/CM, Athletic Bilbao

639. Stefan Radu- LB/CB, Lazio

640. Felipe- LB/CB/CDM, Udinese

641. Joseph Akpala- Striker, Club Brugge

642. Sami Allagui- Striker, SpVgg Greuther Furth

643. Artem Dzyuba- Striker, Spartak Moscow

644. Josh Thompson- CB, Stockport County

645. Reuben Noble-Lazarus- LWM/Striker, Barnsley

646. Marco Motta- RB, Udinese (on loan at AS Roma)

647. Paolo De Ceglie- LB, Juventus

648. Francesco Pisano- LB/LWB, Cagliari

649. Daniele Dessena- CM, Sampdoria

650. Ronald Vargas- Midfielder, Club Brugge

651. Mounir El Hamdaoui- Striker, AZ Alkmaar

652. Andrej Kerič- Striker, FC Slovan Liberec

653. Etien Velikonja- Striker, NK Gorica

654. Taras Stepanenko- CDM, Metalurh Zaporizhya

655. Juan Albin- CM/CAM, Getafe

656. Matias Aguirregaray- RB, C.A. Penarol

657. Diego Rodriguez- Midfielder, Bologna

658. Abel Hernandez- Striker, Palermo

659. Diego Arismendi- Defender/CDM, Club Nacional de Football (now at Stoke City)

660. Fatos Bećiraj- Striker, FK Budućnost Podgorica

661. Admir Adrović- Striker, FK Sutjeska

662. Esteban Granero- CDM/CM/CAM, Getafe

663. Roberto Soldado- Striker, Getafe

664. Eyal Golasa- Midfielder, Maccabi Haifa

665. Banel Nicolita- LWM, Steaua Bucuresti

666. Mitchell Donald- RM, Ajax

667. Shayton Curiel- Striker, Chelsea FC

668. Miloš Lačný- CAM/Striker, MFK Ružomberok

669. Erwin Hoffer- Striker, SK Rapid Wien

670. Ivan Perisic- CAM/Striker, Club Brugge

671. Mario Mandžukić- Striker, NK Dinamo Zagreb

672. Matej Delač- GK, NK Inter Zaprešić (now at Chelsea FC)

673. Daniel Chavez- Winger/Striker, Club Brugge

674. Seydou Doumbia- Striker, BSC Young Boys

675. Anas Sharbini- CAM/Striker, Hajduk Split

676. Colin Coates- CB/LB, Crusaders FC

677. Lee Idzi- GK, Haverfordwest County FC

678. Diego Perotti- LWM/CAM, Sevilla FC

679. David Moreno- LWM/RWM/CAM/Striker, UD Almeria

680. Alessandro Riedle- Striker, VFB Stuttgart

681. Ivan Marcano- CB/LB, Racing Santander

682. Roberto Canella- LB, Sporting Gijon

683. Juan Forlin- CB, Boca Juniors (now at RCD Espanyol)

684. Chris Wood- Striker, West Bromwich Albion

685. Neven Subotic- CB, Borussia Dortmund

686. Mats Hummels- CB/CDM, Borussia Dortmund

687. Madin Mohammed- not yet positioned, unattached (tracked by Chelsea & Real Madrid and touted as "the new Zidane"!)

688. Eduardo Vargas- Winger/CAM/Striker, Cobreloa

689. Darko Lazovic- CAM, FK Borac Cacak

690. Carlos Augusto Zambrano- Defender/CDM, FC Schalke 04

691. Ciaran Gallagher- GK, Finn Harps

682. Bacary Sagna- RB, Arsenal

683. Diego Alves- GK, UD Almeria

684. Renan- GK, Valencia CF (on loan at Xerez)

685. Daniel Candeias- Winger, FC Porto (on loan at Rio Ave FC)

686. Sergei Kryvets- CDM/CM/RM, FC BATE Borisov

687. Markus Berg- Striker, FC Groningen (now at Hamburger SV)

688. Tim Sparv- CDM/CM, Halmstads BK

689. Sebastian Gallegos- CAM/Striker, Danubio

690. Rafael Carioca- CDM, Spartak Moscow

691. Veli Kavlak- Midfielder, Rapid Vienna

692. Holger Badstuber- CB/CDM, Bayern Munich

693. Taison- CAM/Striker, Internacional Porto Alegre

694. Anders Randrup- RB, Brondby IF

695. Hazem Emam Jr- RB/RM/RWM, Al Zamalek Cairo

696. Jozsef Kanta- RWM/LWM, MTK Budapest

697. Cheick Diabate- Striker, FC Bordeaux (on loan at AC Ajaccio)

698. Bruno Ecuele Manga- RB/CB, Angers SCO

699. Jires Kembo-Ekoko- Striker, Stade Rennais

700. Nabil Dirar- CAM, Club Brugge

701. Alex Billington- LB/LWB, Blackburn Rovers

702. Fabrice Muamba- CDM/CM, Bolton Wanderers

703. Kieran Gibbs- LB/LM, Arsenal

704. Gale Agbossoumonde- CB, Miami FC

705. Akeem Adams- Defender/Midfielder, W. Connection

706. Eder Luis- Striker, Atletico Mineiro

707. Tcho- CAM, Atletico Mineiro

708. Cristiano Ronaldo- RWM, Real Madrid

709. Evandro- RM/CM, Palmeiras

710. Lenny- Striker, Palmeiras

711. José Ortigoza- Striker, Palmeiras

712. Stephane Mbia- CDM, Stade Rennes (now at Marseille)

713. Pablo Camacho- Midfielder, Espanyol

714. Stefano Guberti- CM, Bari (now at AS Roma)

715. Nicky Kuiper- LB, FC Twente

716. Andre Schembri- CAM, Carl Zeiss Jena

717. Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik- Defender, Le Havre AC

718. Berat Sadik- Striker, Arminia Bielefeld

719. Nicolas Otamendi- Defender, Velez Sarsfield

720. Matías De Federico- Winger/CAM/Striker, Huracan (now at Corinthians)

721. Joan Angel Roman- Midfielder, Espanyol

722. Ramires- CDM/CM, SL Benfica

723. Omar Arellano- Winger/Striker, CD Guadalajara

724. Courtney Cameron- Midfielder, Aston Villa

725. Anton Blackwood- Defender, Arsenal (now at Tottenham Hotspur)

726. Yas Hussain- Midfielder/Striker, Northampton Town

727. Rafinha- RWB, FC Schalke 04

728. Philip Lahm- RWB/LWB, Bayern Munich

729. Fernando Gago- CDM/CM, Real Madrid

730. Lassana Diarra- CDM/CM, Real Madrid

731. Gonzalo Higuain- Winger/Striker, Real Madrid

732. Michael Lumb- LB, AGF Aarhus

733. Alassane Tambe- RB/CB, Paris Saint Germain

734. Martin Angha- CB, Arsenal

735. David Hoilett- Striker, Blackburn Rovers

736. Oscar Emboaba- CAM, Sao Paolo

737. Adam Johnson- LWM, Middlesbrough

738. Nikola Petkovic- CB/LB, Eintracht Frankfurt

739. Martin Cranie- RB, Portsmouth

740. Jerome Boateng- CB, Hamburger SV

741. Jukka Raitala- Defender, HJK Helsinki

742. Kabiru Akinsola- Striker, UD Salamanca

743. Jonathan Cristaldo- Striker, Velez Sarsfield

744. Leandro Velazquez- Midfielder, Velez Sarsfield

745. Benedikt Howedes- CB/CDM, FC Schalke 04

746. Ola Toivonen- CAM/Striker, PSV Eindhoven

747. Zeljko Brkic- GK, FK Vojvodina

748. Andrea Consigli- GK, Atalanta

749. Ashkan Dejagah- Winger/Striker, Wolfsburg

750. Marc Torrejon- CB, Espanyol (now at Racing Santander)

751. Joe Bennett- Defender, Middlesbrough

752. Matthew Bates- Defender/CDM, Middlesbrough

753. Jan Sebek- GK, Chelsea FC

754. Aaron King- Striker, Liverpool

755. Nemanja Matic- MFK Kosice (now at Chelsea FC)

756. Leandro Cabrera- LWB, Atletico Madrid

757. Bryan Ruiz- Striker, AA Gent (now at FC Twente)

758. Levan Kenia- Midfielder, FC Schalke 04

759. Levan Mchedlidze- Striker, Palermo

760. Giorgi Makaridze- GK, Le Mans

761. Dirk Marcellis- CB, PSV Eindhoven

762. Marcelo Benitez- CM, Lanus

763. Cristian Gaitan- Midfielder, Estudiantes

764. Ishmael Yartey- Winger, SL Benfica

765. Siphiwe Tshabalala- LWM, Kaizer Chiefs

766. Marcos Medel- CM, Audax Italiano

767. Aleksandr Kokorin- Striker, FC Dynamo Moscow

768. Denis Glushakov- CAM, FC Lokomotiv Moscow

769. Georgiy Schennikov- RWB/LWB, CSKA Moscow

770. Dmitri Kombarov- LB/LM, FC Dynamo Moscow

771. Kiril Kombarov- RB/RM/CAM, FC Dynamo Moscow

772. Itumeleng Khune- GK, Kaizer Chiefs

773. Carlos Pomares- CB, Sheffield United

774. Carlos Carmona- CM, Reggina

775. Fabian Orellan- Striker, Udinese

776. Anis Ben-Hatira- CM/CAM, Hamburger SV

777. Mehdi Benatia- CB, Clermont-Foot

778. Andrew Driver- LWM, Hearts

779. Sandro Wagner- Midfielder/Striker, MSV Duisburg

780. Mehmet Topcu- CM, Fenerbahce

781. Ryan Flynn- CAM, Liverpool (on loan at Falkirk)

782. Cristian Tanase- Midfielder, FC Arges

783. Luis Alberto- Winger, Sevilla

784. Luke Garbutt- LB, Leeds United (now at Everton)

785. Leroy Fer- Defender/Midfielder, Feyenoord

786. Alex Teixeira- CAM, Vasco da Gama

787. Alan Kardec- Striker, Vasco da Gama

788. Leonardo - CM/CAM/Winger, Levadiakos

789. Alberto Massacci- RB, Empoli (now at Manchester United)

790. Ishmael Miller- LWM/Striker, West Bromwich Albion

791. Danny Rose- CAM/Winger, Tottenham Hotspur

792. Jonathan Obika- Striker, Tottenham Hotspur (on loan at Yeovil Town)

793. Dennis Appiah- CB, AS Monaco

794. Gabriel Torje- Winger/Striker, FC Dinamo Bucuresti

795. Felipe Bastos- CDM, SL Benfica

796. Kieran Agard- Striker, Everton

797. Nikolaj Kohlert- CAM/Striker, Esbjerg (now at Liverpool)

798. Chris Mavinga- CB, Paris Saint Germain (now at Liverpool)

799. Christian Benitez- Striker, Santos Laguna (now at Birmingham City)

800. Oliver Bozanic- LWM, Reading FC

801. Lewis Holtby- Winger, Alemannia Aachen (now at FC Schalke 04)

802. Andreas Landgren- Defender/Midfielder, Udinese

803. Etienne Capoue- Defender/CDM, Toulouse FC

804. Yasin Pehlivan- CDM, Rapid Wien

805. Nikola Kalinic- Striker, Hajduk Split (now at Blackburn Rovers)

806. Andrej Keric- Striker, Slovan Liberec

807. Jan Chramosta- Striker, FK Mlada Boleslav

808. Nicolas Bertolo- Midfielder, Banfield (now at Palermo)

809. Frank Nouble- Striker, Chelsea FC (now at West Ham United)

810. Ignacio Scocco- LWM, AEK Athens

811. Fraizer Campbell- Striker, Sunderland

812. Lee Martin- Winger/CAM/Striker, Ipswich Town

813. Richard Eckersley- RB, Burnley

814. Stewart Downing- LWM, Middlesbrough (now at Aston Villa)

815. Veljko Batrovic- Winger/Striker, FK Bubamara

816. Artem Kravets- Striker, Dynamo Kyiv

817. Mame Biram Diouf- Striker, Molde (now at Manchester United)

818. Obi Anoruo- Striker, Wrexham

819. Kyle Walker- RB/CB, Sheffield United (now at Tottenham Hotspur)

820. Nathan Porritt- LWM/Striker, Middlesbrough

821. Stephen Sama- Defender, Borussia Dortmund (now at Liverpool)

822. Ruben Rochina- Striker, FC Barcelona

823. Nathaniel Clyne- RB, Crystal Palace

824. Celso Borges- Midfielder, Fredrikstad FK

825. Thomas Muller- CAM/Striker, Bayern Munich

826. Saer Sene-Striker, Bayern Munich

827. Ricardo Noir- Striker, Boca Juniors

828. Yacine Brahimi- CAM/Winger, Rennes (on loan at Clermont Foot)

829. Damien Le Tallec- Striker, Stade Rennais (now at Borussia Dortmund)

830. Naif Hazazi- Striker, Al-Ittihad

831. Mauricio Baldivieso- Striker, Aurora (now unattached and is 13 yrs. old!!!)

832. Sébastien Wüthrich- CM, Neuchâtel Xamax

833. Tunay Torun- Striker, Hamburger SV

834. Kyrylo Petrov- Striker, Dynamo Kiev

835. Denys Garmash- CDM/CM, Dynamo Kiev

836. Sébastien Corchia- RB/CB, Le Mans

837. Hervin Ongenda- Striker, PSG

838. Linus Sjoberg- Midfielder, Vasteras

839. Abraham Donzo- Striker, Everton

840. Leme Vieira- Striker, Sao Paolo

841. Domingues- CAM, Sao Paolo

842. Diniyar Bilyaletdinov- LM/CAM, Everton

843. Stefan Zogovic- RB/CB/LB/CDM, FK Vojvodina Novi Sad

844. Romelo Lukaku- Striker, Anderlecht

845. Grzegorz Krychowiak- CDM, Bordeaux

846. Michał Jonczyk- Winger/Striker, Sandecja Nowy Sacz

847. Alex Henshall- LWM, Swindon Town

848. Keisuke Honda- LB/LM, VVV Venlo

849. Richard Soumah- LM, Guingamp

850. Nicolas N'Koulou- CB, AS Monaco

851. Fernando Amorebieta- CB/LB, Athletico Bilbao

852. Abdulrahman Qahtani- Winger, Ettifaq

853. Ehsan Hajysafi- CM, Sepahan FC

854. Mao Jianqing- Midfielder/Striker, Shenzhen Asia Travel

855. Giorgi Chanturia- RAM, Vake Tiblisi (now at FC Barcelona)

856. Michele Fornasier- CD, Fiorentina (now at Manchester United)

857. Vladimir Weiss- CAM, Manchester City

858. Rubin Okotie- Winger/Striker, FK Austria Vienna

859. Marco Veratti- Midfielder, Pescara

860. Romelu Lukaku- Striker, Anderlecht

861. Choe Myong-Ho- Midfielder, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara

862. Semih Kaya- CB, Galatasaray

863. Abdülkadir Kayalı- CM, Fenerbahce

864. Nicolas Millan- Winger/Striker, Colo-Colo (on loan at Club Rivadavia de Lincoln)

865. Iker Muniain- Striker, Athletic Bilbao

866. Jano Ananidze- CAM, Spartak Moscow

867. Zavon Hines- Striker, West Ham United

868. Pedro "Perico" Mba Obiang- CM/CAM, Sampdoria

869. Fernando Muslera- GK, Lazio

870. Nicklas Bendtner- Striker, Arsenal

871. Sanchez Watt- Striker, Arsenal

872. Abou Diaby- CDM/CM/CAM, Arsenal

873. Denilson- CDM/CM, Arsenal

874. Alexandre Song- CB/CDM, Arsenal

875. Jonathan Howson- CAM, Leeds United

876. Bradley Johnson- LB/CM/LWM, Leeds United

877. Michael Bradley- CDM/CM/CAM/Striker, Borussia Monchengladbach

878. Jermaine Beckford- Striker, Leeds United

879. Jamie O'Hara- CM/LM, Tottenham Hotspur (on loan at Portsmouth)

880. Gonzalo Barreto- Striker, Danubio (now at Lazio)

881. Daoudou Mbow- Defender, Marseille

882. Sergey Khizhnichenko- Striker, Vostok Oskemen

883. Cesar Azpilicueta- RWB/RM, Osasuna

884. Vito Mannone- GK, Arsenal

885. Sam Baldock- Striker, MK Dons

886. Paulo Henrique- CAM, Santos

887. Hernan Perez- CM/CAM, Villarreal

888. Alex Nimo- Striker, Real Salt Lake (on loan at Portland Timbers)

889. Jared Jeffrey- CM, Club Brugge

890. Afroto Afroto- Striker, Al Ahly

891. Cho Young-Cheol- Striker, Albirex Niigata

892. Kim D(o)ng-Sub- Striker, Shimizu S-Pulse (on loan at Tokushima Vortis)

893. Matthew Leckie- Winger/Striker, Adelaide United

894. Mario Martinez- CM, Valerenga

895. Benjamin Kantarovski- CM, Newcastle Jets

896. Antoine Griezmann- LWM, Real Sociedad

897. Markel Susaeta- CAM, Athletic Bilbao

898. Paulo Regula- CM/CAM, Vitoria Setubal

899. Vieirinha- Winger/CAM, PAOK

900. Zequinha- Striker, SC Olhanense

901. Orlando Sa- Striker, FC Porto

902. Vitorino Antunes- LB, AS Roma

903. Goncalo Brandao- CB, Siena

904. Carlos Saleiro- Striker, Sporting Lisbon

905. David Simao- CM/LM/CAM, SL Benfica

906. Koo Ja-Cheol- CM, Jeju United

907. Regis Etari- CAM/Striker, SM Caen

908. Gianluca Caprari- Winger, AS Roma

909. Giammario Piscitella- Winger, AS Roma

910. Mats Daehli- Midfielder, FC Lyn

911. Herman Stengel- Striker, Stabaek

912. Sondre Tronstad- Midfielder, IK Start

913. Erick Flores- CAM, Flamengo

914. Arnaud Souquet- Defender/CDM, Lille

915. Paulo Henrique- Striker, Heerenveen

916. Mats Rits- CM/CAM, Germinal Beerschot

917. Leonardo Bonucci- RB/CB/LB, Bari

918. Andrea Ranocchia- CB, Bari

919. Diego Perotti- Winger/CAM, Sevilla

920. Florian Jungwirth- CB, TSV 1860 Munich

921. Bjorn Kopplin- LB/LM, Bayern Munich

922. Dominic Adiyiah- Striker, Fredrikstad FK (now at AC Milan)

923. Diogo Silvestre Bittencourt- LB, Sao Paolo

924. Kofi Danning- Winger, Sydney FC

925. Adama Diakite- Striker, FC Padova

926. Hyun Jun Suk- Striker, Ajax

927. Toni Brito Sa- Winger/Striker, SL Benfica (now at Liverpool)

928. Pimpao- Striker, Vasco da Gama

929. Lawal Hassan- Striker,

930. Mani Mohammed- Striker,

931. Jerome Ouiya- Striker, Centre Naba Kango

932. Hamed Zoungrana- Striker, Centre Naba Kango

933. Ebrima Bojang- Striker, St. Etienne

934. Festus Ajah- CAM, Pepsi Football Academy

935. Nadir Bendahmane- CAM/Striker, AS Cannes

936. Emmanuel Achor- GK,

937. Yoon Bitgaram- CM/CAM, Taeguk Warriors

938. Gilbert Alvarez- Striker, Callejas

939. Mushaga Bakenga- Striker, Rosenborg

940. Jordan Henderson- Winger, Sunderland

941. Marcus Pedersen- Striker, Stromsgodset

942. Diego Tardelli- Striker, Atletico Mineiro

943. Nestor Calderon- CAM, Toluca

944. Luis Angel Landin- Striker, Cruz Azul (on loan at Houston Dynamo)

945. Vadis Odjidja- CDM, Club Brugge

946. Shinji Okazaki- Striker, Shimizu S-Pulse

947. Callum Mcfadzean- Defender, Sheffield United

948. Josue Martinez- Striker, Deportivo Saprissa

949. David Guzman- Midfielder, Deportivo Saprissa

950. Marcos Urena- Striker, LD Alajuelense

951. Diego Madrigal- Defender, Universidad de Costa Rica

952. Jonathan Mensah- CB, Free State Stars

953. David Carranza- Striker, Motagua

954. Scott Robinson- Striker, Hearts

955. Fraser Fyvie- Midfielder, Aberdeen

956. Wellington- CAM/Striker, Fluminense

957. Benoit Tremoulinas- LB, Bordeaux

958. Radanfah Abu Bakr- CB, Caledonia AIA (on loan at Swansea City)

959. Anthony Lozano- Striker, CD Olimpia

960. Nestor Martinez- CM/CAM, CD Olimpia

961. Ousman Jallow- Striker, Brondby IF

962. Sebastian Lletget- Midfielder, West Ham United

963. Jack McInerney- Striker, Cobb SC

964. Earl Edwards- GK, La Jolla Nomads

965. Rene Krhin- CM, Inter Milan

966. Morgan Schneiderlin- CM, Southampton

967. Adam Lallana- CAM, Southampton

968. Jake Thompson- Defender/Midfielder, Southampton

969. Oscar Gobern- CM, Southampton (on loan at MK Dons)

970. Stephan El Shaarawi- CAM, Genoa

971. Stanley Okoro- Striker, Heartland

972. Conor Wickham- Striker, Ipswich Town

973. Michal Jonczyk- Winger/Striker, Sandecja Nowy Sacz

974. Abdus Ibrahim- Winger/Striker, Toronto FC

975. Niklas Bakroth- Winger/Striker, IFK Goteborg

976. Robin Soder- Striker, IFK Goteborg

977. Hayden Tinto- Winger/CAM, Joe Public FC

978. Sony Mustivar- CDM/CAM, SC Bastia

979. Jamie Richards- CB, Plymouth Argyle

980. Nikola Zvrko- Midfelder,

981. Ettore Mendicino- Striker, Lazio (on loan at Crotone)

982. Alessandro Tuia- CB, Lazio (on loan at Monza)

983. Alessio Luciani- CB, Lazio

984. Riccardo Perpetunni- Midfielder, Lazio

985. Lorenzo Cinque- Striker, Lazio

986. Jacopo Sciamanna- Striker, Lazio

987. Alessandro Crescenzi- RB, Roma (on loan at Grosseto)

988. Sega Keita- Striker, Troyes AC

989. Gueida Fofana- Defender/CDM, Le Havre

990. Alvin Arrondel- CB, PSG

991. Felix Kroos- CAM/Striker, Hansa Rostock

992. Maicon- Striker, Fluminense

993. Theo Lewis- Striker, Cheltenham Town

994. Federico Santander- Striker, Guarani

995. Ondrej Mazuch- CB, Fiorentina (on loan at Anderlecht)

996. Takashi Usami- Midfielder/Striker, Gamba Osaka

997. Takumi Miyayoshi- Striker, Kyoto Sanga

998. Antonin Fantis- Striker, FK Marila Pribram

999. Mattia Mustacchio- Midfielder, Sampdoria (on loan at and co-owned by Ancona)

1000. Andrea Mazzarani- Midfielder, Udinese

1001. Cristian Zapata- RB/CB/LB, Udinese

1002. Amer Abdulrahman- Midfielder, Bani Yas

1003. Vladimir Koman- CM, Sampdoria (on loan at Bari)

1004. Fidel Martinez- RW/RM, Cruzeiro

1005. Jefferson Montero- Midfielder, Villarreal

1006. Adam Matthews- RB, Cardiff City

1007. Ismail Koybasi- LB, Besiktas

1008. Theo Lewis Weeks- Midfielder, Libertad

1009. Wilson Cuero- Striker, Millonarios

1010. Cristian Bonilla- GK, Chico

1011. Gerson- Defender, Gremio

1012. Deiner Cordoba- Midfielder, Deportivo Pereira

1013. Jonathan dos Santos- Midfielder, FC Barcelona

1014. Luis Trujillo- Midfielder, Alianza Lima

1015. Carlos Zambrano- Defender/CDM, FC Schalke 04

1016. Ingolfur Sigurdsson- Winger, KR Reykjavik

1017. Stefano Okaka Chuka- Striker, AS Roma

1018. Jose Gomez Campana- Midfielder, Sevilla

1019. Sergio Canales- Midfielder, Racing Santander

1020. Edu Ramos- Midfielder, Malaga

1021. Kevin Lacruz- Midfielder, Real Zaragoza

1022. Yuri Berchiche- LB, Tottenham Hotspur (on loan at Real Valladolid)

1023. Alex Shinsky- Midfielder, Supernova

1024. Luis Gil- Midfielder, Pateadores

1025. Sebastian Blanco- Midfielder, Lanus

1026. Victor Manon- Striker, Pachuca

1027. Cesar Ibanez- Midfielder, Atlas

1028. Hector Moreno- CB, AZ Alkmaar

1029. Efrain Juarez- RB, UNAM Pumas

1030. Beni Afobe- Striker, Arsenal

1031. Franck Tabanou- Midfielder, Toulouse

1032. Mathias Jorgensen- CB, FC Copenhagen

1033. Islam Feruz- Striker, Celtic

1034. Paul George- RM, Celtic

1035. Henri Lansbury- RM/CM, Arsenal (on loan at Watford)

1036. Craig Eastmond- RB/CDM, Arsenal

1037. Nacer Barazite- CAM/Striker, Arsenal

1038. Stiveen Mendoza- LWM, America de Cali

1039. Geoffrey Mujangi Bia- CAM, Charleroi

1040. Serhiy Kryvtsov- Defender, Metalurh Zaporizhya

1041. Bertrand Traore- Midfielder, ASF Bobo-Dioulasso

1042. Bruno Milanzi- Striker, Eagle Strikers

1043. Pilirani Zonda- Defender,

1044. Tony Chitsulo- Striker, Silver Strikers

1045. Vid Belec- GK, Inter Milan

1046. Nacho Monreal- LB, Osasuna

1047. Raheem Sterling- Striker, QPR

1048. Omar Bojang- Midfielder, Africelle

1049. Demba Janneh-Midfielder, Steve Biko

1050. Mario Fernandes- RB/CB, Gremio

1051. Olivier Mukendi- CAM/Striker, Anderlecht

1052. Abdou Traore- Winger/CM, Rosenborg

1053. Zoro Cyriac Gohi Bi- Striker, Standard Liege

1054. Mohammad Ghadir- Striker, Maccabi Haifa

1055. Taleb Twatiha- LB, Maccabi Haifa

1056. Christian Benteke- Midfielder/Striker, Standard Liege (on loan at KV Kortrijk)

1057. Dimitri Daeseleire- Defender, Racing Genk

1058. Jo Coppens- GK, Cercle Brugge

1059. Edmund Hottor- CAM, Triestina (now at AC Milan)

1060. Luke Mccullough- CB, Portadown College

1061. Pavel Jakovlev- Striker, Spartak Moscow

1062. Dominic Vose- CM/CAM, Fulham

1063. Haris Seferovic- Striker, Grasshopper-Club Zurich

1064. Rasmus Jonsson- Striker, Helsingborgs IF

1065. Harry Arter- Midfielder, Woking

1066. Thomas Oar- LWM, Brisbane Roar

1067. Marquinhos- Winger/Striker, Palmeiras

1068. Henrik Mkhitaryan- CAM, Metalurh Donetsk

1069. Adam Hlousek- Striker, Slavia Prague

1070. Maxime Lestienne- Winger, Mouscron

1071. Oscar Sielva- CDM, RCD Espanyol (on loan at Cartagena)

1072. Kiko Femenia- RB, Hercules

1073. Charles Kabore- Midfielder, Olympique Marseille

1074. Hossein Ebrahimi- Striker, Malavan

1075. Payam Sadeghian- Midfielder, Zob Ahan

1076. Badr Mubarak- Midfielder, Al-Wahda

1077. Theyab Awana- Winger, Bani Yas

1078. Fahad Salim- Striker, Al Sharjah

1079. Haddaf Al Ameri- Midfielder, Al Ain

1080. Eren Albayrak- LWM/CM, Bursaspor

1081. Baris Memis- CAM, Trabzonspor

1082. Jem Karacan- Midfielder, Reading

1083. Ridvan Simsek- Midfielder, Besiktas

1084. Panagiotis Tachtsidis- CDM/CM/CAM, AEK Athens

1085. Michalis Pavlis- Striker, AEK Athens

1086. Andrej Kramaric- Striker, Dinamo Zagreb

1087. Jozo Simunovic- Defender, Dinamo Zagreb

1088. Amir Sayoud- CAM, Al-Ahly

1089. Tonia Tisdell- Midfielder, Ankaraspor

1090. Jordan Cousins- Midfielder, Charlton Athletic

1091. Danny Wilson- Defender, Rangers

1092. Hugo Lloris- GK, Lyon

Who would you prefer for the 4th Striker in the team?

man jusuri — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:02:35 GMT

My choice : Gonzalo Gerardo "El Pipita" Higuaín ,why we should get him:

08/09:

Higuaín scored all four goals in a 4-3 win against Málaga CF on 8 November 2008.^[4] Higuaín also provided two assists in the league match against RCD Mallorca on 11 January 2009. He has since been renowned for his devastating pace, dribbling, and low, powerful drives.^[5] Higuaín finished the season as Real Madrid top scorer with 22 league goals, and 24 in all competitions.

we need a RB because nevile is coming to a end but who 2 pick

nani wannabe — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:39:14 GMT

i like the da silva bros but they are more wingers than defenders

so who 2 chose

lahm

maicon

dani alves

ramos

any other ideas

WHICH GOALKEEPER WOULD WANT IF WE HAD TO BUY ONE

osa jesse — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:07:09 GMT

First of all i know we have Foster and Kuszczak..the latter has not been given a fair share but if we have to sign a Keeper i have some..Hugo Lloris is a fantastic young keeper but he's out of cos he was signed for around 20 mil euros and he'll cost a lot..Sergio Asenjo too is fantastic but his situation is like that of Lloris cos he's new and he'll cost a lot..Igor Akinfeev, Joe Hart, Rene Adler and RuI Patricio..I would prefer Akinfeev or Adler but Hart is English and top class..would have added Manuel Neuer but he's much like Foster.inconsistent

Should we buy Franck Ribery in the January transfer window?

cantona122 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:34:00 GMT

I would like to know what u think

Yaya Toure has swine flu

KSL — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:28 GMT

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8371544.stm

Will he still be a target in the transfer window then???????

phillip lahm-must read

tinytim — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:29:59 GMT

Manchester United are set to launch a £15million bid for Bayern Munich star Philipp Lahm this January.

Sir Alex Ferguson is concerned at his ageing Manchester United defence, with Gary Neville in the twilight of his career and doubts over Rio Ferdinand’s long-term future.

Rafael is seen as Neville’s successor, but Ferguson sees 25-year-old Lahm as a potential mentor to the young Brazilian.

Lahm is seriously considering his Bayern future after he was fined for publicly questioning Louis van Gaal’s role as manager

this came from the daily mirror if you want more info this is the link:http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Manchester-United-to-launch-15million-January-move-for-Bayern-Munich-star-article221809.html

Kacar OR Hamsik ?

Desmond Koo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:32:32 GMT

both are very similar...

Hamsik seems to have more flair , better dribbler.... while Kacar looks like a Lampard to me , effective

Who would you choose ?

Villa boys 2 solve are problems

nani wannabe — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:18 GMT

A.Young £20M- He is pure and utter world class english quality and will solve the ronaldo void

G.Agbonlahor 15-20m- Pace is the perfect partnership with mr wayne rooney and he knows where the back of the net is

This is mainly considering that we have the Ronaldo money

David Villa, Wayne Rooney and Berbatov????

MANutdMAD4U — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:08:13 GMT

Do you think David Villa, Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbotov would work well upfront together??

Who should replace Fergie when the great man retires????

dyl — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:14:06 GMT

Benfica Signs Brandao

Eunice Kitcher-Pettaway — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:02:48 GMT

Benfica have agreed a two-and-a-half year contract with Portuguese under-18 international Evandro Brandao, who will move to the Estadio da Luz having left English champions Manchester United during the summer.

The 18-year-old ended a two-year spell at Old Trafford in June, and was thought to be close to signing a deal with Sporting Braga. However, the Eagles have now won the race for Brandao’s signature, and the striker will join the ranks of Jorge Jesus’ side at youth level.

“The verbal agreement was reached last week and yesterday I signed a contract for two-and-a-half years,” Brandao told Maisfutebol. “I will go to the academy team. The most important thing is that I recover the lost time and return to action. That’s what I want most right now. I will work to get up to the senior team. I hope to get that chance.”

The reality...

DanielG9992 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:33:24 GMT

We dont need to buy anyone we are the best football club!

go macheda !! go dasilva twins!

Source: Laurent Blanc, The next United Manager

Aejr — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:14:57 GMT

Laurent Blanc lined up to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United boss

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Laurent Blanc has emerged to top the Manchester United short-list of managers to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson.

Sunday Mirror Sport can reveal that the Frenchman’s incredible record at Bordeaux has put him firmly in the frame to follow Fergie – ahead of Jose Mourinho and Carlos Queiroz.

The belief at Old Trafford is that Ferguson will remain in charge until at least the end of next season – health permitting.

But Blanc, who ended his glittering playing career with a two-year stint at United, is now firmly established as the club’s No.1 choice.

Chief executive David Gill and United legend Sir Bobby Charlton have been tasked with selecting candidates capable of filling the massive void that will be left when Ferguson steps down.

They will call on Ferguson’s massive wealth of football knowledge in that hunt – and the United boss is a big admirer of his former centre-back.

A United insider said: “Replacing Sir Alex will be the toughest job since Matt Busby left the club.

“It isn’t just about winning at United. It’s about playing the game the right way and upholding the traditions.

“There is a lot of admiration at Old Trafford for the job Blanc has done at Bordeaux and the style of play he has imposed.

“It is no secret at the club that he became close to Sir Alex when he was a United player. There is still a lot of mutual respect.”

Ferguson has twice tried to lure Blanc to work alongside him at United.

In the summer of 2008, after the Frenchman had guided Bordeaux into the Champions League by finishing second in Ligue One in his first season at the Parc Lescure, Ferguson asked him to replace Portugal-bound Queiroz as his No.2.

Blanc opted to remain at Bordeaux – and decided to do the same when Ferguson came calling again last January.

Bordeaux won the French League for the first time in a decade last season and are top of the table again this season.

Blanc has enhanced his reputation further by taking Bordeaux into the knock-out stages of the Champions League despite a tough group.

But when United came calling for a second time, in the New Year, the Frenchman said: “Two years experience isn’t enough for the top English jobs.

“My ideal career path would be to start in France, then manage abroad, and then return to head the French national team.”

Ferguson, who will celebrate his 68th birthday on New Year’s Eve, failed three times in efforts to sign Blanc when the Frenchman was recognised as one of the most gifted defenders in world football, before finally succeeding in 2001.

Blanc’s final season as a player saw him take the 2003 Premier League title with United, but he had spells at Barcelona and Inter Milan, and with France he lifted the World Cup and European Championship.

During his time at Old Trafford he would have regular talks with Ferguson about coaching methods and tactics.

Blanc signed a two-year contract extension with Bordeaux earlier this year – but the deal is believed to include a get-out clause that would allow him to leave if he

was offered a big job from abroad.

He will turn 44 on Thursday – the same age Ferguson was when he arrived from Aberdeen to become the most successful manager in United’s history.

I Personally would rather see him here at United more than Jose Mourinho. Mourinho is too defensive and boring, however Blanc is more adventerous and is more in touch with the "roots" of football, much like Ferguson

Who would you prefer?

RockFer — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:50:06 GMT

Giggs Replacement (Left Winger)

Silva / Young / Ribery / Lennon / Tosic / Nani / Robben / Obertan / Di Maria

Scholes Replacement (Creative Midfielder)

Hamsik / Moutinho / Van Der Vaart / Modric / Gorcuff / Sneijder / Diego / Anderson / Ljajic

Van der Sar Replacement (Goalkepeer)

Neurer / Akinfeev / Ochoa / Foster / Adler / Lloris / Boruc

Neville Replacement (Right Back)

Ramos / Maicon / Rafael / Lahm

DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER

Kacar / De Rossi / Veloso / Toure / Diarra / Fletcher

STRIKER

Aguero / Suarez / Villa / Sanchez / Huntelaar / Dzeko / Fabiano / Gignac

YOUNG TALENT

Hazard / Costa / Rodwell / Sacko / Kjaer / Sacko / Cahill / Subotic / ...

I would choose Silva, Gorcuff or Hamsik, Foster, Rafael, Fletcher, Villa and Rodwell

Only to be read by Sir Alex (Official Ochoa Speculation Thread)

mexito — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:57:42 GMT

Dear Sir Alex,

The powers that be probably won´t alert you to this thread, and even though I have stated that this is for your eyes only, everyone will read it....so be it...

I live in Mexico. I have been a faithful red since 1963. I was born into a family of scousers on February 6th 1958. My Dad always told me his two favourite players were Duncan Edwards and Tommy Taylor.....the I witnessed George Best....been fighting my brothers, siters, uncle aunties, cousins for more than 40 years.....had to go by train to from Lime Street to Old Trafford when I was 13.....none of my lot would go with me....

I also played the game at a pretty high level....I do know a good player when I see one (Juan Veron is still class).

Please....have a look at the Mexican international goalkeeper, Ochoa. He plays for Club America in Mexico City and to be honest, he is the only Mexican player worth watching. His one on one success is phenomenal.......relflexes like I have never seen......great command of his defence.......will not cost as much as other high profile names.

If you have read this against my wishes, I understand......comments are not necessary.....this is just my opinion.

If you are curious, try to find some video of Ochoa....the guy is amazing.

Thank you for your very kind attention.

World-Class players

BigRooney10 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:42:46 GMT

What is your opinion on our players? I think we should have nearly all world-class players or players with potential to become world-class in and around our squad. Unfortunately at the moment we have too many average, old or constantly injured players.

In goal we have van der Sar, very good but getting near 40 and probably retiring at the end of the season. Kuszczak is a very average keeper and cannot replace him, despite being good as a backup. Foster is not good enough and will not become a world-class keeper; he makes too many mistakes, is not good on the ball and misses simple saves. We will need to buy a replacement and sell Foster.

In defence our main defenders are Vidic and Ferdinand. Vidic has been injured quite a bit recently and hasnt been great since January. When he gets back to form he is undoubtedly one of the best, hopefully that will be soon. Ferdinand has been a similar situation but worse. His mistakes have sometimes been costing us, he cant play 3 games in a row without being out for over a month either. Lets hope we get to the root of the problem. On a more positive note, Evans has been fantastic for us and is the best defender around for his age. Definitely able to cover for Ferdinand or Vidic, not a problem and could be one of the best. Brown is not up to it. He simply cant defend as well any more, injuries have taken their toll. Not good at centre-back or right-back. O'Shea is the same, offering even less in attack. He seems to play nearly all the time as well. Neville is getting old, probably still better than the other 2 at right-back but he cant play as often due to his age. Rafael, Fabio and De Laet are all very good prospects though,hopefully one will stake a claim soon. Evra is the best left-back in the world and very consistent, Ive only seen him troubled by Lennon and he copes with every threat, as well as being a great threat in attack too. O'Shea and Brown are concerns here, we should get at least 1 defender soon.

In midfield is my biggest concern. A lot of players but not many world-class. Starting on the positives(leaving the wingers until last), Fletcher has improved rapidly this season and last and is looking like he can still get better. Very good player to have. Im struggling for positives now though. Hargreaves has been out for ages and the injuries will probably have taken their toll. If not we get a world-class player but Im not too optimistic. Scholes is also getting on and he is retiring at the end of the season. He cant play many matches either, although he is still good enough. Anderson isnt particularly great at scoring, his vision isnt amazing either. He is energetic but he needs to really improve at quite a few things. Worst of all, Carrick. Not good defensively, not good offensively. He can pass, but that isnt enough. Plus, if he is put under pressure he cant even do that. Gibson could be good from what I have seen, he has a good shot on him. I dont know whether he will make it though. Onto wingers, Valencia isnt bad. Not great either though, quite average. He is only 23 and he has some good assets so we can stick with him, he should be good in a few years. Giggs is also still a good player, like Scholes he cant play as much because he is older. Onto the most positive winger, Obertan. From what I have seen he was ridiculously cheap at £3m. What a prospect! His dribbling skills are already comparable to Ronaldo, his pace to Henry. He reminds me of a young Henry without the finishing actually, very excited about him. Park is a very average player but he sells shirts and he is decent as backup. Tosic doesnt seem like he will make it, he might if he bulks up enough. Nani wont make it at all unless he improves a lot. Carrick, Nani and Tosic are probably the weakest players here, we dont have many amazing players here however. A central midfielder and left winger would be good.

Up front Rooney is one of the best in the world. Berbatov shows flashes of brilliance but needs to score more. Owen needs to score more too. Macheda and Welbeck are excellent prospects but wont be ready for a few years. We could do with a natual goalscorer.

For the record I am not saying this all needs to happen in January but maybe over the next year. Targets I would suggest are Akinfeev, Kjaer, Toure, Di Maria and Villa. Some are probably impossible like Villa because he is too expensive, alternatives can be found like Fabiano on a free at the end of the season. My main target would actually have been Maicon but apparently he is close to signing a new contract at Inter.

serious

benkross — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:22:01 GMT

why is Sir not signing African players? and Mourino is the man 4 the job. UNITED 4 LIFE.

WHEN VDS DOES RETIRE- LLORIS HAS TO BE THE MAN

NOTITLESGERRARD — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:37:27 GMT

What a keeper i have seen him around 6 times this season he is undoutbly the best young keeper around at 23. Everyone knows lyon are and always have been hard to negotiate with but even if we paid £15-20m for him we would not need another keeper for some time. This guy at such a young age has done it it in big games, big moments like keane and duff saves.

anyone think we'll do more deals for our youth teams in jan. 14+ WC

steve jewitt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:51:37 GMT

i think we;ll do a deal to sign at least one of those three norweigans and maybe linus sjonerg, but i really hope we sign some of the players from the under 17 WC players like nassim ben khalif who was real quality for switzerland and would be a very excing prospect we could also sign granit xhaka and haris seferovic so we;d have three of the stars of the world champs at under 17s these guys where all really impressive, im sure you all no about neymar from brazil but i'd love it if we went through with the deal there's also zezinho and wellington from brazil there plenty of nigerians to check out like okoro, envoh and emmanuel or how about bertrand traore who was playing at 14yo for burkino faso or luke milanzi who was also 14 and was the main playmaker of malawi.

i'm not saying we sign of of these of course not but i'd love it if our scouts watched the tornument (which they obviously did) and where impressed enough to sign some players at at the end of the day in 5 years some of these players in the under 17 WC will be world class. luke milanzi is basically the best player in malawi at 14 years of age.

and a couple of youngsters closer to home i'd recomend are raheem sterling and islam feruz who are both 14 and play for there under 16 and 17 natinol teams engalnd and scotland are look a level ahead even at these higher age groups.

Kjaer And Sakho

umar_rooney2008 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:40:34 GMT

how about signing sakho and kjaer the new rio and vida partnership .... kjaer = speed and brains ,,,, sakho = power and tackling plus we also have jonny evans....

Why united must buy in January rather than wait til the summer!

Ollie321 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:28:36 GMT

I feel its important that united do their shopping in January rather than wait till the summer reasons:

1. Prices are normally reduced, clubs out there have to manage their debt

2. Allows for a quick transaction rather than clubs waiting for best bid as soon as press get wind of any transfer (Bidding war)

3. World cup, players who make an impression their clubs put stupid prices on them

4. Hopefully we still have Ronaldo money to spend although not sure???

5. Strengthen squad to aid the younger players

Let me know your thoughts please.

We Still Strong

zintinx — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:57:39 GMT

as big team we know if there are so many great player in our team, they just need tobe playing in a match, so just keep flying high the red devils we always behind you......

We are not buying anyone

mimi112 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:30:52 GMT

Sir Alex has already said that if the players hve inflated prices he wont buy, plus sadly there is a real shortage of players that want to come to United.

In the January transer window, all prices will be Inflated. even our beloved Villa and Silva.

Aguero is going to Chelsea because they dont mind the price. So that is settled.

There is no surprise waiting for us in January.

Looking forward to january,..atleast one big signing SAF, please!

kenchog T. — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:19:10 GMT

Apparently, the transfer hype's already got us expecting a lot. Don't want to be disappointed, I expected more signings last summer after ronaldo left. Still do!!!!