Man Utd sign keeper Van der Sar

[Mac 10 †]

Man Utd sign keeper Van der Sar 

Manchester United have signed Dutch international goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar from Fulham for an undisclosed fee.
The 34-year-old has agreed a two-year deal and will join the club on 1 July, providing he passes a medical.

United have been looking for a new goalkeeper after releasing Roy Carroll at the end of May.

Van der Sar, who has 95 international caps, moved to Fulham from Juventus for £5m in August 2001 and went on to make 153 appearances for the Cottagers.

He was linked with a move to United in January but agreed a contract extension with Fulham until summer 2006 instead.

The Dutchman is United's first new signing since the club's takeover by Malcolm Glazer and he is likely to join the squad for July's tour of the Far East.

He will become the latest in a long line of keepers to have been tried by manager Sir Alex Ferguson since the loss of Peter Schmeichel in 1999.

Mark Bosnich, Massimo Taibi, Raimond van der Gouw, Fabien Barthez and Carroll have all come and gone while Ricardo's contract expires this summer.

United's other keeper, American Tim Howard, agreed a new contract until 2009 in May.

[Woozie]

didnt c that one coming     

[acbaylove]

Coming from a Juve fan.....

[Suffice]

dude, why did they sign a guy who is going to get ostheoporosis any day now? I remember this guy from like early 90's. LOL

[bez]

Good signing.

Better than Howard and Carroll.

[Mindless Minority]

Van Der Sar is a very good keeper. 34 isn't old for a keeper, Man Utd will get at least 2 seasons out of him.

[mauzip]

Van der Sar = #1 keeper in the world

[Mac 10 †]

Van der Sar = #1 keeper in the world

that's Cech

#2 is buffon

van der sar is about 15

[Woozie]

Edwin van der Sar has revealed that the offer of joining Manchester United was too good to turn down.



The Dutch international has revealed that he'd thought about the prospect of joining United, but insists he had remained committed to Fulham.

’’Of course you’re happy if you get a chance to join United,’’ he said.

’’You don’t have to think about that for a very long time. I think first contact was about eight-nine days ago and yesterday we sort of concluded it.

’’Maybe in the back of my head I had the idea of that possibility but I was fully committed to Fulham until the end and I think that showed.

’’The manager Cookie (Chris Coleman) called me, he was happy with me and wished me all the best.

’’Of course the next two years will be great for me. I hope to bring United back to where they belong and that is in the top position.

’’I signed a two-year deal, had a few talks with the manager, he explained my role and what he wants from me, so it’s clear for me what I need to do and I will perform the best I can.’’

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[mauzip]

Van der Sar = #1 keeper in the world

that's Cech

#2 is buffon

van der sar is about 15

you're on crack

Noone can fuck with Van der Sar.

And that's the case for a long time already.

[Mac 10 †]

sorry i forgot he was dutch

[acbaylove]

For real, he'll be remembered forever as the most disgusting GK in Juventus FC 118 years old history!

[mauzip]

For real, he'll be remembered forever as the most disgusting GK in Juventus FC 118 years old history!

He couldn't ground in Italy. In Holland and in England he has proven to be the best

[Mac 10 †]

In Holland and in England he has proven to be the best

i must have missed that episode.....

[mauzip]

In Holland and in England he has proven to be the best

i must have missed that episode.....

your loss then