[Jorquera]

Hutton has got talent but hard to say if he is good enough for United. He surely can be a very good back-up player.

Lahm is surely better than Hutton but he is much more expensive as well. I think it depends on whether Fergie wants a starter or just a back-up.

[macca247]

dont know much and him but if fergie thinks he is good for the squad then go fergie

[badboy7]

Originally Posted by R7nald0

Sir Alex Ferguson could be going home to Glasgow for his next signing if the UK's tabloid newspapers are to be believed.

In its preview of the January transfer window, The Sun claims a right-back is the priority for United and names Rangers' Alan Hutton as a potential £6m target.


NEWS AND FEATURES: Transfer Rumours: Dec 07 - Manchester United Official Web Site


my opinion: sure for backup, but i would prefer lahm or sagnol.

my opinion {lahm or richards}-{emanulsen} for left back

[Dirtycheat]

Hutton mulls options after Spurs' bid stalls

Originally Posted by The Independant

Tottenham were on the brink of a £6m transfer for Alan Hutton last night that stalled in the final stages after what the club fear is a firm declaration of interest from Manchester United in the Rangers and Scotland right-back. The player was said to be considering his options which, given the earlier certainty, would appear to be bad news for Spurs.

Sir Alex Ferguson is a confirmed admirer of Hutton, 23, a forceful and attacking right-back who has been one of the stars of British football this season for Rangers in the Champions League and Scotland in their failed Euro 2008 qualifying bid. The United manager finds himself short of cover at right-back where Wes Brown has deputised for the injured Gary Neville this season.

Ferguson has other options there, including a potentially audacious move for Bayern Munich's Philipp Lahm who is out of contract in 18 months. The Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic now appears to be on his way to Chelsea which makes Hutton an ideal replacement for Neville who has said he is finding it hard to break back into the United team.

As a close friend of Rangers' manager Walter Smith, who was briefly Ferguson's assistant at United for three months in 2004, the United manager is well-placed at Rangers, where he once played, to make his own Hutton enquiry. Ferguson was uncharacteristically effusive in his praise of the young Scotsman after the 2-1 defeat to Italy in November. "Hutton was exceptional," Ferguson said. "He has come from nowhere and looks as though he will become a superstar once he gets that extra bit of experience."

Before his career took off this season, Hutton signed a five-year deal at Ibrox in July which has put Rangers in a strong negotiating position. Tottenham's bid for the player shows just how much their sporting director, Damien Comolli, is pulling the strings at Spurs. Hutton is unlikely to have been on the radar of the manager, Juande Ramos, who was keener on Daniel Alves, right-back at his former club, Seville.

Nevertheless, Spurs appear determined to restructure their team with reservations in the club about goalkeeper Paul Robinson, Pascal Chimbonda at right-back and Lee Young-Pyo at left-back.

Hutton mulls options after Spurs' bid stalls - Independent Online Edition > Premiership

spurs apparently nearly signed hutton last night, then united crashed the wedding and now hutton is waiting on man united to listen to their offer before making his decision on spurs.

[GocartMozart]

BEAUTIFUL! I'd love to get one over on spurs. those cockney bastards really pissed me off with the entire Bale fiasco.

I'm going to find it real funny when they realize that what they need to be successful is not Dimitar Berbatov, but a solid defense, and if they just weren't so stubborn about Berba, they would be able to get Hutton. One of these players will be wearing the red kit, and in the end it's their own refusal to sell Dimitar at a lower price that keeps them from becoming a decent team. Oh the irony...

[moley]

can see us waiting till the summer to sign him when brown leaves, since hutton is cl tied and we wouldant be able to use him.

[losangeles]

O'Shea isn't a great attacker, but he has scored some big goals. Obviously, the winner at Anfield last season was sweet. O'Shea doesn't worry me when he's in, not like Phil Neville use to. I personally haven't seen Hutton play, so I can't weigh in on him.

[wazza10]

there are a lot of rumours as always as the transfer window opens, and United being the biggest team in the world has i think the biggest nr of rumours, but i personally hope this one is true. Hutton has showed how good he is not only in the Scottish Premiership but as well at the national team and in the Champions League. we're going to have a new Alan

[zak]

I'd take micah richards over Hutton or lahm any day. he's young, solid fundamentally, has crazy pace and he's english.