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MANCHESTER UNITED were last night rocked by news that Barcelona have emerged as favourites to land Franck Ribery, the France international they have targeted after selling Cristiano Ronaldo for Pounds 80m.
Sir Alex Ferguson has been given the go-ahead by the Glazer family to pursue another superstar but it is looking increasingly unlikely that he will land Bayern's Ribery. United are also keen on Wigan's Ecuador winger Antonio Valencia, and last night appeared close to clinching a deal. Valencia has long been earmarked as a replacement for Ronaldo, who is on the verge of being sold to Real Madrid.See the full content of this document
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HEAT ON FERGIE TO FIND NEW RONALDO ; Real: We'll cash in on Cristiano [Eire Region]
Despite the cash from the Ronaldo deal, which United are insisting is paid up front, they are not willing to pay silly money and that leaves Barcelona and ...
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