Ashley Young joins Manchester United

After Phil Jones Manchester United has signed another highly rated English winger Ashley Young from Aston Villa, the 25-year old has passed the medical and the deal is reported to be worth around £16m-£20m. 

This is Sir Alex Ferguson's second signing during the summer transfer window, Reds have already signed a highly rated youngster Phil Jones from Blackburn rovers for £16.5m.


Ashley Young was signed from Watford  in January 2007 in a deal worth 10m and he scored 38 goals for Aston Villa in 190 appearances.


Ashley Young had made it clear to Villa that he will not be singing a contract extension which was due to expire next summer, this forced Villa to sell him to Manchester United. It is predicted that Ashley Young is signed as a replacement for the ever green Manchester United star Ryan Giggs who is like to end his career after 2011-2012 campaign with Reds.

Michel Owen and other Manchester United belives that Ashley Young would be a fantastic additon to the current squad at Old Trafford.

Chelsea appoint Villas Boas as new manager

After sacking another manager in a short time now Chelsea has appointed Villas Boas as their new manager, the most interesting thing about the appointed of the new manager is the signing fee they have paid to FC Porto. Blues pay 15 million euros for the 33- year old Portuguese manager. Chelsea confirmed that Villas-Boas is due to begin work immediately on three-year contract worth in the region of £4.4m a year.


Villas Boas wins two domestic and Euro Cup last season with FC Porto. Villas Boas has worked as a scout at Stanfordbridge under former Blues manager Jose Mourinho whom he followed at Inter Milan. Villa Boas is the youngest manager in the Premier league and people have already started to compare him with Pep Guardiola.