Ferguson targets three signings
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed he intends to make three new signings this summer.
It was always likely to be a time of change at Manchester United given Edwin van der Sar is due to follow Gary Neville into retirement and Paul Scholes has yet to confirm whether he will extend his career by a further season.
In addition, there are major doubts hanging over senior figures such as Michael Owen, Wes Brown and Owen Hargreaves.
And while youngsters Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley will be given their chance after impressing during loan spells with Sunderland and Wigan Athletic respectively, Ferguson realises he must bring in new blood.
powerful squad
"We have some ideas in mind," the United manager said at the annual United awards ceremony at Old Trafford. "Hopefully we can get them put in place.
"We have Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes coming towards the end of their careers, Gary Neville has already retired and Edwin van der Sar is retiring, so there are holes we want to plug up in terms of the safety and security of the team for the next few years.
"Of course, we have some excellent young players and a lot of them have progressed, which gives us a great, powerful squad.
"I am looking at maybe three signings which would boost our overall quality in our team."
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