Fergie set to splash cash

Alex Ferguson has admitted he would be willing to spend big if it meant luring the right man to Manchester United this summer.

After years of hunting for value in the market, United broke their own rules last summer by splashing out £24 million on a 29-year-old with minimal resale value who had only one year left on his contract.

Yet the arrival of Robin van Persie proved to be the masterstroke which allowed United to reclaim their Premier League title.