Dave Whelan Remains Tight-Lipped on the Subject of Antonio Valencia

I have had to smile at some of the comments coming from Dave Whelan about Antonio Valencia over the last couple of weeks.

“I think Antonio is the best wide right player anywhere and that includes Franck Ribery. If this lad goes to Man United he will be a sensation there“, hinted Mr Whelan recently.

“At the kind of money that’s been talked about for Antonio he’d be an absolute steal. United appear to be getting £80m for Ronaldo and they would be paying out a fraction of that for Valencia, so it would be great business because this boy has got immense ability“, he continues in similarly guarded fashion.

In Retrospect, We Should Have Spotted the Clues Earlier

Short of parading Antonio Valencia up and down outside Sir Alex Ferguson’s house with a neon “Buy Me” sign strapped to the lad’s back, I don’t know what more Dave Whelan can do to orchestrate this move.

And I don’t know how much Valencia is paying his agent but I think he should sack him.

With a Chairman like Dave Whelan, who needs one?