Man Utd to suffer more Vidic pain?

Sir Alex Ferguson will have a gaping hole to fill unless Nemanja Vidic recovers from injury.

In desperation, Vidic has been sent to Spain by Manchester United in a bid to get him fit for the start of the Premier League season, according to the Daily Mail.

The Serbian centre-back, who has not played since rupturing a cruciate ligament against Basle in December, has already been ruled out of United's pre-season programme, it added.

United badly missed the 30-year-old during their failed campaign last term and Ferguson hopes he will be available for the first Premier League game on August 18.
 
He said: "We sent Vida to a complex in Spain last week. He's not doing any running yet, just work in the gym. He'll miss the summer tour but hopefully will be ready for the start of the season."

Arsenal to steal Vidic’s Serb hope

Arsene Wenger has lifted his sedate summer transfer police to a level that can be assumed as - crazy spending.

The latest news on the transfer market is that Arsenal are now tracking Fiorentina midfielder Adem Ljajic.

The 20 year-old was meant to join Manchester United from first club Partizan in 2010 but work permit problems could not sorted.

Ljajic then went to Fiorentina and has earned six senior caps for Serbia. Ljajic is also highly rated by Serbian captain Manchester United star defender Nemanja Vidic.

Now Arsenal are thought to be interested in finally bringing Ljajic to the Premier League to beef up their midfield, which was once again exposed against Chelsea.

Without Mikel Arteta and Yossi Benayoun, the midfield looked flat and Aaron Ramsey out of his depth.

Ljajic can play either as an attacking midfielder or second striker and that would suit Arsene Wenger just fine.

Arsenal are also looking to buy 20-year-old left-sider Acharaf Laazar, dubbed the 'new Gareth Bale'.

With Andre Santos and Kieran Gibbs not being able to deliver at left-back Wenger is looking at Lazaar to take up that defensive position.

His agent Ali Barat told talkSPORT: “There’s been a lot of interest from plenty of clubs from around Europe. He’s very similar to Gareth Bale in terms of his pace and athleticism.

Lazaar plays for Serie B side Varese.

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