Moyes: I never said Thiago was a target
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Moyes: I never said Thiago was a target
Manchester United manager David Moyes says he is happy with how the club's summer transfer deals are going even though it looks like Thiago Alcantara is set for Bayern Munich.
Barcelona youngster Thiago has been linked with a move to Old Trafford all summer but Bayern now appear in pole position after Pep Guardiola confirmed he had instructed the club's board to bid for the player.
When asked about if the player was a target, Moyes was deliberately vague saying: "I never said at any time that he was (a target)."
United have added two players to their squad this summer: Wilfried Zaha who was actually purchased in January before returning to Crystal Palace on loan and Uruguayan defender Guillermo Varela, and Moyes admitted they are looking at other players.
"We're on with targets that we are chasing at this moment in time," he confirmed from Banghok in Thailand where they are for a pre-season friendly.
"There are people we are actively chasing and, at this moment in time, we're happy with how things are going."
Moyes also reiterated that he plans to keep Wayne Rooney at the club despite Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho talking about his admiration for the England striker earlier on Friday.
"I'm sure Jose has been asked about lots of players as well. I'll keep repeating myself: Wayne is a Manchester United player and he'll remain that," said Moyes.
"I have really covered all the things on Wayne. You mustn't forget Manchester United is about a team, not any one individual. In lots of ways I am only interested in the team and some of the questions are reverting back to stuff I covered last week."
At least Moyes was able to deliver some positive news on Rooney's injury. Though the problem is evidently much worse than when it first surfaced at Carrington prior to departure on Wednesday, the United boss feels Rooney could be fit by the time his team-mates return home at the end of the month.
It seems skipper Nemanja Vidic is another who will play no part in the tour, even though United's initial response to his absence from their flight out of Manchester was to say the Serbia defender would eventually join up. Vidic is presently undergoing a series of injections to ease a problem with the sciatic nerve in his back.
And, at this stage, Moyes cannot be certain whether Portugal winger Nani will make it either. Moyes said: "Nani had an operation on his nose to clear a bit of breathing. At the moment we are not sure if flying is allowed. That is the one downside to it."
Manchester United manager David Moyes says he is happy with how the club's summer transfer deals are going even though it looks like Thiago Alcantara is set for Bayern Munich.
Barcelona youngster Thiago has been linked with a move to Old Trafford all summer but Bayern now appear in pole position after Pep Guardiola confirmed he had instructed the club's board to bid for the player.
When asked about if the player was a target, Moyes was deliberately vague saying: "I never said at any time that he was (a target)."
United have added two players to their squad this summer: Wilfried Zaha who was actually purchased in January before returning to Crystal Palace on loan and Uruguayan defender Guillermo Varela, and Moyes admitted they are looking at other players.
"We're on with targets that we are chasing at this moment in time," he confirmed from Banghok in Thailand where they are for a pre-season friendly.
"There are people we are actively chasing and, at this moment in time, we're happy with how things are going."
Moyes also reiterated that he plans to keep Wayne Rooney at the club despite Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho talking about his admiration for the England striker earlier on Friday.
"I'm sure Jose has been asked about lots of players as well. I'll keep repeating myself: Wayne is a Manchester United player and he'll remain that," said Moyes.
"I have really covered all the things on Wayne. You mustn't forget Manchester United is about a team, not any one individual. In lots of ways I am only interested in the team and some of the questions are reverting back to stuff I covered last week."
At least Moyes was able to deliver some positive news on Rooney's injury. Though the problem is evidently much worse than when it first surfaced at Carrington prior to departure on Wednesday, the United boss feels Rooney could be fit by the time his team-mates return home at the end of the month.
It seems skipper Nemanja Vidic is another who will play no part in the tour, even though United's initial response to his absence from their flight out of Manchester was to say the Serbia defender would eventually join up. Vidic is presently undergoing a series of injections to ease a problem with the sciatic nerve in his back.
And, at this stage, Moyes cannot be certain whether Portugal winger Nani will make it either. Moyes said: "Nani had an operation on his nose to clear a bit of breathing. At the moment we are not sure if flying is allowed. That is the one downside to it."
