Gabriel Obertan Moves To Newcastle United 09/08/2011
 French winger Gabby Obertan leaves Manchester United for St. James' Park... Manchester United winger Gabriel Obertan has joined Newcastle United on a permanent, 5-year contract following a successful medical. The 22-year-old's time has come to an end at Old Trafford, after scoring just 1 competitive goal in 28 matches. The Magpies have vowed to take Obertan under their wing in a £3.25 Million transfer, and manager Alan Pardew believes the Frenchman can rediscover himself and take the Barclays Premier League by storm. Obertan joined The Reds from Bordeaux in the summer of 2009, following a loan spell at Lorient. He signed a 4-year deal in a move worth £3 Million to the Ligue 1 side. In his two seasons with United, Gabby managed just 1 goal in less than 30 caps. To date he has made 11 appearances for France U-21's, scoring once, having already competed for his nation's U-19, U-18, U-17 and U-16 sides. Obertan played for Paris and Clairefontaine in his youth career. "I did not need to think too hard about coming here," Obertan told Newcastle's website. "I enjoyed my time at Manchester United, but at a club that size there is so much competition. There's a lot of competition here too but I am looking forward to a fresh start. Manchester United are one of the biggest clubs in the world but Newcastle is a massive club in England so I'm looking forward to making my debut in front of the fans I've heard so much about." Pardew was equally excited: "Gabriel is a player I've watched for the last couple of seasons since he arrived at United. He has great pace and excellent technique and he has improved his power in the last 12 months and is ready now to make a real impact in the Premier League. His best years are ahead of him which is exactly what we want at this club, and with the backing of our magnificent fans I'm sure he will prove an excellent signing for us." CommentsMikeyy 09/08/2011 2:05pm
Good luck Gsolct 09/08/2011 2:10pm
A talented player - needs to play more regulalrly to establish himeself and gain confidence. Right move for him and wish hom the best. Nandos 09/08/2011 2:31pm
He's quality , sad to see him go we should of played him more but overall this is what's best for him . good luck ! Ian 09/08/2011 2:40pm
Thank god, take carrick with you Kendor 09/08/2011 2:48pm
Good bye Gaby.. See you soon.. Sean 123 Mufc 09/08/2011 3:18pm
WELL THANK God he is gone and now we are going to see some class in Sneijder when he comes Tide 09/08/2011 3:20pm
Good luck man! sad to see him go though.. really liked him Max 09/08/2011 3:28pm
Good luck to him. When he played he really did his best. Spent more time on the bench though. Good move for him to develop his skills. Wish carrick could go too. stu 09/08/2011 3:32pm
Seems like most of ur fans would liked to keep him. I think he will be a great singin 4 us. Nice 2 hear u wish him well. HzR 09/08/2011 4:46pm
So stupid player he was. Only quality he has is speed. Poor passes, poor control, greedy... I'm so glad they sold him! Paken Iskandar 09/08/2011 4:51pm
Its okay, will get a world class midfielder hehe Ash 09/08/2011 4:53pm
Wish him the best really good going forward not so when comeing back 09/08/2011 5:49pm
oh take it carrick with you.you have gopd quality and speed but you can't controlle the ball well .good luck at newcastl. Sean 123 Mufc 09/08/2011 5:50pm
how slow our Sky Sports News; l33bo 09/08/2011 6:31pm
good luck gabby Brummie red 09/08/2011 6:34pm
Slow reporting what Sean 123 ?? Big bucko 09/08/2011 6:43pm
Am I the only one who thinks he looks like squidward off spongebob squarepants :-) sean 123 mufc more like poo poo 09/08/2011 8:04pm
sean 123 mufc your back chatting more poo poo thought you and your lies had done us all a favour and done one. Mdock5 09/08/2011 8:08pm
Fee agree for sniejder £33m all over twitter now John 09/08/2011 8:08pm
How true is it that united have had a 33 million bid accepted by inter for sneijder ? Sean 123 Nufc 09/08/2011 10:20pm
A fee has being agreed 33 million on BBC REPORTS SO HOW THE FUCK WAS LIEING ALL THE TIME IDIOT ; anonymous 10/08/2011 12:40am
until i dont see it on sky that a fee has been agreed i will just take this as speculation and not get carried away. True Red 10/08/2011 3:31am
I've said this before , unless i see Sneijder at Carrington giving a medical , i wont believe in these tremendous gossips of wanna be's ! Irzi 10/08/2011 7:30am
Wishes him all e best!talented player.. Mihawk 10/08/2011 3:01pm
any sneijder news??tired waiting him... Justin 10/08/2011 7:56pm
Wishing him the best! Raafay 11/08/2011 1:55pm
Ian and Max if u are true fan of Man utd u have to support the whole team not those who score ..... U have to even support carrick Ranks 11/08/2011 2:34pm
Good luck to Gaby, at another time he may have broke into the team but competition for wingers is tough with so many great players vying for 2 positions. As for Carrick, didn't he have a fantastic 2nd half of the season last year? He's never been a box to box player ala Sweinstieger or Modric, but he plays the holding midfielder role well which is what the manager asks him to do. Also Sean 123 didn't you also claim Nasri and Sanchez would sign for us? No real points for you regarding Sneidjer either, as it's been no secret for the last 2 seasons Fergie has been an admirer and needed creativity Ian 11/08/2011 3:27pm
I have and always will be a utd fan, I have been at so many home games this season and not been impressed by carrick don't get me wrong he is a good player but has been below required standard too long now, I have also heard the Stretford end boo johnny Evans but I believe he is learning, as carrick he should be teaching. Just my opinion but don't question my loyalty , I am true most of my family support the bin dipper scouse shite and my wife is a city fan. I think if I put up with that and still stand proud to be a utd fan I deserve respect Bill McNeal 11/08/2011 4:43pm
I would be 99% sure those "supporters" complaining about Michael Carrick don't have the foggiest what his role in the United team actually entails. Berba 11/08/2011 9:03pm
He has talent no dobut about that but it simply wasn't enough for United... he never shined on his performances and i wish him best of luck at Newcastle :) sean loves the rod in his mouth 12/08/2011 3:19pm
ur an absolute muppet sean123 u hav lost all ur credibility. ur a waste of a person Comments are closed. |  
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