Ferguson: Vidic’s problems are mental, but he’s going nowhere

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has moved to end speculation linking Nemanja Vidic with a Summer move away from Old Trafford.

The Serbian defender hasn’t played any of United’s games in 2010 and was also absent from the flight to Italy to play AC Milan.

The tabloids have used this to suggest he’s unsettled at the club and will seek a move to one of the Spanish giants, Real Madrid or Barcelona, but Ferguson insists there’s nothing in the rumours.

“It’s pure speculation. We get that from time to time and we just have to deal with it,” he told manutd.com.

“A lot of clubs want to buy our players. We want him to stay, of course. He’s a great player and one of the best centre-backs in the world.”

Vidic has trained with United for the last ten days, which seems to suggest the centre back’s problem with returning to the team are purely mental, but Ferguson insists he’ll be patient with him and bring him back when he’s ready.

“It’s a difficult one because Nemanja feels like he needs a lot of training,” said Sir Alex.

“He’s trained for the last ten days but still doesn’t feel ready to take part in any games. We must be patient with the situation and that’s what we are doing.”

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