Vidic Outlines His Commitment To United

Nemanja Vidic put all doubts of him remaining at Old Trafford to bed last night following the impressive 7-1 win over an Airtricity XI.

The Manchester United defender has been the subject of speculation that he would be moving to Real Madrid this Summer. David Gill revealed last week that Vidic had verbally agreed terms on a new long term contract, and now the player himself has insisted he never wanted to leave Old Trafford.

“I don’t know why people think it was a difficult decision. I always said I am happy here, I never spoke about my future,” said Vidic.

“I know there was all this speculation but I never said I wanted to go. There was nothing new. I am very happy to be here.”

It just goes to show that the majority of rumours you read in newspapers are made up by lazy journalists and approved by unscrupulous editors to grab the headlines.

The rumours seemed to stem from one report that Vidic’s wife Ana was unhappy in Manchester and wanted him to move to a team in a warmer climate.

Vidic put that rumour to bed himself back in August last year by saying: “It’s not true that my wife is not happy. I don’t know how that rumour came out, she’s not what you’d call a famous wife. She’s never spoken to a newspaper.”

Still, the ruours continued and incompetent dishonest journalists continued to use Vidic’s wife to sell papers.

Vidic further outlined his commitment to United in May, at the peak of the transfer speulation.

“Tell me the club where I can go that is better than Manchester United?” Vidic said.

“There aren’t many clubs in the world where you can go to that are better.

“I’m happy here. United has been a big part in my development. Everything I have done here I respect. I will try and give my best on the pitch for as long as I can.

It seemed Vidic was becoming just as bored with the rumours as us fans were.

“I’m tired of speaking about my future,” he continued. “I give my best at United and always try to do that. I think that commitment shows how I think.

“I can’t stop people speaking about my future but I have two years left on my contract and I’m happy.

“I need to think about next season, prepare myself, be focused and make sure I prevent injuries.”

It’s great to see the big man commit his future to United, but I’m left wondering how many of our fans doubted his commitment. I try to read a few of our fan forums when I can find the time and it was a generally accepted opinion that Vidic to Real Madrid was a done deal.

I for one have never doubted his commitment because the only “evidence” of his so called impending departure was unsourced, unadulterated, tabloid crap.

Rule of thumb for transfers: Don’t believe a word until you hear it from the player or the manager.

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