04 May 2003

Manchester United have officiallyd talks with Barcelona about signing Patrick Kluivert . Manchester representatives were present in Spain last weekend to witness Kluivert's winning goal in Barca's 2-1 home win over Real Sociedad 2-1.
Barcelona have informed United that they may have the Dutch international for a reduced €10 million Euros and are even willing add Dutch international winger Marc Overmars for an additional €7 million Euros. Although it is uncertain if United are interested in Overmars it is generally well known that Kluivert is  No.1 priority  for Sir Alex Ferguson, who wants to have Holland's up-front tandem- and give heed to Van Nistelrooy's wishes who has constantly described Kluivert as his ideal foil.