Brazilian striker Alfonso Alves linked to United.....

So here we go on the summer transfer speculation merrygoround and for the remainder of the summer the Red's will be linked to just about every half decent striker going.

One name who hasn't as far as I'm aware been linked previously is prolific goal scorer Brazilian Alfonso Alves who plays for SC Heerenveen, this season the 25 year-old bagged 34 goals from just 31 games. His previous clubs include Malmo FF and another Swedish side, Orgryte IS.

Alves has been linked to Chelsea and it remains to be seen whether or not Fergie will press home his reported interest in the player. A lot will depend on what money is available to spend.

The Brazilian joins an ever growing list of potential summer sigings which includes the following names: Michael Owen, Jermain Defoe, Mark Viduka, Darren Bent, Fernando Tores, Samuel Eto'o, Jan Huntelaar and Dimitar Berbatov.

My personal verdict on this latest transfer link is: Possible.

Mark Viduka linked to United...

Well I will admit that I didn't see this one coming, because while I rate Mark Viduka in some ways, I'm not sure he's right for United. It isn't that he lacks skill, far from it, but he has always seemed to struggle a bit with fitness problems.

Viduka is available on a free transfer though and just maybe he could turn out to be a shrewd signing, but only if United sign two strikers - which is what I've been predicting will happen for a couple of weeks now.

To sign just one striker and especially if it is only Viduka would be a very unwise move as United would next season find themselves scratching around again in January like happened this year when we fetched in Larsson for three months.

This season we gambled with just Saha, aka sicknote, which has all too often left us short up front with the Frenchman being almost constantly injured.