Manchester United Transfers History (2003-2006)
This started as a review of Sir Alex Ferguson’s performance in the transfer market since 2002/2003, when Manchester United last won the Premiership.
I’ll be posting the review later, but Manchester United’s transfer history is all yours to see and comment over.
Red11.org has all historical transfers (from when the club started) but they stopped updating in June 2004…however, if you’re interested in them, here’s the link.
All Manchester United transfers – from the summer of 2003 to the summer of 2006 (till today, August 17) are listed below. Do correct me if I’ve got something wrong or missed someone.
2003 (Summer)
Coming In
David Bellion – Sunderland to Manchester United (2 mil)
Eric Djemba-Djemba – Nantes to Manchester United (3.5 mil)
Tim Howard – MetroStars (MLS) to Manchester United (2.2 mil)
Cristiano Ronaldo – Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United (12.2 mil)
Kleberson – Atletico Paranaense to Manchester United (5.9 mil)
Going Out
David Beckham – Manchester United to Real Madrid (25 mil)
Juan Sebastian Veron – Manchester United to Chelsea (15 mil)
2004 (January)
Coming In
Louis Saha – Fulham to Manchester United (12.82 mil)
Going Out
Fabien Barthez – Manchester United to Olympique de Marseille (loan – released from contract and signed for OM in June 2004)
2004 (Summer)
Coming In
Alan Smith – Leeds United to Manchester United (7 mil)
Gabriel Heinze – Paris Saint-Germain to Manchester United (6.9 mil)
Wayne Rooney – Everton to Manchester United (27 mil)
Going Out
Nicky Butt – Manchester United to Newcastle United (2 mil)
Diego Forlan – Manchester United to Villareal (reportedly 3 mil)
2005 (January)
Coming In
None
Going Out
Eric Djemba-Djemba – Manchester United to Aston Villa (3.5 mil)
2005 (Summer)
Coming In
Edwin van der Sar – Fulham to Manchester United (undisclosed)
Park Ji-Sung – PSV Eindhoven to Manchester United (4 mil)
Going Out
Phil Neville – Manchester United to Everton (3 mil plus)
Kleberson – Manchester United to Besiktas (2.5 mil)
David Bellion – Manchester United to West Ham (season-long loan)
2006 (January)
Coming In
John Obi Mikel – Lyn to Manchester United (undisclosed)
Nemanja Vidic – Spartak Moscow to Manchester United (7 mil)
Patrice Evra – Monaco to Manchester United (5.5 mil)
Going Out
>David Bellion – Manchester United to Nice (6 month loan)
2006 (Summer)
Coming In
Michael Carrick – Tottenham Hotspurs to Manchester United (18.6 mil)
Tomasz Kuszczak – West Brom to Manchester United (swap)
Going Out
John Obi Mikel – Manchester United to Chelsea (12 mil)
Jonathan Spector – Manchester United to West Ham United (0.5 mil)
David Bellion – Manchester United to Nice (undisclosed)
Quinton Fortune – Manchester United to Bolton Wanderers (free)
Ruud van Nistelrooy – Manchester United to Real Madrid (10.2 mil)
Gerard Pique, Bardsley, Howard, Lee Martin and Ben Foster (out on loan)
All Manchester United transfers before the 2003 summer.
Once again, suggestions, corrections all welcome.
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Wayne Rooeny didn’t cost £27 million any more than Carrick cost £18.6 million. Both figures have been inflated with assumptions regarding the bundled bonus packs (total of the transfer fees approx £11 million). The summer of 2003 showed a precident where we received more than we spent so I guess we cannot assume that we will be dipping into this summers transfer budget.
August 17th, 2006 @ 16:59True – Rooney’s basic fee was 20 mil, Carrick’s basic fee was 14 mil.
We bought almost 50 mil worth of players in 2004 (Jan and Summer). While 20+ was for Rooney, it did mean that we could spend too much in 2005 and even this year I have a feeling we might be overspending.
August 17th, 2006 @ 17:02Looking at that list I don’t think Fergie’s done a bad job overall. Wish we’d got more for Ruud and paid a bit less for Carrick though.
August 18th, 2006 @ 02:20Yes, Martino. I daresay that money would’ve come in handy for Hargreaves.
August 18th, 2006 @ 14:14You seem to have forgotten Dong in january and Miller in july of 2004. Also, Ricardo and Carrol left the club(thank God.)
May 20th, 2007 @ 22:42[...] source for transfers: Soccerlens and [...]
July 9th, 2007 @ 10:35Wow, this is a great web site. I am so glad I found it, thank you. It is funny, I was just talking to my friend about their web site, and they said they like your site too!
October 30th, 2007 @ 22:55