According to some reports, Real Madrid are masterminding a plan to snatch Javier Hernandez away from Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.You can call it "audacious", like some newspapers have reported it to be, but I think absurd, ludicrous and fantastically laughable is putting far more accurately.
Apparently, Jose Mourinho will be making a move for the young Mexican striker when the January transfer window opens in just under 2 months. Firstly, I'm not sure Hernandez, who has started brilliantly for Manchester United, after agreeing to sign for £7 million in April 2010, would even get into the first team of Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 12 goals in 15 games this season, Gonzalo Higuain, has scored 7 in 15, and attacking midfielders such as Mesut Ozil, Kaka and Di Maria are in the team - Javier Hernandez wouldn't get ahead of them, despite his good form.
Secondly, Hernandez has just broken into the team at Manchester United, and is proving his worth by scoring vital goals in vital games. He would not risk a move away, after just settling in at England and getting into his stride. He knows it is a rare opportunity for a young player like himself to get into the team ahead of Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov, even if they are off form. It is his time to prove that he is both worthy of playing in their place, and standing in for the when they are not available, or un-fit.
Finally, and most importantly, Sir Alex Ferguson. In 2008, when Real Madrid were shamelessly chasing Cristiano Ronaldo, Ferguson said:
"Do you think I would enter into a contract with that mob? No chance. I would not sell them a virus."The United manager did end up selling Ronaldo, but it was for a world record breaking £80 million, while Ronaldo had expressed his desire to leave for Madrid. It is fair to say, that Ferguson's relations with Madrid are far from close. He would hate to sell them another of his young stars, especially one that he has only just bought, and one that holds obvious qualities.
Maybe Real Madrid should find themselves a player from places other than Manchester United. United are obviously better at finding promising young talent than the Spanish team, and by attempting to buy Javier Hernandez, they would embarrass themselves in a move that is ridiculously senseless.
