Ferguson try again for Senna
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he failed in an 11th-hour bid to resurrect a move for Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna on transfer deadline day.
Ferguson put interest in the 30-year-old on hold while he chased England midfielder Owen Hargreaves.
That decision backfired as Bayern Munich refused to sell and Villarreal rejected an improved offer for Senna.
Ferguson told United Review: "We made another late bid for Marcos Senna, but you cannot force clubs to sell."
Despite his failure to land either midfielder, and with ?18.5m Michael Carrick the only summer addition, Ferguson insists his squad is in healthy shape for an assault on domestic and European honours.
Ferguson added: "We did work very hard on trying to bring Owen Hargreaves to Old Trafford, right up to the day the transfer window closed.
"Similarly, we made another late bid for Marcos Senna," said Ferguson who has seen his side open their Premiership campaign with four straight wins and his upbeat about his side's prospects despite failing to land either player.
Ferguson put interest in the 30-year-old on hold while he chased England midfielder Owen Hargreaves.
That decision backfired as Bayern Munich refused to sell and Villarreal rejected an improved offer for Senna.
Ferguson told United Review: "We made another late bid for Marcos Senna, but you cannot force clubs to sell."
Despite his failure to land either midfielder, and with ?18.5m Michael Carrick the only summer addition, Ferguson insists his squad is in healthy shape for an assault on domestic and European honours.
Ferguson added: "We did work very hard on trying to bring Owen Hargreaves to Old Trafford, right up to the day the transfer window closed.
"Similarly, we made another late bid for Marcos Senna," said Ferguson who has seen his side open their Premiership campaign with four straight wins and his upbeat about his side's prospects despite failing to land either player.
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