07-06-2005, 12:44 PM
After a trophyless season, Manchester United look set to make their second summer addition in South Korea international Park Ji-Sung, having completed the signing of Dutch stopper Edwin van der Sar from Fulham on Monday.
PSV have paved the way for the player to move with spokesman Pedro Salazar-Hewitt making it clear that "the only person who will decide Park's future is Park".
He continued, "We want to keep him, as we want to keep all our best players, but we know the system and we know that if another club makes an official offer, it's a possibility we will lose that player.
"The situation now is that Manchester United have officially asked about Park and the player has been informed of their interest ."
Park, 24, impressed this season for PSV, both domestically and in the Champions League, scoring nine goals in 41 starts and one substitute appearance. He joined the Dutch double winners and Champions League semi-finalists from Kyoto Purple Sanga in January 2003 and has over 50 caps for the South Korean national team.
Salazar-Hewitt also added "Park first wants to have a word with Guus Hiddink about his future". Hiddink coached Park in the South Korean national team, where he was part of the team that surprised the world by beating Italy and Spain to reach the Semi-Finals of the 2002 World Cup.
When asked about previous dealings with Manchester United over Jaap Stam and Ruud van Nistelrooy, for which the English club were criticised, Salazar-Hewitt clarified that PSV "have never had any problems with Manchester United".
"Where there have been problems in the past concern the behaviour of Sir Alex Ferguson. We have told him that we have not always been amused by some of his activities, but this will have no bearing here.
"Our problem was with Ferguson, not the club. I repeat, there is no problem with Manchester United, we have a good relationship."
United chief executive David Gill is believed to be planning on holding talks with PSV while in Holland for a G14 meeting on Thursday. Park is expected to command a fee of around 5million euros.
PSV have paved the way for the player to move with spokesman Pedro Salazar-Hewitt making it clear that "the only person who will decide Park's future is Park".
He continued, "We want to keep him, as we want to keep all our best players, but we know the system and we know that if another club makes an official offer, it's a possibility we will lose that player.
"The situation now is that Manchester United have officially asked about Park and the player has been informed of their interest ."
Park, 24, impressed this season for PSV, both domestically and in the Champions League, scoring nine goals in 41 starts and one substitute appearance. He joined the Dutch double winners and Champions League semi-finalists from Kyoto Purple Sanga in January 2003 and has over 50 caps for the South Korean national team.
Salazar-Hewitt also added "Park first wants to have a word with Guus Hiddink about his future". Hiddink coached Park in the South Korean national team, where he was part of the team that surprised the world by beating Italy and Spain to reach the Semi-Finals of the 2002 World Cup.
When asked about previous dealings with Manchester United over Jaap Stam and Ruud van Nistelrooy, for which the English club were criticised, Salazar-Hewitt clarified that PSV "have never had any problems with Manchester United".
"Where there have been problems in the past concern the behaviour of Sir Alex Ferguson. We have told him that we have not always been amused by some of his activities, but this will have no bearing here.
"Our problem was with Ferguson, not the club. I repeat, there is no problem with Manchester United, we have a good relationship."
United chief executive David Gill is believed to be planning on holding talks with PSV while in Holland for a G14 meeting on Thursday. Park is expected to command a fee of around 5million euros.
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