Source: Telegraph
Manchester United winger Zoran Tosic joins Cologne on loan
The Serbian winger, a £7m signing from Partizan Belgrade last January, has been loaned out by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson after failing to make a single Premier League start for the club since his arrival. [LNB]Tosic, 22, has been a regular goalscorer for the reserve team this season, but his inability to make the breakthrough at United has fuelled doubts over his long-term prospects at Old Trafford. [LNB] Related ArticlesFerdinand leaves United punch drunkGiggs: winning trophy better than beating CityMancini: Manchester must not look back in angerPolice arrest three more ahead of Carling Cup semiFerdinand to miss Manchester derbyMan Utd v Man City: match previewBut after rejecting loan moves to FC Twente, Sporting Lisbon and Olympiakos, Tosic has signed for Cologne insisting that he can still make the grade at United. [LNB]Tosic said: 'I believe I haven't had my final say at Manchester United and that my performances with Cologne will be my ticket back to Old Trafford.' [LNB]Tosic's agent, Zoran Pavlovic, has claimed that United rejected offers to sell the player, preferring instead to delay their judgement on his prospects at the club. [LNB]Pavlovic said: 'There were some offers to buy out Tosic's contract, but Manchester United were unwilling to go for that option. [LNB]'Sir Alex Ferguson is obviously counting on him in the future, but for now, Tosic has been sent out on loan.' [LNB]Cologne manager Zvonimir Soldo insists that the Bundesliga strugglers, who defeated champions Wolfsburg in their last outing, will give Tosic the first-team football he requires ahead of the World Cup with Serbia this summer. [LNB]Soldo said: 'He is a technically established player, is good on the offensive and can play in a number of positions. He will feature for first team action just like anyone else at Cologne.' [LNB]
