Source: Telegraph
Ryan Giggs to be offered new Manchester United contract until 2011
Giggs, who has been shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, will take his first-team service at Old Trafford to the 20-year mark. [LNB]Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes, 35, is also being lined up for a new one-year deal, despite recently floating the idea of retirement. [LNB] Related ArticlesManchester United v Aston Villa: match previewDanny Welbeck signs new deal at Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson denies Sol Campbell linksPremier League heavyweights cruise throughManchester United paid Adem Ljajic 'exclusivity fee'Jaap Stam still striking fearBut with momentum building behind Giggs's prospects of winning the prestigious BBC award, Ferguson insists that the Welshman would be a perfect recipient. [LNB]He said: 'I just hope he gets the award he deserves because longevity should be rewarded. He is an example to young people because of his humility. He is in the best form of his career right now. [LNB]'He is God in the dressing room. You can see the warmth he generates and young players go to him and seek his advice. [LNB]'We will certainly be offering him a new contract for next season, when he'll be 37. That is what we think of him. He has been amazingly consistent. [LNB]'Scholesy seemed to be uncertain about his future. Well, we are sure and we will be offering him a contract, too, and he knows that.' [LNB]Ferguson, whose team face Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Saturday, has, however, ruled out signing another veteran, the former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell. [LNB]The link to Campbell, 35, raised fresh concerns over United's financial strength due to the club's £699million debt and minimal net spending of £32.4million since the Glazer family became owners in 2005. [LNB]But Ferguson ruled out fears of belt-tightening at Old Trafford by insisting that he has money to spend in the transfer market. 'It's been suggested we were moving for Sol Campbell because we don't have the money and we wanted to take somebody cheap. [LNB]'He is not a player we are thinking about. But the money is there if I want to use it. It was there in the summer if I wanted to use it, but I didn't think there was any value in the market. [LNB]'The prices we were quoted for players were not reasonable. There is a danger that this situation could continue for a while because there is a World Cup and a young player could emerge and there could be an escalation in his value. [LNB]"But yes, we can use the money. But I'm not thinking of buying in January.'[LNB]Ferguson has ruled out a January loan move for goalkeeper Ben Foster, but he confirmed United will apply for a work permit for Senegalese forward Mame Biram Diouf. [LNB]
