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United plan to keep Campbell

03 Sep 2008 - 08:24:23

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Manchester United's chief executive David Gill says the club has no intention of letting promising striker Fraizer Campbell leave Old Trafford on a permanent basis.

The 20-year-old, who scored 15 goals in 37 appearances during a season-long loan switch to Hull City last term, sealed a loan switch to Tottenham for the rest of the campaign on Monday as part of the deal that saw Dimitar Berbatov move to United.

However, Gill said: "Fraizer has been a well-sought after young striker over the summer and we did receive offers from clubs wanting to buy him.

"We didn't want to sell though because we believe, and Sir Alex Ferguson believes, he has a great future ahead of him.

"Going on loan to a great club like Tottenham will give him experience in the Premier League and he'll come back a better player and hopefully force his way into the team here.

"So we're delighted with the deal - it's good for him and good for us."

United also sold Louis Saha and Mikael Silvestre last month to Everton and Arsenal respectively, with Gill adding on the club's official website: "Saha's departure was a decision that was taken by Alex, the player and the club.

"There were discussions over the summer with a few other clubs, but Louis liked what he heard when he met with David Moyes and decided Everton was where he wanted to go.

"Louis himself felt it would be good for him to have a new start at a good club like Everton. All we can do is wish him all the best and thank him for the service and goals he provided during his time here.

"Mikael had been with us for nine years, played over 300 games for the club and done fantastically well. He was out injured for most of last season and when he came back he wanted to play again.

"But as with Louis I think everyone felt it was the right time for him to move on to a new challenge."