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- guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 7 July 2009 22.16 BST
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Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed the injury-prone Ben Foster will succeed Edwin van der Sar as first-choice goalkeeper at Manchester United and is close to making the Bordeaux winger Gabriel Obertan his third summer signing in a £3m deal.
Foster has made only 10 senior appearances for United since arriving from Stoke City in July 2005, having spent two seasons on loan at Watford and also enduring several fitness problems, but today signed a new four-year contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2013.
The deal represents relief for a keeper who is 26 and missed last season's Champions League final with a ruptured ligament in his right thumb, and it gives him a chance to press his credentials at United ahead of next summer's World Cup.
The twice-capped England international also missed last month's World Cup qualifiers due to surgery on his thumb and he remains keen to secure a place in Fabio Capello's squad for South Africa.
Van der Sar is contracted for one more season at Old Trafford, and the United manager claimed there is no pressure to find a proven replacement for the veteran Dutchman next year. "We are delighted Ben has signed a four-year deal," said Ferguson. "Ben is seen as one of the best young keepers in England and we genuinely see him as a successor to Edwin."
Ferguson, meanwhile, has agreed a deal with Bordeaux for the 20-year-old Obertan. The France Under-21 international has also been coveted by Chelsea, Arsenal, Milan and Internazionale.
Obertan, who can operate in midfield or across the forward line, underwent a medical today and will become United's third arrival this summer following the £16m capture of Antonio Valencia from Wigan Athletic and the shock free transfer of the former Liverpool forward Michael Owen. He has agreed a four year-contract.
Ferguson's friendship with the Bordeaux coach and former United defender Laurent Blanc may have influenced United as the preferred destination for Obertan, who, despite being named most valuable player at the Toulon International youth tournament last month, remains unproven in France. He spent the second half of last season on loan at Lorient, where he scored once in 15 appearances.
Blanc said he was "surprised" by United's move for Obertan. "It is an unexpected chance for him to play with one of the best clubs in the world. Manchester United have been tracking him for a long time. They certainly hope to advance him, something that Bordeaux and Lorient have failed to do. He has the potential. But he must overcome psychological and mental challenges so he can express his true value."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jul/07/manchester-united-sir-alex-ferguson-ben-foster
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