Silvestre move to Gunners stuns Vidic

    Thursday, August 21, 2008

    Nemanja Vidic admitted Mikael Silvestre has stunned all his old Manchester United team-mates by signing for Premier League rivals Arsenal. After looking close to joining Sunderland and Manchester City, Silvestre eventually jumped at the chance of playing under Arsene Wenger, ending a nine-year association with the Old Trafford outfit yesterday by signing a two-year contract for a £750,000 transfer fee. It is the first direct transfer between the two clubs since 1987, when Viv Anderson moved no ...

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