Ben Foster

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United agree keeper deal

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according to sky sports

Stoke City have agreed a deal with Manchester United for goalkeeper Ben Foster,
skysports.com can confirm.

Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson has decided that Foster is the man he wants
to provide competition to Edwin van der Sar and Tim Howard.

Foster, who has never actually played for Stoke's first team, came through the
youth system at The Britannia Stadium after joining from non-league outfit RC
Warwick.

It was during loan spells with Bristol City and last season with Wrexham that
Foster showed his true credentials.

Now a deal understood to be worth over ￡1 million is in place.

Foster is expected at United's training complex at Carrington over the next 48
hours to complete the formalities.

"Ben is delighted that a deal has been agreed," confirmed Foster's agent Lee
Payne to skysports.com.

"He will now look forward to talking to United.

"It is a dream come true and he cannot wait to meet with Sir Alex."

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作者: Fergie (弗Sir) 看板: ManUtd
標題: Re: Ben Foster
時間: Sun Jul 17 14:14:56 2005

United move for Stoke star

http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/Ne..._575105,00.html

Manchester United are set to complete the signature of Stoke goalkeeper
Ben Foster in the next 48 hours before sending him out on loan to a
Championship club.

United have agreed a ￡2.5m package for Stoke's third-choice goalkeeper,
even though he has never played a first-team game for the Championship side.

United's chief executive David Gill has agreed a deal that sees them pay
Stoke ￡1m immediately, with a further ￡1.75m to follow if Foster breaks
into the first team at Old Trafford and goes on to win international honours.

The 22-year-old, who impressed greatly during a loan spell at Wrexham
last season, will travel to United's Carrington training ground on Sunday
to agree personal terms and undergo a medical.

His agent Lee Payne said: "Sir Alex Ferguson has been keen on Ben since
he watched him play for Wrexham in the LDV Vans Trophy final last season.

"He sent his goalkeeping coach Tony Coton to watch him play for Wrexham
several times last season and was very impressed.

"I think Sir Alex's son Darren also mentioned to Sir Alex how good Ben was
as well. We've agreed a deal and now it's case of Ben going to Carrington
to agree personal terms and pass a medical."

United have signed Edwin van der Sar, 34, from Fulham this summer on a
two-year deal, seven years after Ferguson initially tried to sign him
from Ajax as a potential replacement for Peter Schmeichel.

Given the Dutchman's age, however, it is not van der Sar but Foster who
Ferguson views as his long-term number one.

And he is keen to ensure Foster's progress continues this season by
farming him out on loan to an as yet unnamed Championship club.

"That's the strategy," confirmed Payne. "To get him out on loan for one
or two seasons and then, at the age of 24, to take over from van der Sar
when his contract runs out.

"Playing in the Championship will be another great opportunity for Ben
to show what he can do. The lad's potential is frightening."



弗格森欽點曼聯未來守護神 英甲門將麻雀變鳳凰？
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http://sports.sina.com.cn 2005年07月16日21:02 新浪體育

Ben Foster
http://tinyurl.com/7p2tt

　　新浪體育訊　

    誰會是曼聯未來球門前的守護神？一位來自英甲(英超與英冠之下的第三級別聯賽)賽
場的守門員有機會扮演這一角色。北京時間7月16日，曼聯確認即將與22歲的本-福斯特簽
約，而這位年輕人上賽季還代表韋克斯漢姆隊在英甲賽場征戰。


　　按照福斯特的經紀人佩尼的說法，弗格森相中這位年輕門將可謂「一見鍾情」——曼
聯主帥在上賽季僅僅觀看了福斯特在一場英甲賽事中的精彩演出，便對其產生了濃厚的興
趣。「他安排守門員教練康頓多次觀察福斯特在韋克斯漢姆隊的表現，弗格森爵士的兒子
達倫也對福斯特有著極高的評價。」經紀人這樣描述道。


　　事實上本-福斯特此前屬於英冠球隊斯托克城，由於作為隊中第三門將無法獲得登場
機會，球隊將其租借到英甲聯賽中，能在第三級別聯賽中被弗格森相中，這對於福斯特來
說是一個「麻雀變鳳凰」般的美麗故事。福斯特明天將抵達曼聯卡靈頓訓練基地，如果體
檢不出現問題的話，他將與曼聯正式簽約。


　　曼聯已經與斯托克城隊簽定轉會協議，以250萬英鎊的價格購入福斯特，曼聯將先支
付100萬英鎊轉會費，如果福斯特未來能進入曼聯一隊的話，斯托克城還能根據其表現得
到剩餘的175萬英鎊轉會費。 


　　儘管福斯特還未正式開始在曼聯的日子，但經紀人佩尼已經開始勾勒他的美好未來：
「這是一次戰略性的簽約，對於曼聯引入的34歲的范德薩來說，他肯定不會是曼聯長期計
劃的門將人選，而福斯特才是未來的選擇。他可能會先被租借到其他球隊踢一兩個賽季，
等到范德薩合同期滿後再回到曼聯，那時候他24歲，就可以在冠軍聯賽中展示自己的能力
了，這小傢伙的潛力將是驚人的。」


　　顯然，經紀人的美好設想多少有些一廂情願，人們不會忘記在舒梅切爾之後有那麼多
不同風格類型的門將成為曼聯門前的匆匆過客，福斯特的潛力只能留給未來去證明。


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