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There was recently disappointment for Doncaster Rovers and Federico Macheda after the Manchester United striker, who have been on loan the Championship club, suffered an injury just weeks into his loan spell at the club. Doncaster had put a lot of faith in Macheda being fit until at least January in order to tide over their striker crisis. As a result of the injury, the 22-year-old Italian has returned to United in order to undergo treatment. Doncaster manager Paul Dickov, though, has said that he is keen on resurrecting the deal if the striker manages to get fit before January.

Macheda was initially set for a month-long stay at Doncaster, but it was cut short due to the hamstring injury. It is thought that he has impressed everyone at Doncaster sufficiently enough to warrant a second chance. Macheda has not been lucky when it comes to his loan spells because he has been unable to get regular game time for one reason or the other. In some of the loans spells, the manager who had brought him to the club would sacked or he would not settle at the club to show good form.

Doncaster recently managed a 4-0 win over Middlesbrough, but Dickov does not appear to be satisfied and wants to improve the squad even further.

“Kiko is getting closer to being fit again and although I have not spoken to United for a few weeks, I will be on the phone soon to see if we can get him back here as he was a big plus to the side with his eye for goal. I am always looking at how I can strengthen the side and this week I have been away a few days looking at players. If I see again what I saw on Friday night, I will look to bring in other players to play instead,” said Dickov.

Manchester United striker Federico Macheda is all set to leave the club at the end of the season as a free transfer. The striker is out of contract in 12 months time and his agent has revealed that there has been no offer of a new deal from United. The striker made his debut for the club as a teenager. His debut came in the most impressive fashion, as he managed to rescue United from a 2-0 scoreline to win the match 3-2 in the Premier league. He was expected to become one of the first-team regulars at United, but the subsequent years have been on the downhill for the player.

He has spent the last few seasons on loan at various clubs and the various leagues. However, none of the loan spells have actually helped him to get regular first-team football. Former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted towards the end of last season that the next loan move could be make or break for the player. Now, it appears that United unwilling to let him leave on a free transfer. Macheda’s agent, Giovanni Bia has said that his client will be playing for United this season before leaving on a free transfer in the summer.

“Unfortunately, there is no news [about a new contract]. The assessment that Manchester [United] have made is not one in line with a player whose contract is coming to an end. This year he will play in Manchester, seeing out his contract with the Red Devils and then he will be free to leave,” said Bia. During his four years at the club as a first-team player, Macheda has made 19 appearances for the first team. He has four goals from these matches. He has recently been linked with a loan move to Doncaster United.

Manchester United striker Federico Macheda, who is currently on loan at German club Stuttgart, has said that he does not expect star striker Wayne Rooney to be sold in the summer. There is a lot of speculation surrounding the future of Rooney, who has found himself down the pecking order in recent months. Rooney started the season behind Robin van Persie, who was a £ 20 million signing from Arsenal. The injury problems coupled with the overweight issues at the start of the season did not help the England international. Since then, he has found regaining the first-team spot extremely tough.

Van Persie has emerged as the main striker at Old Trafford. He has scored 23 goals in the league alone this season and he is the overwhelming favourite to win the Golden Boot award. Rooney continues to be linked with a move to French club PSG. The PSG owners and the director of football have been speaking a lot about Rooney in recent months. They see him as the perfect signing to improve the profile of the club substantially. PSG have almost bottomless pits of money and they have shelled out huge sums of it in the last few transfer windows to bring in the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

“No, I do not think so. He is an emblem of Manchester United and I think there is no better team in the world than that in which he is playing right now,” said the Italian international. Rooney managed to score 19 goals for United last season, but he has managed only 16 this time around. Macheda, meanwhile, has expressed his desire to stay at Stuttgart beyond the end of the season. He has said that he is willing to talk with Manchester United about extending the loan deal for next season as well.