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United delayed the proposal to Ferdinand 

United delayed the proposal to Ferdinand

25.09.2012

Manchester United bosses have not yet started negotiations with Rio Ferdinand on a new contract, informs Guardian. The club waiting to see how the 33 years old defender will deal with the maintenance of the form in the last year of his current contract.

The central defender is keen to continue his career at "Old Trafford", where he played in the last 10 years. But he will have to wait until the New Year to find out what will be his fate.

In recent seasons Ferdinand is haunted by injuries and had to deal with a chronic problem at the waist. However, the defender record 38 games last campaign. If he is healthy, the Englishman's first choice of Sir Alex Ferguson for the heart of the defense, according to the media in Britain.

Almost certainly the new proposal if it came any, will be for one year. Such is the policy of United for almost all players after age of 30, including Ryan Giggs (38 years) and Paul Scholes (37 years).

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