Football Corner

Rio Ferdinand has today finally put pen to paper over a new deal that will keep him at Manchester United for another four years. He has been the subject of plenty of abuse from Man Utd fans over the past few weeks because he has been stalling on signing a new contract for months. The transfer speculation over the weekend reached an all time high as newspaper reports were claiming Ferdinand would be left off the Man Uniteds first Champions League fixture against Debrecen. Ferdinand's future is now secure at Old Trafford until 2009 but if the United fans are happy with Ferdinand remains to be seen.

I think Ferdinand is a quality defender and this new contract can only help United's title bid. I think some United fans will still be angry at him because of all his stalling over the new deal but I think the majority will be very pleased to have Ferdinand at the club for another 4 years. I think Alex Ferguson will be very pleased about Rio signing and I personally think that this will bolster Man United's chances of winning the Title.