http://manutd.sgforums.com/forums/2424/topics/322781 en-US 60 <p>boss Laurent Blanc has confirmed that Mikael Silvestre is staying with Manchester United.<br /> <br /> The Girondins coach wanted to bring his former United team-mate to the club this summer in a bid to add experience to his backline.<br /> <br /> However, Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud has already admitted that the 30-year-old's salary is an issue and Blanc has also waved the white flag in the chase for the ex-Inter defender.<br /> <br /> "Mikael Silvestre? It's finished," Blanc told a press conference.<br /> <br /> <strong>"He has decided to stay in Manchester for his last season,"</strong><br /> <br /> Silvestre is in the final year of his contract at Old Trafford but, after becoming a bit-part player, partly due to injury, it was suspected that he could have been lured away from the European champions.</p> <p><a href= "http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/06/30/Prem-Silvestre-staying-at-United/" rel= "nofollow">http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/06/30/Prem-Silvestre-staying-at-United/</a></p> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:03:51 +0800 manutd.sgforums.com:2424:322781:8210417 soccerbest http://manutd.sgforums.com/forums/2424/topics/322781