Manchester United confirm new coaching staff as Moyes begins Old Trafford reign

Manchester United
have named Steve
Round as the club's
new assistant manger
as David Moyes
officially begins his Old
Trafford reign.
Moyes arrived at Carrington - now officially
renamed the AON Training Complex - at
08:00BST on Monday morning to start work
as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor, and the
Premier League champions have wasted little
time in announcing his backroom staff.
As well as Round, who has worked with
Moyes since 2008, Chris Woods has been
named goalkeeping coach while Jimmy
Lumsden has also been handed a role
behind the scenes.
"I have worked with Steve, Chris and Jimmy
for a number of years and I am delighted
they have decided to join me at this great
club," Moyes said.
"They bring great qualities in their respective
fields and I know that, like me, they feel that
this is a challenge to relish. I have great faith
that together, we can build upon the success
this Club has enjoyed over many years."
Chief Executive Ed Woodward, who has taken
over from David Gill, added: "I believe with
David and his new team in place, along with
our current backroom staff, we can now start
preparing for the new season ahead.
"This is an exciting and challenging time for
the club and I have great belief that David
and his team will have all the energy and
attributes needed to help this club continue
in its long-standing traditions."
United have also announced a sponsorship
deal with Thai telecommunications company
True, who will become the Red Devils' official
mobile partner and MUTV broadcaster in
Thailand.

Manchester United offer Thiago stunning €7.2m-a- year contract

Manchester United will
triple Thiago's salary to
€140,000-a-week if the
midfielder completes
his move from
Barcelona this summer.
Goal reported on
Thursday that the 22-
year-old is set for talks with Camp Nou
officials where he will confirm his intention
to leave the club after agreeing terms in
principle with United.
Sources have said that United are confident
of completing a €18 million deal for the
midfielder despite late interest from Bayern
Munich and Barcelona's attempts to keep
Thiago at the club after chairman Sandro
Rosell met with his father Mazinho last week.
Thiago is on his post-season break and
Barcelona officials are said to have given up
hope of convincing the midfielder to stay
after he raised doubts over forthcoming first-
team opportunities at Camp Nou ahead of
next summer's World Cup.
His current contract runs until 2015 but his
exit clause plummeted from €90 million to
€18m after he failed to participate for a
stipulated amount of minutes in the 2012-13
season.
Speaking in February, the midfielder
confirmed he wanted "to get as many
minutes as I can" and was disappointed to
be a peripheral figure in Barca's midfield
behind the likes of Xavi, Andres Iniesta and
Cesc Fabregas.
However, the buy-out clause is due to return
to €90m on August 1 if a deal for him to
leave is not completed by then.
The €7.2m wage package prepared by United
would see the midfielder's wages tower over
those earned by the likes of Phil Jones,
Danny Welbeck and Shinji Kagawa, who all
earn slightly above €81,000-a-week.
As such, United are keen to push through a
cut-price deal for the 22-year-old in the
coming weeks, with David Moyes set to
officially begin his tenure at Old Trafford on
Monday ahead of the first-team squad
reporting back for training at Carrington two
days later on July 3.

Welcome David Moyes

Today is the beginning of a new era for Manchester United, with David Moyes' reign as the Reds' manager now officially underway.
He arrived at the newly-named Aon Training Complex – formerly the Trafford Training Centre (and often previously referred to as Carrington) – bright and early on Monday 1 July, ready to begin work as United aim to retain the Barclays Premier League title in 2013/14.
Moyes, who was appointed on 9 May, takes up his new challenge after more than 11 years in charge at Everton. There, he won the League Managers' Association's Manager of the Year award – voted for by his fellow football bosses – on three occasions: in 2003, 2005 and 2009. Only Sir Alex Ferguson (four awards) collected the honour as many times.
You can read a detailed profile of the new Manchester United manager on our Players & Staff page. Working alongside Moyes will be Steve Round (assistant manager), Jimmy Lumsden(coach) and Chris Woods (goalkeeper coach).
A number of changes behind the scenes also take effect today. Executive vice chairman Ed Woodward takes on the duties previously undertaken by former chief executive David Gill, while Richard Arnold begins his tenure as group managing director. Chief operating officer Michael Bolingbroke has been appointed to the main board and takes on further responsibilities, including chairman of MU Foundation.