▁an ▁und is closed ▁fee . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁depart ures ▁of ▁R onal do ▁and ▁Te vez , ▁United ▁sought ▁a ▁new ▁stri ker , ▁and ▁Kar im ▁Ben z ema ▁( who ▁eventually ▁signed ▁for ▁Real ▁Madrid ) ▁was ▁one ▁player ▁they ▁court ed . ▁Despite ▁the ▁record ▁deal ▁for ▁R onal do , ▁United ▁opt ed ▁for ▁a ▁che aper ▁deal ▁in ▁the ▁end , ▁signing ▁free ▁agent ▁Michael ▁O wen ▁after ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁New castle ▁United ▁had ▁exp ired . ▁The ▁signing ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁Liverpool ▁star ▁caused ▁some ▁const ern ation ▁amongst ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁both ▁clubs . ▁Antonio ▁Val encia ▁and ▁Gabriel ▁O bert an ▁also ▁joined , ▁and ▁Alex ▁Fer g us on ▁announced ▁that ▁his ▁bu ying ▁for ▁the ▁transfer ▁window ▁was ▁over . ▁However , ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁M ame ▁Bir am ▁Di ou f ▁also ▁signed ; ▁the ▁club ▁explained ▁that ▁Di ou f ▁was ▁originally ▁going ▁to ▁sign ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁January ▁transfer ▁window , ▁but ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁hurried ▁the ▁signing ▁after ▁other ▁clubs ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁player . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁winter ▁transfer ▁window , ▁D anny ▁Sim pson ▁left ▁for ▁New castle ▁United . ▁Go al keeper ▁Ben ▁F oster ▁left ▁in ▁May , ▁signing ▁for ▁B irmingham ▁City . ▁Both ▁Sim pson ▁and ▁F oster ▁left ▁for ▁und is closed ▁fe es . ▁ ▁In ▁ ▁Out ▁ ▁Lo an ▁out ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Manchester ▁United ▁Season ▁ 2 0