Manchester United: Anders Lindegaard Undergoing a Medical Exam

Full Name: Anders Rosenkrantz Lindegaard

Nationality: Danish

Current Club: Aalesunds FK

Age: 26

Position: Goal Keeper

Estimated Transfer Value: £3.5 Million

While United prepare for the weekends clash against Wigan, the backroom staff at Old Trafford are looking at the long term preparations that require a strong team if United hope to be competitive.

An area which requires massive attention is that of the goalkeeping as Edwin van der Sar is almost on his way out.

The latest news coming from Old Trafford is that Anders Lindegaard, Danish International is undergoing a medical at Manchester United.

The 26year-old has been strongly linked with a move to OT for some time now, and with a number of clubs interested in his services, Sir Alex has acted quickly.

United are willing to pay around £3.5million for the current Aalesunds FK keeper, and the intentions are for him to replace Edwin as the long term plan.

Many have said Lindegaard is the next Peter Schmeichel, as he also made a move to United at a similar age.

But Schmeichel feels differently, when commenting on the possible transfer, the former Manchester United No.1 has admitted that the lack of experience could be a massive negative on United's side.

Peter Schmeichel believes Ferguson should look for a more experience keeper who can immediately slot in to the team rather than work his way in gaining experiences.

United have struggled since the departure of Schmeichel in 1999, until Van der Sar came along to help save some face. But now at age 40 the Dutchman is almost at the end of a remarkable career.

In order to avoid previous problems is looking for a long term replacement rather than a quick fix.

Schmeichel strongly feels that younger inexperienced keepers tend to buckle under the pressure and when playing for United the pressure is on from the get go.

"We are talking about Manchester United here," said Peter Schmeichel.

"You can look at young talent, you can look at young, good players. You don't want that. You want someone who can go in straight away and give performances in 80 per cent of the games the No.1 keeper will play for Manchester United.

"Too many goalkeepers have been in and out of the doors. Now, for this team to win trophies, that position has to be someone who is of the very, very highest quality but also with the right experience."

Whether the deals goes through or not only time will tell, but importantly the question remains, is this a good decision by Ferguson to bring in such an inexperienced keeper who has only played four games for the National team.