Haiti: Hundreds attend 'Baby Doc' Duvalier's funeral

 

 Duvalier's coffin was draped with the Haitian flag, but he was

 not given a state funeral

Hundreds of people in Haiti have attended the funeral of the country's former ruler, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.

Duvalier was accused of corruption and widespread human rights abuses during his 15-year rule.
He was not given a state funeral, but the Haitian government sent representatives to the service.
Duvalier died of a heart attack in the capital Port-au-Prince last Saturday aged 63.
Some of those who served under him - including retired military officers - friends and family members paid their last respects at the chapel of his former school.
"Long live Duvalier! He's not dead!" they chanted during the service.
President Michel Martelly wrote on Twitter last week that Duvalier was "an authentic son of Haiti".
'Not guilty' Duvalier was just 19 when in 1971 he inherited the title of "president-for-life" from his father, the notorious Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier.
During "Baby Doc" Duvalier's repressive regime, tens of thousands of people were tortured and killed, human rights groups say.

 

For some time, Jean-Claude Duvalier was the youngest president

 in the world

 

Supporters said the impoverished Caribbean nation was better off 

under Duvalier's rule

 

The son of "Baby Doc," Francois-Nicolas Duvalier, was at the

 religious ceremony

"Baby Doc" Duvalier was forced to flee Haiti following a popular rebellion in 1986.
He lived in great luxury in France during exile, but returned home in 2011, a year after Haiti was devastated by a major earthquake.
Duvalier described his return to Haiti as a gesture of solidarity to the nation.
He was arrested and charged, but released shortly afterwards.
When he finally appeared in court in February 2013, he denied responsibility for abuses carried out during his time as president.
Judges ruled he could face crimes against humanity charges, but the case had stalled some time before he died.

UN chief calls for peace in Libya during surprise visit

The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has called for peace in Libya during a surprise visit to Tripoli as part of a UN-brokered reconciliation process.

On his first visit since 2011, when Col Muammar Gaddafi was ousted, he told MPs meeting at a hotel in the city there was "no alternative to dialogue".
Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini accompanied him.
The UN brokered talks last month between rival parliamentary factions, after months of militia violence.
Instability has plagued the oil-rich country and the new parliament elected in July has been forced to meet outside the capital as rival militias battle for control of the city.
Mr Ban and Ms Mogherini arrived in Tripoli by plane from neighbouring Tunisia, where the UN mission to Libya has been based since it was evacuated during the summer.
MPs were called to a city hotel amid tight security.
"Libya needs a strong parliament and a strong government," Mr Ban told them. "The fighting must stop... Enough of killings, enough of displacements of people."
Ms Mogherini, who is set to become the EU's new foreign policy chief next month, delivered a message of support for the Libyan parliament.
Italy, she said, was "fully committed to staying by your side - on the side of the Libyan people... to save Libya from a destiny it doesn't deserve".

Cameroon flies freed Boko Haram hostages to capital

 

Akaoua Babiana, the wife of Cameroon's deputy PM, was among the hostages released

cluding 10 Chinese workers held for months by suspected Boko Haram militants have arrived in Cameroon's capital.
The hostages were flown to Yaounde from the country's far northern region after being freed early on Saturday.
They include the wife of Cameroon's Vice-Prime Minister, Amadou Ali.
They were seized in two separate raids in May and July close to the Nigeria border. It is not clear how their release was secured.
Boko Haram is seeking to establish an Islamist state in Nigeria but its fighters often cross the long and porous border with Cameroon.
Many Nigerian civilians in border towns have fled to Cameroon to escape militant attacks, which have been stepped up in recent months.
In July, Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger agreed to form a 2,800-strong regional force to tackle Boko Haram militants.
Cameroon has reinforced its troops in its northern regions.

 

  The Chinese workers were kidnapped in Cameroon in May

 

 The freed hostages were said to be relieved to be released but weak

The freed hostages were taken to Yaounde general hospital upon their arrival in the capital, Reuters reports.
"You can imagine that after the ordeal they are very happy to be released and very relieved," Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Cameroon's Minister of Communications, told the news agency.
"But they are very weak. They are in very poor physical condition."
President Paul Biya announced their release said in a statement on state radio: "The 27 hostages kidnapped on May 16, 2014, at Waza and on July 27, 2014, at Kolofata were given this night to Cameroonian authorities.

"Ten Chinese, the wife of the Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali, the Lamido (a local religious leader) of Kolofata, and the members of their families kidnapped with them are safe."
No details were given on the circumstances of the release or whether a ransom was paid.
In July, Cameroon said Mr Ali's wife, Akaoua Babiana, and her maid were abducted in "a savage attack" on his home in Kolofata by Boko Haram militants.
Mr Ali managed to escape to a neighbouring town.
Efforts to step up regional co-operation gained momentum after Boko Haram caused an international outcry by abducting more than 200 girls from a boarding school in north-eastern Nigeria.
The girls are thought to be held in the vast Sambisa forest, along Nigeria's border with Cameroon.

JANGA:WANAFUNZI WACHOMA MOTO SHULE , SERIKALI YAIFUNGA KWA MUDA WA MWEZI MMOJA

Kamanda wa Jeshi la Polisi mkoani Njombe, Fulgence Ngonyani akiangalia bweni la wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari Njombe ambalo limeteketea kwa moto usiku wa kuamkia Jana.

 

Askari wa Jeshi la Polisi mkoani Njombe wakiwa wamewaweka chini ya ulinzi baadhi ya wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari Njombe (Njosi) wakati wakisubiri kupelekwa kituo cha polisi.

Askari akimwangalia mmoja wa wanafunzi ambaye anapelekwa kupakizwa kwenye gari kwa ajili ya kwenda kituo cha polisi kwa mahojiano zaidi.

Na Michael Ngilangwa NJOMBE

Kamishna wa Elimu Nchini Ameifunga Shule ya Sekondari ya Njombe (NJOSS) Kwa Muda wa Mwezi Mmoja Kutokana na Vurugu Zilizotokea Katika Shule Hiyo na Kusababisha Hasara ya Zaidi ya Shilingi Milioni Moja.

Akifunga Shule Hiyo Kwa niaba ya Kamishna wa Elimu Nchini, Afisa Elimu Shule za Sekondari Mkoani Njombe Said Nyasiro Amesema Wameifunga Shule Hiyo Kutokana Uharibifu Uliofanywa na Wanafunzi Ikiwemo Kuchoma Jengo la Bweni na Karakana Pamoja Kupisha Uchunguzi Juu ya Tukio Hilo.

Aidha Afisa Elimu Huyo Ameongeza Kuwa Kila Mwanafunzi Atatakiwa Kurejea Shuleni Hapo Akiwa na Mzazi Ama Mlezi Wake Pamoja na Shilingi Laki Moja na Elfu Hamsini Kwa Ajili ya Kufidia Mali Zilizoharibiwa .

Akizungumzia Chanzo cha Tukio Hilo Mkuu wa Shule ya NJOSS  Benard William Amesema Huenda Likahusishwa na Maamuzi ya Bodi ya Shule Hiyo Iliyokutana  Oktoba 7 Mwaka Huu na Kuwasimamisha Masomo Wanafunzi Waliotoroka Nyakati za Usiku na Kwenda Kwenye Disko Katika Chuo cha Maendeleo Mjini  NJombe, Huku Akisema Kuwa Uchunguzi Bado Unaendelea Kuhusiana na Tukio Hilo.

Hata Hivyo Jeshi la Polisi Mkoa wa Njombe Linawashikilia Kwa Mahojiano ya Kina Baadhi ya Wanafunzi wa Shule ya Sekondari Njombe NJOSS  Wanaosadikiwa Kuhusika Katika Tukio Hilo.

Mwanzoni Mwa Mwaka Huu Kulitokea Ajali ya Moto Katika Shule ya Sekondari Njombe na Kusababisha Uharibifu wa Baadhi ya Majengo Wakati Wanafunzi Wakiwa Katika Masomo ya Usiku PrepO.

ANGALIA CUF YAAMUA KUKIRI KUWA NI VIGUMU SANA KUIONDOA CCM MADARAKANI BILA YA KUWA NA UMOJA 

Chama cha Wananchi (CUF) kimekiri kwamba ni vigumu kuondoa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) maradakani bila kuwa na umoja na mshikamano baina ya wanachama na viongozi.

Aidha chama hicho kimesema CCM ni chama kilichokaa madarakani kwa muda mrefu hivyo kama kweli wanataka kukiondoa, ni lazima kuwe na mipango madhubuti ya kisiasa ikiwa ni pamoja na wanachama kushiriki kikamilifu kwenye uchaguzi mbalimbali.

Akihutubia juzi wanachama pamoja na wananchi wilayani Masasi waliojitokeza kumsikiliza kwenye mkutano wa ndani, mjini hapa, Mwenyekiti Taifa wa CUF, Profesa Ibrahim Lipumba, alisema wakati umefika kwa wanachama kuacha maneno badala yake wajitokeze kujiandikisha kwenye daftari la wapiga kura wawe na sifa za kupiga kura.

Alisema bila umoja na mshikamano ni sawa na kuota ndoto za alinacha kuiondoa CCM madarakani.

Alisema ni vyema wanachama wakajenga mtandao imara mikoa yote nchini ili katika uchaguzi mbalimbali, waishinde CCM.

Kwa mujibu wa Profesa Lipumba, vijana ni nguvu kazi ya taifa ambao wengi wao huwa hawajihusishi moja kwa moja na masuala ya siasa, badala yake wanaishia kulaumu Serikali kuwa haiwaletei maendeleo.

Alisema kama wote wangeipigia Cuf kura ilikuwa ni rahisi kuiondoa CCM.

“Ndugu zangu, wanachama wenzangu kazi ya kuiondoa CCM madarakani si lelemama kama mnavyodhani…hivyo kama hamtajitokeza kujiandikisha pamoja na kupiga kura kwenye chaguzi mbalimbali itakuwa kazi bure,” alisema.

Alisema CUF ina nia ya dhati kuiondoa CCM lakini changamoto kubwa iliyo mbele yao ni ushiriki mdogo wa vijana ambalo ni kundi kubwa.

Alisema Desemba mwaka huu ni Uchaguzi wa Serikali za Mitaa hivyo aliwataka wanachama kujitokeza kwa wingi kupiga kura huku akisema hiyo ndiyo silaha pekee ya kukiondoa Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) madarakani.

Katika hatua nyingine, Profesa Lipumba aliongoza harambee ya kuchangia ununuzi wa uwanja kwa ajili ya ujenzi wa ofisi ya chama hicho Wilaya ya Masasi ambapo jumla ya Sh 430,000 taslimu zilipatikana huku ahadi ikiwa ni Sh 270,000.

HABARILEO

These mountains are dangerous!

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Kumekucha : Maalim Seif Hamad Kujiuzulu Umakamu wa Kwanza wa Rais Zanzibar...

 

Hali ya mambo visiwani Zanzibar siyo nzuri hata kidogo, (wala si ya kufurahia) toka jana jioni ilipotoka taarifa ya kufukuzwa kazi kwa Mwanasheria Mkuu wa SUK Athuman Masoud k

umekuwa na vikao usiku kucha kwa viongozi na wanachama wa CUF Zanzibar, na kuazimia pamoja na mambo mengine kufanya tathimini ya "KUJIUZULU" kwa makamo wa kwanza wa rais wa serikali ya umoja wa kitaifa. Maalim Seif.

Naam, mmoja wa vijana aliepewa kazi ya kupima upepo ambaye ni mwanasheria wa CUF, anaangalia swala hili kisheria (ikumbukwe kuna makubaliano ya kisheria katika kuongoza SUK).Baadhi wamepewa angles tofauti na kutoa majibu mapema iwezekanavyo.Ili Mheshimiwa achukue uamuzi Mgumu haraka leo.Kama ikiwa ndio hivyo, kesho Media zote ni kujiuzulu kwa Sharif na si kupokeaji wa katiba My take: Kama karidhia yeye mwenyewe Mh.Maalim, na iwe hivyo ila kama ni kupata attention ya media tu siyo.

Stay tuned...

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BREAKING_NEWZ‬ HUU NDIO MUONEKANO WA MAHAKAMA YA MWANZO ILIOPO KIBAHA MAILI MOJA

BREAKING_NEWZ‬ HUU NDIO MUONEKANO WA MAHAKAMA YA MWANZO ILIOPO KIBAHA MAILI MOJA

 leo katika hatasisitupo.blogspot.com tuna kuletea muonekano wa mahakama ya mwanzo ya kibaha maili moja ambayo serekali imeshindwa ata kuikarabati japo ni mahakama iliyo zaidi ya miaka 20 je ni kweli serikali aiyaoni aya majengo au kunani?

 

 hiyo apo picha ni askari aliye leta watuhumiwa kwenye mahakama iyo ya mwanzo ya kibaha maili moja

      nahiyo apo picha ni choo cha mahakama hiyo ambacho akifanani kabisa na hadhi ya mahakama hiyo.

Habari na africanmishe.blogspot.com

TOA MAONI YAKO JUU YA KIFO CHA HUYU DADA

Behind the scene; kifo cha betty.!
Ninaandika makala hii nikitambua bayana kuwa itamuudhi kila mtu anayeingia mtandaoni kwa minajili ya kuwanyanyasa wengine. Lakini siku zote ninaamini katika busara hii: kuuchukia ukweli hakubadilishi ukweli kuwa uongo. Ukweli ni ukweli na uongo ni uongo. Ukweli hauwezi kuwa uongo, na kadhalika uongo hauwezi kuwa ukweli. Kamwe asilani. Wakati tunaomboleza kifo cha ndugu yetu betty ndejembi watu wamesema mengi, na yameandikwa mengi. Kila mmoja kwa namna alivyoguswa. Zitto kabwe ametweet hivi asubuhi "justice for betty", akitoa rai haki ipatikane kwenye kifo cha betty.

Jokate mwegelo nae ametweet kuomba msaada wa kuchunguza kifo cha betty. Na watu wengine maarufu kila mmoja kasema neno, labda kwa sababu betty alikua maarufu in one way or another. Lakini hatuwezi kukwepa ukweli kwamba siku chache kabla ya kifo chake, alinyanyaswa mno kwenye mtandao wa kijamii wa twitter.

Japo hadi muda huu hatuwezi kuhusisha moja kwa moja uhusiano kati ya unyanyasaji huo na kifo chake, lakini mtu akinyanyaswa masaa kadhaa kabla ya kifo chake, waweza kujenga picha flani. Saa chache kabla ya kifo chake betty alitweet kua "pinda hawezi kuwa rais". Baada ya kutweet hakuonekana tena hadi alipookotwa mtaroni kesho yake asubuhi akiwa amefanyia vitendo vya kikatili na akiwa amepoteza fahamu.

Lakini kabla hata ya kutweet hivyo, betty alikua anaandamwa sana mtandaoni huko twitter. Kuna watu walianzisha team ya kumtukana, kumjibu hovyo na kumprovoke kwa kila alilofanya. Naomba ieleweke kuwa simlaumu mtu kwa sababu sina mamlaka ya kufanya hivyo bali dhima ya makala hii ni rambirambi zangu kwa betty kuzungumzia tatizo la unyanyasaji mtandaoni, sambamba na suala zima la unafiki kila kinapojiri kifo hususani cha mtu maarufu. Tuna tatizo kubwa huko mitandaoni.

Tumefika hatua ya kuwapa umaarufu watu wenye matusi ya nguoni, wazushi, wambeya, wanafiki. Wanaochafua wenzao, kutishia wenzao kwa kujifanya askari jkt, kusengenya na kupost majungu.... Aina ya binaadamu wanaostahili laana lakini twaishia kuwatukuza.

Kwenye hii mitandao, matusi imekuwa njia ya mkato ya kupata umaarufu. Kuna wenzetu wengi tu wenye 'umaarufu' huko twitter, facebook na instagram lakini ukidadisi chanzo cha 'umaarufu' huo, utaambiwa 'ah huyu ana matusi si mchezo!' Kuna watu wazima na akili zao wanatumia muda mwingi kwenye mitandao ya kijamii aidha kunyanyasa wenzao kama si kusherehesha unyanyasaji huo. Marehemu betty ni victim wa yote hayo.

Alitukanwa sana, na aliitwa majina kadhaa ya kumdhihaki kabla ya kukutana na mauti. Kuna waliomwita di maria, superstar uchwara etc.. and i hope hao waliomuita hivyo wanajifahamu na wengine wananisoma hapa. Japo sijui chanzo cha 'ugomvi' wao, lakini naamini kuna watu wengi tu waliokuwa katika nafasi ya kuzima moto huo kwa vile walikuwa wakizifahamu pande zote mbili za 'ugomvi' husika lakini kwa sababu ya unafiki wakapalilia moto maana wanafurahi watu wakigombana.

La kukera zaidi ambalo ni wazi litajichomoza wakati wa maombolezo haya ni unafiki. Watu walewale waliodiriki kumwandama marehemu wakati wa uhai wake watageuka kuwa wenye uchungu mkubwa baada ya kifo chake. Hii inanikumbusha suala ambalo nimeshawahi kulizungumzia mara kadhaa kwamba 'wakati muafaka wa kutafuta vipaji vya uigizaji ni kwenye misiba: watu walewale waliokuwa wakikuchukia kwa nguvu zote watageuka wenye uchungu mkubwa kwa kifo chako.' Ukiangalia baadhi ya tweets za mwisho za marehemu ni wazi kuwa binti huyo alikuwa anahitaji msaada kutoka kwa wanaomjali. Mojawapo ya tweet za mwishomwisho za marehemu alisema hivi "do i have a sister to support me? No.

Do i have a dad/mom to run to or support me. No. Im hurting and wanna cry? Yes.

But i know god is watching" haihitaji degree ya saikolojia kujua kuwa betty alikua kwenye kipindi kigumu mno na alihitaji msaada kwa watu waliokua karibu yake. Betty anauliza"nina dada wa kunisaidia? Hapana. Nina baba au mama wa kumkimbilia? Hapana. Nimeumizwa/nina uchungu na ninahitaji kulia (lakini nitamlilia nani?). Ila najua mungu anaona" kwa bahati mbaya betty hakuwa na baba, hakuwa na mama, hakuwa na dada wala kaka. Wote walishatangulia mbele ya haki.

Alibaki peke yake, peke yake na mungu wake. Lakini binadamu wasivyo na aibu wala huruma wakazidi kumtukana na kumsimanga, huku wengine wakiporomosha matusi mazito. Hawakujua yaliyokua moyoni mwake. Wakamtambia kwa maisha mazuri wanayoishi na namna walivyobarikiwa. Betty akiwa katika maumivu makali ya hisia akapost hivi "thank you all for the names i was called, luck y'all have such a perfect life.! No hard feelings.. Im alive still.! Endeleeni kuongea" kwa tafsiri isiyo rasmi betty alisema "asanteni kwa majina yote mliyoniita. Mmebarikiwa kuwa na maisha mazuri.! Hamuumizwi na hisia kama mimi.

Ila bado ninaishi, endeleeni kuongea" kwa bahati mbaya hakuna aliyejali, hadi juzi asubuhi (jumatano) betty alipookotwa kwenye mtaro akiwa amefanyiwa unyanyasaji wa kijinsia na akiwa amepoteza fahamu. Kifo cha betty ni miongoni mwa vifo vya kikatili sana kuwahi kutokea nchini. Nashauri wanaharakati ea haki za wanawake wapambane kuhakikisha haki inapatikana.

Akina annanilea nkya, hellen kijobisimba watafute haki ya binti huyu kzma zitto kabwe alivyosema "justice for betty" imagine mtu aliyekua kwenye maumivu makali ya hisia, anatekwa na genge la wahuni. Bila kujali kipindi kigumu alichokua anapitia, bila kujali hakua na wazazi, bila kujali psychological toacher aliyokua nayo still wanamfanyia unyanyasaji wa kijinsia hadi anapoteza fahamu.

Betty aliokotwa mtaroni na kupelekwa hospitali. Jana (alhamisi) aliweza kufungua macho, lakini hakuweza kuongea lolote hadi saa 3 usiku wa kuamkia leo, mauti ilipomkuta. Kwaheri betty, kwaheri classmate wangu (majengo sec), kwaheri rafiki, kwaheri ndugu. Umeondoka dunia bado inakuhitaji. Naumia u have gone too young, lakini naumia zaidi coz umekufa kikatili mmno.

Japo sijui nitakufaje, lakini nadiriki kusema hukustahili kifo cha aina hii. Nakumbuka sms yako ya mwisho kwangu uliniambia hivi "malisa blv me, only youths can change this country". Leo nilipopata taarifa ya kifo chako nimerudia kuisoma sms yako mara mbilimbili.

Sikujua kua sms hiyo ndo ulikua unaniaga. Umeniaga kwa kutuachia vijana wosia, kuwa vijana pekee ndio wenye uwezo wa kuibadilisha nchi hii. Nitakua nimekusaliti ikiwa sitautendea kazi wosia huu. I promise to fight and motivate other youths to liberate this country for ur dedication. Umekwenda kumfuata mama yako, umemfuata baba yako. Wazazi wako walitangulia, leo wewe umewafuata. Hatimaye familia nzima mmekutana paradiso.

Pumzika kwa amani betty.!`

By Malisa Godlisten

Okey. Hii habari nimeiandika mimi. Bila shaka aliyeiweka hapa ameitoa kwenye ukurasa wangu wa facebook. Betty alikua schoolmate wangu Majengo sekondari, baadae akaenda UDOM nami SAUT.

Nimeona baadhi ya maswali yaliyojitokeza na possibly aliyeiweka mada hapa ameshindwa kujibu though ukweli mada ipo wazi. Kuhusu alipookotwa Betty ni Mikocheni. Kuhusu utaratibu wa kuagwa ni kesho Muhimbili, kuhusu maziko yatafanyika Dodoma. Kuhusu waliokua wanamharass kwny social media ni pamoja na Diva wa Clouds fm (nimeattach post ya Diva inayoonesha as if kafurahia kifo cha Betty).

Kuhusu umaarufu alikua mwanamitindo wa Swahili fashion together with Mustapha Hassanali na Jokate Mwegelo. Na ofcoz alishaanza kuwa maarufu kwny hayo mambo ya mitindo.

Anyway kama mnataka kujua umaarufu wake alikua mwanamitindo wa Swahili Fashion na partners wake wakiwa Mustapha Hassanali and Jokate Mwegelo.

Waliouliza may be sio wafuatiliaji wa masuala ya fashion ndo maana hawamjui, but wengi wanaofuatilia issues za mitindo they know her.

Hatahivyo sijaandika makala hii kwa ajili ya umaarufu wake. Nimeandika coz nimeguswa sana na kifo chake. She was my schoolmate at Majengo, and last year she graduated UDOM, B.A International Relations bt akaamua kujikita kwny mambo ya modeling.

However sidhani kama ni sahihi kujua mtu ni nani ndo umtetee. Wote mliouliza huyu dada ana umaarufu gani, did u mean ktk kutetea haki inatakiwa kwanza umjue mtu? Km ndivyo mlivyomaanisha i think mmekosea. Either mnamjua Betty au hamumjui itz not an issue. The issue ni aliyofanyiwa. Je alistahili?

Tusiposema sisi tulio hai kwa kuwa tu hatumjui, nani atasema? Je mnataka Betty aibuke kutoka kwny mauti aje kutetea haki yake? Kumbukeni the dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them.!

So hata kama Betty angekua a mere citizen ktk nchi hii asiyejulikana na yeyote we could still plee for her justice. We could still shout "JUSTICE FOR BETTY"

Im here to answer anymore question kwa ambaye hajaelewa Makala yangu.
MALISA GJ.!

Makala hii imeandikwa na By Malisa Godlisten

Exclusive: Man United Hope to Unveil £43m Playmaker Signing On Monday, Arturo Vidal Agrees Personal Terms & Juventus Accept Offer

by Christian Bailey August 7th, 2014

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Old Trafford side look to welcome in ‘Marquee’ signing early next week.

Man United are looking to complete the capture of long term target Arturo Vidal in a matter of days with the Old Trafford side looking to unveil the Chilean as their third signing of the summer next Monday.
The 27 year old has made it abundantly clear he wishes to leave Juventus and has already agreed terms on a five year contract worth around £180k a week whilst Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal has convinced Man United’s owners to fork out a club record €55m (£43m) to meet the Italian side’s valuation.
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Van Gaal has been keen to bring in Vidal ever since he was took over at Man United, having previously tracked the attacking midfielder during his spell in charge of Bayern Munich, and the Dutch manager has agreed to offload a number of squad players in order to help balance the books following the proposed purchase.
Vidal has played a key role in Juventus’s three successive Serie A title winning campaigns, scoring 28 goals in domestic league action alone over the course of those triumphs, and has set his sights on an exit from the Turin outfit ever since former boss Antonio Conte left the club in mid-July.

Man United’s owners are keen to bring in further big name signings, having already signed Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw from Athletic Bilbao and Southampton respectively, and they may feel that a club record breaking capture would act as a further statement of intent that will help erase the memory of last term’s shocking seventh place Premier League finish.
Indeed Man United will have watched on as Chelsea have spent around £75m on new signings, with Arsenal investing nearly £60m on additions and arch rivals Liverpool fork out nearly £90m on six players and as such may feel it necessary to bank-roll van Gaal in a similar fashion.

Vidal will offer Man United a seamless link from midfield to attack, acting in an advanced role not unlike Paul Scholes in his pomp, and his imminent arrival will most likely lead to the club allowing the likes of Marouane Fellaini, Javier Hernandez, Shinji Kagawa, Anderson, Nani and Wilfried Zaha to leave.