Man.U to invite Usaine Bolt

Manchester United FC has responded by giving the fastest man in the world, Usaine bolt the chance to prove his talents after the Olympics, a source tells Yahoo! Sports. The Jamaican superstar would be invited to the team’s training base in Carrington, a suburb of Manchester. This will give the athelete the chance to fulfill one of his sports dreams after making his love for soccer known recently. He insisted that he has the physical attributes to make it as a professional player. “Just like everyone else, the players are huge fans of Bolt and have massive respect for him. We would love to have him along,” the source said. “After he spoke about the club after the most-watched race in the world, it makes perfect sense. “We would welcome him with open arms, and it would certainly make all the boys and the coaching staff pretty excited to meet him and see his skills. They would love to see what he has got with the ball.” United’s veteran defender Rio Ferdinand contacted Bolt through Twitter on Tuesday to offer congratulations on his Olympic record triumph in the 100 metres. He tweeted: “If you want that trial at Man Utd shout me. I’ll speak to the boss. Well done in 100m.” Bolt replied: “After the Olympics we work on that … lol … thanks man.” As it turns out, United’s marketing staff is already working on the trial. The primary incentive is not, perhaps surprisingly, the positive publicity that having pictures of Bolt in a United shirt would bring. United and manager Alex Ferguson are conscious of the value of keeping the team’s spirits high and go to extreme lengths to care for the players. Players can call a club employee at any time of day or night for assistance with even the most basic task. Such an environment has helped United claim 12 of the past 20 EPL titles. Inviting athletes from other sports to the training venue is seen as a helpful distraction. The source added: “Think about it. It would be the kind of thing that would give everyone a lift. We’ve done similar things before.” The move, on United’s part, is proof of Bolt’s remarkable worldwide appeal, which has only increased since his devastating surge past Yohan Blake and Justin Gatlin to clinch the gold last weekend. Though Bolt’s blistering speed would be a major advantage in soccer, it Is unlikely that without years of training he can match the skill of the club’s stars. All the same, he and the squad will have fun finding out. Bolt insists that he has the ability to play at the top level, even though soccer is not his strongest sport outside track. That distinction lies with cricket, with some in Jamaica believing that Bolt could have had a career as an international standard player if he had not decided to stick with sprinting.