Gibson declares he is ready to leave Man Utd for Sunderland

Darron Gibson is ready to leave for Sunderland.

Ex-United skipper Steve Bruce has lodged a £12m offer for Old Trafford trio Gibson, Wes Brown and John O’Shea.

Republic of Ireland international Gibson recently dismissed national boss Giovanni Trapattoni’s claim that he must leave United to become a first-team regular.

But now the 23-year-old midfielder admits: “It wouldn’t faze me one bit to leave, all I want is what’s best for me.

“So if the best thing for me is to leave and go to a club where I’ll play every week then so be it.

“I haven’t talked with Sir Alex about it but, obviously, if it comes to me not playing as much as I would like next season then I’ll have to move on.

“I’m nearly 24 and it’s come to the stage where I’m going to have to go somewhere else if I don’t start playing regularly.

“If it comes down to it I just want to go where it’s right for me.”

Sunderland willing to bid big for Gibson

Darron Gibson is ready to leave Man Utd.

The Belfast Telegraph says it now it looks as if his career as a Man Utd player is about to end.

Sunderland are more than keen, and are prepared to pay around £6m for the player.

Black Cats manager Steve Bruce sees Gibson as an ideal replacement for Stadium of Light favourite Jordan Henderson, who will join Liverpool in the summer.

Should 'Gibbo' accept, it will give him the chance to relaunch his career which, so far, has amounted to a smattering of first team appearances over the past five years.

Irish duo fighting for Man Utd stay

The futures of three senior Man Utd players are under a cloud.

The Telegraph says the futures of Dimitar Berbatov, John O’Shea and Darron Gibson - all of whom are out of contract next summer - are unlikely to be resolved until the new year.

They are all expected to remain at the club beyond this summer.

Wes Brown, whose contract also expires next year, is likely to be sold during the closed season.

Gibson closes Twitter account within two hours!

It must have seemed a good idea for midfielder Darron Gibson to follow his team-mates and open a Twitter account with star striker Wayne Rooney attracting almost 200,000 followers after only joining the site on Saturday morning.

However Gibson deleted his Twitter account less than two hours after joining the social network site today after receiving a volley of abusive messages from supposed United fans unimpressed with his abilities.

The 23 year old set up the account @dgibbo28 shortly after midday but was immediately inundated by negative messages regarding his exploits for United and the Republic of Ireland.

After the page was deleted some Twitter users tried to begin a campaign to get Gibson to return.

Gibson has been unable to establish himself as a first-team regular at Old Trafford since making his debut in a League Cup match in 2005.

He was also at the centre of a dispute over his international allegiance when he opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of Northern Ireland in 2007.