Manchester United Dugout

21-year-old Zoran Tosic, who was acquired by United has been granted the work permit by British authorities. This means he has been cleared to join Manchester United from Partizan Belgrade where he will join up with national team-mate Nemanja Vidic at Old Trafford in January.

In order to qualify for a work permit a player must have appeared in 75% of their countries matches in the previous year but Tosic has only 6 from 14 or 43%. But Chris Waddle, who was appointed to the panel to hear this case by the Home Office permitted Tosic to join United in January.

The 21-year-old left winger became a target for Manchester United, Arsenal and Real Madrid after playing a big part for Serbia in last years U21 Euro Championships. Serbia made it to the final of this tournament. He made his debut for Serbia on March 23, 2007. Tosic will face a tough fight to break into United's first team with Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani already established at the club. Ryan Giggs is also still an option for Ferguson in terms of wide men, although the veteran is more often deployed in midfield these days.

I am waiting for some more January signings to see some new faces on the Theatre of Dreams.