Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon today said the club hoped to wrap up the transfer of Paolo di Canio from West Ham soon but said talks were continuing.
He said: "We have had discussions, we continue to have discussions and hopefully we can resolve that one fairly quickly".
Kenyon also insisted he remained confident David Beckham would sign a new contract. "I think we said we would like to have got it done by Christmas. The fact that it is not yet done, I don't think we should read anything into that.
"We are at the stage where David has 18 months to run on his current contract, and I'm still confident, as I am sure he is, that we will come to the right conclusion," he said.
Kenyon was speaking in Cannes where he is attending the Football Expo trade fair.
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