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Manchester United’s lack of transfer activity this summer is just as concerning in terms of sales as it is in terms of transfers.
In a rather hopeful piece of The menSamuel Luckhurst this morning, the reporter notes that “Man United’s website lists 31 players in their first team section for this season and that number needs to be cut significantly to justify further signings.”
Luckhurst then selects six team members he thinks should move on: Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo, Phil Jones, Jesse Lingard, Andreas Pereira and Sergio Romero.
Few Manchester United fans would disagree with Luckhurst’s roster, but with only four weeks of the transfer period remaining, there is little buzz in the market regarding any of them.
Smalling is arguably the closest thing to leaving, but the negotiations between United and Roma have turned into a sham. Report after report from both Italy and England seem to bring the two clubs closer to an agreement around the inevitable 18 million euro (£ 16 million) mark, only for new reports to separate the two parties again. , with an offer of 12 million euros and the other demanding 20 million euros plus bonuses.
If United cannot close a deal for a player who has proven his worth at the buying club, who wants him desperately, wants to play desperately for, and who has been negotiating for him for nine months, what hope is there that the others five stars will be sold in the next four weeks?
Smalling recently removed his Twitter profile and cover photos of holding a Roma shirt and scarf, but despite being back in training at Carrington, he has not replaced them with anything United related. Now he describes himself as a ‘Nike athlete. Patron of Football Beyond Borders, ‘he doesn’t even refer to being a United player.
Rojo also wants to return to his loan club Estudiantes, but again, United have not been able to find a deal for him and are reportedly demanding £ 12 million for a player they should be thankful for losing for free if he takes away. salary to your team. books. While we don’t know the ins and outs of the situation, on the surface, United are wasting month after month trying to get an amount that no one will be willing to pay for their player.
There are no such suitors for the other center-back on Luckhurst’s roster, Phil Jones, but it’s not surprising as reports recently claimed United are withholding surgery for the player because they want to sell him. What club will a player buy knowing that he will have to undergo surgery immediately? And how unethical is it to put money before the physical health of the player?
There are surprisingly few rumors about Lingard and Pereira as well: some very vague whispers about Newcastle and Everton for the former and some equally weak stories about Valencia and Benfica regarding the latter. The two of them might turn out to be the hardest to follow, as they are both academy graduates who just don’t seem to want to leave.
Goalkeeper Romero, the final name on the list, should be easy to transfer. He has almost 100 games for Argentina, is a model professional and is highly respected throughout the game. His £ 70,000 weekly salary shouldn’t be a big deal for most top-tier clubs.
Once again, with one year left on his contract and being valued at just £ 2 million by Transfermarkt due to his age, United could and should let him go out for free, but they will certainly go the Smalling / Red route and hang on for dumb money. that no one will be willing to pay.
This, then, is the rather unappealing display that the Ed Woodward window display has put up in the front of the United store. If it’s true that the Red Devils need to sell before they can buy this summer, fans could be forgiven for not expecting Sanchos and Upamecanos to arrive anytime soon.
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