Manchester United have been warned that they may struggle to find clubs willing to pay up for the transfer of a flop like Harry Maguire.
Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside, former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Michael Thomas discussed Man Utd’s current plight, explaining that what’s going on at Old Trafford is far from good enough for a club of this size.
Thomas says the only positive coming out of United right now is the form of exciting youngster Anthony Elanga, who has had more of a first-team role in recent times.
When it comes to the Red Devils trying to offload their previous flop signings, however, Thomas expects there could be a problem.
“United look extremely disjointed right now,” Thomas said.
“There are glimpses of cohesion but they cannot keep that up for long periods which is clear to see. The brightest thing out of that club right now is the emergence of Elanga.
“The senior players at the club need to come together and fight for their team because what is currently going on isn’t the standards of Manchester United.
“As for the players leaving, I also think that will be a hard task as United would require a large transfer some for the players, and the buying club would also need to pay massive aces to each player.
“Given the form of Maguire for example, I don’t see a club that would be willing to make that jump.”
These players may all find takers if Utd are prepared to ask for reasonable transfer fees.but it’s the wage issue that may be the biggest hurdle.how many clubs out there are willing to pay the ridiculously high wages Utd offers to these mediocre players?& how many of these players are willing to take a wage cut?the poor decisions made at the club in the past decade or so will haunt it for a protracted period for sure.
I don’t see any of these flops being able to find a new club. The best thing the club can do is realise they made several mistakes by signing rubbish and not renew their contracts. Take the hit on the books and let them go as free transfers. Don’t offer 30-somethings with low resale value new contracts in the hope of making some kind of profit off them. It’s not going to happen. Good youngsters are being wasted on loan and in the youth team because we keep handing big contracts to sub standard players. Please stop this wasteful practice asap!