Man United have seen their transfer business criticised on many occasions in recent years, and it has happened again – in regards to one specific deal.
Ruben Amorim saw Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens added to his squad over the summer, but much of the focus has been on ongoings. Marcus Rashford and Antony have thrived in Spain with Barcelona and Real Betis respectively, but Rasmus Hojlund is arguably the player in the best form since his Old Trafford exit.
Man United told they should have kept Rasmus Hojlund
Hojlund, who left Man United to join Napoli on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy next summer, has been in fine form of late, scoring four goals in his six appearances for the reigning Serie A champions. And as per Football Insider, Keith Wyness has criticised Old Trafford bosses for allowing the 22-year-old to leave permanently.
“It’s just another example of things Man United have got wrong. You’re looking at McTominay and Hojlund doing really well for Napoli, getting great new leases of life and performing well together. United would have killed for that sort of duo right now. If they hadn’t been at United before, United would be looking to buy them right now. So yes, it’s another symptom of things that aren’t going right.
“There’s a lot of cast-offs from United that will turn out to be very good players. They weren’t silly to have bought them, but they were silly to have bought them, given the systems they were going to play them in. So that’s the issue for United. Hojlund is another example of a quality player who did not get given the right chances or they didn’t persevere with him long enough at United to let him prove himself.”
Man United may end up regretting Hojlund’s exit, but it could also serve as a lesson to keep the faith with Sesko, who replaced the Dane in Amorim’s squad. He has struggled since his summer move from RB Leipzig, but it is still early days in his career at the club.
Manchester United is definitely suffering from mismanagement at both the top level and at the coaching level. When you listen to how they make their decisions, you are left wondering whether the club is running a football team or a mere business enterprise. Secondly, you keep wondering how the coach manager keeps letting good players leave the club without trying to get the best out of them. A misinformed idea is that better players are out there. A very foolish state of affairs in a old club like Manchester United.
The main problem at the club is corruption. Players have to pay a bribe to get assists. Bruno is the father of these bribes. Hojland can’t pay a bribe to get a pass. His country adopts zero tolerance to corruption.
Onana earned money by gifting opponents on what appeared as careless errors. These were gifts.
Some people have earned money in recruitment of average players at extremely high figures and selling their own players at near zero. If Rashford is £ 25m, then Antony should have been bought at £5m.
Let the club
One assumes you are using the word “bribe” as a metaphor for the egos in the squad, rather than what it is in a financial sense ?
I.m.o. Utd are still suffering from the dismantling of the political pyramid scheme of Fergie’s tenure.
Finding their place in the new sustainable set up is still ongoing.
They will eventually find it, if they choose to be part of it to help.
That’s where it is up for grabs.
Their huge revenue will help, but a lot of that may be spent on a new stadium, which could see less spent on the team in the medium term.
It’s going to be an interesting journey to see where the Glazers and Ratcliffe take it…
Time will tell…