Manchester United is ready for a busy window in the summer transfer with many ins and outs, and Gary Neville has mentioned four players he expects to leave Old Trafford
Gary Neville believes that Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Alejandro Garnacho should all leave Manchester United this summer. Former Captain Neville has also mentioned a player who has to hold the Red Devils hard and 'building it around'.
The Red Devils have made a quick start of the summer transfer window that was opened on Sunday, which confirmed the signing of Matheus Cunha van Wolves by paying his £ 62.5 million release clause. United is also convinced that Brentford Bryan Mbeumo is in favor of a £ 50 million deal, so that the interest is abolished from Premier League rivals Arsenal, Newcastle and Tottenham.
It is hoped that those two attacking additions will transform the front line of Ruben Amorim and therefore Neville sees the aforementioned quartet that Old Trafford leaves. Rashford, Sancho and Antony were all lent last season, while in January Garnacho was the subject of interest of Chelsea and Napoli.
But an Academy product that Neville does not want the Red Devils to sell is Kobbie Mainoo. “I am pretty sure on these five,” he started on the called soccer podcast. “Marcus Rashford has to leave for him and the club. I think that ship has sailed and he must find another club.
“I would worry that Aston Villa did not announce that they already keep it because I think that could have been an easy deal with United if they would keep it, so it sounds like Villa would not keep him. I would say because of Marcus and because of the United States that it feels like that path has put an end.”
On Sancho, the ex-sizing defender continued: “I feel a bit the same way with him with Marcus. I would be a bit worried that Chelsea did not make the sounds that they are going to keep him.
“Again, Manchester United must ensure that they say goodbye to him and from the point of view of Jadon he must ensure that he is part of Manchester United.”
Neville believes that Antony's loan spell has been different, and labels Real Betis and La Liga the 'perfect' destination. “I can imagine that he would absolutely go under while he was in Old Trafford,” he explained.
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“He went to Spain and has seen a few players with whom I played not Old Trafford, but do it in Spain … I think he is suitable on the ground and it has been proven. There is another tactical consciousness, there is another technical capacity and there is a way to play just suitable for players.
“The players I refer to are players such as Kleberon or Diego Forlan. It just didn't happen completely for them, but they really had good careers and I think there are such players who are simply not suitable for a competition.
“I think Antony is perfect for Spain and again, someone who has to facilitate Manchester United. It's the best for Antony and the best for the club.”
Regarding Garnacho, whose future was put into the spotlight after he was mentioned on the bank for the Europa League final, Neville said: “I think that if players hire the manager and if players question the manager in public via social media or through other means, the manager must win.
“If the manager does not win, the manager has to leave and I don't think that will happen this time. That happened way too often before. I think Garnacho will leave pure, I think they have enough.
“Garnacho can undoubtedly play in the Premier League, but I think he will love it in Spain, he will thrive there, he will score goals. He will probably be someone next season that we all look back on thinking:” Why doesn't Manchester United have him? “
“I am not to throw my toys out of the pram and say: 'Take him out of the club' … No, for him and the club, I think it is exactly that he is going. Those four players should leave, not just because Manchester United should let them go, but because they have to go and play a place in their lives where they can play where they cannot play,
But the thought of the sale of Mainoo – which has been in United since the age of six – is too much for Neville, despite the fact that Amorim also breaks the 1-0 loss of last month against Tottenham in Bilbao. “Mainoo, no. That's a step too far,” Neville confirmed.
“If we can't give Kobbie Mainoo a job in those two in midfield … I watch Mainoo and the way he plays football and I think a top club would want him. Why can't we make him a top player? If he is one of us and he has shown talent.
“I don't know what has been going on in recent months. He has clearly had what injuries caused him a problem, so he must stay fit, but I would like to think he could be one of those two in midfield that Ruben Amorim plays.
“It is probably not Casemiro if his partner and it is probably not [Manuel] Ugarte as his partner, it is probably someone else there who is better than the two, if I am honest. But we should build around Kobbie Mainoo in the central midfield and not because he came through the ranks. “