Erik ten Hag was free to splash the money in Old Trafford in the course of his term of office at Manchester United, and now Ruben Amorim could be set to reverse several of those signing sessions.
Ruben Amorim could be ready to shift a considerable part of the Manchester United team that he inherited from Erik ten Hag.
Despite receiving a contract extension in the summer, Ten Hag got his walking papers through the board at the end of October, after a matte start of the Premier League season 2024/25 where he only achieved three wins of nine games. Ineos brought in Amorim the following month to turn the tide at Old Trafford.
The 40-year-old, however, has made very little progress with the team he has taken over from his Dutch predecessor. The Red Devils are currently 13th in the rankings with nine games to go on track to take their worst finish ever in the English top flight.
And because questions have been asked about the compatibility of the current team with Amorim's vision, the Portuguese coach can try to go on some of his current players who initially welcomed Ten Hag in the northwest. According to the news from Manchester Evening, United hope to say goodbye to Marcus Rashford, Antony and Jadon Sancho, who borrow with Leen Proverbs with Aston Villa, Real Betis and Chelsea respectively.
Chelsea ultimately has the obligation to buy Sancho for between £ 20 million and £ 25 million, but they can pay a fine for not making the loan a permanent step. Profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) can also cause a headache for United in their efforts, because valuations are effectively imposed on non-academic players through their transfer spread costs and the duration of their contract.
This means that Sancho would be worth £ 14.8 million if they stay with him, and Antony should cost £ 32.5 million. In the meantime, because United Casemiro bought £ 60 million for a deal of four years in 2022, they should sell it for at least £ 15 million if they hope not to register a loss under PSR – despite the midfielder who just turns 33.
Elsewhere there is also uncertainty about the future of Altay Bayindir, which was brought in by Ten Hag in September 2023 from Fenerbahce for £ 4.3 million – where Amorim quotes how he hopes to recruit a new goalkeeper. The club could also permanently say goodbye to Tyrell Malacia, who came to the Red Devils of Feyenoord in 2022 for a reported £ 13 million.
That's because his current loan club, PSV Eindhoven, have an option to sign the left back at the end of his current saying. It is not only transfers that will illuminate the association this summer, but veterans Tom Heaton and Jonny Evans who will probably retire at the end of the current season, while Christian Eriksen and Victor Lindelof are released.
It comes as the co-owner of United Sir Jim Ratcliffe recently announced that the club “will not sell players because of the state in which we find themselves financially”, with many fans who are concerned about the future of young stars such as Kobbie Mainooo and Alejandro Garnacho, both suppressed as recently.
Although Mainoo still has to sign an extension, his contract will only expire by Old Trafford in 2028, while Garnacho saw an offer of £ 40 million from Napoli rejected in January. The current United Set-Up has had to deal with widespread criticism from experts, in which certain analysts wonder whether the players can roll out the desired playing style of Amorim in a formation of 3-4-2-1.
The side has only scored 37 goals in the current term, while administering a total of 40, with clear errors across the field. And although Amorim undoubtedly has to invest in further signing sessions, it seems as if he already has some in his ranks that can fit his patented system.
Although Mason Mount, for example, only played 33 of 98 games for the Red Devils, it is said that Amorim can use him because of a belief that he could work well in the system. The next test of United will be in the form of Nottingham Forest in the city area next Tuesday.
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