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24 Aug 2026 16:29:18
We were linked with the lad at Brugge, Nicolo Tresoldi a few weeks ago. Anyone know if we are still looking at this deal?
Just had a look online and there are a few bits, I did see Barce are considering him. 62 games, 27 goals, 9 assists. Directly involved in a goal every 102 minutes.
1.) 25 Aug 2026 22:58:37
Looks a player.
While he's German in Belgium, there is an excellent crop of Belgian youngsters and talent coming through their league.
De Cata. Mokiko, Godfs, Sabbe, Seys, Ordonez, Smets, de Vlieger, Lammens, Penders, Tzollis.
03 Jun 2026 16:50:22
I see a few outlets are linking us to Mika Godts, the Ajax left winger. The lad is 20, left-footed, scored 17 in 44 with 15 assists. I know it means nothing, but he's touted as Hazard 2.0.
Anyone heard anything solid about us looking at him?
1.) 04 Jun 2026 11:53:58
None whatsoever, but it would be nice to get a left field signing like this, and then see it work out superbly. We were able to do it much more often before.
Also, based on the rumours coming out, it looks like the club is keen on strengthening the left more than the right.
We are being linked with LWs (does this mean Dorgu will play LB, or maybe Cunha challenges Bruno for the 10) and also Hall, who I'd really like to get.
2.) 04 Jun 2026 17:14:42
Sounds like Memphis Depay part II.
3.) 07 Jun 2026 09:17:26
Memphis was/is a good player. Let him go far too soon.
4.) 07 Jun 2026 10:50:54
He looks a real talent, but personally he looks undercooked for a move to a big club in a top league.
The step up from being the best player for a really poor Ajax side, playing in the fairly weak Eredivisie, to a team at the top of the EPL, Serie A, Bundesliga or La Liga is absolutely massive.
In my opinion, he needs a year or two at a good mid-level club in one of those leagues or in Ligue 1, or possibly a top club in Portugal. I could see him doing really well at a club like Bayer Leverkusen, Dortmund or RB Leipzig, as forwards tend to get a lot more space in the Bundesliga, then after a couple of years there get a big move to a European giant.
As others have mentioned, it could be a little bit like Memphis Depay moving to us too soon in his career, and the pressure and expectations, along with the step up in competition, being a bit too much for him.
I fully believe, for example, that if Depay had moved to a club like Dortmund before joining us then he'd have had a much more successful career. As he'd have been able to continue to develop and play more regularly at a younger age, without that unrealistic pressure you get at a club like ours. Then he'd have been more mature, and more developed, when making that move to a massive club, and he'd have been ready for that step up.
Mika Godts is in that same category for me, phenomenal talent at that level and far too good for that level, but is nowhere near ready for the truly elite level. Playing for Ajax in the Eredivisie would be like Wolves or West Ham playing in League 1 with their current squads.
20 May 2026 17:04:15
Has anyone heard of us looking at any rightbacks?
1.) 20 May 2026 19:30:08
We have two already in Dalot and Maz. I know neither are worldies, but both can do a decent job.
2.) 20 May 2026 20:45:05
We are going nowhere with Dalot as a regular starter. Mazraoui is a really good footballer, but lacks pace. We definitely need a right back.
3.) 20 May 2026 22:34:00
Good post, Don.
4.) 21 May 2026 08:28:29
I suspect the club will look to move one on and spend a little to get an upgrade.
5.) 21 May 2026 11:18:15
Agree totally, Don, we need upgrades in both full back positions. Shaw's ok, but we can definitely upgrade. Also, the workload next season will be far greater, so we can't count on Shaw playing a large portion of games, especially with his injury record.
As for Dalot, I'm just not having him. Average going forward and suspect defensively. If the funds stretch, then I'd def be looking at both these positions.
6.) 21 May 2026 11:55:41
Who are you guys liking for the left and right back positions?
7.) 21 May 2026 14:17:05
I really have no idea. I'd like to see who we are linked with and then give an opinion on them. Random names are irrelevant, really, unless the club are showing an interest. Not much point in debating the merits of any player imo.
8.) 21 May 2026 16:55:16
Apparently Jose loves him, let's hope Madrid put a bid in for him when he gets the manager's job.
9.) 21 May 2026 17:05:26
There are reports that we have interest in Sporting Lisbon left back Max Araujo, who has had a fantastic season. Would be expensive.
Also, West Ham's El Hadji Malick Diouf has been mentioned for left back. He had a very good 2nd half to the season.
Really hope if we go to West Ham it's for Mateus Fernandes for midfield. Really think he looks excellent. Known as the defensive Bruno.
As for right back, Borussia Dortmund's Julian Ryerson is supposedly liked. He has had 18 assists this season. He is a Norwegian international and is very attacking, depends on Mazraoui leaving. Would be about 30m euros.
Don't know how highly the need for new full backs is looked upon. Obviously it's a question of priorities. May need to wait for this area to be attended to.
10.) 21 May 2026 17:11:07
Iwotb. Every area needs attention, and we won't get them all done, that's for sure.
11.) 21 May 2026 17:48:44
Jose just might buy Dalot... but Dalot is the least of our problems, but TBF I would take Trent in exchange for him.
I don't really get the Dalot haters when we got so many bigger problems. Every manager who's been here can't be wrong! He is a steady professional, not a world beater, granted, but not as bad as certain people try to claim.
12.) 21 May 2026 20:20:05
Ken, you are quite right, a lot needs doing. Obviously, it comes down to prioritising needs.
Clearly, midfield is the absolute priority. I can see about £150m ish being spent there. Left wing is apparently a high need area, and £70/80m is going to be required there. A top centre back must be £60/70m. Back up keeper?
I've said a couple of times, I think we will spend about £300m, so how much will be left for full backs after the foregoing?
Let's not forget, last summer the scousers spent big and created new records for transfer fees. One summer's new record prices are the next summer's norm, so it will be interesting to see how prices go.
Also, considerably strengthening your midfield is a good way to improve your forwards without buying forwards, and the same applies to your defence. Get quality midfielders, and that will automatically give you improvements defensively.
Ultimately, I think buying top, top midfielders is the the highest priority.
If that means we have to spend more to get the players identified and required by the club to achieve this, then so be it. I don't want to see the butter spread too thinly just to cover another slice; it's a tactic that rarely succeeds.
Quality, quality, quality.
13.) 21 May 2026 21:37:00
Although both full back positions need looking at, it won't be immediate.
For me, cm and cb are a must. We leak too many goals. Dynamic and athletic cms who can play will change the game for us.
I'm laying down a big marker here, but if we can have the same kind of window we had last year, with the new players having the same kind of effect, we are going to be right up there, lads.
Lots of ifs, I know, but I think it can be done.
14.) 22 May 2026 07:30:54
Defense isn't just about CBs. If we fix CM and FB positions, the whole defense should look better. Not to mention that we already have 5 CB options. After CM, I'd say striker is the position we are most critical of. Sesko can't go through the season alone, and Mbeumo is not a striker. We need a deeper squad.
15.) 22 May 2026 17:54:18
IWOTB, if we had £300m in the budget, focusing on CM, I think I'd opt for.
Anderson £120m.
Fernandes £60m.
Ederson £40m.
Next, I think a striker to rotate with Sesko, ideally.
Watkins £40m.
Finally, a true LW.
Fofana or Diomande, if available, for the £50m mark.
I totally acknowledge that we need improvements at LB, RB and CB, but I think that they can be delayed until next summer.
16.) 22 May 2026 19:43:19
Do we need to upgrade the RB position? Absolutely, but is it a bigger priority than CM? No, we need a minimum of two midfielders long before we sign a RB.
Is RB a bigger priority than LW? Again, I'd say not.
Is RB a bigger priority than LB? Given that, in the first team squad we have Shaw, who'll likely pick up some injuries next season, and Dorgu, who might be better suited to playing as a winger, then no, I don't think we need RB more than a LB.
Is upgrading Dalot and Mazraoui more important than getting someone to compete/rotate with Sesko? This is more debatable, but for me personally I look at it like this: if Sesko picks up a long-term injury or struggles for form next season, then that will be far more detrimental to our season than having either Dalot or Mazraoui putting in 6 out of 10 performances every week at RB.
Finally, do we need to upgrade our RB position more than we need to sign a top class first choice CB? Both Heaven and Yoro are fantastic prospects, but beyond them we have Martinez and MdL, both of whom are amazing when fit, but are reliably unreliable in terms of availability. That said, personally I would probably upgrade RB before signing a top class CB. While I can see the possibility of us having an issue once or twice next season at CB, playing 90% of the season with a higher quality RB overall is probably more beneficial.
So for me the order of signings in terms of positions should probably be:
CM
CM
LW
CM
LB
ST
RB
CB
Now obviously we won't make 8 signings, in fact I'll be surprised if we make more than 5. Which probably means we shouldn't be signing a RB this summer.
17.) 22 May 2026 19:44:40
Mulambo, I too would love Anderson, Fernandes and Ederson, but cannot see that happening, especially as that would take about £220m of the budget.
If Anderson should go to City, as talked about, there are other options. Tonali would be a good choice and cheaper. Indeed, those 3 may then be viable.
18.) 22 May 2026 23:51:08
The priorities have to be the first XI.
So that's CM and RB.
Then it's improving our options in areas we're lacking depth:
CM, LB and ST (assuming Zirkzee is sold).
Only then comes LW, another CM and another CB come in.
The one I'm least sure of there is CB, but that depends on whether there is a doubt on De Ligt returning at all.
19.) 24 May 2026 13:03:05
DonRed, we have two good options at RB in Dalot and Mazraoui, sure they could be upgraded. But there aren't many players I'd say are definitely an upgrade on them who are available and willing to join us.
That said, we only really have Cunha as a LW option, and he's better more central.
Maybe Dorgu is the competition for him, but then if he's competing at LB as well, then we still need another left-sided player.
Same at LB. Shaw is the current first choice, but beyond him in the first-team squad it's just Dorgu (who might be needed to play further forward). Given Shaw's injury record, his age, and the fact that he is entering the final year of his contract, we clearly need cover here.
Effectively, on the left-hand side we have Shaw, Dorgu and Cunha in the first team to cover 2 positions. One of them is injury prone (Shaw), one is young and likely to be inconsistent (Dorgu), and the other probably plays his best football more centrally (Cunha).
That is nowhere near enough for a club that will hope to play 50-60 games next season.
At least on the right we have Dalot, Mazraoui, Mbeumo, Amad and even young Shea Lacey who is expected to get more first-team minutes next season.
I'd even argue that we could see Yoro maybe cover at RB in some games next season. This would work both as a cover option, and maybe a chance to give him more minutes in the first team as he continues to adapt and develop.
If Shaw gets injured next season, then we are forced to play Dorgu at LB and Cunha at LW. If one of them is also injured/suspended, or out of form, we have no other options but to throw a youth player in or play someone out of position.
Given that both Dalot and Mazraoui have had to play games at LB over the last two seasons, it's painfully obvious that it's the left side that is more in need right now.
20.) 24 May 2026 15:12:00
Shappy, we have options at RB, but not good ones. My point is that our priority is not the squad, but the first XI. Your post pretty much just says you think the squad is the priority. We disagree.
Fwiw, I'm far happier with LB if Shaw is the starter and backup is Mazraoui.
Dorgu can also cover there, as you said. That's far stronger than what we have at RB. I'm perplexed that this is even a conversation, tbh. Do you really think Dalot is good enough?
21.) 25 May 2026 07:50:58
DonRed, Shaw will likely return to type next season and be injured for most of it. Meaning we don't really have a first choice option at LB.
I think since Carrick has come in it's becoming clear that Dorgu is primarily a winger. He was fantastic in the first few games before his injury, and he's been great in the last couple of games since he's returned.
He's played 6 times for Carrick as a left winger, three of those were 15-20 minute cameos as he built up fitness after his injury. He's started 3 games for us under Carrick in the left wing and has 3 goals and an assist in those three games (against City, Arsenal and Brighton btw).
Dorgu is a winger who can cover at LB in a pinch. Meaning Shaw is the only LB we have, and he will not be able to play 50+ games next season.
In fact, he's probably only stayed fit this season due to the less physical demand on his body due to only playing one game a week and not having to travel all over Europe.
If we don't sign a LB this summer then I'd happily take a bet that we will see one of if not both Dalot and Mazraoui having to play significant time next season at LB.
While we could upgrade on Dalot and Mazraoui, both are solid, steady players who'll consistently put in 6 or 7 out of 10 performance every week. They are both excellent professionals, experienced, and important members of the squad. The fact that every single manager has played Dalot as first choice and that he is a player that Real Madrid are interested in suggests that fan opinion on him might be a little unfair.
22.) 25 May 2026 20:27:02
Agreed, Shappy.
There are many other areas we need to focus on before looking at Dalot, who is solid.
23.) 25 May 2026 22:25:00
I'm with Shappy and Angel on this. Dalot is solid, and a top professional. Centre midfield is the top priority. We have to sign two top players in the engine room this summer before we really even consider other positions. Beyond that, I would make a left forward my next priority, followed by another central midfielder and a left back, probably equal priority. Personally, I consider Dalot better than Shaw, and Dalot certainly has a far better fitness record, so getting a left back that can compete with Shaw next season, and hopefully usurp Shaw, comes way before getting a right back.
I would also make both centre forward and centre back a greater priority than right back, since we don't have a genuine centre forward other than Sesko, and we haven't had a consistent centre back pairing since Lindelof and Maguire several years ago. At the moment, we are constantly changing our centre back pairing, and even with every option available, we are miles behind Arsenal in this area. We have barely seen De Ligt and Martinez play together with the injuries they have had in the last two seasons. Maguire doesn't allow us to press very effectively since he is so lacking in pace, and Yoro and Heaven are not yet ready to be starting on a regular basis.
We can probably afford to sign 5-6 players this summer, given we have finished 12 places higher in the league this season, which means we will be getting about another £60 million in prize money from the Premier League, and we will be Champions League football next season, which is obviously lucrative. Along with a few sales, that could mean we have as much as £300 million to spend this, but it has to be spent right. Two centre midfielders first, then left forward, then another centre midfielder to replace Ugarte, then a left back, and finally, potentially a centre back or centre forward.
We can then look at either centre back or centre forward (or both) the following summer, depending on whether we make any signings in those areas this summer, along with moving on Mazraoui and bringing in a right back to compete with and potentially usurp Dalot. Next summer it might be also time to think about who might replace Bruno Fernandes, since it doesn't feel like Mason Mount will be that player.
24.) 26 May 2026 01:06:01
It would be nice to go into a transfer window. Only need 2-3 players max.
25.) 27 May 2026 11:38:05
MH, in time, we are getting there. I think maybe even next summer.
15 Apr 2026 16:16:37
We've been linked to a couple of Centre Backs this week. Two stand outs Goncalo Inacio and
Murillo, both left-footed, Inacio a very good ball-playing centre back and Murillo a defensive brute.
It makes sense as Martinez is really struggling with injuries and Ayden Heaven is the only other left-footer.
Personally I'd like Murillo as he's prem proven and has been solid for two season but he's much more expensive.
1.) 15 Apr 2026 19:55:15
Marcos Senesi is the obvious choice. Great age, EPL experience, has been one of the standout defenders in the league this season and is available on a free.
{Ed001's Note - he is a very weak defender though. Good on the ball, but not good at actually defending.}
2.) 16 Apr 2026 11:34:10
Shappy, I've heard from someone who should know that he will be signing for Liverpool.
3.) 16 Apr 2026 13:25:07
Murillo is definitely my pick. I'm not entirely convinced by Senesi either. Van Hecke would be another really good choice too. As much and all as I think Inacio seems a good player, the step up from the Portuguese league is massive, so it's risky.
4.) 16 Apr 2026 20:07:30
I'd gone for Diomande or Ignacio personally.
One of the team is a Forest fan, we talk ball a lot, he's a coach too, and says Murillo is nowhere near the level for United.
5.) 16 Apr 2026 20:53:05
I'd be a fan of Van Hecke too, Don.
6.) 16 Apr 2026 20:59:16
Van der Ven could be our man.
{Ed025's Note - you have one of those headless chickens in De Ligt Eric, you dont need another one mate..
7.) 17 Apr 2026 12:46:07
Ed025 what's your issue with De Ligt. That guy gets some massively unwarranted hate. He was one of our best players until he got injured. Very far from a headless chicken. We have plenty of those too.
{Ed025's Note - i dont hate anyone Don..i just dont think hes a very good player mate, hes a bit wooden for me and for the size of the guy gets bullied far too much, Harry gets a lot of stick but he is your best centre back by a mile..
8.) 17 Apr 2026 20:59:37
You're entitled to your opinion Ed but I don't think Harry Maguire is anywhere near De Ligts level. Or Martinez for that matter. It's injuries that are the issues with those two
{Ed025's Note - better than both of them for me Don, very rarely lets you down and is actually one of your better goal threats mate...just my opinion..
9.) 17 Apr 2026 22:25:57
Definitely a good goal threat. I admire the guy, but I don't think he's a particularly good defender except in a very low block. I also think he's a big problem for the buildup, as he releases the ball far too slowly. He can have a role, but not as a regular starter if we want to compete for titles.
10.) 18 Apr 2026 00:16:24
All have their strengths and weaknesses. The most rounded CB we have is actually Heaven, but Carrick is doing what he was predicted to do, and allowing player power to rule the roost.
I hope Heaven has a 9/10 performance against Chelsea, and Carrick can give his head a wobble.
11.) 18 Apr 2026 07:01:45
It is widely known that I dislike Maguire intensely as a player. However, I hold my hand up; this year he is having a reasonable patch in what I hope is a swan song, and he warms the bench next year. He has done well, and taken his opportunity well.
Grass grows round him, he moves so slow, and you could tie his shoelaces whilst he is running.
Height is his only real asset.
I have to admire his determination to succeed, but thankfully time is running out. Stand to be corrected, but I suspect a very mediocre year next year for Harry.
12.) 18 Apr 2026 11:52:14
Thing is, Jimbo, we were on a good run. ECL looking likely. Carrick knows his job is to get that, by hook or by crook.
Why would he risk throwing in a young kid in the centre of defence at this powderkeg point of the season?
We'd be the first on here criticising Carrick if he did do that, and Heaven messed up.
13.) 19 Apr 2026 09:20:07
Was it Ed1 who said he didn't rate Heaven at all? (Apologies Ed if it wasn't you!)
Heaven and Yoro have a lot of development to get through before they're good enooygh for us, but let's not turn our backs on them yet.
I love De Ligt, proper defender, but largely pointless as he's always injured.
{Ed001's Note - no, I like Heaven, it's Yoro I don't rate.}
14.) 19 Apr 2026 13:19:05
Thanks Ed yes and apologies for that. Heaven looks like he good he could be the ral deal. Yoro has a lot to do before he even looks promising to me!
{Ed001's Note - no worries mate, it is easy to forget who said what.}
15.) 19 Apr 2026 14:38:08
Yoro is Bambi on ice. Heaven looks like he has something about him.
16.) 19 Apr 2026 16:39:52
Van Hecke is not elite level. All top teams that win things need a top, top centre back, and preferably two of them. Look at the difference Van Dijk made to Liverpool when he signed for them; he is still having an impact today.
Senesi would be a good squad player, but we still need better. The two questions are: who is out there that much better, and willing to come to us?
17.) 21 Apr 2026 12:46:17
Eric no, he always rated me :) Seriously Ed001, as you can see from my username, I like the lad and think he can be really good. Do you think he has world class potential? The only criticism I can make of him is that he can be a little rush sometimes
{Ed001's Note - potentially, yes. Needs to build some more strength as well.}
18.) 21 Apr 2026 13:26:53
I agree Ed001, I think he will as he seems to have the right mentality from what I have seen and from what he has said.
{Ed001's Note - hopefully, as it is always good to see a youngster make the most of his potential.}
30 Jan 2026 10:01:59
Dalot has been linked with both Real Madrid and Bayern.
Diogo Dalot was the Players' Player of the Year for the 2023/24 season. He was genuinely one of the better players in a rubbish season.
For me its time to cash in, if there are two or three clubs interested, leverage the interest and sell.
1.) 30 Jan 2026 12:07:22
Is there any cover after Maz back there?
2.) 30 Jan 2026 15:05:19
If that is true then I would cash in. He is a good player but always has a clanger in him and switches off as a defender.
I would be happy to go into next year with Maz and a new addition.
3.) 30 Jan 2026 15:13:24
Dalot is a dreadful player.
I would drive him to Madrid my self.
Absolute sh*t house of a player, no guts, always out of position, shocking at defending and when he gets forward he generally makes a pigs ear of it whether it being an attempted shot or cross.
However I will give him his dues, he has played well in the last 2 games. I would much rather Maz was playing as right full back.
4.) 30 Jan 2026 15:13:51
Rewz,
It woukd also be classed as our profit for the club aswell, since he has been at the club for more than 5.5 years.
5.) 30 Jan 2026 15:45:41
He's been linked the last couple of years and it's never happened. As much as I'd love it to.
6.) 30 Jan 2026 19:46:19
He's played much better in a defined RB position since Amorim left. He's been sprinting out quickly to mark his winger. He's been aided by a second man, either a midfielder or the winger cutting off the spaces in front of the goal. Depends on who else needs buying but there would be a good case to keep Dalot (26) and Mazraoui (28) unless a really good offer comes in and the replacement is not going to cost an arm and a leg.
He's costing us £3.5m a year. A new established quality RB would cost us £30m+ and at least the same salary on top of that. so £10m a year inc amortization. 1st priorities will be replacing Casemiro and Ugarte, looking for a back up for Shaw, and a secondary striker to replace Zirkzee.
7.) 31 Jan 2026 07:55:30
And one thing to be fair to Dalot. He’ll never be more than just fine, but he loves playing for the Utd and this club.
8.) 31 Jan 2026 08:13:53
He is consistent. Never really a 9, very occasionally an 8, mostly a 6.5, sometimes a 3.
If he could cut out the 3's, he is a very good squad player. however if there is an offer incoming, take it. Mazraoui can infill and we should get some who can actually take a throw in.
9.)
31 Jan 2026 13:07:15
{Ed's Note - Shappy has posted a new article entitled, The Dalot Dilemma: Why United Should Keep Their Reliable Right-Back
10.) 01 Feb 2026 01:16:09
Dalot is far from an average player. He's generally solid defensively, especially when playing as a conventional right back in a back 4. Obviously he's not world class but he's a solid player for us that hugely cares about the club, is clearly popular among the squad, always gives his absolute best, rarely gets injured, and has never criticized the the club, the manager, the coaches, or other players or caused any controversy.
He's a decent player, proper club man, and top professional, and given how many players we have had in the last few years who have hardly given a toss he should absolutely be kept around.
We are also far weaker at left back than right back anyway, since Shaw has hardly ever been able to stay fit for more than about 3-6 months at a time before spending months out injured, and has lost his explosive pace that he had a few years ago, and Dorgu, whilst exceptional in the last couple games in which he has played further forward, is quite shaky defensively, and those are the only two first team left backs we have.
With that in mind we should be signing a left back this summer to compete with Shaw, and keeping both Dalot and Mazraoui for right back. In a couple years it will be time for Shaw and Mazraoui to move on, and we can hopefully sign a right back to replace Mazraoui that can be first choice, with Dalot staying as a decent squad player, and a left back to replace Shaw, as an option to rotate with whichever left back we sign this summer.
11.) 01 Feb 2026 12:19:23
I want Dalot's agent. That guy is a hero.
I think he's got all the attributes to be a good player except mentally. Prone to a huge defensive lapse in every single game. He is suspect positionally and for a fullback doesn't seem to get his body position right to be able to stop crosses. But his technique is good and he's always available and well liked by coaching staff and fellow players. If he starts regularly for us next year, we won't be challenging. He's at best a squad player. So if we can get good money for him we should definitely cash in.
12.) 06 Feb 2026 05:29:41
Dalot is certainly better than Mazz. That’s 100% certain.
Too many coaches/managers have put Dalot straight in as first choice for him not to be any good
Just seems that he is the latest person to pick on, replacing Rashford, Garnacho, even Bruno on these pages that’s led by the anti Glazer man.
13.) 06 Feb 2026 12:22:30
If dalot was a horse, it would bark ?.
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19 Oct 2026 14:51:27
Amorim has given an interview released over the weekend, with the second part coming on Wednesday. It's in the Portuguese press there are some translations online. The Man United parts are really interesting.
The Manchester United job came, but the rumours said that you wanted to complete the season with Sporting and go to Manchester in the summer?
It's true, it's true.
Yet you found yourself in Manchester? How?
It's really simple, the offer was "we really believe in you, we want you, but come now or we'll find somebody who will".
Wow
Yes, and believe me when I say I wanted Manchester United. It's a huge club, a club with such history, one of the really special teams in football. In a bad moment, sure, but I believed so, so much that I can be the one to help turn it around. When the offer arrives instantly my head was full of ideas: how I can help, a plan for the transfer market, a multi-year idea.
So your mind was made up?
Don't misunderstand me, I was clear that - not just for me, but for the club - that arriving in the summer would be best. On a personal level it's such a big change. You have to change your entire life, your country, your language, your home, your family has to leave their home, their friends, their school, even smaller things like memberships, property, the things you don't think of. And then you get asked to do it overnight with no advanced notice? It's a big step, a huge step. But even more than that I felt, for the club, with the ideas I have, it's going to need a strong preseason, multiple weeks where we can drill the automatisms, the fitness standards, the tactical ideas. To do that mid-season, with a group - a good group, a hard-working group - who aren't used to these ideas? It's tough. Tough for them.
You explained this to Manchester United
Yes. I will be careful with my words but yes I explained it, and the message was "we want you, we want to go with you, to trust you even if it's tough". So hearing that, it's enough for me. I want the club so much, I want Manchester United, I had such pride imagining it. So when I hear this message I said "Yes, I'll do it, I'll change everything overnight". That's how much I wanted it.
And it was tough?
Yes. I felt it would be. Trying to change everything, and I really mean everything in the club, while you're playing matches? It's like changing your tyres while you drive on the motorway. Even with the best intentions it's hard. But week by week I felt like "yes it's happening, we're learning, the fitness is getting better" and then you hit a hard speed-bump and it feels like it's back to square one. But it wasn't back to square one, it was just a process. I felt like the first season gave us a foundation as a group: trust, familiarity, finding out who's right for the team, who wants to be there, wants to work hard for it. I feel like, looking back, arriving early had some positives. Some negatives too of course. The negatives? I could feel, and I understand it completely, that the patience for the ideas had slipped because of the results and setbacks throughout the season. Not from the players but other people.
The formation was a talking point?
Oh yeah! [laughs] I heard a lot that the system was defensive, but in a perfect world it's the opposite. My intention, my dream, was to bring Manchester United back to the top and to do it with tradition - attacking, fast, entertaining, high pressure football.
Can you explain that more? The system I mean, for Manchester United specifically.
Well, the characteristics of our centre-backs. In the centre, De Ligt or Harry [Maguire]. Two strong guys, great in duels, good organisation. Wide centre-backs, I want them to break the lines with passing or dribbles, to push aggressively for turnovers. Guys like Leny [Yoro], Licha [Lisandro Martinez], Luke [Shaw] and Nous [Noussair Mazraoui]. Wing-backs, this is where I say it's an attacking formation. In my perfect world, wing-backs are wingers who will defend, not defenders who can attack. Amad [Diallo], excellent. Pat [Patrick Dorgu] always improving, a really good guy, hard-worker. My idea was that we needed one or two more in this position. Characteristics? 1 on 1 killers, dribblers, physical capacity to cover the flank. Central midfield my idea is a line-breaker paired with a physically dominant player. For me it was Bruno and Casemiro. In an perfect situation, maybe more athleticism, but I was so happy with these guys.
Sorry to interrupt, but Bruno playing central midfield caused issues?
Not for Bruno. Not for me. I loved how he played the position. I know that he enjoyed it. It's natural for playmakers, as they age, to move further back. I feel like Bruno was so underrated playing this position. Physical capacity, fighting spirit, intelligence. He became a high volume passer, high percentage passer, while still influencing the game so much. Maybe he didn't always play the final pass, but he played so many important passes every game that aren't so recognised by people.
So back to the system?
Yes, so Bruno I've explained. Casemiro is, again, such an intelligent footballer, such a hard worker, a spirit for the team. Together with Bruno it was a good base. Of course, I don't hide that you don't have the athleticism, so you have to adapt the system a little bit for that, but two excellent footballers. Both fantastic picture of the game: when Casemiro arrives in the box, Bruno holds the position, when Bruno is pressing further up the pitch, arriving in the box, Casemiro holds the position. Wide 10's we had Bryan [Mbeumo] and Cunha. In the striker position Ben [Benjamin Sesko]. He's such a good kid, always working, improving, listening to advice, a phenomenal athlete.
And so where do you see the improvements, the changes that can be made to the squad?
I don't want to go over that. I don't think it's helpful.
I'll rephrase, you talked about a multi-year plan. What was the goal? Would the system change?
A midfielder with athleticism. The biggest goal was 1 on 1 dribblers with speed and acceleration, it's something we lacked, it's something I feel we - sorry, they [laughs], it's still habit - lacked for many years. A chaos creator. Either in the wing-back position or as one of the 10's. In the longer term, athleticism in defence. Truly, I don't feel like we were so far away from something special. I know it's easy to say that, I know many people don't see it, but I felt it, and I know many of the players did too.
You never thought of changing the formation when the results were bad?
I thought of it. Believe me I thought of it! [laughs] Like I said, I wanted this so much, I stayed up at nights watching replays of matches, looking at the tiny details, thinking about what I did wrong, how I could do better, how to explain the ideas in a better way. But there's a saying "If you're going through hell, keep going". It doesn't make sense to make the players go through the pain of the adaptation, learning, figuring things out, working so hard to change and then because of some bad results I decide - because I want to make it better for myself - I say to the boys "No, we're playing back-four next week, no pressing, hit on the break". No. That would be a selfish decision, a decision that takes away all the players hard work. Why? To remove pressure from myself? No I'll take the pressure.
My goal was to build a team that can win trophies, who can be at the top for a long, long time, not to have a team that can win some matches in certain fixtures, and then next season we're back where we started. And to build a team like that you start by having tactical principles, enforcing and building standards of fitness, behaviour, mentality. And I felt like we were doing that, even though the results just weren't coming.
1.) 19 Oct 2026 16:39:46
Rewz, RedDouglas has an opinion on Amorim: "For me, this is such a pointless topic because at the end of the day it was Amarim who got himself sacked.".
2.) 19 Oct 2026 18:20:21
He wanted athleticism and pace, yet had Bruno and Cass in Midfield and McGuire Delight and Yoro CBs which I would say not one of them got both .and bought Cunha who got zero pace
Then says Sesko super fit kid, how's that turn out.
The football was awful under RA I don't know where this romantic notion of it was so great come from
He had no plan B and so fixed in his ways
We can all say we want to get United back to the top, but of course it's a pipe dream.
3.) 19 Oct 2026 18:20:32
Interesting to hear it from his perspective. As you know fizz i was very much all in on amorim.
I believed in what he was doing and that's it would improve. With his window i think we would be a lot neutered odf now if we had stick with him.
But we never did and it's history now.
I think Carrick did a brilliant job as interim results wise.
I didn't want him to be appointed as manager but once he was i backed him despite my personal reservations.
But at the moment he has lost any trust or faith i had in him.
I think he was backed into a corner with rashford being kept but imo he should not have been in a matchday squad until we needed him to be.
The players were poorly prepared for the season.
His interviews and expressions don't give me confidence they remind me of ole.
Our play and creatovity is poor.
Playing unfit players is counter productive.
So at the moment i'd rather we change our manager i don't see us winning 6 on the bounce like we need to unless something changes quickly.
He could do with sesko being available and deligt but even allowing for that we should be playing better.
I look at teilimens santos and baleba when they get the ball they are used to runners and players moving for them but we are static and slow. No generating give and go 2 v1s no pass and move with quick acceleration no players bombing past the man on the ball from deep.
No movement is painful to watch.
4.) 19 Oct 2026 19:02:45
Well summed up Ken ?.
5.) 19 Oct 2026 20:04:23
Don't worry it's a Fresh Start that's how deluded his press conferences are!
6.) 19 Oct 2026 21:10:32
Ken spot on we are generally way too static especially when playing teams with a low block. The old Shankly mantra of "pass and move" is as relevant today as ever. The best teams do it. It's drilled into them so that it becomes second nature.
7.) 20 Oct 2026 05:29:38
Even if we move it's all too slow, we seem to buy Tortoises not Hares.
8.) 20 Oct 2026 13:13:31
Insightful interview. I still feel for him but it seemed the right decision.
Love the part about wanting to sign 'chaos makers' - dribblers with speed and acceleration. We've got the pace but not the technical ability to match.
A Giggs for this generation.
He obviously wanted to go by the end and didn't help himself, but it feels increasingly like maybe the wrong man went. :/.
01 Sep 2026 20:34:51
Chelsea sell Mudryk for a loan fee and an option for £75m. The kids coming off a doping ban. We can’t sell an England winger for pennies on the pound.
Something's seriously off. We can’t sell. Every other club are moving players. We seem incapable. It’s weird, really weird.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Welcome to our new normal.
1.) 01 Sep 2026 20:52:27
We def need to learn the art of salesmanship.
2.) 01 Sep 2026 21:04:53
Because no one wants to pay 300k per week for an average winger.
3.) 01 Sep 2026 22:00:43
De Zerbi was his 1st name at Shakhtar.
I'm not sure Spurs will exercise that option, but it's good optics for both clubs.
26 Mar 2026 15:47:30
With Ramus Hojlund's comments today, I was just having a look at Hojlund and Sesko's shots and goal numbers. It's a shame he's so adamant on leaving as we're going to need at least 2 strikers next season and he would be a great and also cheap option.
Sesko - 147.2 mins per goal in the league and 202.6 across all comps
Hojlund - 218.5 mins per goal in the league, 160 across all comps
As an example, Igor Thiago has 141.3 mins per goal in the league and 122.2 across all comps.
I think the fee for Hojlund is somewhere around the £35m which isn't going to go very far in the current market.
1.) 26 Mar 2026 17:59:21
Goodbye and good riddance, imo.
I don't dislike the guy, he tried hard, but it's time to move on, imo. A non-loss-making fee has been agreed, in fact marginally profitable if they take up their option, which they will, by all reports.
In fact, Rewz, if they take up their option, the club have no choice.
2.) 26 Mar 2026 18:23:57
Rasmus is just not good enough for the EPL. I'm not sold on Sesko either, if I am honest. I think we desperately need an experienced striker with pace, but more importantly I would say Carrick is not exactly sold on Sesko either...
Not even sure the players are sold on Sesko. They don't seem to look for him, that's for sure.
Ok, he has potential, but you need someone for that potential to learn from.
3.) 26 Mar 2026 18:48:59
Sesko is doing OK. When he gets a team playing to his strengths, he will do even better. Yes, it would be good to have another more experienced player alongside /to interchange with him.
4.) 26 Mar 2026 19:43:26
I think Sesko is far better than Rasmus. Tough 1st season for him, he is improving, and we do need another striker. Playing Mbeumo out of position is not working for him or the team.
5.) 26 Mar 2026 20:28:12
I think Premier League football doesn't suit Rasmus. I would say he isn't top class in Italy, too. A decent player and a decent guy, but not what we need. Sesko, I think, is better, although he needs improving if he is to make it here.
6.) 26 Mar 2026 21:10:55
I have Sesko to be Golden Boot next year if we fix our midfield!
7.) 26 Mar 2026 22:07:31
I must be watching a different Sesko to some. Under Carrick, he's been brilliant when called upon. 5 goals in 280 minutes, almost 2 goals per game.
8.) 27 Mar 2026 00:18:20
Striker position needs players to play to their strengths. Very difficult to play J. A team that is struggling a bit. Fergy told his players to find the striker or they wouldn't play. Sesko is doing alright. He is scoring goals and growing into this new high-pressure role.
I like how he is progressing, and, slowly, J producing him has worked better than Rasmus being played as the only option, with Noone behind him.
Sure, Sesko will be better again next year. Fast, good control, good in the air, scores with both feet. What is not to like?
9.) 27 Mar 2026 04:12:22
I have to admire your optimism, Jimbo, but one thinks that might be about as safe a bet as your United to win the Premier this season.
Might be better just giving the money to a charity, because the chances of you cashing in are very, very slim. Did you get about 10,000 -1?
10.) 27 Mar 2026 05:45:14
I haven't put it on yet, but I will, and will drop United to win the league in there also for a third leg.
11.) 27 Mar 2026 12:05:08
Why is Sesko better than Rasmus?
Rasmus scored 16 goals in his first season, and flopped in his second season. It's far too early to say that.
Sesko hasn't exactly set the Premier League on fire. He's had a run of games where he has come off the bench and scored.
12.) 27 Mar 2026 11:44:52
Well you were sure Liverpool would win the league at the outset.
Nobody knows anything for sure despite pointing out everyone everybody is wrong why don't you go through your many predictions.
Delusional you called people for thinking we would get a cl spot now you think its likely welcome to delusion yourself
13.) 27 Mar 2026 14:58:31
My eyes told me Rasmus was not good enough. They tell me Sesko has far more potential; he just needs to realise that potential.
14.) 27 Mar 2026 16:07:40
We need 2 strikers, and, going forward, stop playing people out of position.
Simone, like Watkins, wouldn't be a bad shout.
15.) 28 Mar 2026 13:20:49
I don't see us going in for a 'better' player than Sesko. An alternative, older but not elite, player maybe, or a younger player like Kroupi or King, for example.
03 Mar 2026 11:02:12
So 6 weeks ago (16th Jan), pretty much all of the supporters were happy for Carrick to take over as interim and under no circumstances take over full time, we needed a big name, a proven winner with hopefully prem league experience.6 weeks pass and people are clambering over themselves to give Carrick the job.
I'm pretty sure this has happened before at this club hasn't it?!?!?
Football supporters are a baffling breed, no wonder owners can take so many liberties with clubs. Distract people with a couple of wins or a big signing and the owners can continue to put their hands in your pockets.
1.) 03 Mar 2026 11:41:25
Who is clamberimg? No, not many on here, and I've not seen a groundswell anywhere else either. Most seem to want to see how the season pans out.
2.) 03 Mar 2026 13:32:37
No idea where you get that info from, Rewz.
I don't see many saying Carrick should get the job yet.
3.) 03 Mar 2026 13:34:52
Agreed, AJH. Carrick had a blazing start but, while results have been great, performances have clearly dipped. We need to see him over an extended period to see if his methods work.
It's clear he can set the team up, it's not clear if his coaching methods are. He's in many ways showing himself to be the inverse of Amorim, and what we need is a mix of the better parts of both.
4.) 03 Mar 2026 15:36:05
The clambering point has been addressed above; it's clearly ridiculous, and I assume OP has been spending too much time on X/Twitter.
I will say, though, don't underestimate "winning games" in the PL; it's not easy, as many managers, including Amorim, made it look, and winning 6/7, including City and Arsenal, is impressive.
If Carrick is to get the job, it will most likely be due to the elite managers we were hoping to target (Tuchel, Carlo and Enrique) being unavailable, and Carrick showing himself to be as likely to get a tune out of these players as the good tier of managers (Glasner, Silva, Howe, Di Zerbi).
5.) 03 Mar 2026 15:51:06
If we get Champions League and finish strong, I'm saying I'd give Carrick the job. Why not? We've been through everyone else, and they've been utter crap. None of the previously mentioned managers, like Tuchel, want the job, and Carrick has got these guys firing. Why shouldn't he get the job? Would you, plums, give it to Southgate or the Palace manager?
6.) 03 Mar 2026 16:20:28
AJH is a plum. I'm an apple.
Pspence, considering you have no idea what you're talking about, your recommendation is worthless.
If they see Carrick as the Manc man, I've no arguments. If you think Carrick is a better or more proven manager than Southgate, then you are an orange.
I would not like Southgate, but he is a far better coach career-wise than Carrick at this point today, otherwise it makes you look like a pineapple.
7.) 03 Mar 2026 16:40:18
Of course, he's going to get the job because he's going to be cheap.
No get-out clause to pay, and Carrick is Man United through and through, so he will do it for peanuts.
Keeps Radcliffe and the Glazers happy. Everyone's a winner!
8.) 03 Mar 2026 16:45:04
When the seagulls follow the trawler.
9.) 03 Mar 2026 16:52:24
Based on current performances and pattern of play, Carrick should not be considered. Our performances in the last 3 have been terrible. Mainoo is showing why he was benched.
We were playing better in intensity and pattern of play under Amorim. At least with him, you could see where we were trying to get to.
We are back to the Ole era, relying on counter-attacking football.
10.) 03 Mar 2026 17:37:59
Agree, Twenty.
11.) 03 Mar 2026 18:16:33
I really don't care about our performances for the rest of the season.
Just grind out results if need be, and see we are at the end of the season.
Why are we concerned about performances all of a sudden, when at the start of the season, none of us really thought we'd be anywhere near the ECL spots?
It's that time of the season.
No-one is really playing pretty football.
12.) 03 Mar 2026 18:34:06
Eth 2.0
New manager bounce has dissipated, I don't blame Carrick.
We are back to where we always get to, it is the players!
We were, and still are, in the midst of our biggest ever squad churn. Failure to complete this results in the same old crap, week in, week out.
Results great, the football is not.
The excitement has again been removed, to the point I didn't even switch on the Palace game (for context, I am in Australia, so it was 1am; however, I've been getting up to watch the other games until now).
13.) 03 Mar 2026 20:04:37
I am in Oz and stayed up for the game. Result-wise, I am happy I did. As a spectacle, it wasn't worth the rollicking off the wife for waking her up at 3am when I eventually crawled into my pit.
14.) 03 Mar 2026 21:43:48
You keep your wife in a pit?
15.) 03 Mar 2026 22:46:50
I'm so lost, Jimbo. Have we not won 6 out of 7 games and sit 3rd?
Have any of you actually watched the league this year? Performances overall have been pretty poor for nearly all teams. I mean, Arsenal are top but are playing some turgid football.
I think we have been compact, have not given away many chances, and taken our own chances, be it counter attacking or not. It's been a breath of fresh air. The excitement has been removed? I mean, what? We are winning games and scoring some good goals.
I am so excited for each game at the moment, it's a fantastic time, imo.
Twenty "We were playing better in intensity and pattern of play under Amorim. At least with him, you could see where we were trying to get to." Where was that? Last year it was near relegation. ?
On Carrick being the next permanent manager, well we have to see how the season pans out and what other options are really available come the end of the season. But he has definitely put himself into contention.
16.) 04 Mar 2026 00:10:13
There are enough opposition fans waiting to have a go at Utd. But a lot of them would trade their team's position for ours.
Be grateful we are third. Far better than 16th. Yes, I agree a lot of our football is poor, but until we get the right midfielders it will be.
17.) 04 Mar 2026 00:22:40
As I said, Angel. The results are great. The football is awful to watch. Barring the City and Arsenal games, which were amazing to watch. The rest have been dreadfully hard. Everton was one of the worst games I've seen.
We will never agree on this, but at least with Amorim's football, I could see what they were trying to achieve. Yes, players out of position and all that, I understand, but I could still see through to the end game.
I currently don't have that clear vision with what is being churned out.
The point is this, Carrick is not the first, and won't be the last, to find it difficult with some of the players at his disposal to find a particular way of playing.
Again, happy with results. But it makes for a difficult watch.
18.) 04 Mar 2026 08:39:18
You speak much sense, Jimbo, and I admire your commitment, albeit a waste of your time, but Mr % isn't going to change his blinkered view. He will not see something he prefers not to.
19.) 04 Mar 2026 09:29:11
Fizz, the results spoke for themselves, mate, the percentages and the stats back up my view on Amorim. But you have to give up the ghost. It just did not work out, and that is okay.
It seems to be working out at the moment, and that is all that matters. Long may it continue, and it will hopefully see us in the top 4, competing in the Champions League and hopefully attracting the right calibre of player and manager to move forward.
Jimbo, I hear you, we both hold opposing views on what Amorim brought to the table. Unfortunately, the results are what mattered the most, and his were extremely poor, aside from some incredibly poor football played during the duration. That Europa League final has to be the worst match I have ever watched.
Football, as a whole, has been poor. The quality of the Premier League this year, in recent memory, has been one of the worst.
Matches have been incredibly tight, and results have not been very wide in many games. I mean, the most recent weekend, on Sunday, we had 4 x 2-1 wins.
I have not really been blown away by our football in the last few games, but they have also been different kinds of games, where teams have sat in, saturated the midfield, and tried to stop our creators playing. But we are still getting the results, and we have mixed in some great goals too. Fourteen have come since Carrick took over. I do not believe any other Premier League team has scored as many in the same period. We also are only behind Inter Milan in unbeaten streaks. I would say it trumps some poor displays against some tricky teams in recent matches.
Anyway, let us try and get another 3 points tonight!!
20.) 04 Mar 2026 11:42:51
Pit = bed.
05 Jan 2026 14:30:14
What a mess, 14 Months into a new project and we pull the plug. We effectively gave Amorim one transfer window. Hopefully, we get a candid interview in the not to distant future to understand where he feels it all went wrong.
We are going to appoint an interim manger, that's this season effectively written off. There are quite a few similarities to Ten Haags end which is a worry.
Whoever takes over needs to continue he break up of this squad. There should be no way back for any of the 'bomb squad', Casemiro, Magire shouldn't get new contracts. We should be looking to move on the longer serving players like Dalot and Shaw. We need to complete the task Amorim started if we want to build something better.
As for the who, Oliver Glasner is the stand out for me. He used 4-2-3-1 (Wolfsburg) and 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-3 at Palace and Eintracht Frankfurt. He seems to really get the best out of what he has. My one worry would be his systems rely on collective effort and tactical discipline (Much like Amorims at Sporting) . His relationship with Wharton and Guehi could give us an opportunity with both players, however there is zero guarantee of this.
Whoever takes over, those above him to make sure whatever strategy they are working to aligns with the next manager, or we have wasted another few hundred milliona and couple of years.
And so the crazy Manchester United cycle continues.
1.) 05 Jan 2026 17:01:37
Glasner is as good a shout as any, but why would he come to us is not clear to me right now.
15 Oct 2026 11:44:09
The club brought in a manger to rebuild the culture, squad and win. From the recent Bruno interview, the squad were behind the tough decisions, freezing certain players out, getting certain players out and going through the pain of change. The squad were told according to the interview the board fully support the process and know its going to be hard and get worse before it gets better. The squad were apparently happy with this.
The board did the worst possible thing, they pulled the plug early because the manager called them out publicly as they didn't fulfil their end of the deal from the managers perspective and bring in players in Jan.
The team then see the players that they had first hand experience of coming back in and replacing players that helped the team finish third last year. No reinforcements coming in to positions they know they need support in when playing more than once a week.
08 Oct 2026 14:39:47
Conte wouldn't last 5 minutes under the current structure. He'd call the board out like Amorim did and get sacked.
02 Oct 2026 16:14:13
Money saving because, buying one will generate a massive capital expenditure in the region on £80m. Whilst resigning shaw has no capital expenditure and will likely see a reduction in his £190k per week wages, thus reducing the annual wage bill with no spend.
24 Sep 2026 09:55:59
Conte would be entertaining, he's the kind of that could walk into an empty room and fall out with everyone.
23 Sep 2026 11:04:22
Hurzeler wouldn't work, the infrastructure at the club isn't in place for him to be a success. We need someone who can make big unpopular decisions in the dressing room, for the manager to be able to do that we need a DoF that has the backing of the board and supports the manager 100%. We almost need to bring in a duo of DoF and Manager
As an example, Ralf Rangnick as DoF and one of his Protégés such as Nagelsmann (Only because he's available) Glasner would also be ideal but expensive. You then have a DoF and Manager that share a footballing philosophy and know how to build structure for success. A decent alternative to Rangnick would be Krösche, worked with Nagelsmann at RB Leipzig and apparently had a decent relationship, Eintracht Frankfurt have done very well under his tenure with recruitment. A Krösche/Nagelsmann due could build something long term as they are both very young considering their roles and achievements.
Monchi and Emery would be another example but again super expensive, Monchi only signed for Espanyol 6 months ago and Villa won't let Emery go without a fight.
The one issue anyone is going to have is the financial constraints, pulling something apart and rebuilding it is not going to be cheap and every year it gets harder as transfer prices rise.
27 Oct 2026 19:49:37
If I were Carrick I'd go full Mourinho/Conte and dig the club out in the press in a way they can't get him for misconduct. Wilcox would be kicked firmly under the bus, the board would have a nice shiny mirror held up to them to force their hand and pay me out.
As Danny has said the players have called Carrick and his team out in he press, it's an untenable situation.
This has the potential to get extremely ugly, the dressing room is quite obviously a mess, for this to be spilling into the press so readily and frequently shows how bad that dressing room is. The fact they have turned on Carrick so quickly after all the post 3rd place positivity shows there are a number of bad apples in that dressing room.
We find ourselves in a situation of terrible ownership, poor leadership and at best unmotivated/unhappy playing staff. Add in a shed load of debt and it's not pretty.
27 Oct 2026 10:43:36
I wouldn't be surprised if the club are trying to make it as awkward as possible for him to try and get him to quit rather than take a pay out. Carrick alone is due approx £8m then the other staff costs, which will apparently add another £4m on top.
We are talking about people who removed 322 staff members from employment, they will think nothing of making it hell for a guy to save £12m. Net finance costs more than tripled to £69.2 million, representing a massive 228.3% increase compared to 2025. They have a sizeable incentive to save cash.
When taking into account that Howe will come with a fee to Newcastle of approx £6m due to the protective non-compete/rival clause. Plus the Carrick compensation I think we can discount Howe.
Julian Nagelsmann will be free and his salary has historically been similar to Howes. Purely from a cost analysis basis and having seen how INEOS behave you would imagine they will go with Nagelsmann.
15 Oct 2026 13:35:40
The club need to do something extreme. They need to overhaul everything, they need to start and FINISH a project. However, it takes strength and resolve to do this. Plus a bucket load of cash. We've talking probably in the region of £0.5bn+. I'm not sure the board have the guts or willingness to spend to bring success.
For me I'd go with Julian Nagelsmann as manager and Markus Krösche as DoF. You'd ideally appoint Krosche ASAP and get him to review and strategise and prep for Naglesmann to come in to put down somefoundations to build off but I don't know if there is time.
Whoever comes in is basically starting from scratch again. The squad is imbalanced, a hodgepodge of players suited to different systems, defenders aging out, defenders not bloodied in properly. Players that should have been replaced.
The mental strength of the dressing room is in question and the harmony and culture is in question. So whoever comes in is going to need some seasoned pro's they trust to lead the dressing room.
Turning this around was hard when Rangnick was here we're multiple years down the line making the same mistakes and in a worse position. Turning this around is going to be painful but not impossible, it just boils down to what the owners want - a successful football team or a profitable asset. All evidence points to the former so far.
18 Sep 2026 12:43:14
INEOS is £18 billion in Debt, they also only own 28.94% of the club. The Glazer family owns 48.9% and 67.9% of the overall voting rights, Public Shareholders own 22.2% of the club.
INEOS is an investment vehicle, they invested £1.54 billion, the company will have an obligation to turn a profit on that investment. The profit will come from the regeneration project.
We as fans really really need to get into our heads that the football club which means the fans will pay for this. The club will be run like a any other company within the confines of cash flow forecasts and projections that will take into account the regeneration project from a long term financial planning prospective.
We fans keep looking at this through a lens based on INEOS wanting what we want, footballing success. INEOS want financial success, their motivation is aligned with the objectives of the Glazers.
The clubs ownership structure means its highly unlikely any parties are putting their own cash in, the idea they would put their own cash in to pay off the debt is laughable.
The reality is this, the club will be run on a tight budget, they will try to use data models, like Brighton do to increase the odds of success. The question we need to ask is what does success look like? Well, if your objective is increasing profits and revenue, success is top 5 with a wage budged substantially below the top 5 teams.
We are currently the 6th highest wage bill in the prem, if we removed Rashford in the summer we'd of been 7th. We've significantly cut the wage bill for playing staff and Man United PLC wages/Salaries with the headcount reduction. All evidence points to significant cost cutting.
17 Sep 2026 14:56:21
Brighton is such an interesting club, their use of Jamestown Analytics for the recruitment of coaches and players is incredible. Using their data models they are able to build something greater than the sum of it's parts. Everything they do is to build the best statistically positive outcome. Which as you say is why the fitness, passing accuracy and work rate as a team are so high. Each player has be brought in with a specific set of base requirements for these metrics and additional metrics to fulfil their role in the squad.
The entire structure of the club is set up so the pieces are interchangeable, lose a coach, no big deal the succession plan for a statistically similar coach is there. Lose a midfielder, no problem they have 5 targets that can do a statistically similar job.
One interesting thing I've noticed is that their coaches always seem to overachieve when you compare them to their subsequent moves. Potter as an example, I think he's a great coach, I just don't think he'll find another club that fits his football so precisely.