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Napoli begin talks for Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund

19Mar

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Napoli begin talks for Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund

Manchester United spent 64 million pounds, with an additional 8 million in add-ons, to sign Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta in the summer 2023 transfer window. At the time, Hojlund was one of the most intriguing talents in Serie A and one of the biggest emerging talents at the striker position, dazzling with his upside and explosive dribbling on the ball. Hojlund has found service, beyond the creation from captain Bruno Fernandes, to be difficult at Old Trafford, and he and fellow former Serie A standout Joshua Zirkzee have had trouble forging a connection up top. Manchester United still have hopes for Hojlund, but there are already rumblings of a potential transfer in the summer 2025 window, and a Serie A title contender may be interested in bringing Hojlund back to a league that he se...

Leicester City vs. Manchester United: 5 players who will decide Sunday’s game

15Mar

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Leicester City vs. Manchester United: 5 players who will decide Sunday’s game

After grinding out a hard-fought point against second-placed Arsenal last weekend and a huge 4-1 win to eliminate Real Sociedad in the Europa League at mid-week, Manchester United are hitting the road to take on the seemingly Championship-bound Leicester City Foxes on Sunday. Here are five players on both sides will decide the outcome of this Premier League fixture. Manchester United DM Manuel Ugarte Manuel Ugarte's had an uneven first season at Old Trafford, but the talent is clearly there within the Uruguayan. Ruben Amorim's task is to get the former Sporting CP standout to play at the world-class level he flashed while at PSG in his lone season in Paris. On Sunday, Ugarte needs to be the backbone of the Manchester United midfield, control the game, and help drive the ball forwar...

How Ruben Amorim views Mason Mount tactically in Manchester United formation

14Mar

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How Ruben Amorim views Mason Mount tactically in Manchester United formation

Manchester United midfielder Mason Mount has been an unmitigated disaster at the club since joining in the summer 2023 transfer window for a whopping 60 million pounds, as he's come nowhere near to giving the Red Devils a return on their inflated initial investment. The shame is on Manchester United for signing a player Chelsea clearly wanted to jettison due to, ahem, mounting injury concerns and a knowledge that he cannot play as a starting 8 for a top team in the Premier League and is, instead, solely a glorified No. 10. Well, Manchester United already had a significantly better No. 10 in Bruno Fernandes, who has only distinguished himself further in the face of his critics since the Mount transfer, whereas the England international has only added new critics. However, with Moun...

The 3 worst contracts Man United must get rid of in summer 2025 transfer window

11Mar

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The 3 worst contracts Man United must get rid of in summer 2025 transfer window

Here are three dreadful contracts Manchester United desperately need to get off their books in the summer 2025 transfer window. All wage details are provided by FBRef.com. DM Casemiro There is no doubt that Casemiro is the player Manchester United most need to give the old axe in 2025, and with one year left on his contract, now is the only time for United to get some sort of a fee out of the legendary defensive midfielder from a club in Saudi Arabia. Really, Manchester United should have sold Casemiro in the summer 2024 window instead of keeping him around to cost the team games for yet another season, as his sharp decline was evident in a beyond awful 2023/24 campaign. Casemiro went from being a key veteran leader and a solid Premier League midfielder in 2022/23 to a joke in 2023...

Three summer 2025 transfers to take Manchester United to the next level

10Mar

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Three summer 2025 transfers to take Manchester United to the next level

Manchester United have made a ton of high-profile transfers over the years that haven't paid out, but here are three stars who could be worth their time in the summer 2025 window. Sporting CP ST Viktor Gyokeres Obviously, a proven goal-scorer has to be at the top of the Manchester United transfer wishlist, as Joshua Zirkzee has flamed out so badly in his first season at Old Trafford that there are already rumblings that the club are ready to move on from the Dutch international. Even if Manchester United keep Zirkzee next to fellow former Serie A standout Rasmus Hojlund, neither are known as top finishers. The Red Devils need someone ruthless in front of goal, and there is nobody in more demand than Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres, who was recently coached by new Man United manage...

Kobbie Mainoo’s outrageous wage demands from Manchester United

9Mar

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Kobbie Mainoo’s outrageous wage demands from Manchester United

Manchester United defensive midfielder Kobbie Mainoo has suffered a second season collapse amidst the latest turmoil at Old Trafford, going from arguably the brightest spot in the 2023/24 campaign to a real sour note in an even worse 2024/25 campaign for the Red Devils. After playing a vital role in Manchester United winning the FA Cup and, thus, qualifying for the Europa League for the 2024/25 season, Mainoo is now a bit player for Man United, struggling in 15 starts and getting pipped back in the pecking order. Now, there are rampant rumblings that Mainoo is one step away from exiting Old Trafford, owing to hefty wage demands that the increasingly stringent INEOS-led Red Devils may no longer be interested in acquiescing to. According to a report from chief talkSPORT reporter Ale...

Manchester United are being curved by one of their biggest talents

9Mar

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Manchester United are being curved by one of their biggest talents

Manchester United have no issue producing great young talents initially, as their academy has been known for generating plenty of hyped footballers who, at least at the beginning, look like future Premier League stars. Marcus Rashford is one prominent example, and while he has finally flamed out and latched on at Aston Villa on loan in one last effort at Premier League relevancy, there is another more recent example worth circling. Defensive midfielder Kobbie Mainoo was one of the few genuine bright spots for Manchester United last season, and he was the reason for their qualification for the Europa League via winning the FA Cup against crosstown rivals Manchester City. Mainoo immediately became an England international and the next big hope for Manchester United in midfield. But ...

Manchester United begin transfer talks for 12-goal Premier League striker

8Mar

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Manchester United begin transfer talks for 12-goal Premier League striker

Manchester United have signed a young striker in each of the past two summer transfer windows, bagging Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta and Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna. But these two Serie A stars have failed to stand out in the Premier League. There is hope yet for both, and Hojlund, in particular, has shown flashes of brilliance at Old Trafford that made him one of the most prized all-around strikers in Italian football. Although a proven, up-and-coming goal-scorer like Viktor Gyokeres, whom new manager Ruben Amorim worked closely with in Lisbon, would seem like the ideal transfer for Manchester United at striker, there's an idea out there that they could go back to a different school of thought. Man United want the next Weghorst In a potential replication of the Wout Weghorst loan m...

Man United, Man City competing for one of Europe’s most underrated stars

8Mar

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Man United, Man City competing for one of Europe’s most underrated stars

Manchester United and Manchester City have both performed well below expectations in the 2024/25 Premier League season thus far, though that means very different things for these two clubs. Man City are used to winning the Premier League title, so their status as a club not even guaranteed to reach the Champions League is, in a way, just as much of a shock as it is to see Man United still toiling in the bottom half of the league table despite a very active summer transfer window - and a new ownership group and manager at the helm. Both Manchester United and Manchester City could use a splash in the summer 2025 transfer window, and the two Premier League powerhouses are headed back to the Portuguese top flight for a potential boost. Trincao could be the next Bruno Fernandes in Englan...

Manchester United have a world-class Andre Onana upgrade in mind

3Mar

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Manchester United have a world-class Andre Onana upgrade in mind

Manchester United remain in shambles this season despite making a bevy of summer transfers last year, bringing in a new ownership group in INEOS, and even a new manager in the middle of the season in former Sporting CP phenom Ruben Amorim. It's all made no difference with Man United stuck in the bottom half of the Premier League and now even out of the FA Cup - the competition they won to spare themselves last season - after falling to Fulham on penalties. There is still so much more work to be done for Manchester United and Amorim, and, as is usual, they are being linked to some very ambitious moves on the summer 2025 transfer market; the kinds of move they may need to make in order to go from zero to hero in an increasingly competitive Premier League. Mike Maignan is one of the wo...