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MU have secured their first signing of the rebuild, after Matheus Cunha agreed to join Ruben Amorim's army. However, they have to spend 62.5 million pounds, and accept the risks of temperamental, instinctive style and the habit of... liking to walk on the pitch.
Also, don't forget, MU's biggest target in this transfer window is Liam Delap. They spent a long time trying to convince the 22-year-old striker, then got a nod from Rory Delap's son.
But in the summer, after the Red Devils finished 15th and lost the Europa League final, he turned his attention to Chelsea. Explaining his decision, Liam Delap said that the Blues, who have a ticket to play in the Champions League next season, were a good fit in terms of style and ambition to win.
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Liam Delap suddenly turned his back on MU and chose Chelsea. |
For a long time, stars have wanted to come to United. Even in the difficult post-Sir Alex years, they were able to attract big names thanks to their reputation and decent Premier League position. But now, the situation is dire.
The Red Devils have not won the English championship in the past 12 years, and their lowest ranking last season is a confirmation that the day they return to the top is still very far away. The loss to Tottenham in Bilbao was also the 6th defeat in the last 8 finals they have participated in. This is a clear sign that MU has lost the habit of winning and is even not competitive enough.
Last month, former captain Roy Keane commented sourly that "the days when every player wanted to join United are over". "Why? Look at the current state of the team and it's easy to see that they don't bring anything positive," he said.
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MU has lost the habit of winning and winning titles. |
Not now, MU's difficulty in buying players has been evident for many seasons. To solve that, they are forced to spend unreasonable transfer fees for mid-range targets.
That is Antony for £85.4m, Rasmus Hojlund for £72m, Leny Yoro for £58.9m, Manuel Ugarte for £50.7m or Joshua Zirkzee for £36.5m. They can still have stars, but they are "old soldiers" or susceptible to injuries, and the price is also very high (Casemiro for £70m, Mason Mount for £50m).
Hard to believe but true, the recent MU squad was built at a cost of 917.2 million pounds (actual transfer), just behind Chelsea (1.2 billion pounds), Man City (1.1 billion) and far ahead of Arsenal (702.3 million), Liverpool (689.8 million). However, these four teams along with Newcastle (535.6 million) finished the season in the top 5 and won tickets to the Champions League, the Red Devils were only 2 places above the relegation group.
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MU is currently a collection of many high-priced, low-quality players. |
Poor performance has also caused the market value of players to drop dramatically. When Ruben Amorim joined MU, the total value of the Red Devils' squad was valued at 720.6 million pounds. Currently, this figure has dropped to only 542.5 million, meaning 178 million has evaporated. This is the biggest difference in the Premier League 2024/25. The team with the second biggest price drop is West Ham, also only about 68.5 million.
This development makes it difficult for MU to continue to sell players to raise funds to buy others. By the way, it must be added that not only is MU less attractive to potential targets, but the players currently wearing MU shirts also want to leave Old Trafford. Antony, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford have ended their loan contracts but do not want to return. Alejandro Garnacho is looking for a new destination.
It all adds up to a mess that Amorim will not be able to clean up easily. “We are a big brand,” the Portuguese coach said not long ago. Only many people don’t think so.
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