After the criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo, the young talented duo Anthony Elanga and Fancundo Pellistri are likely to have to leave MU in the 2023/24 season.Related Posts
According to MEN, coach Ten Hag asked the MU leadership to take the duo Elanga and Pellistri on loan in the summer transfer window of 2023. This is a move to help the team’s young talents accumulate more experience. and flourished as was the case with Amad Diallo this season. Of the two names above, Elanga is one of the young players who have been criticized by superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
In a sensational interview with Piers Morgan in November last year, Ronaldo said the current generation of young players lacked “thirst” and were not interested in improving.
MU “absorbed” Ronaldo’s opinion when he loaned Elanga.
“I don’t mean to say young players disrespect their seniors, but they live in a different era. I can see my 12-year-old son doesn’t have the same willpower as the previous generation. Also, Their desire is also different from before. Everything is so easy that these players have never had difficulties and they don’t seem to mind,” Ronaldo said in an interview.
Despite criticism, Elanga frankly replied to his senior a few days later: “Ronaldo wants to talk about the younger generation of players in general. We represent the new generation. Personally, I always focus 100% on what I’m doing at MU. The young players at Old Trafford are also ready to absorb the teachings.”
Elanga and Pellistri will be loaned out by coach Ten Hag in the summer transfer window of 2023.
This season, Elanga has only started 7 matches and is not often used by coach Ten Hag. In all competitions, the 20-year-old striker has only made a total of 23 appearances for the MU first team, creating 2 goals. When placed next to the same age player as Alejandro Garnacho, the young Swedish star is completely overshadowed.
In October 2022, coach Ten Hag once said about Elanga’s case: “He performed well and was young. Last year, Elanga played a lot of games. It is normal for a young player to rarely play. Elanga He has good qualities like the ability to run and press. He has a promising future.”
On the side of Pellistri, the Uruguayan player was loaned to Alaves by MU for 1.5 years. Under Ten Hag, his performances were not outstanding and had to become a backup for Antony.
