Harry Maguire, Fred and two others are to be made available to fund Manchester United transfers next summer
Manchester United stars Harry Maguire and Fred, along with two others, will be made available to fund transfers in the summer of 2023, according to The Telegraph (Subscription Required) [h/t Mirror].
Harry Maguire, Fred and two others are to be made available to fund Manchester United transfers next summer. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Apart from the England and Brazil nationals, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Donny van de Beek will also be allowed to leave the club in the upcoming transfer window.
The Red Devils are looking to get a striker and a central midfielder as a priority in the summer of 2023. However, in order to fund the deals, the Old Trafford side will have to sell some players.
Manchester United will make Harry Maguire, Fred, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Donny van de Beek available next summer to fund transfers. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
United will be hoping to get at least £100 million from the sale of the four stars, which will then be reinvested. The Red Devils’ shortlist includes Harry Kane, Benjamin Sesko, Victor Osimhen, Frenkie de Jong and Jude Bellingham. Evidently, none of them will come cheap.
The players the Old Trafford side have made available are not regular fixtures for Erik ten Hag in the starting lineup. They have all fallen down the pecking order in their respective positions.
Maguire started the first two matches under the Dutch manager. However, since then, the 29-year-old has lost his place in the team. However, the England international did revive a bit of his reputation with the Three Lions at the 2022 World Cup.
Fred has lost his place in the Manchester United starting lineup this season. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
Fred has not been pivotal this season either. The Brazilian has lost his place in the team to two new arrivals—Casemiro and Christian Eriksen. The duo’s performances have resulted in the 29-year-old’s game time dwindling.
Wan-Bissaka has not featured in Ten Hag’s plans much due to Diogo Dalot. The England U21 international has been pipped by the Portugal international. Although, the 25-year-old has performed decently in recent fixtures.
Van de Beek’s transfer to United has been an underwhelming one. Since his arrival in the summer of 2020, the Holland international has failed to cement his place in the team. Injuries in the current campaign have not helped his cause either.
Therefore, the Old Trafford side would seemingly not miss if any of the four players departed the club. They would not want to remain bit-part players at the club either. However, the Red Devils should also be careful about not making a major overhaul that could create issues with the depth of the squad.
“Give them a game”- Man United legend cautiously confident ahead of Manchester Derby
Rio Ferdinand confident about Manchester United getting postie result against Manchester City
Manchester United icon Rio Ferdinand is confident about the Red Devils getting a positive result against Manchester City. We will take on the Sky Blues in the Premier League on 14 January at home.
Rio Ferdinand confident about Manchester United getting postie result against Manchester City. (Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images)
In the previous fixture between the two, Pep Guardiola’s team got the better of the Old Trafford side. The match ended in a 6-3 defeat for us, with hat tricks from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.
However, speaking via The Sun, Ferdinand, who spent 12 years of his playing career at United, is optimistic about Erik ten Hag’s team performing well. The ex-defender is not fearful anymore.
Rio Ferdinand is confident about Manchester United going into the Manchester City game. (Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images)
“I’m going into this derby thinking, ‘We can give them a game’. You can see players gaining in confidence. For far too long we were going into games thinking, ‘Obviously, we are going to get beat here today but I don’t know how many’.”
For the majority of Ferdinand’s time with the Red Devils, City were not a team that were considered a top side. However, after their takeover in 2008, they have now become a force to be reckoned with.
United have fallen down the mantle they first stood on. In the previous five league fixtures at Old Trafford, we have won just once.
Ever since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure in 2013, the Red Devils have been unable to get their hand on a PL title. On the other hand, the Sky Blues have been champions in four of the last five seasons.
Going into the derby this time around, United are in fine form. We have won our last eight fixtures in all competitions. The Red Devils have also kept a clean sheet in the last three league games.
As for City, they have been a bit shaky. Guardiola’s team are currently second in the table, behind Arsenal. They recently dropped points against Everton and lost their previous fixture to Southampton in the Carabao Cup.
But even though the Sky Blues have dwindled, they are still a quality team. We need to be at our best to go toe-to-toe with the Cityzens. They will be hoping to get back to winning ways in the derby. However, United need to make sure they make a statement of their own.
Source: weallfollowunited.com
