A United manager should never be faced with the prospect of relegation, but that is the cold reality engulfing Old Trafford this winter. Up next it is Liverpool, followed by Arsenal – somehow it could get even worse.
He had no intention of using the January transfer window to begin his revamp of the playing personal. Now he almost has no choice.
With Erik ten Hag having spent, and largely wasted, another £200m in the summer, funds are limited, given the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) regulators are looking on with interest.
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In the eyes of PSR, allowing the likes of Casemiro, on north of £300,000-a-week, to leave, even on loan with his wages covered, will substantially increase United’s currently precarious position, freeing up funds for any incomings.
Several “credit facilities” are available to the club too, should they need them, but that will only further entice PSR scrutiny. Desperate times, however, call for desperate measures.
United are keeping tabs on Napoli striker Viktor Osimhen who is on loan at Galatasaray (Photo: Getty)
At the very least, a wing-back and a striker are top of Amorim’s wish list. As reported this week, fellow countryman Nuno Mendes from Paris Saint-Germain is top pick to fill the problematic left wing-back role, with the player understood to be keen to make the move.
For the striker role, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has been looked at, as has PSG forward Randal Kolo Muani – who is available on loan with an obligation to buy.
That fee would likely have to rise to his release clause – £80m – for the 26-year-old to head to Old Trafford this month. Unlikely, given their financial position.
Who will leave?
Marcus Rashford is the obvious candidate to spearhead any fundraising, given he is the club’s second highest earner and has publicly said he wants a new challenge.
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Read MoreRecouping even half that, along with a loan fee, would go a long way to starting any squad rebuild. The same goes for other higher earners – Casemiro and Antony. While all three may not attract a cash buyer, loaning them out to subsidise their salaries would aid United’s PSR cause.
Even first-team regulars are seen as sellable. Diogo Dalot is on Real Madrid’s radar should their pursuit of Trent Alexander-Arnold fail to bear fruit, Alejandro Garnacho has several admirers monitoring his situation, while Harry Maguire, who is out of contract in the summer and faces an uncertain future, is one of few who can hold their heads high this term and say their form has not dramatically declined.
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