Manchester United are now abandoning the long-term pursuit of their Premier League target with Ruben Amorim changing his transfer plans.
The Portuguese manager has recently expressed his belief that it’ll take six transfer windows to assemble his ideal squad at Old Trafford.
With no transfer budget, United have to make sales to sign new talent this January, or rely on free transfers and loans.
The other option of course is to truly harness the potential in the current squad, with Amorim certainly getting the best out of some stars.
Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo appear to be becoming a solid pair in the centre of the pitch.
Amad Diallo is thriving in attack under Amorim’s new system, whilst Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire are starting to solidify the defence.
As such, Amorim is now urging United to ditch the pursuit of Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite.
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Manchester United pull out of Jarrad Branthwaite pursuit
The Daily Mail has reported that United are no longer interested in Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite as The Red Devils consider his wage and asking price.
With Everton holding firm on their valuation of £70 million and Branthwaite wanting to commit to the wages Erik ten Hag offered of £160,000 per week, the financial implications of the deal would be too much for United.
This combined with the resurgence of Harry Maguire, the strength of Matthijs de Ligt and potential of Leny Yoro mean that United’s priorities now sit elsewhere.
The Red Devils no longer need a centre-back “ready-made” to fit into the squad, however this is needed with a left-wing-back or striker.
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