Manchester United have lost the power and authority to dictate their terms while selling players this summer
Manchester United are teetering between a tightrope and urgency. Last season left deep scars at Old Trafford. The team finished fifteenth in the league, a heavy blow for a club of their stature. Losing the Europa League final to Tottenham was another slap in the face for a fan base that expected more.
Now, with Ruben Amorim trying to bind together a broken dressing room, inevitable dilemmas arise. The squad is carrying heavy salaries and contracts that stifle any room for manoeuvre. In this situation, rumours of possible painful departures are beginning to spark debate.
According to The Telegraph, as relayed by Football Insider, the Red Devils could go as far as paying part of the wages of players such as Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho, even if they end up playing for a direct rival in the Premier League. The report details that intermediaries see United as having no strength at the negotiating table.
Manchester United may have to cover part of the salaries of the players that they are trying to sell
Everyone knows they need to sell this summer to clear their books and make room for Amorim’s signings. But finding clubs to take on such high wages is difficult. Even names like Antony and Jadon Sancho are on the list of players that the club could ‘help’ financially to facilitate their departure.
Opinion:
From our perspective, the situation shows a lack of long-term vision: should United let go of players like Rashford and Garnacho, paying part of their wages, to speed up the rebuild? Perhaps so, because there is no worse liability than players who do not fit into a new plan. But this exit, by subsidizing chips to direct rivals, can become a boomerang.
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Financing goals that could sink you months later does not seem a shrewd move. Moreover, the loss of bargaining power shows that the club have run out of plan B. Inflated contracts, combined with erratic performance, have turned several assets into disguised debts. Giving them up means swallowing a pride that should have been controlled years ago.
As for Antony and Sancho, giving them up now without exploring how they would fit into Amorim’s idea could be another strategic mistake. They are young talents, difficult to replace. If given confidence, they could regain value and contribute on the pitch. United’s history teaches us that selling promising players too early is often costly. Today, urgency rules, but every step should be measured to prevent the current desperation from condemning the club’s future to an eternal rebuilding cycle. However, all these players have totally fallen out of favor at Old Trafford.