Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee could be on their way out at Manchester United
Manchester United prepare to face Tottenham in the Europa League final tonight. Despite enduring one of their worst domestic campaigns, Ruben Amorim’s side have one last chance to make up for the disaster. They are 16th in the Premier League and have been showing signs of weakness for months. Neither the arrival of a new coach nor a few promising names have been able to stop them sinking. The fans remain hopeful, but they know that European glory will not paper over all the cracks. The mood may change tonight, but the long-term work is just beginning.
Manchester United are ready to put up Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee for sale
While the season is one game away, the Old Trafford offices are moving the pieces in the direction of what is to come. According to information from Football Insider, the club are planning to sell either Rasmus Hojlund or Joshua Zirkzee in the summer. Neither has been up to the task. Hojlund has 10 goals, Zirkzee just seven. The club are looking to reconfigure their attack and already has clear targets. One is Liam Delap, a rising star at Ipswich Town. The other is Wolves’ Matheus Cunha, whose release clause is £62.5 million. The plan is clear: free up space and add quality.
Deciding to part with Hojlund or Zirkzee doesn’t seem illogical, but it does seem risky on closer inspection. Both arrived with high expectations. Hojlund, young and promising, still needs time to mature. Zirkzee, technical but inconsistent, has shown flashes, albeit without continuity.
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However, the underlying problem is not only individual, but collective. Amorim has not been able to structure a structural offensive system. The disconnections in midfield, the absence of incisive wingers and the lack of automatisms in the final third explain part of the underperformance. Selling without having created a stable platform may leave the newcomers in the same situation.
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Liam Delap offers freshness and mobility, but his experience at elite level is limited. Matheus Cunha does have varied traits, but he is not a classic ‘9’. If United are to use him as a reference, they will need a second striker or midfielder to complement him. The squad lacks profiles that open up space, break lines, or provide advantages in one-on-ones. To compete again with the best, the club must reform the attacking structure, sign players with positional intelligence and mental toughness, and build a midfield with control and aggression.
In addition, the club should rethink their sporting model. It is not enough to bring in promising names. What is needed is an idea sustained over time, with tactical coherence and continuity. If everything is left to market impulses, the circle will repeat itself. From another angle, this clean-up can be interpreted as a sign that Amorim will have real power in decision-making. That can be positive if the club trusts his project. But if the cycle changes again in six months, the chaos will continue. United need stability, and that starts with not building on half-ruined ruins.