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The Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Man Utd tipped for audacious Caoimhin Kelleher transfer from arch-rivals Liverpool to replace Andre Onana
LIVERPOOL goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has been tipped for a shock move to fierce rivals Manchester United. United's goalkeeper crisis means they could look to sell Andre Onana Altay Bayindir and release Tom Heaton this summer. 1 Onana and No 2 stopper Bayindir are both prone to howlers, with United eyeing a complete reset. Meanwhile Kelleher, capped 22 times for Ireland already, is understood to want to compete for regular minutes. Kelleher secured his second Premier League title with Liverpool this season but only started 10 games with Alisson ahead of him in the pecking order. Prominent United reporter at ESPN Mark Ogden has put Kelleher on his shortlist of potential goalkeepers to replace Onana. Ogden said: "Kelleher wants to move, he wants to play football. "It would be good deal at such a low price to get someone with proven experience in English football." Liverpool value the 26-year-old in excess of £20million, with Brentford also interested. The champions have only been open to selling him since securing Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia last summer. Join SUN CLUB for the Man Utd Files every Thursday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from Old Trafford Meanwhile, Aston Villa No 1 Emi Martinez is the bookie's favourite to replace Onana at Old Trafford. SunSport exclusively revealed that Martinez, twice voted Best Goalkeeper in the world, is reportedly up for the challenge. Martinez, 32, fuelled speculation when he broke down in tears and took a bow in front of the Holte End after Villa's final home game of the season. The World Cup winner's contract runs until 2029 but a bid of £40million or more would ease Villa's PSR concerns.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Could Europa League final defeat 'be good in long run' for Man Utd?
Mark Ogden, senior writer for ESPN, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live after Manchester United's loss to Tottenham:"Manchester United is not a happy place on or off the pitch right now."They have just lost a major European final, there's job cuts, the fans are unhappy with the ticket prices, there's the situation with the ownership."This is a massive blow financially. Without the Champions League, they don't have European football next season, so it is a big hit."But in many ways when the dust settles it might be a good thing in the long run."It might make them do things better, recruit better and offload players that have hung around too long that bit quicker."
BBC News
21-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Hopefully it's a stepping stone for more' - reaction to Europa League win
Former Tottenham manager Glenn Hoddle on TNT Sports: "Incredible. I've got no nails left. Fantastic for the club."It wasn't a fantastic game, but they got over the line. Ange Postecoglou got it right in the end."He played three in midfield, and particularly in the first half, that overpowered Manchester United. In the second half, there was a case of holding on and hanging in there."They defended like trojans. Hopefully, it's a stepping stone for more."Former Premier League defender Steve Brown on BBC Radio London: "Ange Postecoglou has taken a great deal of criticism in recent months, but how better to respond to it than bringing a trophy back?"We are all going to wait with baited breath as to whether he will still be Tottenham manager next season."But Spurs are going to have Champions League football next year and that is huge for them as a club."Mark Ogden, senior writer for ESPN, on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Ange deserves a lot of credit and Spurs deserve a lot of credit."If you are a team in the Premier League, winning a European trophy is bigger than than winning a League Cup or FA Cup. It's a European trophy and they don't come around very often."
BBC News
21-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'It has been a mess for a very, very long time'
Whether he wins the Europa League or not, Ruben Amorim will always have an "uphill battle" until wider issues at Manchester United are resolved, says former goalkeeper Peter on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, he said: "He [Amorim] has come into a really difficult place and situation."The club is not in a great place. There is so much unrest, so many people being laid-off, so much negativity around the club, and he is not in a position – other than winning games and winning trophies – to change that narrative around the club. That has got nothing to do with him."Unless he wins the Premier League, unless he gets into the Champions league winning this game against Tottenham, that would change a little bit, but that [changing the club] is completely beyond his control."It has been a mess for a very, very long time and until that is not a mess anymore, regardless of who is in charge of Manchester United's football team, they will always have a really, really uphill battle and tough job."ESPN's Mark Ogden added: "He is really struggling, but he has got this amazing chance to save his season and save United's season by winning the Europa League, winning a trophy and getting back in the Champions League."It is almost like snakes and ladders – you can go down a snake and then climb a ladder and end up in the Champions League, so that is what is at stake. He has found it really tough and the jury is still out."The United fans think he's great because he is honest, he is talking about the problems that they have identified over a long period of time and this has been a free-hit this season because he inherited such a mess, but as soon as next season starts, when he has got his own players in, then football is football and he won't last long."Listen to the full discussion on BBC Sounds
