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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Man Utd 'Bomb Squad' member reacts to transfer as Red Devils' team-mate shows support
Tyrell Malacia is still looking to leave Manchester United after being omitted from training and pre-season as part of Ruben Amorim's 'bomb squad' this summer Tyrell Malacia may not yet have got his transfer, but the Manchester United star has responded after one of his former Feyenoord team-mates got their summer switch. Malacia's old pal in Rotterdam, Toshio Lake, has secured a move to Belgian outfit Olympic Charleroi. Lake's move comes with Malacia's future anything but certain. He was one of the five players who made up Ruben Amorim's so-called 'Bomb Squad' after expressing a desire to leave Old Trafford this summer. The others, of course, were Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon Sancho, and Marcus Rashford. Of the five, only Rashford has actually got his move, the England international joining Barcelona on loan for the season. Dutch international Malacia spent the second half of last term out on loan himself, at PSV Eindhoven. However, they elected not to exercise their option to make the move permanent. The defender commented on Lake's post that carries the caption 'Home stretch. Matthew 5:14-16 "You are the light of the world", proclaiming: "God is great." United striker Joshua Zirkzee, another of his team-mates during their time together at Feyenoord, responded by saying: "Love it bro go get em !!" In an interview last year with Status Pro Sport, his management company, Lake mentioned he still keeps in regular contact with Malacia and Zirkzee. "I still speak to almost everyone, some more than others," he noted. "At Feyenoord, I played with a lot of really good guys: Joshua Zirkzee, Ramon Hendriks, Quilindschy Hartman, the Timber brothers [Jurrien and Quinten], Lutsharel Geertruida and Tyrell Malacia. And then I'm probably forgetting a bunch. "With the Dutch national team, there were Bryan Brobbey, Nigel Thomas, Mohammed Ihattaren, and I could go on. I still have a lot of contact with Joshua Zirkzee and Quinten Timber, but perhaps the most with Tyrell Malacia. "Tyrell and I went through a phase where we were both injured at the same time. Then you really support each other through the process. I talk a lot about God with Quinten; he really helped me get closer to God." It comes as ex-United forward Dimitar Berbatov urges Amorim to block any sale of Rasmus Hojlund this summer - despite the imminent arrival of Benjamin Sesko. Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
Daily Record
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Man Utd set cut-price Tyrell Malacia transfer fee for Celtic as Ruben Amorim exchange sparks desperate PSR plan
The defender was on a January shortlist of Hoops' targets and is now available for a bargain price Celtic have been told the bargain price Manchester United would accept for out of favour full back Tyrell Malacia. The Scottish Premiership champions has been on the hunt for left-back Malacia in the winter window after failing to get bring Kieran Tierney in early from Arsenal despite having a pre-contract agreement in place. And after Greg Taylor's departure for PAOK it's a similar story for Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers as he looks for a left-back with towering Dutch defender Justin de Haas reportedly on agenda with Famalicao holding a £3million valuation. But Malacia now appears to be available for a similar fee after PSV Eindhoven - who the Dutch international joined over the Hoops - failed to trigger an option to buy in the 25-year-old's deal. before reporting for pre-season training to allow the defender to search for a new club. Malacia signed from Feyenoord for around £13million four years ago but has struggled to make an impact at Old Trafford. The Manchester Evening News has revealed that signed a four-year contract at Old Trafford back in 2022, United need to sell him for £3.22million to avoid a loss under the profit and sustainability rules (PSR) with the club willing to accept a lowball bid as they are "unlikely to inundated with offers." There appears to be little way back for Malacia at the Red Devils following a public back and forth with boss Ruben Amorim. In January - shortly before his exit for the Eredvisie -Amorim admitted he didn't believe the full-back could fit into his system. He said: "A player like him is a full-back. He played with the national team outside and inside, but sometimes in this system, sometimes it's hard for him because he's not so offensive. "He can play as one of the three defenders, if we have more possession and more control of the games. It's a really difficult context for him." And just days later after returning to the Netherlands - where he came through the youth ranks at Feyenoord - Malacia took a cheeky dig back declaring he was "finally playing good football again." You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also on WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here.
New York Times
05-07-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Man Utd have failed to sell Rashford, Sancho and Garnacho – it's a mess of their own making
At what point do alarm bells start ringing for Marcus Rashford, for Jadon Sancho, for Alejandro Garnacho, for Antony and for Manchester United? Ruben Amorim wanted all four unhappy players sold before pre-season training begins on Monday — an immediate boost to their straitened financial position, a significant burden off the wage bill and, importantly from the manager's perspective, an opportunity to draw a line in the sand and move on from some of the issues that have dogged the club for the past two seasons. Advertisement Predictably — because clear desperation to sell is not a great look in any marketplace — they are all still Manchester United players. And with Amorim eager to move on without them as he steps up his preparations for the new season, it emerged on Friday that the club has informed all four, plus unwanted left-back Tyrell Malacia, that it has delayed their return date until 'later in July' to give them more time to secure a move away. Equally predictably, this latest development, communicated on Thursday, has not gone down well among the players and their representatives, some of whom dispute the claim that they have asked for a move. There was a reference to their being allowed access to the medical and support facilities at Carrington at some point in July if they have not secured a move, but there was not the slightest hint of a scenario in which they might be reintegrated to Amorim's squad. There are potential exit routes. The Athletic revealed this week that Rashford and his representatives are pursuing options overseas after Aston Villa, where he spent the second half of last season on loan, decided against taking up the £40million ($54.6million) option of a permanent deal; Sancho, who spent last season on loan to Chelsea, has been linked with moves to Borussia Dortmund (for a third time) and Juventus; Garnacho remains the subject of interest from Chelsea; Real Betis are still hoping to find a way re-sign Antony, ideally on another loan. But interest has been slow to crystallise into anything more serious, let alone anything of the type that would meet United's earlier expectations of what they might raise. The Transfermarkt website would not claim its algorithm to track players' valuations is a 100 per cent replication of market conditions, but it proposes that at the respective peaks of their powers — in Sancho's case during his penultimate season at Dortmund — Rashford, Sancho and Antony would have been valued at a combined £250million (£73m, £112m, and £65m respectively). Now, by contrast, Transfermarkt places their valuations at a combined £97m (Rashford £43m, Sancho £24m, Antony £30m). Advertisement But even those valuations look extremely unrealistic, not least because of the additional financial burden that their wages would bring. Villa could have signed Rashford for £40m but decided against it; Chelsea had a contractual obligation to sign Sancho permanently for up to £25m but preferred to pay a £5m penalty charge to send him back, having been unable to agree personal terms; Betis would love to re-sign Antony, but the Spanish club do not have the funds to get anywhere near that £30m figure and would prefer another loan, with United helping to subsidise his wages. Whatever hopes United might have had in terms of transfer fees — particularly during the moments when Rashford, Sancho and particularly Antony showed flashes, during their loan spells, of talents that seemed to have stagnated at Old Trafford — are having to be scaled down rapidly. Would they accept £30m for Rashford? What about £25m, £20m? What if another few weeks pass without a deal? Are they desperate enough to accept another loan? Garnacho is a different case. At 21 he is by far the youngest and most saleable of the quartet, his best years theoretically ahead of him, his dip in form nothing like as deep or as long as those endured by the other three. He has a lower base salary than the other three, so meeting his financial expectations might not be so difficult. It is possible to regard him as a talented, albeit inconsistent winger who, even if he doesn't fit Amorim's tactical vision, would represent a safer investment — bigger upside, smaller downside — than some of the array of wingers Chelsea have bought. But would even Chelsea consider meeting a reported £60m asking price when United, through their clear desperation to sell, have created a buyer's market? This is not just, as it appeared in January, a club whose financial circumstances might lead them reluctantly to consider any huge offers for Garnacho or midfielder Kobbie Mainoo if the price was right. This is now a club that needs to sell Garnacho because his relationship with Amorim — like Rashford's and like Sancho's with Erik ten Hag previously — has broken down. There is another complication. At a time when there is felt to be a shortage of top-class options in certain positions (goalkeepers, centre-forwards), there is a veritable glut of right-footed forwards who like to cut inside from the left wing. And here we have one club trying to sell three players (Rashford, Sancho, Garnacho) who are regarded primarily as that, plus a left-footer (Antony) who likes to cut in from the right. What does it say about United's failures of recruitment and player development in recent years that they find themselves trying to sell three left wingers at once? Advertisement If there was a time when left-sided forwards were in short supply, that has changed dramatically in recent years with a trend towards inverted wingers, encouraged to dribble inside rather than take the outside route. Look among the biggest, richest clubs — the ones who might have some prospect of meeting Manchester United's and Rashford's financial expectations — and you will not find many vacancies for such a player. To return to Transfermarkt again, the site values no fewer than 25 left-wingers at €50m-plus. As well as Vinicius Jnr (Real Madrid), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Bradley Barcola (both Paris Saint-Germain), Raphinha (Barcelona), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao) and Rafael Leao (AC Milan), that list includes Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz (Liverpool), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United), Jeremy Doku (Manchester City), Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton & Hove Albion) and Kevin Schade (Brentford). More significantly, it includes a couple of emerging talents who have been transferred this summer (Alex Baena, 23, whom Atletico Madrid signed from Villarreal; Jamie Gittens, who his about to join Chelsea from Dortmund; Jesus Rodriguez who has joined Como from Betis) and others (such as Kenan Yildiz at Juventus and the precociously gifted Malick Fofana at Lyon) who are appearing prominently on every scouting radar. In an era when the focus on 'proven' talent has been replaced by a preference for investing in untapped potential — a practice that has been taken to an extreme at Chelsea — the market for Rashford at 27 and Sancho and Antony at 25, all of them with at least a couple of difficult seasons behind them, seems far less active than it once would have done. The same goes for Jack Grealish, who, four years after a £100m transfer from Villa, is totally out of the picture at Manchester City and wondering what kind of escape route might present itself. But the difference is that Manchester City can afford to take a big hit on a player for once, as opposed to the enormous losses United have taken on so many of the big signings they have made over the past decade. There is at least some interest in Rashford. The Barcelona idea, which his representatives are pursuing actively for the second successive transfer window, has resurfaced in the past few days after Williams, their top target, elected to stay in Bilbao. Bayern Munich continue to crop up in dispatches. But for both clubs Rashford would appear an 'option', at a knockdown price, rather than an immediate priority. In an interview with YouTuber Javi Ruiz while in Spain last month, Rashford did not disguise his interest in Barcelona. He emphasised his renewed enthusiasm for playing at centre-forward, which he said was 'becoming more comfortable, more natural'. In his 13 appearances at Villa (six starts, seven from the bench), he was used on the left wing and through the middle by Unai Emery and there were moments, in both positions, where he offered glimpses of the Rashford of two seasons earlier. Advertisement But those undeniable glimpses didn't develop into anything more enduring. A hamstring injury cut short his season and, while Emery appreciated his contribution, the Villa hierarchy did not see enough to persuade them to take up that £40m option when they have faced their own battle to comply with the Premier League's profitability and sustainability regulations. Since Sir Jim Ratcliffe's investment last year, Manchester United have been pleading poverty, the financial excesses of the previous decade leaving them with no choice but to cut jobs, raise ticket prices and make painful decisions for the long-term good. Their financial headaches would have been eased considerably by a couple of quick windfalls with the sales of Rashford and Sancho — transfer fees banked and salaries off the wage bill — but it is yet to happen. The fact they have ploughed ahead with the £62.5m signing of Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers and have offered a similar sum for Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo underlines their commitment to a revamp of their forward line. The fact that Cunha has been offered what was Rashford's No 10 shirt is as clear a sign as any that the England forward has no future under Amorim. Amorim's need for a fresh start — no more sulkers, no more malcontents — is obvious, having spent so much of his tenure in firefighting mode. But just how big a series of financial hits are United willing to take in order to give their manager that clean slate he wants? If these were easy transactions to make, Rashford and Antony would have been sold last summer and Sancho at least six months before that. The fact they are still there should leave everyone at Manchester United, not least the players themselves, with an awful lot to ponder.
BBC News
26-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Gossip: Man Utd want quick Garnacho sale
Manchester United may accept bids of around £45m to secure a quick sale of 20-year-old Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho. (Star), externalMeanwhile, United are struggling to sell Netherlands left-back Tyrell Malacia, 25, who helped PSV Eindhoven win the Eredivisie title while on loan last season. (Athletic - subscription required), externalLiverpool have joined United and Arsenal in the race to sign Sporting's 27-year-old Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres. (Athletic - subscription required), externalWant more transfer stories? Read Thursday's full gossip columnFollow the gossip column on BBC Sport
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Man United 'struggling to sell forgotten star' despite ending season as title winner - and why that matters
Manchester United are reportedly struggling to sell one of their peripheral stars. Ruben Amorim 's dressing room is in need of an overhaul after a disastrous season which saw them finish 15th in the Premier League. United have made no secret of their desire to spend big, landing Matheus Cunha from Wolves for £62.5million and bidding in excess of £60m for Brentford 's Bryan Mbeumo. But their pockets will have to be supplemented by sales after they missed out on Champions League football for the third time in for seasons. One star on the chopping block is Tyrell Malacia, who only managed three games for them last season after returning from knee surgery. He was sent out on loan in January to PSV, who he helped inspire to a remarkable Eredivisie title after they abolished Ajax's 12-point lead. Malacia joined United from Feyenoord for £14.6m in 2022, becoming Erik ten Hag's first signing, but after an encouraging first season he has since only managed three league games due to his horrific injury trouble. The 25-year-old was ruled out for 18 months after a meniscus tear, a botched surgery, and then another surgery, an ordeal which reset his rehabilitation process. His layoff became somewhat a mystery due to the lack of updates from United, with one conspiracy suggesting he had died, and ran away with the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, whose whereabouts were unknown last year as she dealt with a cancer diagnosis away from the spotlight. Now The Athletic reports that there is no firm interest in Malacia, with United keen to get him off their books. Every penny matters to United and their ability to offload deadwood will shape the business they can do this window. United are also looking to sell Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, and Antony. The most likely scenario with Sancho is a return to the Bundesliga, where he shone in two spells with Borussia Dortmund, but United may struggle to secure the £25m fee they are after from a club in Germany. Rashford, who impressed initially at Aston Villa last season, is a player they are eager to sell, but sources have suggested a loan deal with an option to buy is more likely. United would want £40m to seal a permanent deal. Whistleblowers, brought to you by the Mail and Wickes TradePro, is football's most original new podcast, lifting the lid on the parts of the game no one else talks about Antony has thrived on loan at Real Betis but they do not have the money to sign him permanently and he is another that has been mooted for a loan deal with option to buy, unless United lower their asking price of around £30-35m. Chelsea, meanwhile, are weighing up a move for Garnacho but there are concerns about his character. Garnacho angered United fans after wearing an Aston Villa shirt on holiday with Rashford's name on the back.
