“Personnel policy horrific”
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Manchester United is one of the greatest crises in the history of the club. The Red Devils play the worst season in 35 years, have been stuck in the midfield of the Premier League and the newcomers are not beating again. In addition, the English record champion has to watch professionals who have left the club before or in the course of the season.
With 37 points after 30 game days, United is as bad as it has been in the table as since the 1989/90 season – the last time when the club missed a single -digit place in the table. In the last master season 2012/13 under Alex Ferguson, the Red Devils had twice as many points at the same time. “Man United has stumbled into the next this season. When Rúben Amorim Erik Ten Hag replaced, it was clear from the outset that it would take a long time to solve the problems. The club has been on and next to the field for a decade for a decade. Personnel policy has been horrible and the level in the club,” says Benjamin Littlemore, Content Manager, Content Manager UK at the transfer market.
Before the season, the Red Devils invested 246 million euros in new staff, for the third time in a row the 200 million mark was broken (all United transfers in the TM database). A sporting improvement is not in sight, also because newcomers like Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee do not meet expectations. “Not many clubs in world football are under the same pressure as you are united. The players are expected to perform immediately and you only need a few bad games so that the media draw a negative picture of them. This pressure and the fact that the team has not worked as a unit in recent years has made it very difficult for a few stars to appear in the United jersey,” explains Littlemore. The expenditure is compared to income of EUR 103 million – for players who work perfectly at other clubs.
Mctominay and Naples fight for the Scudetto
Last season, United’s own plant, Scott Mctominay, saved his team again and again with his goals. With seven goals in 32 Premier League games, the 28-year-old midfielder played his best season, only to be sold to SSC Naples for 30.5 million euros in summer. The Schotte left its youth club for the first time after seven years and 255 competitive games and became an absolute regular in Italy.
In the Italian champion of 2023, Mctominay had almost no adjustment difficulties and became an integral part of Antonio Conte in the middle of the field. The table tenth of the past season is three points behind leaders Inter Milan and is in the middle of the fight for the Scudetto (for the table). McTominay makes his contribution, which plays the best season of his career with six goals and four templates. Its market value climbed from 32 million euros in December – career high value.
“McTominay has an enormous influence on the team in his first season and quickly developed into an audience favorite and absolute top performer. With his physical presence, tactical intelligence and versatility, he helped Napoli to come back to the course of success after a difficult season and is now essential in the new 4-3-3. Dietl, Area Manager Italy at the transfer market.
Rashford convinces after a start -up time at Aston Villa
Similar to Mctominay, Marcus Rashford Man left United for the first time in his career and joined Aston Villa on loan. The 27 -year -old attacker was sorted out after eight and a half years and over 200 goal participations in 426 games for the Red Devils of Amorim – quite a way of doing so. Rashford was not able to build on the strong season 2022/23 when he was successful 17 times in the Premier League, but four goals in 15 missions make him one of the most accurate United professionals 2024/25.
Rashford also needed some start -up time for the villans, but now it is a fixture in the UNAI Emery team and led the club to the semi -finals of the FA Cup with a double pack against Preston North End. The left wing stands in three goals and four templates in eleven games for his new employer, who is in seventh place in the Premier League and could again qualify for international business (for the table). In addition to the FA Cup, the club from Birmingham is also represented in the Champions League, where you meet Paris Saint-Germain.
“It is difficult to say what was going on with Rashford at United, but he seems to be back at his best performance. Whether this is due to self -confidence that Unai Emery has instilled, or that the jersey of Man United no longer burdens him so much. It is difficult to say every week,” explains Littlemore.
Antony shines at Betis: “Feel valued and loved”
Just like Rashford, Antony Man United left on loan in winter and joined Real Betis until the end of the season. The 25 -year -old winger was never justified the transfer fee of EUR 95 million in 2022 in 2022 and was involved in 96 games for the Red Devils in 96 games. Its market value received seven consecutive devaluations in Manchester in the two and a half years and fell from 75 million to EUR 20 million. He also no longer had a future under Amorim.
With his achievements, on the other hand, Antony inspires fans among the Andalusians and has developed into a crowd favorite in a short time. He scored four goals in twelve games and prepared four more-among other things, he was decisive for the game with two goal participations in the round of 16 of the Europa League against Vitoria Guimarães (4: 0). In Laliga, Betis takes 6th place and has a good chance of being European, also in the coming season (for the table).
“He is confident and feels valued and loved by his teammates and fans. Betis’s style of play goes to him, and he also enjoys the trust of the coach and the club what he needs in England. Spain at the transfer market.
Carreras’ great development at Benfica – Wordskind Sancho at Chelsea
In summer, Mason Greenwood also left his youth club and switched to Olympique Marseille for 26 million euros, which, however, had no sporting reasons, but was related to his misconduct outside the square. His girlfriend reported him in January 2022 for assault, among other things. The procedure has now been dropped, but there was no future for the 23-year-old with MAN United. At Marseille, however, he flourishes again in terms of sport and is the most accurate professional in Ligue 1 with 15 goals in 27 games after Ousmane Dembélé.
The development of Álvaro Carreras at Benfica will also be observed closely at Man United. The Portuguese signed the 22 -year -old left -back after a half -year loan for 6 million euros, he immediately became a regular player and increased his market value from 7 million to EUR 28 million. Donny van de Beek from FC Girona and Aaron Wan-Bissaka at West Ham United, which were once bought for 39 million and 55 million euros, also performed well and are regulars. Only with the loan from Jadon Sancho to Chelsea FC, it runs with two goals and seven templates in 30 missions, but still better than with MAN United.
