Man Utd face reality after crushing Europa League final loss | File image
‘Previously, four players – Fernandes, Harry Maguire, Amad, and Leny Yoro – were believed to be considered “untouchable” such was their importance to Amorim’
By Valentine Amanze
Manchester United Wednesday 0-1 Europa League final loss to London club, Tottenham Hotspur, at the Estadio de San Mames, Spain, has taken toll on the players of the Premier League club.
With the players’ poor run in the season coupled with their woeful performance at the Europa final, the club’s management decided that it has seen enough.
It has therefore put all the players up for sale, while still believing in the coach, Reuben Amorim.
This is with club’s finances in dire state after missing Champions League competition, which would have generated a enough fund for the management.
An abject 1-0 defeat by Ange Postecoglou’s side, in which both sides were utterly woeful and neither deserved to lift the trophy, leaves United with nothing more than their worst Premier League season in history.
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Any prospect of European football next season died as the referee blew the final whistle.
The pressure on Ruben Amorim has grown since his arrival from Sporting CP in November to replace Erik ten Hag. After yesterday, it reached fever pitch with swathes of the club’s fanbase turning on the Portuguese coach.
Yet sources indicate INEOS remain steadfast in their backing of Amorim and are prepared to back him this summer.
But the financial pressure at Old Trafford means the club’s ownership is willing to listen to offers for every player, including captain Bruno Fernandes.
Dale McDonnell of Daily Mirror revealed that United were facing a “catastrophic financial black hole” without competing in Europe next year – only the second time this has happened in the last 35 years.
As a result, the report contends that the club would “listen to offers for every player” and that no one is “immune from being sold – including captain Bruno Fernandes”.
Previously, four players – Fernandes, Harry Maguire, Amad, and Leny Yoro – were believed to be considered “untouchable” such was their importance to Amorim.
But with “United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chief executive Omar Berrada and technical director Jason Wilcox [set to] oversee the major squad overhaul this summer” no player will be safe from INEOS’ scythe if a suitable offer arrives.
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