Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 26.09.24

Here’s Jonny

Nearly there……

At least gives us some ability to say we're happy to keep him if our value isn't met.

If ETH is happy enough for him to be back, fine.

I would worry it's basically gonna be a game of bukeroo to see when to blows up again.

Hopefully that positive discussion was "I'm sorry and I'll try impress the lads on boards.ie"

So that's both Rashford and Sancho that have had positive talks with ETH in recent weeks. Hopefully both can now get their heads down and start producing on the pitch. Whether it's at Utd or elsewhere this will be a big season for both players

I don’t think it’s clear that he apologised at all. I think if he did, it would have been said. Instead what’s being said is they’ve both agreed to draw a line under it and move on.

It’s more likely than not that he stays this season, so they have to make use of him and agreeing to move on without waiting for an apology that probably won’t come, makes sense.

I think this would have been pushed from those above EtH as well.

Disagree.

ETH was clear it was up to sancho to apologise. No real reason to think it's gone a different way.

And then look at Antony getting dropped for kicking off, then coming back in. Club treated it in house and said it was an injury.

The club may simply not want to be airing apologies and just want it dealt with and moved on.

The handling of the sancho situation was a sh show in bad people and player moment. Before abd after the final incident. I would expect and hope ashworth and wilcox will be far better at handling this stuff than murtough and Arnold.

Yeah, that triggering of his one year extension really was a massive vote of confidence and a clear indication he's here long term. No chance we're discussing his position again next summer!

can’t see sancho getting near first team

Need him gone to get dm in

Considering the players probably thought he was out the door then yes extending the extra year and giving him the two years is an indication to the players he is not going anywhere. Who knows if things go well they could be discussing a further contract extension. Like all managers it could go anyway depending on results. For all we know they said to Ten Hag that they would activate the extension now and if things go well this year they would come back to a further extension next year.

As fans we should try look at things positively and hope that we are looking at an extension next year and not a sacking. If we are already talking about a possible sacking by Christmas or next summer then as a fan it's going to be an awful season to get through. Let's just try enjoy the season ahead and have some optimism and let the cards fall as they will.

Again though, this is bigger than moving on one player. Manchester Uniteds goal isn't to sell Sancho, it is to be successful.

Forcing Ten Hag to take Sancho back with no apology does nothing but hurt that goal.

I don't actually believe it to be the case anyway, its far more likely that there was a token apology and that they are quite rightly keeping it all in house. Announcing publicly that he apologised would probably be seen as rubbing it in his face.

It will all come out through the rumor mill anyway, no need to say anything formally.

What would the upside be for Sancho in apologising? It definitely doesn’t sound like something he would do based on what we know about him.

A sale is better for him just as much as it is better for the club, unless he really does want to sit on his arse for a few years.

Training and involvement in games can only make it easier to sell him.

The alternative is for the club to announce publicly that Sancho still refuses to engage with the manager and so is suspended yet again. Even a twat like him must realise that this hurts him more than it does the club.

Once Ten Hag retained his job then the only real option left to Sancho was to suck it up and make a fake apology.