Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 12.02.26

Seen that this morning. 18million is what seems to be the paper price

He somewhat undermines his own point that his door is open to young players to come talk to him, but no one is doing so by relaying the offer at a press conference.

Ideally, problems will be handled inhouse with players talking to the manager. But we have this public discourse now where its not being handled inhouse, but as a weird public dialogue through press conferences, posts on social media and people posing in t-shirts. The young players need to grow up obviously, but Amorim is contributing to it too by entertaining these questions - he is grown man, what is his excuse?

Praise publicly, criticise privately is leadership basics. Amorim gets himself in trouble for talking far too openly and honestly with a media that is not there to be his friend or help the club.

In many companies, employees have a standing 1-to-1 meeting with their boss scheduled at fixed intervals (every week, month or whatever). Check in on goals (pardon the pun), progress and a feedback loop.

Do they not do this at football clubs?

No thanks, ive no issue with any players going to Saudi, but he had many a suitor no doubt and the money talked, wasn't the football for him (Might of been the Portuguese contingent with Ronaldo there) imo.

Forget all that anyway, I just don't think he'd be able for the league now coming in. 2 years ago in the PL was a lot different, the 'lower' teams are a lot better now and the league is more demanding.

IIts Fkin tough for UTD now.

Seen players come in from top 5 leagues in the world and struggle, the Saudi league is miles below them.

Was 26, 2 years there now its not good at his age. Its where you go to retire, or America. Bringing him back to the PL he'd get destroyed imo.

(Sorry keeponhurling man, just went on a rant)

In all honesty if Kobbie does go and we get 70-80+ thats brilliant buisness from utd for a 20 year old.

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Yeah years ago players weren’t afraid to knock on the managers door and have an honest conversation. Not to demand minutes but to understand decisions and argue their case, show a bit of character if you like.

In modern football today it seems the younger players are so used to having agents or other people speaking on their behalf that they seem to lack the confidence or personality to properly communicate with their managers

If one of my staff wouldn't approach me but preferred to just whinge about things in the canteen instead, I would think less of that person.

If nobody at all is bringing their problems to me, I would take a minute to wonder why.

Plenty

Garnacho is surely the benchmark here. Another highly rated young player, not wanted by the club, still years left on his contract. But also a goalscoring attacker, which are always more expensive.

We got 40m for him. We won't get more than that for Mainoo.