His time has finally come. Ruben Amorim decided in November 2024 that Manchester United‘s proposal is ‘now or never‘ and signed a contract until 2027. What followed was a disastrous season, the worst United had since 1974. The Red Devils didn‘t win anything, lost in the Europa League final from equally bad Tottenham, they won‘t play in Europe next season and finished 15th at the table. After publicly calling his bosses to sack him if they feel it‘s right, Amorim survived it all and how has the utmost power to do what he wants, and he wants to get rid of some (very expensive) players.Dortmund is out of Sancho raceWhen the Portuguese coach arrived, he was handicapped as he basically couldn‘t do anything. He inherited the players which he couldn‘t change, most of them didn‘t suit his tactics, and the January transfer window was not a good place to buy new players. But now, he can start the season as he likes, and buys the players he wants. So, Amorim decided to do things his own way and take full control of the locker room and the squad. According to the reports, he already axed four players: Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho. Out of those four, only Garnacho was in the team for entire season, others were loaned before or after Amorim‘s arrival and the current boss doesn‘t count on them. So the quartet who‘s value is around 160 million euros according to Transfermarkt will be free to find new clubs.’United champion in 2028? Why not?’According to the club‘s source, Amorim is looking to keep only the players who will ‘die for the shirt‘ and who will fulfill his tactical ideas. He will be also looking to create a smaller group of players as he wants players to make a stronger bond between themselves, not to mention that they are not playing in Europe, so they don‘t need such a big team after all. All four players will stay in England when Manchester goes to the USA for a pre-season tour near the end of July and will train at the club‘s training center looking for a club. United won‘t have an opportunity to get their money back as nobody in the world would pay 70 million or more for Antony or Jadon Sancho so a much lower price or a loan would be a realistic option for all those players. Real Betis is still interested in Antony, while Napoli is looking at Garnacho.FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 2025Matchday 2ThursdayPalmeiras – Al Ahly Cairo 2-0 (0-0)/Abou Ali (og) 49, Lopez 59/Inter Miami – Porto 2-1 (0-1)/Segovia 47, Messi 54 – Aghehowa 8(p)/FridaySeattle – Atletico Madrid 1-3 (0-1)/Rusnak 50 – Barrios 11, 55, Witsel 47/PSG – Botafogo 0-1 (0-1)/Jesus 36/19:00: (1.01) Benfica (17.0) Auckland (95.0)21:00: (4.40) Flamengo (3.50) Chelsea (1.85)Saturday00:55: (1.90) Los Angeles (3.45) Esperance (4.20)04:00: (1.22) Bayern (6.50) Boca Juniors (12.0)19:00: (9.00) Mamelodi (5.80) Dortmund (1.30)22:00: (1.20) Inter Milan (6.75) Urawa RD (14.0)Sunday00:55: (1.27) Fluminense (5.60) Ulsan (12.0)04:00: (2.15) River Plate (3.35) Monterrey (3.45)19:00: (1.22) Juventus (6.25) Wydad Casablanca (14.0)22:00: (1.22) Real Madrid (6.50) Pachuca (12.0)Monday00:55: (4.10) Salzburg (3.60) Al Hilal (1.88)04:00: (1.05) Man.City (14.0) Al Ain (35.0)***odds are subject to change***
