Manchester United Transfer Rumours

06 Nov 2026 12:21:36
With all this paper talk about us possibly signing Ait Nouri in January ......What would people on here think about him as a signing ?

06 Nov 2026 16:11:25
In theory he'd be a really good signing, EPL proven, great going forward, and keeps good attacking width (which we need on the left). It would depend on how much he would cost.

06 Nov 2026 17:24:14
Wasn't this slated as a panic embarrassment in the summer..?

06 Nov 2026 00:04:22
Supposedly Descamps has turned down the chance to be the next manager...
No idea if that's accurate or not (I suspect not), but it's a huge curveball given that I haven't seen his name come up once in the last few months while all this mayhem has been going on.

06 Nov 2026 01:51:25
United hierarchy are carp fishing in a pond full of sticklebacks.

04 Nov 2026 21:34:39
A January raid on Brugge for Tresoldi and Seys wouldn’t be a bad shout. 2 assists for the left back tonight, who was scouted in the summer. 2 of our problem areas strengthened.

I know that seems far too sensible for these clowns and the money probably isn’t there.

05 Nov 2026 12:23:55
These are the kind of sensible transfers we should be doing.

We have needed a massive squad turnover for over a decade now. The problem is we have never fully committed to it. What we need to see happen is that within three summer transfers windows (ideally within two) 95% of the first team squad should be moved on and replaced.

Far too many times have we seen the same 12-15 players stay the same across multiple managers and we wonder why each manager keeps failing.

You only need one rotten apple to turn the whole fruit bowl rotten.

To have a turn over of that size means accepting that we will take a step backwards before we can move forward. It forces us to sign those younger, up and coming players who are not yet seen as superstars, or even potential superstars. We need to be signing 15+ players, which means they can't really cost much more than 30m or so each on average.

That is how you build a solid base, a team of young, hungry, talented, hard working players. Then after that you start to add the star quality, you sign a couple of superstars to that squad.

We've always done it backwards, signed the superstars to a team that lacks the basics and then wonder why we keep making the same errors.

05 Nov 2026 12:54:26
Why would Brugge, with 9/12 pts in the Champions League, want to sell any players this January, except for at a premium price?

05 Nov 2026 22:32:10
They probably wouldn't, but a premium price from the Jupiter league and a premium price in the EPL are vastly different things.

The record sale coming out of Belgium was Tzolis signed by Arsenal this past summer for a fee rising to a maximum of 33m.

You could probably expect to get Tresoldi for 30-35m as a striker he will go for a higher price, and Seys being a defender probably for something more like 20-25m, maybe less.

Which a fair bit cheaper than the prices quoted for similar players coming out of La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga and a massive cheaper than the EPL.

05 Nov 2026 22:43:07
No way do we need 95% of the first team moving on. Lammens Yoro Mainoo Lacey Baleba Cunha Mbwuemo Sesko and Amad should all stay. If De Ligt can keep fit so should he or at least as a squad player

As squad players I would also keep Mazraoui Santos and Tielemans.

06 Nov 2026 00:09:53
Amad i beg to differ Salford he had been well below par and had lost a yard of pace. He is sellable.
Deligt is another who i disagree on. Maz is very borderline.
The rest i agree are worth keeping.

06 Nov 2026 04:08:24
TW,

Amad is sellable, he isn't good enough. We have cling onto deadwood for far too long. Maz needs to go, he only plays well in a back 3, he is more often than not, injured.

06 Nov 2026 04:30:26
Lammens is a number 2
Deligt, Maz, Amad, Tielemans, Martinez, McGuire, Shaw Should 100% be sold
Sesko, Yoro Dalot Tielemans, should bring in some money so 100% sold they are not what's required in EPL certainly not level United require, unless of course your happy for United to be mid table team.
If you could get anywhere near the money paid for Santos he should go, but that's never happening.

If decent offers come in for any of others they can go to, because if we are brutally honest there is not 1 player in this squad you could say would be a huge miss at United .

This squad is the worst it's been for years, supposedly our best are Cunha, Mbeumo, Bruno, if decent offers come in for any of them I would take, but doubt it happens, so stuck with them.
Bruno now because age, Cunha, got no pace and is OK but drifts through games, so no loss
Mbeumo is OK but is a 1 in 5 finisher.

04 Nov 2026 19:22:52
Ill be honest and say im in 2 minds on how the club will proceed this season and i forsee a few different options and scenarios based on what we are being fed.
Carrick in charge for villa. What might happen in intl break?
Sjr by all accounts as 2 directors with differing opinions.
Wilcox wants Howe
Vivell wants naglesman.
If he goes with wilcox vivell departs in the summer.
If he goes with Naglesman then wilcox departs now imo.
Id have less objection to Howe if he was not the choice of wilcox. He is an experienced coach.
Another scenario is that they do a deal with a preferred long term option for the beginning of next season say emery /huzlar and stick with carrick until the end of this season. This could pave the way for the exit of both vivell and wilcox and a new DOF to come in. Hope and help carrick turn things around with a few bodies in jan to try get european football.
Another option is to let Carrick go and appointing another interim if they bag a preferred target for next season.
Outside of the above i dont see many other outcomes.

04 Nov 2026 19:40:08
SJR should keep either Vivell or Wilcox only if the current or potentially new manager wants either or both of them. The manager has to be allowed to manage.

I would not be averse to Carrick staying if he stabilises things and we can see a clear upward trajectory and style of play.

If Carrick is not the preferred choice then ideally i would like the new manager to start asap otherwise waiting til the summer gives him less time to see which players can actually adapt to the style of play he wants and which players he wants to sell and buy.

I really can't see a top manager wanting to come in just as an interim manager.

05 Nov 2026 07:20:37
My objection to Howe isn't necessarily Howe himself, it's that plonker who is his assistant coming in with him!

05 Nov 2026 09:03:57
Tindall in an Amazon documentary come on ports that's box office mate lol.

04 Nov 2026 13:40:54
Question to the masses.
If the board can get an agreement to being in a primary target to coach us but they won't start until next season.
Eg emery, huzlar or fabregas.
What do you suggest we do for remainder of this season?
Im not saying this is the case but if it was.

04 Nov 2026 14:06:46
I think, history would suggest that if we can get a 1st choice target, Emery for example but not until the end of the season, then it would be wise to wait until then if that is their wish.

The issue is how you manage the rest of the season and the message it puts out to the players. Can Carrick realistically stay in charge? Who would come in and take the team til the end of the season and accept that is the role and timeline? Ideally you maybe look at getting someone who has worked with Emery previously who can start the process for him? Pako Ayestarán was Emery's assistant at Villa and was Beneitez Assistant at Liverpool. Perhaps they could come in? My concern is getting in someone with an idea of style until the end of the season and then the new manager starts with new ideas.

I think if they can secure Emery for example though, I think this makes Carrick's position very difficult and the right thing to do is move him on for all parties sake.

04 Nov 2026 18:04:01
Fabragas is a big no. What's he ever done for anyone to think he's up to a job this big?
If we sacked Carrick he's not the answer at all.

04 Nov 2026 18:51:48
He would not be my choice pspense but has been mentioned so thought i'd include him in the question.
@Redman i'd be interested in your view on this question as one of our more emtional supporters on this site.

I don't think any manager should leave his post mid season to join a rival club. In some leagues you are not allowed to move to clubs in same league mid season. One of the reasons the tranfer window was brought in was to give squad stability.
Amorim didn't want to come mid season but was presented with a now or never ultimatum.
I suppose the question could be howe now or wait 6 months for emery or huzlar? Maybe with a me DOF.
If that's the choice its quite the conundrum on how to manage this season.

04 Nov 2026 20:26:30
As an overall point I would align the managerial transfer window with the player one. Until there is anything formal then anything is fair game. Thing is the idiots who run our club wouldn't have see it as an issue in summer because they thought Carrick was the reincarnation of SAF.

I don't think we can be taken seriously if we keep Carrick, or put in another interim and even less if it is an ex player. Ole is eyeing it up but that would be a disaster.

This time I think we have to take the plunge with a full appointment. There are choices but before deciding I think we must establish the managers role, no one worth their salt would accept Wilcox managing the situation and taking credit for success, absolving himself in bad times. That needs to be defined before anyone takes the job and needs resolving quickly.

Personally I think we should look at Emery.

Emotional? Wrong poster Ken 😀.

04 Nov 2026 21:06:45
Redman if emery is not available until the summer which he has said then do you wait or go for a different one.

04 Nov 2026 21:32:47
Ken

Go for another one. Straight away. We must not look at another temp ex player.

04 Nov 2026 21:54:18
If huzlar agrees to come in summer i'd stick.

04 Nov 2026 22:10:27
Hurzeler is someone who I like very much. The two issues
1. Actual survival until the end of the season in the Premier League if they stay with Carrick, a dead man walking.
2.Would he come to what could be an even bigger mess in May.

04 Nov 2026 22:54:11
Interesting thread this one, and frankly probably the reason they've not yet sacked Carrick and wondering if this can last until summer.

05 Nov 2026 06:04:26
Looks like villa are using the speculation to give new contract to Unai.
So Hurzler is the new shiny name everyone impressed with now, is that not yet another gamble, because he doing well with Brighton. a well run club .seem to remember Potts done well with them and DiZerbi neither done anything since, hence Hurzler not for me, i would prefer someone who seen it and done it and got personality to handle a big club.

is that Hurzler i have no idea but i really don't want to take that gamble.

05 Nov 2026 08:48:35
Why is the option of keeping Carrick on even discussed. We'll be relegated if he stays. We are on a constant downward trend of performances since he came in. Howe is a good choice. Emery is probably first choice but will cost. Hurzeler is risky.

05 Nov 2026 13:03:12
Hi all first time poster.

i wouldn't be looking at hurzler as history shows us managers that do well at Brighton don't fare very well outside of those walls. Adding to that Brighton aren't burdened by everyone thinking they should win every game.

Emery won't be good for us while INEOS want the whole technical director/DOF plan as he wants to run the club. At villa he gets final say on who signs and who doesn't etc without that authority he would say no to us.

I think the way Fabregas talks about football and the way he is able to drill players to play in his style is appealing but if he isn't given time and authority to build like he has at como he will fail too.

Ultimately i would love Fabregas to come in and be given the time to build us up from scratch. Get rid of the current squad and rebuild us but i feel they will go with a yes man like howe because its more cost effective.

05 Nov 2026 14:27:14
Fabregas to Barcelona or Arteta to Barcelona and Fabregas to Arsenal I think will be their next moves tbh.

I tend to agree on Hurzler, he's obviously a talented coach but I think Brighton is so well set up, they support their coaches to be successful which is why new managers come in and can continue to be successful and take Brighton to the next step as a club. This isn't against Hurzler, it's more that as a club we can't offer that platform for them to reach their potential.

I think, given the choices and the realistic options, I would be tempted to go for Naglesmann and replace Wilcox with Vivell. Two easy appointments.

06 Nov 2026 00:11:37
That would be my choice ports if they can't agree a deal for one of the others for may.

03 Nov 2026 16:21:57
One wonders what we could have got for Martinez in the summer after a decent showing in the World Cup, and who we could have bought as a replacement defender. Instead we will have to sell for far less in January or lose him for nothing in the summer. Another case of incredibly bad business decision making by the club.

03 Nov 2026 17:57:34
By all accounts the club were open to selling him this to Atletico, but they preferred Romero to him. I just don't think there's much of a market for small, injury and error prone central defenders.

04 Nov 2026 00:22:26
We paid 79m for a tall, slow, injury prone error prone defender.

04 Nov 2026 11:30:12
To be fair wasn't he injured? Maybe a new set of balls for him could have been nice for the lads in training.

04 Nov 2026 22:15:42
Martinez was in the World Cup team of the tournament. I think there would have been a market for him.

06 Nov 2026 04:32:48
That makes no difference he was in World Cup team or not, plenty of players were, Pogba got a World Cup medal .

Poor poor CB for EPL, I have said that since day 1.

02 Nov 2026 13:56:36
I would sell Martinez but not Bruno, hasn't got going at all this season yet. Maybe the contract offer has offended him, don't know what it was or what he wants but maybe he feels his worth more. He just doesn't look happy at present.

02 Nov 2026 20:07:59
I think they both need to go before next season starts, whether that is January or summer.

I think they don't believe in the project anymore, or they realise it will take longer than they have left at the club.

I liken Bruno Fernandes during his time with us very much in the same mould as Steven Gerrard at Liverpool. He is the man that demands the ball, everything has to go through him, which when he's on form isn't a problem, but the moment his form drops the whole team performances drop. This is because no one else will step up and take responsibility while Bruno is there.

02 Nov 2026 21:45:27
What project. It's dawned on them there is no project. There has never been a project. wouldn't blame anyone for wanting out. They have been lied to.

03 Nov 2026 09:33:15
Both need to go. Bruno potentially, coukd bring in some much needed funds, to reinvest back into the squad. The January transfer window seems like a good time to do so, and quickly move on.

03 Nov 2026 11:43:35
Exactly. What project? We don't believe either.

03 Nov 2026 12:57:58
Project build a stadium while cutting costs, sillies. Our owners have been clear that they want lean staffing, lean wages, lean transfer windows, and instant success on the pitch. Players can either get with the project, or they'll be sold for a lean profit that will be invested in young hungry player that's the club's fourth choice signing.

02 Nov 2026 12:00:58
Lets assume a new manager comes in during the international break.

What would people think of cashing in on Bruno F (rumours of a Saudi bid in January) and Lisandro M (potential interest from Barca and Atletico) in January to try a mini rebuild with a centre back, left back and striker coming in.

Appreciate its high risk and January is not an ideal month to sign players but with a new manager coming in, he will want to add some freshness and new voices into the dressing room as soon as possible.

02 Nov 2026 13:00:36
Martinez, yes sell. Not good enough.

Selling Bruno in Jan is a massive risk. For years the squad has diverted to him to create chances. Obviously this has to change, but I'm not convinced that our players are cable of stepping up in his absence. They certainly haven't done so when Bruno hasn't played. I'm also not confident the club is willing or capable of bringing a player of his quality in as a replacement. It might be more sensible to keep Bruno until the summer and give the new manager a preseason to work on a new attacking system.

02 Nov 2026 14:33:54
I guess it will come down to where United are at this point in the season. Relegation battle then would be inclined to keep Fernandes, Top 4 challenge and the same outcome. Mid table and not threatening either end of the table then I guess cash in and look to start (the next) rebuild from January.

I think Martinez is trying to make the decision for the club IMO so give him what he wants in January.

02 Nov 2026 16:06:14
Can't see us challenging for top 4 by the beginning of the transfer window. If we find a bit of form then I could see us getting out of the relegation zone.. but that's a big if.

02 Nov 2026 23:51:01
If Bruno goes we have nobody who is anywhere near as creative as him. Tielemans will have to step up but he isn't as good.

Twfarding Martinez I fully expect him to go to Spain or Italy. Probably to Athletico Madrid to play with his Argentina centre back partner. Wherever he goes I think he will play well because he will be playing in a decent team and feel more settled less inclined to make rash challenges and enjoy his football. In an ideal world with the right coach o would keep him. He is s terrier, a fighter and we nerd that mentality albeit focused properly.

03 Nov 2026 16:26:03
Martinez is an awful CB no matter how you try to dress it up.
Small man syndrome too.

03 Nov 2026 19:24:25
Sell them both.

02 Nov 2026 09:44:45
Let's sack Carrick, yay everything will be great. I agree that Carrick looks list and bereft of ideas, and a new experienced Manager will have an impact. But:

Solskjaer wanted Haaland, they got him Ighalo.

Solskjaer wanted Bellingham, they got him Van de Beek.

Ten Hag wanted Kane, they spent £72m on Højlund.

Ten Hag wanted Rice, they got him Eriksen.

Ten Hag wanted Joao Neves, they spent £50.8m on Ugarte, while PSG used the money from Neves' sale to get Joao Neves.

Amorim wanted Watkins, they spent £73.7m on Sesko.

This summer, we had Elliot Anderson as priority, we ended up spending £55m on Andrey Santos.

Emery has done an awesome job at Villa but would he succeed in our mad house? Would anyone? 🤷‍♂️.

02 Nov 2026 09:49:53
Ole also told them to sign Haaland by all accounts.

02 Nov 2026 11:28:16
One of the biggest issues at the club is that it presents itself as bigger than it actually is.

This summer they prioritised going after midfielders that we can't afford. Looking at Anderson, Tonali, and Fernandes knowing that they were out of our spending capacity. The knock on effect is that we are always scrambling down the list for cheaper alternatives.

The likes of Brighton, Villa, Bournemouth aren't scouting players in this price range because they know what they can and cannot afford. That's why they find "bargains". United need to accept that the spending and wage restrictions we operate under make signing top class players impossible. Instead, our focus should be on scouting and identifying the best possible players with potential to make the jump to that level. By doing that, we won't be scrambling down our wish lists, we'll have a chance of bringing in our number one targets.

However, this approach would necessitate the club being honest about where we are. We'd need to stop blagging about being ready to compete for titles, and admit that we're a club working towards regular champions league football. It's no surprise that the players performed better last season when the pressure was off. I think a lot of their frustration comes from going into the season with a mid level squad that's expected to compete with the likes of City and Arsenal, rather than Brighton and Bournemouth.

04 Nov 2026 08:57:02
Hi AJH

United's recruitment has been so poor for so long, those players you listed that was bought most of them were free hits with no one else in the room bidding.

United have had the cash, some of the past managers hired have questionable quality but recruitment has been the biggest reason for the downfall and the wastage of money on the transfer market is unprecedented.

01 Nov 2026 22:09:31
Probably naans nothing, but SkyBet has tonight suspended the betting odds on Emery being next manager.

02 Nov 2026 00:44:55
The go great with curry though.

02 Nov 2026 07:26:58
Spellcheck is a wonderful thing 🤣

Apparently he wants to implement a tikka takka style.

02 Nov 2026 07:56:06
Dick Emery?

02 Nov 2026 12:17:01
Probably a reaction to a host of bets being placed due to rumours rather than them knowing anything we don't. Standard practice when they get a rush of bets.

02 Nov 2026 12:29:15
Only reason Carrick hasn't been sacked yet is that they've not announced him as the next James Bond yet. All part of Amazon's plan.