Something is changing in Trafford, at least in the stadium offices that puts them in the world map of football. Last season, Manchester United managed, after too long a drift for a club in its history and media reach, to compete (for a short impasse) by the Premier. The illusion did not last long, until City tyrannized the competition, but the change in trend was confirmed: Red Devils they finished runners-up and only Villarreal, and an eternal penalty shoot-out, deprived them of lifting the Europa League. A sporty steering wheel that is accompanied by an alteration in the club's transfer policy that Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, Eduardo Camavinga and Raphael Varane confirm.
The first is already the star of the team, the second is signed, while the other two are next on the list. From England the advances in the last hours have transcended and there is talk of 90 million to carry out operations. 60 for the Real Madrid center-back and the other 30 for the young Rennes midfielder. In both cases, the fact that their respective contracts expire in 2022 facilitates the talks. But, How are these four names related? Its provenance.
From Maguire …
In recent years, United had been reinforced, mainly, with British footballers and from the leagues of the islands. A look at the summer of 2019 is the best example. They arrived Harry Maguire (87 million to Leicester), Daniel James (17.7 M €, to Swansea) or Aaron Wan-Bissaka (€ 55 M, to the Crystal Palace). Much of the team is still English: Dean Henderson, McTominay, Rashford, Greenwood, Luke Shaw, those mentioned … However, in January 2020 something changed in the technical secretariat. Bruno would land in that winter market, who left Sporting de Portugal as the most offensive midfielder on the continent, a label that has more than confirmed in the Theater of Dreams, a place that has left nightmares behind ever since.
… to Bruno
A quick glance at last season's additions is enough to see that something is different. Edinson Cavani (free, from PSG), Donny van de Beek (€ 39m, Ajax), Amad Diallo (€ 21m, Atalanta), Alex Telles (€ 15m, Porto), Facundo Pellistri (€ 8.5 M, Peñarol) were the signings. Looking ahead to the coming year, the soap opera Jadon Sancho has had a happy ending and, even though he is English, the military has done it in Dortmund, where he became a star at Signal Iduna Park. Foreign talent, who drinks from other sources and not from the Premier, as was usual until recently. Bruno led the way.
Varane and Camavinga, whether they arrive or not, ratify the aforementioned turn. In the 'Manchester Evening News' they echo it, and talk about a kind of cultural reset. To evolve, United have understood that the trend had to be changed and this has gone through a variation in their way of facing the transfer market. In fact, the alternatives being considered for Varane are Pau Torres and Koundé, plus international wood. With major (Bruno, Cavani) or minor (Van de Beek, Telles) success, winds of change are blowing in Manchester, we will see if Solskjaer manages to bring the red ship to fruition with its multicultural crew.