Manchester United told to replace Lisandro Martinez in seismic summer rebuild
Manchester United told to replace Lisandro Martinez in seismic summer rebuild Last summer, for the first time in the post-Ferguson era, Manchester United had a genuinely transformative transfer window. If INEOS are serious about winning the league by 2028, they will need to repeat the trick between now and August. With Rasmus Hojlund officially a Napoli player and Casemiro almost gone, there should be decent money from outgoings to bolster the budget.
There is plenty of work to do, with a massively expanded calendar on the horizon and numerous cracks to fill. In the latest instalment in the Peoples Person’s 2026 Transfer Series, Scott Eckersley gets to live out his Football Manager fantasies. These are his picks: Outgoings 1.
Manuel Ugarte The Reds’ decades-in-the-making lack of a consistent midfield presence meant that Manuel Ugarte’s signing from Paris Saint-Germain in summer 2024 was well-received. His subsequent failure to impose himself in a red shirt makes him the first outgoing on my list. Finding a buyer willing to take a leap of faith on the Uruguayan could be a problem — one Manchester United have bumped up against a few times in recent years.
It is to be hoped that his agent, Jorge Mendes, still has enough of his famous clout to fix a permanent transfer. If so, a fee of around £25 million would seem about right. 2.
Joshua Zirkzee Although fitful, there have been glimpses of Joshua Zirkzee ‘s quality during his time at Manchester United. Sadly, he has never fully convinced as either an unorthodox striker or silky No. 10.
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