Archive August 28, 2025

As Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho draws close to signing with Manchester United, Milan AC has agreed a £36 million deal, including add-ons.

Nkunku, 27, has been given permission to travel for a medical and is expected to accept a pay cut to join the Italian national team on a five-year contract.

Nkunku’s two-year stay at Stamford Bridge will be ended by the Blues’ addition to the deal, which also includes a sell-on clause.

With Garnacho’s signing negotiations progressing, the move will have wider implications for Chelsea.

The 21-year-old Argentina international, who has not played for United this season, is one of the club’s players who has been training elsewhere.

Meanwhile, striker Nicolas Jackson is reportedly in talks with Bayern Munich about a potential purchase.

Chelsea can also boast about making a profit on the transfer market, which would increase an estimated £309 million to close the Garnacho deal, which would increase if the deal were to be made.

Due to Uefa sanctions, including a fine of 31 million euros ($26. 7 million), as well as the requirement to maintain a “positive transfer balance” in this window in order to sign new players for the Champions League, Chelsea is concerned about player sales this summer.

After moving from RB Leipzig for about £52 million in 2023, Nkunku added 18 goals and five assists to his 62 games for Chelsea.

He simply requires some time. Give him some time, and he will get the job done right.

A vote of confidence from the manager of League Two Grimsby Town after they just knocked you out of the Carabao Cup has to be high on the list of disappointments that Ruben Amorim has had during his time at Manchester United.

Unable to watch, the Portuguese “cowering” in the dugout during the penalty shootout was perhaps the most enduring sight of the evening, according to BBC Sport’s chief football news reporter Simon Stone.

Amorim continued to praise his team’s performance, saying, “I think this is a little bit the limit. I believe something needs to alter. Today, I believe the players and the team spoke very loudly.

It’s unknown exactly to what he was referring to. The former Sporting Manager announced at the end of the previous year that he would step down as manager if the club’s poor form continued into this year.

The 40-year-old is in a fragile position as United’s third defeat in three games to start the campaign, it is obvious.

The world has been reporting on Manchester United’s defeat at Grimsby.

With almost £200m spent on a new forward line this summer, almost none of United fans would have predicted a difficult night on the coast of Lincolnshire.

Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko both received a combined sum of £130 million, with a bench appearance of $65 million from Bryan Mbeumo.

However, Amorim’s performance continues to be worrying.

Even the much-maligned Ralf Rangnick, who served as interim leader between December 2021 and May 2022, managed to get 38% of the vote.

For Amorim and his side, a game may seem odd to label it a “must-win” in the middle of August, but Burnley at home on Saturday does just that.

Amorim made it clear that he wanted to wait until the end of the season before joining the club when he was appointed in November.

However, the board of United made a point of recognizing that the offer was “now or never.”

Many gave him a free pass last term due to the perceived mess Amorim inherited and his desire to play in a completely different formation.

A full pre-season with new signings would be a fresh start, following the club’s lowest Premier League finish (15th) in its history.

But that hasn’t been provided in large part.

Former England international Chris Sutton described the situation as “what an embarrassment for Manchester United.”

From where does Ruben Amorim depart? I don’t believe he can get over this given how he looks at him now.

There is no prayer that I would have made eight changes if I were Ruben Amorim tonight. I would have tried to end the game by playing my strongest team before making changes.

“In my book, he made an error,” he said. He will have a hard time recovering from this. The pressure is already, in essence, on this season. I’m officially concerned if I’m him.

United are without European football for the second time in 35 years thanks to last season’s 15th-place finish in the Premier League.

One chance of returning to Europe has been obstructed by a defeat in the Carabao Cup.

Their two opening games have resulted in just one point, which places them 16th in the league, which puts more pressure on performance.

When Sir Jim Ratcliffe approved a move for the Portuguese in November, Sir Jim Ratcliffe did not anticipate the pressure being put on Amorim.

It’s difficult to imagine someone like Sir Alex Ferguson doing that in the penalty shootout, but the outcome of Grimsby is one thing.

It’s difficult to shake the image. Football teams lose, but losing is how you lose and leading is how you win.

Amorim’s position is undoubtedly dangerous. He brought up the fact that decisions will need to be made following Saturday’s game against Burnley.

Instead of the club making his own decision, he seemed to be thinking about his own future.

United’s issue is that they put a lot of effort into finding him in the first place because they believed he was the ideal candidate for the position.

Amorim stated in his first discussions with the club that he would have preferred to join in the summer, but that he was actually pleased to join last autumn because he could see the issues that led to their 15th-place finish and prevent those issues from occurring again.

We have gone through a lot of managers and players, but we still seem to be following the same patterns.

We are then back to square one once more if the manager is changed.

However, it is obvious that Amorim’s players are not doing what they should. He can’t change all 22 players, but we’re stuck with the same old pattern of adding new players without making any changes.

What should we do next is beyond us.

How many managers do we have to go through until we find one that fits our needs given that there are only a select few available?

We have been crying out for more of a structure at the club since Ineos arrived, but it is still not quite working.