MANCHESTER UNITED HAVE BEEN IN SEARCH OF A CAPABLE CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER THROUGHOUT THE 2022 JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW. BUT HAS A CAPABLE CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER BEEN RIGHT UNDER MANCHESTER UNITEDS' NOSES?

Let's jump straight into this because the updates received on this website about Manchester United are coming in thick and fast with various news being delivered in large volumes as the 2022 January transfer window rolls into its final stages and what was already expected to happen this January at Manchester United has now started to transpire which is the Manchester is not the war postpone the signing of any player until the upcoming 2022 summer transfer window.  

 

 

 

 

 

With that being said, there are Received reports and received suggestions that the Red Devils are understood to be intent on seriously trying to recruit not one but two signings in the very last pages of this 2022January transfer window.  

 

 

If you're late to the party then let's get you up to speed with what's been happening around Manchester United over the past two to three weeks. As of early January 2022, when the transfer window was still in its early stages, various reports were coming out of England and the information received at the time suggested that Manchester United were in for two very talented central defensive midfielders with the club expected to secure at least one central defensive midfielder before the end of the January 2022 transfer window.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course, there is still the question yet to be addressed that with the steady progression observed from a young player such as James Garner with the Manchester United Academy graduate now showing what he is capable of during his three loan spells with second division side Nottingham Forest, the young English midfielder has simply risen to the challenge of becoming the most important central defensive midfielder which English second division side Nottingham Forest football club has continued to benefit from over the past few seasons as a result of James Garners’ recent eye-catching performances with “the Garibaldi’s” over the past three years.   

 

 

 

 

Considering the reported speed of progression seen from James Garner over the past few years during his loan spell, the players’ rate of progression has seemingly prompted the question- Has James Garner finally proven himself to be ready for inclusion into the Manchester United first team and if so, can Manchester United finally see themselves recalling the young lad and placing him into that vacant central defensive midfield spot in the Manchester United first team? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is James Ganner finally ready to return to Old Trafford and fill the big shoes or some left by some of the legendary players who have truly stepped into the role of central defensive midfield position at Manchester United? as has been observed over the past few years, the central defensive midfield position is a core area and Manchester United have yet to address and with a player such as James Garner now known to excel in this central defensive position and Manchester United James garner being recalled to be deployed into the central defensive midfield position within the Manchester United starting XI.  

 

Few reports suggest Yes! James Garner is ready to step into the role as in Manchester United central midfield with a few reports coming out from the English media suggesting that the English midfielder is ready to step into the limelight and become the leading central defensive midfielder for Manchester United moving into the new future.  

 

 

While these reports can do the confidence of the young James Garner a world of good in regards to the development of James Garner towards becoming top midfielder and in regards to the possible future ambitions of the young James Garner towards becoming the number one central defensive midfielder for Manchester United in the future, there are a few other reports which have asked the question of whether or not James Garner can live up to the pressure of the Premier League with these reports suggesting that that the player has only had the experience of playing second division football in England.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With that being said, this then leads to the question of if James Garner has had enough top-flight experience in a top-flight league which will allow James Garner to attain the right level of experience to succeed in the Premier League?

A question that becomes ever so relevant particularly because the current level of Football played in the English championship is not really matching up to the standard currently set in the Premier League.  

 

 

 

 

 

At the moment, the official decision on whether or not to recall James Garner back at Manchester United and possibly promote the young midfielder into the Manchester United first-team appears to be a NO with Manchester United understood to have continued to operate with the mindset that James Garner is simply not there yet in regards to becoming a central defensive midfielder playing at the high standard demanded from the Manchester United first team. One more season or two out on loan is still understood to be the present reality for James Garner.  

 

 

 

 

 

The talent is there but the right level of top talent which continues to be demanded from each Manchester United first-team player has been judged to still remain lacking in James Garners’ game. What this, unfortunately, means for James Garner in regards to his future is that another loan moves away from Old Trafford is understood to be on the cards yet again for the young midfielder as James Garner is now Understood to have made his way out of Manchester United and back into Nottingham Forest to experience yet another round of loan spell which is set to last at least until the end of this current season. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With James Garner now out of the picture, Manchester United now more than ever truly do need a central defensive midfielder to Marshal the midfield from now until the end of the season with the Red Devils in desperate need of a player who can shoulder the defensive aspect of the game for Manchester United in the middle allowing attack-minded players such as Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford, and Cristiano Ronaldo to operate in the attack specifically with the central defensive midfielder left to maintain a strong presence in the defensive end for Manchester United.  

 

 

 

With that being said, what has Manchester United come up with in regards to solving the central defensive midfield problem currently existing within the Manchester United team? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's what has been learned so far regarding Manchester United's pursuit to sign a central defensive midfielder. As of when the mid-stages to the now late stages of the 2022 January transfer window was in effect, Manchester United was understood to be in a serious hunt to sign one central defensive midfielder before the end of the January transfer window. Now according to what is understood to have been the situation at Manchester United from the middle of the January transfer window to what is now the late end of the 2022 January transfer window, there were two specific players the Red Devils were absolutely turning their attention to sign before the end of January 2022.

What is understood so far is that French midfielder Boubakar Kamara Olympique Marseille, Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves are listed as the two top tigers Manchester United attempted to complete this 2022 January transfer window. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having either of these two players within the Manchester United roster either by the end of this January transfer window or by the end of the upcoming 2022-summer transfer window will certainly bring joy to the Manchester United fan base with both players able to occupy the central defensive midfield position which is projected to then allow the attack-minded players within this Manchester United team to operate more productively.  

 

 

 

 

The reality is that the central defensive midfield position is an area that a handful of different Manchester United managers have desperately attempted to fill for the past two years at Old Trafford. However, the evidence of what has transpired at Old Trafford for the past few years which is the manager failing to get the transfers they requested suggests that these transfer requests which are understood to have been handed in by various Manchester United managers of the past have indeed fallen on deaf ears.  

 

 

 

 

 

With both players in Boubakar Kamara and Ruben Neves able to operate in a box-to-box role as both players at some point in their careers have displayed the ability to engineer the attack while remaining rock-solid in the defensive end throughout their careers as footballers.  An ability that will certainly tick all boxes of what Kind of quality player Manchester United want from the next midfielder to be signed by the club.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of the early period of the 2022 January transfer window until mid-January 2022, Boubakar Kamara remains the more likely signing set to happen at Manchester United before the conclusion of the 2022 January transfer window with Wolverhampton expected to continue to reject any proposal received from Manchester United for Reuben Neves.  

 

 

Wolverhampton rejecting various proposals for the services of Ruben Neves is understood to be a situation expected to continue especially considering how important Ruben Neves status is in this Wolverhampton side, the understanding is that Manchester United was preparing to make another £35 million bid for Reuben Neves during the mid to late stages of the January 2022 transfer window. There remain no clear signs on if Manchester United can reach an agreement with Wolverhampton for their star man Reuben Neves within the next three days remaining in this 2022 January transfer window.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the season now at its midway point, the expectation points towards an eventuality of Wolverhampton refusing to accept the £35 million offer made by the Red Devils in the early part of the 2022 January transfer window. The expectation is that Wolverhampton will continue to reject any offers handed in by Manchester United over the next three days remaining in the transfer window for their services of their star man Ruben Neves.  

 

 

As a result, Manchester United may have to accept a reality where the pursuit of a central defensive midfielder is now understood to be considered a lost cause at least for the 2022 January transfer window. What's understood so far is that the attempt by Manchester United to sign a central defensive midfielder will potentially be put on hold until the 2022 summer transfer window.