MANCHESTER UNITED'S LACK OF STRONG INVESTMENT IN THE RECENT 2022 JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW SET TO HAUNT THE CLUB FOR THE REST OF THIS SEASON AND PORTENTIALLY NEXT SEASON AS WELL
New update received over the past two weeks reveals the possible development of a rather interesting situation which is now projected to not only hamper Manchester United's objective of challenging for the Premier League trophy but the new update is also projected to potentially deplete Manchester United's ability to realistically contest for the right to be called UEFA Champions League winners even further this season.
As has been duly noted throughout this season and even during last season, a good portion of football clubs across Europe around late no November 2021 were allowed the opportunity to register their teams as unavailable to participate as a result of the lack of key players absent due to the COVID-19 virus.
As was witnessed throughout last year, a good number of games were called off as a result of the COVID-19 virus rapidly spreading across the camps of various football teams in various football competitions in England pacifically teams participating in the Premier League with key players across the Premier League continuously registered as having tested positive to the Covid-19 virus. A situation that inevitably led to multiple game cancellations throughout last year.
What was observed over last year was that a few teams across the Premier league were understood to be registering their team as unable to play when two or three key players from their team had tested positive for the virus and as a result, the absence of these key players were claimed by some football clubs across England as a situation which renders their team highly ineffective for the next few games.
Throughout last year, the level of leniency provided by the FA to allow teams to postpone games as a result of one or two players testing positive had resorted to the flow of Football played in the Premier League being seriously stagnated weekly.
With the new information received regarding the updated guidelines for the new COVID-19 protocol, THE Ability for various teams across the Premier League to request games be postponed as a result of a few key players testing positive to the COVID-19 virus is understood to now have been absconded by the FA through the new health guidelines now understood to have been implemented across various leagues across the UK.
Here is what is known so far- according to the new COVID-19 guidelines now implemented by the FA, the new rules states that
The impact of COVID-19 infections on a club’s squad, as well as injuries, illness and those isolating, and the number of players available on the squad list and any Under-21 players with appropriate experience. Where a club cannot field 13 outfield players and a goalkeeper either from its squad list or its appropriately experienced Under-21 players, the match will be postponed. In such cases, there must be a minimum of four COVID-19 cases within the list of unavailable players.
Why is this news important?
Well with Manchester United yet again failing to invest in the January 2022 transfer window- A situation which was somewhat expected as the situation corresponds with the new financial report received from the club which will be addressed in the next paragraph- Manchester United appear to have unfortunately placed themselves in a situation where the Manchester United men's team is now left with no choice but to run the risk of competing in a very difficult Premier League competition with an insufficient roaster in regards to back up to certain positions in the team.
Also, as a result of the new Covid-19 rules implemented by the FA, Manchester United finds themselves in a situation where the Red Devils will now be forced to compete in very difficult Premier League and Champions League competitions with basically a decent team that has not been fortified to succeed.
Basically, Manchester United will have to compete in two of the top competition in Europe with a team that cannot afford any injuries or illnesses because the Red Devils simply do not have the depth in their squad to retain the strength of the team should the main player be certified as unable to participate for the foreseeable future.
The current situation that the club faces with the Mason Greenwood debacle is the perfect example as to why Manchester United is yet again made to suffer as a result of the poor investment made by the Manchester United board in the transfer window
As is well documented, Manchester United has two very important players in Paul Pogba and Donny van de Beek who are very much interested in creating a path for themselves leading out of the club in the upcoming 2022 summer transfer window. In Donny van de Beek's case, this Is a straightforward situation where the player simply wants out From Manchester United football club permanently during the upcoming 2022 summer transfer window. At the mome3nt, the Dutch midfielder currently experiencing a loan spell at Everton with the move set to last until the end of the season.
Donny van de Beek is understood to be intent on securing a permanent move away from Old Trafford and as we have seen throughout the 2022 January transfer window, the high level of hard work and the high level of determination invested by Donny van de Beek and his agent into getting the Dutch midfielder out of Old Trafford was finally rewarded with the Dutch midfielder securing a season-long loan move to Everton.
A return to Old Trafford might very much be on the card for Donny van de Beek with Manchester United notably making their stance very clear early on that the Red Devil wants the Dutch midfielder to return to Old Trafford at the end of the season.
However, with the Dutch midfielder now highly motivated to carve a path for himself out of Manchester United, the expectation is that the upcoming 2022 summer transfer window will see the Dutch midfielder finally leave Manchester United in search of a better prospect for his career.
Another player whose importance within this Manchester United team is now being felt drastically after the players' absence within this Manchester United team had remained in effect for almost the entirety of the 2021 calendar year is Paul Pogba. The French midfielder's importance to this Manchester United team is yet to be openly admitted accepted as a factual reality with a large portion of the English demographic specifically the English media yet to rightfully proclaim the midfielder as an integral part of this Manchester United team.
While this is a fairly illogical point considering the statistics the French midfielder has generated for himself over the past three years which confirms that the French midfielder has played pivotal roles in the starting XI for Manchester United securing over three trophies compromised of the Europa League trophy and the FA Cup trophy (Now known as the Emerald. Cup.)
A career that has so far been largely stagnated by Manchester United's inability to provide a strong team capable of challenging at the top level. A career that has seen the rate of success generated during Paul Pogba's’ Manchester United career so far stagnated by the presence of a manager incapable of leading Manchester United down the right path to success. Is a situation that has unraveled as a result.
The Manchester United Board refused to fully provide the previous Manchester United managers who have been in charge at Old Trafford during the current post sir Alex Ferguson era with a sufficient level of quality players any top team needs to succeed in modern football.
During his current four-year career at Manchester United, the French midfielder led the Red Devils to finish as high as second place In the Premier League table. In his early years at Old Trafford, the French midfielder also led the Red Devils to achieve a good run in the Champions League with just Paul Pogba as the creative outlets in central midfield with Marcus Rushford being the second creative outlet for the Red Devils in over three years before the emergence of Bruno Fernandes.
Two players of great quality are expected to leave Old Trafford before the conclusion of the upcoming 2022 summer transfer window. As the count down to the 2022 summer transfer window tics, the possibility of Paul Pogba making a U-turn from the current stance the French midfielder has taken of wanting to leave Old Trafford is becoming far less unlikely to change with each passing day.
This reality has once again been reinforced with the understanding that Paul Pogba is currently not open to discussing a new contract with Manchester United as per information received over the past month. As a result of the almost inevitable departure of both Donny van de Beek and Paul Pogba in the upcoming 2022 summer transfer window, the projected future for the Red Devils, a potential future which can be established with the evidence of the statistics seen from Manchester United in the absence of a stable midfield, paints a gloomy future for Old Trafford.
With the 2022 summer transfer window, just around the corner, can Manchester United sign yet another top-caliber central midfielder who matches the same level of quality as Paul Pogba and Donny van de Beek?
The possibility of Manchester United signing yet another top-class central midfielder in the aftermath of a potential departure of Donny van de Beak and in the aftermath of a potential departure of Paul Pogba during the upcoming 2022 summer transfer window is a difficult scenario to see unraveling at Old Trafford particularly because a good portion of the current top-caliber midfielders in Europe are reportedly not genuinely looking at Old Trafford as a serious candidate for a potential destination.
The second reason why this might be a difficult replacement to accomplish for Manchester United is that throughout the upcoming summer transfer window, Manchester United might steal they had been in too the 2022 summer transfer window with lack of sufficient capital needed to secure yet another massive signs after the acquisition of Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho
This makes room for the possibility that Manchester United might have to come out of the 2022 summer transfer window acquiring one or two meters whom a potentially considered is step down in comparison to the quality of a Donny van de Beek and Paul Pogba.
One aspect that is becoming abundantly clear is that Manchester United is finding the task of attracting some of the top younger stars who have already excelled at showcasing their talents at some of the more recognized leagues in modern football.
As has already been witnessed over the past two years, each transfer window entertains the conversation of Manchester United consistently linked with recruiting some of Europe's. Younger. top talents and, just as the conclusion of most transfer windows have been for the past four years at least, Manchester United end up with half the signing or end up with non of the preferred target which Manchester United are expected to secure each transfer window.
With the 2022 January transfer window now completely closed, the outcome which was already predicted by the Manchester United channel as a result of trusted information received on this website appears to have indeed come to pass which is that Manchester United did not and did not secure any transfer signing in the 2022 January transfer window. The news of Manchester United having reportedly lost sufficient income over the pandemic was never a hidden knowledge to anyone.
As the year 2021 came to a close, Manchester United made the process of revealing the club's annual expenditure a goal that was successfully carried out in December 2021.
Looking at the annual financial statement provided by Manchester United at the end of last year, the club was understood to have recorded 92 million pounds in lost revenue for last year. Now because Manchester United spent over 100 million in the acquisition of Cristiano Ronaldo alone, not to mention the added financial loss recorded over the acquisition of Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund with both players acquired over the 2021 summer transfer window, the reality of Manchester United's 2021 Summer spending makes the possibility of a busy 2022 January transfer window an almost impossible outcome to envision for Manchester United given Manchester United's history of refusing to spend when the club records any significant loss of capital.
A situation that will most certainly not sit well with the Manchester United fan base considering the history of demanding nature the Manchester United fan base exhibits each and every transfer window.
As far as Manchester united Channel website is aware of, the Manchester United board had been fairly clear on what does financial stance at the football club has been with Manchester United consistently revealing a few portions of the clubs’ financial statement at the end of each fiscal year. Looking at the financial statement Manchester United released at the end of last year, the club experienced yet another substantial loss of financial capital at the end of 2021 with approximately 92.2 million recorded as lost revenue for Manchester United football club. A massive jump from what was previously recorded as a 60 million capital loss at the end of the year 2020.
Judging from the evidence of the financial statement released by Manchester United, looking at the situation purely from a factual standpoint, at the moment, there is now a possible reality of Manchester United choosing to withdraw their participation in the upcoming 2022 summer transfer window unless the club can release some of the current players in the roster and in so doing Manchester United will be able to assemble lucrative funds
Funds which Manchester United fans will most likely hope to see Manchester United board reinvest into strengthening the Manchester United team al the 2022 summer transfer window is concluded.