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Thursday’s defeat at Tottenham Hotspur within the Carabao Cup quarter-final was a tricky capsule to swallow contemplating the fightback from the staff within the second half.
Ruben Amorim’s determination to make a number of adjustments backfired with reserve goalkeeper Altay Bayindir liable for two of the objective conceded on the night time.
The Turk made his first begin below the Portuguese and has hardly obtained minutes since his transfer to Manchester again in 2023, with former boss Erik ten Hag not his greatest fan.
He has performed solely 4 video games in crimson and has hardly set the stage alight when given his possibilities and has been linked with an exit both in January or on the finish of the season.
Amorim desires higher competitors for Onana
With Andre Onana committing a number of errors just lately, the ex-Sporting Lisbon boss desires stronger competitors between the sticks to maintain the Cameroonian on his toes.
As per journalist Alan Nixon (on his Patreon), the United head coach has recognized Leeds United’s Illan Meslier as a possible choice.
The Frenchman has saved 11 clear sheets within the Championship with the Whites second within the Championship, solely some extent off the highest and searching favourites to earn promotion to the English high flight.
The 24-year-old was a goal for the Purple Devils again when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ten Hag had been in cost and his spectacular kind coupled together with his Premier League expertise makes him an excellent backup keeper.
Meslier a goal
United’s goalkeeping scout Tony Coton has been intently watching Meslier and has been impressed with what he has seen with Leeds boss Daniel Farke terming him “one of the best goalkeeper within the league“.
The France U21 worldwide’s expertise of taking part in 107 English high flight video games will stand him in good stead at Outdated Trafford with United eager to benefit from his contract state of affairs at Leeds.
Meslier’s present deal is legitimate till 2026 and that might imply a cut-price exit may very well be on the playing cards subsequent summer season ought to the goalie not agree a brand new cope with his present employers.
He has a market worth of €18 million as per Transfermarkt, an inexpensive charge for United but it surely stays to be seen whether or not the arch rivals sanction a transfer to Manchester for his or her shot-stopper.
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