The Old Trafford team is not expected to experience an easy transfer period in January.
Similar to January 2023, Manchester United still needs to be cautious about the possibility of violating Financial Fairness Law regulations when entering this year’s winter market. And unless they can earn significant fees from selling players, the Old Trafford team will almost not be able to sign expensive contracts in the January transfer window.
Obviously, the investment from INEOS Group has helped boost Man United’s transfer activities. But first, Sir Jim Ratcliffe still needs to complete the agreement to buy back 25% of the club’s shares, and it will take a considerable amount of time for the Premier League to review and approve. More specifically, this process is expected to take up to 8 weeks, so in terms of transfers, Man Utd will temporarily not benefit too much from Sir Jim’s presence.
The British billionaire has committed to investing 237 million pounds in Man Utd after taking over the club, and this amount of money can certainly help the Old Trafford team deal with Financial Fairness Law. However, as mentioned, it takes up to 2 months for the Premier League to approve the agreement to buy back Sir Jim’s shares – from the time the official announcement is made. Therefore, even if Sir Jim wants to strengthen Man Utd’s squad, he is “helpless”, and the only hope for the Red Devils will come from liquidating players.
However, this is not an easy task for Man Utd, because major fluctuations in the middle of the season can completely cause them to face a crisis. For many reasons, Anthony Martial, Casemiro and Raphael Varane are all players who can consider their futures in January. However, Man Utd will not make any effort to push these names away unless they receive truly suitable offers and can find suitable alternatives.
Meanwhile, Jadon Sancho will almost certainly leave Old Trafford, but it is likely that Man Utd can only collect a negligible fee. Because currently, the only way out for the English striker is a loan contract. Not long ago, the media confirmed that Borussia Dortmund had officially opened negotiations to bring the 23-year-old striker back to the Bundesliga, obviously on loan.
Faced with the above situation, it can be said that the greatest hope for Man Utd at this time is placed on Mason Greenwood – who has the ability to bring Man Utd a significant fee, while also not causing disturbance to the team. The Red Devils’ squad if sold off. After a recent string of impressive performances, Greenwood is said to have caught the attention of a series of big clubs, including two La Liga “Giants”, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
The Athletic confirmed that, thanks to the terms of the agreement, Man Utd can soon terminate Greenwood’s loan contract at Getafe and sell the striker permanently to another club. In the opposite direction, even if Greenwood is liquidated at any time, Getafe will still receive 20% of the transfer money.