Man Utd transfer news

MANCHESTER United has historically possessed the greatest academy in English football.Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best, David Beckham and Ryan Giggs are just some of the world-famous superstars who have emerged from the club’s legendary youth system.
The Class of 92 all went on to have extraordinary careers at Man UtdCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Incredibly, Man United featured a homegrown player in every single matchday squad for 85 years, a run which started on Saturday 30 October 1937.
And amazingly, there are 88 players currently playing around the world who are graduates of the Old Trafford academy.
The CIES Football Observatory research team have tracked their progress in more than 50 leagues around the world.
And they have worked out there are 88 former players in the world still playing.

They have also worked out that these players are worth a conservative total of £115m.
Here’s the list in full, with the player’s current club and the CIES’ estimated transfer value in euros.
Marcus Rashford, Man Utd, €47.1m
Scott McTominay, Man Utd, €35.6m
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Anthony Elanga, Man Utd, €30.8m
Andreas Pereira, Fulham, €14.2m
Angel Gomes, Lille, €13m
Rashford scored on his 2016 debut against Midtjylland and has never looked backCredit: AFP or licensors
Pogba worked through the youth ranks, then shone at JuventusCredit: Getty – Contributor
Paul Pogba, Juventus, €11.8m
James Garner, Everton, €8.5m
Adnan Januzaj, Basaksehir, €8.3m
Largie Ramazani, Almeria, €7.3m
Michael Kean, Everton, €5m
Patrick McNair, Middlesbrough, €4.9m
Jimmy Dunne, QPR, €4.8m
Dean Henderson, Nottm Forest, €4.6m
Danny Welbeck, Brighton, €3.9m
Hannibal Mejbri, Birmingham, €3.9m
Tahith Chong, Birmingham, €3m
Danny Welbeck is still performing for Brighton and Hove AlbionCredit: Alamy
Ethan Laird, QPR, €2.9m
Dylan Levitt, Dundee Utd, €2.7m
Sam Johnstone, Crystal Palace, €2.7m
Brandon Williams, Man Utd, €2.5m
Joshua King, Fenerbahce, €2.3m
Amau Puigman, Almeria, €2m
Tom Lawrence, Rangers, €1.9m
Joe Rothwell, Bournemouth, €1.7m
Jonny Evans, Leicester, €1.5m
Jesse Lingard, Nottm Forest, €1.5m
Jordan Thompson, Stoke, €1.4m
Oliver Rathbone, Rotherham, €1.3m
Oliver Norwood, Sheff Utd, €1.3m
George Tanner, Bristol City, €1.2m
Ravel Morrison, DC United, €1.2m
Nicolas Ioannou, Como, €1.1m
Tosin Kehinde, Randers, €900,000
William Fish, Hibernian, €900,000
William Keane, Wigan, €900,000
Kenji Gorre, Boavista, €800,000
Matty James, Bristol City, €800,000
Charlie McCann, Forest Green Rovers, €800,000
Oliver Denham, Cardiff, €700,000
Ben Pearson, Stoke, €700,000
Ravel Morrison and Jesse Lingard are both former United graduatesCredit: Action Images – Reuters
Tom Cleverley never lived up to Fergie’s hopes of replacing ScholesCredit: AP:Associated Press
Magnus Eikrem, Molde, €700,000
Di’Shon Bernard, Portsmouth, €600,000
Teden Mengi, Man Utd, €600,000
Craig Cathcart, Watford, €600,000
Ethan Hamilton, Accrington Stanley, €600,000
Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Bayer Leverkusen, €500,000
Martin Šviderský, Almeria, €500,000
Ashley Fletcher, Wigan, €500,000
Lee O’Connor, Tranmere, €500,000
Ethan Galbraith, Salford, €500,000
Shola Shoretire, Bolton, €400,000
Nishan Burkart, FC Winterthur, €400,000
Scott Wootton, Wellington Phoenix, €400,000
Sean Goss, Motherwell, €400,000
D’Mani Bughail-Mellor, Rochdale, €300,000
Robert Brady, Preston, €300,000
Thomas Sang, Cardiff, €300,000
Harvey Neville, Inter Miami, €300,000
Ron-Robert Zieler, Hannover 96, €300,000
Ryan Tunnicliffe, Portsmouth, €300,000
Ro-Shaun Williams, Doncaster, €300,000
Tyler Reid, VPS Vaasa, €300,000
Corry Evans, Sunderland, €300,000
Ben Amos, Wigan, €300,000
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Burton, €200,000
Tyler Blackett, FC Cincinnati, €200,000
Tom Cleverley, Watford, €200,000
Max Taylor, Rochdale, €200,000
Indy Boonen, KV Oostende, €200,000
Reece Devine, Swindon, £€200,000
Donald Love, Morecambe, €200,000
Demetri Mitchell, Exeter, €200,000
Former Man Utd starlet Tahith Chong is now playing for Birmingham
Borthwick-Jackson showed so much promise in 2015-16 but is now at BurtonCredit: Reuters
James Wilson, Port Vale, €200,000
Federico Macheda, APOEL, €200,000
Aidan Barlow, Doncaster, €200,000
Tyrell Warren, Barrow, €200,000
James Chester, Derby, €100,000
Kieran O’Hara, Colchester, €100,000
Aliou Traoré, Goztepe SK, €100,000
Tom Heaton, Man Utd, €100,000
Matthew Olosunde, Preston, €100,000
Joël Pereira, RAC Waalwijk, €100,000
Josh Harrop, Northampton, €100,000
Luke Hendrie, Bradford, €100,000
Liam Grimshaw, Greenock Morton, €100,000
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Kieran Lee, Bolton, €100,000
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MASON Greenwood has held his first face-to-face meeting with Manchester United bosses since a rape charge against him was dropped.The striker and his representatives met with senior club officials as part of its internal investigation into the allegations against him.
Mason Greenwood had all charges against him dropped earlier this monthCredit: AFP
He has now had his first face-to-face meeting with Manchester United bosses since decision was announcedCredit: AFP
Greenwood, 21, was cleared of any wrongdoing earlier this month when the Crown Prosecution Service dropped charges of attempted rape, assault and controlling and coercive behaviour.
The England international thought he would then be able to restart his career, but United immediately announced it would “now conduct its own process before determining next steps”.
The aim of the review is to give United’s leadership team a more complete understanding of the circumstances around the allegations made against Greenwood by a woman in January 2022, which led to his arrest.
The star remains suspended while the probe is completed.
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Greenwood met with the club prior to United’s Europa League first leg clash against Barcelona on 16 February.
A source said: “Mason and his team met with the club to start the process of trying to get to the bottom of exactly what may or may not have happened.
“It is an extremely sensitive situation and the club think it is only fair that Mason is given the opportunity to fully explain himself.
“The club are keen to hear his version of events. Only when they have the full picture, can they start to move things forward.”
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There is no timeline on the investigation being concluded but a source told The Sun on Sunday Greenwood does not believe he will play this season, even if the club decide to keep him.
He is unable to train or play for United, while the investigation is ongoing, but is being paid his £75,000-a-week wage.
The Sun on Sunday previously told how manager Erik ten Hag had held a telephone conversation with Greenwood after the charges were dropped.
And it was revealed yesterday that Greenwood is set to become a dad for the first time with his partner.
A source close to the couple said: “They and their families are both very happy and really looking forward to the baby’s arrival.”
It comes after The Sun revealed that the Three Lions ace had secret meetings with his teammates after the case against him was withdrawn.
However, Greenwood’s hopes of a return to Old Trafford were endangered amid opposition from United’s female stars.
The women’s team were said to be “disturbed” by the prospect of his return.
Likewise, female fans of the club said that they felt he should never play for the club again.
Meanwhile, a top sports lawyer said Greenwood may have lost “millions” after being dropped by major sponsors Nike.
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A PR expert added that any club taking him on, should United let him go, would take on a huge financial risk.
Despite this, a Champions League team have made “inquiries” over a possible transfer, while Greenwood himself was reported to be eyeing a move abroad to restart his career if he’s dropped by his current club.
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NOT MANY players can say that Sir Alex Ferguson tried to sign them TWICE – but this now unrecognisable former winger is in the elite band.The ex-Northern Ireland international had many comparing him to Manchester United legend George Best due to his exploits with the club’s famed Class of ‘92 FA Youth Cup-winning side.
This former Man Utd star looks unrecognisable these days at the age of 45Credit: BBC
He was part of the famous FA Youth Cup winning side in 1992Credit: Getty
Unfortunately for the now 48-year-old, he also had David Beckham vying for the same position.
The man we are talking about is of course Keith Gillespie, who did go on to forge an impressive career for himself in the Premier League.
The flanker left his hometown of Larne to sign for Fergie’s United upon leaving school in the summer of 1991.
The following year he famously starred alongside the likes of Beckham, Gary and Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes as the club’s youngsters won the FA Youth Cup.
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Gillespie was rewarded with a first-team debut against Bury in the FA Cup third round in January 1993 – and he celebrated that feat with a goal in the 2-0 win.
A short stint on loan at Wigan followed, where he scored four goals in eight matches, before he returned to Old Trafford as a fully-fledged member of the first-team squad.
However, he found match action difficult to come by amid the form of Andrei Kanchelkis down the right.
Gillespie did make a total of 14 appearances for the Red Devils, including nine in the Premier League, but he soon found himself involved in one of the most explosive transfer deals of the 1990s.
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He was sold to Newcastle in January 1995 as a £1million makeweight as Andy Cole headed to United in the opposition direction for a then British record £7m fee.
However, just months later Ferguson was trying to sign him back after flogging Kanchelskis to Everton.
But by that point he was already becoming a firm part of Kevin Keegan’s iconic Entertainers on Tyneside but they narrowly missed out to United in the title race the following season.
Gillespie enjoyed three years at St. James’ Park and experienced playing in the Champions League as he made 113 top-flight appearances and scored 11 times before he transferred to Blackburn.
Despite a fall-out with Graeme Souness which led to another loan stint at Wigan, he eventually helped Rovers to win promotion back to the Premier League and then lifted the League Cup with them in 2002.
Gillespie joined Leicester City in 2003 but went on to sign for Sheffield United two years later and enjoyed another promotion success with the Blades.
But the ace was suffering gambling problems off the pitch, which he talks in great detail about in his autobiography, How Not To Be A Football Millionaire.
The winger was capped 86 times for Northern IrelandCredit: Getty
He scored on his Man Utd debut and now appears for their Legends TeamCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Gillespie’s career began to slide following a loan to Charlton Athletic as he headed to Bradford on a short-term deal in March 2009.
He failed to win a new contract and instead left England for a spell in Ireland with Glentoran but did make a brief comeback to these shores with Darlington in the National League in October 2010.
Gillespie only made three appearances and then signed for League of Ireland First Division side Longford Town in March 2011.
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He retired in September 2013 but returned to the pitch in 2020 at the age of 45 to play for newly-formed Mid-Ulster Football League side FC Mindwell, a club created to raise awareness of mental health issues.
He finished his career having played over 500 matches and with 86 caps for Northern Ireland.
Keith Gillespie was also a big favourite with Newcastle supportersCredit: Getty More