Erik ten Hag is the mastermind behind Man Utd's transfer push, with Harry Kane coming through the door and Mason Mount not escaping speculation.
Intelligence will abandon you
With the rejection of the new £78m striker in mind, United can happily focus on other targets.
And thanks to the sheer genius of Erik ten Hag, they are in a vital position to land Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund this summer, at least if the Daily Mirror website believes it. And sometimes they are.
"Erik ten Hag's clever transfer tactics give Man Utd an important advantage in finding strikers," reads a compelling headline in a story detailing "a huge driving force" for the player. hope to sign their Hojlund. What did the extraordinarily sensitive Dutchman do around this time? What 'smart transfer tactics' did he come up with to win the £52m signing? Will Phil Neville return to Old Trafford as director of football?
Insufficient. You see, the Mirror website is a master at scouring the internet for potentially buried leds and forming a whole story around them, as if presenting brand new information. . And that quote comes from Laurie Whitwell's story about finding the Man Utd striker in The Athletic.
“Hojlund has committed to the SEG agency with the expectation of a move at some point in his short and medium term future. Ten Hag is also represented by SEG, whose co-founder Kees Vos is a regular at Old Trafford. Voss watched United's win over Fulham on Sunday from the director's office.
Dear reader, here is the extent of Ten Hag's "smart transfer tactics":
has been represented by the co-founder of an agency that a potential transfer target has recently joined.
Not in a Harry
Make no mistake in thinking that he was the only POWERFUL striker for Man Utd on the eve of their FA Cup final; it's not even the only one the Daily Mirror website has spotted. 'Man Utd boosted as Harry Kane beats rivals and clears transfer priorities', was the headline of a John Cross article detailing Kane's desire to stay in the Premier League potentially ruling out a move to Paris Saint-Germain, which never happened. especially likely to happen.
Boom. Now, just to navigate this simple path through negotiation with Daniel Levy. After all, it turns out that Man Utd may not be interested in that.
Link back
Mediawatch laughs to herself with this MailOnline opening…
"Mason Mount has escaped growing speculation about his future by flying to Spain with friends, including Chelsea team-mate Ben Chilwell."
…to an 800-word story speculating about Mason Mount's future, the title begins:
“Mason Mount ponders his future…”
Happy holidays, buddy. 'Avin' me on
"Man Utd fans were shocked saying 'no way, it's true' when Avram Glazer committed football's biggest crime by taking silly pictures" - The Sun website.
Well, the 'biggest sin in football' is obviously spitting (it'd be better to break a leg at the end of a tackle), wasting time, diving or wearing a scarf, but Avram sure Glazer was not be caught committing any crimes. Surname.
Of course not. He took a photo with a Liverpool fan. And it really is a "false photograph" of story-worthy proportions. Let me know why
"Harry Maguire explains why Manchester United can win the FA Cup" - Manchester Evening News.
Is it because they are in the finals? Either way, the broader football media's struggle with the distinction between 'why' and 'how' continues to go unchecked.
My angel came down
Mediawatch recently credited that glory as "how Team X might line up if this flagged possibility occurs", with a slew of new signings or new managers making his mark.
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