Manchester Evening News: If the Red Devils sell Garancho at a low price this summer, their rebuilding plan may suffer another setback[KUI]
2025-07-02

According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester United's history of player sales can be described as "bleak". From Schneidlin and Daniel James to Stam and Beckham, the list of deparsions is filled with cases of players being sold at low prices or letting go of key players with regret. If the Red Devils sell Garancho at a low price this summer, their rebuilding plan may suffer another setback.
Although in recent years the club has begun to learn from rivals like Manchester City and include a resale commission clause in the contract, the low initial transfer fee remains a fatal flaw.
Data shows that Manchester United is deeply troubled by the difficulty of selling players at high prices. Only three transfer fees in the club's history exceeded 30 million pounds. In 2019, Lukaku transferred to Inter Milan for 73.9 million pounds, and in 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid for 80 million pounds. Another player, as reported, might be a deal for Dalot.
In contrast, Manchester City has broken the £30 million mark nine times in the past six years. The media believes that Manchester United's negotiating ability is seriously lacking.
This summer's list of players to be sold includes Rashford, Antony and Garancho. Manchester United plans to sell several players to regain its strength, but the transfer of Garancho will be crucial. If Manchester United lets Garancho go for less than 50 million pounds, it will once again expose the failure of its player selling strategy.
Finally, media analysis suggests that the decline in Rashford's value and the lukewarm market response to Antony can only provide financial support for summer transfer window signings through the high transfer fee of Garancho.