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WILL IT HAPPEN FAST: UNITED MOVES QUICKLY TO SEAL ANTOINE SEMENYO WISH FOR JANUARY START

Man United could offer Antoine Semenyo his favoured No. 24 shirt in a bid to sign the Bournemouth star. The in-form winger has a £65m release clause, but Liverpool and Man City are also interested.

Will It Happen Fast: United Moves Quickly To Seal Antoine Semenyo Wish For January Start
United Ready To Grant Semenyo Immediate Move

Manchester United might let Antoine Semenyo have his favourite No. 24 jersey as they try to get the Bournemouth attacker to come to Old Trafford in January. Word is the Red Devils want to get the Ghana player from the south coast this winter and may have an advantage over other teams interested in him.

Semenyo, who is 25, has scored six times and assisted with three goals in only 11 Premier League games this season. Because of this, he is being talked about more and more as possibly moving to the Red Devils in the middle of the season, and knowing he could get his usual jersey might help in talks.

The No. 24 jersey is now being worn by goalie Andre Onana, who is playing for Trabzonspor until the season ends. But United might be okay with letting Semenyo have it.

This small thing could be very important in their attempt to get one of the most wanted players in the Premier League right now. Onana's time at United doesn't look good after some mistakes hurt his reputation, and Senne Lammens' success has made his spot even less secure.

The player they got from Royal Antwerp in the summer has been a great addition to United so far. So much so that Onana, who cost £43.4 million when he joined back up with Erik ten Hag, who used to be at Ajax, in 2023, already seems unnecessary.

After it came out that the player has a £65m release clause in his Bournemouth contract, there has been a lot of talk about Semenyo being available in January. The winger signed a new deal on the south coast this summer, but it's believed he only signed it understanding that the Cherries would put in a release clause.

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That's enough to suggest that Semenyo, who has said before that he would rather join Arsenal, would be willing to move if the right chance comes up. And the £65m price is pretty realistic for the teams that spend the most in England's top league. However, some may argue that relying heavily on targeted ads can lead to a lack of privacy and a sense of being constantly monitored. Additionally, while Semenyo's desire to join Arsenal is noted, numerous factors could influence his decision, including team dynamics and financial stability beyond mere transfer fees.

However, there are still some worries about whether United could spend that much money in the middle of the season. Ruben Amorim's team got Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and Benjamin Sesko for around £200m total, making some wonder where Semenyo would even fit into the starting lineup without taking out one of those players.

That being said, Semenyo has shown he can play in pretty much any attacking position, even the No. 10 spot. One idea could be to have him take that spot from Bruno Fernandes and move the Portugal star to a deeper spot in the midfield.
But, United supporters may be sad to hear they are not seen as favourably in the battle to sign Semenyo as some other teams. The Athletic says that Liverpool and Manchester City are in front to get him, with both teams probably more appealing to most players right now.

United could also give Semenyo the No. 9 shirt if they want to. The number is open since Rasmus Hojlund went to Napoli on loan during the summer.

Even though it might not seem like a big deal overall, having the correct shirt number really matters to some very talented players. It turns out Liverpool could also give him No. 24, but Josko Gvardiol is wearing that shirt for City at the moment.

EX-CAPTAIN NEVILLE CLAIMS SUBSTITUTIONS MADE MANCHESTER UNITED "WORSE" AGAINST WOLVES

Gary Neville slams Ruben Amorim’s "weird" substitutions and tactical shifts after Manchester United's 1-1 draw with bottom-side Wolves.

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Gary Neville said that the performance of Manchester United in their match against winless Wolves was ‘the baddest of the bad.’

United would have moved fourth in the league with a win at Old Trafford last night, although Wolves, who had two points in 18 games before kickoff, ended their record of 11 straight losses with a 1-1 draw.

Amorim’s team had been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by a League Two team, Grimsby, in August, but Neville was convinced that United had hit rock bottom in a game that could have been even more one-sided were it not for two important saves by Senne Lammens.

“That was the baddest of the bad," the former United captain declared on the Gary Neville podcast.

“They weren’t just booed off at the final whistle. The fans waited in the stadium to continue to boo them. They’ve gone backwards.”

United had won at Newcastle 1-0 on Boxing Day, despite being plagued by an injury list that already lacked skipper Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire, and Matthijs de Ligt, as well as three players on African Cup of Nations duty.

But they remained flat right from the first whistle, and the header by Ladislav Krejci just before the half bottled Joshua Zirkzee's deflected shot.

Amorim’s formation choice of 3-4-3 was brought into focus once more as the Portuguese opted to go back to his preferred tactic of four at the back against Newcastle.

“This isn’t right. I’ve watched enough of United over the last five or six weeks to know what looks right and what isn’t right,” Neville had declared 20 minutes into his commentary on Sky Sports.

“Because, when I see that we go back (to three at the back) after five minutes tonight, I’m thinking, no, Ruben, why have you done that?

"The manager has to look at that and think, I got that wrong. I complicated it."

However, Amorim decided to substitute Zirkzee at halftime and brought on an 18-year-old Jack Fletcher, who made his third appearance at the senior level.

Regarding substitutions made by Amorim, Neville further added, “They made Manchester United worse. Every single substitution was ridiculous.”

‘If Zirkzee was injured, and it was a tactical substitution, that was a very poor one.’ But Zirkzee isn't Eric Cantona, not by a long shot, and he had to get out there for physicality, for presence, for experience.”

SEE LISANDRO MARTINEZ’S FURIOUS REACTION AFTER MAN UTD’S SHOCK WOLVES DRAW

Lisandro Martinez demands more after Man Utd’s 1-1 draw with bottom-placed Wolves. United ended 2025 sixth in the Premier League.

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Martinez slams United’s tactical mistakes

Stand-in captain Lisandro Martinez was mad that Manchester United dropped points against Wolves, who are at the bottom of the league.

United came into the last game of 2025 after a good win against Newcastle on Boxing Day and were expected to easily beat Wolves.

Joshua Zirkzee scored first for United, but they didn't take their chances. Ladislav Krejci's header tied the game for Wolves, 1-1.

It was only their third point in 19 games, and it stopped their 11-game losing streak. United fans booed at the end of the game.

When Martinez was asked if it felt like a disappointing point, he said, 100 percent.

We are very disappointed. We can't keep drawing or losing points at home. We have to win.

We want to be at the top, competing with the best.

We can't drop points in games like this. We just have to accept it and be hungry for the next game.

Martinez was captain again because Bruno Fernandes is still recovering from an injury.

When United coach Ruben Amorim was asked about injured players for the game against Leeds on Sunday, he didn't give much away. Leeds are really wanting to beat United for the first time since 2010.

Martinez said to MUTV, You can either make excuses, or you can be strong and say, 'We're dropping points, so we need to go for the next one and show what we can do.'

We need to work together and do the easy things to get the three points.

United is in sixth place in the league at the end of 2025, only two points behind Liverpool for the last Champions League spot. Liverpool has a game in hand.

They could be in a better position if they had been better in both boxes. Leeds has been playing well lately, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin doing great up front.

Martinez added, It's about us. I don't like to think about other teams.

I'm thinking about what we can do to get better as a team every day, and we have to learn from this game.

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