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If true, then it is absolutely justified. He does not need to accept leaving United, but also United does not have any reason to keep him on the first team. He can get the money owned to him, United gets space for a player there.
Retirement.
Most people would commit career suicide for 75k a week to set up their families for life. its not like he's failed in the game, won the league, won the FA cup, 27 caps for England, played for Manchester United 229 times.
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No is the answer. I doubt he’s been physically injured some of the time he’s been out either. I think Ole or maybe Jose (Christ he’s been unavailable for sooooo long) eluded to him having some mental struggles. I honestly think he doesn’t want to play and he still wants to collect his money. TBH I don’t blame him - Woody and Ole have him a new contract when he’d hardly played. Diabolical decision.
Doesn’t seem like he’s got any ambition to go out on loan or play football, he’s happy enough just sitting on his fat pay cheque.
And it happened when we had an interim manager, which is even stranger. And when nobody wanted him. It was truly bizarre.
It is bizarre and reeks incompetance mate.
It was meant 'somehow' as a way to make money? As if signing him to a new contract, would make him a big asset, that somebody would pay a good amount for and take off our hands, which would give us a profit?
Ole giving him that last extension might be the worst decision in the history of football contacts.
He used to seem like a passionate player. He could go abroad, avoid the controversy and heckling he might get. Unless he’s as bad at languages as I am.
To be fair I think those contracts were all woody.
I think he will struggle to even do that. He may well not be registered for Europe (although I haven't counted whether he could be included for "free"). Ten Hag will want to win trophies and has his four centre backs.
Surely he approved it at best.
I guess they've assumed, if you don't play football, you're not fit to play football.
He had decent pace. Wouldn't say he was fast, but he wasn't slow either. However if I remember correctly (it feels so long ago now) the last time he did get a few games it looked like all the injuries might have taken their toll and he was looking slow.
Why does football matter?
This is your response to why does a FIFA rating matter?
No, he's just been frozen out. He's not the only one either, it's like Tuanzebe, Williams and Wan Bassaka don't exist either.
I think Williams and Tuanzebe were both just featured alongside the boss and Sancho in a promotional video for Diwali so it doesn't seem like they are completely off the radar.
