The Manchester United Chronicle
Transfer targets17 Jan 2028
Franculino is a medical away from Manchester United
The deal with Torino is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets17 Jan 2028
Manchester United bid $61.8M for Trevoh Chalobah
The offer went to Como this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Match15 Jan 2028
The run at home goes on for Manchester United
19 matches unbeaten here. Every visiting manager is asked about it in the week before, which is precisely why it keeps going.
Transfer targets17 Jan 2028
Manchester United rebuffed over Ryan Sessegnon
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Fulham have kept their man, and Manchester United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market17 Jan 2028
So close: Amad’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. Monaco moved on, Amad reports back to Manchester United, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Market17 Jan 2028
Antoni Milambo agrees terms with Reading
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Manchester United people have started saying his name in the past tense.
Market17 Jan 2028
Evanilson asks to leave Manchester United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market17 Jan 2028
Cameron Byrne-Hughes moves on
Reading pay $2.0M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Boardroom17 Jan 2028
Samuel Lusale signs for Harrogate Town while still at Manchester United
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Samuel Lusale has agreed terms with Harrogate Town for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
In brief
- Match Still nobody has beaten Manchester United
- Match Manchester United find a way past Chelsea
- Player ratings Matthijs de Ligt was on a different afternoon to everybody else