The Manchester United Chronicle
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Manchester United make their move for Mauro Arambarri
$29.3M on the table at River Plate. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Market17 Aug 2026
Anatolii Trubin arrives at Manchester United in a $18.3M statement of intent
There comes a point where a club either backs its own ambition or admits it does not have any. Manchester United have paid $18.3M for Anatolii Trubin, which is the loudest way there is of saying which one it chose.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Manchester United rebuffed over Ricardo Pepi
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. PSV have kept their man, and Manchester United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Manchester United turn down Chelsea for Bruno Fernandes
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Anatolii Trubin gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Anatolii Trubin has just signed for Manchester United, and for once the answer mattered.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Marco Bizot
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Manchester United have done the hard part with Aston Villa, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Manchester United bid $820.0K for Adam Smith
The offer went to Bournemouth 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Manchester United
Marcus Rashford and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Manchester United
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
In brief
- Market One of our own: David Carter joins the Manchester United first team
- Market Manchester United promote Samuel Murphy from within
- Boardroom Manchester United sign off a bigger ground