Ruben Amorim Gives Greenlight for First Summer Signing
Manchester United are pushing to finalise an agreement to make Geovany Quenda their first summer signing after Fabrizio Romano revealed a move to bring in the Sporting CP wing-back has been given the green light by Ruben Amorim.
The price the Red Devils will likely need to pay for the teenager has also come to light.
Amorim has struggled to get a consistent tune out of his expensively assembled Red Devils squad since taking over as manager from Erik ten Hag back in the autumn and has overseen a meagre nine wins from 21 games ahead of Saturday’s trip to take on in-form Everton.
A draw at Goodison for Manchester United – and they have suffered nine losses so far under their new boss.
Some uncomfortable relegation conversations ramped up a notch as a result.
The problem for United, though, has simply been consistency; there have been flashes of brilliance, but equally some dire performances that have left both Amorim and their supporters throwing their arms up in frustration.
And with his new 3-4-2-1 formation failing to pay dividends so far – and with several senior United players reportedly voicing concerns at the system.
Amorim knows he will need to add to his squad this summer to bring his ideas to life and inject some upward momentum into the club.
Such a formation relies heavily on energetic wing-backs who can motor up and down the flank and, having landed the first of those in January – the left-sided Denmark international, Patrick Dorgu, from Lecce – the focus is now shifting on a right-sided equivalent in the form of Quenda.
As a result, trusted reporter Romano has now revealed that a move to bring the 17-year-old to Old Trafford this summer has been given full approval by Amorim, who informed the United board weeks ago he wants a deal done for the talented star.
“[Geovany] Quenda is on the list for sure. He’s been on the list for weeks and months. This remains the case.
There’s nothing to say in terms of deal done now, but he’s a player approved directly by Amorim,” Romano Romano said in an exclusive interview.
With reports circulating round the Portuguese media, Geovany Quenda seems Manchester United bound this summer.
