Manchester United appear to be preparing for another major midfield shake-up, with Manuel Ugarte now expected to leave the club this summer.
According to Fabrizio Romano, United have made their stance clear to the player’s camp: they want him to move on, and the message has already been delivered.
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The situation looks pretty serious. Romano has reported that Ugarte is expected to leave Man United, while the club are planning to bring in at least two new midfielders during the summer window.
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TEAMtalk have also reported that United’s decision on Ugarte is “absolutely clear”, with the Uruguayan midfielder viewed as one of the players who could be sacrificed as part of a bigger squad rebuild.
When Ugarte arrived at Man United from Paris Saint-Germain in August 2024, there was a lot of excitement around the deal.
Ugarte failed to live up to expectations at Man United
United signed him on a five-year contract, with the club describing him as a tough-tackling midfielder who could add bite and aggression to the middle of the pitch.
At the time, it looked like the kind of signing United needed. They had been crying out for energy, defensive discipline and a proper ball-winner in midfield.
But football does not always work out the way it looks on paper.
Ugarte has shown flashes of what he can do. He is aggressive, he covers ground and he is not afraid of getting stuck in.
The problem is that Man United need more than just a destroyer in midfield, especially under Michael Carrick.
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