Manchester United’s season is off to a rocky start after the reappointment of Eric Mourinho.
According to multiple British media outlets, including the BBC, new defender Lenny Yoro and star striker Rasmus Hoyle are both on the injury list.
The length of their injuries is significant. Hoylun is out for six weeks and Yoro for a whopping three months.
Both players were injured in a preseason match against Arsenal on August 28th. Yoro was seen leaving the field on crutches after being substituted for Rhys Bennett in the 35th minute due to injury. Scans revealed a metatarsal injury and he was diagnosed with a three-month layoff, according to the Daily Mail.
Hoilearn limped off in the 13th minute of the first half with a hamstring strain. It was a recurrence of a hamstring injury he suffered last season.
Both players are resources that Manchester United have spent a significant amount of money on. Hojelin joined United in the summer transfer window last year for a whopping €75 million guaranteed (with an option for an additional €10 million), while Yoro’s arrival in a United shirt this 카지노 커뮤니티 summer cost the club €70 million.
Yoro was a big investment for United, especially at the age of 18, and was expected to fill the void left by Rafael Varane, who was the anchor of the United defense until last season.
With the signing of Yoro, United seemed to have solved their top central defense priority, but Yoro’s long-term injury has forced them to reinforce their defense again.
This has reopened the possibility of signing Bayern Munich defender Matthias Düricht. Manchester United were in talks to sign Durich even before the arrival of Yoro. The arrival of Zorro reduced the need for Durich. Durich wants to join Manchester United, too, and the fact that he’s reached an early personal agreement makes it more likely that Bayern Munich will be willing to pay the asking price.
There are other options. The Sun covered the possibility of Manchester United making another attempt to sign Everton defender Jared Branswaite. Like Dürich, Manchester United have been linked with a move for Branswaite before, but backed out after Everton’s asking price was too high.
Unlike the defense, which is missing Yoro, the Hojelun void is somewhat easier to fill. That’s thanks to summer signing Joshua Giroud. In a preseason game against Real Betis, Mourinho experimented with a zero-top tactic, using Jadon Sancho as a fake number nine.
Manchester United will open the season against Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sept. 10 before hosting Fulham at Old Trafford on Sept. 17 to open the 2024-25 Premier League season.