Deals & Rumours
Alrighty then: Lammens, Safia Middleton-Patel, Emma Watson, and maybe more?
Apparently Senne Lammens, the young prospect keeper from Antwerp, is happening. €20 million, Overmars is happy to sell (you know, ex Arsenal, ex Ajax director sacked for being a letch). He's young, promising... that fits the INEOS criteria. An easy resale if he doesn't work out and a bargain if he does. Feels very likely.
Welsh international goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel has committed herself to United for a further three years today. Fantastic news.
I do believe she'll still ultimately be backup to Kayla Rendell, but I also believe we only have one more year of Phallon before she goes back to America to stand a better chance at being the US national team's number one.
Young England U19 centre-back Lucy Newell has gone out on loan to Birmingham City. She's formerly from the West Brom academy, so she's local to the area, and whilst going to a rival of your home club might be a bit cheeky... it makes sense, it really does. WSL2, a good level of competition and challenge, and it suits her and her family.
With Blackburn dropping to Tier 4 I had thought perhaps Sheffield United, or Nottingham Forest also, but Brum were the no1 suspects.
Attacker Emma Watson has also gone out on loan, joining freshly relegated Crystal Palace down in WSL2 as well. They're a good side though, with a strong chance of bouncing right back up to the WSL, so it's another good choice of loan destination for a promising United youngster. My only worry with Emma, compared with Lucy, is that she plays CAM or RW. We're quite well stocked there, so it could be a wait - if at all - that she breaks through. Time will tell.
The bomb squad. Fuck me, I doubt we'll sell them will we. Malacia hasn't even gone and he was meant to be the simplest sale cus he's so feckin cheap. Sancho's pissing around just saying no to everybody. Antony wants Betis, Betis want Antony, but we want cash, and Betis don't have any. That might mean a Saudi move but who the fuck knows. Rashford... at least he's out on loan and salary covered. That leaves Garnacho (also being a bell but he's actively trying to leave) and possibly Hojlund or Onana pending... stuff.
And finally, Evie Rabjohn. I'm half-expecting a WSL2 loan move for the versatile defender, but I could also see a WNL move (maybe to join sister Liv at West Brom?) to guarantee a starting spot and a tonne of vital minutes in the tank.
After Evie's ACL injury, she's back and in the mix, but she has had limited involvement pre-season and was one of five unused subs versus Liverpool in the conclusion of the friendlies. Maybe she'll stay at United and condition herself for the first half of the season at Carrington then go out somewhere (unless United suffer injuries). We've done it with the likes of Grace Clinton going to Bristol City a few years back. Maybe a loan will happen sooner. She's a talent, so I'd hate to see her wasted, and given we've found contemporaries loans... one to keep an eye on.
