Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure at the end of 2013 season brought an overwhelming end to a love story so romantic that left football in tears. While the romantics of the game were left to delve into the fond memories of the Scottish maestro, the pragmatics calculated the impending doom that was to befall the club. In his 27 year reign at the club had the hard-hitting Scot had moulded the club in his image and he had become an embodiment of the club itself.
It was never going to be easy for his immediate successor to find his footing at Old Trafford. David Moyes came and went without so much so as scratching the surface and while Louis Van Gaal’s appointment was greeted with more pomp and cheer, the experienced Dutchman did not fare any better than his predecessor.
The beginning of the 2016/17 season saw United unveil Jose Mourinho as the manager of the club, a man who had long coveted the hot seat at Old Trafford. United who had already heavily spent in the market in the post-Ferguson era showed no sign of fatigue and gifted Mourinho with the transfers of Ibrahimovic, Pogba, Mkhitaryan and Bailly. The 2017/18 summer window has seen Jose reunited with Nemanja Matic at United and United bring in a marquee signing in the form of Romelu Lukaku. Old Trafford became once again a place booming with noise and thankfully for the Red Devils with plenty of goals.
With funds still available, United are now being linked with a move for Benfica winger Umaro Embalo. The 16-year-old winger is highly rated across Europe and can be an asset for the future in Mourinho’s team. He is said to have a €18m price tag on him.
According to the agent, some talks had taken place already. “If he’s going to Manchester is something that I don’t know at all, but it’s true that we have already met with Benfica and Manchester, there is no agreement, but there are conversations.”
As for Manchester United, it is no big news that the Red Devils are in the market for a winger. Mourinho was desperate to add a wide man back last summer and having missed out on a major signing in that position, it seems that the Portuguese could be getting a talented player this time around.
If Embalo were to move to Jose’s United, it could propose a daunting prospect for the opposition in the future. Embalo will complete the team consisting the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford and it would be dream come true for United fans to see a team of such raw pace and power rain in goals at Old Trafford in the near future. All this, of course, will only happen given a move is made and Embalo chooses to opt for Manchester United.
