Malacia and Mather Consider Club Switches…
Tyrell Malacia and Sam Mather might wave goodbye to Manchester United, as the dazzling Turkish transfer window keeps its doors open until September 12. For Malacia, it’s like everyone has already left for the party and he’s stuck looking at the clock, the only member left from the ‘bomb squad’ after this summer’s fireworks saw Rashford, Garnacho, Antony, and Sancho rocket out. Despite a fizzled plan to join Elche, there’s still chatter about him jet-setting to Saudi Arabia. PSV rented him last winter but sent him back like unwanted Christmas socks after only six starts.
Meanwhile, Sam Mather is hoping to pack his bags for Turkey, where his footwork might rival the country’s famous whirling dervishes. The 20-year-old is gathering admirers from Germany, Sweden, and beyond, like a new phone that everyone in Europe wants to upgrade to. Although a loan move with a ‘please-buy-me-later’ label seems likely, Manchester sources quietly think otherwise for Mather and fellow aspirant Rhys Bennett. With Onana’s first-choice goalie spot plummeting faster than a lead balloon and whispers of Saudi sands calling, United’s backroom buzz has never been livelier.
