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Manchester United Transfers: Goldbridge Blasts Club’s Summer Inertia

Amarim’s Frustrating Wait

In a typically fiery episode of The United Stand, Mark Goldbridge laid bare his frustrations with Manchester United’s transfer inactivity this summer. Speaking on the podcast, he painted a vivid picture of managerial limbo, referencing the stark contrast between United’s presumed new manager Ruben Amorim and Liverpool’s Arne Slot. “Let’s contrast the holidays of Slot and Amarim,” Goldbridge began. “Slot is the champion of England and is sat on holiday relaxing looking at his board get player after player after player.”

By comparison, Amorim is cast as a figure stranded in uncertainty. “He can’t be sat there in his shorts… with his little sangria going, I’m going to do this, this and this. He doesn’t know what he’s going to do because he doesn’t know who he’s got,” Goldbridge asserted. The implication is that Manchester United’s failure to act decisively in the transfer window is stifling any meaningful preparation for the new season.

Barriers to Progress

Goldbridge didn’t hold back in highlighting who he believes should shoulder some responsibility, including new CEO Omar Berrada. “You’ve got Omar Berrada going, yeah, you know, it’s fine. It’s fine. It’s one month.” With the club now in the crucial middle phase between the end of last season and the start of pre-season, fans and pundits alike are growing increasingly anxious.

“We’re smack in the middle of that period between losing the Europa League final and preseason proper kicking off. And we’re not doing anything,” he stressed. Goldbridge also took aim at the club’s transfer dealings, calling the situation with Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo emblematic of the dysfunction: “We’ve been talking to them for three bloody weeks and we’re talking in different languages. They’re in London, not in bloody Lisbon.”

Waiting on July

The possibility that United are deliberately waiting until July 1 to engage in transfer business due to financial year considerations was also addressed. “Do we think there’s a possibility that United aren’t doing any business until July the 1st because then it’s a new financial year?” Goldbridge mused. However, he warned against this being used as a justification for delay: “If that is the plan, it’s just another financial thing. And if we start negotiating on July the 1st, we take three, four, five weeks to do a deal. So none of these players would be coming in until after the tour.”

This delay could seriously compromise Ruben Amorim’s ability to prepare for the upcoming season. “That’s one of the most frustrating things as a coach that you can have — I’ve got all these plans, but I don’t know who I’m doing them with. Who’s my striker? Who’s my defender? Who’s my goalkeeper?”

Fans Left in the Dark

Perhaps most concerning is the complete communication blackout from inside Old Trafford. “It is very quiet at the moment because none of the players are at Carrington. None of the training staff are at Carrington. So, none of the people that can feed stuff out are there,” Goldbridge explained.

As fans scour Fabrizio Romano’s updates only to see rivals pulling off deals, disillusionment grows. “City and Liverpool have bought half their bloody transfers already and it’s only June the 20th,” read one comment that Goldbridge echoed. Meanwhile, supporters like Dari tried to offer hope: “If by July the 1st we still haven’t done anything, then I’ll start getting concerned.” Goldbridge was already there: “I’m concerned already, mate.”

If Manchester United are to salvage this transfer window and give Ruben Amorim a fair shot at building a competitive side, the time for action is now. Otherwise, Goldbridge’s frustration could soon become the defining mood of the fanbase.