{"id":35951,"date":"2025-12-30T11:05:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T16:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/manchester-united-ahead-of-chelsea-and-tottenham-in-race-to-sign-oumar-solet-in-january\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T11:05:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T16:05:42","slug":"manchester-united-ahead-of-chelsea-and-tottenham-in-race-to-sign-oumar-solet-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/manchester-united-ahead-of-chelsea-and-tottenham-in-race-to-sign-oumar-solet-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United ahead of Chelsea and Tottenham in race to sign Oumar Solet in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/manchester-united-ahead-of-chelsea-and-tottenham-in-race-to-sign-oumar-solet-in-january\/#Amorim_drops_update_on_Fernandes_injury\" >Amorim drops update on Fernandes injury<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/manchester-united-ahead-of-chelsea-and-tottenham-in-race-to-sign-oumar-solet-in-january\/#New_Pogba_Manchester_United_holders_INEOS_negotiate_contract_with_100m_%E2%80%98beast\" >New Pogba: Manchester United holders INEOS negotiate contract with \u00a3100m &#8216;beast&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/manchester-united-ahead-of-chelsea-and-tottenham-in-race-to-sign-oumar-solet-in-january\/#Manchester_United_enter_race_to_sign_Oumar_Solet\" >Manchester United enter race to sign Oumar Solet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester United are currently in a race with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur to sign Serie A defender Ruben Amorim in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"amorim-drops-fresh-fernandes-injury-update\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amorim_drops_update_on_Fernandes_injury\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Amorim drops update on Fernandes injury<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a hectic month for Manchester United, but it&#8217;s also been a fairly successful one. Apart from Aston Villa&#8217;s impressive run of victories, winning in the Premier League over the past 12 games has been far more difficult and Ruben Amorim is &#8211; by his own admission &#8211; learning to adapt to the job.<\/p>\n<p>Boxing Day&#8217;s stubborn win against Newcastle United wasn&#8217;t the most convincing, but it proved the Red Devils are capable of picking up three points even when they&#8217;re not at their best. And they did it without Bruno Fernandes.<\/p>\n<p>The club captain is currently sidelined with a rare injury and although Amorim has revealed he is slowly working his way back, United will be without their star man against Wolverhampton Wanderers tonight.<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester United manager said:<em> &#8220;There&#8217;s no chance he&#8217;ll play against Wolves. No chance. You can write that.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Amorim said, &#8220;He can&#8217;t be a player who doesn&#8217;t talk (when he&#8217;s not playing) and doesn&#8217;t talk.&#8221; &#8220;He talks all the time. That&#8217;s why he&#8217;s our captain. There are some bad things at times, like the way he moves his arm, but there are a lot of good things as well.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"man-utd-holding-talks-to-sign-baleba-he-could-be-the-new-pogba\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paul-pogba-europa-league-manchester-united.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paul-pogba-europa-league-manchester-united.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Pogba_Manchester_United_holders_INEOS_negotiate_contract_with_100m_%E2%80%98beast\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tNew Pogba: Manchester United holders INEOS negotiate contract with \u00a3100m &#8216;beast&#8217;<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">This player could improve Manchester United&#8217;s midfield depth.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;Every time he recovers from a (previous) game, he&#8217;s the one watching the other guys training that day. So there&#8217;s a lot of things you don&#8217;t see. He&#8217;s a great leader.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The January transfer window could still play a key role as United now take the next important step towards qualifying for the Champions League. They are also reportedly eyeing new defensive targets, with Ruben Neves already linked.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"man-utd-join-race-to-sign-oumar-solet\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_enter_race_to_sign_Oumar_Solet\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Manchester United enter race to sign Oumar Solet<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Manchester United have joined Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and West Ham United in the race to sign Oumar Solet from Udinese, TeamTalk reports.<\/p>\n<p>    The 25-year-old centre-back is wanted in the Premier League thanks to his impressive performances in Serie A and could be on the move in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>For Manchester United, the Frenchman could replace Harry Maguire, who is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal at Old Trafford ahead of his current deal expiring in the summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>League Statistics P90 25\/26<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Oumaru Soret<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>harry maguire<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Lenny Yolo<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>minutes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1,499<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>345<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1,033<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>progressive path<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1.68<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0.53<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1.04<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>tackle win<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1.32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0.26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0.87<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>ball collection<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>5.39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3.42<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4.09<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Sollet was impressive in every way. He has outperformed both Maguire and young Lenny Yolo in possession, and is also impressive in non-possession situations. His ability to win the ball back is particularly noteworthy compared to the Man Utd duo, and his aggressiveness will be a key feature if the Red Devils make a move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are currently in a race with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur to sign Serie A defender Ruben Amorim in the January transfer window. Amorim drops update on Fernandes injury It&#8217;s been a hectic month for Manchester United, but it&#8217;s also been a fairly successful one. 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