Norway's "Devil's Dream" midfielder Sverre Nypan (Sverre Nypan) may become the first player to sign and officially join Manchester United in the era of Ruben Amorim's coaching, although the Red Devils have booked Paraguay's 17-year-old left-back demon Diego Leon, but he will not officially join until July next year, and Nipan is celebrating his 18th birthday today, and he can be signed directly in the winter transfer window in January. The fourth-ranked team is willing to sell the player, who has been dubbed the "New Odegaard".
It's no secret that Nipan has loved Manchester United since he was a child, and recently he opened the package directly in the Rosenborg dressing room, showing off his Red Devils peripherals, and his teammates were not surprised. The latter may also be Manchester United fans, after all, the Red Devils have always been the favourites in Norway, there is no one. So, while there are plenty of clubs interested in Nipan, who scored eight goals and provided seven assists for Rosenborg in the season he just finished and 13 goals and 11 assists in 60 games since his debut, he admits it was his dream to play for United.
Nipan is carefully considering whether to leave Rosenborg and will also be hoping to be assured of plenty of playing time at his new club. Manchester United face competition from the likes of Chelsea, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig, and the list of interested could be even longer. GIVEMESPORT HAS REVEALED THAT MANCHESTER UNITED ARE STEPPING UP THEIR EFFORTS TO BRING IN NIPAN AND HAVE BEEN IN OPEN DIALOGUE WITH ROSENBORG TO DETERMINE THE TRANSFER PATTERN, WITH INSIDERS NOT RULING OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF BRINGING HIM IN JANUARY. Rosenborg sporting director Michael Dohsin recently said that Nipan could be worth £83 million, which is of course impossible, and the actual price could be a quarter.
To ensure Nipan can continue to develop, United are keen to see if he is ready to play in the Premier League right away, or explore other avenues, such as loaning him back to Rosenborg. Based on current trends, Nipan could potentially use Mason Mount's latest injury setback to secure a place in Amorim's plans. In the Manchester derby, Mount left early with a strain after just 12 minutes of the start and could face another long-term absence.
Speaking at the press conference for Manchester United's Carabao Cup quarter-final tie against Tottenham, Ruben Amorim confirmed Mason Mount's injury. "He's not able to play and he's injured and we're still assessing how long he's been out. He's going to see the experts today, so we'll have to wait and see the results." Amorim said, "Long or short? No, I don't know at the moment, I think there may be more definite news today, and wait."
Mason Mount's injury has made Manchester United fans miss another midfielder, Academy stalwart Scott McTominay. The 28-year-old Scotland international, who joined Napoli in August for £30 million, revealed the Reds had chosen to sell him for financial reasons.
"It was a big decision, but in a way, it was actually quite simple. I saw the passionate Napoli fans, I saw the coaches, I saw the players, I saw the opportunity." Wheat explains, "I accepted the challenge and I didn't have to look back. It didn't take me long to make my decision because I knew it was what I wanted and I would never regret it for the rest of my life. As long as I am determined to do something, I must succeed. Nothing can stop me."
Manchester United's £60 million move in Mason Mount the previous year was apparently one of the reasons why the club had to sell Scott McTominay, and the England midfielder, who also enjoyed a £250,000 weekly salary, put a lot of pressure on the finances, forcing the club to sell Academy players in an effort to improve the financial results for a net profit. McTominay said: "It was a mutual decision. The situation is, there's an opportunity there, do you want to go? Obviously I know that from United's point of view, the financial fair play rules are difficult. It's not easy for a club to make a decision about homegrown players, but I never thought about that. I came here with the idea of seeing the fans, seeing the coaches and hopefully getting good results."
Wheat reflected on his farewell to Manchester United: "On the last day, I had to go and see everybody and it wasn't easy to say goodbye. But that's football, that's life. I spoke to Ten Hag and he expressed his views on the matter. I told him, 'Listen, this is my career, I'm moving to push myself better.'" In this case, I have to focus first and follow my instincts to do what I want to do in my career, without being hindered by any other external factors. The atmosphere was congenial. I love Manchester United so much, they have been an integral part of my life for 22 years, but now that I've let go of the past, I'm happy here.'
In 15 appearances in Italy, McTominay has scored four goals and provided three assists, including an assist for Romelu Lukaku's equaliser in the previous round, before Napoli came back from 3-1 to sit second in Serie A, two points behind leaders Atalanta after 16 games. Mount did what he did at Manchester United, and Red Devils fans felt McTominay could do no worse than him, and that Wheat was not a "glass man".