Manchester United has become a relegation team in the Premier League this season, suffering four consecutive defeats under new coach Amorim, losing six out of their last eight games, and ranking 14th in the league. Manchester United had hoped to bounce back after replacing Ten Hag with Amorim's help, but things have only gotten worse. While Manchester United is fighting for relegation, some players who left the club are developing better and better. Manchester United took a hit! They let go of an all-round midfielder for 30 million: now leading Inter Milan by 4 points and topping Serie A.
In recent years, Manchester United has been hoping to upgrade their midfield. Mount joined Manchester United for a transfer fee of 64.2 million euros. After joining Manchester United, he became injury-prone and performed poorly in the games he played, scoring only 1 goal and 1 assist in 33 appearances for Manchester United so far. It's outrageous that Manchester United signed Mount, who only had one year left on his contract with Chelsea, at such a high price. Manchester United also signed Ugarte for a transfer fee of 50 million euros. Is this deal worth it? The Uruguayan midfielder has performed moderately well since joining Manchester United.
Looking at McTominay, who was sold by Manchester United last summer for a transfer fee of 30.5 million euros to join Napoli in Serie A. In the 19th round of Serie A that ended on January 5th, Napoli defeated Fiorentina 3-0 away from home. McTominay scored the third goal in the 68th minute with a push shot in the penalty area, breaking De Gea's goal and securing the victory for Napoli.
This season, McTominay has made 18 appearances for Napoli, starting 15 times, contributing 5 goals and 2 assists. In Napoli's squad, only Lukaku, who has scored 7 goals, has more goals than McTominay. It's worth noting that Lukaku is the team's forward and has penalty-taking opportunities. Currently, Napoli leads the Serie A table with 44 points in 19 rounds, followed by Atalanta with 41 points in 18 rounds and Inter Milan with 40 points in 17 rounds. It's worth mentioning that last season, Napoli only managed to score 53 points in 38 rounds, finishing 10th in Serie A.
The arrival of players like McTominay and new coach Conte has brought significant changes to Napoli. Among them, McTominay has added more goal-scoring methods to Napoli and strengthened the team's midfield toughness. As a tall player standing at 193 cm, McTominay can cover a large area during matches, engage in fierce battles, and even enter the penalty area to act as a forward. He is a B2B midfielder who rarely gets injured and has the attribute of saving the team in adversity, with a strong fighting spirit. Why didn't Manchester United keep such an outstanding midfielder and instead spend big money on players like Mount?