After several weeks of talks, Manchester United and Chelsea ultimately agreed to terms for the signing of Mason Mount. Documents and legalities need to be arranged right away because the Englishman is scheduled to arrive at Old Trafford soon.
Manchester United will be greatly enhanced by Mason Mount. He will provide some dynamism to their midfield, which is currently lacking. There are numerous beneficiaries and losers from this transaction because of the creative midfielder’s primary role in bridging the midfield and attack gaps.
Fred tragically ends up being one of the losers. It was predicted that Mount would depart United with a 75% likelihood before he signed with the club. But it appears that the likelihood has already reached 100%.
Manchester United is selling Fred to make place for Mason Mount
Indeed, Manchester Evening News reports that after agreeing to sign Mason Mount, Manchester United will start to advocate for Fred’s departure from Old Trafford. Fulham is interested in Fred, therefore this is where he will probably end up.
Manchester United is willing to take a loss on Fred after paying £52 million to acquire the Brazilian international in 2018. Sadly for the club, I do not see them making a profit on him because Fulham will not want to invest that much money. It will result in a financial loss instead.
Thus, from Erik ten Hag’s point of view, selling Fred is something that needs to be done. He is the midfielder who stands out as the one who needs to be shown the departure door because he is 30 years old. The board may be hesitant to sell McTominay because he is the youngest midfielder at Old Trafford, as Man Utd News said.
Mount can join the first team now that Fred is gone. It does offer the Englishman even more of a motive to join, even though he wouldn’t have a hard time getting game time either way.