Man Utd could do transfer after deadline with star keen to leave Red Devils

Manchester United could still complete a transfer after the 11pm deadline. United had a relatively quiet deadline day with no incomings, though young midfielder Jack Moorhouse was sent to Dundee on loan. Left-back Harry Amass was tipped to join Burnley but a move did not materialise for the English teenager. Yet there is one more deal United could do despite the window closing for British clubs.

Young striker Chido Obi could be sent out to gain first-team football abroad to aid his development. The 18-year-old has scored freely in United's youth teams and is keen to head out on loan according to our sister title the Manchester Evening News. Clubs from the Netherlands, including Feyenoord, and his home country of Denmark are interested in Chido. The transfer window for the Eredivisie and Superliga does not close until Wednesday, giving clubs extra time to get deals done after this evening.

Denmark under-21 international Chido has options and United will be sure to select carefully because they want him to play regularly if he leaves. The teen has been in England since the age of 13, when he joined Arsenal's academy and famously scored 10 goals in one game for the Gunners' U16s against Liverpool.

He moved to United in the summer of 2024 and has since made eight first-team appearances for the Red Devils. But he has not played for United's U21s in either of their Premier League 2 games so far this season.

Chido was absent as United's youngsters defeated Leicester City 4-1 on Monday, with Shea Lacey scoring a brace and JJ Gabriel also on the scoresheet late on. And Michael Carrick and co are ready to let the player develop elsewhere for 12 months as he approaches his 19th birthday.

United's summer concluded with a £155 million spend on their midfield rebuild. Andrey Santos joined from Chelsea before the Red Devils activated Youri Tielemans' release clause before paying up to £70m to Brighton for Carlos Baleba.

Beyond that, Karl Darlow has joined on a free transfer to become the new back-up to Senne Lammens at Old Trafford. Carrick said: "I think the business that we've managed to do, I'm pleased with. I think we're a better group, a better squad, potentially a better team, you know.

"Adding Marcus [Rashford] into that feels like a new signing. So, in that respect, we're quite happy. We're always open to if there's something else to be able to add, so I wouldn't shut that down, but as it stands, we'll have to wait and see."

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United did not end up making any more additions, though, despite club legend Gary Neville's pleas for another left-back and centre-back to arrive.

The concerned Sky Sports pundit said: "In a perfect world, if you'd said to Michael Carrick, 'what would you have done this summer?' he would have said, 'rebuild the midfield, and I would rebuild the defence.'

"But, to be fair, last season, they've spent, whatever it is, £170m on attackers. They've spent £150m this year on midfielders. They're doing it piece by piece. That might be the sensible thing to do, to not overhaul everything at once.

"They have got some individually decent defenders, but there isn't a back four there and when it starts to get put under pressure and it starts to pick up a couple of injuries during the season, it will let you down. Michael knows that right now.

"If they could get a centre-back and a full-back before the window closes, that will stop problems that we know we're going to see.

"I'm not saying they've been bad all the time, but you just know full well, in Champions League football, Premier League games, they will have problems and they will have issues. It's not being harsh. Everybody knows it. I'm amazed that United haven't added at the back."