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Manchester United starlet, Amad Diallo, has reportedly changed agents in advance of a likely busy summer at Old Trafford. Interestingly, it is the same agent as fellow United star, Alejandro Garnacho.
The 21 year old has once again struggled to get meaningful game time despite seeing an uptick in minutes over the last month.
The Ivorian enjoyed a Roy of the Rovers moment in March when he was put through on goal and calmly slotted past Caoimhin Kelleher to give United an epic FA Cup quarter final victory over Liverpool in the final seconds of the encounter.
Nonetheless, Diallo has still only played eight matches this season, with a combined minutes total of 233.
Frustratingly for the player, he has not made a start for the club since 2021 and the most time he has spent on the pitch has been the 45 minutes he was given against Bournemouth after replacing Alejandro Garnacho at half-time.
After playing so much last season where he was crucial in Sunderland’s fine efforts to be promoted back to the Premier League, a season of injury and lack of game time will no doubt be incredibly frustrating for the youngster.
This is probably compounded even more when it is considered how poor United’s wing play has been. Alejandro Garnacho has enjoyed a successful second season in the first team but has been erratic at times owing to only being 19 years old.
Antony and Marcus Rashford have been incredibly disappointing outside the rare moment of magic and Mason Greenwood and Jadon Sancho have been impressing abroad, on loan at Getafe and Borussia Dortmund respectively.
Therefore, with numerous players potentially heading for the exit door this summer, Diallo could well be one of them.
The Daily Mail report that “Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo may be competing for a place on the wing at United, but Confidential understands that Amad has just signed with Garnacho’s agent Carlos Cambeiro.”
The paper goes on to state that “it is very much possible that Amad could fall into the bracket of transfer-listed players after being overlooked so often by manager Erik ten Hag during the 2023-24 campaign.”
No doubt his former side Sunderland would be heavily interested in the talented winger and they have previously been linked with trying to bring back the player on loan.
Amad has spoken in the past about how happy and proud he is to play for the club but it is unlikely he has infinite patience.
In addition, there have been some moments in the season when fans have speculated about the player’s happiness at the club. He deleted all his social media posts about the club earlier in the year but he has since stated it was for religious reasons, to focus on Ramadan.
The player also posted a rather cryptic social media post after United’s frustrating draw with Bournemouth referencing alleged player unrest with the manager.
Many have felt that Ten Hag has consistently shown favouritism to certain players, such as Antony and Rashford, in spite of their poor form, which has left Amad on the outside looking in.
What is clear is that the more time passes, the longer his career will stagnate and decisive action must be taken on his part or that of the club. Perhaps the changing of agents is a clear sign that the Ivorian has accepted he will never get the chances he is looking for at Old Trafford.
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