TA: The stay and departure of Menu closed the window is still to be determined, and both Bayern and Leverkusen expressed interest in him

Sports 8:08am, 28 August 2025 179

The Athletic reported that Menu has the possibility of staying at Manchester United in this summer, and both Bayern and Leverkusen expressed interest in him.

Manu watched the bench on the bench in the first two games of Manchester United in the new Premier League season. After the game against Fulham, Maynu silently boarded the Manchester United team bus back, his head lowered, and his expression was also depressed and worried. People familiar with the matter revealed that it is not necessary to interpret the body language expert, and it can be seen that it has not been able to make a appearance in any Manchester United game so far this season, which has deeply frustrated Maynu.

However, this is not new. For months, questions about Maynu's playing time and his role in Amorin's tactical system have been endless. Therefore, the 20-year-old Manchester United youth training graduate is willing to leave his hometown team before the transfer window closed on Monday, and he has communicated with his teammates about this. Meanwhile, it is reported that Manchester United has been considering the possibility of selling him all summer. Although Menu is not part of Garnacho, Anthony and Sancho, he has been listed as a potential departure candidate in the club with forward Hoylen since the June transfer window opened. In fact, as early as January this year, Manchester United was willing to sell him at a suitable price.

However, Manchester United emphasized that they did not take the initiative to push Menu to leave the team, and the staff were satisfied with his performance, but like all players, Menu still needs improvement. Relevant sources at Old Trafford expect that Maynu will remain at Manchester United after the transfer deadline next week, but also admitted that everything is possible in the last few days of the transfer window.

In addition to chasing Baleba (the ideal goal of Manchester United is considered to be overvalued this summer and Brighton is reluctant to let go), Manchester United has been looking for the right midfielder all summer, and has focused more on finding a replacement for Bruno Fernandez - players who can partner with Casemiro or Ugater. In fact, according to Amorin's latest position on Menu's role, the replacement will take Menu's position in the team's lineup.

Bayern had discussed the possibility of introducing Menu, but did not formalize interest. Leverkusen's new coach Ten Hach once promoted and supported Maynu during his coaching at Manchester United. He had hoped to reunite with him, but the outside world believes that the deal is beyond the financial affordability of the pharmaceutical factory.

Menu prefers to transfer to teams in mainland Europe rather than staying in the Premier League. He has considered German team options during his growth in Manchester United's youth training camp, although there are also clubs in the UK who are interested in him. During the transfer window in January this year, Chelsea asked about Maynu's transfer possibility, and the offer from Stamford Bridge was £70 million. Now it is reported that Manchester United may accept a offer of about £45 million, and the price may be even lower as the deadline approaches.

From now until the closing day, it is still uncertain whether Menu will have other ways to leave the team (he has also had rumors with Tottenham), but whether he stays or leaves the team, the Manchester United youth training graduate is closer to leaving the team than ever before. The main reasons are two: one is that he finds it difficult to get stable playing time under Amorin, and the other is that his new contract negotiations are deadlocked.

Menu's current weekly salary is about £20,000. In the past year, the two sides have negotiated on a new long-term contract, and the core of the negotiation is naturally a salary increase. As a key player in the club, Menu hopes to significantly increase his salary, with the potential increase likely to reach 10 times his current salary. At some stage before, he even ranked before Casemiro in the midfield (Casemiro's weekly salary when he participated in the Champions League was about £350,000), but even during Maynu's regular appearance, Manchester United was unwilling to meet his salary requirements, believing that he still needs one to two years of growth to reach this salary level.

At present, the possibility of the two parties reaching a new contract is slim. People familiar with the matter said that considering his chance to play under Amorin, Menu has no intention of renewing his contract at present. Many inside Manchester United initially thought that his "willingness to leave the team" was just a negotiating strategy, but now this is possible - even if not this summer, it may be in the future transfer window.