Louis van Gaal
tells Danny
Welbeck he can
leave Manchester
United
Manager deems England
forward surplus to requirements
Move hints 18-year-old James
Wilson may be promoted
Danny Welbeck’s Manchester
United career could be coming to an
end after six years at Old Trafford.
Photograph: Greig Cowie/BPI/REX
Tags: Manchester United
Jamie Jackson
Friday 22 August 2014 09.22 EDT
Danny Welbeck has been told by
Louis van Gaal he can leave
Manchester United , with the
decision up to the 23-year-old
striker who has two years
remaining on his contract.
Van Gaal’s decision may cause
some surprise because the
manager wants to play a 3-5-2
formation that would seem to
require four forwards in his squad
to provide competition and to
mitigate against injury. With
Wayne Rooney and Robin van
Persie the first choice pairing,
Welbeck was thought to be ahead
of Javier Hernández as the third
striker.
“I know what I said to Danny and
Danny knows exactly what I said to
him,” Van Gaal said, when asked
about the decision. “I assume that
Danny Welbeck is not saying
anything about our conversation
and also in that conversation was
[the assistant manager] Ryan
Giggs and he doesn’t say
[anything] either, and that is the
way it should be.”
Van Gaal may have decided to look
at promoting James Wilson, the 18-
year-old who scored twice on
debut in last season’s 3-1 win over
Hull City at Old Trafford.
There has been speculation that
Welbeck may move to Hull, with
the forward thought to be priced
around £20m, but it is understood
that the Humberside club are not
high on the player’s list of
destinations.
United are yet to open talks with
Phil Jones regarding a new deal.
Jones also has two years left on his
terms with the defender expecting
discussions to start some time
after the transfer window closes
on 1 September.
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