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Manchester United s failure story on the last day of the transfer window: Donnarumma chose Manchester City, Gallagher had different opinions!

7:00am, 3 September 2025Football

Manchester United ended with a bitter defeat on the last day of the summer transfer window. Their efforts to bring in new midfielder Connor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid have failed.

This failure seems even more suffocating as club legend Wayne Rooney publicly expressed his concerns. He said the team's Red Devils currently seem to be "screaming" to need more new ammunition, especially in the midfield.

Manchester United has actually turned their attention to strengthening the midfield after spending huge sums of money to introduce the striker. However, unlike Atletico Madrid's desire, Gallagher's transfer failed to take place in the last few seconds.

In the end, the team coached by Ruben Amorin had to accept reality, leaving a huge loophole in the midfield. Here is the complete story behind the chaos and failure of Manchester United's transfer window closing day.

"Roar of Heart" Legend

Before the last day of the transfer market, Wayne Rooney had expressed concern about the current situation of Manchester United. He believes that head coach Ruben Amorin needs to solve the problem in two key positions as soon as possible.

According to him, the middle lane and goalkeeper position are uncompromising priority. He even used the example of the Red Devils lineup "screaming asking for more players" to describe the urgent need for these positions.

"You will do it, yes. It is our priority to bring in a midfielder and a goalkeeper," Rooney said.

The final effort ended in failure

As if responding to the call of the legend, Manchester United tried to act quickly on the last day of the transfer market. They made their last effort, hoping to bring in a quality new midfielder.

After failing to hunt down targets such as Carlos Baleba (Brighton), the final choice fell on Connor Gallagher. The club immediately contacted Atletico Madrid to open the door to negotiations.

However, these efforts have encountered a stale end that is difficult to resolve. Manchester United only hopes to loan Gallagher to the end of this season, while Atletico Madrid insists on letting people go only in a permanent transfer.

The Crisis of Trust In the fog

In addition to the problem of the middle, Wayne Rooney also pointed out that there is a crisis of trust in the goalkeeper position. He felt that the defensive players did not fully trust Andre Onana and Arte Beindir's abilities.

Rooney compares it to the era of Edwin Van der Sar. According to him, the arrival of the legendary Dutch goalkeeper can bring calmness and confidence to the entire line of defense.

"For Manchester United players, they want to get the trust and confidence behind the scenes. I don't see that our current goalkeepers have," Rooney said firmly.

Hope for being fought for by opponents

Roney actually has an ideal solution to solve the problem of Manchester United goalkeeper. The name is the goalkeeper who has won the Champions League and European Cup championships, Gianluigi Donaluma.

He urged Manchester United to do everything possible to bring in the 26-year-old goalkeeper. He said it would be crazy if Manchester United doesn't try to bring him in the transfer market.

Unfortunately, the hopes of Ronnie and Manchester United fans were shattered halfway. Donnarumma will soon join their rival Manchester City, the same city.

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