Laurie Whitwell

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151 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 24 Aug

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Transfer latest: Baleba, Konsa and big-spending Ipswich · 19 Aug 2026 podcast

And then also just how the midfield is voice-verified

Is is shaping up. voice-verified

So I mean it looked at one point that Michael Carrett would be uh satisfied, you know, intrigued by the prospect of Mason Mount being in that uh sort of deeper midfield role, and we're yet to sort of ascertain exactly his absence from the team. voice-verified

He's missed the last couple of pre-season friendlies, uh, and I sort of wonder if that had a little bit of an impact in sort of framing where United were gonna put their money next. voice-verified

Because you know, left left back is a big topic of discussion. voice-verified

They they do need a left back. voice-verified

It'd been put to me in recent sort of days and weeks that could they have a kind of hybrid midfielder? voice-verified

So Miles Lewis Skelly, that's why I think he appealed to United when he was offered by intermediaries. voice-verified

Kamavinga was another name that was mentioned. voice-verified

But really you look at Belabri and you do think with his left footedness, if times are needed, could he sort of slot into that left back role a little bit like Moises Caicedo did for Brighton when he was a sort of right back at voice-verified

times for them before you know going on to Chelsea, obviously. voice-verified

So yeah, I mean, I I still think they're looking the market for a left back personally, but I suppose if you have Balibra in that left midfield position, then the defensive issues that you might get with having sort of Luke Shaw there, you know, more consistently that we saw against A C Milan, he could come across and cover. voice-verified

I think that's sort of what they're thinking there in that regard. voice-verified

Yeah, it's the big question really. voice-verified

I I I thought left back was going to be the next area that they addressed, to be honest. voice-verified

And so, you know, this is a a slight deviation from that, although as as you say, you know, maybe it's cover for for Luke Shaw. voice-verified

I think it suggests that if they do make a signing in that left back role, uh which I still would anticipate to be honest, it would probably be at the lower end cost scale. voice-verified

So I mean, for example, uh I guess Jorge Salinas has been looked at by United, uh Rasing Santana. voice-verified

And uh he's got a police cause in his contract about sixteen million euros. voice-verified

So he's he's only nineteen, but you could see him perhaps then being of greater appeal because yeah, United have got money to spend, obviously that they're spending, you know, sort of sixty five million pounds here, but I don't think it's a limitless pot where you're gonna go and then see them go and sign Lewis Hall, for example. voice-verified

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