{"id":117023,"date":"2025-09-05T19:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/117023\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:18:14","slug":"benjamin-sesko-mask-slips-as-kobbie-mainoo-move-blocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/117023\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Sesko mask slips as Kobbie Mainoo move &#8216;blocked&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018There is still plenty going on at Old Trafford\u2019 apparently, and that includes the Manchester United news that big Benjamin Sesko has shown his \u2018true colours\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Also, we have to pretend that Sir Jim Ratcliffe \u2018personally blocked\u2019 Kobbie Mainoo\u2019s exit for reasons of clicks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Did Sir Jim Ratcliffe block Mainoo move?<\/p>\n<p>Kobbie Mainoo did not leave Manchester United on loan in the summer transfer window despite his request; this much we know because Kobbie Mainoo did not leave Manchester United on loan in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>But The Sun think they have found a juicy angle, thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-romano-ratcliffe-clear-decision-mainoo-significant-never-asked-claim\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">some quotes from Fabrizio Romano<\/a> that actually tell us nothing that we don\u2019t already know, but why let that get in the way of clickbait?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We can\u2019t let him go\u2019 \u2013 Sir Jim Ratcliffe personally blocked Man Utd transfer exit with player \u2018not happy\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Personally blocked\u2019 sounds like Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe went up against Ruben Amorim and Jason Wilcox and put his foot down on losing Mainoo (\u2018not happy\u2019 is not a quote from anybody, by the by). That is backed up by the opening paragraph:<\/p>\n<p>SIR JIM RATCLIFFE personally intervened to ensure Kobbie Mainoo did not complete a Manchester United exit this summer, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry but, well, did he balls. Here are Romano\u2019s quotes on the subject:<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd said no, they decided internally, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe involved, that they couldn\u2019t sell Kobbie Mainoo.<\/p>\n<p>This was a decision made with all the people involved: directors, CEO, coach and owner. \u2018We can\u2019t let Kobbie Mainoo go,\u2019 that was the position.<\/p>\n<p>Where does it say in those quotes that Ratcliffe \u2018personally blocked\u2019 or \u2018personally intervened\u2019? He literally says that \u201call the people involved\u201d came to the same decision; it\u2019s actually the direct opposite of \u2018personally\u2019 doing anything at all.<\/p>\n<p>Has Mediawatch personally intervened to ensure we have fish and chips for tea tonight?<\/p>\n<p>(Actually, in this particularly case, yes, Bad example. As you were).<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/opinion-man-utd-already-regret-100m-transfer-mistake-amorim-exposed-significant-u-turn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd already regret \u00a3100m transfer mistake as Ruben Amorim exposed by \u2018significant U-turn\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Get your old Manchester United news here<\/p>\n<p>Obviously there is a reluctance to accept that the transfer window is closed, particularly from the Manchester Evening News.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, \u2018the September international break has now arrived which is now leading to further speculation of what transfer business United could still have planned\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Further speculation\u2019 or just a re-hash of all the old speculation, guys?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Manchester United transfer offer \u2018rejected\u2019 as Ruben Amorim makes decision\u2019 is the September 5 headline that promises rather a lot but delivers the square root of f*** all.<\/p>\n<p>The Amorim \u2018decision\u2019 is from a TEAMtalk story three whole days ago, while the transfer offer \u2018rejected\u2019 is about Conor Gallagher. And here\u2019s what MEN themselves said about that story (again, three whole days ago):<\/p>\n<p>In a surprising turn of events, the club also attempted to secure another key target, a central midfielder. United approached Atletico Madrid regarding a loan deal for Conor Gallagher, but the Spanish top-flight team showed no interest in a temporary arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>In a less surprising turn of events, this is literally headline news in the same publication three days later.<\/p>\n<p>Mind you, these are same minds that bring us \u2018Manchester United unexpectedly have a new first-team squad member\u2019 and then reveal that the player in question is Ryan Bennett, last season on loan in the middle reaches of League Two.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The elephant in the room is that Bennett is unlikely to feature prominently\u2019, apparently. You don\u2019t f***ing say\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Get more of your old Manchester United news here<\/p>\n<p>Over at Metro, they are on board the \u2018no news means old news\u2019 train, managing to rank high on Google with this:<\/p>\n<p>The three Premier League clubs who tried to sign Kobbie Mainoo revealed<\/p>\n<p>Three pretty key words are missing from the end of that headline: \u2018three\u2019, \u2018days\u2019 and \u2018ago\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Just enjoy the international break, guys. F*** all is happening. Have a day off.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Private Benjamin no more<\/p>\n<p>But what\u2019s a Manchester United news round-up without some \u2018true colours\u2019? It\u2019s like chips without salt. So over to the Daily Star we go\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd news: Ruben Amorim dealt new injury blow as Benjamin Sesko shows true colours<\/p>\n<p>And how has new Manchester United signing Benjamin Sesko shown his \u2018true colours\u2019 as they seek to prove \u2018there is still plenty going on at Old Trafford\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>The Cambridge dictionary defines this as \u2018to show what someone\u2019s real character is, especially when it is unpleasant\u2019. So let\u2019s see it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Sesko has acknowledged the step up in quality after swapping the Bundesliga for the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>My word. The mask has well and truly slipped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018There is still plenty going on at Old Trafford\u2019 apparently, and that includes the Manchester United news that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[3645,218,448,348,3212,349,3710,35432,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-117023","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-benjamin-sesko","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-front-page","11":"tag-home-page","12":"tag-kobbie-mainoo","13":"tag-manchester-united","14":"tag-mediawatch","15":"tag-popular","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom","19":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}