{"id":594532,"date":"2026-05-20T15:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/594532\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:33:08","slug":"man-utd-get-transfer-green-light-because-of-spygate-in-ineos-boost-football-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/594532\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd get transfer green light because of Spygate in INEOS boost | Football | Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> could look to capitalise on Southampton’s ‘Spygate’ scandal by launching a bid for Shea Charles. The Saints have been thrown out of the Championship play-offs<\/a> after the EFL confirmed they had violated regulations regarding the unauthorised filming of opposition sides.<\/p>\n

The governing body stated that Southampton admitted “multiple breaches” of rules by filming Middlesbrough, Oxford and Ipswich Town throughout the season. This led to their expulsion from the Championship play-off final against Hull City. Boro are now heading to Wembley in their place, while Southampton have also been handed a four-point deduction for next season.<\/p>\n

With this in mind, United could fast-track their pursuit of Charles after the Daily Mail<\/a> revealed in April that the club had shown interest in the FA Cup hero. The 22-year-old has netted against both Arsenal<\/a> and Liverpool<\/a> this season and has also attracted the attention of Premier League rivals Everton.<\/p>\n

He was also the match-winner for Southampton against Middlesbrough in their extra-time Championship play-off semi-final triumph. However, this goal now appears to count for nothing as the EFL ruled for the Saints to remain in the second tier.<\/p>\n

Charles has netted six goals and provided two assists in 38 appearances this season, with the Saints valuing him at approximately \u00a320million.<\/p>\n

While promotion to the Premier League could have bolstered the club’s ability to retain their prized assets, Southampton’s likely continued presence in the Championship means they may be forced into a corner regarding summer transfers.<\/p>\n

The promising midfielder was recruited from Manchester City<\/a> for \u00a311m three years ago when INEOS chief Jason Wilcox was still serving as the Saints’ director of football.<\/p>\n

At the time, Wilcox had great ambitions for the then-teenager, snapping him up as a replacement for the outgoing Romeo Lavia, who subsequently joined Chelsea<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scouts were in attendance as Charles impressed for Northern Ireland during their World Cup play-off defeat against Italy in March. United are seeking to bring in several midfielders this summer as Casemiro prepares to depart.<\/p>\n

Manuel Ugarte is likewise anticipated to move on, with Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson and Newcastle<\/a>‘s Sandro Tonali both featuring on their current transfer wishlist. However, Anderson carries a staggering \u00a3100m valuation from his club, while Tonali has a \u00a370m price tag.<\/p>\n

Charles sits at the opposite end of the financial spectrum for United and could prove to be an astute bargain signing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United could look to capitalise on Southampton’s ‘Spygate’ scandal by launching a bid for Shea Charles. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":594533,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[190996,28846,59,1577,42518,42520,349,1441,203269,203270,565,566,203268,101,199180,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-594532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-championship-play-offs","tag-efl-championship","tag-gb","tag-man-utd","tag-man-utd-news","tag-man-utd-transfer-news","tag-manchester-united","tag-manchester-united-fc","tag-shea-charles","tag-shea-charles-man-utd","tag-southampton","tag-southampton-fc","tag-southampton-spygate","tag-sports","tag-spygate","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594532","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=594532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/594533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=594532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=594532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}