{"id":80592,"date":"2025-08-13T21:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/80592\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T21:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:42:08","slug":"sitting-there-baffled-rio-ferdinand-argues-man-utd-talent-is-someone-who-offers-everything-leeds-target-cannot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/80592\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Sitting there’\u2026 Baffled Rio Ferdinand argues Man Utd talent is ‘someone’ who offers everything Leeds target cannot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has firmly shut down the idea of the Red Devils making an unexpected transfer swoop for a player who \u201ccan\u2019t stay fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim<\/a> has been able to add new talent in certain key positions in his Manchester United first-team<\/a> squad amid the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old United manager<\/a> has been able to overhaul his attacking set-up with the big-money signings of Matheus Cunha<\/a>, Benjamin Sesko<\/a> and Bryan Mbeumo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim has needed to bolster the Red Devils\u2019 attacking output after United\u2019s<\/a> disappointing 15th-place finish in the Premier League table in the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n

The Red Devils had been chasing a new striking option this summer and United landed former RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko<\/a> ahead of Newcastle last week.<\/p>\n

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\"FormerPhoto by Shaun Botterill\/Getty ImagesRio Ferdinand\u2019s telling reaction to Dominic Calvert-Lewin amid Man Utd being linked with the former Everton striker<\/p>\n

Manchester United have been linked with Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/a> this summer and the former Everton striker is currently a free agent after his exit from Everton.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old former England international left the Toffees in June after his contract expired at the end of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n

Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/a> is on the hunt for a new club after becoming a free agent and the Red Devils were one of the names floated around as a potential suitor for him.<\/p>\n

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Rio Ferdinand<\/a> was baffled at the suggestion that United should try to sign Calvert-Lewin when they already have teenager Chido Obi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When discussing United being linked with Calvert-Lewin<\/a>, he said on Rio Ferdinand Presents: \u201cDominic Calvert-Lewin? What are you chatting about, bruv?<\/p>\n

\u201cCalvert-Lewin can\u2019t stay fit. No. Why would we bring him into this club? This club is built on the academy and we\u2019ve got Chido Obi sitting there.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlay him [Chido Obi] if you just need someone for a few games rather than someone who\u2019s older and can\u2019t stay fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rio Ferdinand makes his position clear on what it would mean if Man Utd sign free agent Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/p>\n

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has been linked with Leeds United, netted 71 times and registered 22 assists during his 273 appearances for Everton after he arrived from Sheffield United for \u00a31.5m in 2016.<\/p>\n

The ex-Everton star\u2019s spell at the Premier League club was disrupted by injuries and Calvert-Lewin only found the back of the net three times in 26 matches last season.<\/p>\n

United legend<\/a> Ferdinand is firmly against the idea of the Red Devils trying to sign Calvert-Lewin and he feels that the move would send the wrong kind of \u201cmessage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSign Calvert-Lewin? On what grounds? No, I\u2019m sorry, I disagree massively, I disagree massively,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat message does that send to the rest of the Premier League, or more importantly, to your squad?\u201d<\/p>\n

United will begin their 2025-26 Premier League season under Ruben Amorim on Sunday, with the Red Devils hosting Arsenal at Old Trafford<\/a> for their opening match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has firmly shut down the idea of the Red Devils making an unexpected…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80593,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[56570,56571,21907,403,99],"class_list":["post-80592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-chido-obi","tag-dominic-calvert-lewin","tag-rio-ferdinand","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}