Man Utd's major transfer blunder could cost them Champions League place

James Shearman

• 22 Feb 2024 14:25 CST
• 1 min read

"Luke Shaw will be out for the next months, the expectation is to see him back for the final games of the season.

"But there is a concrete risk that he does not play any more this season, for him to prepare for the Euros."

"The decision that is being questioned now is about Sergio Reguilon," Romano added.

"[Man Utd] decided to go for Reguilon because Tottenham accepted putting a break clause into the loan deal, and they only wanted Reguilon for six months.

"They thought that Shaw and Tyrell Malacia would be ready in January and so they wouldn't need Reguilon anymore.

"Then in January Man Utd decided to activate the break clause despite Shaw and Malacia not being 100 percent fit.

"For Man Utd, it's a regret because they had the opportunity to continue with Reguilon and now they don't have a fit left back in their squad.

"This is one of the things that INEOS want to avoid in the future. These kind of things have to change."