Head of the Academy, Nick Cox, said he was genuinely intrigued by who that might be. Hansen-Aarøen felt undervalued by the club and didn't see a clear pathway for him into the first team. "Every football club has an academy to try to produce young players to go and play for the first team," Cox told The Manchester Evening News. "That's originally why Manchester United had an academy, because it was the best way of creating a team from an economic point of view." The youngsters leaving United do so with a point to prove.

Source: Express February 02, 2024 11:30 UTC