So why is he leaving? It’s not because he hates the colour red or because he got lost in the Carrington hallways. Reports say the club has created a “hostile environment” for the lad. This is the same club that spent £80 million on Antony, who can’t kick a ball straight. Priorities, people.
The “hostility” apparently involves the club’s contract offer being surprisingly rubbish. Imagine being a top scorer, and your boss offers you a job with the same pay as the intern who fetches the tea. JJ and his family aren’t impressed. They want guarantees, and United are giving them shrugs and broken promises.
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There’s also whispers that the pathway to the first team is blocked by a wall of concrete and bad decisions. With Rasmus Højlund and Joshua Zirkzee ahead of him, the route looks like a maze designed by a sad clown. Why stay at a club where the best you can hope for is a 5-minute cameo in the League Cup?
