United have finally signed a new back, but he is only 18 years old and may have to work out in the youth team first. England youngster Toby Collyer has been officially announced to be on a three-and-a-half-year contract. Collier got his first Manchester United first-team shirt number – 65.
Collier, whose full name is Tobias Christopher Collier, was born on 3 January 2004 in Worthing, England, and is a defensive midfielder from brighton's youth system who likes to wear the number 6 shirt. Due to the breakdown of the renewal negotiations with his old club, he spent a trial at Manchester United last month, played in a warm-up match against Huddersfield, was recognised for his performance, and was eventually awarded a formal contract.
In the English youth system, Collier received high ratings and was selected for the national youth team aged 16 and under 17. After signing for Manchester United, Collier said: "It's a pleasure to join a great club and can't wait to start a new journey."
This season, he has played just one game in his entire season due to falling out with Brighton. However, he was also the main player of the Seagulls youth team last season, making 25 appearances in the 18 and 23-year-old categories, with a total playing time of more than 2,000 minutes. Chelsea were also interested in Collier after he decided to leave, but United moved faster and got the future star.
In 2016, Collier made his debut for Brighton under-18 at the age of 15, and in england, he also made cameo appearances at left-back, and in some games also played as a central defender, reflecting his all-rounding. In the England National Youth, Collier was captain.
According to the evaluation of professional youth media, Collier's advantages lie in his natural physical fitness, passing, tackling, decision-making and work efficiency, but his ability to carry the ball is not good, and he is a traditional British defensive midfielder.
Collier, who looks exactly like United's young full-back Brandon Williams, became Ronnick's first player to sign when he was in charge of Manchester United. Of course, Lonnick wouldn't have a chance to use him. Collier may enter the under-23 youth team, depending on his performance to decide when to promote to the first team. At the same time that Collier signed for Manchester United, the 63-year-old German boss was not even in Manchester. British media revealed that Lonnick appeared in Barbados, a resort in the West Indies of the Caribbean, to watch the English cricket team play.
After Manchester United's Champions League exit, the Red Devils advanced into the off-season as Liverpool played the FA Cup quarter-finals in this round of the Premier League. Lonnick gave himself and the Manchester United players a week off to go to cricket and to coincide with the plans of the owner of the club, the Glazer family, who intend to buy a UAE cricket team. Avram Glazer negotiated with Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed of the Dubai Sports Commission. The move was bombarded by Manchester United star Gary Neville, who believed that Glazer should invest more money in Manchester United.
United are likely to have many players leaving the team this summer, including Pogba, Cavani, Jesse Lingard, Mata and others whose contracts have expired. But the club's transfer funds are limited, and the Manchester Evening News revealed that Manchester United may want to follow the example of Mourinho's 2016 coaching era and enter the free market to bring in free players. When the Mourinho invited Ibrahimovic, the Legendary Swedish Striker became the team's top scorer.
Based on past experience, United can bring in up to four or five players in a summer window, but the position that needs to be replenished is probably double digits. That means in addition to buying for free, the Red Devils could also promote rookies, with youngsters like Collier having more chances of being in the first team if they perform well.